It was the top matchup of the first night of Indiana high school basketball sectionals, and the game itself didn’t disappoint. Check out Gary Harris hitting the game-winner:
Having a good football team doesn’t always translate to having a good basketball team, and vice versa. Here’s proof that some of the state’s best this basketball season had widely varied results on the gridiron last fall.
Greatest turnarounds, 2011 football to 2011-12 basketball
Teams with two or fewer basketball losses and with football programs
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| Norwell | 3A | 1 | 9 | 0.100 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.800 |
| Edinburgh | 1A | 3 | 8 | 0.273 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.627 |
| Park Tudor | 2A | 3 | 8 | 0.273 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.627 |
| Clarksville | 2A | 3 | 7 | 0.300 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.600 |
| Union County | 2A | 3 | 7 | 0.300 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.600 |
| Greensburg | 3A | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.500 |
| Eastern Greene | 2A | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 20 | 1 | 0.952 | 0.498 |
| Elkhart Memorial | 4A | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 20 | 1 | 0.952 | 0.498 |
| Martinsville | 4A | 6 | 5 | 0.545 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.355 |
| Sullivan | 3A | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 0.309 |
| Lake Central | 4A | 8 | 2 | 0.800 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.100 |
| Pendleton Heights | 4A | 11 | 2 | 0.846 | 21 | 2 | 0.913 | 0.067 |
| Northwestern | 3A | 10 | 2 | 0.833 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.067 |
| Hamilton Southeastern | 4A | 11 | 2 | 0.846 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 0.063 |
| Brownstown Central | 3A | 9 | 1 | 0.900 | 19 | 2 | 0.905 | 0.005 |
| Homestead | 4A | 10 | 1 | 0.909 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 0.000 |
| Andrean | 3A | 9 | 1 | 0.900 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 0.000 |
source: johnharrell.net
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