By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
According to the Sagarin power ratings, there are eight big games (pitting teams rated in their respective class’s Top 20) on tap for Week 7 of the 2008 Indiana high school girls basketball season.
Here’s a preview of those big contests via the pertinent numbers taken from John Harrell’s Indiana high school basketball site (rankings are from the latest ICGSA polls, which didn’t come out this week and thus caused a delay):
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Three biggies …
2A #9 Austin (5-2) at 4A #12 Seymour (7-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Jared Petersen, 51-29 in 4th year at Austin. Beth DeVinney, 86-54 in 8th year at Seymour, 127-77 in 12th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Seymour, 91, 15th overall, 13th in Class 4A. Austin, 71.17, 115th overall, 15th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Austin lost to Brownstown Central, 61-60, Dec. 13. Seymour defeated Columbus North, 53-40, Dec. 16.
VS. COMMON FOES: Austin 1-1. Seymour 2-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Austin 24-30, Seymour 27-30.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Seymour, 4-0.
LAST MEETING: Seymour, 81-77, overtime, Dec. 17, 2007.
4A #1 Ben Davis (9-0) at 4A #3 Terre Haute South (10-0) (postponed)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST (WBDG, 90.9 FM).
COACHES: Stan Benge, 447-125 in 24th year at Ben Davis. Dave Cassell, 10-0 in 1st year at Terre Haute South.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Ben Davis, 103.59, 1st overall, 1st in Class 4A. Terre Haute South, 99.77, 3rd overall, 3rd in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Ben Davis defeated Perry Meridian, 56-34, Dec. 13. Terre Haute South defeated Lafayette Jeff, 81-78, Dec. 13.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Ben Davis 38-30, Terre Haute South 41-34.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Ben Davis, 3-2.
LAST MEETING: Ben Davis, 80-54, Dec. 21, 2007.
South Decatur (3-5) at 1A #10 Jac-Cen-Del (5-3)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: LuAnn Gant, 20-34 in 3rd year at South Decatur. Scott Smith, 110-59 in 8th year at Jac-Cen-Del.
SAGARIN RATINGS: South Decatur, 63.93, 180th overall, 17th in Class 1A. Jac-Cen-Del, 63.49, 184th overall, 18th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: South Decatur defeated Oldenburg Academy, 53-45, 2 overtimes, Dec. 15. Jac-Cen-Del defeated Waldron, 52-50, Dec. 9.
VS. COMMON FOES: South Decatur 2-2. Jac-Cen-Del 2-2.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: South Decatur 42-29, Jac-Cen-Del 35-37.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Jac-Cen-Del, 7-2.
LAST MEETING: South Decatur, 54-45, sectional, Feb. 9, 2008.
Saturday, Dec. 27
Five biggies …
1A #2 Barr-Reeve (9-0) at 1A #4 White River Valley (12-0)
GAME TIME: 2:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Mark Holt, 62-56 in 6th year at Barr-Reeve. Joe Pigg, 161-86 in 12th year at White River Valley.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Barr-Reeve, 73.65, 94th overall, 3rd in Class 1A. White River Valley, 73.33, 97th overall, 6th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Barr-Reeve defeated Union (Dugger), 46-43, Dec. 20. White River Valley defeated Bloomfield, 46-43, Dec. 22.
VS. COMMON FOES: Barr-Reeve 5-0. White River Valley 5-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Barr-Reeve 41-49, White River Valley 46-72.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Barr-Reeve, 3-2.
LAST MEETING: Barr-Reeve, 56-41, Dec. 18, 2007.
4A #16 Jeffersonville (10-2) at 1A #9 New Washington (9-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Chad Gilbert, 159-37 in 9th year at Jeffersonville. Terry White, 159-66 in 10th year at New Washington.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Jeffersonville, 89.51, 19th overall, 17th in Class 4A. New Washington, 73.64, 95th overall, 4th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Jeffersonville defeated Bullitt Central (Ky.), 71-34, Dec. 20. New Washington defeated Christian Academy, 78-24, Dec. 22.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Jeffersonville 41-36, New Washington 41-57.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Jeffersonville, 2-0.
LAST MEETING: Jeffersonville, 76-47, Dec. 22, 2007.
Knightstown (6-4) at 2A #16 Triton Central (7-2)
GAME TIME: 7:30 PM EST.
COACHES: Dawn Basicker, 78-79 in 8th year at Knightstown. Bryan Graham, 7-2 in 1st year at Triton Central.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Triton Central, 74.77, 87th overall, 11th in Class 2A. Knightstown, 72.27, 110th overall, 13th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Knightstown defeated Wes-Del, 82-23, Dec. 20. Triton Central defeated Indianapolis Scecina, 56-46, Dec. 22.
VS. COMMON FOES: Knightstown 1-0. Triton Central 0-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Knightstown 53-40, Triton Central 42-46.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Triton Central, 5-0.
LAST MEETING: Triton Central, 54-34, Dec. 13, 2007.
1A #1 Vincennes Rivet (11-0) at 2A #13 Evansville Mater Dei (6-2)
GAME TIME: 1:30 PM CST.
COACHES: Tim Young, 30-4 in 2nd year at Vincennes Rivet. Steve Goans, 17-11 in 2nd year at Evansville Mater Dei.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Vincennes Rivet, 78.26, 67th overall, 2nd in Class 1A. Evansville Mater Dei, 70.04, 126th overall, 20th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Vincennes Rivet defeated Shoals, 61-45, Dec. 20. Evansville Mater Dei lost to North Posey, 52-37, Dec. 18.
VS. COMMON FOES: Vincennes Rivet 2-0. Evansville Mater Dei 1-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Vincennes Rivet 39-63, Evansville Mater Dei 36-37.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Vincennes Rivet, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Vincennes Rivet, 81-76, Dec. 22, 2007.
2A #1 Heritage Christian (10-0) at Roncalli (5-2)
GAME TIME: 6:00 PM EST, Roncalli.
COACHES: Rick Risinger, 88-7 in 4th year at Heritage Christian. Sara Reideman, 5-2 in 1st year at Indianapolis Roncalli.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Heritage Christian, 96.69, 5th overall, 1st in Class 2A. Indianapolis Roncalli, 77.43, 72nd overall, 20th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Heritage Christian defeated Indianapolis Arlington, 73-41, Dec. 20. Indianapolis Roncalli defeated Brebeuf Jesuit, 52-39, Dec. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Heritage Christian 2-0. Indianapolis Roncalli 2-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Heritage Christian 45-37, Indianapolis Roncalli 25-38.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Indianapolis Roncalli, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Heritage Christian, 48-31, Dec. 27, 2007.
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