Sports
Friday, January January 28, 28, 2011 2011 Friday,
Justin Ray Sports Editor
270-422-4542 sports@thenewsstandard.com
ON DECK
Jan. 28
Greenwave basketball @ Breckinridge County 8 p.m.
Jan. 29 Greenwave wrestling @ Henry Clay State Duals T.B.A Lady Wave basketball Daviess County
7 p.m.
Meade County swim team @ Shelby County Winter Classic T.B.A. Stuart Pepper Middle School 7th grade boys basketball tournament 1st round @ Stuart Pepper Middle J.T.A. T.B.A.
Feb. 1 Greenwave basketball @ LaRue County 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 3 Lady Waves basketball South Oldham 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 4 Greenwave basketball Ohio County
7 p.m.
Feb. 5 Greenwave basketball Frederick Fraize Lady Waves Frederick Fraize
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
Feb. 7 Lady Waves basketball Anderson County 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 8 Greenwave Basketball @ Grayson County
8 p.m.
Feb. 11 Greenwave basketball @ Apollo
8 p.m.
Feb. 12 Lady Waves basketball Ohio County @ John Hardin
8 p.m.
Feb. 15 Greenwave basketball North Bullitt 7:30 p.m. Lady Waves basketball @ North Hardin 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 18-19 Meade County swim team Regional Preliminary/Finals T.B.A. BASKETBALL NEWS Jammin’ in Jasper The 7th annual boys school feeder basketball tournamnet will be held Feb. 25 - 27, 2011 in Jasper, Ind. The tournament will feature team’s in third through eighth grade. For more information regarding the tournament you can contact Kevin Messmer at kbmessmer@ yahoo or 812-482-5226. NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE Check next week’s issue for results and coverage from this week’s games.
Meade misses their mark, fall to Muhlenberg Co., B3 The News Standard
Greenwave have just enough focus to pin Eagles By Justin Ray The News Standard
Meade County’s Greenwave wrestling team took the short trip to Fort Knox High School and pinned the Eagles into a 50-30 defeat during their senior night on Jan. 19. The Greenwave’s match against the Eagles was the first time the team had gotten back on the mat since being defeated by Southern High School in the championship of the 3rd region duals on Jan. 15. After wrestling five grueling matches, the Greenwave got the job done but lacked the same intensity they had shown in their previous outing. “Tonight, some people got pinned that shouldn’t have,” Greenwave wrestler Garrett Kenealy said. “Some made mistakes they shouldn’t have
and we need to fix it.” Despite the nagging mistakes, Meade County had six wrestlers defeat their opponents and three other wrestlers win by Fort Knox forfeit. The Eagles offered up a solid effort, but didn’t have enough to defeat the more experienced Greenwaves even on a day when they didn’t give their best performance. Meade County head coach Bob Davis was pleased with the team’s victory, but wasn’t happy with their overall effort against the Eagles. “We didn’t do well,” Davis said. “Some of my young kids made misSee PIN, Page B3
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Junior Cody Hoskins tries to get out of a choke hold from a Fort Knox High School wrestler. Hoskins was one of the Greenwave wrestlers that was victorious in their match.
Great Escape
Greenwave completes rally to win in overtime against Hornets By Justin Ray The News Standard Greenwave head coach Jerry Garris has preached to his team all season that district basketball games are the ones that count and how important it is to be victorious in district ball games. Against the visiting Hancock County Hornets (4-11), his players missed the important message for the first three and half quarters before the Greenwave (8-11) kicked it into high gear and escaped with a 67-57 victory. Meade County found themselves staring at a 44-34 deficit early in the fourth quarter and its chances of finishing with the number one seed in the district quickly slipping away. “Nothing was going our way,” sophomore guard Bryce Garris said of the team’s struggles throughout the game. “I thought we were going to lose the game.” Searching for answers to his team’s struggles, Garris subbed junior center Wes Dowell into the game with six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter hoping he could give the Greenwave a spark off the bench. See ESCAPE, Page B3
Adams signs on dotted line with Brescia By Justin Ray The News Standard
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Bryce Garris launches a shot attempt in the first half against a Hancock County defender. Garris tallied nine points against the Hornets.
Senior Jesse Adams has spent her four years of high school putting in long hours studying for her A.P. courses, while also putting in countless hours on the golf course trying to improve her game at playing for the Lady Waves. After juggling a tough academic schedule and trying to lower her golf score for Meade County’s golf team throughout her high school career, Adams was finally able to reap the benefits of all her hard work as she accepted a scholarship to play golf at Brescia University. Meade County High School hosted the special occasion on Jan. 15. The big day left Adams feeling a mixed bag of emotions as she signed on the dotted line to play golf for Brescia head coach David Ballou. “I called my dad (Billy Adams) today and told him I was really excited, but also really nervous,” Adams said. “But, I’m really just excited for the opportunity more than anything.” Her father wasn’t the only member of her family that was excited for her chance to fulfill her goal of attending college while being able to play golf for Brescia. “It has been great every year. She has been better every year (at golf),” mother Rhonda Adams said. “The scholarship is a way to bring the means to justification for all her hard work. To get the scholarship is huge for her. For as hard as she worked, she deserved it.” Jesse Adams started playing golf her freshmen year, but joined the Lady Waves team as a sophomore. She said picking Brescia as her school of choice was an easy decision. “The campus is small which I liked and they have my minor in theology,” Jesse Adams said. “I met Coach (Ballou) and he was really nice and it’s an opportunity to play golf.” Next season will be a rebuilding year for Brescia as Ballou said he will bring in two or three new players to join the eight member team. Ballou said Adams will have the chance to come in play right away but will not be pushed into the See ADAMS Page B2
Lady Waves unravel in Powers’ return to action By Justin Ray The News Standard The Lady Waves (3-13) received a needed boost with the return of senior forward Scarlett Powers to the court from injury, but couldn’t overcome another devastating third quarter performance as they fell to Muhlenberg County (13-7) 72-65 on Jan. 22. Powers, Meade County’s only returning player with sufficient playing experience from last season, has been forced to miss the first 15 games of the season due to a right foot stress fracture she suffered during the offseason. After being able to run some sprints during practice, Powers decided
it was time to give it a go against the Mustangs. “I talked to Coach D and talked about playing two minutes here and there,” Powers said. With Powers still not 100 percent and lacking in conditioning because of little of practice time, freshmen guard Raley Johnson carried the scoring load for the Lady Waves to state the game for Meade County. After the Mustangs got off to a hot start jumping out to a quick 6-0 lead, Johnson sparked the Lady Waves offense scoring on a put back basket while being fouled by a Muhlenberg County player. Johnson netted the free throw attempt and put a
stop to the early Mustang run. The Lady Waves picked up the effort attacking the basket on the offensive end during the first quarter as Johnson and eighth grader Morgan Turner both scored on driving layups while being fouled by a Mustang defender. Johnson and Turner finished both of the plays by connecting at the free throw line. Powers entered the game for the first time this season with two minutes remaining in the first quarter to an ovation from the Meade County fans. With the score tied at 14-14, Powers scored on the last possession of the See UNRAVEL, Page B2
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Scarlett Powers attempts a shot against the Mustangs.