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Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 26 2014, 03:53 PM

Rumor is that City has added Bowman, Lawrence Central, and Penn to their schedule this year.

Posted by: outsider Aug 26 2014, 04:12 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Aug 26 2014, 03:53 PM) *

Rumor is that City has added Bowman, Lawrence Central, and Penn to their schedule this year.


February 5 @ Penn.

Posted by: outsider Aug 26 2014, 07:44 PM

QUOTE(outsider @ Aug 26 2014, 04:12 PM) *

February 5 @ Penn.


Correction - January 3.

Need new eyeware prescription. sad.gif

Posted by: taxthedeer Aug 27 2014, 04:44 AM

QUOTE(outsider @ Aug 26 2014, 08:44 PM) *

Correction - January 3.

Need new eyeware prescription. sad.gif

I will go eat at Mr. G's before the game.

Posted by: MCwolves Aug 27 2014, 01:38 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Aug 26 2014, 03:53 PM) *

Rumor is that City has added Bowman, Lawrence Central, and Penn to their schedule this year.

http://mcas.schoolwires.net/Page/6457

The link is there schedule as of now. I believe Penn is on there twice as a mistake.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Aug 27 2014, 01:51 PM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Aug 27 2014, 02:38 PM) *

http://mcas.schoolwires.net/Page/6457

The link is there schedule as of now. I believe Penn is on there twice as a mistake.


Looks like the Jan 3 date is the right one.

Also looks like they did away with the Holiday tourney, that makes me sad.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 6 2014, 08:08 PM

I was told at the game today that City has dropped East Chicago from the schedule but has additionally picked up away games at defending 4A state champion Indianapolis Tech which was the team Elston defeated in the 1966 state championship game as well as Whitney Young on the west side of Chicago by the United Center and will also travel to Detroit for a game.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 7 2014, 10:00 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 6 2014, 09:08 PM) *

I was told at the game today that City has dropped East Chicago from the schedule but has additionally picked up away games at defending 4A state champion Indianapolis Tech which was the team Elston defeated in the 1966 state championship game as well as Whitney Young on the west side of Chicago by the United Center and will also travel to Detroit for a game.


I think most of that stuff falls next year.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 7 2014, 11:52 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Sep 7 2014, 11:00 AM) *

I think most of that stuff falls next year.

When the team travels to Whitney Young next year. I can take the train to Chicago and ride the CTA #20 bus to the game and stop at the World Famous Billy Goat Tavern which is a couple blocks from the school for a CHEEZBOUGER, CHEEZBOURGER, CHEEZBOUGER. There is a stuffed Billy Goat inside the tavern the owner Mr. Sam Sinais took to Wrigley Field to try to reverse the Cubs curse of the Billy Goat back in the 80s. Ironically Mr. Sam purchased that Goat from Charlie O. Finleys farm in La Porte, Indiana.

Posted by: MCwolves Sep 8 2014, 06:45 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 7 2014, 11:52 AM) *

When the team travels to Whitney Young next year. I can take the train to Chicago and ride the CTA #20 bus to the game and stop at the World Famous Billy Goat Tavern which is a couple blocks from the school for a CHEEZBOUGER, CHEEZBOURGER, CHEEZBOUGER. There is a stuffed Billy Goat inside the tavern the owner Mr. Sam Sinais took to Wrigley Field to try to reverse the Cubs curse of the Billy Goat back in the 80s. Ironically Mr. Sam purchased that Goat from Charlie O. Finleys farm in La Porte, Indiana.

It looks like Indianapolis Tech does have Michigan City on its schedule.

http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/indianapolis-arsenal-technical-titans-(indianapolis,in)/basketball/schedule.htm

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 8 2014, 08:09 AM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Sep 8 2014, 07:45 AM) *

It looks like Indianapolis Tech does have Michigan City on its schedule.

http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/indianapolis-arsenal-technical-titans-(indianapolis,in)/basketball/schedule.htm


There must have been a mix up between Lawrence North and Indy Tech. Either way, another huge game to have on the schedule. With it being on a Saturday night, maybe a trip to Indy is in order?

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 8 2014, 08:40 AM

I was told that City has 22 regular season game scheduled and coach Boyd has the entire schedule already made out.

Posted by: MCwolves Sep 9 2014, 07:46 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 8 2014, 08:40 AM) *

I was told that City has 22 regular season game scheduled and coach Boyd has the entire schedule already made out.

I hear that the game at Whitney Young is actually a tournament, and that they will also play in a tournament in Detroit.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 9 2014, 08:09 AM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Sep 9 2014, 08:46 AM) *

I hear that the game at Whitney Young is actually a tournament, and that they will also play in a tournament in Detroit.


I don't know about Detroit yet, but WY is an invitational tourney, yes.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 9 2014, 11:26 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Sep 9 2014, 09:09 AM) *

I don't know about Detroit yet, but WY is an invitational tourney, yes.


taxthedeer commentary:

I find all this news to be very encouraging that MC is going out of the area and taking on these type inner city type of opponents.

I've always felt that Michigan City High School needs to face a huge dose of reality and realize we need get away from always going against much larger suburban type schools such as Portage, Valpo, Crown Point, Lake Central and Merrillville and going up against against the public high schools from other city oriented communities such as South Bend, Elkhart, Gary, Hammond, East Chicago in addition to larger metro areas like Chicago, Indianapolis and Detroit in all of it's athletic events is where its at. That way all our kids can be playing all their games against their natural competition.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 9 2014, 12:43 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 9 2014, 12:26 PM) *

taxthedeer commentary:

I find all this news to be very encouraging that MC is going out of the area and taking on these type inner city type of opponents.

I've always felt that Michigan City High School needs to face a huge dose of reality and realize we need get away from always going against much larger suburban type schools such as Portage, Valpo, Crown Point, Lake Central and Merrillville and going up against against the public high schools from other city oriented communities such as South Bend, Elkhart, Gary, Hammond, East Chicago in addition to larger metro areas like Chicago, Indianapolis and Detroit in all of it's athletic events is where its at. That way all our kids can be playing all their games against their natural competition.


In basketball we have moved that way for sure. We added all of the SB and Elkhart schools last year, now we are adding schools like Penn and Indy Tech as well.

Posted by: indianamaniac Sep 9 2014, 01:06 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 9 2014, 12:26 PM) *

taxthedeer commentary:

...our kids can be playing all their games against their natural competition.


Does this mean what I think it means?

Posted by: MCwolves Sep 9 2014, 01:41 PM

QUOTE(indianamaniac @ Sep 9 2014, 01:06 PM) *

Does this mean what I think it means?

Yes, what is that supposed to mean?

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 15 2014, 01:07 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Sep 9 2014, 09:09 AM) *

I don't know about Detroit yet, but WY is an invitational tourney, yes.


So we are playing at Detroit County Day and at Whitney Young, in addition to the trip to Indy Tech.

Damn, that is a schedule right there.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 15 2014, 01:22 PM

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So we are playing at Detroit County Day and at Whitney Young, in addition to the trip to Indy Tech.

Damn, that is a schedule right there.
Road trips to Whitney Young and Indianapolis Tech sound like a lot of fun but I will pass on going to Detroit.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 15 2014, 01:26 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 15 2014, 02:22 PM) *

Road trips to Whitney Young and Indianapolis Tech sound like a lot of fun but I will pass on going to Detroit.


