Regional 2 Preview: Breakdown

<p>The high school season is almost upon us, for better or worse. With everyone around the state hoping that we can get through a full season in whatever capacity that is, we begin to look ahead to those teams and players to pay attention to. Today, we start in on our annual team-by-team breakdown.</p> <p><b>Sectional 5: East Noble</b></p> <p><strong>Teams</strong>: Fort Wayne Carroll, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne North, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider</p> <p><b>Our Contenders: </b>Fort Wayne Carroll, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider<br /> <b>Our</b> <b>Prediction</b>: Fort Wayne Carroll<br /> <b>Preseason All-Sectional Team:</b> [player_tooltip player_id="870219" first="Jalen" last="Jackson"] (FWC), [player_tooltip player_id="874115" first="Khamani" last="Smith"] (Northrop), [player_tooltip player_id="769698" first="Logan" last="Lankenau"] (FWC), [player_tooltip player_id="1042492" first="Brashawn" last="Bassett"] (North), [player_tooltip player_id="870259" first="Connor" last="Penrod"] (DK)</p> <p><b>Sectional 6: Fort Wayne Wayne</b></p> <p><strong>Teams</strong>: Columbia City, Fort Wayne South, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead, Huntington North, New Haven </p> <p><b>Our Contenders: </b>Homestead, New Haven, Fort Wayne South<br /> <b>Our</b> <b>Prediction</b>: Homestead<br /> <b>Preseason All-Sectional Team: </b>[player_tooltip player_id="529568" first="Luke" last="Goode"] (HS), [player_tooltip player_id="874122" first="Austin" last="Jordan"] (FWS), [player_tooltip player_id="1063961" first="Fletcher" last="Loyer"] (HS), [player_tooltip player_id="870214" first="Andrew" last="Leeper"] (HS), [player_tooltip player_id="868222" first="Darrion" last="Brooks"] (NH)</p> <p><b>Sectional 7: Marion</b></p> <p><strong>Teams</strong>: Harrison (West Lafayette), Kokomo, Lafayette Jeff, Logansport, Marion, McCutcheon</p> <p><b>Our Contenders: </b>Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Jeff, Marion, McCutcheon<br /> <b>Our</b> <b>Prediction</b>: Lafayette Jeff<br /> <b>Preseason All-Sectional Team: </b>[player_tooltip player_id="783143" first="Brooks" last="Barnhizer"] (LJ), [player_tooltip player_id="874110" first="Jalen" last="Blackmon"] (Marion), [player_tooltip player_id="963903" first="Malachi" last="Pearson"] (LS), [player_tooltip player_id="870228" first="Bobby" last="Wonnell"] (Koko), [player_tooltip player_id="868223" first="Dravyn" last="Lawhorn-Gibbs"] (MC)  </p> <p><b>Sectional 8: Carmel</b></p> <p><strong>Teams</strong>: Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville</p> <p><b>Our Contenders: </b>Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Westfield, Zionsville<br /> <b>Our</b> <b>Prediction</b>: Carmel<br /> <b>Preseason All-Sectional Team:</b> [player_tooltip player_id="783171" first="Vinny" last="Buccilla"] (HS), [player_tooltip player_id="769678" first="Charlie" last="Williams"] (Carmel), [player_tooltip player_id="769662" first="Peter" last="Suder"] (Carmel), [player_tooltip player_id="870222" first="Braden" last="Smith"] (WF), [player_tooltip player_id="769666" first="Jeffrey" last="Simmons"] (Fishers) </p>