Prep Hoops Indiana Sectional Preview – Class 4A South

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>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 will spend the week here at Prep Hoops Indiana going in-depth across the state touching on all 64 Sectionals. Let's take a look at the eight Sectionals that make up the Class 4A South.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-1a-north/">Class 1A North Preview</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-1a-south/">Class 1A South Preview</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-2a-north/">Class 2A North Preview</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-2a-south/">Class 2A South Preview</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-3a-north/">Class 3A North Preview</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-3a-south/">Class 3A South Preview</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-4a-north/">Class 4A North Preview</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Brackets</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 9 (Greenfield-Central)</strong>: New Palestine vs. Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Richmond vs. Muncie Central, Greenfield-Central vs. Anderson, Pendleton Heights vs. Winner Game 1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 10 (Lawrence North)</strong>: Lawrence Central vs. Warren Central, Arsenal Tech vs. Crispus Attucks, Lawrence North vs. North Central, Cathedral vs. Winner Game 1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 11 (Southport)</strong>: Roncalli vs. Franklin Central, Pike vs. Ben Davis, Perry Meridian vs. Southport, Decatur Central vs. Winner Game 1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 12 (Terre Haute South)</strong>: Plainfield vs. Brownsburg, Terre Haute South vs. Avon, Terre Haute North vs. Winner Game 1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 13 (Bloomington South)</strong>: Bloomington South vs. Greenwood, Mooresville vs. Center Grove, Martinsville vs. Winner Game 1, Bloomington North vs. Winner Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 14 (East Central)</strong>: Columbus East vs. Columbus North, Shelbyville vs. Whiteland, East Central vs. Winner Game 1, Franklin vs. Winner Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 15 (Seymour)</strong>: Jeffersonville vs. Seymour, Before North Lawrence vs. New Albany, Floyd Central vs. Winner Game 1, Jennings County vs. Winner Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sectional 16 (Evansville North)</strong>: Castle vs. Evansville North, Jasper vs. Evansville Reitz, Evansville Harrison vs. Winner Game 1, Evansville Central vs. Winner Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Toughest Sectional</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The only Sectional in the state that can rival Sectional 8 to the north is Sectional 10 here in the south. Lawrence North, Crispus Attucks, and Cathedral all enter the tournament ranked in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 4A Top 10 and all four other teams have records above .500. Cathedral got the benefit of having a buy and even a slightly, on paper, easier semifinal game, where as Lawrence North and Attucks could have to face each other in the semifinal round. There is so much talent to go around in this Sectional that genuinely any of the seven teams could make a run and whoever cuts down the nets will have a trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on their mind.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Under-the-Radar Sectional</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Just as easy as it was to select Sectional 10 as the toughest field here in the south, Sectional 9 at Greenfield-Central is the clear pick for most under-the-radar. This has been a good, well-balanced field in recent seasons but it has really taken a step up in 2024. First off, you have the lone undefeated team remaining in the state in Greenfield-Central. Then, you consider that three other teams (Anderson, New Palestine, and Richmond) each have at least 17 wins on the season. Whoever makes it through this bracket will have had to beat multiple very good teams and will be battle-tested for the Regional.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Players to Watch</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158213' first='Kobi' last='Bowles'] (Lawrence North H.S. 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='1297019' first='Dezmon' last='Briscoe'] (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1297093' first='Michael' last='Cooper'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1275780' first='Micah' last='Davis'] (Franklin H.S. 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='1384422' first='Eli' last='Ellis'] (Plainfield H.S. 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='1728587' first='Luke' last='Ertel'] (Mt. Vernon Fortville H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1297068' first='Julius' last='Gizzi'] (New Palestine H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1275772' first='Josiah' last='Gustin'] (Pendleton Heights H.S. 2024), EJ Hazelett (Franklin Central H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1296998' first='Cedric' last='Horton'] (Richmond H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1945635' first='Drew' last='Kegerreis'] (Roncalli H.S. 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='1296996' first='Carter' last='Kent'] (Jennings County H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1297010' first='Damien' last='King'] (Anderson H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1525663' first='Brady' last='Koehler'] (Cathedral H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='2276379' first='Chris' last='Lampkins'] (New Albany H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1749527' first='Luke' last='Lindeman'] (Bloomington H.S. North 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='1172872' first='Jordan' last='Lomax'] (Brownsburg H.S. 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='1761697' first='Malachi' last='McNair'] (Evansville Harrison H.S. 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='2195051' first='Jaylan' last='Mitchell'] (Evansville Reitz H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1296984' first='Braylon' last='Mullins'] (Greenfield-Central H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1297108' first='Rogelio' last='Rivera'] (North Central H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1296979' first='Azavier' last='Robinson'] (Lawrence North H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1275771' first='Ron' last='Rutland III'] (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='1158238' first='Joey' last='Schmitz'] (Center Grove H.S. 2024), [player_tooltip player_id='1388408' first='Tre' last='Singleton'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1297113' first='Shane' last='Sims'] (Evansville Harrison H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1561435' first='Julien' last='Smith'] (Mt. Vernon Fortville H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1158180' first='Braden' last='Walters'] (Terre Haute North H.S. 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Predictions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 9 - New Palestine</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 10 - Lawrence North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 11 - Ben Davis</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 12 - Plainfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 13 - Center Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 14 - Franklin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 15 - Jeffersonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 16 - Evansville Harrison</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->