The Indy Tech game is on Sat Dec 13. I am seriously considering that one.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 23 2014, 10:36 AM

Here is the complete MCHS boys hoops schedule of the MCAS website. Team will be playing as part of the MLK Dream Classic at Whitney Young High School in Chicago on Sunday 1-18-15 which is surprising because IHSAA schools typically don't play on Sundays. I don't see anything about going to Detroit which I have no desire to attend.

Wednesday 11/26/2014 Home East Chicago Central High Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Saturday 11/29/2014 Home CONCORD Michigan City High School 6:15 PM
Saturday 12/6/2014 Home Gary West Side High Schoo Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Tuesday 12/9/2014 Away South Bend Riley High Sch South Bend Riley High Sch 7:00 PM TBA
Saturday 12/13/2014 Away Indianapolis Arsenal Tech Indianapolis Arsenal Tech 7:30 PM TBA
Friday 12/19/2014 Away Elkhart Central High School Elkhart Central High School 7:00 PM TBA
Saturday 12/20/2014 Home Gary Roosevelt High Schoo Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Saturday 1/3/2015 Away Penn High School Penn High School 4:00 PM TBA
Friday 1/9/2015 Away Crown Point High School Crown Point High School 7:30 PM TBA
Saturday 1/10/2015 Away Thea Bowman Leadership Academy Thea Bowman Leadership Academy 7:30 PM TBA
Friday 1/16/2015 Home Valparaiso High School Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Sunday 1/18/2015 Away MLK Dream Classic Whitney Young HS (IL) TBA TBA
Tuesday 1/20/2015 Home Munster High School Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Friday 1/23/2015 Home LaPorte High School Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Saturday 1/24/2015 Home South Bend Clay High Scho Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Friday 1/30/2015 Away Portage High School Portage High School 7:30 PM TBA
Saturday 1/31/2015 Home Hammond Bishop Noll High Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Friday 2/6/2015 Home Chesterton High School Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Saturday 2/7/2015 Away South Bend Adams High Sch South Bend Adams High Sch 7:00 PM TBA
Thursday 2/12/2015 Home Lake Central High School Michigan City High School 7:30 PM
Friday 2/20/2015 Away Merrillville High School Merrillville High School 7:30 PM TBA
Saturday 2/21/2015 Home South Bend Washington Hig Michigan City High School 5:30 PM
Tuesday 3/3/2015 Away SECTIONALS SECTIONALS TBA TBA

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 23 2014, 07:53 PM

Michigan City High School would be in violation of IHSAA bylaws if the team plays in Chicago on Sunday.

9-13 No Sunday Athletic Participation
There shall be no interschool athletic Contests, school Practices or school sponsored clinics
held on Sunday. Calling One (1) or more team members together on Sunday for studying
scouting reports, viewing films of games, any kind of participation, etc. will be considered a
violation of this rule.


Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 24 2014, 06:51 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 23 2014, 08:53 PM) *

Michigan City High School would be in violation of IHSAA bylaws if the team plays in Chicago on Sunday.

9-13 No Sunday Athletic Participation
There shall be no interschool athletic Contests, school Practices or school sponsored clinics
held on Sunday. Calling One (1) or more team members together on Sunday for studying
scouting reports, viewing films of games, any kind of participation, etc. will be considered a
violation of this rule.


Unless they got a waiver.

Posted by: taxthedeer Sep 24 2014, 09:48 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Sep 24 2014, 07:51 AM) *

Unless they got a waiver.
Hopefully that is the case. I don't want the program to get into any trouble or have to withdraw from getting to play in the tournament.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Sep 24 2014, 06:07 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Sep 24 2014, 10:48 AM) *

Hopefully that is the case. I don't want the program to get into any trouble or have to withdraw from getting to play in the tournament.


Got an update on this.

The shootout they will play in is either on a Saturday or Monday, but they don't know when they are playing yet. The guess is the AD just put Sunday as a placeholder on the schedule, but they won't play on Sunday for sure.

Posted by: MCwolves Oct 7 2014, 07:28 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Sep 24 2014, 06:07 PM) *

Got an update on this.

The shootout they will play in is either on a Saturday or Monday, but they don't know when they are playing yet. The guess is the AD just put Sunday as a placeholder on the schedule, but they won't play on Sunday for sure.

Michigan City is playing in the Motor City Roundball Classic on December 26th in Haper Woods, MI.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Oct 20 2014, 03:16 PM

Here is the schedule. I am hoping for 13 or 14 wins. A DAC and Sectional title.


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Posted by: Southsider2k12 Oct 20 2014, 06:40 PM

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Here is the schedule. I am hoping for 13 or 14 wins. A DAC and Sectional title.


13 wins with that schedule would be really amazing. A DAC and sectional title are pretty realistic though. There isn't a lot of big talent in the DAC this year.

Posted by: Jesse B Oct 20 2014, 07:31 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Oct 20 2014, 07:40 PM) *

13 wins with that schedule would be really amazing. A DAC and sectional title are pretty realistic though. There isn't a lot of big talent in the DAC this year.


I hope you are right as it is about time to get the roundball out but let's step back and be realistic too. I can't recall the last sectional title the Wolves have won? Didn't the Wolves graduate their best player too? I'm sure they can have a solid team but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Didn't LP crush us in sectionals last year? I would have to think everyone thinks the conference is winnable not just MC. Any idea who the starting five will be and who do you replace Keenan with?


Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Oct 20 2014, 08:04 PM

QUOTE(Jesse B @ Oct 20 2014, 08:31 PM) *

I hope you are right as it is about time to get the roundball out but let's step back and be rstrealistic too. I can't recall the last sectional title the Wolves have won? Didn't the Wolves graduate their best player too? I'm sure they can have a solid team but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Didn't LP crush us in sectionals last year? I would have to think everyone thinks the conference is winnable not just MC. Any idea who the starting five will be and who do you replace Keenan with?


LaPorte is going to be pretty bad this year. They will be lucky to win a conference game. Hemphill will be the go to guy this year.

The starting 5 might look like this.

Jaronde Boyd
Troy Jones
Shanquan Hemphill
Brad Pawloski
Shayne Barron



Posted by: Jesse B Oct 20 2014, 08:25 PM

So we should expect more 48-42 type games this season as well. Is anyone else sick of seeing games where a team scores 8 points in a quarter? It would be one thing if it was great "D" but it is move the ball around the perimeter and fire up a 3. Are any of the boys from MC going to be able to play in the paint? As much as I see those kids running from the High School to Wal-Mart they should be able to run for 32 minutes and put up 80 to 90 points every night. What am I missing? Is it that the suburban schools with their "un-natural competition" are taking us out of our game?

Posted by: MCwolves Oct 21 2014, 07:54 AM

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I hope you are right as it is about time to get the roundball out but let's step back and be rstrealistic too. I can't recall the last sectional title the Wolves have won? Didn't the Wolves graduate their best player too? I'm sure they can have a solid team but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Didn't LP crush us in sectionals last year? I would have to think everyone thinks the conference is winnable not just MC. Any idea who the starting five will be and who do you replace Keenan with?
LaPorte is going to be pretty bad this year. They will be lucky to win a conference game. Hemphill will be the go to guy this year.

The starting 5 might look like this.

