Indianapolis City Tournament Championship – Game Recap
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Indiana High School Basketball fans who made the trip to Arsenal Tech High School for the annual Indianapolis City Tournament championship game were treated to an upset on Monday night. Cathedral who had won six of the previous seven Indianapolis…
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Continue ReadingIndiana High School Basketball fans who made the trip to Arsenal Tech High School for the annual Indianapolis City Tournament championship game were treated to an upset on Monday night. Cathedral who had won six of the previous seven Indianapolis City Tournaments entered as the heavy favorite ranked #2 in the state with a 12-2 overall record. However, they limped in a little short handed without Mercer signee Jake Davis Jake Davis 6'6" | SF Cathedral | 2023 State IN and Crispus Attucks took full advantage of their opportunity.
From the opening tip 6’7″ sophomore Dezmon Briscoe Dezmon Briscoe 6'9" | PF Crispus Attucks | 2025 State #107 Nation IN played with a ton of confidence and got the Tigers going. Despite going against consensus 5-star forward Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN , a Michigan State signee, the talented sophomore took it right at his 6’11” counterpart and won the head-to-head matchup. Briscoe scored eight points in the opening period including a three-pointer from the wing that showcased his expanded offensive game. The sophomore went on to score 16 points in the first half, but Crispus Attucks still trailed Cathedral by one at the break. A big second quarter by sophomore Brady Koehler Brady Koehler 6'9" | SF Cathedral | 2025 State #199 Nation IN helped keep the Fighting Irish on top even as Booker and Jaron Tibbs Jaron Tibbs 6'4" | SF Cathedral | 2023 State IN struggled to find their footing without Jake Davis Jake Davis 6'6" | SF Cathedral | 2023 State IN in the lineup.
Coming out of the halftime break the Irish got a big boost from senior guard Kamari Slaughter Kamari Slaughter 6'2" | SG Cathedral | 2023 State IN who scored six points in the third to hold onto to a 43-41 lead. Briscoe was held scoreless in the quarter, but junior guard Ron Rutland picked up the slack adding six points to his total to bring him to 12 on the evening.
After not getting on the board in third, Briscoe jumped right out of the gate with five straight points in the fourth quarter followed by a bucket by Rutland that gave Crispus Attucks a quick 48-43 advantage with about five minutes left to play. Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN eventually cut the Cathedral deficit to 52-48 with a three-pointer near the top of the key, but that is close as they would get the rest of the way. Sophomore point guard Chris Hurt Chris Hurt 5'11" | PG Crispus Attucks | 2025 State IN scored seven points in the final quarter including an And-1 that sealed the deal with 1:47 left to play. Crispus Attucks would go on to win the Indianapolis City Tournament championship by the score of 61-51.
Dezmon Briscoe Dezmon Briscoe 6'9" | PF Crispus Attucks | 2025 State #107 Nation IN led the way with 21 points and 9 rebounds in an extremely impressive performance by the sophomore. Earlier in the day he received his third Division I offer from Southern Indiana who joined IUPUI and Kent State as schools in the mix for the #5 ranked sophomore in the state according to Prep Hoops Indiana. Junior guard Ron Rutland added 18 points while Chris Hurt Chris Hurt 5'11" | PG Crispus Attucks | 2025 State IN finished with 12 points and 7 assists.
In the loss for Cathedral, Purdue football signee Jaron Tibbs Jaron Tibbs 6'4" | SF Cathedral | 2023 State IN and Michigan State basketball signee Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN each scored 12 points.