GBB: Week 9 big games

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

According to the Sagarin power ratings, there are at least 21 big games (pitting teams rated by class in their respective Top 20s) on tap for Week 9 of the 2012-13 Indiana high school girls basketball season.

Here’s a preview of those big contests via the pertinent numbers, courtesy of johnharrell.net (rankings are from the latest ICGSA polls):

Wednesday, Jan. 2
Five biggies …

Fishers (10-3) at North Central (Indianapolis) (6-5)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST (WJEL, 89.3 FM).
COACHES: Michael Gaines, 94-55 in 7th year at Fishers, 143-75 in 10th year overall. Dee Ann Ramey, 29-10 in 2nd year at North Central (Indianapolis), 109-70 in 9th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fishers, 90.19, 22nd overall, 18th in Class 4A. North Central (Indianapolis), 89.75, 24th overall, 19th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Fishers defeated Scottsburg, 59-47, Dec. 29. North Central (Indianapolis) defeated Terre Haute North, 52-39, Dec. 31.
VS. COMMON FOES: Fishers 1-1. North Central (Indianapolis) 1-1.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Fishers 81-76, North Central (Indianapolis) 78-45.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: North Central (Indianapolis), 4-2.
LAST MEETING: North Central (Indianapolis), 65-56, Jan. 4, 2012.

4A #14 Franklin Central (9-2) at 4A #7 Roncalli (12-3)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Brian Hacker, 20-12 in 2nd year at Franklin Central. April McDivitt Schilling, 12-3 in 1st year at Indianapolis Roncalli.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Franklin Central, 99.86, 4th overall, 4th in Class 4A. Indianapolis Roncalli, 98.59, 5th overall, 5th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Franklin Central defeated Mooresville, 53-51, Dec. 27. Indianapolis Roncalli defeated Greenwood, 66-62, overtime, Dec. 29.
VS. COMMON FOES: Franklin Central 4-3. Indianapolis Roncalli 4-3.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Franklin Central 82-56, Indianapolis Roncalli 115-72.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Franklin Central, 8-5.
LAST MEETING: Indianapolis Roncalli, 65-62, overtime, Jan. 4, 2012.

3A #2 Norwell (10-2) at 3A #15 Leo (9-2)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Eric Thornton, 218-129 in 16th year at Norwell. Carrie Shappell, 103-66 in 8th year at Leo.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Norwell, 86.87, 30th overall, 4th in Class 3A. Leo, 76.84, 74th overall, 19th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Norwell defeated Wawasee, 47-29, Dec. 29. Leo defeated Angola, 39-35, Dec. 27.
VS. COMMON FOES: Norwell 2-0. Leo 2-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Norwell 79-58, Leo 63-71.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Norwell, 6-0.
LAST MEETING: Norwell, 76-43, Jan. 4, 2012.

1A #2 Oregon-Davis (10-3) at 1A #9 Triton (8-3)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Terry Minix, 278-143 in 20th year at Oregon-Davis. Adam Heckaman, 50-49 in 5th year at Triton.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Oregon-Davis, 77.54, 70th overall, 3rd in Class 1A. Triton, 73.13, 90th overall, 6th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Oregon-Davis defeated New Prairie, 60-31, Dec. 29. Triton lost to Warsaw, 49-32, Dec. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Oregon-Davis 3-0. Triton 3-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Oregon-Davis 69-92, Triton 73-61.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Oregon-Davis, 11-7.
LAST MEETING: Oregon-Davis, 53-47, sectional, Feb. 11, 2012.

1A #15 Randolph Southern (10-2) vs. 2A #11 Winchester (10-2)
GAME TIME: RANDOLPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT 6:00 PM EST, Union.
COACHES: Jerimy Stephan, 25-10 in 2nd year at Randolph Southern. Ed Geesaman, 28-8 in 2nd year at Winchester.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Winchester, 64.96, 144th overall, 18th in Class 2A. Randolph Southern, 61.14, 175th overall, 14th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Randolph Southern lost to Southern Wells, 54-53, Dec. 29. Winchester lost to Yorktown, 56-50, Dec. 29.
VS. COMMON FOES: Randolph Southern 3-1. Winchester 4-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Randolph Southern 56-81, Winchester 60-83.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Winchester, 17-1.
LAST MEETING: Winchester, 59-57, Jan. 19, 2012.

