With most of Southern Indiana covered in snow there were very few game on the schedule for tonight. One of the better games down south fortunately was still good to go as the New Albany Bulldogs visited the Silver Creek Dragons. Both teams come in with solid records but are two of the younger teams down south with both of their futures looking promising. The Dogs started out hot taking a quick lead throughout the 1st half. Junior Dog Chris Lampkins threw down 3 breakaway dunks in the first half as his stock continues to rise. Speaking of rising stock fellow Dog classmate Rylan Schrink matched him in points early. Those two are 2 of the better duos in the '25 class down south. The Dragons finally fought back to take a small lead in the 4th quarter before NA sophomore Tremayne Washington broke lose on 1 breakaway layups. SC had one last shot to tie the game but sophomore Kasen Daeger's 3 was off as New Albany escaped Sellersburg with a 72- 67 win.

● 5'10 New Albany sophomore guard Tremayne Washington is becoming one of the quickest and most shiftiest point guards down south. Tre was getting the basket on SCs man to man defense and shooting them out of the zone. He came in averaging 8-9 ppg but this is the second game I've seen him go off on the offensive end. Being low enough to the ground, he really causes problems on the defensive side as well for NA. Tre is an unselfish true point guard that can score with anyone. Any 2026 AAU team looking for a point guard to lead their team would be wise to buy stock in Washington. Tre finished with 24 pts.

● Speaking of someone's stock going up, 6'4 junior Dog Rylan Schrink has been NA's most consistent player for the last few weeks. He is tall enough to get his shot off against small guards and can handle it well enough against taller defenders. His form on his jump shot is one of the best in southern Indiana I've seen this year. Schrink is a smooth left that reminds me some of Jack Smiley for Valpo. If given the opportunity this summer to play on a good and competitive aau team, Rylan will show alot of people just what he can do. He finished with 16 pts.

● 6'5 New Albany athlete Chris Lampkins had a stellar first half that was slowd by what looked to be a rolled ankle in the 2nd. Chris came back in the game after only 3 or 4 minutes but could tell he was still bothered. Even with the injury Chris was still the best athlete on the floor saying for rebounds and defending. In the first half Chris scored 13 pts and 3 breakaway dunks that energized the Bulldog crowd. Lampkins has a high motor and ceiling. With continued progression Chris will be playing college ball in a couple of years. He finished with 15 pts.

● Silver Creek sophomore Kasen Daeger almost stole a win for the Dragons with his quick release on his outside shot. Daeger showed a couple times he was not just a shooter driving to the basket with some tough finishes. When Daeger gets hot he's very hard to stop because he gets his shot off so quickly. With the resurgence of Silver Creek expect Daeger to be their go to guy offensively for the next 2 and a half years. Kasen finished with a game- high 27 pts.

● 6'6 SC big Walker Hoffman played like his size tonight, big. Almost every game Hoffman plays he's going to have an advantage down low. Walker is a football kid with soft hands and good feet that can maneuver his way around the basket. Once he gets you sealed down low teams have to foul him to stop the bucket. I wouldn't be mad if SC worked through him a little more than they do. Walker carves out alot of space down low. He finished with 9.

● Freshman point guard Brandon Hunter does what he always does for the Dragons; and that's be solid. I've seen him do some Wow things for a freshman but most of the times it's just the ability to not turn it over and take care of the ball is what Brandon does best right now. He's a very mature and smart player for his age with good size at the pg position. Him and Daeger will be a dangerous backcourt in the years to come. Hunter finished with 9 pts.

New Albany returns to action tomorrow at home against a talented Evansville Reitz team while Silver Creeks is back in action next Friday, at home against Madison.

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