Prep Hoops Indiana Sectional Preview – Class 3A South
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We are just a week away from the beginning of the 114th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament. On Sunday evening we received brackets for the Sectional round as teams learned how their path to Gainbridge Fieldhouse would begin. We…
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Continue ReadingWe are just a week away from the beginning of the 114th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament. On Sunday evening we received brackets for the Sectional round as teams learned how their path to Gainbridge Fieldhouse would begin. We will spend the week here at Prep Hoops Indiana going in-depth across the state touching on all 64 Sectionals. Let’s begin by taking a look at the eight Sectionals that make up the Class 3A South.
The Brackets
Sectional 25 (Lebanon): Western Boone vs. Danville, Monrovia vs. Tri-West, Crawfordsville vs. Winner Game 1, Lebanon vs. Winner Game 2
Sectional 26 (Owen Valley): West Vigo vs. Owen Valley, South Vermillion vs. Indian Creek, Brown County vs. Edgewood, Northview vs. Winner Game 1
Sectional 27 (Guerin Catholic): Guerin Catholic vs. Indianapolis Herron, Indianapolis Shortridge vs. Brebeuf Jesuit, Indianapolis Chatard vs. Winner Game 1, Heritage Christian vs. Winner Game 2
Sectional 28 (Beech Grove): Christel House vs. Indianapolis Ritter, Speedway vs. Purdue Poly Englewood, Beech Grove vs. Winner Game 1, Indianapolis Washington vs. Winner Game 2
Sectional 29 (Greensburg): Greensburg vs. Rushville, Franklin County vs. Connersville, Batesville vs. South Dearborn, Lawrenceburg vs. Winner Game 1
Sectional 30 (Scottsburg): Salem vs. Silver Creek, North Harrison vs. Scottsburg, Charlestown vs. Corydon Central, Madison vs. Winner Game 1
Sectional 31 (Princeton): Southridge vs. North Daviess, Pike Central vs. Washington, Heritage Hills vs. Princeton, Vincennes Lincoln vs. Winner Game 1
Sectional 32 (Boonville): Evansville Mater Dei vs. Boonville, Mount Vernon (Posey) vs. Gibson Southern, Evansville Memorial vs. Winner Game 1, Evansville Bosse vs. Winner Game 2
Toughest Sectional
While there may be one of the best overall players in the 2025 class on national level in four-star forward Trent Sisley Trent Sisley 6'8" | PF Heritage Hills | 2025 State #47 Nation IN , Sectional 31 is going to be a dogfight to get out of. When looking at the seven teams listed in this group, all have at least 10 wins on the year with six of the seven teams all above .500. The team with the sub-.500 record, Lincoln, got the by and all the other first round matchups can go either way and the one that stands out the most is the Heritage Hills/Princeton matchup, the two likely favorites. Needless to say, it would be easy getting out of Sectional 31 and the team that does will be battle-tested come Regionals.
Under-the-Radar Sectional
Sectional 27 could have made a strong case as the toughest Sectional in Class 3A South given the talent and teams listed in this group but since we find Sectional 31 to be even tougher given the balance, Sectional 27 gets most under-the-radar. The two teams that immediately standout here are Brebeuf Jesuit and Guerin Catholic — the team that repented the south last year in the 3A State Championship — who both sit on the opposite side of the brackets. Two teams that also have a fighting chance in this one, Bishop Chatard and Heritage Christian, received byes so they got a good advantage there. Brebeuf has already played four of these teams in Sectional and didn’t lose to any of them so they have the advantage in that regards. This one could be a sneaky competitive Sectional.
Players to Watch
Evan Lawrence Evan Lawrence 6'6" | C Danville | 2024 State IN (Danville), Caden Collins Caden Collins 6'2" | SG Danville | 2024 State IN (Danville), Zeke Tanoos Zeke Tanoos 6'4" | SG West Vigo | 2024 State IN (West Vigo), Brayden Goff Brayden Goff 5'11" | PG Northview | 2026 State IN (Northview), Dylan Murans Dylan Murans 6'7" | SF Guerin Catholic | 2024 State IN (Guerin Catholic), Ethan Roseman Ethan Roseman 6'0" | PG Bishop Chatard | 2026 State IN (Bishop Chatard), Evan Haywood Evan Haywood 6'4" | SG Brebeuf Jesuit | 2024 State #231 Nation IN (Brebeuf Jesuit), David Brigham Jr David Brigham Jr 6'1" | PG Christel House Manual | 2026 State IN (Christel House), Cam Reich Cam Reich 6'1" | SG Speedway | 2024 State IN (Speedway), Clem Butler Clem Butler 6'10" | C George Washington | 2024 State IN (Indianapolis Washington), Addison Barnes-Pettit Addison Barnes-Pettit 6'4" | SF Greensburg | 2024 State IN (Greensburg), Jack McKinsey Jack McKinsey 6'3" | SG Greensburg | 2025 State IN (Greensburg), Cooper Bobo Cooper Bobo 6'5" | SF Lawrenceburg | 2025 State IN (Lawrenceburg), Kasen Daeger Kasen Daeger 6'3" | SG Silver Creek | 2026 State IN (Silver Creek), Wyatt Zellers Wyatt Zellers 6'9" | PF Scottsburg | 2024 State IN (Scottsburg), Jack Miller Jack Miller 6'5" | SG Scottsburg | 2024 State IN (Scottsburg), Kody Clancy Kody Clancy 6'4" | PG Scottsburg | 2024 State IN (Scottsburg), Trent Sisley Trent Sisley 6'8" | PF Heritage Hills | 2025 State #47 Nation IN (Heritage Hills), Jake Prior Jake Prior 6'5" | SG Heritage Hills | 2026 State IN (Heritage Hills), Jace Jenkins Jace Jenkins 6'1" | SG Princeton | 2025 State IN (Princeton), Tucker Tornatta Tucker Tornatta 6'8" | PF Evansville Memorial | 2024 State IN (Evansville Memorial), Taray Howell Taray Howell 5'8" | PG Evansville Bosse | 2024 State IN (Evansville Bosse)
Predictions
Sectional 25 – Danville
Sectional 26 – West Vigo
Sectional 27 – Brebeuf Jesuit
Sectional 28 – Christel House
Sectional 29 – Greensburg
Sectional 30 – Scottsburg
Sectional 31 – Heritage Hills
Sectional 32 – Evansville Memorial