Avon won the
2009 Hoosier Crossroads Conference team championship. Here is a look at some of
the final regular season statistics courtesy of the HCC office.
HCC
Championship
School
9 Hole
Ave.
18 Hole
Ave.
RESULTS FROM May 11ththrough May 23rd
1st Place
Avon
152.0
309.4
HCC Championships – Champions (10 teams)
score 301
Washington Invitational – 1st Place (15 teams) score
293; Franklin
Central Invitational – 6th
Place (20 teams) score 323
2nd Place
Hamilton
Southeastern
154.1
314.0
HCC Championships – 2nd Place (10 teams) score
314
HamiltonCounty Tournament – Champions (9 teams)
score 309;
Culver Invitational – 1st Place (18 teams)
3rd Place
Zionsville
159.0
320.0
HCC Championships – 3rd Place (10 teams) score
316
No Report Turned In
4th Place
Lafayette Jeff
152.8
322.4
HCC Championships – 4th Place (10 teams) score
319
Mooresville Invitational – 1st Place
(12 teams) score 322; Harrison Dual (W 327-337)
5th Place
Brownsburg
160.6
329.8
HCC Championships – 5th Place (10 teams) score 328
Franklin Central
Invitational – 12 Place (20 teams); Pike (W 155-170); Franklin Central
(W 166-170); Speedway
(W 166-198)
6th Place
Fishers
160.0
329.0
HCC Championships – 6th Place (10 teams) score
336
HamiltonCountyTournament
– 2nd Place
(9 teams) score 319
Mooresville
Invitational – 2nd
Place (12 teams) score 323
7th Place
Noblesville
151.2
328.4
HCC Championships – 7th Place (10 teams) score
337
Tipton (W 152-180); Lawrence Central (W 161-164); Anderson (W 139-159
HamiltonCountyTourney
– 4th Place
(9 teams) score 323
8th Place
Harrison
156.7
336.5
HCC Championships – 8th Place (10 teams) score
339
No Report Turned In
9th Place (tie)
McCutcheon
171.7
349.8
HCC Championships – Tied for 9th Place
(10 teams) score 345
Frankfort (L 171-164); West Lafayette (L
171-158)
9th Place (tie)
Westfield
160.7
339.0
HCC Championships – Tied for 9th Place
(10 teams) score 345
HamiltonCountyTournament
– 5th Place
(9 teams) score 337;Culver
Invitational – 6th
Place (17 teams) score 335
Western (W 156-168); Hamilton Hts. (W 156-187); Brebeuf (W
154-158);
Heritage Christian (W 154-167); Zionsville (L 165-145)
Some may
consider it sour grapes, but it is a fact. The schedule maker does the HCC no
favors in the state track tournament. While the MIC, a league no more spread
out than the HCC feeds into four different regionals, all ten HCC schools feed
into one regional. That is the meat grinder at West Lafayette. Therefore, the
HCC teams tend to beat each other up and reduce the number of athletes that
qualify to the next level. It happened again Tuesday evening. Despite the
handicap, the conference had a strong showing.
As they did
in the sectional, the Hamilton Southeastern Royals finished second to Carmel in
the competition. They amassed 77 points on the evening. Brownsburg was right
behind in third with 59 and Avon finished fourth with 36. 33 points were enough
to farner Harrison sixth place in the meet while Westfield was eighth with 30
markers. Fishers tied for ninth with 26 points while Noblesville scored 23,
good enough for 11th. Lafayette Jeff was 14th, Zionsville
17th, and McCutcheon 20th for the evening.
Here is a
look at the individual results from the West Lafayette Regional.
It was much
the same story Thursday evening in the boy’s sectionals that Hoosier Crossroads
Conference fans saw from the girls on Tuesday night. The league claimed two
sectional team titles and performed solidly from top to bottom.
At Lafayette
Jeff, the host Bronchos took top honors by posting 162 points. That easily
outdistanced second place McCutcheon which finished with 123.5. Harrison took
fourth place in the field with a score of 93.
At Carmel,
it was truly a case of same story, different night. The five HCC teams in the
field ended second through sixth behind team champion Carmel. However, the
order of the HCC squads was a bit different from the girls’ results. Zionsville
claimed second with 98 points, Hamilton Southeastern third with 91.5, Fishers
fourth with 72, Westfield fifth with 64, and Noblesville sixth with 60.
