Southport Cardinals | Archive | February, 2010

Gym CONFERENCE INDIANA: #3 Columbus North conquers six foes

Posted on 23 February 2010 by .

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

LAWRENCE – Third-ranked Columbus North registered 12 of 30 top-six finishes Feb. 20 to defend its title at the seven-team Conference Indiana Tournament held at Lawrence Central.

The Bull Dogs’ team score of 110.075 was 2.45 points better than the runner-up No. 8 host Bears (107.625), with seventh-ranked Franklin Central (107.15) taking third. Bloomington South (104.325) finished fourth, well ahead of arch-rival Bloomington North (89.85), Perry Meridian (87.125), and Southport (61.625).
 
Lawrence Central senior Camille Hayes was the star of the day, capturing conference crowns in the balance beam (9.7) and the floor exercise (9.6) on her way to the all-around title with 38.2 points. Senior teammate Jessie Leko took the day’s other two events in winning the vault (9.7) and the bars (9.625).

“I thought the girls had good performances,” said LC coach Barbi Kern. “We are getting ready for the last four weeks of the season, and the girls know that great performances win! I thought that all of the girls gave it their all, and it showed with a second-place finish.

“We’ve been telling Kylie Culley all season long that we really need her all-around score to be in the 32s, and she got it this weekend (with a 32.05). She added a few new skills to floor and vault, and it all counted!”

But coach Sandy Freshour’s Columbus North squad got second-place finishes from Cassie Funcheon in the vault (9.5) and the bars (9.525) – Funcheon was also third in the floor with a 9.1 and placed fourth in the all-around at 36.875 – while teammate Tessa Lane tied for second in the vault (9.5) while placing third in the beam (9.3), the floor (9.1), and the all-around (37.125).

The real key to the Columbus victory was consistency on all apparatus. The Bull Dogs’ highest score came on the vault at 29.000, and their lowest was on bars at 26.950 – that is incredibly consistent at the high school level.

Lawrence Central followed the Bull Dogs’ with nine top-six finishers, while Franklin Central landed eight paced by Molly Moran’s second-place 9.45 in the beam.

Hoosier Authority caught some of the Saturday action, so stay tuned for video highlights!
 
Team scores
1. #3 Columbus North 110.075
2. #8 Lawrence Central 107.625
3. #7 Franklin Central 107.15
4. Bloomington South 104.325
5. Bloomington North 89.85
6. Perry Meridian 87.125
7. Southport 61.625
 
Here are your top six finishers in each event (thank you, Barbi Kern!):

Vault
1. Jessie Leko (LC) 9.7
2. Cassie Funcheon (CN) 9.5
2. Tessa Lane (CN) 9.5
4. Camille Hayes (LC) 9.45
5. Molly Moran (FC) 9.4
6. Emily Baker (FC) 9.375
 
Bars
1. Jessie Leko (LC) 9.625
2. Cassie Funcheon (CN) 9.525
3. Camille Hayes (LC) 9.45
4. Tessa Lane (CN) 9.225
5. Chrissy Day (CN) 9.2
6. Erin Riley (BS) 8.9
 
Beam
1. Camille Hayes (LC) 9.7
2. Molly Moran (FC) 9.45
3. Tessa Lane (CN) 9.3
4. Chrissy Day (CN) 9.125
4. Emily Baker (FC) 9.125
6. Cassie Funcheon (CN) 8.75
 
Floor
1. Camille Hayes (LC) 9.6
2. Jessie Leko (LC) 9.475
3. Cassie Funcheon (CN) 9.1
3. Tessa Lane (CN) 9.1
5. Emily Baker (FC) 9.025
6. Madison Sorely (FC) 8.9
 
All-Around
1. Camille Hayes (LC) 38.2
2. Jessie Leko (LC) 37.3
3. Tessa Lane (CN) 37.125
4. Cassie Funcheon (CN) 36.875
5. Emily Baker (FC) 36.175
6. Molly Moran (FC) 35.675

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GSW: Swimmers place 10th at sectional

Posted on 16 February 2010 by .

