Pendleton Heights Arabians | Archive | February, 2009

Mike McGraw

Hoosier Authority

The Hoosier
Heritage Conference had a huge day during the individual regionals held across
central Indiana on Saturday. All eight teams in the league advanced at least
two wrestlers to semi-state competition. In all, the HHC advanced 37 grapplers
and crowned seven regional champions.

Yorktown led
the way for the HHC, advancing ten wrestlers and claiming four champions at the
Jay County Regional. Rushville advanced five through the Richmond Regional with
one champion while Pendleton Heights had the identical performance at their own
regional site. New Palestine advanced five wrestlers but had no champions at
the Perry Meridian Regional. Shelbyville was next in line. The Golden Bears
advanced four wrestlers through at Perry Meridian. Greenfield-Central pushed
three people through at Perry, including one champion. Mount Vernon advanced
three to semi-state, but had no champions. Finally, Delta pushed two grapplers
through to semi-state out of the Jay County site.

Here is a
list of the HHC Regional Champions:

Matt
Todd-Pendleton Heights-160 lbs-@ Pendleton Heights

Nick
Holaway-Greenfield-Central-160 lbs.-@ Perry Meridian

Keith
Duncan-Rushville-140 lbs.-@ Richmond

Devon
Jackson-Yorktown-112 lbs.-@ Jay County

Andrew
Hiestand-Yorktown-124 lbs.-@ Jay County

Jordan
Dulandy-Yorktown-145 lbs.-@ Jay County

Kyle
Mosler-Yorktown-152 lbs.-@ Jay County

In the video
player on this page are highlights of Pendleton Heights’ Matt Todd in his
championship match.

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     The Pendleton Heights boys basketball team played well but lost to a more experienced Yorktown team on Friday night, 57-51.

     It marked the Arabians last game in conference play as they finished 3-4 in the Hoosier Heritage Conference.

     Nathan Hendershot scored a game-high 17 points for the Arabians, Patrick Obras added nine, and Kendall Waters and Nick Swartz chipped in with eight points apiece.

     It was a good week for the freshman duo of Obras and Swartz. Both players are starting to find their rhythm on the offensive end and could make PH a dangerous team in the postseason.

     Swartz has perfected his mid-range jumper and gives the Arabians another scoring option besides Hendershot and Waters. Obras has extended his range and can make 3-pointers if necessary, but his big contributions have come on the boards; he pulled down 11 rebounds in the two games last weekend.

     As difficult as the Yorktown loss was to swallow, the Arabians more than redeemed themselves with a 69-62 victory over sectional foe Muncie Central a night later.

     The Bearcats and guard Juawan Scaife made it a close game late as they tied it at 57 with two minutes remaining, but PH showed mental toughness and finished out the win.

     Scaife, a Ball State recruit, scored 22 of his game-high 26 points in the second half and couldn’t miss in the fourth quarter. Scaife had scored 32 points in a loss to Class 4A No. 1 North Central two weeks ago.

     Hendershot scored 23 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and dished out five assists to lead the Arabians. Michael Maxwell added 14 points and four 3-pointers and Obras chipped in 11 points.

     Despite giving up 62 points, PH had one of its best defensive performances of the season. The Arabians held sophomore Jeremiah Davis, a Kentucky recruit, to six points on 2-of-9 shooting.

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LADY ARABIANS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT HHC TITLE

            Saturday, January 31^st…the Lady Arabians clinched a Hoosier Heritage Conference title with a win over the New Palestine Dragons.  This is the second straight HHC title for the Arabians.  They finished the conference season a perfect 7-0, which mirrors their finish last year in conference play.  The Arabians were led in scoring and rebounding by junior guard, Mur Hagerman, who finished the game with 13 points and 8 rebounds.  Sophomore guard, Jamie Hubble, came off the bench to score 12 points for the Arabians to claim second leading scorer honors.  Hannah Douglas was back in action since her injury 10 days ago vs. Anderson Highland.  She finished the game with 8 points along with senior, Carlie Morlock.  The Arabians stand at 17-2 on the season.

            The Arabians will travel to Noblesville Tuesday for a 6:00 JV tip and will finish out the regular season this Thursday, February 5^th, as they host Elwood.  Five senior players will be honored on February fifth as they play their last home game of their career.  Those seniors are Amanda Gaskin, Carlie Morlock, Elyse Werling, Lacey Martin, and Paige Perkins.  Shaun Jenkins, senior student trainer, will also be honored.

            The Arabians will face the New Castle Trojans on Tuesday, February 10^th, in the first round of sectional action.  That game is scheduled to tip at 7:30 at Connersville High School. 

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