The Southsider Voice
Visit us at these places!
  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • Sports
    • Car Nutz
    • Stilley Goes Trackside
    • Southside Deaths
    • Personal Recollections
    • Reminiscing
  • About the Voice
  • Advertising
  • Contact
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Classifieds

Cougars and Trojans come from behind to snare titles

3/8/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY NATHAN PACE GCA coach Jonny Marlin celebrates a made 3-pointer with his players and staff on the bench in the Lutheran sectional.
Picture
SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTO BY NATHAN PACE Senior Quentin Steele shoots a 3-pointer in Greenwood Christian Academy’s win over Lutheran.
Picture
Center Grove senior Trayce Jackson Davis, playing at Center Grove for the final time in his career, scored 25 of the team’s 29 points.
Picture
Center Grove players and cheerleaders celebrate their third straight sectional crown with a posed photo.
By Al Stilley
Editor

Greenwood Christian Academy and Center Grove came from behind Saturday to win IHSAA boys’ basketball sectional championship trophies. The Cougars (15-10) scored the winning basket on Styles McCorkle’s 3-footer on a rebound feed by teammate Payton Modlin with 8.8 seconds left in the 1A Lutheran sectional title game.

GCA’s only previous sectional title came in 2014. GCA advances to play defending state champion Morristown (22-4) Saturday in the 10 am. regional opener at Martinsville At Center Grove, the host Trojans were forced by Franklin’s defense to play “stall ball” on their way to a 29-28 sectional title win in overtime as Mr. Basketball candidate 6-9 Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 25 points.

CG’s third consecutive title is a program record and 15th overall. The Trojans meet Jasper in the 10 a.m. regional game at Seymour. At Lutheran, GCA trailed Providence Cristo Ray 42-31 with slightly more than 4 minutes left. The Cougars defense forced key turnovers and went on an 8-0 run in a 90-second charge. Modlin’s steal and layup cut it to 48-47.

The Wolves missed two free throws that set up the Cougars final possessions. Afterward, GCA coach Jonny Marlin praised the Cougars for not giving up and for maturing on the court as the regular season progressed. The Cougars advanced to the title game by defeating Tindley 53-37 and rival Lutheran 54-49. Center Grove overcame slowdowns by underdogs Greenwood (32-22) and Franklin Central (48-42) to face rival Franklin for the third time this season.

Drawing Jackson-Davis to defend on the perimeter against a balanced offense, the Grizzly Cubs led at halftime 19-11. The Trojans switched defenses that led to a 25-25 deadlock after four tension-filled quarters as Franklin missed a good look at a winning shot. Jackson-Davis’ dunk was the game-winner with less than 2 minutes left in OT.

​In the Perry Meridian sectional, Decatur Central ousted the host Falcons, 46-35 and Southport’s upset bid against Marion County champion Pike fell short, 75-61. Roncalli jumped to a 17-6 lead against DC in the semifinal round as soph Anthony Donohue scored 8 points and Jacob Denney 7 points. The Hawks recovered for a 17-16 lead that they never gave up. However, the Rebels closed to 55-51 on Aiden Looney’s 3 with 40 seconds left.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    June 2022
    May 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    February 2021
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014

    RSS Feed

 DROP OFF: The Toy Drop 6025 Madison Ave., Suite D
Indianapolis, IN  46227  |  317-781-0023
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 17187, Indianapolis, IN 46217

ads@southsidervoice.com | news@southsidervoice.com
Website by IndyTeleData, Inc.