 The Southport girls swimming and diving team placed 10th out of 11 teams at the Franklin Central sectional meet on Feb. 4, scoring 28 points. Center Grove won the sectional title by a convincing margin of 159 points ahead of runner-up Franklin Central.


Swimmers that greatly contributed to Southport were junior Lizzy Dart, who placed 8th out of 29 swimmers in the 100-yard butterfly, senior Nicole Kistner, who placed 9th out of 33 swimmers in the 100-yard ****** stroke, and senior Amber Jeffries, who swam her leg of the 200-yard medley relay in 27.78 seconds.

The final team score was Center Grove 385, Franklin Community 226, Roncalli 135, Whiteland 134, Martinsville 130, Perry Meridian 94, Greenwood 92, Decatur Central 73, Indian Creek 68, Southport 28, Mooresville 23.


Devin Leslie
SHS News Bureau

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GBB SECT. 11: Southport upends rival Perry Meridian, 40-31

Posted on 10 February 2010 by .

By Mike McGraw
Executive Director
INDIANAPOLIS – There was a time, over a generation ago, when the name Southport represented the best Indiana had to offer in girls basketball. The Cardinals awoke the echoes of those days Feb. 10 at Franklin Central with a stunning Class 4A Sectional 11 upset of Perry Meridian, a name that has often represented the best Indiana has had to offer in this generation.
Southport’s 40-31 victory over its Conference Indiana and Perry Township arch-rival was no fluke. The Cardinals (8-13) dominated nearly every aspect of the game, and their game plan was masterful. They controlled tempo, got to the vast majority of loose balls, and defensively frustrated Perry’s inside scorers the entire evening.
An evenly played first quarter revealed little of what was to come. The controlling factors in the play were both the doing of the Falcons. Perry Meridian (9-11) was ice cold from the field against Southport’s 2-3 zone, but the Falcons took full benefit of their size advantage to control the boards at both ends. 
The result was more scoring opportunities for the Falcons, yet the Cardinals clung to an 11-10 lead after the first eight minutes.
The second quarter began revealing signs of what was to come. It was Southport’s turn to dictate the controlling factors in the play. 
First, the Cardinals began controlling the tempo of play. They moved the ball crisply versus the Falcons’ man-to-man defense and ate up large chunks of time with each possession. Secondly, they began to eliminate that Falcon advantage on the boards. In fact, they held Perry Meridian to just two points in the final five minutes of the half. 
The problem was Southport’s inability to finish possessions with points. When the teams filed to the locker rooms at halftime with Southport leading 19-15, the question was whether the Cardinals had wasted an outstanding effort by leaving the high-powered Falcons in the game.
That question was quickly answered when Southport held the Falcons scoreless through the first four minutes of the third quarter. During that span, the Cardinals went on a 6-0 run to pad the margin to 10 at 25-15. 
The real question of the night became clear when Perry Meridian responded to the deficit by outscoring Southport 7-2 over the remainder of the period. The issue entering the final quarter of play was whether the Cardinals would withstand the pressure of being in position to do what few thought they could. 
The verdict was a resounding “yes” as Perry Meridian never closed the gap to fewer than five in the final eight minutes. When it came to crunch time, Southport sealed the decision by draining nine of 11 fourth-quarter free throws.
The celebration began when the horn sounded, and it continued for some time inside the Cardinals’ locker room. 
First-year coach Leah Enterline made no secret in talking with Hoosier Authority of just how much this victory meant for the Southport program. Perry Meridian was gracious in defeat, yet do not feel too sorry for coach Mike Armstrong’s Falcons. 
You may rest assured the Falcons – with four regional appearances in the past eight seasons, including a state runner-up finish to Kokomo in 2003 – will not fade from the forefront of Indiana basketball in the seasons to come.
Semifinal 1: Greenwood 41, Franklin 38
The first game at Franklin Central Wednesday featured two Mid-State Conference teams very familiar with each other. Franklin and Greenwood squared off in a postseason rematch of a 52-48 overtime game won Dec. 18 by the Grizzly Cubs. 
Franklin scored a total of two field goals in the entire first half of this contest. That is not the astounding fact. The remarkable thing is that the Cubs were still in the game. 
Thanks to enough trips to the charity stripe to sink 10 free throws, Franklin trailed only 18-15 at the half. Both teams had displayed stingy half-court defenses in the opening two periods. 
The opening minutes of the third quarter made one wonder if he was watching the same squads. Franklin took just three minutes to connect three times from the field, and Greenwood matched them bucket for bucket. That set up the key stretch of the contest. 
Greenwood’s defense stiffened once again, and the Woodmen had eight opportunities to increase the margin past five points bridging the final minutes of the third quarter and the opening seconds of the fourth. 
They scored a grand total of one point in that span. The lost opportunity to put the contest away set the stage for a dramatic finish. 
Franklin cut the advantage to three, 33-30, with just over three minutes to play. The Grizzly Cubs closed within two at 38-36 with 1:25 to play. Greenwood hit one of two from the line in the next minute, and Franklin scored but failed to convert on a three-point play opportunity.
The score stood at 39-38 with 10 seconds to play. The Woodmen hung on by dropping two charity tosses and forcing a desperation 3-point attempt at the buzzer that was not close.
The verdict sets up a semifinal sectional match between Indianapolis southsider Southport and neighboring Johnson County Greenwood on Friday night. The winner will face either host Franklin Central (7-13) or Whiteland (11-10) in the 7:30 p.m. Saturday championship.
11. Franklin Central Sectional 
Game 1 – Franklin Central 52, Center Grove 48 (OT)
Game 2 – Greenwood 41, Franklin 38
Game 3 – Southport 40, Perry Meridian 31
Game 4 – Whiteland vs. Franklin Central. Fri 6p
Game 5 – Greenwood vs. Southport. Fri to follow
Championship – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Sat 7:30p
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W: Senior Jordan East makes it to Semi- State

