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2 months

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John Harrell

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4 years

Today is Super Tuesday. It's called Super Tuesday because it's the opening night of the Indiana boys' basketball tournament.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

Just think: College players will excitingly tune in on Selection Sunday to see what part of Indiana they're going to.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 months

Why are so few schools putting scores on Twitter? Why is virtually nobody putting scores on MaxPreps? What is going on? Have they been told not to do that by someone? Anyone have answers?

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

Today marks my 10th anniversary on Twitter. It has been a lifesaver for me updating my site. A huge thankyou to my 18,591 Twitter followers. #MyTwitterAnniversary

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

Public schools should be in their own class. There, I said it.

Jim Peters

@JP8185

6 years

Only two private schools in the Indiana state football finals. Both in 3A. Last time there were fewer than three was 2005. Only second time since 2000.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

Sadly, today's attendance for the boys state basketball finals was 22,476, the lowest figure in the class era and possibly the lowest in 100 years.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

Steve Platt, highest scoring player in Indiana college basketball history, lost his battle with cancer last night. Platt scored 3,700 points and averaged 33.0 a game at Huntington College.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

NBA stops clock after every basket, gets ball at half court and still can't come up with the buzzer beaters to match an Indiana sectional.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

64 IHSAA schools ended their seasons with victories. Usually that number is 4.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

Next week's state finals will pit a public school against a Catholic school in each class.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

Did you know? There have been 108 boys' basketball tournaments, and Lebanon is the only school that has played in every one. Lafayette Jeff, Orleans and Whiting all have played in 107.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I bet the people in Crothersville used to say, if we ever win a sectional the world will end.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I’m at my grandson’s 5th-grade game at HSE. It’s halftime, and he’s scored half of his team’s points. They lead 18-14. Like everyone else, I won’t report the final score.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

Without Indiana high school basketball, I would probably die.

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

@HoopsHall

7 years

As @IHSAA1 basketball season begins, we've got one IMPORTANT question... how many of you couldn't live without the work of @JohnRHarrell ???

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

Lawrence Central lost 3 games this season, all to Lawrence North. In the past 35 years of boys' basketball, I found one other instance of that happening. Jac-Cen-Del's only 3 losses in 1996-97 were all to Batesville (86-75, 70-48, 71-69).

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

I agree with Chris May. Greg Rakestraw is the best Indiana sports announcer I've ever heard.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

People have asked me to add other sports on my site. OK. I'm going to start curling next winter.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 months

Scottsburg and Brownstown Central made the Mid-Southern the first conference to win two boys' state titles in the same year. Forest Park and Tecumseh of the Pocket Conference won girls' state titles in 2022.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

Madison Layden is the first player to lead 3 Final Fours in scoring. She led 3A Final Four scoring with 41 and 48 the last 2 years and led 4A with 48 this year.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

We're lucky Indiana has sizeable gyms.

Kyle Neddenriep

@KyleNeddenriep

4 years

Gov. Holcomb restricts high school basketball crowds to 25 percent capacity for counties in orange zone, less for those in red.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

There was nothing like the single-class days: the 16 regionals, then the 4 semistates at the Coliseum, Roberts Stadium, Mackey and Hinkle.

Mark Troy

@MarkTroy18

7 years

@JohnRHarrell Few high school events were as exciting as the semi-state at Purdue. Recalling in particular EC vs. Valpo 1994 (multiple overtimes).

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

They got the small order of fries at Five Guys.

#MACtion

@MACSports

4 years

Greatest photo of the decade. The bar has been set. (📸: @OhioBobcats ) #BleedGreen | #MACtion

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

Mike McCoy once said in an interview in Sport Magazine: "You hear these stories of Indiana kids who shovel snow off the court and play when it's so cold you can't feel the ball in your hands. Well, we did that. We actually did that."

