Boys Basketball Preview: Center Grove Sectional Quarterfinals

GREENWOOD WOODMEN (7-13) vs. FRANKLIN GRIZZLY CUBS (14-6)

>>Tipoff: 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 26

At Center Grove High School

>>Live & Tape Delayed Webcast: www.JohnsonCountySportsNetwork.com

Center Grove Class 4A Sectional 13 Schedule:

Game 1 6:00 pm Tue., Feb. 26^th  Greenwood [7-13] vs. Franklin [14-6]

Game 2 7:30 pm Tue., Feb. 26^th  New Palestine [15-5] vs. Center Grove [8-12]

Game 3 6:00 pm Fri., March 1^st  Franklin Central [8-10] vs. Winner Game 1

Game 4 7:30 pm Fri., March 1^st  Whiteland [8-12] vs. Winner Game 2

Game 5 7:30 pm Sat., March 1^st  Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (Sectional Final)

THE WOODMEN

Sr Raddell Waddy 6’3” 9.0ppg, 4.9rpg, 2.0 apg, 25 steals, season highs 20 pts and 10 reb

Sr Avonte Waddy 5’11” 1.9ppg, 25 steals              

Jr Jaren Hornbeak 5’11” 18.9ppg, 3.9rpg, 3.2apg, 53 steals, season highs 35 pts and 8 reb

Jr Brandon Petty 6’1” 6.2ppg, season high 15 pts

Jr Nate Jones 6’2” 3.8ppg, 2.5rpg, season highs 12 pts and 10 reb

So Spencer Isenthal 6’3’ 2.2ppg, 2.1rpb, season highs 7 pts and 7 reb

Sr LaRon Patterson 6’1” 3.0ppg, 3.6rpg, season highs 8 pts and 8 reb

Jr Shane Roberts 6’2” 3.2ppg, season highs 14 pts and 6 reb

THE GRIZZLY CUBS

Sr Keenan Wood 5'11" 12.1ppg, 3.4rpg,  5.4apg, 22 3PT, 62 steals

Jr Bryce Platfoot 6'3" 6.7ppg, 4.6rpg, 1.1apg

Jr Christian Dickmann 6'2" 6.3ppg, 2.5rpg, 2.2apg

So Branden Hardesty 6’4" 2.3ppg, 1.9ppg, 2.8apg

Jr Nicholas King 6'5" 9.6ppg, 5.0rpg, 1.9apg, 15 3PT

11 Tyler Thomas 6'5" 12.7ppg, 4.6rpg, 243 pts, 63% 2PT

Greenwood Record:  7-13 overall, 4-6 home, 2-7 away, 1-0 neutral, 0-6 Mid-State Conference (7^th place), 0-5 vs. sectional opponents

Franklin Record: 14-6 overall, 4-4 home, 8-2 away, 2-0 neutral, 5-1 Mid-State Conference (2^nd place), 4-1 vs. sectional opponents

Greenwood Head Coach Bruce Hensley: 24^th year at Greenwood, 230-290. First season at Greenwood was 1989-90. The Woodmen have won two sectional titles under Coach Hensley, 1991 & 2002. Hensley is coaching his 521^st game tonight at Greenwood and ranks 63^rd in wins among active coaches.  

Franklin Head Coach Jerry Bomholt: 1^st year at Franklin, 14-6 and 32^nd year overall, 446-276. Bomholt ranks 16^th in the state among active coaches in wins. He has won 61% of his games and is coaching his 713th game tonight.

Computer Ratings: In Class 4A Greenwood is 92^nd and Franklin is 57^th

Key Stats: Greenwood is scoring on average 49 ppg and allowing 58 ppg. Franklin is scoring 53 ppg and giving up 45 ppg.

Greenwood vs.Franklin Series: Greenwood vs. Franklin since 1993-94 is 9-21 overall, 5-6 at Greenwood, 4-6 at Franklin, 0-6 neutral, 0-7 sectionals. Franklin won at Greenwood this season on Dec. 7^th, 52-30. Franklin was won the last seven meetings against Greenwood in the sectionals with the last meeting in 2009, a 50-49 victory over the Woodmen.

Greenwood Additional Info: The Woodmen have won nine sectional titles (2002, ’91, ’70, ’66, ’65, ’63, ’61, ’41 & ’40). Greenwood has won four sectional titles at Franklin, four at Whiteland and one on its home court.

Franklin Additional Info: The Grizzly Cubs have won three state titles (1922, ’21, & ’21), three semi-states (1974, ’73 & ’39), 12 regionals (last one in 1997 at Columbus North), and 46 sectionals. 36 sectional  championships on their home court, four at Greenwood, four at Whiteland, one at Center Grove (1996) and their last sectional title at Southport (2006). The Grizzly Cubs won the Johnson County Tournament this past season beating Center Grove 46-42.

