Posted: Jan 07, 2020

No.12/14 @bhsdogsghoops set for 2020 Hendricks County Tournament this week

By Keelen Barlow

The Brownsburg varsity girls' basketball team will take part in the 2020 Hendricks County Girls' Basketball Tournament this week at Tri-West Hendricks High School. First-round matchups are set for January 8 and the Semi-Final round will be played on January 10.

Third place and fifth-place games as well as the 2020 Hendricks County Girls' Basketball Tournament championship are set for January 11.

The Bulldogs will play Avon on January 9 at 7:30 pm to kick off their run in the county tournament. Brownsburg comes into the week with a 10-7 record (3-1 in Hoosier Crossroads Conference)

Bulldog Bits

Brownsburg is coming off a 56-50 win over IHSAA Class 3A No.8 Greensburg that snapped a four-game skid
The Bulldogs are ranked 12 in this week's ICGSA Class 4A girls' basketball poll; Brownsburg is ranked No.14 in the IBCA Girls' Basketball Weekly Top-20 poll
Brownsburg hasn't lost in their Hendricks County Tournament opener since the 2014-2015 season
Mackenzie Stien's 17 points in the win over Greensburg was a season-high for her; that mark was also three off her career-high of 20 points
Nine different players scored for the Bulldogs in their win over Greensburg; that is tied for the most of any single game this season

Hendricks County Tournament Field- Quick Hitters

The six teams in the Hendricks County tournament come in with a combined record of 55-35 this season. None of the teams are more than one game below .500 heading into the week. A pair of the teams, Brownsburg and Danville, are ranked in their respective class' ICGSA girls' basketball poll.

Avon

7-8 record this year (2-3 in Hoosier Crossroads Conference)
Coming in on a 6-game skid after losing to Warren Central 57-53 in their last matchup
Led by 6-foot senior Haley Nichols (13.6 ppg and 9.7 rpg) and 6-foot-1 junior Alex Richard (9.1 ppg and 9.2 rpg)

Cascade

8-5 record this season (3-2 in the Indiana Crossroads Conference)
Friday will be the Cadets first game in 24 days; their last game was against Monrovia on December 17
Have for players who average at least 7 points per game this season

Danville

12-4 record this year (5-0 in the Sagamore Conference)
Have scored the most points of any team in the Sagamore Conference
Led by 6-foot senior Ella Collier (23.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.6 spg)

Plainfield

7-8 record this year (4-1 in the Mid-State Conference)
Have lost six of their last ten games
Led by sophomore Ellie Wilkerson (15.8 ppg and 6.5 rpg)

Tri-West

11-3 record this year (5-1 record in the Sagamore Conference)
Have won five in a row and nine of their last ten games
Have three sophomores who average double figures; Led by 5-foot-8 sophomore Kenna Kirby (20.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.6 apg and 3.5 spg)

Recent Tournament History

Brownsburg comes into the 2020 Hendricks County Girls' Basketball Tournament as the defending champs. The Bulldogs defeated Danville, Plainfield and Avon by an average of 21 points in the 2019 tournament en route to their tenth Hendricks County Championship since 2001.

The Bulldogs have won eight of the last twelve Hendricks County Tournament championships.

Brownsburg and Plainfield have combined to win the last twelve Hendricks County titles. Outside of the Bulldogs and Quakers, the last program to win a Hendricks County title was Avon in 2007.

Brownsburg, Avon and Plainfield have combined to win every Hendricks County Tournament Championship since 2001.

Up Next

The Bulldogs will return to HCC play after the Hendricks County Tournament as they travel to take on No.4/4 Fishers on January 17. The matchup will tipoff a Boys' and Girls' varsity doubleheader at 6 p.m.

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