Friday Night Games to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It is time for another jam-packed Friday night of Indiana High School Basketball. As always, Prep Hoops Indiana will be your spot for the best coverage from every corner of the state throughout the evening. Here is a look at five of the best games that you will want to follow this Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Bloomington North @ Bloomington South</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anytime these two teams face each other you know it is going to be worth the price of admission. The cross town rivalry features the 5-3 Cougars fresh off an impressive victory over Zionsville at Gainbridge Fieldhouse against the 8-4 Panthers who lost to Richmond in the championship game of the Bog Wettig Memorial Tournament. 6'8" senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1295381' first='Gavin' last='Wisley'] is having a great season for South alongside junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1160271' first='Zach' last='Sims'] and senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1236653' first='Aiden' last='Schmitz']. For North, Vanderbilt signee [player_tooltip player_id='868224' first='JaQualon' last='Roberts'] is the obvious player to watch. The 6'7" versatile forward is averaging 20.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Always a fun rivalry game to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Carmel @ Center Grove</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 4A #5 Carmel goes on the road to face 10-1 Center Grove who just suffered their first loss of the season to Kokomo at their holiday tournament. The Trojans are playing at a very high level this season led by a dynamic backcourt of Indiana Wesleyan bound [player_tooltip player_id='1272949' first='Marcus' last='Ankney'], Butler walk-on [player_tooltip player_id='1273050' first='Ethan' last='McComb'], and junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1158238' first='Joey' last='Schmitz']. Center Grove is a well-balanced team capable of really getting going on the offensive end. As for the Greyhounds, they continue to grind out wins in typical Carmel fashion. Belmont signee [player_tooltip player_id='1042491' first='Sam' last='Orme'] is having an excellent senior season leading Carmel to a 7-3 record after back-to-back victories over Valparaiso and Anderson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Eastern Hancock @ Wapahani</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the best teams in east central Indiana go at it tonight with 8-3 Eastern Hancock traveling to Class 2A #5 Wapahani. The Royals feature twins [player_tooltip player_id='1393268' first='Jacob' last='Spaulding'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1393269' first='Silas' last='Spaulding'] who average 17.5 and 15.1 points per game respectively in the backcourt. They will be battling it out with another extremely talented backcourt tandem of [player_tooltip player_id='1158181' first='Isaac' last='Andrews'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1150871' first='Aidan' last='Franks'] for Wapahani. Those two average 20.2 and 19.1 points per game for the Raiders. This matchup will be worth the trip to Selma this evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Evansville Christian @ Bloomfield</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There aren't too many times each season you get to watch two of the top three teams in a respective class compete against each other. That is what you get down in southern Indiana this evening when Class 1A #1 Evansville Christian goes to Class 1A #3 Bloomfield. One of these teams is going to come away with their first loss to a 1A team this season. Junior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1158176' first='Josiah' last='Dunham'] leads the Eagles with 26.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. For Bloomfield, it is all about 6'6" senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1557223' first='Peter' last='Combs'] and his ability to score around the basket. This battle is for Class 1A supremacy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Jennings County @ Brownstown Central</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This highly anticipated matchup features two of the best teams in southern Indiana. Brownstown Central is ranked #2 in Class 2A with a 9-2 record. Purdue commit [player_tooltip player_id='1158245' first='Jack' last='Benter'] is the obvious start to watch here as one of the top scorers in the state of Indiana. 6'7" sophomore forward [player_tooltip player_id='1297005' first='Colby' last='Hall'] is having a strong season for the Braves as well. As for Jennings County, they enter with a perfect 10-0 record looking to prove that they belong in statewide conversation. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1272966' first='Keegan' last='Manowitz'] leads the Panthers averaging 14.8 points per game while sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1578362' first='Carter' last='Kent'] adds 13.7 points per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->