Raiders coach Mark Rohrer was frank in calling the first half the poorest he has ever seen his team play since arriving at Southridge, but he commended the players in fighting back in the second half to give themselves a chance to steal the win.

Jasper returned to the floor for the first time in six days on Friday, and rolled to a wire-to-wire 56-40 win against Gibson Southern in the team’s home opener.

The Jeeps (2-0) scored more points (18) in the first quarter than the Cardinals did the entire game (14).

The parents of former Forest Park basketball player Curt Hopf have asked the courts for an injunction in their quest to restore their son’s eligibility at Barr-Reeve High School this season.

Here are the results from area high school prep sports activities Tuesday night.

Not only did junior guard Colson Montgomery hit the 1,000 point mark on Saturday at the University of Southern Indiana, but senior forward Garrett Voegerl also used his superior leaping ability to win the United Bank River City Showcase dunk contest on Wednesday.

The Raiders (0-1) dropped their first game of the year on Saturday at the University of Southern Indiana. However, junior Colson Montgomery needed 12 points — and got 16 — to eclipse the 1,000 point total in his career.

Last basketball season was not kind to Isaac Uebelhor. Struggles on the court aren’t necessarily the culprit, but instead Uebehlor suffered two difficult injuries that cut his season with the Forest Park Rangers to nine games.