Thursday, Jan. 3
Eight biggies …

2A #19 North Knox (10-3) at 2A #19 Southridge (7-4)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST (WUZR, 105.7 FM; WBDC, 100.9 FM).
COACHES: Steve Meurer, 59-50 in 5th year at North Knox, 203-146 in 17th year overall. Greg Werner, 130-58 in 9th year at Southridge, 234-153 in 18th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Southridge, 72.58, 94th overall, 9th in Class 2A. North Knox, 65.82, 133rd overall, 12th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: North Knox defeated Wood Memorial, 41-31, Dec. 22. Southridge defeated Crawford County, 61-14, Dec. 14.
VS. COMMON FOES: North Knox 1-2. Southridge 1-2.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: North Knox 65-103, Southridge 67-65.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Southridge, 6-3.
LAST MEETING: Southridge, 47-31, Jan. 5, 2012.

2A #3 Paoli (7-0) at Perry Central (10-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 PM CT.
COACHES: Frank Decker, 7-0 in 1st year at Paoli, 75-79 in 8th year overall. Bill Dickerson, 93-74 in 8th year at Perry Central.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Paoli, 79.31, 62nd overall, 4th in Class 2A. Perry Central, 64.7, 147th overall, 19th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Paoli defeated Barr-Reeve, 52-50, Dec. 22. Perry Central defeated Springs Valley, 74-36, Dec. 27.
VS. COMMON FOES: Paoli 2-0. Perry Central 2-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Paoli 47-34, Perry Central 57-89.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Perry Central, 6-4.
LAST MEETING: Paoli, 59-25, Jan. 3, 2012.

1A #6 Riverton Parke (11-1) at 1A #15 North Vermillion (13-2)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Josh Douglass, 62-40 in 5th year at Riverton Parke. Terry Naylor, 82-42 in 6th year at North Vermillion.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Riverton Parke, 75.48, 78th overall, 4th in Class 1A. North Vermillion, 65.73, 135th overall, 10th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Riverton Parke defeated South Vermillion, 56-21, Dec. 14. North Vermillion defeated Seeger, 37-32, Dec. 29.
VS. COMMON FOES: Riverton Parke 7-0. North Vermillion 6-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Riverton Parke 61-86, North Vermillion 52-72.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Riverton Parke, 14-9.
LAST MEETING: Riverton Parke, 59-33, Nov. 8, 2012.

South Knox (4-5) at 2A #5 Sullivan (11-2)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST (WUZR, 105.7 FM; WNDI, 95.3 FM).
COACHES: Scott Henwood, 18-14 in 2nd year at South Knox. Julie Meeks, 131-85 in 10th year at Sullivan, 169-143 in 15th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Sullivan, 83.43, 44th overall, 3rd in Class 2A. South Knox, 64.58, 148th overall, 20th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: South Knox lost to Princeton, 51-33, Dec. 13. Sullivan defeated Heritage Christian, 54-50, Dec. 28.
VS. COMMON FOES: South Knox 1-1. Sullivan 2-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: South Knox 53-63, Sullivan 79-81.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Sullivan, 7-4.
LAST MEETING: Sullivan, 43-30, sectional, Feb. 8, 2012.

1A #5 Vincennes Rivet (10-4) at 1A #15 North Daviess (9-2)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST (WAOV, 1450 AM).
COACHES: Tim Young, 124-15 in 6th year at Vincennes Rivet. Ron Knepp, 27-49 in 4th year at North Daviess.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Vincennes Rivet, 80.46, 55th overall, 2nd in Class 1A. North Daviess, 59.52, 193rd overall, 18th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Vincennes Rivet defeated Corydon Central, 47-39, Dec. 28. North Daviess defeated Linton-Stockton, 59-41, Dec. 15.
VS. COMMON FOES: Vincennes Rivet 2-0. North Daviess 2-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Vincennes Rivet 91-77, North Daviess 39-81.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Vincennes Rivet, 10-4.
LAST MEETING: Vincennes Rivet, 60-20, Jan. 5, 2012.

