Pendleton Heights Arabians | Archive | November, 2009

Mike McGraw

Hoosier Authority

They say the
best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores. The folks at
Pendleton Heights aren’t likely to argue that wisdom right about now. They
might, however, add a second piece of their own. Nothing goes better with
sophomores than a classy, versatile senior who has been through the wars. The
Arabians’ talented sophomores and senior leader Nathan Hendershot combined to
blast Delta Friday night, 58-35.

The victory
moved Pendleton Heights to 2-0 on the campaign. It was the opener for the Eagles.
That fact goes a long way in describing this contest. For most of the night,
the Arabians looked like a team that had a much better idea of what it wanted
to accomplish than did Delta.

Pendleton
began the game is a solid man-to-man defense that made it difficult for Delta
to get clean looks at the basket. The Eagles compounded the problem by not
shooting well and by the end of the first period the Arabians had bolted to a
15-4 cushion. That lead grew to 27-12 at intermission. The guard tandem of sophomore
Kendall Waters and Hendershot did most of the offensive damage. That stayed
consistent through the entire evening as Waters finished with a game high 17
points and Hendershot added 13 markers.

It is never
going to be easy when you play a Paul Keller coached basketball team and the
veteran Delta mentor wove his magic at halftime. Delta opened the third quarter
far more aggressive defensively and driving the ball more on offense. The
strategies worked and the Eagles dominated play in the period. However, they
could not shake the bugaboo of cold shooting and the change in momentum went
mostly for naught. Despite holding Pendleton Heights to just five points in the
first six minutes of the quarter, Delta could close no closer than 32-21. When
Hendershot closed the stanza with a buzzer beating three pointer, the Arabians
had withstood the charge and led 40-24.

The
fourth quarter was time to experiment with lineups on both sides as the verdict
never came into doubt. Pendleton Heights’ coach Brian Hahn wanted to see
improvement defensively after not being impressed with his team’s effort on
that end in the opener. He spoke with Hoosier Authority after the game and
acknowledged they made strides. Meanwhile, Keller took the defeat in stride. He
said the Eagles will be a work in progress as they rebuild after heavy
graduation losse

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Wrestlers Start Season with Three Wins at Hamilton Heights

The Wrestling Team opened the 2009-2010 season by going 3-2 Saturday at the Hamilton Heights Husky Invitational. The Arabians scored wins over Hamilton Heights 54-18, Guerin Catholic 75-0 and Indianapolis Decatur Central 78-3. The team was defeated by Indianapolis North Central 41-27 and Noblesville 42-27. The Arabians finished third out of six teams in the event.

Going undefeated, and winning weight class championships, on the day for PH were freshman Zach Wise at 112 lbs, sophomore Mason Todd at 119 and senior Justin Eshelman at 125. Earning 4-1 records were Larry Whiteley at 130, Clint Nicholson at 152, Kyle Smitherman at 215 and Kyle Babb at 285. Austin Ray, Alex Ray and Henry Nichols were all 3-2 on the day.

After Tuesday’s meet with Hoosier Heritage Conference foe Greenfield Central the varsity will return to action on December 5 at the New Castle Invitational.

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1. The Lady Arabians had 6 first places while splitting the meet, losing to New Palestine 143-135 and beating Rushville 135-34.

2. Autumn Brown won two individual events.

3. Amberleigh Clauson, Jillyan Jackson, and Haley **** added first places for the Lady Arabians.

4. Amberleigh Clauson, Hunter Brocki, Laura Davisson, and Lacey Jackson won the 200 freestyle relay.

5. The girls are 1-2 on the season.

Next Meet

1. The girls and boys teams travel to Muncie Central on Tuesday at 5:15 PM

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1. The Lady Arabians had 6 first places in a season opening loss to Oak Hill 80-105.

2. Autumn Brown had three first places.

3. AmberleighClauson and Marta Kedziora (pronounced “ken-jora”) each won two events.

4. Lacey Jackson and Jillyan Jackson also each contributed a first place.

Next Meet

1. The girls team hosts New Palestine and Rushville on Monday at 6:00 PM

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Staff Report

Week one on the hardwood was a mixed bag for Hoosier
Heritage Conference teams. It certainly did not start out well for the league’s
ranked squads. Pendleton Heights was upset at New Castle on Tuesday evening by
a count of 48-44. On Friday, highly regarded Mt. Vernon fell to Connersville
37-26. The moral of that story is you didn’t want to be poor Muncie Central.
The Bearcats were the next foe up for Pendleton Heights and they paid the price
for the Arabians being in a foul mood. Pendleton rode away with a 78-39
triumph. Saturday evening marked the debut of Rushville and the Lady Lions did
not disappoint. They rumbled over Col8mbus East 58-39.

