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Tri-Central Season Update & Holiday Classic Preview with Head Coach Cam Hindman (2.129.5) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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  [SPEAKER_00]: You are listening to the Tri-Central Trojans, boys basketball, season update, and holiday tournament preview podcast with Tri-Central Head Coach Cam Heineman and Zolion, the Central Indian Esports Report.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the Central Indian Esports Report, you are listening.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: to the Tri Central Trojan's Boys Basketball, season update and holiday tournament preview show, coming up, I spoke with Tri Central Head Coach.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Cam Heineman about his team's performance so far this season, about the inaugural central Indiana holiday classic, the Trojan's opponents and why they decided to play in this tournament.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: But before we get to that one or let you know
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  [SPEAKER_00]: complete recap of day one of the holiday classic being played at Frankton, Elwood and Alexander on Friday and Saturday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We will have scores and highlights from all three locations on Friday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: On Saturday we will recap all three pool championship games at Frankton.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Assuming we have local teams and all three games and it appears that we will.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It'll take some serious upsets for that not to happen.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And their fourth season undercam, Hindman Tricentral is three and three despite a tough season opening schedule and playing without perhaps their most skilled player and sophomore
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  [SPEAKER_00]: who's the best most of the season.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The Trojan's Open Friday Central India Hall day classic at Frankton, against six in one heritage, a program on the rise under Kyle Soveen.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The six in one star is the Patriots best in seven years.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In the night cap at eight at Frankton, Tricentral takes on four and four winchester and pool D. Arguably the most competitive pool of any of the six in the tournament.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: pool sea is also a franken and features the host equals north jutson and cherobusco tickets are fifteen dollars for the entire day that fifteen dollars gets you a bracelet that is also good for the games being played at a wooden franken on saturday the first place teams will play each other six o'clock at franken with the second and third place teams playing at tin a m at franken on saturday morning
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Take it's our $10 Saturday, and that ticket is good for the entire day at Franklin.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Again, we will have a recap of the first day of the tournament on Friday, later that evening.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Then on Saturday, we'll have recaps of the three pool championship games.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Please join us for that.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Please stay tuned for Tri Central Head Coach, Cam Hyneman.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: pretty tough field, particularly it looks like in your pool coach.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It is.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: There were two ways to look at that one as you could look at it and go, man, why did we get the draw that we got?
• 3:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: Because it is, it's probably because I'm going to use the air.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: My air quotes around the word draw, but it's probably, we probably got the toughest of the bunch.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Clinton Prairie got to cut black for it and they're pretty good right now, but again, two ways to look at it one is to spend time looking at that and the other thing is to which is what the route works I had kids that
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  [SPEAKER_01]: For this year, we set goals at the beginning of every season, and this particular group really wanted to focus on the term at the end of the year.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Everybody was supposed to want to be one of one section, one of one section, and that's a great goal to have, but these guys were serious about it.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I said, you know, we don't care what happens during the year, that's where we want to be at the end of the year, finally.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So that's kind of how we're going to use this,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: think we've got a pretty good defensive team developing here and I'm really kind of looking forward to playing inherited, which I think could be, could be the toughest team in the, in the whole tournament.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm kind of looking forward to getting to them because I think it's really going to show what we've got defensively and where we need to look and I think it's actually
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Because you talked about the sectional already, too, and I'll get sexual opponents.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You have to like that.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, you do.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That sectional, it's a little, I think, deceiving when you look at the intersectional records and the opponents as you go through, and Washington all year long, Washington, everybody does.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But that particular sectional is so wide open.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think last year,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: that with with that because I think Southwood was probably the favorite going in last year.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's not us.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Gail Hill ends up winning it.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I really think that's the way this could go again this year.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think it's anybody's sectional.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think when you consider Indiana basketball, I think that particular sectional is as as as great an example of Indiana basketball is anything where anybody could lend it any night.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So it's it's it's a fun one to be in.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, I mentioned your two and
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  [SPEAKER_00]: three in all against other classes, schools, and you came into this season after losing after your roster, I have to be pretty pleased with what your team has accomplished so far.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I am extremely pleased with where we're at right now.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I mean, it being three and three, you know, most of most outsiders would look at that and go as fairly mediocre and they're not wrong.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's a 500, but when you look at the three losses that you had, every single one of those losses, we've had the opportunity to win it.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And honestly, I'll just say it.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think we were the better team and all three of those losses.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We beat ourselves, we did let the opponent beat us