Posted on 10 February 2010 by .

     Three Southport wrestlers went to the Regional last Saturday, Feb. 6. Sophomore Griffin Rudisill lost first round 8-0 in the 125 weight class. Freshman Casey Kauffman lost first round by a pin in the 103 weight class.
    
    Senior Jordan East got third in the regional tournament after pinning his opponent in the first round, losing 7-3 second round and pinning his opponent in the third round. He will move on to the semi-state tournament on Feb. 13 at New Castle High School.

by: Kinsey Goff
SHS News Bureau

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W: 3 Cards make it out of Sectional

Posted on 10 February 2010 by .

     Southport went to the sectional tournament at Decatur on Jan. 30. Three wrestlers advanced to the Regional tournament, freshman Casey Kauffman, sophomore Griffin Rudisill and senior Jordan East. The top three from each weight class advance.
   
     “I think I did pretty well,” said Kauffman. “I got three pins. But I’m going to try to be more aggressive during Regionals.”

    
      East was the Sectional Champion for the 130 weight class. Rudisill and Kauffman got third for the 125 and 103 weight classes respectively. The regional tournament is at Perry Meridian on Feb. 6.

by: Kinsey Goff
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BSW: SHS vs. Decatur Central

Posted on 04 February 2010 by .

 

On Saturday, January 23, Southport’s boys swimming team beat Decatur Central 93-90. Decatur Central’s head coach was Southport’s coach for two years before leaving to coach at Decatur.


 


“They were really excited about the meet,” said coach Matt Jeffries. “They were really excited to beat their old coach too.”


 


There were seventeen best times that night. Senior Nick Green swam well in the 100 back stroke and 100 freestyle. He swam a 1:11.54 in the 100 back, a personal best by one second and a 58.90 in the 100 free style, a lifetime personal best. Sophomore Dustin Baker swam another personal best in the 500 freestyle with a time a of 5:44.16, a six second personal best. Senior Cedric King won diving with a score of 206.45. Senior David Camp swam a personal best in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:05.90.


