Class 3A

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PAGE 14 ■ SECTIONAL

THE HERALD ■ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Class 3A

@ Pioneer Stadium, Boonville Heritage Hills Patriots Record: 8-15 Coach: Matt Sisley (92-110 in nine seasons) Opponent: vs. Gibson Southern (13-11), 6 p.m. CST Tuesday Postseason history: 9 sectionals Probable starters: G Mitchel Becher (6-2 Soph.); G Alec Meunier (6-0 Sr.); G Dalton Selvidge (5-11 Jr.); G Kenton Crews (6-1 Sr.); F Mason Becher (6-3 Sr.) Team tidbits: Heritage Hills moves back to the Evansville-area sectional for the first time since 2006-07. This will be the Patriots’ seventh postseason encounter

Boonville Pioneers Record: 12-11 Coach: Steve Altstadt (84-162 in 11 seasons at Boonville; 121-216 in 15 seasons overall) Opponent: vs. Heritage Hills (8-15) or Gibson Southern (13-11), 6 p.m. CST Friday Postseason history: 24 sectionals, 2 regionals Probable starters: G Kyler Klein (6-1 Sr.); G Ryan Nance (6-0 Sr.); F Lane Kirkland (6-2 Sr.); F Lane Miller (6-3 Jr.); F Glen Rouch (6-5 Soph.) Team tidbits: Boonville was 4-40 over the

Mount Vernon Wildcats Record: 7-15 Coach: Marc Hostetter (46-72 in five seasons) Opponent: vs. Evansville Memorial (7-14) or Evansville Bosse (13-10), 7:45 p.m. CST Friday Postseason history: 6 sectionals Probable starters: G Bryce Krizan (5-11 Sr.); G Luke Steinhart (6-2 Sr.); G Damon Collins (5-11 Sr.); G Blake Jackson (6-0 Jr.); F Walker Paris (6-2 Jr.) Team tidbits: Four of Mount Vernon’s starters average in double figures: Collins (14.7 ppg), Krizan (12.3), Steinhart (11.2) and

with Gibson Southern — they’ve played five times before in the sectional and once at regional. Each team has won three meetings. ... Mason and Mitchel Becher combine for 25 ppg, with Mason connecting on 40 percent on 3-pointers and 88 percent on free throws. Keep an eye on: Maintaining momentum. The Pats have played well in eventual defeats to teams like Jasper, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington and Pike Central but have struggled to assemble four good quarters. They’ll also need three wins for their first sectional title since 2003. Moment to remember: Meunier’s gamewinning 3 gave the Pats a 67-65 win over Princeton on their senior night last week.

Gibson Southern Titans

last two seasons but has regrouped behind an eight-man senior class. The Pioneers have won 10 of 16 entering the tournament. ... Behind 20 points from Nance, Boonville played sectional frontrunner Bosse nearly even in the first half of a 7059 loss Feb. 10. The Pioneers are 4-6 this season in games on their home floor. Keep an eye on: If Heritage Hills advances to play Boonville, watch out for Kirkland. He’s exceeded his usual scoring average against the Pats, scoring 18, 17 and 27 points in the last three meetings with them. Moment to remember: In back-to-back games Feb. 4 and 9, Boonville beat Heritage Hills and Gibson Southern — the Pioneers will get one of the two in the semis.

Evansville Bosse Bulldogs

Paris (10). ... Steinhart, who averages 6.6 assists, is the son of Ron Steinhart, who played for Southridge’s Final Four teams in the mid-1980s. ... Mount Vernon has the longest sectional drought of any team in the field; the Wildcats last won in 1988. Keep an eye on: Defense. You need it to win a sectional, but the Wildcats give up 71.5 ppg. Memorial, a potential first-round opponent, lit up Mount Vernon for 109 points in December. Moment to remember: It wasn’t a win, but in an 84-72 loss at Jasper in early January, Collins erupted for 43 points, including 19 in the third quarter alone. Collins has drained a team-best 59 3-pointers on the season.

Evansville Memorial Tigers

Record: 13-11 Coach: Kyle Runyan (20-26 in two seasons; 40-96 in six seasons overall) Opponent: vs. Heritage Hills (8-15), 6 p.m. CST Tuesday Postseason history: 4 sectionals, 2 regionals Probable starters: G Chandler McKee (5-9 Jr.); G Mason Mockobee (6-2 Sr.); G Grant Allen (6-3 Sr.); F Wes Obermeier (6-6 Soph.); F Nick Sellers (6-2 Sr.) Team tidbits: Gibson Southern started the season 6-0 but is 7-11 since; the Titans have won back-to-back games just twice in

Record: 13-10 Coach: Shane Burkhart (118-74 in eight seasons) Opponent: vs. Evansville Memorial (7-14), 7:45 p.m. CST Tuesday Postseason history: 28 sectionals, 15 regionals, 6 semistates, 3 state titles Probable starters: G Mehki Lairy (5-7 Soph.); G Erik Bell (5-11 Sr.); F Jaidon Hunter (6-2 Jr.); F Ethan Thomas (6-3 Sr.); C Javier Langley (6-4 Jr.) Team tidbits: In a sectional full of offensive firepower, Bosse brings the most, averaging 71.3 ppg, the highest in the field. ... The

