SEYMOUR, INDIANA — It was a “tale of two teams” kind of season for this year’s New Albany squad. The young Bulldogs looked like a Top 20 contender in wins over Carmel, Zionsville and Evansville Reitz, and close losses to Jeff and Floyd Central. And they looked average at times — against Evansville North (a home loss at the buzzer), Seymour…
There are no do-overs in basketball. Sometimes, though, you get a chance to get it right the next time. Friday night at the Doghouse was one such occasion. The Senior Night crowd was hungry for spoiling Bedford North Lawrence’s party — led by senior guard Brayton Bailey, the Stars came to town on an eight-game winning streak and needing a…
New Albany’s Maddox Schmelz breaks open to receive an assist from Julien Hunter. Schmelz scored six points in New Albany’s 56-43 win at Jennings County on Thursday. NORTH VERNON, INDIANA — The last time New Albany traveled to Jennings County, on a snowy Thursday night in early February 2018, Romeo Langford lit up the scoreboard for 63 points and the…
Check out this short film from Jan. 19, 2018, when the New Albany Bulldogs took on the Princeton Vikings out of Cincinnati.
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…