Pendleton Heights Arabians | Archive | March, 2009

SB: New Palestine leads four HHC teams in softball rankings

Posted on 25 March 2009 by .

 Softball season is here and it appears the Hoosier Heritage Conference will once again be loaded with powerful squads on the diamond. Four of the schools are ranked in the preseason poll of Indiana’s best. That includes New Palestine claiming the top spot in the 3A poll. The Dragons edged Mishawaka Marian for the top honors. Two other HHC teams are ranked in 3A. Shelbyville is 18th and Yorktown is 24th.

Meanwhile, the annual gorilla in the league, Pendleton Heights, begins the season ranked eighth in 4A. Here is a look at the complete polls in each class.

CLASS 4A
1. McCutcheon (9) 135
2. Franklin Central 123
3. East Central 107
4. Center Grove 69
5. Avon 61
6. LaPorte 60
7. Castle 59
8. Pendleton Heights 57
9. Munster 47
10. Penn 46
10. Mishawaka 46
12. Homestead 44
13. Carmel 38
14. Lake Central 29
14. Martinsville 29
16. South Bend Adams 22
17. Northridge 20
18. Hamilton Southeastern 17
19. Elkhart Memorial 11
20. Lowell 10
21. Huntington North 8
21. Portage 8
23. Floyd Central 7
23. Fort Wayne Snider 7
25. Noblesville 6
26. Crown Point 1

CLASS 3A
1. New Palestine (9) 135
2. Mishawaka Marian 124
3. Jasper 106
4. Bellmont 96
5. Mississinewa 84
6. Crawfordsville 69
7. Blackford 64
8. Heritage Hills 56
9. Edgewood 55
10. Benton Central 45
11. Corydon 44
12. Boonville 40
13. Andrean 25
14. Gibson Southern 22
14. Griffith 22
16. Twin Lakes 20
17. North Harrison 15
18. Shelbyville 12
19. Batesville 11
19. South Bend St. Joseph’s 11
21. Greensburg 8
22. Columbia City 4
22. Roncalli 4
24. Yorktown 1

CLASS 2A
1. Indianapolis Scecina (2) 102
2. Madison-Grant (2) 100
3. Cass (4) 97
4. Bremen (1) 95
5. Fairfield 70
6. Boone Grove 62
7. South Spencer 59
8. Hanover Central 58
9. South Putnam 57
10. Jimtown 56
11. Eastern (Greentown) 49
11. Fort Wayne Luers 49
13. Wheeler 48
14. Union County 44
15. Delphi 43
16. Bloomfield 23
17. Garrett 20
18. Alexandria 16
19. Southwestern (Hanover) 12
20. Brownstown 4
21. Bluffton 3
22. Eastern (Pekin) 1

CLASS A
1. Whiting (5) 118
2. Indianapolis Lutheran (1) 117
3. Tecumseh (3) 111
4. Frontier 100
5. Lakewood Park Christian 93
6. Henryville 84
7. North Daviess 80
8. Lafayette Central Catholic 75
9. North Central (Farmersburg) 64
10. Clay City 49
11. Lanesville 48
12. Triton 20
13. Wes-Del 19
14. Springs Valley 18
15. Morgan Township 17
16. Jac-Cen-Del 14
17. Clinton Prairie 10
18. Northeast Dubois 9
19. Shakamak 7
20. Attica 4
21. Pioneer 2
21. Southern Wells 2
21. Tri-Central 2
24. Monroe Central 1

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BT&F: Pendleton Heights ranked among elite in state

Posted on 25 March 2009 by .

 The bullseye has been put squarely on the back of the Pendleton Heights Arabians within the Hoosier Heritage Conference. Pendleton Heights is the line HHC team to be cited in the preseason poll of Indiana’s best track and field squads. The Arabians are ranked 14th in the initial sampling.

Here is a look at the complete poll.

1. Ben Davis
2. Warren Central
3. Fort Wayne Northrop
4. Lawrence Central
5. Pike
6. Richmond
7. Carmel
8. Noblesville
9. Center Grove
10. Fishers
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
12. North Central (Indianapolis)
13. East Central
14. Pendleton Heights
15. Brownsburg
16. Westfield
17. Crown Point
18. Franklin Central
19. Lawrence North
20. Northridge
21. Fort Wayne Snider
22. Homestead
23. Indianapolis Cathedral
24. Lafayette Jefferson
25. Western

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BOYS TRACK: 4X800 TEAM FINISHES 2ND IN STATE INDOOR MEET

Posted on 24 March 2009 by .

 

It was an exceptional weekend for the Pendleton Heights boys track team. The 4x800m relay team of Sam Giddings, Cameron Mandrel, Jared Burke, and Nathan Hendershot finished second in a time of 8:08.49. Also running well was the 4x400m team of Brad McNeil, Jake Jewell, Adam Garretson, and Evan Groninger with a time of 3:38.48. Just missing a medal finishing 10th was the Distance Medley team of Nathan Hendershot, Sam Giddings, Cameron Mandrel and Hunter Mills with a time of 10:50.45. As a team they finished 12th in the meet. It was a great day to be an Arabian!

