Regional 5 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 17: </b><strong>Calumet</strong></p> <p><strong>Teams</strong>: Calumet, Griffith, Hammond, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Lighthouse CPA</p> <p><b>Our Contenders: </b>Calumet, Hammond, Griffith<br /> <b>Our</b> <b>Prediction</b>: Hammond<br /> <b>Preseason All-Sectional Team:</b> Jacob Berry (LCPA), [player_tooltip player_id="963120" first="Darrell" last="Reed"] (Hamm), [player_tooltip player_id="874159" first="Harold" last="Woods"] (Hamm), [player_tooltip player_id="868220" first="Ashton" last="Williamson"] (Cal), [player_tooltip player_id="1049160" first="Jordan" last="Woods"] (Hamm)</p> <p><b>Sectional 18: </b><strong>New Prairie</strong></p> <p><strong>Teams</strong>: Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Knox, New Prairie, River Forest, Wheeler </p> <p><b>Our Contenders: </b>Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Knox, New Prairie<br /> <b>Our</b> <b>Prediction</b>: Hanover Central<br /> <b>Preseason All-Sectional Team: </b>[player_tooltip player_id="1077032" first="Braydon" last="Flagg"] (NP), [player_tooltip player_id="870216" first="Landen" last="Babusiak"] (HC), [player_tooltip player_id="870260" first="Nick" last="Mikash"] (KV), Kole McIntire (Knox), Dylan Radinsky (Wheeler)</p> <p><b>Sectional 19: </b><strong>South Bend Washington</strong></p> <p><strong>Teams</strong>: Glenn, Jimtown, Mishawaka Marian, South Bend Clay, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington</p> <p><b>Our Contenders: </b>Jimtown, Mishawaka Marian, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington <br /> <b>Our</b> <b>Prediction</b>: Mishawaka Marian<br /> <b>Preseason All-Sectional Team: </b>[player_tooltip player_id="783233" first="Jack" last="Futa"] (SBSJ), [player_tooltip player_id="647193" first="Douglas" last="Konieczny"] (SBSJ), [player_tooltip player_id="870217" first="Kaleo" last="Kakalia"] (MM), [player_tooltip player_id="769703" first="Richard" last="Brooks"] (MM), [player_tooltip player_id="868232" first="Marcus" last="Northern"] (SBW) </p> <p><b>Sectional 20: </b><strong>Twin Lakes</strong></p> <p><strong>Teams</strong>: Benton Central, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western</p> <p><b>Our Contenders: </b>Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western<br /> <b>Our</b> <b>Prediction</b>: Western<br /> <b>Preseason All-Sectional Team:</b> [player_tooltip player_id="963938" first="Kyle" last="Sanders"] (Western), [player_tooltip player_id="958403" first="Matthew" last="Ross"] (Peru), [player_tooltip player_id="870301" first="Clayton" last="Bridwell"] (TL), [player_tooltip player_id="958404" first="Eli" last="Edwards"] (NW), [player_tooltip player_id="868245" first="Braeden" last="Shrewsberry"] (WL)</p>