NEW CASTLE – With 1:16 remaining in Mt. Vernon’s 66-46 win over Decatur Central in Saturday morning’s Class 4A semistate semifinal at New Castle Fieldhouse, coach Joe Bradburn was able to send Luke Ertel to the bench to rest for the first time. A little rest might be needed. “Anything we can spare,” Bradburn said. “We need to get him extra rest in some way.” Class 4A fourth-ranked Mt. Vernon (26-3) is one step from a spot in the state finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. But that one step looks like a tough one. No. 9 New Albany ended seventh-ranked Terre Haute North’s 22-game winning streak in the second semistate semifinal, rallying from a six-point third-quarter deficit for a 65-57 win in a...
