Local Sports Report - February 8, 2022

East Central captured their 3rd straight sectional title, and South Ripley goes back-to-back.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class 4A Sectional 14 at Bloomington North - Championship

East Central 72, Columbus East 67 - The Lady Trojans capture their 3rd consecutive sectional championship. They will play #2 Franklin in the first round of regional play. 

• Josie Trabel (EC): 36 points, tied the school record for points in a game.
• Hope Fox (EC): 22 points, scored her 1,000th career point.
• Caitlyn Dick (EC): 9 points

…well worth the nearly 14 hours on a school bus this past week! So proud of our kids and the assistant coaches for the supreme effort and commitment to winning. Also a shoutout to the parents/fans for their support this week! Regional bound!!!#workwins https://t.co/KJGZfsRtKX

— Kevin Moore (@CoachKevinMoore) February 9, 2022

Congrats @hopemfox on 𝟭,🏀🏀🏀Points!

Hope is the 4th player in program history to score 1K points in their career!!#TrojanPride pic.twitter.com/w5pfgAyQ7s

— East Central Girls Basketball (@EastCentralGBB) February 9, 2022

Class 2A Sectional 45 at Southwestern (Hanover) - Championship

South Ripley 42, Switzerland County 26 - The Lady Raiders win their 2nd-straight sectional title and their 5th in the last six seasons. South Ripley will play North Knox in the first round of regional play. 

Class 1A Sectional 60 at Waldron - Championship

Waldron 65, Jac-Cen-Del 57

BOYS BASKETBALL

Franklin County 57, Ross (Oh.) 45 - The Wildcats extend their winning streak to 15 games (15-2). 

• Chad Cox (FC): 18 points, becomes Franklin County's all-time leading scorer. 
• Bridger Bolos, Brant Ertel (FC): 11 points each

FC gets a hard fought road win at Ross, 57-45. Wildcats are now 15-2 on the season. Cox led way with 18 followed by Ertel and Bolos

Chad also became the all-time leading scorer in FC boys history. pic.twitter.com/UCyEv3Oyup

— Wildcats Basketball (@FCWildcatBBall) February 9, 2022

Lawrenceburg 48, Madison 41 

Rising Sun 64, Milan 62