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<p>Nearly 400 teams began their quest to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday night as the 114th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament tipped off. Now, we are already down to just 64 teams left playing. Sectional champions were crowned around the state on Saturday night and Prep Hoops Indiana has had boots on the ground coverage throughout the tournament so far. Leading into the Regional round, we will take a look back at some of the individual standouts from each class that we have seen so far. Here are our selections for the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A All-Sectional Team.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1386511' first='Max' last='Booher'] (Greenwood Christian 2024) - A recent Quincy commit, Booher scored 17 points, including two free throws to ice it, as Greenwood Christian knocked off defending state champion Indianapolis Lutheran to win Sectional 59.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158176' first='Josiah' last='Dunham'] (Evansville Christian 2024) - An Indiana All-Star candidate, Dunham scored a game-high 27 points to lead Evansville Christian to their first Sectional championship on Saturday night.</p>
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<p>TJ English (Liberty Christian 2027) - English, a freshman, came up big in the championship game for Liberty Christian leading the Lions with 22 points.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275728' first='Mason' last='Harvey'] (Seton Catholic 2024) - This 6'7" senior forward put up a 25-points, 17-rebound, 6-blocked shot performance in the Semifinals against Tri. Then, he backed it up with 12 points and 13 rebounds in their win over Blue River on Saturday night. Harvey is an unsigned prospect with an intriguing combination of size and shooting ability.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1761696' first='Devon' last='Lewis'] (Fort Wayne Canterbury 2024) - Lewis scored 18 points in the championship game against Northfield and had 12 points to go with 7 rebounds in their earlier win against Southwood. He is an unsigned senior guard that should garner some college attention through the state tournament.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1761698' first='Sam' last='Mlagan'] (Bethesda Christian 2024) - Mlagan scored a team-leading 17 points as Bethesda Christian defeated Indianapolis Metropolitan to secure their back-to-back Sectional championship. He also became the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,530 points.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297066' first='Joshua' last='Renfro'] (Christian Academy 2025) - 43 points and 10 rebounds will turn some heads. That is the stat line that Renfro put up in their 57-54 semifinal win over Rock Creek.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2391242' first='Seth' last='Wagler'] (Barr-Reeve H.S. 2025) - Wagler scored 16 points in both the semifinals and finals to lead Barr-Reeve out of Sectional 63. They defeated Orleans in five overtimes on Saturday night.</p>
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Nearly 400 teams began their quest to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday night as the 114th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament tipped off. Now, we are already down to just 64 teams left playing. Sectional champions were crowned around the state on Saturday night and Prep Hoops Indiana has had boots on the ground coverage throughout the tournament so far. Leading into the Regional round, we will take a look back at some of the individual standouts from each class that we have seen so far. Here are our selections for the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A All-Sectional Team.
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