Jaronde Boyd
Troy Jones
Shanquan Hemphill
Brad Pawloski
Shayne Barron


LaPorte lost every key player to their sectional championship team. I see Michigan City at the top of the conference this year, but their non conference schedule is what is going to be tough this year. They did lose Keenan Simmons as their top player, but I also know that they looked to him too much down the stretch of the season when other teams were keying in on him. If we can get a balanced attack from starters and bench players, and not look to one guy to do all the scoring then I think Michigan City will compete at the top of the conference. I do believe there will be a lack of a post presence, but I don't see any team in the conference with strong post presence besides Crown Point.
I still think the point guard position is a key problem because Boyd is not a floor facilitator. I do hope Michael Miller does a good job and Coach has no other option to playing him, so his son isn't on the floor jacking up ill-advised 3 pointers and driving into the lane and throwing up a shot.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Oct 21 2014, 08:14 AM

QUOTE(Jesse B @ Oct 20 2014, 08:31 PM) *

I hope you are right as it is about time to get the roundball out but let's step back and be realistic too. I can't recall the last sectional title the Wolves have won? Didn't the Wolves graduate their best player too? I'm sure they can have a solid team but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Didn't LP crush us in sectionals last year? I would have to think everyone thinks the conference is winnable not just MC. Any idea who the starting five will be and who do you replace Keenan with?


Keenan Simmons is gone, that is true.

The great news is this team has a ton of talent coming back. The freshman class we had last year was one of the best in the entire state of Indiana. Add to that Hemphill, Barron, Crawford, and Pawloski, and you have a really good HS basketball team. It isn't one that is going to win state, but in a year where the DAC graduated almost all of its top players, it is a year we can make a case for being the best in Sectional 2 and the DAC.

LaPorte and Lake Central both graduated everyone who was any good. LP is going to be terrible this year. They will challenge Portage for last place.

The top teams to look out for are Crown Point, who returns as much, or maybe a bit more talent than MC, but has never been able to play well together, Merrillville who is pretty well reloaded, and Valpo who has a level less talent, and is pretty young, but it always dangerous.

Chesterton returns the top player in the DAC in one Chris Palembizio, but the kid is what we call in baseball a million dollar arm, and a 10 cent head. They also graduated everyone else good on that team.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Oct 21 2014, 08:16 AM

QUOTE(Jesse B @ Oct 20 2014, 09:25 PM) *

So we should expect more 48-42 type games this season as well. Is anyone else sick of seeing games where a team scores 8 points in a quarter? It would be one thing if it was great "D" but it is move the ball around the perimeter and fire up a 3. Are any of the boys from MC going to be able to play in the paint? As much as I see those kids running from the High School to Wal-Mart they should be able to run for 32 minutes and put up 80 to 90 points every night. What am I missing? Is it that the suburban schools with their "un-natural competition" are taking us out of our game?


This is going to be a team that can shoot and run. I think we saw a lot of waiting around for Keenan to take over the game, as the young kids actually deferred to him too much. Hemphill alone has the potential to average 20 a night. There isn't a defender in the DAC who will be able to stop him from going to the rim if he decides to do so.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Oct 21 2014, 08:20 AM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Oct 21 2014, 08:54 AM) *

LaPorte lost every key player to their sectional championship team. I see Michigan City at the top of the conference this year, but their non conference schedule is what is going to be tough this year. They did lose Keenan Simmons as their top player, but I also know that they looked to him too much down the stretch of the season when other teams were keying in on him. If we can get a balanced attack from starters and bench players, and not look to one guy to do all the scoring then I think Michigan City will compete at the top of the conference. I do believe there will be a lack of a post presence, but I don't see any team in the conference with strong post presence besides Crown Point.
I still think the point guard position is a key problem because Boyd is not a floor facilitator. I do hope Michael Miller does a good job and Coach has no other option to playing him, so his son isn't on the floor jacking up ill-advised 3 pointers and driving into the lane and throwing up a shot.


I can't believe I forgot about Miller. The kid is a great floor general and leader. He is the teams X factor this year.

Here is my starting 5.

Boyd
Jones
Miller
Barron
Hemphill

Next 5
Pawloski
Crawford
Stewart
Smallwood
Games

The great thing is there are still a couple of other kids off of the JV team would could steal a spot on that bench if other guys aren't ready to go.

Posted by: MCwolves Oct 21 2014, 08:36 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Oct 21 2014, 08:20 AM) *

I can't believe I forgot about Miller. The kid is a great floor general and leader. He is the teams X factor this year.

Here is my starting 5.

Boyd
Jones
Miller
Barron
Hemphill

Next 5
Pawloski
Crawford
Stewart
Smallwood
Games

The great thing is there are still a couple of other kids off of the JV team would could steal a spot on that bench if other guys aren't ready to go.

I can see Pawloski taking over more of a scoring role as long as he can stay consistent, and take the ball to the hole and balance his scoring attack. I also think that Jones will be an important factor as the key defender for the oppositions best player.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Oct 21 2014, 08:45 AM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Oct 21 2014, 09:36 AM) *

I can see Pawloski taking over more of a scoring role as long as he can stay consistent, and take the ball to the hole and balance his scoring attack. I also think that Jones will be an important factor as the key defender for the oppositions best player.


Brad made a nice leap last year. If anything happens to the starting line up, he is the next guy in. Troy Jones is the teams most talented player after Hemphill. I think Troy could end up as a PG on the next level if he keeps improving from year to year.

Posted by: MCwolves Oct 21 2014, 09:05 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Oct 21 2014, 08:45 AM) *

Brad made a nice leap last year. If anything happens to the starting line up, he is the next guy in. Troy Jones is the teams most talented player after Hemphill. I think Troy could end up as a PG on the next level if he keeps improving from year to year.

I could see Jones doing that as well. I also think that Crawford and Smallwood should see quite a bit of playing time being rebounding factors. I believe that Barron will be in the paint more this year with the absence of Simmons.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Oct 21 2014, 09:56 AM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Oct 21 2014, 10:05 AM) *

I could see Jones doing that as well. I also think that Crawford and Smallwood should see quite a bit of playing time being rebounding factors. I believe that Barron will be in the paint more this year with the absence of Simmons.


If Smallwood and Crawford show up ready to go, there are big man minutes to be had. I think we will see Barron run more post time too, as this team is loaded in the back court.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Oct 21 2014, 12:02 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Oct 21 2014, 09:45 AM) *

Brad made a nice leap last year. If anything happens to the starting line up, he is the next guy in. Troy Jones is the teams most talented player after Hemphill. I think Troy could end up as a PG on the next level if he keeps improving from year to year.


I'd like to see Troy Jones be the 2 this season. Let him take over the scoring load if Hemphill gets in foul trouble.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Oct 21 2014, 12:03 PM

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I'd like to see Troy Jones be the 2 this season. Let him take over the scoring load if Hemphill gets in foul trouble.


With Boyd on the team, he will be playing a lot of 2 this year.

Posted by: MCwolves Oct 21 2014, 01:13 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Oct 21 2014, 12:03 PM) *

With Boyd on the team, he will be playing a lot of 2 this year.

Who really thinks Boyd should be starting besides his dad? It's going to be just like last year, when it comes crunch time Miller, Pawloski, and Barron are there to save the team. If we didn't even start him in the first place we would be leading games the whole time. I just don't see anything positive that Boyd does on the floor.