Western Boone (10-4) vs. 3A #7 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (10-2)
GAME TIME: 2:00 PM EST, Bankers Life.
COACHES: Rich Schelsky, 44-13 in 3rd year at Western Boone. Julie Shelton, 230-100 in 15th year at Mount Vernon (Fortville).
SAGARIN RATINGS: Mount Vernon (Fortville), 85.02, 39th overall, 6th in Class 3A. Western Boone, 77.15, 71st overall, 17th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Western Boone defeated Speedway, 66-42, Dec. 29. Mount Vernon (Fortville) defeated Eastern Hancock, 71-43, Dec. 29.
VS. COMMON FOES: Western Boone 0-1. Mount Vernon (Fortville) 0-1.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Western Boone 95-76, Mount Vernon (Fortville) 82-63.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

Whitney Young (IL) at 4A #1 Columbus North (14-0)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Pat McKee, 56-11 in 3rd year at Columbus North.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Columbus North, 102.47, 2nd overall, 2nd in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Columbus North defeated Evansville Mater Dei, 63-55, Dec. 28.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Whitney Young (Ill.) 0-0, Columbus North 111-63.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

3A #13 Western (10-2) vs. 2A #6 Eastern (Greentown) (11-1)
GAME TIME: HOWARD COUNTY TOURNAMENT 6:00 PM EST, Northwestern.
COACHES: Chris Keisling, 29-9 in 2nd year at Western. Jeremy Dexter, 64-32 in 5th year at Eastern (Greentown).
SAGARIN RATINGS: Western, 78.48, 65th overall, 15th in Class 3A. Eastern (Greentown), 72.54, 95th overall, 10th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Western defeated Indianapolis Cathedral, 52-47, Dec. 28. Eastern (Greentown) defeated Clinton Prairie, 59-43, Dec. 28.
VS. COMMON FOES: Western 2-0. Eastern (Greentown) 2-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Western 73-73, Eastern (Greentown) 58-86.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Western, 14-5.
LAST MEETING: Western 49, Eastern (Greentown) 36, Dec. 7, 2012.

Friday, Jan. 4
One biggie …

3A #8 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (9-3) at 4A #4 Fort Wayne South (12-2)
GAME TIME: 6:15 PM EST.
COACHES: David Miller, 154-69 in 10th year at Fort Wayne Concordia, 334-161 in 23rd year overall. Juanita Goodwell, 69-17 in 4th year at Fort Wayne South.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne South, 97.61, 6th overall, 6th in Class 4A. Fort Wayne Concordia, 80.38, 58th overall, 12th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Fort Wayne Concordia lost to Fort Wayne Snider, 64-45, Dec. 27. Fort Wayne South defeated Fort Wayne Snider, 63-55, Dec. 29.
VS. COMMON FOES: Fort Wayne Concordia 4-2. Fort Wayne South 6-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Fort Wayne Concordia 74-73, Fort Wayne South 110-68.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Fort Wayne South, 7-4.
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne South, 65-50, Jan. 6, 2012.

Saturday, Jan. 5
Seven biggies …

Jasper (8-4) at 2A #1 Evansville Mater Dei (12-1)
GAME TIME: 12:30 PM CT.
COACHES: Ryan Erny, 69-41 in 5th year at Jasper. Steve Goans, 165-119 in 15th year at Evansville Mater Dei.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Evansville Mater Dei, 96.22, 8th overall, 1st in Class 2A. Jasper, 77.92, 68th overall, 16th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Jasper defeated Irvington Prep Academy, 76-25, Dec. 29. Evansville Mater Dei lost to Columbus North, 63-55, Dec. 28.
VS. COMMON FOES: Jasper 2-0. Evansville Mater Dei 2-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Jasper 82-68, Evansville Mater Dei 90-71.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Evansville Mater Dei, 6-4.
LAST MEETING: Evansville Mater Dei, 52-46, Jan. 7, 2012.

3A #5 Madison (10-1) at 2A #9 Austin (9-3)
GAME TIME: 2:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Willie Humes, 28-9 in 2nd year at Madison. Jared Petersen, 127-60 in 8th year at Austin.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Madison, 82.12, 49th overall, 9th in Class 3A. Austin, 78.19, 67th overall, 6th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Madison defeated Brownstown Central, 60-45, Dec. 18. Austin defeated Eastern (Pekin), 48-43, Dec. 28.
VS. COMMON FOES: Madison 3-0. Austin 3-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Madison 65-62, Austin 59-64.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Madison, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Madison, 69-40, Jan. 7, 2012.

