Prep Hoops Indiana Daily (1/18) – Thursday Night Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Indianapolis City Tournament played its quarterfinal round on Thursday night and we had boots on the ground coverage from Cathedral High School as they took on Christel House. Let's take a closer look at the quarterfinal results and some other notable results from around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Cathedral 82 Christel House 43</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Fighting Irish played without sophomore wing [player_tooltip player_id='1561135' first='Keaton' last='Aldridge Jr']. who was dressed but had a big brace on his right knee. However, they certainly didn't miss a beat as they dominated Christel House from start to finish to advance to the Indianapolis City Tournament semifinals. Cathedral jump out to a 15-2 lead and went on to tigger the running clock with a 35-point advantage midway through the third period.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1749500' first='Aidan' last='Hughes'] led all scorers with 19 points while senior [player_tooltip player_id='1275770' first='Sheldon' last='Gatlin'] added 17 points and junior [player_tooltip player_id='1297083' first='Lebron' last='Gough'] chipped in 14 points as Class 4A #7 ranked Cathedral moved to 11-1 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Crispus Attucks 83 Cardinal Ritter 57</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>University of Indianapolis signee [player_tooltip player_id='1275771' first='Ron' last='Rutland III'] scored 23 points to propel Crispus Attucks into the Indianapolis City Tournament semifinals with a dominant 83-57 win over Cardinal Ritter. Junior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1297004' first='Chris' last='Hurt'] continued his strong season finishing with 16 points and 6 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='1158227' first='Mason' last='Lewis'], a senior guard, chipped in 11 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South Bend Riley Notches Another Win</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Bend Riley has now won five straight to improve to 15-3 on the season. They defeated South Bend Clay 81-43. Bethel signee [player_tooltip player_id='1547394' first='Payton' last='Baird'] finished with a team-leading 21 points while Mancell Hill added 14 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1297088' first='Marvin' last='Schindler'] scored 13 points. [player_tooltip player_id='2398991' first='Tyrese' last='Jones'] led all scorers with 26 points in the loss for Clay.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Canterbury Defeats Huntington North</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is no record more deceiving than Canterbury's 3-7 mark. The Class 1A school always plays a very, very difficult schedule to prepare them for tournament time and they just recently got 6'8" senior [player_tooltip player_id='1158215' first='Tucker' last='Day'] on the court. It was Day who led the way with 12 points on Thursday night in their 55-43 win over Huntington North. Don't be surprised if this group starts to rip off some wins down the stretch this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lake Central Remains Undefeated</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Indians held off a furious late comeback attempt by Valparaiso to remain undefeated at 13-0 on the season with the 63-58 victory. 6'6" senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1547565' first='Jake' last='Smith'] led Lake Central with 22 points while Xavier Williams added 15 points. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1297042' first='Jack' last='Smiley'] led all scorers with 23 points in the loss for the Vikings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Jimtown Takes Down South Bend Washington</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Don't look now, but the Jimmies have won four of their last five games with the lone loss coming by four points at Penn. [player_tooltip player_id='1297022' first='Dylan' last='Fey'] finished with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Jimton to a 53-42 victory over South Bend Washington on Thursday night. [player_tooltip player_id='2402744' first='Javen' last='Jackson'] added 12 points. This team is proving they will not be an easy out in Sectional 19 come tournament time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->