BOYS’ HOOPS: Romeo scores 43 to lead Bulldogs past Cubs

By KEVIN HARRIS

kevinharris1972@gmail.com

NEW ALBANY – Class 4A No. 2 New Albany posted a season-high in scoring Friday at The Doghouse, as it rolled past Hoosier Hills Conference foe Madison 103-50.

Romeo Langford paced the Bulldogs (10-2, 4-0 HHC) with a game-high 43 points, shooting 18-of-23 from the floor and 5-of-9 from 3-point range. The junior star was three points off his own single-game school scoring record of 46, which he set during last season’s Class 4A Richmond Semistate victory (82-64) over Southport. Langford scored 31 of his 43 points in the first half.

Langford got plenty of offensive support from his two teammates – guards Isaac Hibbard and Sean East. Hibbard scored 25 points with 20 coming in the opening half. East ended up with 15 for the game. Hibbard and East each connected on three 3-pointers and distributed a team-high four assists.

New Albany junior forward Blake Murphy had a solid performance with 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds. The Bulldogs shot 42-for-55 from the field (76.4 percent) and 14-of-23 from 3-point range (60.9 percent).

Senior forward Daniel Anderson led the Cubs (5-7, 0-4) with a career-high 29 points.

NEW ALBANY 103, MADISON 50

Madison                10 15 14 11-  50

New Albany          30 33 20 20-103

Madison (5-7, 0-4 Hoosier Hills Conference): Daniel Anderson 29, Cooper Yancey 7, Perry 6, Howser 5, Frazier 3, Strouse 0, Chase Wattenbarger 0, Welsh 0.

New Albany (10-2, 4-0): Romeo Langford 43, Isaac Hibbard 25, Sean East 15, Blake Murphy 10, Julien Hunter 3, Peyton Martin 3, Marcus McGee 2, Derrick Stevenson 2, Kameron Guess 0, Seth Short 0, Savion Southers 0.

3-point field goals: Madison 8 (Anderson 4, Perry 2, Frazier 1, Yancey 1); New Albany 14 (Langford 5, East 3, Hibbard 3, Murphy 2, Martin 1).