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I guess if you've got to lose a game, I'd rather beat ourselves than lose to the opponent.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They've all been 12 points or less and I'm extremely happy.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We are very deep.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We go six for sure, and sometimes seven, but mostly six.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So we don't have a lot of horses to run, but the ones we've got have worked extremely hard.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They've bought in early, they've stayed bought in, and it's just a fun bunch of kids to, a fun bunch of kids to coach, and again, those three losses that we've got to eat would be wins.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: All three, like I said, against two A programs,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Probably three of the better programs that you've faced all year.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And so, again, three of three pretty deceiving.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: All right, Madison Grant, I think is the lot better than what their record shows.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Kept and Tipped and I think is going to be pretty good by the end of the season.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And Eastern's not a slots team by any stretch.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: No, you've got a score like a cold Lindsey on there.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That's a tough ask.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: those are three pretty good teams and like we said as you go into this tournament on Friday, gonna see some more heritage at noon and then Winchester 8 tells what you know about heritage.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm not a ton of just watching some film, they're long, they're tall, they're athletic.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, across the board, they're definitely bigger than that as far as height goes.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think we probably have a little more strengths than what they've got.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think that's going to have to be something we're going to have to lean on.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think, you know, heritage plays against some big teams, big school, they're playing three or four A schools by a large part of their schedule.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So they're not playing a slouch competition.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think any time you get a team regardless of what size of school is that always plays up, just by nature of playing better competition, they're going to be a better team.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think Liberty Christian is a great example of that.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think that they've got some
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They've got some quality players for sure on on that squad, but they don't play one of schools.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: They play two, three, and then a lot for a school sometimes.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think that very, very much prepares them for, uh, turned it down the road.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: For example, I think, I think, yeah, I think here it just kind of does the same thing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: For example, their last game, uh, was to get for one north or one of the largest schools in Fort Wayne.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Yes, yes, and and they played them well.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: One by three, I did.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I didn't spend a lot of time research and north up to find out kind of where they're at.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Now, looking at them on film, I thought north her was a little slower, a little less disappointed of what what I would have expected them to be.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But that doesn't take you any way from from heritage because I thought heritage came in and played very well and did a lot of really good things.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Then later that night, a four and three windchester team, a team you probably know little more about, but still not exactly in your region.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: No, no, they're not.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: No, I think I think windchester, no, I don't, I don't know as much about windchester, yeah, we've been spending a little more time on on heritage to start with.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But I think, I think we match up as a little better with Winchester, I think, speed-wise, we're a little closer on with Winchester.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think regardless of who we're playing, one of our issues is going to be fatigued and being able to bring some energy in that second game.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Cooper Lineager has got a foot injury.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So he won't play again this weekend.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, no.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We're waiting to see what he does the week after next, but he's been in a boot for a couple of weeks.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So he's missing games and he'll again, he'll miss this weekend.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So we've got, we've got some freshmen that are stepping up.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We've got a sophomore that's having a step into a role that he
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  [SPEAKER_01]: will have to rely on them to bring some energy and and grow up really quickly.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: What are you hoping to accomplish in this tournament?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: What do you why did you say yes to this particular tournament?
• 10:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, we had talked with Elwood back in, I don't know, it's probably June.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And we didn't know that it was gonna be the 18 team monster.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Initially, our conversations were, you know, maybe a four, maybe a 16-term and, and, you know, fairly similar schools to Elwood and Austin and, you know, that size, that skill level.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, the next thing we knew this was the, this was a monster, but I think it's going to be a lot of fun.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But you know, part of the reason we started to look around and agree with this one is, you know, the proximity to the school.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We had gone down to more towns for a couple of years, which, you know, they want a really good program.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's, you know, it's a solid two hour drive and it's quite, quite a ways for the kids to ride on the bus.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So this is a little closer to home.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, maybe it's some more familiar type of competition, you know, just just, just an opportunity to go visit another another tournament and some other teams and get a rough idea again where we're where we sit with some teams that we don't typically see.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I can't wait to go to this tournament and watch about 20 games and get familiar with a bunch of teams and I love these holiday tournaments and this one in particular, I think I'm really going to like.
• 12:24
  [SPEAKER_01]: Well, it is, and I think for people that just love to go watch high school basketball, you know, that I pretty sure that the, um,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: to take it that you buy regardless of whatever school you start at whether it's strengthening the LLIC or L would I think it's good at all three of locations so you can you can spend the old day going from some spot to spot to watch basketball if you want me to do it I think is a pretty cool opportunity.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I am going to do exactly that I'm going to start my day at L would and then I'm going to go over to Alexander and I'm going to finish my day with two games at Franklin including
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Tricentral Winchester, so looking forward to seeing the Trojans and catching up with the again coach.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you so much for your time.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I appreciate it as always and we will see you on Friday.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Coach, thank you so much for your time.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I look forward to seeing you.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: All thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I really appreciate it, Greg.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks so much to Coach Heineman for joining us central Indian Sports Report.
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