Class 4A Sectional Reactions
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A field of nearly 100 Class 4A basketball programs was quickly whittled down to just 16 Sectional champions last week. Before the 16 remaining teams move on to Saturday’s Regional round let’s take a quick look back at the opening…
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Continue ReadingA field of nearly 100 Class 4A basketball programs was quickly whittled down to just 16 Sectional champions last week. Before the 16 remaining teams move on to Saturday’s Regional round let’s take a quick look back at the opening rounds of the IHSAA Boy’s Basketball State Tournament.
Team to Watch
When you look at the most impressive turnarounds in the state you have to begin with Fort Wayne Wayne. After winning just four games a year ago the Generals are now 20-4 heading into their matchup with Noblesville in the Logansport Regional. This is a talented young team that has rattled off 12 straight wins and has proven they can play with anyone. Junior point guard Jevon Lewis is really talented with the ball in his hands. Along with Monte Smith Monte Smith 6'0" | PG Fort Wayne Wayne | 2023 State IN , Chase Barnes Chase Barnes 6'1" | PG Fort Wayne Wayne | 2025 State #355 Nation IN , and Trey Dillard Trey Dillard 6'5" | PF Fort Wayne Wayne | 2025 State IN , this group can really score and will be look to push the pace against Noblesville. Don’t sleep on the Wayne Generals.
Biggest Upset
There weren’t many real upsets in the Class 4A bracket, but #6 Center Grove was the highest ranked team to fall short of cutting down the nets. Bloomington North rolled through Mooresville and Martinsville before knocking off the Trojans 43-41. Dawan Daniels had a great tournament flanking Vanderbilt signee JaQualon Roberts JaQualon Roberts 6'8" | PF Bloomington North | 2023 State IN and talented sophomore Luke Lindeman Luke Lindeman 6'6" | SF Bloomington North | 2025 State IN . This is a talented Cougars team that will take on Columbus North Saturday in the Seymour Regional.
Best Game
Hammond Central had to come from 14 points down to knock off #8 Munster to win the Sectional 1 title. After trailing 26-12 midway through the second quarter the Wolves kept chipping away eventually taking their first lead of the game at 53-51 and closing out a 54-53 victory. Jordan Woods Jordan Woods 6'2" | PG Hammond Central | 2023 State IN and Matthew King Matthew King 6'3" | SG Bosco Institute | 2024 IN each scored 16 points while Kenneth Grant Kenneth Grant 5'11" | PG Hammond Central | 2023 IN knocked in four three-pointers on his way to 14 points. For Munster, senior forward Brandon Trilli Brandon Trilli 6'5" | SF Munster | 2023 State IN finished his career with 30 points and 13 rebounds. The Northern Michigan signee had a shot in the air to win it at the buzzer but just missed. Incredibly exciting game between two of the best teams in The Region. Hammond Central will face Mishawka on Saturday in the Michigan City Regional.
Best Individual Performance
It is no surprise that Markus Burton Markus Burton 5'11" | PG Penn | 2023 State #190 Nation IN would be the feature in this section. The Indiana Mr. Basketball front-runner headed to Notre Dame had 36 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 7 seven steals in Penn’s 55-37 semifinal win over Goshen. Then, Burton backed it up with a 37-point performance in the championship game against Northridge. The Kingsmen will face Chesterton in the Michigan City Regional. Burton is averaging 30.3 points per game and currently sits at 2,182 career points.