Posted by: Jesse B Oct 21 2014, 01:29 PM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Oct 21 2014, 02:13 PM) *

Who really thinks Boyd should be starting besides his dad? It's going to be just like last year, when it comes crunch time Miller, Pawloski, and Barron are there to save the team. If we didn't even start him in the first place we would be leading games the whole time. I just don't see anything positive that Boyd does on the floor.


It doesn't matter really what anyone else thinks since Boyd is the man and the guy getting paid to make those decisions. Agree or not that is the reality.

Posted by: MCwolves Oct 21 2014, 01:34 PM

QUOTE(Jesse B @ Oct 21 2014, 01:29 PM) *

It doesn't matter really what anyone else thinks since Boyd is the man and the guy getting paid to make those decisions. Agree or not that is the reality.

It's funny how even kids on the team will tell you that he is the worst PG in the DAC. Do you think his kid deserves to be starting?

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Oct 21 2014, 03:03 PM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Oct 21 2014, 02:13 PM) *

Who really thinks Boyd should be starting besides his dad? It's going to be just like last year, when it comes crunch time Miller, Pawloski, and Barron are there to save the team. If we didn't even start him in the first place we would be leading games the whole time. I just don't see anything positive that Boyd does on the floor.


He wouldn't have started at all last year, but the ridiculous amount of injuries they had to start the season, and Marquette holding up the transfer of Mike Miller. He might even have started on JV last year.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Nov 2 2014, 05:51 PM

Anybody know when the Blue/Grey Scrimmage at the Den is the this year, and if they have any other scrimmages before the opener on the 29th?

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Nov 9 2014, 10:10 PM

These are the sectionals hosts for the Winter Sports Season 2014-2015. Michigan City will host Boys Basketball Regional and Girls Basketball Sectional.


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Posted by: taxthedeer Nov 10 2014, 08:44 AM

QUOTE(Michigan City Wolves @ Nov 9 2014, 10:10 PM) *

These are the sectionals hosts for the Winter Sports Season 2014-2015. Michigan City will host Boys Basketball Regional and Girls Basketball Sectional.

According to the .PDF Merrillville will host the boys sectional and Michigan City will host the girls sectional.

Boys regionals will be at Michigan City and Girls regionals will be at La Porte.

Posted by: MCwolves Nov 10 2014, 12:13 PM

QUOTE(Michigan City Wolves @ Nov 2 2014, 06:51 PM) *

Anybody know when the Blue/Grey Scrimmage at the Den is the this year, and if they have any other scrimmages before the opener on the 29th?

The scrimmage is the 25th.

Posted by: MCwolves Nov 17 2014, 09:31 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Aug 26 2014, 04:53 PM) *

Rumor is that City has added Bowman, Lawrence Central, and Penn to their schedule this year.

The starting lineup is looking like it will be Boyd, Jones, Miller, Pawloski, and Hemphill. Barron should be the first man off the bench and Dante Combs will surprise a lot of people coming off the bench.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Nov 17 2014, 07:16 PM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Nov 17 2014, 09:31 AM) *

The starting lineup is looking like it will be Boyd, Jones, Miller, Pawloski, and Hemphill. Barron should be the first man off the bench and Dante Combs will surprise a lot of people coming off the bench.


That sounds about right to me.

Also worth noting. How tough is Michigan City's schedule this year? Of the 4 teams that made it to the state finals in 3A and 4A we play 3 of them this year.

Posted by: MCwolves Nov 18 2014, 07:53 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Nov 17 2014, 08:16 PM) *

That sounds about right to me.

Also worth noting. How tough is Michigan City's schedule this year? Of the 4 teams that made it to the state finals in 3A and 4A we play 3 of them this year.

It will be interesting to see how the team responds to this tough schedule. It could be a schedule that benefits them come sectional time, or it could wear the team out and they could pile up losses. They will definitely need to bounce back from losses or it could be a downward spiral. The conference games this year will be the least toughest of the schedule.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Nov 18 2014, 11:08 AM

QUOTE(MCwolves @ Nov 18 2014, 07:53 AM) *

It will be interesting to see how the team responds to this tough schedule. It could be a schedule that benefits them come sectional time, or it could wear the team out and they could pile up losses. They will definitely need to bounce back from losses or it could be a downward spiral. The conference games this year will be the least toughest of the schedule.


They have had the toughest schedule in the DAC for the last couple of years. I think it helps them when they hit DAC time. Though I will say this years schedule is going to be one of the toughest in the whole state with the trips to Chicago and Detroit factored in.

Posted by: MCwolves Nov 18 2014, 01:33 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Nov 18 2014, 12:08 PM) *

They have had the toughest schedule in the DAC for the last couple of years. I think it helps them when they hit DAC time. Though I will say this years schedule is going to be one of the toughest in the whole state with the trips to Chicago and Detroit factored in.

I think those tournaments will be good exposure for kids on the team. Those tournaments are huge and some of the top talent in the nation will be there.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Nov 21 2014, 10:57 AM

2014-2015 Michigan City High School basketball preview
The MCHS Wolves will be returning a very strong group of now experienced underclassmen, but first let’s start with the graduates.

The biggest loss for MC will be 4 year varsity Center, Keenan Simmons. Simmons takes his talents to SIU-Edwardsville becoming the third straight class with a Division 1 product to come out of it (’13 Ryan Taylor and Jabbar Washington ’12). Simmons dominated last year not only defensively, but had an explosion offensively with a newly added 3 point shot. City also loses some great leadership in Donnie Wilson and Luke Daurer, as well as role players Michael Smallwood and Java Oliver.

Injuries headlined a lot of the season early last year, with many of the rotation players missing time, it set up a situation where City started a very young starting lineup last year. MC started 2 freshmen, and 1 sophomore, in addition to 2 seniors for most of the season last year and now is when that pays off.

Junior ShanQuan Hemphill has all of the earmarks of being the next star of Michigan City basketball. Hemphill started all season last year as a sophomore and showed flashed of his game. Even at 6’6” he will have one of the quickest first steps in the DAC, and an explosive leaping ability to match. He will be a match up nightmare for opposing teams who will struggle by either putting smaller guards on him, or slower big men. Hemphill thrives in the open floor. You will see college scouts at the Wolves Den this year trying to convince him to play for their programs in the future.

Senior Mike Miller returned to City after sitting early for a transfer in a big way. The twin brother of star of the girls MCHS team (and division 1 signee) Michal Miller, Mike showed valuable leadership on the floor and will be a key member of the back court, and do a lot of the ball handling. Miller strikes me as a kid in the Donnie Wilson/Alajuwon Edwards mold who is going to be smarter than just about anyone else on the floor and use that basketball IQ to his advantage.

Sophomore Jaronde Boyd started the entire season for City as a true freshman, and never looked out of place on the floor despite his age. Boyd showed a very quick first step, as well as a developing shot from the outside. Look for Boyd to be the starting PG for City this year.

Sophomore Troy Jones also spent the entire season as a starter during his freshman year, and also exhibited signs of being a great high school player very soon. Jones body profiles him as a potential D1 PG, with nice handles, and a guy who isn’t afraid to attack the basket.

Shayne Barron, a Senior, has been a two sport threat, doubling as TE on the MC football team. Barron showed a much improved three point shot last year, and had a couple of big games during the season. With graduation eating away at City’s front line, Barron might start at the 4 on City’s team. If not, he will get significant minutes off of the bench.