Record: 7-14 Coach: Rick Wilgus (177-131 in 14 seasons; 369-375 in 34 seasons overall) Opponent: vs. Evansville Bosse (13-10), 7:45 p.m. CST Tuesday Postseason history: 10 sectionals, 5 regionals Probable starters: G Dylan Penn (6-0 Soph.); G Rieser Wells (6-0 Jr.); G Joe O’Daniel (5-11 Sr.); F Alex Eberhard (6-6 Sr.); F Sam Devault (6-8 Fr.) Team tidbits: Memorial has five brand-new starters this season after all five graduated

that span. ... The Titans have gone one and done in sectional play in 11 of the last 12 seasons, including five years straight. ... Runyan formerly coached at Pike Central and is a former Indiana All-Star from Madison-Grant who played college ball at the University of Evansville. Keep an eye on: The big two of Allen (16.8 ppg) and Obermeier (16). Allen’s slashing and 3-point shooting complements the inside presence of Obermeier, who Heritage Hills coach Matt Sisley called “one of the better post players we see all year.” Moment to remember: Gibson Southern’s strong start to the season included wins over Evansville Central (82-73), Evansville North (78-77) and South Spencer (66-58).

smallest Bulldog packs the biggest punch offensively, as the 5-foot-7 Lairy scores 18 ppg. Bell (12.6) and Hunter (10) provide backup, while Thomas and sub Jaylin Chinn (Soph., G) each add 8 ppg. ... Bosse went 4-0 in the regular season against fellow sectional opponents. Keep an eye on: Bell. He solidifes Bosse’s attack with a whopping 9.5 assists per game and is the team’s second-best free throw shooter at 65 percent. Moment to remember: In the first round of the SIAC Tournament in mid-January, Bosse swiped an 83-81 win over defending Class 4A state runner-up Reitz as Thomas hit the game-winning bucket at the buzzer and Lairy scored 25 points.

from last year’s bunch that made the regional final for the second straight season. Devault (10.2 ppg) is one of two Tiger freshmen who’ve seen extended time, as Branson Combs (G) has been an occasional starter also. ... Memorial went 3-1 against sectional teams during the season, losing only to Bosse in a 72-66 decision on the road. Keep an eye on: The big men. Memorial likely has the sectional’s best 1-2 punch of post players with Eberhard (13.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg) and Devault, who are capable of ruffling opponents with their length. Moment to remember: The Tigers ran wild in putting up 109 points on Mount Vernon in a December win, led by 17 points each from Combs and Andrew Cross (Soph., G).

Heritage Hills Patriots Heritage Hills cheerleaders are, from left, first row: Taylor West, Alexa Gengelbach and Rachel Winner. Second row: Peyton Roedel, Sierra Schipp and Kayley Marchand.

Student managers for Heritage Hills are, from left: Jordan Heritage Hills boys basketball coaches are, from left: Schaefer, Reagan Lashley, Tiffany Brown, Shaylynn Smith, Nate Hawkins, Josh Wetzel, Matt Sisley and John Becher. Sydney Rube and Zach Bulleit.

SEASON RESULTS (8-15) OPPONENT W/L at North Harrison L EVANSVILLE DAY L at Northeast Dubois L NORTH POSEY W at Hancock County W MOUNT VERNON L at South Spencer L vs. Boonville L vs. Corydon Central W at Gibson Southern W WASHINGTON L at Pike Central L

SCORE 66-59 43-40 62-58 55-51 66-57 71-54 56-52 77-60 76-26 63-60 73-62 69-57

OPPONENT TECUMSEH SOUTHRIDGE EV. MATER DEI at South Spencer BOONVILLE at Jasper FOREST PARK at Vincennes Lincoln at Tell City PRINCETON at Perry Central

STATISTICS W/L SCORE L 54-50 W 50-34 W 62-61, OT L 62-60 L 66-56 L 62-47 L 60-42 L 43-37 L 50-49 W 67-65 W 56-45

PLAYER Mason Becher Mitchel Becher Dalton Selvidge Alec Meunier Kenton Crews Carter Meunier Cade Jones Grant Doyle Gabe Hitz Caleb Mulzer Casey Miller J.D. Hoover

G 23 18 23 22 23 21 7 22 21 23 10 10

PTS 341 184 189 174 161 65 20 61 29 39 8 7

HI 23 18 18 19 22 11 8 14 6 6 6 4

AVG 14.8 10.2 8.2 7.9 7.0 3.1 2.9 2.8 1.4 1.3 0.8 0.7

FG 99 65 73 61 61 28 7 23 13 11 3 3

3PT FT-FTA 31 112-128 3 51-77 35 8-16 30 22-30 1 38-69 0 9-13 2 4-9 7 8-16 0 3-10 6 11-15 0 2-6 0 1-2