March 18, 2025 at 7:50 a.m.

Game Report for Week 03/10: Basketball

Boys Basketball Sectional and Regional Champs and Girls 7th Grade MHC Champs. April 2025. Photo courtesy of Kyle Shipp.
Boys Basketball Sectional and Regional Champs and Girls 7th Grade MHC Champs. April 2025. Photo courtesy of Kyle Shipp.

By Kyle Shipp, Hauser Jr.-Sr. HS Athletic Director

Boys’ Basketball

@ Sectional 
vs. Shawe Memorial – The Boys Basketball team opened sectional play with a commanding victory over Shawe Memorial 80-26 to advance to the sectional semi-final.

Stat leaders for the Jets...
Gelfius: 14 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
Gill: 10 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds
Buck: 12 points & 5 rebounds
Keller: 12 points, 2 assists, 2 steals
Tungate: 12 points & 3 rebounds
Harper: 9 points
Cord: 5 assists & 2 steals
Blair: 2 rebounds & 1 assist
Bechtel: 5 points & 3 rebounds

vs. Trinity Lutheran – After a slow start out of the gate, the Jets got it going in the 2nd half of Friday’s sectional semi-final outscoring Trinity Lutheran by 20 points in the final 2 quarters to win by a score of 63-40 and advance to the sectional championship.

Stat leaders for the Jets...
Keller: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks
Cord: 15 points & 5 rebounds
Buck: 12 points & 9 rebounds
Gill: 11 assists, 6 points, 6 rebounds
Tungate: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Gelfius: 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal
Blair: 4 assists, 1 rebound, 1 steal

vs. Milan – The Boys Basketball team claimed their first Sectional Championship since 2017 with a sound defeat of the host Milan Indians by a score of 81-49. The Jets led by 5 after 1 quarter of play and never looked back from there, extending their lead in each quarter to come away with a big win. The celebration was on in Hope with a parade welcoming home the champs and a pep session in the Main Gym after.

Stat leaders for the Jets...
Tungate: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
Gelfius: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
Buck: 15 points & 10 rebounds
Keller: 9 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds
Gill: 8 points, 6 assists, 3 steals
Cord: 8 points & 2 rebounds
Blair: 5 points & 4 rebounds

@ Regionals
vs. Indianapolis Lutheran – The Jets traveled to Martinsville to take on the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints in Saturday’s Regional Championship in what felt like a Home game with the incredible Hauser faithful packing the stands. The Jets fed off the energy of the crowd for 32 minutes of dominating basketball, never trailing in a wire-to-wire victory by a score of 70-52. The win marked the first Regional Championship for a Hauser Boys Basketball team since 2006.

Stat leaders for the Jets...
Gill: 13 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds
Gelfius: 16 points & 2 rebounds
Keller: 13 points & 8 rebounds
Tungate: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists
Buck: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
Cord: 4 points & 2 rebounds
Blair: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal

7th / 8th Grade Girls Basketball

v. MHC Tournament – The 7th Grade Team hosted the MHC Tournament on Saturday March 8, 2025. The girls defeated North Decatur in the semi-finals and Morristown in the finals on their way to an MHC Championship. The team’s victory vs. Morristown was a revenged loss from earlier in the season. The 7th Grade ended the season 17-6 and won two tournaments. The team wanted to thank the cheerleaders for all the support and the students and staff for all the support throughout the year.

CRH Physical Night: April 9, 2025
The annual CRH Physical Night will be Wednesday April 9, 2025 starting at 6 p.m. in the Hauser Main Gym. Please pick up a Physical form from the Athletic Office. More information to come as the event comes closer.

Spring Sports Picture Date: April 8, 2025, starting at 4:30 p.m.

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