Five Rapid Fire Takeaways From Friday’s Games

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday was a jam-packed day of Indiana High School Basketball. We began with boots on the ground coverage of four games from day two of the Paul Loggan Memorial Invite and then made our way to the Tiernan Center at Richmond High School for the final two games of the 17th annual Bob Wettig Memorial Tournament. Let's dive on in to five quick takeaways from the day full of hoops.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lake Central is legit. The Indians came down to Indianapolis with a 7-0 record, but admittedly hadn't been tested much by their schedule. However, they were able to knock off Pike and Park Tudor at the Paul Loggan Memorial Invite which should help capture the attention of some folks in the Indianapolis area. Currently ranked #15 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Super Poll, Lake Central should see theirselves move up now holding onto a perfect 9-0 record. 6'6" senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1547565' first='Jake' last='Smith'] was the very impressive on Friday finishing with 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Excellent small college front court prospect. Iowa Football signee Xavier Williams led the Indians in scoring with 21 points to go with 8 rebounds in their 64-57 win over Park Tudor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Don't sleep on North Central. We moved the Panthers into the Prep Hoops Indiana Super Poll a couple of weeks ago and that is proving to have been excellent foresight. They knocked off a very good Louisville Trinity (KY) squad on Thursday and then took down Evansville Reitz on Friday with [player_tooltip player_id='1297108' first='Rogelio' last='Rivera'] leading the way scoring 22 points while showcasing his elite shooting ability. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1547489' first='Tim' last='Williams'] added 18 points against Reitz. They have the pieces, especially in the backcourt, to beat anyone in the state of Indiana. North Central is now 6-2 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evansville Harrison dropped one to Carmel, 60-46, on Thursday which was a bit surprising but bounced back to defeat Pike on Friday afternoon 72-63. 6'6" senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1761697' first='Malachi' last='McNair'] remains one of the best small college post prospects available. He is a double-double machine and turned in another one against the Red Devils finishing with 24 points and 10 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='1578468' first='Shane' last='Sims'] didn't disappoint either as he finished with 17 points and 5 assists. When he is open from beyond the arc you can go ahead and mark down the points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297041' first='Jack' last='McKinsey'] had himself a great night, or more specifically a great second half, to lead Greensburg to a 51-48 win over Tindley in the third place game of the Bob Wettig Memorial Tournament at Richmond High School. The junior guard finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Pirates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Richmond Red Devils are going to be very, very hard to beat. They have some many players who can handle the ball, they are unselfish, and they are playing a disciplined brand of basketball under head coach Billy Wright. [player_tooltip player_id='1275899' first='Braiden' last='Hogg'] led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points off of the bench while [player_tooltip player_id='1296998' first='Cedric' last='Horton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1561435' first='Julien' last='Smith'] each added 11 points for the Red Devils. [player_tooltip player_id='1578438' first='Mason' last='Carpenter'], who was named Most Valuable Player of the 17th annual Bob Wettig Memorial Tournament, had 9 points as did [player_tooltip player_id='1578461' first='Ryder' last='Cate']. The Red Devils are 12-0 with no end to their undefeated run in sight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->