BOYS’ HOOPS: Bulldogs cruise past Scottsburg 97-40

By KEVIN HARRIS

kevinharris1972@gmail.com

SCOTTSBURG – In front of a jam-packed crowd at historic Meyer Gymnasium on Saturday night, Class 4A No. 2 New Albany extended its winning streak to eight games with a convincing 97-40 win over host Scottsburg.

Junior guard Romeo Langford posted another 30-plus-point effort. Langford scored 35 points with 17 coming in the first quarter. He hit 4-of-5 from 3-point range in the opening stanza.

Senior guard Isaac Hibbard continued his solid play with 21 points. Also for the Bulldogs (11-2), sophomore Derrick Stevenson and junior Savion Southers each scored nine and junior Sean East tallied eight.

New Albany exploded right of the gate. The Dogs pulled out to a 31-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second, New Albany outscored the Warriors (3-11) 18-7 to lead 49-17 at halftime.

Mitchell Meagher was Scottsburg’s leading scorer with 22 points. The Bulldogs will host Silver Creek at 7:30 p.m. next Friday.

NEW ALBANY 97, SCOTTSBURG 40

New Albany       31 18 27 21-97

Scottsburg          10   7 18   5-40

New Albany (11-2): Romeo Langford 35, Isaac Hibbard 21, Savion Southers 9, Derrick Stevenson 9, Sean East 8, Julien Hunter 4, Blake Murphy 4, Peyton Martin 3, Marcus McGee 2, Seth Short 2.

Scottsburg (3-11): Mitchell Meagher 22, Mitchell Prince 5, Casey Smith 2, Patrick Lincoln 3, Jimmy Neace 5, Nicholas Sebastio 3.

3-point field goals: New Albany 12 (Langford 4, Stevenson 2, Hibbard 2, East 2, Martin 1, Southers 1); Scottsburg 5 (Meagher 3, Lincoln 1, Prince 1).