With another quality team coming into the Doghouse on Saturday night, the New Albany Bulldogs scarcely had time to hang their heads over Friday’s 69-64 loss at Silver Creek. So they didn’t. Behind 22 points from Julien Hunter and 18 from Jordan Thomas, New Albany turned in a complete performance while dismantling Evansville Reitz, 84-60. Led by 6-3 junior guard,…
New Albany came through a tune-up weekend no worse for the wear and with just what the doctor ordered: victories over two smaller regional rivals with upsets on their minds. After a narrow road win at Madison on Friday, the Dogs returned to the Doghouse on Saturday to defeat Scottsburg, 48-33, behind a big night from Jordan Thomas. The 6-foot-7…
New Albany and Jeffersonville have staged more classics in their long-running basketball series than anyone can count. Here’s an argument for adding Friday’s regular-season renewal — Jeff won 59-52 in overtime at The Doghouse — to that illustrious list. After all of the momentum shifts and adrenaline rushes you’d expect in a rivalry game, it reached epic status over the…
2020 couldn’t get here fast enough for New Albany coach Jim Shannon. Not that 2019 was so bad for his young Bulldog squad. Just a little tough. There were good wins — on the road against Carmel and at home over Zionsville, both ranked at the time — and an overtime heartbreaker at No. 8 Floyd Central. There were convincing…