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Bounce’s Takeaways from the prep hoops week of December 1-6

December 8, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

IS IT AN UPSET OR IS IT A SHIFT? Lets talk about Tuesday night and how there were some of what we’d refer to as at least moderate upsets on the plate on the boys […]

BOYS HOOPS PREVIEW 2025: Bounce’s NE8 Breakdown

November 20, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

THE FAVORITE New Haven Bulldogs New Haven enters the season with an experienced, talented core led by senior guard Jadrien Ezell (14 ppg, 2nd Team All-Conference) and junior point guard Tarvar Baskerville (14 ppg, 1st […]

OTH BOYS HOOPS PREVIEW 2025: #4 New Haven Bulldogs

November 19, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

The Bulldogs enters the new season with a confident mix of returning experience and emerging talent, aiming to build on last year’s momentum and push toward another conference title. With only two seniors lost, the […]

BOUNCE: 2025 season awards for the NE8 boys

April 3, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

Before we get to the Outside the Huddle All-Area Team and our end-of-year awards, Bounce wanted to take some time and take a last glance at area conferences and hand out some league-specific metaphorical hardware. […]

2024-25 All-NE8 boys basketball teams named

March 10, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

The Northeast 8 Conference has chosen its All-NE8 Boys Basketball Team for the 2024-2025 season. Columbia City and New Haven each went 6-1 in the conference, sharing the NE8 title. Columbia City gave New Haven […]

Bounce’s Takeaways from the prep hoops week of March 3-8

March 9, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

Each Sunday, yours truly will take a look at some of the bigger stories and important notes of the week with a wrap up column. This week we will look at things class by class […]

BOUNCE: Boys basketball teams to watch down the final stretch of the 2024-25 season

January 24, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

This isn’t one I have to write much or even really think about much in a regular season. In Northeast Indiana, there really is a basketball reality of the “haves” and the “have nots.” Sure, […]

Bounce’s Takeaways from the prep hoops week of January 13-18

January 20, 2025 Outside the Huddle 0

Each Sunday, yours truly will take a look at some of the bigger stories and important notes of the week with a wrap up column. NECC TOURNAMENT On the girls side, Eastside rolled their way […]

BOYS HOOPS PREVIEW 2024: Bounce’s NE8 Breakdown

November 21, 2024 Outside the Huddle 0

The road to a Northeast 8 Conference title this season runs through….every stop on the schedule. “But Bounce, how can that be?” Because the NE8 is as WIDE OPEN as it has probably ever been. […]