Saturday Games to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Welcome to another Saturday on the Indiana High School Basketball scene. There are several great matchups across the state today, including some daytime hoops, so let's dive right in to five games you'll want to follow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Center Grove @ Jennings County</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This already was going to be an excellent matchup, but it became even more interesting on Friday night. Jennings County knocked off Brownstown Central to remain undefeated at 11-0. Senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1272966' first='Keegan' last='Manowitz'] had 21 points in that one to lead the Panthers. Meanwhile, Center Grove knocked off Carmel on two free throws with 0.6 seconds left from Indiana Wesleyan bound [player_tooltip player_id='1272949' first='Marcus' last='Ankney']. The Trojans are now 11-1. This is going to be a fun one down in southern Indiana this evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Concordia Lutheran @ Blackhawk Christian</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 3A #9 Concordia Lutheran makes the short trip to Class 2A #1 Blackhawk Christian this evening for a battle between two of For Wayne's most talented teams. The Cadets are 6-3 led by talented junior duo [player_tooltip player_id='1158179' first='Ajani' last='Washington'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1158230' first='Cole' last='Hayworth']. For Blackhawk Christian, they will have size advantage inside with 6'6" senior [player_tooltip player_id='1042499' first='Josh' last='Furst'] and 6'8" sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1364589' first='Kellen' last='Pickett']. Plus, the Braves feature Grace College signee [player_tooltip player_id='1042496' first='Gage' last='Sefton'] out on the perimeter. Plenty of talent on the floor in this one for Fort Wayne area fans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Lake Central @ Harrison (West Lafayette)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is an under-the-radar matchup that should get more attention this evening. The Harrison Raiders are quietly off to a 10-0 start to their season on the back of Marian bound [player_tooltip player_id='1049173' first='Ben' last='Henderson'] and his 21.7 points per game. Senior point guard Christopher Lucas has been an important piece as well averaging 9.6 points and 4.1 assists per contest. As for Lake Central, they come in at 9-1 with senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1042498' first='Brandon' last='Escobedo'] averaging 14.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. One of these two teams is going to pick up another quality win this evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Southport @ New Palestine</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For those searching for some daytime hoops, may we recommend heading to Hancock County for this 3:30 contest between New Palestine and Southport. The Dragons are a perfect 10-0 led by senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1160679' first='Blaine' last='Nunnally'] with 17.9 points and 4.7 assists per and senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1295323' first='Ian' last='Stephens'] with 17.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Those two make up an excellent inside-outside duo. Southport is now 7-3 with a plethora of talent including a bunch of seniors led by [player_tooltip player_id='935723' first='Anthony' last='Dancler'], [player_tooltip player_id='868243' first='Keyon' last='Garrett-Miller'], [player_tooltip player_id='868221' first='Nickens' last='Lemba'], and [player_tooltip player_id='868226' first='Jayden' last='Pinkston'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Westfield @ Carmel</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The game of the night will take place on the north side this evening. Class 4A #6 Westfield enters with an 8-1 while Carmel fell to 7-4 with last night's loss to Center Grove. They are ranked #5 in Class 4A. The matchup to watch here will be 6'8" Belmont signee [player_tooltip player_id='1042491' first='Sam' last='Orme'] of Carmel against Westfield 6'6" unsigned senior [player_tooltip player_id='1410467' first='Alex' last='Romack']. Both are having excellent seasons and should create a fun head-to-head battle tonight. For the Shamrocks, junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1275749' first='Trey' last='Buchanan'] is shooting the lights out from beyond the arc as well. Carmel gets additional help from senior [player_tooltip player_id='935725' first='Jared' last='Bonds'] and [player_tooltip player_id='868225' first='Spencer' last='White'] along with sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1578342' first='Alex' last='Couto'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->