Avon took
the title at the Plainfield Sectional. The Orioles outscored second place
Brownsburg 145-104.
Full
individual results from all the sectionals are available on the state pages of
Hoosier Authority.
Harrison and
Brownsburg claimed team sectional titles for the HCC in action Tuesday evening.
The Raiders won their own sectional while Brownsburg prevailed at South Putnam.
Those were the highlights of what was a solid but not spectacular night for the
conference.
Harrison
amassed 155.5 points in outpacing second place West Lafayette. Lafayette Jeff
was third with 97.5. McCutcheon was a disappointing seventh with 33 points on
the evening.
Brownsburg
dominated the field at the South Putnam Sectional. The Bulldogs finished with
148.5 points to easily outdistance Plainfield for the crown. Avon was third in
the field with a total of 104 points.
The
remaining five HHC teams all flow into the same sectional held at Noblesville.
The results were all too familiar to league teams. The schools took the five
places from second through sixth, but could not overtake Carmel for the title.
Hamilton Southeastern headed the contingent in second with 134 points while
Noblesville was third with 85. Westfield claimed fourth on the evening, Fishers
fifth, and Zionsville sixth.
Individual
results from all of these sectionals can be found on the state pages of Hoosier
Authority.
Pairings
have been released for the sectional round of the state tournament and the HCC
will be sending a number of powerful squads into action. In many instances, it
may be a league foe that will spell the end of the season for HCC squads. Let’s
take a look at the match-ups.
The Decatur
Central Sectional launched the host Hawks to last year’s state championship.
Brownsburg and Avon both play in this field and if you didn’t look past the
first round you would think they got great draws. The Bulldogs will face
Indianapolis Manual in round one and Avon will test Indianapolis Tech. The
problem is that the two would then meet in the semi-final. Meanwhile Decatur
Central drew a bye and will face the winner of Ben Davis and Pike.
The
head-to-head clashes are nowhere near as iffy at the Carmel Sectional.
Neighborhood foes Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers will open action against
each other and then Zionsville and Noblesville will have a conference spat in
the other first round contest. However, the big game is in the bye bracket. Westfield
will tangle with Carmel. That means one of the pre-tourney favorites will be
gone quickly.
In
Lafayette, Jefferson drew a first round contest with tradition laden
Logansport. Meanwhile, you guessed it; McCutcheon and Harrison will meet in the
other opening game.
Even with
the unlucky draws, look for at least two HCC teams to wear sectional crowns.
Brownsburg is the favorite at Decatur Central and we are picking Westfield to get
past Carmel and its league foes at Carmel. As for Lafayette, pick a name out of
the hat in this one.
Softball can be a cruel game. Harrison pitching allowed just
two hits in six innings Monday evening, but Carmel turned them into three runs
and grabbed a 3-2 victory. The difference was a single run plated by the
Greyhounds in the second frame. Both teams scored twice in the fifth inning.
The winning pitcher was Petruzzi who allowed four hits in a
complete game effort. She walked five and struck out six. Stephans took the
loss for the Raiders allowing the two hits while striking out eight but walking
six in six innings.
As
tournament time approaches, we thought you might like to see where HCC golf
teams stand in the scope of things. Here courtesy of the HCC office, is a
summary of action on the links.
SEASON RECORDS and
RESULTS
School
9 Hole Ave.
18
Hole
Ave.