Brad Pawloski’s game took a big leap last year, as the then Junior was forced into much bigger minutes because of Luke Dauer’s major ankle injury. Pawloski’s game matured and he turned into a big threat from distance, as well as a well improved defender.

Senior Zach Stewart will see minutes this year as a sparkplug off of the bench who will look to show off his impressive three point shooting ability. Stewart worked hard to play himself on to the varsity roster about the middle of last season, and didn’t yield his spot after winning it. For fans of City basketball, I see a Sam Bellamy kind of role in Stewart’s future.

Sophomore Tyler Games is another kid who saw a lot of varsity roster time as a freshman last year, in one of the best freshmen classes I can recall seeing in a long time. Games didn’t see much time as a back up to Keenan Simmons, but he has the size and frame that you can’t teach. He will see some minutes, but I think his best years will be in his Junior and Senior years as his game catches up and matures, as he comes off of a pretty significant injury at the end of last year. Games profiles as a more traditional back to the basket high school center, with some athletic ability that could carry his game to the next level with some development.

Junior Cevin Crawford also worked his way from JV on to the Varsity roster last year, as he has an explosive leaping ability, and a strong frame. Crawford also saw significant minutes on the football field as one of the starting wide outs for the Wolves.

The rest of the roster is filled up with kids who are making the leap to the varsity roster for their first significant minutes with seniors Jerome Watts, MiQuan Dority, along with Sophomores Matt Westman, Dante Combs, and Makiyah Smallwood all looking to steal minutes, and win jobs if the opportunities present themselves.

STARTING 5: My guess at the starting five looks like this Boyd, Jones, Miller, Pawloski, and Hemphill.

TEAM PROJECTION: (12-10) (5-2). Now before anyone looks the record and gets ready to send hate mail, take a look at the Michigan City schedule. MCHS will play games against 3 of the 4 teams in the 3A and 4A state finals last year (Indy Tech, Bowman, and Lake Central). They also take trips to Chicago and Detroit for invitationals against some of the best schools in the country. They also have games against powerhouses such as Bishop Noll and Munster who have also been highly rated in recent years. That is in addition to the always tough Duneland Conference Schedule that City has. While many others are stacking inferior 1 and 2A schools on to their schedule to pad win totals, City has what should be the toughest schedule in the northern half of Indiana. They will be ready come tournament time.

DAC PROJECTIONS: The DAC will down overall this year, with a huge chunk of its best players leaving through graduation. The list of Centers alone is impressive. In addition to Simmons, Gage Ott of Laporte, Tyler Wideman of Lake Central, and Bret Barclay of Crown Point have all moved on to the next level. Three of them are playing Division 1 basketball. Crown Points returns the most front line talent in Grant Gelon and Nick Jeffirs, but has also had trouble gelling around that talent. I am picking the Bulldogs, but don’t be surprised to see City at the top of the DAC and Sectional 2 as their young talent grows up. Valpo looks to be improved, but had trouble scoring last year, and had disappointing PG play. Chesterton graduated all of their talent except for division 1 recruit Chris Palombizio. Merrillville, much like City, returns a young, but experienced group and could also surprise.

The bottom of the DAC is going to struggle this year, as Lake Central only returns Joe Bannister from an amazing group that finished as State Runner’s up. LaPorte will be devastated by graduation as they lose Ott, and 3 year varsity star Josh Fleming. Portage graduated most of their top players from a team that finished at the bottom of the conference, and will be led by guards Jordan Collazo and Tim Byrant. They will lack much size again.

PREDICTED DAC STANDINGS
Crown Point
Michigan City
Valparaiso
Merrillville
Chesterton
Lake Central
LaPorte
Portage

Posted by: MCwolves Nov 28 2014, 02:07 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Nov 21 2014, 11:57 AM) *

2014-2015 Michigan City High School basketball preview
The MCHS Wolves will be returning a very strong group of now experienced underclassmen, but first let’s start with the graduates.

The biggest loss for MC will be 4 year varsity Center, Keenan Simmons. Simmons takes his talents to SIU-Edwardsville becoming the third straight class with a Division 1 product to come out of it (’13 Ryan Taylor and Jabbar Washington ’12). Simmons dominated last year not only defensively, but had an explosion offensively with a newly added 3 point shot. City also loses some great leadership in Donnie Wilson and Luke Daurer, as well as role players Michael Smallwood and Java Oliver.

Injuries headlined a lot of the season early last year, with many of the rotation players missing time, it set up a situation where City started a very young starting lineup last year. MC started 2 freshmen, and 1 sophomore, in addition to 2 seniors for most of the season last year and now is when that pays off.

Junior ShanQuan Hemphill has all of the earmarks of being the next star of Michigan City basketball. Hemphill started all season last year as a sophomore and showed flashed of his game. Even at 6’6” he will have one of the quickest first steps in the DAC, and an explosive leaping ability to match. He will be a match up nightmare for opposing teams who will struggle by either putting smaller guards on him, or slower big men. Hemphill thrives in the open floor. You will see college scouts at the Wolves Den this year trying to convince him to play for their programs in the future.

Senior Mike Miller returned to City after sitting early for a transfer in a big way. The twin brother of star of the girls MCHS team (and division 1 signee) Michal Miller, Mike showed valuable leadership on the floor and will be a key member of the back court, and do a lot of the ball handling. Miller strikes me as a kid in the Donnie Wilson/Alajuwon Edwards mold who is going to be smarter than just about anyone else on the floor and use that basketball IQ to his advantage.

Sophomore Jaronde Boyd started the entire season for City as a true freshman, and never looked out of place on the floor despite his age. Boyd showed a very quick first step, as well as a developing shot from the outside. Look for Boyd to be the starting PG for City this year.

Sophomore Troy Jones also spent the entire season as a starter during his freshman year, and also exhibited signs of being a great high school player very soon. Jones body profiles him as a potential D1 PG, with nice handles, and a guy who isn’t afraid to attack the basket.

Shayne Barron, a Senior, has been a two sport threat, doubling as TE on the MC football team. Barron showed a much improved three point shot last year, and had a couple of big games during the season. With graduation eating away at City’s front line, Barron might start at the 4 on City’s team. If not, he will get significant minutes off of the bench.

Brad Pawloski’s game took a big leap last year, as the then Junior was forced into much bigger minutes because of Luke Dauer’s major ankle injury. Pawloski’s game matured and he turned into a big threat from distance, as well as a well improved defender.

Senior Zach Stewart will see minutes this year as a sparkplug off of the bench who will look to show off his impressive three point shooting ability. Stewart worked hard to play himself on to the varsity roster about the middle of last season, and didn’t yield his spot after winning it. For fans of City basketball, I see a Sam Bellamy kind of role in Stewart’s future.

Sophomore Tyler Games is another kid who saw a lot of varsity roster time as a freshman last year, in one of the best freshmen classes I can recall seeing in a long time. Games didn’t see much time as a back up to Keenan Simmons, but he has the size and frame that you can’t teach. He will see some minutes, but I think his best years will be in his Junior and Senior years as his game catches up and matures, as he comes off of a pretty significant injury at the end of last year. Games profiles as a more traditional back to the basket high school center, with some athletic ability that could carry his game to the next level with some development.

Junior Cevin Crawford also worked his way from JV on to the Varsity roster last year, as he has an explosive leaping ability, and a strong frame. Crawford also saw significant minutes on the football field as one of the starting wide outs for the Wolves.

