Tuesday’s Top Games

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Indiana high school basketball holiday tournaments are under way with 21 different tournaments as well as several single games across the state. We have boots on the ground in Richmond at the Richmond Tournament and the Northeastern Tournament. We will also have coverage across this entire week at all of the holiday tournaments. Let's take a look at the must-see games today!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Harrison (WL) vs South Bend Washington - 11:00 at Warsaw</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harrison (WL) comes in at 7-0 on the season including a pair of wins over Lafayette Jeff and a Lafayette Tournament Championship during the first week of the season. The Raiders are led by their senior guard duo of <strong>Christopher Lucas</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1049173' first='Ben' last='Henderson']</strong>. Henderson is averaging 21.8 points per game on the season with Lucas averaging 10.2. The duo is also combining for 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals per game. South Bend Washington comes in at 7-1 on the season with road wins over LaPorte and Lake Central. Their lone loss came in their last game at John Glenn. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='868232' first='Marcus' last='Northern']</strong> and <strong>Steven Reynolds</strong> lead the way for South Bend Washington with 20.0 and 14.1 points per game. Seniors <strong>Terrence Reid</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1556383' first='Erick' last='Nocentelli']</strong> have each scored 11.4 points per game as well. This will be a battle between a great offense and great defense between two really good teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Lawrence Central vs Chesterton - 11:00 at Noblesville</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lawrence Central comes in at just 4-4 on the season, but their losses have come to some of the top teams in the state including Carmel, Zionsville, Ben Davis, and Lawrence North. The Beards are led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1273741' first='DaJohn' last='Craig']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='868233' first='Joshua' last='Mickens']</strong> who are the leading scorers at 18.6 and 9.1 points per game. Lawrence Central is still trying to bounce back from their unexpected loss of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1379216' first='Kamari' last='Jones']</strong> after two games. Chesterton sits at 5-2 following their losses to Brownsburg and Fort Wayne Blackhawk. The Trojans are led by the trio of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1158231' first='Justin' last='Sims']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1275807' first='Tyler' last='Parrish']</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1391867' first='Owen' last='Guest']</strong>. This is a game that Chesterton should win, but Lawrence Central has some firepower that could explode for a big win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>#9 Carroll (Flora) vs Tipton - 11:45 at Clinton Central</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carroll (Flora) comes in at 5-1 with their lone loss coming to Wabash in their last game. Carroll is led by their trio of seniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1391325' first='Owen' last='Duff']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1391465' first='Jake' last='Skinner']</strong> as well as junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1158240' first='Chris' last='Huerta']</strong>. Tipton comes in at 7-1 with a road loss to Maconaquah. Tipton is led by junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1158205' first='Nolan' last='Swan']</strong> and sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1297029' first='Grady' last='Carpenter']</strong> who are both averaging 17 points per game on the season. Carpenter is also 9 assists and 8 rebounds with double doubles in 7 of 8 games. Both teams have picked up wins over Lewis Cass this season as their only common opponent. This one is too close to call with both teams contending for a spot in the top-10 in our rankings, and it is going to come down to Carroll stopping Carpenter and Swan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>North Judson vs #6 Fountain Central - 3:15 at Clinton Central</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Judson comes in at 5-1 after a narrow 3-point loss to Knox last week. The Bluejays are led by their senior duo of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1049181' first='Kelson' last='Jordan']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1049197' first='Ty' last='Schumacher']</strong>. Fountain Central comes in at 7-0 and has risen up to #6 in the Prep Hoops 2A rankings. The Mustangs are coming off of a Bi-County Tournament Championship with wins over Seeger and Covington. Fountain Central is led by senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1049183' first='Mason' last='Larkin']</strong> and junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1158185' first='Will' last='Harmon']</strong>. The Mustangs are allowing just 31.6 points per game this season, so the key to the game for North Judson will be executing on the offensive end of the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>#1 Fort Wayne Blackhawk @ #2 North Daviess - 8:00</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The best game of the day has to be between two of the favorites to cut down the nets at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in March. Fort Wayne Blackhawk sits at 8-0 and at #1 in 2A. They have four wins over 4A teams this season and took down 1A #1 Evansville Christian and 2A #2 Brownstown Central to get to the finals. Fort Wayne Blackhawk is led by their trio of 15 point per game scorers including seniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1042496' first='Gage' last='Sefton']</strong> (Grace) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1042499' first='Josh' last='Furst']</strong> as well as sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1364589' first='Kellen' last='Pickett']</strong>. North Daviess also comes in at 8-0 and sits at #2 in 3A. They have wins over 1A #1 Evansville Christian, 1A #3 Loogootee, and 3A #5 Beech Grove this season. The Cougars are led by their senior trio of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='935727' first='Jaylen' last='Mullen']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1556399' first='Lance' last='Wilson']</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1556400' first='Logan' last='Wilson']</strong>. The Cougars are at home in this one which will make it very interesting. The key here will be how North Daviess can deal with the size of Blackhawk on the inside. This is a must-watch game between two of the best small schools in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->