By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
According to the Sagarin power ratings through Nov. 24, there are 14 big girls basketball games on the agenda for Week 4 of the 2007-08 season. Here’s a look at those marquee showdowns with assistance from John Harrell’s Indiana high school basketball website …
Monday, Nov. 26
One biggie …
North Daviess (4-1) at 3A No. 10 Owen Valley (5-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Roger Carrithers, 34-37 in 4th year at North Daviess. Tom Anderson, 59-40 in 5th year at Owen Valley. SAGARIN RATINGS: Owen Valley, 80.76, 59th overall, 10th in Class 3A. North Daviess, 68.05, 149th overall, 11th in Class 1A. LAST OUTING: North Daviess defeated Loogootee, 49-27, Nov. 24. Owen Valley defeated Cascade, 64-47, Nov. 19. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: North Daviess 8-12, Owen Valley 15-15. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Owen Valley, 4-0. LAST MEETING: Owen Valley, 67-29, Nov. 27, 2006.
Tuesday, Nov. 27
Three biggies …
Anderson (3-2) at Columbus East (4-0)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Shane Sumpter, 3-2 in 1st year at Anderson. Danny Brown, 81-19 in 5th year at Columbus East. SAGARIN RATINGS: Columbus East, 89.75, 18th overall, 15th in Class 4A. Anderson, 87.32, 23rd overall, 20th in Class 4A. LAST OUTING: Anderson defeated Frankton, 67-43, Nov. 17. Columbus East defeated New Palestine, 63-47, Nov. 23. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Anderson 14-8, Columbus East 7-10. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Anderson, 1-0. LAST MEETING: Anderson, 84-67, Nov. 28, 2006.
3A No. 8 NorthWood (4-1) at 4A No. 16 Penn (5-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Steve Neff, 526-142 in 31st year at NorthWood. Mike Starrett, 5-1 in 1st year at Penn. SAGARIN RATINGS: Penn, 91.14, 15th overall, 12th in Class 4A. NorthWood, 83.8, 40th overall, 7th in Class 3A. LAST OUTING: NorthWood defeated New Prairie, 55-20, Nov. 17. Penn defeated Northridge, 71-32, Nov. 23. VS. COMMON FOES: NorthWood 1-1. Penn 1-1. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: NorthWood 9-15, Penn 14-14. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Penn, 4-1. LAST MEETING: Penn, 50-44, Nov. 28, 2006.
Western Boone (5-1) at 2A No. 15 Speedway (4-0)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Willie Smith Jr., 30-19 in 3rd year at Western Boone. Robert Anglea, 4-0 in 1st year at Speedway. SAGARIN RATINGS: Western Boone, 78.07, 72nd overall, 15th in Class 3A. Speedway, 67.96, 151st overall, 19th in Class 2A. LAST OUTING: Western Boone defeated Seeger, 47-21, Nov. 20. Speedway defeated Park Tudor, 49-35, Nov. 20. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Western Boone 15-11, Speedway 7-9. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Western Boone, 5-0. LAST MEETING: Western Boone, 49-40, Nov. 28, 2006.
Wednesday, Nov. 28
One biggie …
1A No. 4 Fort Wayne Canterbury (3-0) at 4A No. 14 Fort Wayne South (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Scott Kreiger, 138-72 in 10th year at Fort Wayne Canterbury. Andy Rang, 60-15 in 4th year at Fort Wayne South. SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne South, 96.63, 3rd overall, 3rd in Class 4A. Fort Wayne Canterbury, 70.29, 132nd overall, 7th in Class 1A. LAST OUTING: Fort Wayne Canterbury defeated Eastside, 64-40, Nov. 20. Fort Wayne South defeated Carroll (Fort Wayne), 57-47, Nov. 17. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Fort Wayne Canterbury 3-12, Fort Wayne South 21-5. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Fort Wayne South, 2-1. LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne South, 78-68, Nov. 29, 2006.
Thursday, Nov. 29
Two biggies …
4A No. 3 Lawrence North (4-0) at 4A No. 2 Ben Davis (2-0)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST (WBDG, 90.9 FM). COACHES: Jodie Whitaker, 134-109 in 11th year at Lawrence North. Stan Benge, 416-124 in 23rd year at Ben Davis. SAGARIN RATINGS: Ben Davis, 99.62, 2nd overall, 2nd in Class 4A. Lawrence North, 90.44, 16th overall, 13th in Class 4A. LAST OUTING: Lawrence North defeated Columbus North, 74-56, Nov. 24. Ben Davis defeated Brownsburg, 57-25, Nov. 23. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Lawrence North 5-12, Ben Davis 5-3. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Ben Davis, 4-2. LAST MEETING: Lawrence North, 55-51, Dec. 7, 2006.
1A No. 15 Vincennes Rivet (4-1) at 2A No. 14 Bloomfield (4-0)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Tim Young, 4-1 in 1st year at Vincennes Rivet. Kyle von Almen, 4-0 in 1st year at Bloomfield. SAGARIN RATINGS: Bloomfield, 77.74, 75th overall, 10th in Class 2A. Vincennes Rivet, 68.39, 146th overall, 10th in Class 1A. LAST OUTING: Vincennes Rivet defeated Washington Catholic, 62-43, Nov. 21. Bloomfield defeated Shakamak, 44-30, Nov. 20. VS. COMMON FOES: Vincennes Rivet 1-1. Bloomfield 2-0. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Vincennes Rivet 7-15, Bloomfield 8-11. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Bloomfield, 5-0. LAST MEETING: Bloomfield, 65-33, Nov. 30, 2006.