The rest of the roster is filled up with kids who are making the leap to the varsity roster for their first significant minutes with seniors Jerome Watts, MiQuan Dority, along with Sophomores Matt Westman, Dante Combs, and Makiyah Smallwood all looking to steal minutes, and win jobs if the opportunities present themselves.

STARTING 5: My guess at the starting five looks like this Boyd, Jones, Miller, Pawloski, and Hemphill.

TEAM PROJECTION: (12-10) (5-2). Now before anyone looks the record and gets ready to send hate mail, take a look at the Michigan City schedule. MCHS will play games against 3 of the 4 teams in the 3A and 4A state finals last year (Indy Tech, Bowman, and Lake Central). They also take trips to Chicago and Detroit for invitationals against some of the best schools in the country. They also have games against powerhouses such as Bishop Noll and Munster who have also been highly rated in recent years. That is in addition to the always tough Duneland Conference Schedule that City has. While many others are stacking inferior 1 and 2A schools on to their schedule to pad win totals, City has what should be the toughest schedule in the northern half of Indiana. They will be ready come tournament time.

DAC PROJECTIONS: The DAC will down overall this year, with a huge chunk of its best players leaving through graduation. The list of Centers alone is impressive. In addition to Simmons, Gage Ott of Laporte, Tyler Wideman of Lake Central, and Bret Barclay of Crown Point have all moved on to the next level. Three of them are playing Division 1 basketball. Crown Points returns the most front line talent in Grant Gelon and Nick Jeffirs, but has also had trouble gelling around that talent. I am picking the Bulldogs, but don’t be surprised to see City at the top of the DAC and Sectional 2 as their young talent grows up. Valpo looks to be improved, but had trouble scoring last year, and had disappointing PG play. Chesterton graduated all of their talent except for division 1 recruit Chris Palombizio. Merrillville, much like City, returns a young, but experienced group and could also surprise.

The bottom of the DAC is going to struggle this year, as Lake Central only returns Joe Bannister from an amazing group that finished as State Runner’s up. LaPorte will be devastated by graduation as they lose Ott, and 3 year varsity star Josh Fleming. Portage graduated most of their top players from a team that finished at the bottom of the conference, and will be led by guards Jordan Collazo and Tim Byrant. They will lack much size again.

PREDICTED DAC STANDINGS
Crown Point
Michigan City
Valparaiso
Merrillville
Chesterton
Lake Central
LaPorte
Portage

This team looks like it's going to shoot the ball well this year and they will get out and run. Mike Miller has really improved going into his senior year. Pawloski has looked to develop his game to more than just the 3 point shot. I do believe that City may run into issues with rebounding with the smaller lineup, but will make up for it with the ability to get out on the fast break. I see a lot of teams coming out of the 2-3 zone early in the game after City makes them pay for it after burying some 3's. I see City going with a lineup of Jones, Miller, Pawloski, Hemphill, and Barron/Crawford to have better rebounding and post defense in the game. Concord will be a good first test as they do have a good big man in Swertka and it will be interesting to see how City responds. I know that Concord will start play in a 2-3 zone and hopefully City comes out firing on all cylinders.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Nov 29 2014, 10:52 PM

City goes to 1-0 with there 60-54 victory over Concord at the den tonight.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Nov 30 2014, 10:22 AM

In the Wolves season opening win last night, they were led in scoring by Mike Miller's 14 points and 7 rebounds, 3 steals and a block. Zach Stewart had 12 off of the bench. Jaronde Boyd had 8, along with 3 steals. Tank Hemphill scored 7, but added 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, and a steal. Dante Combs scored 6 points on two 3 pointers. Cevin Crawford scored 5, but had two monster offensive rebounds off of missed free throws late to ice the game. To round out the scoring, Troy Jones had 4, plus Shayne Barron and Brad Pawloski had 2 each.

The win was Coach John Boyd's 60th as Coach of the Wolves. He trails only Bear Falls's 81 wins as a Coach at Michigan City High School.

The Wolves next game is Saturday night December 6 against Gary West Side in the Den.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Dec 6 2014, 09:25 PM

The Wolves lose to West Side 78-75 on a last second shot. City battled back from a 5 point deficit late to tie it.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Dec 6 2014, 09:53 PM

City scoring recap:

City was led tonight by Tank Hemphill who put in 21 points, 8 rebounds, plus a block and a steal. Senior Mike Miller hit for 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 big steals, 3 assists. Totaling 8 points each were Jaronde Boyd, Zach Stewart and Shayne Barron. Barron hit a shot with 9 seconds to go to tie the game at 75. Cevin Crawford hit for 6 points, Troy Jones 4, Brad Pawloski 3, and 1 each for MiQuan Dority and Dante Combs.

City's next game is a rematch of the 1966 State Finals with Michigan City down at 2014 ISHAA 4A champion Indianapolis Tech.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Dec 6 2014, 10:50 PM

Tough loss tonight. City's next game is actually on Tuesday. They are at South Bend Riley, then will be the game at Indianapolis Tech.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Dec 9 2014, 08:04 PM

Michigan City beats South Bend Riley 68-52 on the road.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Dec 9 2014, 08:17 PM

Sounds like Hemphill got a dunk that is going to be on Fox28 news

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Dec 10 2014, 09:36 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Dec 9 2014, 08:17 PM) *

Sounds like Hemphill got a dunk that is going to be on Fox28 news


Here it is

https://vine.co/v/OrEuwP3Dml3

Posted by: taxthedeer Dec 10 2014, 02:52 PM

Boys looked really good last night. I like the three point shooting guard threat the team has this season with Stewart and Pawloski.

My mom even came along with me to South Bend. She really likes coach Boyd.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Dec 14 2014, 12:20 AM

City falls on the road to Indianapolis Tech 85-68.

Posted by: taxthedeer Dec 17 2014, 09:15 PM

Here is the details on the MLK Classic in Chicago next month:

Saturday Jan. 17 VS. Chicago Curie (Ill.) 6:30 pm @ Whitney Young High School

Chicago Bulls will also be hosting the Atlanta Hawks at the same time on that night just a few blocks away at the United Center so it will be a big night for basketball on Chicago's westside,

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Dec 20 2014, 10:58 AM

The Wolves lost a tough one last night to Elkhart Central 61-59 on the road. They are now 2-3 on the season.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Dec 20 2014, 10:32 PM

City wins a wild one tonight 72-65. 50 fouls called, including one technical, plus two more easily missed T's. The officiating was awful, both ways. Saw a phantom foul called, a kicked ball with only hands around, etc.

On the bright side, City used two new starters, and had big results with one. By far their best game of the year in a physical battle. I think a couple of guys turned a corner tonight, led by new starter Cevin Crawford who had 16 points and 14 rebounds, including 6 offensive.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Dec 26 2014, 11:28 AM

Safe travels and a big #Citypride to the MCHS boys basketball team who travels up to Detroit today to participate in the hugely popular and even more competitive Motor City Roundball Classic.

This is a five day long invitation only, basketball marathon that brings some of the best teams in the US to play hoops. City is on the docket to play tonight at 6:20pm central time against Ypsilanti Michigan (7:20 Detroit time) though usually tournaments like this run late.

For those looking for MCHS basketball updates on twitter tonight, check here @MCRoundball

GO CITY!

