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Week 12 is underway and we have got a big slate of high school hoops going on this week in Indiana. Let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights of Tuesday’s night of hoops. Hamilton Southeastern…
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Continue ReadingWeek 12 is underway and we have got a big slate of high school hoops going on this week in Indiana. Let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights of Tuesday’s night of hoops.
Hamilton Southeastern Beats Southport in 2 Overtimes
This was probably one of the more wild and fun matchups of the night. It took 2 overtimes to make it happen but the Hamilton Southeastern Royals went on the road to beat the Southport Cardinals 73-70. For both squads, there multiple plays that scored in double figures. On the winning side, the Royals were led by Donovan Hamilton Donovan Hamilton 6'3" | SG Hamilton Southeastern | 2024 State IN with a game high 28 pts with Sam Jacobs Sam Jacobs 6'4" | SF Hamilton Southeastern | 2022 State IN adding 17 pts and Reph Stevenson Reph Stevenson 6'7" | PF Hamilton Southeastern | 2023 State IN with 16 pts and 7 rbs. Hamilton also added 12 rebs, 3 asts, and 2 stls. On the losing side, the Cardinals were led by Nickens Lemba Nickens Lemba 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023 State IN with a team high 27 pts with Keyon Miller adding 18 pts and Anthony Dancler Anthony Dancler 6'2" | SG Southport | 2023 State IN adding 10 pts. Very fun upset win for Hamilton Southeastern who have now won their last two games.
Terre Haute South Upsets Linton
In perhaps the biggest storyline of the night as far as high school basketball in the state, the Terre Haute South Braves snapped a 12 game losing streak by going on the road to beat #5 (Class 2A) Linton 53-50. Zayvion Baker of Terre Haute South led the Braves in scoring with 19 pts. His teammate, Amariyae Wilson, added 16 pts. Despite the loss, Linton star SG Joey Hart Joey Hart 6'5" | SG Linton-Stockton | 2023 State #214 Nation IN became a member of the 1000th point club with his 19 pts. This was an upset that zero people saw coming last night. Up next for Terre Haute South they have a home game with West Vigo on 2/11. Linton will to White River Valley tonight.
Cathedral Beats Bosco Institute In Huge Game
When looking at the lineup of games last night, the most intriguing, and possibly biggest, game of the night had to be Cathedral going on the road to face Bosco Institute. Lots of people expected this game to be closer than it was but in the end, Cathedral defeated Bosco 72-58. Cathedral was without Tayshawn Comer Tayshawn Comer 6'0" | PG Cathedral | 2022 State #226 Nation IN but that did not slow them down as three Fighting Irish player scored in double-digits with Jaron Tibbs Jaron Tibbs 6'4" | SF Cathedral | 2023 State IN leading with a 23 point, 13 rebound double-double. Other notable Cathedral performances were Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN with 16 pts and Jaxon Edwards Jaxon Edwards 6'6" | SF Cathedral | 2022 State IN with 10 pts. Bosco was led by Britain Harris Britain Harris 6'3" | SG Bosco Institute | 2022 State IN with 21 pts.