No. 1 Silver Creek routs Seymour 64-37, extends streak to 18

Silver Creek imposed itself on Seymour from the outset, rolling to a 64-37 victory at Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg on Friday, Feb. 27, a win that local coverage and MaxPreps counted as the Dragons’ 18th win in a row. Senior guard Kasen Daeger led the way with 22 points, a performance News and Tribune highlighted in its photo caption and game coverage.

The deciding stretch came in the third quarter, which News and Tribune described as a “titanic third quarter” that put the game out of reach. Postgame accounts noted Silver Creek’s victory followed the pattern reporters attributed to the program: “balanced scoring, transition efficiency and defensive pressure,” a combination that the Dragons leaned on to separate from Seymour in the second half.

Silver Creek’s lockerroom identity showed through in pregame comments from players and coaches. Junior Donovan Whitehead framed the mindset simply: “We are about straight business,” and added, “We have great defensive intensity.” Fellow junior Lucas Linderman underlined the program’s depth: “If you transfer, someone will take your spot. We have so much talent. Our bench is eight, nine guys deep.” Those remarks came in a WAVE feature that also called the program a “family environment” under head coach Brandon Hoffman.

Hoffman kept the focus tight in his pregame remarks, saying, “The last thing we are focused on is what is far ahead. We need to worry about Friday’s sectional game,” and reminding observers that regular-season success is not the end goal: “We have won a lot of regular season games, but we haven’t won a sectional, let alone a regional, semi-state or state.” WAVE’s feature also noted Silver Creek has captured two state titles in the last seven years and listed the Dragons at 24-1 in a pregame snapshot with a chance to go 25-1; local coverage and MaxPreps instead framed the Feb. 27 result around the ongoing 18-game streak.

Seymour arrived in Sellersburg with momentum earned over the closing weeks of the regular season but came up short. The Tigers closed the regular season 18-7, Webster County Citizen reported, and entered the upcoming Class 3 District 10 Tournament as the top seed with the district event to be played in Seymour. Coach Hastings, reflecting on the Tigers’ midseason recovery, said, “That was a crucial time for us,” and noted quality wins including a 70-69 overtime victory at Sparta and an 81-65 win over Van Buren.

Beyond the scoreboard, Silver Creek’s depth and established program brand reinforce recruiting and roster stability in a landscape where transfers and bench competition shape rosters. Linderman’s blunt assessment, “If you transfer, someone will take your spot”, captures the competitive culture that has produced sustained success and now shifts the conversation toward sectional and postseason goals rather than regular-season milestones. With the regular season closed, the Dragons and Tigers will pivot quickly to district and sectional play, where the next wins will define both teams’ immediate futures.