Vikings win one, lose one, playoffs right around corner

By Chris Morlan

The North Posey boys’ basketball team was back on the court last Friday night for the first time in nearly a week. North Posey played at home for homecoming night against the Class 1A second ranked Barr-Reeve Vikings. Also coaching Barr-Reeve is former North Posey coach Heath Howington.

There were not very many empty seats available at the North Posey gymnasium last Friday night. Even the Barr-Reeve fans packed their bleacher section. A huge shoutout and congratulations to the homecoming king Ethan Bittner and queen Mackenzie George.

In the final minutes of the first quarter, North Posey went on an 11-2 run. North Posey led 13-9 at the end of the first quarter then the game got away from them. From the second quarter to the end of regulation, Barr-Reeve throttled North Posey to win 52-34.

Barr-Reeve wasn’t a very tall team, but they are young with only one senior on their squad. They are a school with a winning tradition that should go far in the upcoming state tournament. North Posey’s season record dropped to six wins and fourteen losses. Barr-Reeve improved their record to nineteen wins and one loss.

Braxton Neidigh led Barr-Reeve by scoring a game-high 19 points. Kierson Lengacher nailed four three-point baskets to finish with 14 points. Brayden Compton led North Posey by scoring 13 points. Trey Buecher made three three-point shots to finish the game with 10 points.

VARSITY: Friday, February 20, 2026, at North Posey High School

Barr-Reeve 9 14 14 15 — 52

North Posey 13 5 11 5 — 34

BARR-REEVE (52): K. Lengacher 5 0-0 14, K. Boyd 2 0-0 5, C. Yoder 0 2-2 2, B. Neidigh 8 3-5 19, J. Miller 1 0-1 2, W. Wirtz 1 2-2 4, J. Graber 2 0-0 4, M. Thompson 0 0-0 0, C. Moffitt 0 0-0 0, E. Graber 1 0-0 2, B. Cornelius 0 0-0 0, H. Neidigh 0 0-0 0.

NORTH POSEY (34): C. Clowers 1 0-0 2, C. Schickel 2 0-0 6, B. Compton 4 4-4 13, T. Buecher 3 1-1 10, T. Arnold 0 1-4 1, B. Fehn 1 0-0 2, C. Wilzbacher 0 0-0 0, C. Crane 0 0-0 0, H. Lilly 0 0-0 0, R. Kihn 0 0-0 0, J. Embrey 0 0-0 0, W. Barton 0 0-0 0.

3-point field goals: North Posey 6 (T. Buecher 3, C. Schickel 2, B. Compton 1), Barr-Reeve 5 (K. Lengacher 4, K. Boyd 1); Free Throws: North Posey 6-9, Barr-Reeve 7-10; Total Fouls: North Posey 12, Barr-Reeve 11.

Last Saturday night, the Vikings played their second consecutive home game against the Tell City Marksmen. The evening started off with the junior varsity game. North Posey defeated Tell City 59-44.

Prior to the varsity game, one senior basketball player, one senior basketball manager and nine senior cheerleaders, were recognized along with their parents for their dedication and time put in with their programs at North Posey High School.

Recognized from the basketball team was Trey Buecher. Viking basketball team manager Dylan Detty, along with cheerleaders Haven Barton, Audrey Fisher, Mackenzie George, Kylee Heath, Kelsey Herke, Emma Lindenschmidt, Heidi Lowe, Jillian Rogers, and Ashlyn Smith.

In the varsity game, The Vikings boys’ basketball team played well for most of the game cruising to a 61-42 win over the Tell City Marksmen. North Posey scored the first field goal of the game. Then Tell City’s Eli Kleemann made a three-point basket to give the Marksmen a 3-2 lead. That was the only time Tell City ever led in this game. At the end of the first quarter, North Posey led comfortably at 17-6.

Tell City played well in the second quarter by outscoring North Posey 18-17 in the period. However, the Vikings led at the halftime break by the score of 34-24. In the third quarter, North Posey won that period 14-11 to extend their advantage up to 48-35. The Vikings put away Tell City leading by as many as 22 points at 61-39. When time expired on the game clock, North Posey defeated Tell City by nineteen points 61-42.

For the season, North Posey’s season record improved to seven wins and fourteen losses. In the Pocket Athletic Conference, the Vikings have a 4-7 record. Tell City’s season record dropped to two wins and twenty losses. The Marksmen are 0-11 in the PAC. North Posey has one regular season game left at home against Gibson Southern this Thursday night before the start of the postseason.

North Posey had three players scored in double digits during this game led by Trey Buecher with a game-high 17 points. Brayden Compton finished with 15 points and Camden Clowers scored 11 points for the Vikings. Owen James led Tell City by scoring 16 points. Eli Kleeman finished with 15 points for the Marksmen.

VARSITY: Saturday, February 21, 2026, at North Posey High School

Tell City 6 18 11 7 — 42

North Posey 17 17 14 13 — 61

TELL CITY (42): O. James 6 3-4 16, G. Kleeman 0 2-2 2, E. Kleeman 3 6-6 15, N. Gebhard 3 1-4 7, A. Noble 0 2-2 2, J. Hammond 0 0-0 0.

NORTH POSEY (61): C. Clowers 5 1-2 11, C. Schickel 1 2-2 4, B. Compton 7 1-4 15, T. Buecher 6 0-1 17, T. Arnold 1 2-2 4, B. Fehn 0 0-0 0, C. Wilzbacher 2 0-0 5, C. Crane 1 0-0 3, H. Lilly 0 0-0 0, R. Kihn 0 0-0 0, J. Embrey 0 0-0 0, W. Barton 0 0-0 0.

Field Goals: North Posey 23-43, Tell City 12-41; 3-point field goals: North Posey 7-16 (T. Buecher 5, C. Wilzbacher 1, C. Crane 1), Tell City 4-21 (E. Kleeman 3, O. James 1); Free Throws: North Posey 8-14, Tell City 14-18; Rebounds: North Posey 28, Tell City 22; Turnovers: North Posey 7, Tell City 7; Total Fouls: North Posey 17, Tell City 10.