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

Three schools have dropped their girls' basketball programs just this week. At this rate, schools may have to begin a division for 3-girl basketball.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

McDonald's drive-thru policy is to get you from order through pickup in 90 seconds. At Taco Bell, it's 28 minutes.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 months

My one Bob Knight story. He came into the Herald-Times one night near deadline and sat down in my chair to talk to Bob Hammel. I had to find another desk to work, because who's going to tell Bob Knight to move.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

I counted 26,879 at the state finals today (well, I didn't exactly count them). It was the highest finals attendance since 2014.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I think all of tonight’s football games will be sold out.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

The IHSAA listened to your pleas. Washington, Seymour will be boys southern semistate hosts in 2018, not Richmond.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

Most overall girls tourney victories (1976-2017): Bedford NL 127 Rushville 127 Ben Davis 109 FW Luers 109 NorthWood 106 Valparaiso 106 Kokomo 101 Benton Central 98 Crown Point 97 Jac-Cen-Del 95 Mooresville 95 Huntington North 92 N. Central (Indpls.) 92 Mt. Vernon (Fort.) 91

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

Let's see. Each team gets 5 timeouts. There are 8 TV timeouts. Then the refs need another 10 timeouts to determine such things as if there are 18.2 or 18.3 seconds left. Let the games end for cryin' out loud.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I found no instance of a 1A school beating a 6A school in football (6A began in 2013). The only 2A wins over 6A were: Providence 35, Jeffersonville 13, 9/27/2013 Providence 15, New Albany 14, 8/23/2014 Providence 36, Jeffersonville 33, 9/23/2016

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

1 year

Total attendance for the girls' state finals Saturday was 16,343, the highest since 2009.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

Spent today at the state marching band finals at Lucas Oil. After many near-misses, the Marching Mustangs (with 2 of my grandsons) won the first team championship in anything in the 60-year history of Edgewood High School.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

Friday matches bye teams with first-round winners in a lot of cases. I came across an incredible statistic today. Bye teams have a record of 1159-2017 (.365) since the start of sectional play in 1915. Bye teams in the class era are 546-894 (.379).

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

It's extra games. IHSAA gave teams 2 more games a few years ago. Add to that are a lot of 4-game, 16-team tournaments. Damon played in 82 regular-season games in his career. Some kids now will play in 98.

Kyle Neddenriep

@KyleNeddenriep

6 years

What's with the scoring explosion in the 2018 class? The career numbers are staggering.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

Grandson No.8, born at 4:01 2-17-17. He was 51 cm long and weighed 3.05 kilos.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

Churubusco entered its 1st sectional in 1918 and promptly forfeited. 99 years later it wins its 1st sectional championship.

Aaron Willard

@EastsideScores

7 years

Busco 65 Eastside 56 Final. Bvbb. Woodlan sectional

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

In 1911, IU invited the best teams from each of Indiana's 12 congressional districts for what eventually became the first IHSAA tournament. Did you know that in 1911 Indiana had more congressional districts than California? That's right. Indiana had more people than California.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

On each team page on my football site, there is a link to the football field. Clicking there loads a Google Earth panoramic view circling each team's field. I haven't got it to work on iPhone or iPad, but on a desktop it looks great.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I thank all the ADs, coaches, media and fans who have kept me updated (or tried to) throughout the early weeks of the girls' season. I dread the start of the boys' season.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

1 year

I have 198 games scheduled today, 219 tomorrow, 200 Thursday and 115 Friday. But it's all for a good cause.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

1 year

Just after Earl started his site and I saw it, I decided to start mine. Throughout the years he helped me greatly on updating schedules and scores. I hope someone can hang onto his data. There is so much history there.

Chuck Freeby 46 Sports

@46Sports

1 year

What @JohnRHarrell is for basketball in the state, @etpearl has been for basketball in Northern Indiana. Earl is in hospice and can use our prayers. I encourage local basketball fans to get behind “The Pearl”.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

I was 47-17 in game predictions tonight, giving me a sectional total of 260-76 (.774). Even worse, I picked only 29 sectional champs correctly, missing 35. I've been doing this for 60 years, and I don't ever remember a worse year.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

They didn't build a gymnasium that seats 8,110 for nothing.

Michael Prichard, Ph.D.

@coachprich

7 years

@JohnRHarrell So Seymour host a sectional, regional, and Semi-State ?

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

"My team is on the floor."

The Hoosier Gym

@thehoosiergym

6 years

32 years ago today the movie #Hoosiers was released. The home of the Hickory Huskers is open daily @thehoosiergym to become Huskers for a day.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I also think it should be a technical foul on defensive players when they flop. It's unsportsmanlike conduct.

OPEN YOUR EYES!

@stampjr

4 years

Thoughts? Coaches teaching this? Stop! Note to players: fake foul flop is not good defense. It’s actually cheating. And this kid left the 3 wide open and hurt her team. Disclaimer: I know kids on both teams. ⁦ @MVanTryon ⁩ ⁦ @coachbeckett ⁩ ⁦ @JohnRHarrell ⁩

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

If he does retire, it'll be 27 years too late.