RESULTS
FROM April 27th –May 9th, 2009
Avon
152.0
305.6
Brownsburg
Invitational – 1st
Place (score – 294); North Central – 2nd Place
HSE (W
141-143)
Brownsburg
160.6
330.3
Brownsburg Invitational – 9th Place (320);Lafayette
Jeff Booster Invitational – 13th
Place (score-352)
Western
Boone (L 170-164); Danville (W 170-188); Lebanon (L 154-151); Zionsville (W 154-155); Mooresville
(W 161-215)
Fishers
159.3
332.5
Lafayette Jeff
Invitational – 12th
Place – (16 teams) -(score 346; Bishop Chatard
Invitational – 7th
Place (12 teams) – score 314
Noblesville (L 168-157); Greenfield
Central (W 168-183); Covenant Christian (W 154-174)
Hamilton Southeastern
153.5
315.3
Brownsburg Invitational – 6th Place (20 teams) score
310; Lafayette
Jeff Booster Invitational – 1st
Place (19 teams) score 317)
Avon (L
143-141); 4-Way: 4th Place (Brebeuf, Carmel, Cathedral, Peru, & Zionsville)
Harrison
156.7
336.5
Norse Invitational –1st Place (15 teams) score
325
Westfield (W
157-161);Benton Central (W 144-161); Frankfort (W 158-168)
Lafayette Jeff
152.8
322.1
Lafayette Jeff
Booster Invitational – 5th
Place (18 teams) score 328; Brownsburg
Invitational – 4th
Place (20 teams) score 305
West
Lafayette (W 151-165)l Logansport (W 151-206); Kokomo (W 316-336); McCutcheon (W 330-340)
McCutcheon
172.0
349.8
Did
Not Report
Noblesville
152.0
327.3
Did
Not Report
Westfield
161.3
*
Harrison
(L 161-157); Park Tudor (L 164-159)
Zionsville
159.0
319.7
Lafayette Jeff
Boosters Invitational – 2nd
Place (18 team) score 321; Crooked Stick
Invitational– 6th Place (6 teams ) score
163
North
Central (W 315-321); Lebanon
(L 155-151); Brownsburg (L 155-154)
Pairings
have been released for the 4A softball sectionals and it truly a mixed bag for
HCC teams. Here is a quick look at how the draw works out at sectionals
involving league teams.
At Harrison,
the draw definitely worked in favor of the favorites. The host Raiders and
McCutcheon drew into opposite sides of the bracket. Harrison is currently 16-3
and ranked in the state’s top ten. McCutcheon is only 11-9 but let us not
forget—it is McCutcheon. Harrison will open versus the winner of the Kokomo
and Logansport affair while McCutcheon starts against a struggling Lafayette
Jeff squad.
Things didn’t
work out nearly so well for the HCC teams in the Fishers Sectional. They all drew
each other, at least everyone except Westfield and the Shamrocks didn’t catch
any breaks. Highly regarded Hamilton Southeastern drew neighborhood rival
Fishers in the opening round and Noblesville got paired with Zionsville. When
the HCC invitational ends, Westfield will tangle with some place called
Carmel—Ooops. On paper, it looks like Noblesville may have gotten the best of
the draw, but nobody has reason to be real happy.
Avon, which
has flirted with the #1 ranking all season, opens at home versus Decatur
Central. Brownsburg drew into the other bracket and will start with the winner
of the Ben Davis vs. Pike tilt. Look for Avon to advance in this one.
We are in
the home stretch of the regular season on the diamonds and the HCC office has
released the latest statistical summary. Here is a look at a number of areas.
HCC STANDINGS, SEASON RECORDS, and
CONTEST RESULTS
HCC
Place
School
HCC
Overall
RESULTS FROM April 27th
–May 9th
1st
Brownsburg
9-3
16-3
Lafayette Jeff (W
14-7) & (L 3-5); Avon (W 14-4) & (W
8-3); Westfield
(L 0-13) & (W 1-0); Jasper (W 2-1)
1st
Westfield
9-3
13-3
Western (W 17-2); HSE (W 13-3) & (L 1-5); Zionsville (W 11-4) & (W 13-3);
Brownsburg (W 13-0); & (L 0-1)
3rd
Noblesville
8-4
14-7
Avon (W 15-5) & (L 3-4); McCutcheon
(W 4-2) & (W 10-0); Lafayette
Jeff (L 0-4) & W 3-2)
4th
Hamilton
Southeastern
7-5
15-7
Terre Haute North (W 7-0);Westfield
(L 3-13) & (W 5-1); Lafayette Jeff (W 9-6) & (W 4-1); Zionsville (L
1-2) & (W 6-5)
4th
McCutcheon
7-5
11-8
Fishes (W 6-0)
& (W 10-6); Noblesville (L 2-4) & (L 0-10); Harrison (W 3-2) & (L
3-4); Kokomo (W 10-0)
6th
Avon
6-9
9-8
Noblesville (L
6-16) & (W 4-3); Brownsburg (L 4-14) & L 3-8); Fishers (W 4-2) &
(W 9-8); Westfield
(L 3-11)
7th
Lafayette Jeff
5-7
9-7
Brownsburg (W 14-7)
& (W 5-3); HSE (L 6-9) & (L 1-4)