Hanover College Athletics
The high school boys basketball season came to a close on Saturday as both Southwestern and Madison fall in the sectional championships.
Southwestern's quest for a 3rd title in a row came at the hands of a hot shooting Providence team 87-66, that shot 59% from the field and 58% from above the arch compared to the Rebels 36% from the field and 29% above the arch. Southwestern was led by Foster Mefford with 32 points and Zack Cole with 16. Mefford talked with 95.3 WIKI after the game: (edit)
Rebels end the season at 17-9. Southwestern head coach Zac Nussbaum spoke after the game with 95.3 WIKI on the Chandler Chevrolet Post-Game Show: (edit)
The Pioneers won their first sectional title since 2016 will take on #10 South Spencer at the Southridge Regional on Saturday.
Providence at Southwestern Sectional 45 Championship Boxscore
As for Madison they finish the season at 13-13 as they fall to #1 Silver Creek 70-53. Cubs were led by Mason Welsh and Luke Miller with 14 each. The defending 3A state champion Dragons will take on #2 Heritage Hills in the Washington Regional.
HANOVER COLLEGE ATHLETICS:
SATURDAY:
Softball falls twice to Hope (MI) 2-1 & 13-5
Baseball splits with Methodist in Fayetteville, North Carolina falling 6-4 & winning 3-1
Men's Lacrosse defeats Muskingum (OH) 9-1
SUNDAY:
Baseball falls at Methodist (NC) 7-5
Softball falls in 8 innings in game 1 at Denison (OH) 4-3 and game two 11-3
Men's Lacrosse falls to Albion (MI) 17-4
Women's Lacrosse falls at Heidelberg (OH) 11-9
