Tuesday’s 2A Sectional Recap: 3/2

<p>2A Sectionals are underway and we have got a big slate of high school hoops going on in the state of Indiana. Let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights of Tuesday’s night of hoops. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Sectional 39</b></p> <p>The Blackford Sectional kicked off with what seemed like a preliminary matchup before the heavyweight bout, but both games ended up being very good. Eastbrook took on Sheridan in the opening matchup in which Sheridan had control for the majority of the game, but with every run by Sheridan, Eastbrook had one of their own to keep the game within reach. The Blackhawks took a 10-point lead with 4 minutes remaining but missed free throws by Sheridan and multiple threes by Eastbrook got them back in the game. In the end, Sheridan was able to hit two free throws with 4 seconds to go to extend their lead to 4 and take home a 53-49 victory. Sheridan was led by <strong>Silas DeVaney</strong> with 18 points. Other top players included <strong>Cole Watts</strong> with 13 points and 5 assists and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1139234" first="Ethan" last="Moistner"]</strong> with 11 points. Eastbrook was led by <strong>Isaac Rans</strong> with 13 points and 7 rebounds. Also, <strong>Brody Brodkorb</strong> scored 11 points and <strong>Jett Engle</strong> scored 10 points. Sheridan will take on Taylor at 6:00 on Friday.</p> <p>In the second game of the night, Madison-Grant and Blackford gave an absolute thriller. With 2,000 fans, the atmosphere was off the charts, and the game didn’t let us down. It was back and forth all the way, but the outstanding defense made it tough for both [player_tooltip player_id="647199" first="Luke" last="Brown"] and [player_tooltip player_id="963931" first="Kaden" last="Howell"] in the first half. Blackford went into the half with a 28-26 lead. In the second half, Blackford’s defense stepped up again, and timely three-pointers by [player_tooltip player_id="647199" first="Luke" last="Brown"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1049192" first="Dawson" last="Hundley"] kept extending the lead. Madison-Grant had several chances to cut the lead back to one possession, but by the end of the game, their shots stopped falling leaving Blackford with a 63-53 victory. [player_tooltip player_id="647199" first="Luke" last="Brown"] led the Bruins with 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists. [player_tooltip player_id="1049192" first="Dawson" last="Hundley"] had 16 for the Bruins, and Landon Grimes had 10. For Madison-Grant, [player_tooltip player_id="1063977" first="Grant" last="Brown"] led with 18 points, 9 boards, 4 assists, and 4 steals, and [player_tooltip player_id="963931" first="Kaden" last="Howell"] scored 16 in the loss. Blackford will meet Taylor at 8:00 on Friday.</p> <p><strong>Sectional 48</strong></p> <p>In Southridge, the home team took control early on, but Evansville Mater Dei fought back like they always do. The start of the fourth quarter was all [player_tooltip player_id="783142" first="Colson" last="Montgomery"] as he threw down a monster dunk and then scored an and-one to extend the lead. After this momentum shift, the Raiders never gave control back to Mater Dei. Southridge was led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="783142" first="Colson" last="Montgomery"]</strong> with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Other leaders included <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="958407" first="Carter" last="Whitehead"]</strong> with 15 points and <strong>Camden Gasser</strong> with 4 points and 7 assists. Mater Dei was led by <strong>Ryan Taylor</strong> with 11 points, 7 rebounds and<strong> Landen Folz</strong> had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists. Southridge will take on North Posey at 6:00 on Friday.</p> <p>In the second matchup of the Sectional, the favorite, South Spencer, took on Forest Park. South Spencer started quickly going 5-5 from the floor and taking a 13-5 lead. The lead never got smaller than 8 in the first half. To start the second half, Forest Park scored seven straight to cut the lead to one, and the Rangers were able to make it a 2 point game at the end of the third quarter. Forest Park continued to make runs, but they were never able to take control of the game. South Spencer held on for a 52-47 victory. The Rebels were led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1077041" first="Michael" last="Donoho"]</strong> with 15 points and 6 assists, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="818681" first="Chase" last="Garrett"]</strong> scored 15 points and 6 rebounds. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="874144" first="Jace" last="Kelly"]</strong> tallied 6 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. For Forest Park, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963924" first="Simon" last="Jacob"]</strong> scored 14 points and 4 assists, and <strong>Drew Howard</strong> tallied 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. South Spencer will take on Tecumseh at 8:00 on Friday.</p> <p><b>Sectional 40</b></p> <p>One of the bigger surprises of the night came with Wapahani and Winchester. Winchester was the favorite to win their Sectional, but Wapahani’s guards were the difference. Winchester wasn’t able to get <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="783175" first="Payton" last="Sparks"]</strong> as involved as they would have liked, and Wapahani did a great job keeping him off of the glass. All of this led to a 45-38 victory for Wapahani. The Raiders were led by sophomore, <strong>Aidan Franks</strong>, with 22 points. <strong>Isaac Andrews</strong>, a freshman, also added 15 points and 7 rebounds. This young Wapahani team is going to be very good in the coming years, and they will take on Lapel on Friday night at 6:00.</p>