Sectional Preview – Lebanon Regional
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It is officially almost time for Indiana High School Basketball to enter into the most exciting time of year. We have made it through over three months of regular season action and now culminate with a win-or-go-home state tournament. Here…
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Continue ReadingIt is officially almost time for Indiana High School Basketball to enter into the most exciting time of year. We have made it through over three months of regular season action and now culminate with a win-or-go-home state tournament. Here at Prep Hoops Indiana our staff will be previewing all 64 sectionals around the state over the next several days. Let’s dive on in with Sectionals 25-28 which feed into the Lebanon Regional.
Sectional 25: Danville
The Teams: Crawfordsville, Monrovia, Danville, Western Boone, Tri-West, Lebanon
The Contenders: Tri-West, Danville, Lebanon
Players to Watch: Evan Lawrence (Danville, 2024), Caden Collins (Danville, 2024), Max Robertson Max Robertson 6'1" Tri West | 2024 State IN , (Tri-West, 2024), Korbyn Sloggett Korbyn Sloggett 6'0" | SG Lebanon | 2023 State IN (Lebanon, 2023), Cayden Young Cayden Young 6'2" | SG Lebanon | 2023 IN (Lebanon, 2023)
Prediction: The Sectional 25 winner will likely be decided in the semifinals this year. The two overall favorites, Lebanon and Danville, are on the same side and once Danville gets passed 6-15 Western Boone, they will meet up with Lebanon, who has a bye. On the other side Tri-West got a bye and is the favorite to make it to the championship. In the final game, I am going to go with Lebanon getting past Danville and then beating Tri-West to win Sectional 25. The Tigers, on paper, have the more experience and talent this year in this field.
Sectional 26: Northview
The Teams: Owen Valley, Northview, South Vermillion, Brown County, Edgewood, West Vigo, Indiana Creek
The Contenders: West Vigo, Indiana Creek
Players to Watch: Drew Cook Drew Cook 6'0" | SG Northview | 2023 State IN (Northview – Wabash commit, 2023), Zeke Tanoos Zeke Tanoos 6'4" | SG West Vigo | 2024 State IN (West Vigo, 2024)
Prediction: With only one team above .500 in Sectional 26, you could argue anyone could win this one. However, when I look at this one, it comes down to West Vigo and Indiana Creek, and both are on opposite sides. Indian Creek got the best draw here with the only bye and will face the winner of Owen Valley and Northview. Even though Northview has Wabash commit Drew Cook Drew Cook 6'0" | SG Northview | 2023 State IN , Owen Valley waxed them earlier in the season. On the bottom side, I don’t see any of South Vermillion, Brown County, or Edgewood being able to beat West Vigo. In the championship game, I am going with West Vigo this time around even though Indian Creek beat them earlier in the season. It will be tough for West Vigo to stop Zeke Tanoos Zeke Tanoos 6'4" | SG West Vigo | 2024 State IN in Sectional play.
Sectional 27: Indianapolis Shortridge
The Teams: Heritage Christian, Brebeuf Jesuit, Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Herron, Guerin Catholic, Indianapolis Shortridge
The Contenders: Brebeuf Jesuit, Indianapolis Chatard, Guerin Catholic
Players to Watch: Myles Colvin Myles Colvin 6'5" | SG Heritage Christian | 2023 State #51 Nation IN (Heritage Christian – Purdue commit, 2023), Dylan Doss Dylan Doss 5'10" | PG Heritage Christian | 2023 State IN (Heritage Christian, 2023), Cam Freeman Cam Freeman 6'1" | PG Brebeuf Jesuit | 2023 State IN (Brebeuf Jesuit, 2023), Evan Haywood (Brebeuf Jesuit, 2024), Robert Davidson Robert Davidson 6'4" | SF Bishop Chatard | 2023 State IN (Bishop Chatard, 2023), Ethan Roseman Ethan Roseman 6'0" | PG Bishop Chatard | 2026 State IN (Bishop Chatard, 2026), Lucas Parker Lucas Parker 6'4" | SF Carmel | 2023 State IN (Guerin Catholic – Carroll (WI) commit, 2023), Dylan Murans Dylan Murans 6'7" | SF Guerin Catholic | 2024 State IN (Guerin Catholic, 2024)
Prediction: In my humble opinion as far as talent, Sectional 27 has the best at the 3A level. Really almost any team could rely on their talented players to push them to the championship. Looking at the bracket, it is pretty balanced for the most part. On the top half, Guerin Catholic got the bye and will face the winner of Heritage Christian/Brebeuf Jesuit. Even though Heritage Christian has the best player here in Myles Colvin Myles Colvin 6'5" | SG Heritage Christian | 2023 State #51 Nation IN , Brebeuf Jesuit has the overall better team so I got them advancing. On the bottom half, the host Indianapolis Shortridge got the bye and will likely play Bishop Chatard once they beat a 2-17 Indianapolis Herron team. I am going to predict a rematch from January 6th with Bishop Chatard and Guerin Catholic in the championship. As far as a winner, I like Bishop Chatard to win this one like they did in early January. It’s a toss up, but the Trojans look to be the most complete to me.
Sectional 28: Christel House Manual
The Teams: Indianapolis Washington, Purdue Poly Englewood, Speedway, Christel House Manual, Cardinal Ritter, Beech Grove
The Contenders: Purdue Poly Englewood, Christel House Manual, Beech Grove, Cardinal Ritter
Players to Watch: Nate Matelic Nate Matelic 6'5" | SG Speedway | 2023 State IN (Speedway, 2023), David Brigham Jr David Brigham Jr 6'1" | PG Christel House Manual | 2026 State IN (Christel House Manual, 2026), Mikial Miller Mikial Miller 6'0" Cardinal Ritter | 2023 IN (Cardinal Ritter, 2023), Jeremiah Alexander Jeremiah Alexander 6'3" | PG Beech Grove | 2023 State IN (Beech Grove, 2023), Jeremiah Tate Jeremiah Tate 6'0" | PG Beech Grove | 2023 State IN (Beech Grove, 2023)
Prediction: When looking at the bracket, on paper, the 16-6 Purdue Poly Englewood Techies got the best draw as they have to go through a 4-17 Indianapolis Washington team and a 9-12 Cardinal Ritter. However, there are always a few upsets during Sectional time and I feel we will get one when Mikial Miller Mikial Miller 6'0" Cardinal Ritter | 2023 IN and Cardinal Ritter take advantage of their bye lead get past Purdue Poly Englewood to make it to the final game. On the other side, the defending 3A state champs Beech Grove got the bye and will play either Speedway or host Christel House Manual, which likely be Christel House Manual. In the Sectional 28 championship game, I am going to go with Beech Grove and Cardinal Ritter going at it in what might be an exciting game. The Beech Grove Hornets have proved a ton of people wrong this season and until proven otherwise, they are the team to beat in 3A. Beech Grove makes it to the Lebanon Regional.