North Posey (5-5) at Perry Central (10-3)
GAME TIME: 1:30 PM CT.
COACHES: Tracy Stroud, 54-41 in 5th year at North Posey. Bill Dickerson, 93-74 in 8th year at Perry Central.
SAGARIN RATINGS: North Posey, 65.33, 138th overall, 14th in Class 2A. Perry Central, 64.7, 147th overall, 19th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: North Posey defeated Evansville North, 44-28, Dec. 17. Perry Central defeated Springs Valley, 74-36, Dec. 27.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: North Posey 60-66, Perry Central 57-89.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: North Posey, 6-3.
LAST MEETING: North Posey, 39-32, Jan. 7, 2012.

3A #10 Scottsburg (8-2) at 4A #3 Bedford North Lawrence (11-0)
GAME TIME: 1:30 PM EST (WMPI, 105.3 FM).
COACHES: Donna Cheatham, 429-105 in 26th year at Scottsburg, 627-197 in 38th year overall. Kurt Godlevske, 103-41 in 7th year at Bedford North Lawrence.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Bedford North Lawrence, 100.62, 3rd overall, 3rd in Class 4A. Scottsburg, 81.67, 53rd overall, 11th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Scottsburg lost to Fishers, 59-47, Dec. 29. Bedford North Lawrence defeated Castle, 61-38, Dec. 29.
VS. COMMON FOES: Scottsburg 3-0. Bedford North Lawrence 3-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Scottsburg 68-50, Bedford North Lawrence 81-55.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Bedford North Lawrence, 7-3.
LAST MEETING: Bedford North Lawrence, 55-42, Jan. 7, 2012.

South Knox (4-5) at 1A #8 Barr-Reeve (9-2)
GAME TIME: 2:30 PM EST (WUZR, 105.7 FM).
COACHES: Scott Henwood, 18-14 in 2nd year at South Knox. Mark Holt, 142-69 in 10th year at Barr-Reeve.
SAGARIN RATINGS: South Knox, 64.58, 148th overall, 20th in Class 2A. Barr-Reeve, 63.72, 158th overall, 13th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: South Knox lost to Princeton, 51-33, Dec. 13. Barr-Reeve lost to Paoli, 52-50, Dec. 22.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: South Knox 53-63, Barr-Reeve 51-73.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Barr-Reeve, 6-4.
LAST MEETING: Barr-Reeve, 49-39, Jan. 7, 2012.

2A #17 Southwood (8-3) at 2A #15 Wabash (8-5)
GAME TIME: 7:45 PM EST.
COACHES: Dallas Duggan, 8-3 in 1st year at Southwood. Scott Bumgardner, 151-69 in 10th year at Wabash, 180-108 in 14th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Wabash, 65.7, 136th overall, 13th in Class 2A. Southwood, 65.24, 139th overall, 15th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Southwood defeated Manchester, 43-27, Dec. 29. Wabash lost to Northfield, 44-38, Dec. 29.
VS. COMMON FOES: Southwood 7-4. Wabash 6-2.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Southwood 59-70, Wabash 80-70.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Wabash, 17-1.
LAST MEETING: Wabash, 54-31, Jan. 7, 2012.

West Lafayette (7-4) at 1A #4 Frontier (11-0)
GAME TIME: 12:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Jane Schott, 59-61 in 6th year at West Lafayette, 127-149 in 13th year overall. Cory Runkle, 29-3 in 2nd year at Frontier.
SAGARIN RATINGS: West Lafayette, 76.95, 73rd overall, 18th in Class 3A. Frontier, 66.39, 129th overall, 9th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: West Lafayette defeated North Montgomery, 59-41, Dec. 11. Frontier defeated North White, 41-27, Dec. 21.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: West Lafayette 82-55, Frontier 62-70.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: West Lafayette, 9-0.
LAST MEETING: West Lafayette, 36-32, Jan. 7, 2012.