The Sideline – January 5

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Tickets available for Cougars’ showcase games

This weekend, the Greenfield-Central boys and girls basketball teams will take their games to two special venues for non-conference single-day showcases.

The girls team will face state-ranked Class 4A Westfield at Bankers Life Fieldhouse at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

The boys team will travel to the historic Hoosier Gym in Knightstown to play Portage at 4:15 p.m Saturday.

Tickets for both events are on sale at the Greenfield-Central High School Athletics Office.

Admission for the girls’ game is $12 per person and provides admission for the whole day with several games scheduled in downtown Indianapolis.

Tickets for the boys’ game is $12 for adults 18 and older and $8 for children ages 2 to 18. These tickets are only good for the Greenfield-Central game.

The Greenfield-Central athletics office will have tickets available for purchase this week during normal school hours.

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Cougars earns votes in weekly top-20 rankings

IBCA girls basketball top 20

Sunday’s poll

(First-place votes in parentheses)

W-L

1. Homestead (18) 14-0

2. Columbus North (3) 14-0

3. Princeton Community (1) 18-0

4. Penn 16-1

5. Heritage Christian 11-1

6. Roncalli 14-2

7. Lawrence North 11-3

8. Westfield 16-1

9. Plainfield 16-0

10. Lake Central 16-1

11. Pike 13-3

12. SB St. Josephs 13-1

13. Carmel 14-3

14. Noblesville 16-4

15. Benton Central 14-1

16. Oregon-Davis 12-2

17. Ben Davis 12-4

18. North Central (Indpls.) 11-4

19. Evansville Central 12-1

20. Norwell 13-1

Other schools receiving votes:

Argos, Carroll (Flora), Delphi Community, East Central, East Chicago Central, Evansville Memorial, Gary West Side, Greenfield-Central, Jac-Cen-Del, Jeffersonville, Michigan City Marquette, Muncie Central, New Castle Chrysler, North Harrison, North Knox, Rochester, Seymour, Southridge, Springs Valley, Tippecanoe Valley, Vincennes Lincoln, Vincennes Rivet, Washington, Whitko

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ICGSA Girls Basketball Rankings

Sunday’s polls

Class 4A

(First-place votes in parentheses)

W-L Pvs.

1. Homestead (14) 14-0 1

2. Columbus North (1) 14-0 2

3. Penn 16-1 3

4. Roncalli 14-2 4

5. Plainfield 16-0 5

6. Lawrence North 11-3 6

6. Westfield 16-1 7

8. Lake Central 16-1 9

9. Pike 13-3 8

10. Carmel 14-3 10

Others receiving votes

Gary Westside, North Central, New Castle, Ben Davis, East Chicago

Class 2A

(First-place votes in parentheses)

W-L Pvs.

1. Rochester (8) 14-0 1

2. Oregon Davis (3) 12-2 2

3. Covenant Christian 10-3 5

4. Carroll 11-2 6

5. Eastern Pekin 11-3 3

6. Whitko 11-4 4

7. Fountain Central 10-2 6

8. Frankton 14-2 9

9. South Adams 13-1 10

10. Lafayette Central Catholic 9-3 NR

Others receiving votes

Providence, North Knox, Delphi, Wapahani, Triton Central, Switzerland County, North Posey

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Men’s college basketball schedule

Today’s game

Wisconsin at Indiana, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Butler at DePaul, 8 p.m. (Fox Sports Network)

Thursday’s game

Michigan at Purdue, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)

Maryville at UIndy, 7:45 p.m. (Radio: 88.7 FM)

South Dakota St. at IUPUI, 7 p.m. (Radio: 107.5 FM)

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Prep calendar

Today

Tuesday

Girls basketball

Southwestern (Shelbyville) at Eastern Hancock, 7:30 p.m.

Indianapolis Herron at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.

Swimming

New Palestine at Greenfield-Central, 5:30 p.m.

Mt. Vernon at Connersville, 5:30 p.m.

New Palestine at Greenfield-Central, 5:30 p.m.

Eastern Hancock at Indian Creek 4-way, 6 p.m.

Thursday

Girls basketball

Eastern Hancock at Hauser, 7:30 p.m.

Wrestling

New Palestine at Franklin Central, 6:30 p.m.

Friday

Boys basketball

Eastern Hancock at Muncie Burris, 7:30 p.m.

Mt. Vernon at Greenfield-Central, 7:45 p.m.

Delta at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.