Traditional power New Albany made the hour trip up north to face the #2 in 2A Brownstown Braves (my personal #1). The Dogs really competed hard in that first quarter and hung with the Braves only down 1. The only problem for New Albany was stopping Brave senior Jack Benter who had 17 of Brownstown's 20 points. Jack was hitting contested shots and getting most anything he wanted throughout the game. New Albany simply does not have the size at the guard position to deal with Benter. I imagine alot of teams felt that way about the Bulldogs from 2015- 2018 with Sean East and Romeo Langford. Brownstown extended their lead to 15 by half. The Dogs had one last run in them cutting it to 5 in thr 3rd quarter but senior Parker Hehman along with Benter was too much and the Braves won going away, 84-60. New Albany will be back on top again with a loaded middle school program coming up but this just may be the best team Brownstown has ever had.

● What can you say that hasnt already been said about 6'5 senior Brave Jack Benter? Outside of a 6'9 McDonald's All American monster in Kokomo, IN. he's arguably the best player in Indiana and future Purdue Boilermaker. He simply is bigger and stronger at this level. He hits contested shots consistently and has volleyball line range from deep. He's also sneaky athletic with good vision. It will take a year of adjusting to thr Big Ten but come his sophomore year in college, he'll be a contributer for a strong Boilermaker team. Tonight Benter had 39 on his way to moving into 18th all time in Indiana scoring history. He currently stands at 2,337 pts.

● 6'0 point guard Parker Hehman is the unsung hero for this Braves squad. Benter gets all the love and deservedly so but Hehman is the perfect compliment. He is a steady point guard and is a knock down shooter. He is like another coach on the floor and rarely turns the ball over. Losing Benter and Hehman next year will obviously hurt but I would absolutely have them as the favorites to cut down the nets in Indy in another month. Tonight Parker ended up with 17 pts.

● 6'4 junior lefty Rylan Schrink had himself a good game for the Dogs tonight. Schrink is a kid that can handle the ball well for his size and hit the open mid range with ease. He's long enough where he can finish in traffic and cause problems for the offense on the defensive end. Rylan has one of the best shots in southern Indiana. Tonight he finished with 17 to lead New Albany in scoring.

● 6'5 wing athlete Chris Lampkins found himself on the floor with someone as athletic as him tonight (Jack Benter). Chris got going in the 2nd quarter after a quiet first. What Chris brings is instant energy both on offense and defense. He's very active around the glass and has some nice moves to get to the basket. He is continuing to improve on his shot making which will improve after a summer of high level aau ball. Going forward if thr Dogs want to cut down the nets at Seymour the Saturday after next, Lampkins will be a big reason why. Tonight he had 12.

Brownstown is on the road to close out their regular season on Friday at Orleans while New Albany faces their first round sectional opponent tomorrow night at the Doghouse.

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