The happiest group in the conference were the Cougars of
Greenfield-Central. They opened the season Friday night by demolishing
Cambridge City 75-17 and then outlasted Franklin in overtime Saturday 47-44.
They were joined in the overwhelming victory category by Delta who manhandled
Elwood 63-11 Saturday night. New Palestine was the last of the HHC schools to
post a decision and it was not one they liked. The Dragons fell to Whiteland
41-34.

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Staff Report

As usual,
the Hoosier Heritage Conference is going to have to earn any respect it
receives from state pollsters. Only two league teams appear in the opening
state poll. Pendleton heights is 15^th in 4A coming off last year’s
semi-state appearance. Mt. Vernon is 17^th in 3A.

Here is a
look at the complete poll in all classes.

CLASS 4A 

1. Ben Davis (0-0)

2. Mooresville (0-0)

3. Jeffersonville (0-0)

4. Warren Central (0-0)

5. Carmel (0-0)

6. Elkhart Memorial (0-0)

7. Plainfield (0-0)

8. Decatur Central (0-0)

9. Hamilton Southeastern (0-0)

10. Bloomington South (0-0)

11. Jay County (0-0)

12. South Bend Clay (0-0)

13. South Bend Washington (0-0)

14. Terre Haute South (0-0)

15. Pendleton Heights (0-0)

16. Floyd Central (0-0)

17. Pike (0-0)

17. Warsaw (0-0)

19. Perry Meridian (0-0)

19. Fishers (0-0)

19. Lafayette Jefferson (0-0)

CLASS 3A 

1. Fort Wayne Elmhurst (0-0)

2. Norwell (0-0)

3. Rushville (0-0)

4. Evansville Memorial (0-0)

5. Benton Central (0-0)

6. Crawfordsville (0-0)

6. Owen Valley (0-0)

8. Plymouth (0-0)

9. Wawasee (0-0)

10. Gibson Southern (0-0)

11. Vincennes Lincoln (0-0)

12. Hamilton Heights (0-0)

13. North Harrison (0-0)

14. Griffith (0-0)

15. Charlestown (0-0)

15. Batesville (0-0)

17. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (0-0)

18. Brebeuf (0-0)

18. NorthWood (0-0)

20. Roncalli (0-0)

21. Evansville Bosse (0-0)

22. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran
(0-0)

CLASS 2A 

1. Oak Hill (0-0)

2. Heritage Christian (0-0)

3. Garrett (0-0)

4. Fort Wayne Luers (0-0)

5. Austin (0-0)

6. Taylor (0-0)

7. Winchester (0-0)

8. Winamac (0-0)

9. Lapel (0-0)

10. Speedway (0-0)

11. Jimtown (0-0)

12. Brownstown (0-0)

13. Wabash (0-0)

13. North Posey (0-0)

15. Hagerstown (0-0)

16. Fairfield (0-0)

17. Boone Grove (0-0)

17. Covenant Christian
(Indianapolis) (0-0)

19. Bloomfield (0-0)

20. Shenandoah (0-0)

21. Tipton (0-0)

21. Perry Central (0-0)

23. Centerville (0-0)

23. Eastern (Pekin) (0-0)

23. Triton Central (0-0)

CLASS A 

1. Fort Wayne Canterbury (0-0)

2. Vincennes Rivet (0-0)

3. Barr-Reeve (0-0)

4. Turkey Run (0-0)

5. Oregon-Davis (0-0)

6. University (0-0)

7. Jac-Cen-Del (0-0)

7. White River Valley (0-0)

9. Kouts (0-0)

10. New Washington (0-0)

11. Lafayette Central Catholic (0-0)

12. South Central (Elizabeth) (0-0)

12. Waldron (0-0)

14. Monroe Central (0-0)

14. Southern Wells (0-0)

16. Tri-County (0-0)

17. Crothersville (0-0)

18. Argos (0-0)

18. Randolph Southern (0-0)

18. Triton (0-0)

21. Loogootee (0-0)

21. Northeast Dubois (0-0)

21. South Central (Union Mills)
(0-0)

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