By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
According to the Sagarin power ratings, there are four big games (pitting teams rated in their respective class’s Top 20) on tap for Week 7 of the 2009 Indiana high school girls basketball season.
Here’s a preview of those big contests via the pertinent numbers taken from John Harrell’s Indiana high school basketball site (rankings are from the latest regular-season coaches’ polls):
Tuesday, Dec. 22
One biggie …
Fairfield (7-1) at 3A #7 NorthWood (8-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 PM EST.
COACHES: Steve Proctor, 85-38 in 6th year at Fairfield. Steve Neff, 563-156 in 33rd year at NorthWood.
SAGARIN RATINGS: NorthWood, 85.86, 31st overall, 6th in Class 3A. Fairfield, 74.63, 96th overall, 11th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Fairfield defeated Hamilton, 90-27, Dec. 19. NorthWood lost to Plymouth, 43-36, Dec. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Fairfield 33-44, NorthWood 53-50.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: NorthWood, 3-0.
LAST MEETING: NorthWood, 60-40, Dec. 23, 2008.
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Three biggies …
3A #9 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (7-1) at Columbia City (5-5)
GAME TIME: 7:45 PM EST.
COACHES: David Miller, 89-51 in 7th year at Fort Wayne Concordia, 269-143 in 20th year overall. Wayne Kreiger, 510-220 in 33rd year at Columbia City.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne Concordia, 89.43, 17th overall, 4th in Class 3A. Columbia City, 76.67, 83rd overall, 19th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Fort Wayne Concordia defeated Fort Wayne Luers, 51-40, Dec. 18. Columbia City defeated East Noble, 50-21, Dec. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Fort Wayne Concordia 2-1. Columbia City 2-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Fort Wayne Concordia 33-43, Columbia City 52-43.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Fort Wayne Concordia, 3-2.
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne Concordia, 45-36, Dec. 30, 2008.
Homestead (8-1) at Angola (7-2)
GAME TIME: 7:45 PM EST.
COACHES: Rod Parker, 95-87 in 9th year at Homestead. Allen Grant, 63-51 in 6th year at Angola.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Homestead, 91.47, 10th overall, 9th in Class 4A. Angola, 78.91, 75th overall, 16th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Homestead defeated Carroll (Fort Wayne), 68-52, Dec. 19. Angola defeated Westview, 52-46, Dec. 15.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Homestead 39-44, Angola 53-37.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Homestead, 5-0.
LAST MEETING: Homestead, 48-37, Jan. 24, 2009.
Wood Memorial (5-5) at 3A #4 Gibson Southern (9-0)
GAME TIME: 5:30 PM CST, Toyota Classic at Gibson Southern.
COACHES: Johnnie Bartley, 128-146 in 12th year at Wood Memorial. Mark Monroe, 69-16 in 4th year at Gibson Southern.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Gibson Southern, 81.13, 56th overall, 10th in Class 3A. Wood Memorial, 61.77, 199th overall, 18th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Wood Memorial defeated North Knox, 56-48, Dec. 17. Gibson Southern defeated Pike Central, 41-33, Dec. 17.
VS. COMMON FOES: Wood Memorial 1-1. Gibson Southern 2-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Wood Memorial 54-36, Gibson Southern 37-47.
SERIES LAST 5 YEARS: Gibson Southern, 6-2.
LAST MEETING: Gibson Southern 52, Wood Memorial 28, Nov. 13, 2009.
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