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jan 3 2015, 06:29 PM

#11 Penn 68 City 60

Posted by: MCwolves Jan 5 2015, 08:36 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Jan 3 2015, 07:29 PM) *

#11 Penn 68 City 60

City had a very good chance to win this game. The benched played very well in this game and was the reason this game was a close one. City trailed by only 3 points going into the 4th, and was all due to the bench coming in and getting the job done. However, Boyd places the starters back in at the beginning of the 4th to then create a larger deficit. You have two shooters who are hot, Stewart and Pawloski, and you put your son and Jones back in so they can foul players 25 feet from the basket. The bench eventually came back during the middle of the 4th and closed the gap, but when they trailed by only 3 points Boyd's son is out there taking an ill advised shot, after he didn't hit the rim on his last 2 attempts.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jan 9 2015, 10:56 AM

As of last night, City vs Crown Point is still on, per the MC AD.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jan 9 2015, 11:06 AM

Scratch that, City vs CP is cancelled, both for the varsity boys/girls DH, but also for JV on Saturday.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jan 11 2015, 10:21 AM

City lost to Bowman 71-69 last night, losing their 3rd game this year on their final posession.

Posted by: taxthedeer Jan 12 2015, 09:19 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Jan 11 2015, 10:21 AM) *

City lost to Bowman 71-69 last night, losing their 3rd game this year on their final posession.

Looking forward to the boys being back at home VS. Valpo Friday night and taking my trip to Chicago on Saturday.

Wish the game Saturday would have been a few hours earlier so we could have gone to the Hawks - Bulls MLK game that night too.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jan 16 2015, 09:18 PM

Valpo 51 City 44 final. Hemphill had 21, but City was 3-18 from deep.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Jan 21 2015, 11:30 AM

The Wolves beat Munster last night 71-56. Great Win. The Wolves shot much better and had a great game from Hemphill who had a major one handed slam. The Wolves will host the Slicers on Friday in Game 2 of a boys/girls doubleheader.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jan 21 2015, 03:49 PM

QUOTE(Michigan City Wolves @ Jan 21 2015, 11:30 AM) *

The Wolves beat Munster last night 71-56. Great Win. The Wolves shot much better and had a great game from Hemphill who had a major one handed slam. The Wolves will host the Slicers on Friday in Game 2 of a boys/girls doubleheader.


City blew open a 3 point lead and turned it into a 15 point win.

Here is the dunk BTW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQXp8-ONIpE

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Jan 23 2015, 11:21 PM

Michigan City beats LaPorte in the Den tonight 63-42.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jan 24 2015, 09:04 PM

Final score Michigan City 61 South Bend Clay 43. City now with three straight double digit wins. MC outscored Clay 35-12 in the second half.

Zach Stewart with a career high 28 points to power City.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Jan 31 2015, 09:04 PM

Final score Michigan City 70 Bishop Noll 50. City now 9-8 on the season.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Feb 7 2015, 08:27 AM

City uses a late 4th quarter 11-0 run to blow open a close game and beat Chesterton 76-65. Tank Hemphill with a game high 28 points. City now 10-8 on the season.

Posted by: taxthedeer Feb 7 2015, 12:58 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Feb 7 2015, 08:27 AM) *

City uses a late 4th quarter 11-0 run to blow open a close game and beat Chesterton 76-65. Tank Hemphill with a game high 28 points. City now 10-8 on the season.

Valpo boys basketball team clinched a share of Duneland conference championship last night at 5-0 .

Merrillville, Lake Central, Crown Point, Michigan City and Chesterton is currently in a 5 way tie for 2nd place at 3-2.

Portage and La Porte are the bottom feeders at a winless 0-5.

City's two remaining DAC game are Thursday night VS. Lake Central and the next Friday @ Merrillville.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Feb 7 2015, 11:23 PM

Michigan City beats S.B Adams on the road tonight 76-64. Hemphill with a game high 17 points. Barron had 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Feb 17 2015, 09:11 PM

Big win tonight 56-52 over Lake Central. City held a 20 point lead in the second half, blew it all, and then made some clutch plays late to win this one. They are now 12-8 on the season, and their next game against Merrillville is for 2nd place in the DAC.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Feb 22 2015, 11:13 AM

City finishes the regular season 14-8 overall and 5-2 in DAC. They beat Merrillville in overtime 65-62 on Friday and S.B Washington 64-52 last night. Sectional draw later today.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Feb 22 2015, 04:34 PM

Sectional Draw

Portage/LaPorte
Valpo/Crown Point

Merrillville/Hobart
Chesterton/City

Posted by: Jesse B Feb 22 2015, 04:38 PM

Tough draw actually for MC. I know they have beaten Chesterton and Merrillville but it will be a lot more difficult on a nuetral court. Championship game will more than likely be against the winner of CP or Valpo. Valpo at home will not be easy either.

Posted by: Michigan City Wolves Feb 22 2015, 05:16 PM

QUOTE(Jesse B @ Feb 22 2015, 04:38 PM) *

Tough draw actually for MC. I know they have beaten Chesterton and Merrillville but it will be a lot more difficult on a nuetral court. Championship game will more than likely be against the winner of CP or Valpo. Valpo at home will not be easy either.



Actually This sectional is at Merrillville. City will have to beat Merrillville again on there home court.

Posted by: taxthedeer Feb 23 2015, 03:53 AM

Rotten draw for City. Could have not been any worse even if they set it up that way.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Feb 23 2015, 10:06 AM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Feb 23 2015, 03:53 AM) *

Rotten draw for City. Could have not been any worse even if they set it up that way.


Yep, the favorite has to be the winner of the Crown Point vs Valpo game.

Posted by: taxthedeer Feb 23 2015, 03:44 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Feb 23 2015, 10:06 AM) *

Yep, the favorite has to be the winner of the Crown Point vs Valpo game.

I think I will skip Wednesday. But will probably go if successful on Friday and championship Saturday night and buy $6 ticket for both nights.

Don't like having to travel to and from Merrillville 3 nights in 4 days.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Feb 25 2015, 02:52 PM

SECTIONAL TICKET INFORMATION: Michigan City High School will be pre-selling tickets to the IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional Tournament being held next week at Merrillville High School. Tickets will go on sale in the MCHS Athletic Office beginning at 12 noon on Thursday, February 26th, and will be on sale through Wednesday, March 4th or as long as our supply lasts! The Merrillville sectional will take place on March 3, 4, 6, and 7, with quarterfinal games on the 3rd and 4th, semifinal games on the 6th, and the championship game on the 7th. Michigan City's first game will be on March 4th at 7:30. Tickets are "season tickets" to the entire tournament, and are on sale for $10 each.

Posted by: taxthedeer Mar 5 2015, 07:15 AM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Feb 25 2015, 02:52 PM) *

SECTIONAL TICKET INFORMATION: Michigan City High School will be pre-selling tickets to the IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional Tournament being held next week at Merrillville High School. Tickets will go on sale in the MCHS Athletic Office beginning at 12 noon on Thursday, February 26th, and will be on sale through Wednesday, March 4th or as long as our supply lasts! The Merrillville sectional will take place on March 3, 4, 6, and 7, with quarterfinal games on the 3rd and 4th, semifinal games on the 6th, and the championship game on the 7th. Michigan City's first game will be on March 4th at 7:30. Tickets are "season tickets" to the entire tournament, and are on sale for $10 each.
Wolves lost last night to Chesterton.