Chris Solari

@chrissolari

6 years

Longtime B1G ref Ted Valentine might retire

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

So, Dan Dakich was Michael Jordan?

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

Remember when the bowls were determined by polls and computers? AP and ESPN called it the controversial computer system, when all the time it was the humans who made things controversial. They're still doing it.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I'll be late getting started on scores tonight. Something to do with "load management."

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

You know, the IHSAA could have delayed both tournaments one full week to allow teams to reschedule needed games.

Val Tsoutsouris

@ValTsports

3 years

IHSAA moves the boys basketball state finals to Saturday, April 3.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I think he’s saying, “In 49 states it’s just basketball, but this is Indiana, where it’s an essential business.”

Jordan Morey

@JordanAMorey

4 years

Gov. Holcomb is wearing an IHSAA sweatshirt today during his daily press conference. Guessing it's not a fluke.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

I must be losing it. I don't remember the Rose Bowl looking like this. I suppose later this year, they'll run the Kentucky Derby at Saratoga and the Indy 500 at Pocono.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

For comparison, Damon didn't reach 1,000 until his 40th game (he had 999 after 39 games).

Blackford Athletics

@BlackfordBruins

5 years

@IHSAA1 THE SHOT. Luke Brown becomes the fastest player to 1000 points in his career after a long range 3 midway through the 1st. Luke accomplished this tremendous feat in just his 32nd career game. Congratulations Luke!

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

Next they need to play a game in the sandlot.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

My girls' state finals predictions: 4A: Zionsville, 54-52. 3A: Northwestern, 57-46. 2A: Winchester, 50-45. 1A: Marquette Catholic, 47-45.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

Until tonight, this was our best football season weather in ages.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 months

Stats: I counted 25 teams that will play sectional finals on their home court tonight. Home teams are 55-39 in the tournament. Private schools are 37-13 against public schools. Teams that received a bye into the semifinals went 29-60 against teams that won Tuesday or Wednesday.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

On a day when everyone is tweeting me accolades, I am unable to update my website because of webhost problems.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

It was pointed out on my message board that Class 1A has had 19 different schools win the boys state championship over the last 19 years.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

20 years ago, when I first started a Website, I thought about calling it "The Source." But I didn't, and I never really did put a name on it.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

My grandsons had an eLearning day today. I guess they've already mastered a, b, c, and d.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

Throw that sideline camera in the trash can.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

Attica and Covington play tonight in what they say is the oldest boys basketball rivalry in Indiana. Tonight will be the 215th game in the series. Can any pair top that?

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

They might fill all 8,000-plus seats tonight.

SEYMOUR ATHLETICS

@SEYMOUROWLS1

6 years

What’s your crowd like?

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

By the way, I'll take scores from anybody. I'm not proud. Someone one asked me how I get my scores, and I said, "By hook and by crook." If I waited for official sources, I'd never get them.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

I was 92-7 on predictions tonight. I didn't hit any scores on the nose, but I did have 6 spreads right.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

Small sectionals became the death-knell for the tournament. I now think they should eliminate the semistates, cut the number of sectionals in half and play 12- and 14-team sectionals.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

Delta ends season as Indiana's only unbeaten team.

𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗔 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦

@DeltaEagles_

5 years

Eagles beat Owls 83-38 and finish regular a PERFECT 23-0. Congrats boys keep it rolling. @PrinDHS

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

It was only a paltry 41,000, but you get the picture.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

Cole Wireman led 1A Final Four scoring with 50 points in the semistate and state. That's the highest total for a 1A Final Four since 2005. The 1A record is 73 by Justin Barnard of Waldron in 2004.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

UNBEATEN BOYS' TEAMS TH North 12-0 Chesterton 10-0 Central Noble 10-0 Eastside 10-0 Edinburgh 10-0 Chatard 10-0 John Glenn 10-0 Blackhawk 10-0 Peru 9-0 Monroe Central 9-0 Penn 8-0 Carroll (Flora) 8-0 Lake Station 8-0 Southmont 7-0 Bethesda 5-0 ...

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

1 year

Just read the IHSAA plan for the semistates. It says pairings will be made by random draw and announced the day after the regionals. That means I won't be able to publish a full class bracket until after the regional, so I won't be doing that this year. ...

