Month: January 2018
No crying allowed: Dogs stay sharp in rout of visiting Jasper
By Cary Stemle The black-and-gold clad Jasper Wildcats brought a scrappy squad into the Doghouse on Saturday night, catching New Albany napping on defense several times in the early going. But as is the case most nights, and particularly at this point of the schedule, the visitors simply couldn’t match up with the Bulldogs on the offensive end. The result…
Something old, something new: Dogs’ rout of Evansville North includes memorable moments
By Cary Stemle There was an element of “same old, same old” to New Albany’s 112-43 win over visiting Evansville North on Friday night. Romeo Langford poured in 38 points, including a dunk that coach Jim Shannon called the most impressive he’s ever seen his star throw down. Nothing too surprising there. There also was a rare light moment when…
ESPN comes to town, and New Albany rocks its moment in the spotlight
Check out this short film from Jan. 19, 2018, when the New Albany Bulldogs took on the Princeton Vikings out of Cincinnati.
Dogs go to work in Scottsburg rout, look to ESPN game vs. Ohio power
Saturday, Jan. 13 / NEW ALBANY 112, SCOTTSBURG 48 BY CARY STEMLE In basketball, a letdown doesn’t always mean defeat. When victory is a foregone conclusion, the goal becomes good execution, at a time when it’s just as easy to fall into bad habits as the coach rants about running the usual sets. The New Albany Bulldogs showed where their…
Basketball Day Indiana: Bulldogs best Creekers at Bankers Life
BY CARY STEMLE Some 15 hours after concluding an 85-61 rout of their bitter rivals from Jeffersonville, the New Albany Bulldogs were at Bankers Life Arena in Indianapolis to take on the Silver Creek Dragons. The contest was part of a daylong series of games, at multiple sites, called Basketball Day Indiana, organized and broadcast by Fox Sports to highlight…
Listen to Coach Shannon’s comments after the Jeffersonville game
Still working on those video skills … but here’s what New Albany coach Jim Shannon had to say after the Bulldogs beat Jeffersonville, 85-61, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.