Saturday’s Daily Dive: 12/11
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Week 3 of high school basketball is now complete, and we had a great slate of high school hoops through the week in Indiana. Let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights of Saturday’s electric day…
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Continue ReadingWeek 3 of high school basketball is now complete, and we had a great slate of high school hoops through the week in Indiana. Let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights of Saturday’s electric day of hoops.
Carmel Hands Sectional 8 Rival, Fishers, Their First Loss
Carmel came into this game with a lot more energy on their home floor than they had at Brownsburg last Saturday when they fell to Homestead to drop to 2-2 on the season. Peter Suder Peter Suder 6'5" | SG Carmel | 2022 State #227 Nation IN set the tone early by scoring the first 7 points of the game in the first minute and a half, but Fishers just kept continuing to battle. In the second half, a 9-2 run to open the half gave Fishers its first (and only) lead of the game, as Peter Suder Peter Suder 6'5" | SG Carmel | 2022 State #227 Nation IN struck again with 7 straight points to end the third quarter. From the point that Fishers took the lead at 28-27, Pete Suder scored or assisted on 15 straight points for Carmel to put them on top. Suder would end with 18 points in the 44-39 win. Sam Orme Sam Orme 6'9" | SF Carmel | 2023 State #196 Nation IN added 9 points and 5 rebounds, and Charlie Williams Charlie Williams 6'10" | PF Carmel | 2022 State #220 Nation IN added 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. For Fishers, Jeffery Simmons kept the Tigers in the game with 19 points and 4 rebounds. Jalen Haralson Jalen Haralson 6'7" | PG La Lumiere | 2025 #8 Nation IN would add 9 points and 5 boards, and Bryce Williams Bryce Williams 6'1" | PG Fishers | 2022 State IN added 8 points.
Purdue Commits, Loyer and Smith, Battle to the Buzzer in Southport
In the final game of the Forum Tipoff Classic, Homestead and Westfield battled it out in Southport. However, the storyline was not the teams, it was Braden Smith Braden Smith 6'0" | PG Westfield | 2022 State IN vs. Fletcher Loyer Fletcher Loyer 6'4" | SG Homestead | 2022 State #108 Nation IN in the battle of Purdue’s 2022 commits. Braden Smith Braden Smith 6'2" | PG Woodlan | 2024 State IN did his part in keeping Westfield in the game, as he was lights out from beyond the arc. Fletcher Loyer Fletcher Loyer 6'4" | SG Homestead | 2022 State #108 Nation IN struggled in the first half, but being the natural scorer that he is, he still got his as he would finish with 22. The big difference-maker for Homestead in this one was the monster performance by Andrew Leeper Andrew Leeper 6'6" | PF Homestead | 2022 State IN inside as he would finish with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Homestead would hold on to a 58-55 victory over Westfield despite the 30 point performance from Smith. Watch out for both Smith and Loyer as both of them will be in the Mr. Basketball conversation all season.
Cathedral Takes Down Covington Catholic Behind Big Day From Tayshawn Comer Tayshawn Comer 6'0" | PG Cathedral | 2022 State #226 Nation IN
In a battle between the #2 teams in Indiana and Kentucky, Cathedral was able to take down Covington Catholic in the Forum Tipoff Classic at Southport. Cathedral came out of the game quick with lights out shooting from beyond the arc, and they cruised to a 47-33 halftime lead thanks to their 10 first-half threes. In the second half, Covington Catholic tried hard to battle back, but Cathedral seemed to have an answer for everything that came their way. Tayshawn Comer Tayshawn Comer 6'0" | PG Cathedral | 2022 State #226 Nation IN led the way with 31 points for the Irish. Jaxon Edwards Jaxon Edwards 6'6" | SF Cathedral | 2022 State IN added 16 and Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN scored 12. For Covington Catholic, Kascyl McGillis led with 24 points. Evan Ipsaro Evan Ipsaro 5'11" | PG Covington Catholic | 2023 State KY and Brady Hussey Brady Hussey 6'2" | CG Covington Catholic | 2024 State KY scored 18 and 17 as well in the loss.