Tickets available for sectional title contest
Advance sale tickets are available in the New Palestine athletics office for Friday night’s Class 5A Sectional 14 championship game at Columbus East High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Tickets are $6 and available to purchase until 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Friday’s game pits No. 1 New Palestine against No. 2 Columbus East. The meeting marks the third straight year New Palestine and Columbus East will clash with a championship on the line.
New Palestine defeated Columbus East 30-28 in the 4A semistate championship en route to winning it’s first state title last year. In 2013, Columbus East won 49-14 in the semistate title game before clinching the 4A state championship.
nnn
Local soccer players anchor All-HHC team
Mt. Vernon, New Palestine and Greenfield-Central earned a combined 14 spots on the 2015 boys soccer All-Hoosier Heritage Conference team.
The Marauders had five players selected to the team. The Dragons, which finished the regular season as co-HHC champions with Mt. Vernon, also received five spots.
Mt. Vernon defeated New Palestine 3-0 in the Class 2A Sectional 23 title match to collect its first championship since 2012.
2015 Boys Soccer All-HCC
Jeffrey Boxberger (11) Mt. Vernon
Timmy Clone (10) Mt. Vernon
Carson Jones (11) Mt. Vernon
Josh Powell (11) Mt. Vernon
Jarret Whitehouse (11) Mt. Vernon
Kyle Doss (11) New Palestine
Caleb Eagleson (11) New Palestine
Nick Martin (12) New Palestine
Ryan Miller (12) New Palestine
Erik Silvey (12) New Palestine
Enrique Ferrara (12) Greenfield-Central
Sean Julian (10) Greenfield-Central
Jack Sifferlen (11) Greenfield-Central
Luke Tuttle (11) Greenfield-Central
Austin Kepner (12) Pendleton Heights
Hunter Sultzer (12) Pendleton Heights
Tyler Broyles (12) New Castle
Devon Hernly (12) New Castle
Karter Bibbs (12) Yorktown
Peter McFarland (12) Yorktown
Ty Johnson (12) Shelbyville
Jared Hunt (11) Delta
Honorable mentions
Seth Luke (11) Mt. Vernon
Devin Nelson (12) Mt. Vernon
Joe Young (11) Mt. Vernon
Mitchell Christopher (11) New Palestine
Spencer Corey (11) New Palestine
Eli Diehr (12) Greenfield-Central
Justin Miller (12) Greenfield-Central
Brandon Murphy (10) Greenfield-Central
Braiden Sticka (10) Greenfield-Central
Westyn Wood (12) Greenfield-Central
Nathan Collier (12) Pendleton Heights
Andrew Oracheff (10) Pendleton Heights
Lasse Peterson (12) Pendleton Heights
Landon Malott (10) New Castle
Garett Marsh (12) New Castle
Noah Tyner (12) New Castle
Luke Bryan (12) Yorktown
Sam Green (12) Yorktown
Lucas Barrett (12) Shelbyville
Josh Bennett (12) Shelbyville
Thomas Eggleston (11) Shelbyville
Isaac Griffis (10) Delta
Final HHC Standings
Mt. Vernon 6-1 16-3-1
New Palestine 6-1 12-5-1
Greenfield Central 5-2 9-6-2
Pendleton Heights 3-4 9-10-0
New Castle 3-4 11-7-1
Yorktown 3-4 9-7-2
Shelbyville 2-5 8-9-0
Delta 0-7 4-14-0
HHC Coach of the Year: Matt Mayhew, Mt. Vernon
nnn
All Pro Dad event at Weston Elementary
An All Pro Dad event will be conducted at 6:45 a.m. Nov. 6 at Weston Elementary School in Greenfield.
Dad’s and Colts spokesman Josh Bleill will be the keynote speaker for the event, which will take place in the Weston Cafeteria.
The event is free and will give dads and kids a before-school opportunity to enjoy breakfast and a 45-minute program centered on fatherhood and family topics.
The program is designed to give fathers some tips and resources to help become the best dads they can be and assist in strengthening their relationships with their kids and families.
To RSVP for the event, visit allprodad.com/3898
nnn
Prep calendar
Thursday
Girls basketball
Connersville at New Palestine, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
Girls basketball
Greenwood at Greenfield-Central, 7:30 p.m.
Football
Sectional 14 (finals): New Palestine at Columbus East, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Girls basketball
Eastern Hancock at Hagerstown, 7:30 p.m.
Mt. Vernon at Warren Central, 7:30 p.m.
Greenfield-Central at Whiteland, 7:30 p.m.
