By Cary Stemle Another night, another Romeo Langford story. Or 10. The senior guard erupted for 53 points in a 92-44 win over cross-town rivals Providence, and gave fans from both schools something to talk about with an length-of-the-court heave that found the bottom of the net as the first-quarter horn sounded. The shot came after Providence’s Cullen Ebert hit…
And then there was one: Dogs pay Olympians back in penultimate home game
By Cary Stemle With the New Albany Bulldogs back home for a Saturday afternoon game against Columbus East, Romeo Langford picked up where he left off on Thursday night at Jennings County. After scoring 20 fourth-quarter points in about four minutes of action to finish with a school record 63, Langford had New Albany’s first 16 points on Saturday. He…
The night the lights went out in North Vernon: Where were you when Romeo got 63?
By Cary Stemle NORTH VERNON, IND. — New Albany’s rare Thursday night game at HHC rival Jennings County started out innocently enough, with a Sean East basket followed by five points from Derrick Stevenson. By the time it ended, Romeo Langford had created one of those ‘where were you?” moments with a 63-point outburst that bettered his own school record…
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.