I will see everyone at MCHS for football in August.

Posted by: Jesse B Mar 6 2015, 02:19 PM

Rotten end to a promising season. What is this now 20 years without a Sectional title? Why is it a basketball town like MC cannot win a sectional? I don't buy the big suburban schools reasoning either. Is Chesterton that much different than MC. . .Tax?

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Mar 6 2015, 02:38 PM

Chesterton hasn't won a sectional title since 1987.

Posted by: taxthedeer Mar 6 2015, 03:33 PM

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Rotten end to a promising season. What is this now 20 years without a Sectional title? Why is it a basketball town like MC cannot win a sectional? I don't buy the big suburban schools reasoning either. Is Chesterton that much different than MC. . .Tax?
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Whenever people ask me what ever happened to Michigan City basketball I tell the that I moved here January 3, 1993, ten weeks later Elston won the sectional and lost the next week to North Judson the day game of the Michigan City Rogers regional. Another year went by and Elston and Rogers consolidated and the first thing Bear Falls did was kick all the boys off the team because he told me that he never put up with anybody's B.S.

City has not won a sectional since.

I remember that 1987 Chesterton sectional championship well. My junior year at Portage High School. The Trojans where led by a guy named Matt Nover who went on and played for Bobby Knight at IU and portrayed the fictional character Ricky Roe in the movie "Blue Chips" starring Nick Nolte and Shaquille O'Neill.

Portage was favored to win the sectional that year as they were led by a pair of seniors Mike Wologo and Jim Havrilla. Chesterton knocked off Portage in the opener and the Portage Township School Board held a special session the following day and fired coach Greg Kirby as Portage's boys basketball coach. Kirby moved on to Valpo and led their girls program to four appearances in the state finals. Greg Fisher took over for Kirby at Portage and led Portage to the schools first regional championship when I was a senior in 1988.

Posted by: Southsider2k12 Mar 6 2015, 04:16 PM

Some things to know about Michigan City basketball vs the good ol days.

1. When Elston was winning sectional titles annually, they were one of the biggest schools in the entire state of Indiana. In the late 60's Elston was graduating about 1000 kids a year, meaning they had about 4000 kids in grades 9-12 to pick a basketball team from. As of the last release that number was 1701. For comparisons sake, LaPorte is 2009, Chesterton is 2030, Valpo is 2065, Merrillville is 2228, Portage is 2486, Crown Point is 2664, and Lake Central is 3196. Lake Central equals almost two MCHS's in terms of enrollment. If you look at the top teams in the state of Indiana, they are almost all over 3000 kids. Carmel is actually pushing 5000. City's population is down something like 10,000 people over those days. Even since 2011 City has fallen from the 39th biggest school in the state, to the 51st.

2. When Elston was winning sectional every year, their sectional was a joke. Most of the schools were pre-consolidation schools which had something like 100 kids in them. Today those schools can't legally exist, and have been gone for decades. City had 20 to 30 times as many kids as most of the schools in their sectional. Today, City is by far the smallest school in their sectional because of the class system.

Posted by: taxthedeer Mar 6 2015, 05:46 PM

QUOTE(Southsider2k12 @ Mar 6 2015, 04:16 PM) *

Some things to know about Michigan City basketball vs the good ol days.

1. When Elston was winning sectional titles annually, they were one of the biggest schools in the entire state of Indiana. In the late 60's Elston was graduating about 1000 kids a year, meaning they had about 4000 kids in grades 9-12 to pick a basketball team from. As of the last release that number was 1701. For comparisons sake, LaPorte is 2009, Chesterton is 2030, Valpo is 2065, Merrillville is 2228, Portage is 2486, Crown Point is 2664, and Lake Central is 3196. Lake Central equals almost two MCHS's in terms of enrollment. If you look at the top teams in the state of Indiana, they are almost all over 3000 kids. Carmel is actually pushing 5000. City's population is down something like 10,000 people over those days. Even since 2011 City has fallen from the 39th biggest school in the state, to the 51st.

2. When Elston was winning sectional every year, their sectional was a joke. Most of the schools were pre-consolidation schools which had something like 100 kids in them. Today those schools can't legally exist, and have been gone for decades. City had 20 to 30 times as many kids as most of the schools in their sectional. Today, City is by far the smallest school in their sectional because of the class system.
Michigan City is going to be the only non 6A school in the Duneland Conference for football the next two years and it is projected that MCAS is going to continue to lose between 50-100 students in grades K-12 every year over the next decade. Might even be more if the Michigan City Christian Academy ever expand or any Charter schools start up in the district like they have in Gary. I'm really surprised that any charter schools hasn't already opened up in Michigan City.

The Great Lakes conference is looking to expand with Gary West Side and East Chicago joining the four Hammond public schools. Considering it's declining cith population and school enrollment and urban profile and pedigree this would be the perfect time for Michigan City to depart from the DAC and become the 7th school in the Great Lakes Conference.

http://www.nwitimes.com/conferences/great-lakes-athletic-conference/e-c-and-west-side-showing-great-interest-in-glac/article_7c949166-78c0-599b-8731-640cb12c0f68.html

City would still be able to maintain it's rivalries in both revenue and club sports with schools like La Porte and Chesterton by scheduling non conference tilts and in sectional play.

I don't want to hear any nonsense about how playing all the schools in the DAC puts MC more formidable for winning sectionals because City has not won a sectional in boys basketball in 20 years.


Posted by: taxthedeer Mar 8 2015, 09:12 AM

Really shocked to see that South Bend Riley at 10-14 will be one of the teams in the Michigan City 4A Regional on Saturday. Wolves traveled to South Bend destroyed the Wildcats back on December 9th. Munster is in it to and City beat the Mustangs 71-56 on January 20th.

Posted by: indianamaniac Mar 8 2015, 09:56 PM

QUOTE(taxthedeer @ Mar 6 2015, 06:46 PM) *

Michigan City is going to be the only non 6A school in the Duneland Conference for football the next two years and it is projected that MCAS is going to continue to lose between 50-100 students in grades K-12 every year over the next decade. Might even be more if the Michigan City Christian Academy ever expand or any Charter schools start up in the district like they have in Gary. I'm really surprised that any charter schools hasn't already opened up in Michigan City.

The Great Lakes conference is looking to expand with Gary West Side and East Chicago joining the four Hammond public schools. Considering it's declining cith population and school enrollment and urban profile and pedigree this would be the perfect time for Michigan City to depart from the DAC and become the 7th school in the Great Lakes Conference.

http://www.nwitimes.com/conferences/great-lakes-athletic-conference/e-c-and-west-side-showing-great-interest-in-glac/article_7c949166-78c0-599b-8731-640cb12c0f68.html

City would still be able to maintain it's rivalries in both revenue and club sports with schools like La Porte and Chesterton by scheduling non conference tilts and in sectional play.

I don't want to hear any nonsense about how playing all the schools in the DAC puts MC more formidable for winning sectionals because City has not won a sectional in boys basketball in 20 years.


Yes. Let's leave a conference based on our struggles in boys basketball and football for a confererence whose schools don't field full teams in tennis, golf, swimming, let alone a gymnastics team at all. It's a great idea.

Still waiting for you to actually come out and define "urban profile and pedigree."



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