RUSHVILLE —
Survive and advance, the objective at tourney time. That is exactly what the Lions did in the first game of the Greensburg Sectional Tuesday. Despite missing seven free throws down the stretch, the Lions made some key defensive stops to hold off Lawrenceburg 67-64 and advance to the sectional semifinal tonight against Madison.
With the game tied at 60-60, Rushville’s Cameron Cox scored to break the tie and put the Lions in front. Rushville called time-out with 2:34 to play and out of the break, Hunter Orme completed a traditional three-point play to push the Lion lead to five.
Following two free throws by Lawrenceburg’s Chad Banschbach, Rushville missed on the front end of a one-and-one. Lawrenceburg’s Jalen Obertate scored only to be followed by another Cox bucket. Both had chances for three-point plays but were unable to convert.
Cox’s bucket gave the Lions a 67-64 lead with :57.9 on the clock. On the Tigers’ next possession, John Riddell came up with a huge defensive play by getting a jump ball call and possession back to the Lions.
The Lions then went to the charity stripe at the :39.3 mark, 16.8 mark and :02.9 mark, but could not get the ball to go through the net.
Fortunately for the Lions, solid defense and a couple missed 3-pointers by the Tigers allowed the Lions to escape with the 3-point victory.
Both offenses came out ready to play to start the game as the Tigers led 19-17 after the first quarter. Mitch Laird had two bombs for the Lions in the frame.
Rushville outscored the Tigers 15-10 in the second quarter to grab a 15-10 lead at the half. Cox had eight of his team-high 24 in the second quarter.
Another big offensive quarter came after the break as the Lions out-scored the Tigers 20-19 to led 52-48 heading to the fourth quarter.
Lawrenceburg’s Obertate had 11 in the quarter. The Tigers grabbed a 48-47 lead late in the frame, but Rushville’s Nate Niehoff hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key and his put back at the horn had the Lions on top with eight minutes to play.
Following Cox’s 24 for the Lions was Orme and Laird with 12, Nate Hoeing with nine, Niehoff with five, Alex Yurack with three and Riddell with two.
The Lions take on the Cubs at 6 p.m. tonight followed by Greensburg and Batesville.
Contact: Aaron Kirchoff at 765-932-2222 ext. 114
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Lions advance with win over Tigers
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Lady Lions claim sectional title
CONNERSVILLE – After a season of ups and down and battling through injury and illness, the Lady Lion tennis team put it all together Saturday and captured the sectional title at Connersville.
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Woods' walk-off lifts Lady Lions by Tigers
In the final tune-up before the softball sectional, the Lady Lions got a walk-off home run by Shelby Woods to edge Hagerstown 1-0. The Lady Lions complete the regular season at 9-10.
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Lions second in track sectional
CONNERSVILLE – The host Spartans of Connersville ended the 2-year run for Rushville as track sectional champions. Connersville tallied 150 points to claim the sectional crown. The Lions finished second with 130 followed by Richmond 125, Centerville 54, Cambridge City Lincoln 47, Franklin County 35, Hagerstown 25, Union County 23, Northeastern 21, Tri 7 and Oldenburg Academy 3.
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Lions drop two to Dragons on Senior Night
The Lions celebrated Senior Night for 10 players – James Brashaber, Brian Busald, Mark Busald, Mike Busald, Kyle Hoeing, Austin Maggard, Austin Niehoff, Hunter Orme, John Riddell and Matthew Wagoner – before face HHC foe New Palestine Friday. The visiting Dragons were able to sweep the doubleheader from the Lions.
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RCHS sports physicals May 29
RCHS sports physicals for the 2013-2014 school year will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at Rush Memorial Hospital.
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Lions outlast Spartans 9-8
Connersville and Rushville scored a combined 17 runs through four innings. The Lions then shut down the Spartans offense the final three innings to take the 9-8 victory.
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Lion golfers fall to Trojans, Dragons
NEW CASTLE - The Lion golf team traveled to Westwood Country Club to face the New Castle Trojans. In varsity action, the Lions fell to the Trojans 163-183.
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Lady Lions third at track sectional
CONNERSVILLE – The Lady Lion track team traveled to Connersville for the IHSAA track sectional. The host Lady Spartans won the team title with 127 points. Hagerstown was second with 98 followed by Rushville with 94.5.
Union County finished fourth with 85 followed by Richmond 62, Cambridge City Lincoln 56, Centerville 46, Seton Catholic 23, Tri 12.5 and Northeastern 11. -
Brown slams Lady Lions to win
CONNERSVILLE – Freshman Shelbie Brown blasted a grand slam to help the Lady Lions rally past Connersville 9-8 Wednesday. The Lady Lions improve to 8-10 on the year.
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Tennis team fall to HHC foe Yorktown
YORKTOWN – The Lady Lion tennis team traveled to Yorktown to take on the Lady Tigers. The host squad knocked off the Lady Lions 5-0 in varsity action. Rushville is 4-12 overall and 0-7 in the HHC.
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