Friday, Nov. 30
Three biggies …
1A No. 7 Carmel (4-1) at 1A No. 9 Fishers (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Scott Bowen, 56-17 in 4th year at Carmel. Michael Gaines, 16-12 in 2nd year at Fishers. SAGARIN RATINGS: Fishers, 94.36, 7th overall, 7th in Class 4A. Carmel, 93.48, 9th overall, 8th in Class 4A. LAST OUTING: Carmel lost to Hamilton Southeastern, 54-50, Nov. 24. Fishers defeated Avon, 48-31, Nov. 24. VS. COMMON FOES: Carmel 0-1. Fishers 1-0. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Carmel 12-14, Fishers 14-9. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Tied, 1-1. LAST MEETING: Fishers, 58-54, sectional, Feb. 8, 2007.
Portage (4-0) at Michigan City (2-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM CST. COACHES: Kristen Peterson, 28-43 in 4th year at Portage. Gary Collins, 56-59 in 6th year at Michigan City. SAGARIN RATINGS: Michigan City, 87.75, 21st overall, 18th in Class 4A. Portage, 87.64, 22nd overall, 19th in Class 4A. LAST OUTING: Portage defeated Merrillville, 48-46, Nov. 23. Michigan City lost to Valparaiso, 75-64, Nov. 23. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Portage 7-11, Michigan City 5-11. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Michigan City, 9-0. LAST MEETING: Michigan City, 66-58, Jan. 23, 2007.
1A No. 9 Waldron (5-0) at Triton Central (3-1)
GAME TIME: 6:00 PM EST. COACHES: Brad Gossett, 43-28 in 4th year at Waldron. Larry Pringle, 357-151 in 25th year at Triton Central. SAGARIN RATINGS: Waldron, 67.89, 152nd overall, 13th in Class 1A. Triton Central, 67.4, 154th overall, 20th in Class 2A. LAST OUTING: Waldron defeated Brown County, 57-48, Nov. 24. Triton Central lost to Greenfield-Central, 61-53, Nov. 23. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Waldron 10-16, Triton Central 6-8. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Triton Central, 7-0. LAST MEETING: Triton Central, 54-45, Jan. 4, 2007.
Saturday, Dec. 1
Four biggies …
3A No. 9 Brebeuf (3-1) at 2A No. 1 Heritage Christian (3-0)
GAME TIME: 2:30 PM EST. COACHES: Kendall Kreinhagen, 101-34 in 6th year at Brebeuf Jesuit. Rick Risinger, 54-6 in 3rd year at Heritage Christian. SAGARIN RATINGS: Heritage Christian, 92, 12th overall, 1st in Class 2A. Brebeuf Jesuit, 85.51, 33rd overall, 4th in Class 3A. LAST OUTING: Brebeuf Jesuit defeated Franklin Central, 73-56, Nov. 24. Heritage Christian defeated Harding, 86-41, Nov. 24. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Brebeuf Jesuit 9-7, Heritage Christian 3-6. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Brebeuf Jesuit, 3-2. LAST MEETING: Heritage Christian, 60-50, Dec. 2, 2006.
2A No. 5 Garrett (5-0) at Leo (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST. COACHES: Dan Feagler, 200-79 in 13th year at Garrett. Carrie Shappell, 15-30 in 3rd year at Leo. SAGARIN RATINGS: Garrett, 79.45, 66th overall, 8th in Class 2A. Leo, 76.24, 84th overall, 17th in Class 3A. LAST OUTING: Garrett defeated Woodlan, 65-46, Nov. 23. Leo defeated Heritage, 44-31, Nov. 23. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Garrett 7-17, Leo 13-11. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Garrett, 2-0. LAST MEETING: Garrett, 61-37, Dec. 2, 2006.
4A No. 4 North Central (Indianapolis) (4-0) at 4A No. 7 Terre Haute South (5-1)
GAME TIME: 1:30 PM EST (WJEL, 89.3 FM). COACHES: Alan Vickrey, 160-78 in 11th year at North Central (Indianapolis). Alan Maroska, 383-185 in 26th year at Terre Haute South. SAGARIN RATINGS: North Central (Indianapolis), 94.46, 5th overall, 5th in Class 4A. Terre Haute South, 91.64, 14th overall, 11th in Class 4A. LAST OUTING: North Central (Indianapolis) defeated Perry Meridian, 70-44, Nov. 24. Terre Haute South defeated Sullivan, 71-25, Nov. 20. VS. COMMON FOES: None. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: North Central (Indianapolis) 10-7, Terre Haute South 15-9. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: North Central (Indianapolis), 4-1. LAST MEETING: Terre Haute South, 63-49, Dec. 2, 2006.
3A No. 5 Plymouth (4-1) at 2A No. 11 North Judson (4-1)
GAME TIME: 6:30 PM CST. COACHES: Dave Cox, 237-111 in 16th year at Plymouth. John Hampton, 75-22 in 5th year at North Judson. SAGARIN RATINGS: Plymouth, 80.39, 62nd overall, 12th in Class 3A. North Judson, 77.98, 73rd overall, 9th in Class 2A. LAST OUTING: Plymouth lost to Valparaiso, 46-44, Nov. 24. North Judson defeated Kouts, 42-38, Nov. 24. VS. COMMON FOES: Plymouth 1-0. North Judson 1-0. OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Plymouth 10-18, North Judson 13-12. SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Plymouth, 5-0. LAST MEETING: Plymouth, 62-26, Dec. 2, 2006.
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