 


Freshman Spencer Blazek won the meet for the Cards by participating in diving. He dove for the first time this year. He placed third in diving, giving the team three points and helping beat Decatur by three points.


 


“Everybody swam really well,” said Jeffries.


 


by: Stephan Gearhart


SHS News Bureau

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GBB: SHS loses to Mooresville

Posted on 04 February 2010 by .

 

The Lady Cards lost to Mooresville Tuesday, Feb. 2, 57-14. Their leading scorer was junior Ali Walker with 18 points followed by sophomore Bria Wright with 14 points. Wright was seven for nine from the free-throw strip.


The Lady Cards play the Perry Meridian Lady Falcons in the first round of sectionals at Franklin Central Tuesday, Feb. 9. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30.



by: Aubrey Rudisill          
SHS News Bureau

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GBB: Lady Cards are victorious over Lawrence Central Bears

Posted on 04 February 2010 by .

 

The Lady Cards were victorious over the Lawrence Central Bears, 47-35. The leading scorer was junior Ali Walker with 13 points followed by sophomore Bria Wright 12 points. As a team the Lady Cards made all their free-throws.


The Lady Cards new record is 7-12

by: Aubrey Rudisill          
SHS News Bureau

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GSW: Lady Cards lose to Lawrence Central

Posted on 04 February 2010 by .

 

The Southport girls swimming and diving team competed against Lawrence Central on Tuesday, January 26, in their last regular season meet.


The final score was Lawrence Central 113, Southport 68.


The loss didn’t come as a complete shock to Southport. The Cardinals had lost to Lawrence Central earlier in the season at the Conference Indiana meet, as well as at the Beech Grove Invitational. Still, they did place above LC at the Perry Meridian Invite on January 14. “Lawrence North has a solid program,” said Southport Assistant Coach Anastasia.


In an interview, Southport’s Coaches said that the team will soon begin to seriously taper for the sectional meet.


The Lady Cards are scheduled to compete next in the sectional meet at Franklin Community, on February 4th.


by: Devin Leslie
SHS News Bureau

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GBB: Perry Meridian splits with 4A #13 Center Grove, rival Southport

Posted on 01 February 2010 by .

By Meg Armstrong
Perry Meridian Student Journalist
Perry Meridian split a pair of home girls basketball games Jan. 19-22, narrowly missing out on an upset of Class 4A No. 13 Center Grove before defeating township rival Southport, 40-31, in a Conference Indiana clash three days later.
It was an exciting game for the Falcons despite a heart-breaking 50-48 loss against Center Grove (11-4). The Falcons played hard and fought till the finish, with Indiana Junior All-Star Lindsey Spears playing her first game of the season. 
Spears had suffered an ACL injury in volleyball. Ironically, her injury occurred in the Falcons’ volleyball game versus Center Grove.
The game was intense and went back-and-forth the entire way, but a low free throw percentage kept the Falcons from grabbing the lead. 
“The loss was unfortunate, but all the more reason to get a win against Southport,” said Perry Meridian coach Mike Armstrong.
With the biggest rivalry game of “Red Week,” as the Falcons refer to it, Perry Meridian had to bounce back quickly from the loss to the Trojans. In one of their biggest games of season, the Falcons had a chance to move into second place in the Indiana Conference race. 
The Falcons and the Cards took no prisoners in the first half, and the game was so close that many in the stands were biting their fingernails. After a jump-start reality check in the locker room from coach Armstrong, though, Perry lit it up in the second half to post the nine-point victory.
The Falcons now stand at 8-8 overall and 4-2 in league play, while Southport falls to 6-11 and 1-5. Perry next will host Indianapolis Cathedral (9-7) at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27, with a big Conference Indiana battle at Bloomington South (12-2, 4-1) set for Jan. 30.
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