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B.TRACK: ARABIANS QUALIFY FOR STATE INDOOR MEET AT PURDUE THIS SATURDAY

Posted on 18 March 2009 by .

 the Boys Track team qualified three relay teams and two individuals to the Hoosier Relay State Finals this weekend at Purdue University. Austin Gardner and Chance Mahoney qualified in the high jump, the team of Hendershot, Groninger, McNeil, and Giddings in the 4x400m relay, the team of Burke, Mandrel, Giddings, and Hendershot in the 4x800m relay and the team of Mills, Mandrel, McNeil, and Giddings in the 400m Distance Medley.  
Congratulations on the outstanding accomplishment and good luck this weekend.  
GO ARABIANS!

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G.TRACK 4 QUALIFY FOR INDOOR STATE MEET AT PURDUE

Posted on 16 March 2009 by .

 

A PHHS School Record was broken and 4 PHHS Lady Arabian Track Athletes move on to next week’s HSR Indoor State Finals at Purdue University.


Junior pole vaulter Ellie McCardwell broke her own record of 12′ 3″ last Saturday, March 14th, when she vaulted 12′ 6″ to win first place in the Mideast Classic Indoor meet at Wabash College in Crawfordsville. She will move on to the finals next week.


Freshman sprinter Calley Elkin also posted a fast enough time in the 55 meter dash to move on to next week’s Purdue meet when she ran it in 7.64 seconds.


Ellie and Calley, along with freshman Rachel Rushton and sophomore Molly Markle, will also be moving on to Purdue in the 4 x 200 m relay.

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Posted on 04 March 2009 by .

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BB SECT 8: 4A #14 Anderson ousts Pendleton Heights, 73-50

Posted on 04 March 2009 by .

By George Bremer
heraldbulletin.com


NEW CASTLE – There are rally killers.

And then there are Rally Killers.

Anderson guard Troy Taylor’s three-quarters court shot at the end of the third quarter certainly falls into the latter category. Taylor’s bomb squashed a key Pendleton Heights’ run and led the Indians to a 73-50 victory in the first round of the Class 4A sectional at New Castle on Tuesday.

“That’s a jump shot for him,” Anderson coach Ron Hecklinski said. “If you ask Troy, he’ll tell you that’s a jump shot for him. His 3-point percentage hasn’t been very great this year so he’ll take a 3-pointer any time he can get it. That was a great momentum breaker for them and a great play for us.”

Anderson led 48-35 as time was winding down in the third period. After turning the ball over 11 times and falling behind by 19 points at the half, Pendleton Heights was finally settling into a rhythm.

The Arabians had cut eight points off their deficit, and a score on this possession would put them in striking distance at the start of the fourth quarter. Freshman Kendall Waters rose up for the jumper and missed.

Taylor grabbed the rebound near the free-throw line and, in one fluid motion, flicked the ball toward the opposite basket. He’d attempted a similar shot at the end of the first half and drawn iron. This time the ball found nothing but net.

“As soon as it left my hands, I thought it was good,” Taylor said. “I tried one at the end of the half, and it rimmed out. I was hoping I would have a chance to shoot another one.”

Taylor said he and a few teammates practice the shot during their free time at every practice. He’s seen NBA stars LeBron James and Dwight Howard make similar shots, and it inspired him to try his own.

“It’s something we all like to do in our free time,” he said.

Few get the opportunity to do it in a game, however.

Then again, few players are as talented as the Indians’ star. He finished with a game-high 25 points and 14 rebounds.

“Obviously, the points he puts up are impressive,” Arabians coach Brian Hahn said. “But he had 14 rebounds tonight. He can accomplish so much on both ends of the court. He’s been a great player for them throughout his career.”

Taylor had plenty of help Tuesday.

Anderson (18-4) built its early lead on the strength of a suffocating pressure defense. Pendleton Heights (12-9) turned the ball over on four of its first five possessions, and the Tribe scored the first eight points of the game.

“They’re a young and talented team,” Anderson coach Ron Hecklinski said. “But they hadn’t been in the sectional before, and they hadn’t seen that kind of pressure before. It allowed us to get some scores and allowed us to get an early lead.”

The Arabians settled down enough to cut their deficit to 13-8, but the Indians answered with an 11-0 run spanning the end of the first quarter and the start of the second. Pendleton Heights never got closer than 12 the rest of the way.

“What really put us in a bad spot was the start,” Hahn said. “We got down early, and with the style we play coming back against Anderson was going to be a tall task.”

Nathan Hendershot led Pendleton Heights with 15 points, and freshman point guard Kendall Waters finished with 12.

Joshua McGhee scored 18 points for the Indians, and the Tribe had three other players with at least eight. The Tribe also outrebounded the Arabians 35-19.

The balance on offense is a welcome return for Anderson.

“We all realize we’re better when we use each other instead of just trying to do everything as individuals,” Taylor said. “When we make the extra pass, it’s that much harder for the other team to guard us.”

Hahn wasn’t happy with the final result, but he was pleased with the way his team grew throughout the season.

“We did a great job all year long,” he said, “and this game doesn’t take anything away from that.”

Hecklinski was happy to see his defense come out with renewed vigor, but he expects nothing less at tournament time.

“When you get into the tournament, you better bring the intensity,” he said. “If you don’t come ready to play, you’re going to be out of the tournament. Intensity is an intangible; you can bring the intensity any time.”

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