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

I was 108-20 in tonight's predictions. In the Center Grove-Shelbyville and Madison-Scottsburg games, I hit the score right on the nose.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

The winning margin in this year's boys' basketball tournament was 14.8 points per game, the highest since 1970 and higher than the last 27 years of single-class basketball. So why did we go to class basketball?

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 months

Barr-Reeve beat Orleans in 5 OTs tonight. Other SECTIONAL games with at least 5 OTs: Sullivan 84, N. Central (Farm) 76, 6OT, 1980 Austin 60, Scottsburg 58, 6OT, 1986 Concordia 67, Dwenger 66, 5OT, 1981 Franklin Co. 75, Greensburg 74, 5OT, 2002 Linton 43, S. Knox 40, 5OT, 2016

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 months

I've never understood that they won't accept cash. A dollar bill says on it, "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private." Someone needs to sue to find out if that is really true.

Shane Leisure.

@ShaneLeisure

4 months

@IHSAA1 @IndianaFever @Pacers What's the extra fees per ticket? Lapel had tickets for $6 each but wouldn't take cash, so two tickets ended up being $14 after fees.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

1 year

I went 104-22 on girls semifinal predictions tonight and hit the 49-43 Northview-Brown County score on the nose. My total tourney record is now 222-46 (.828).

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

I thought yesterday would be the roughest day of the week for me. There were 245 games played. Today, 263 are scheduled.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

Crown Point's senior class finished their 4-year careers unbeaten at home. I found 5 other girls teams in this century that did that: Ben Davis (2010 and 2011 senior classes), Mater Dei (2015), Homestead (2017), Marquette (2019) and Oak Hill (2010).

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

Waldron and Jac-Cen-Del are going to a 5th OT. On the line is Jac-Cen-Del's 10-year sectional championship run.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

In all of sport, is there any moment greater than "Down the stretch they come at the Derby"?

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

Luke Brown scored 50 tonight. He's up to 2,927 heading into the regional.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

Did You Know? The 130 girls games played last night were the most girls games played on any date this season. Previous high was 120 games on Nov. 6, the first Saturday of the girls season.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

Tippecanoe Valley basketball coach Bill Patrick has retired after 48 years and 765 victories — 2nd all time in Indiana.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana ... where schools STILL don't report their scores. TONIGHT'S MISSING SCORES:

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

2 years

BEST GIRLS' RECORDS, CALENDAR YEAR Silver Creek 29-2 Benton Central 27-2 Columbia City 20-2 Crown Point 30-3 Franklin 27-3 BNL 26-3 Lanesville 24-3 Garrett 23-3 Waldron 22-3 Forest Park 21-3 Eastbrook 19-3 Winchester 17-3 SB Washington 26-4 Washington 25-4 ...

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

No, the moral of the story is this: Any old farmer can get up in the wagon and yell "Giddy up," but if you don't have the horses you're not going anywhere.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

The Colts are who we thought they were.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

Every day is #BasketballDayIndiana for me.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

6 years

This snow is all my fault. I put my snow shovel back in the shed yesterday.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

I was 122-6 (.953) on girls' sectional predictions Friday night, bringing my tournament total to 185-13 (.934). I had 2 close calls: I predicted Lawrenceburg to win 54-36 and it won 55-37, and I had Twin Lakes to win 46-45 and it won 47-45.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

4 years

According to the IHSAA program, Northwestern has 615 students. The smallest school to win an Open or 4A state girls basketball championship was Heritage with 695 students in 1982.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

3 years

This is the 3rd week of the girls' basketball season, and 51 teams have yet to play a game.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

I went 60-7 (.896) in girls' sectional predictions Tuesday. I had one close call; I predicted Salem to win 53-39 and it won 54-39.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

7 years

Our 8th grandson (and 1st Canadian grandson) entered the world Friday, 2-17-17.

Michael Amlung (he/him)

@MAmlung

7 years

Announcing the birth of Oliver Richard Amlung. Born Feb 17, 4:01am. 6lb 15oz. Baby and mom are doing great and already at home.

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John Harrell

@JohnRHarrell

5 years

For Purdue fans, not funny.

IndianaPrepVolleyball.com

@IndianaPrepVB

5 years

Virginia Women's Volleyball reenacted the final play of regulation in UVA Men's Basketball's eventual Elite 8 win over Purdue. Well played, Wahoos. Well played.