CENTER GROVE TROJANS (8-12) host NEW PALESTINE DRAGONS (15-5)

>>Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 26

>>Live & Tape Delayed Webcast: www.JohnsonCountySportsNetwork.com

THE TROJANS

Sr. Brady Brown 6'0" 9.0 ppg, 30 3PT

Jr. Ryan Pendygraft 5'10" 5.8 ppg, 4.7 apg

Jr. Tyler Bryant 6'3" 14.3 ppg, 47 3PT

So. Michael Benkert 6'4" 12.0 ppg, 27 3PT, 5.5 rpg, 23 steals, 10 blocks

Sr. Troy Vorhies 6'3" 11.6 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 3.6 apg, 31 steals

THE DRAGONS

So. Brandon Jonas 6-3 8.8ppg, 5.9 rpg,

Sr. Michael Morris 6-6 20.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, season high 37 pts. & 24 pts. vs. CG

Jr. Connor Roach 6-4 2.9ppg, 4.0 rpg

So. Ryan Curry 5-11 10.6ppg, 52 3PT

Sr. Solomon Haynes 6-1 5.3ppg, 3.4 apg,

CG Record: 8-12 overall, 6-3 home, 3-1 West Gym, 3-2 Vandy Gym, 1-8 away, 1-1 neutral, 7-6 vs. non-conference, 1-6 MIC (8^th place)

New Palestine Record: 15-5 overall, 9-1 home, 5-4 away, 1-0 neutral, 7-0 Hoosier Heritage Conference (1^st place), 3-2 vs. sectional opponents, 8-5 vs. non-conference opponents

CG vs. New Palestine Series: CG beat NP 95-89 in OT on Nov. 30 at Center Grove’s West Gym. Troy Vorhies had 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Trojans. Justin Ikerd scored 25 points, with Michael Morris and Ryan Curry scoring 24 each to lead the Dragons. This was the first meeting between CG and NP since the 1960s. It was also the first-ever regular season meeting between the two schools. Since 1937, Center Grove leads the series vs. NP, 3-0. In the state tournament, CG is 2-0 vs. the Dragons.

ALL-TIME RESULTS

11/30/12: CG 95-89, OT (at CG)

1967-68: CG 91-60 (sectional at Franklin)

1964-65: CG 79-38 (sectional at Franklin)

CG Head Coach Cliff Hawkins: Cliff Hawkins ranks 17^th in Indiana among active coaches in wins with 442 victories in 32 years of coaching. In Hawkins nine seasons as the Trojans head coach, CG has won 115 games and the following championships: 2011 Franklin Central Sectional, 2010 Hall of Fame Classic, 2009-10 and 2006-07 Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference and the 2012, ’11, ’09, ’08, ’07, ’06 Johnson County Tournaments. Hawkins is coaching his 716^th game tonight and his 196^th at Center Grove.

New Palestine Head Coach Adam Barton: Adam Barton is in his eighth year as the Dragons’ head coach, with a record of 97-79. He is currently the fourth-winningest coach in school history. Barton is the only coach in New Palestine’s 104-year basketball history to win more than one sectional championship, leading the Dragons to 3A sectional titles in 2009 and 2011, and in 2012, he added a third sectional title to his resume, beating Franklin Central to win a 4A sectional at Center Grove. A graduate of Franklin College, Barton was the varsity assistant at NPHS for several years before moving up to the top job in 2005-06.

Computer Ratings: In Class 4A Center Grove is 54th & New Palestine is 52nd

CG Key Stats: CG is scoring an average of 57 points per game and allowing an average of 60 points per game. New Palestine is scoring an average of 60 ppg and giving up 53 ppg.

CG Additional Info: The Trojans have won a record 18 Johnson County Titles (1926, ’27, ’28, ’33, ’34, ’43, ’46, ’54, ’56, ’60, ’62, ’63, ’06, ’07, ’08, 09, ’11, ’12); CG has won 12 sectionals (2011, ’94, ’92, ’88, ’86, ’85, ’79, ’76, ’75, ’72, ’60, ’43); one regional (1972); Hall of Fame Championship (2010); Two MIC titles (2009-10 & 2006-07)

New Palestine Info: The Dragons have won seven sectional titles (2012, ’11, ’09, ’97, ’89, ’80 & ’57). New Palestine Championships under Coach Adam Barton include the following: One Hoosier Heritage Conference (2012-13), Four Hancock County Tournaments (2011-12, 2010-11, 2007-08, 2005-06), Three Sectionals (2012, ’11, ’09).