Prep Hoops Indiana Game Report: Sectional 9 Championship
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Sectional week wraps up tonight with championship Saturday and Prep Hoops Indiana remains your one-stop shop for all coverage. Tonight, while Brandon Ramsey will be at the Noblesville Sectional Championship, I will have boots on the ground at Greenfield-Central High…
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Continue ReadingSectional week wraps up tonight with championship Saturday and Prep Hoops Indiana remains your one-stop shop for all coverage. Tonight, while Brandon Ramsey will be at the Noblesville Sectional Championship, I will have boots on the ground at Greenfield-Central High School for the Saturday night Sectional 9 Championship game. Tonight, we have a real good matchup between the host Greenfield-Central and New Palestine. Greenfield-Central got here by beating both Anderson and Muncie Central while New Palestine was able to beat Mt. Vernon-Fortville and Pendleton Heights. There will be a ton of talent on the floor this game and I will be in the house to see all the action. Below is the full game report.
Players to Watch:
Greenfield-Central: Braylon Mullins Braylon Mullins 6'6" | SG Greenfield-Central | 2025 State #123 Nation IN , Boston Willard, Braden Robertson Braden Robertson 6'4" | PF Greenfield-Central | 2024 IN , Aidan Robertson Aidan Robertson 6'5" | C Greenfield-Central | 2025 IN , Dallas Freeman
New Palestine: Ian Moore Ian Moore 6'6" | C New Palestine | 2024 IN , Julius Gizzi Julius Gizzi 6'3" | SG New Palestine | 2025 State IN , Ben Slagley Ben Slagley 6'3" | PF New Palestine | 2025 State IN , Moses Haynes Moses Haynes 5'9" | PG New Palestine | 2025 State IN , Keegan Harrison
Quarter 1:
Should note too before this game gets, started, Braylon Mullinds is battling major injuries this game. Nowhere close to 100% but he is giving it a go.
GC wins the tip and we are off. Dallas Freeman get’s fouled and goes 2-2 at the line. 2-0 Cougars.
New Pal guard Brady Armstrong nails cover three to give the Dragons the lead.
Mases Haynes steals the ball and gets fouled. He goes 1-2 at the line.
Julius Gizzi Julius Gizzi 6'3" | SG New Palestine | 2025 State IN picks up his first foul. Jacob Hinton stepped up and took a charge.
Boston Willard splits the defense and ties the game up at 6. Ben Saglely answers and gives the Dragons the lead back.
Gizzi three extends the New Pal lead to 11-6.
Braylon Mullins Braylon Mullins 6'6" | SG Greenfield-Central | 2025 State #123 Nation IN checks out at 1:31 mark of Q1. Heading back to the locker room. Brady Johnson checked in.
Dallas Freeman hits a three at the buzzer.
End Q1: Greenfield-Central 13, New Pal 11
Quarter 2:
Three from Braden Robertson Braden Robertson 6'4" | PF Greenfield-Central | 2024 IN gives GC the 16-13 lead before Evan Darrah Evan Darrah 5'10" | PG New Palestine | 2026 IN ties it up with a three for New Pal.
Julius Gizzi Julius Gizzi 6'3" | SG New Palestine | 2025 State IN starting to get hot for New Pal. Hit a couple of big shots to extend the New Pal lead to 22-16. Defense is also turning into the offense for the Dragons.
Timeout GC with 3:35 left in the half.
Gizzi has taken over this quarter for New Pal. GC has no answers.
Jacob Hinton picks up his second foul.
At the half: New Pal 26, Greenfield-Central 18
Quarter 3:
2nd half about to start here at Greenfield-Central. No Mullins not start this half but he has returned to the bench.
New Pal scores first. Up 10 now.
Freeman three cuts the New Pal lead to 30-23
Braylon Mullins Braylon Mullins 6'6" | SG Greenfield-Central | 2025 State #123 Nation IN checks in back at 5:33 mark. Has been out since the 1:37 mark in the first quarter.
Turnover by New Pal leads a Dallas Freeman three to cut the New Pal lead to 4. Slagley responds with bucket plus the foul.
Mullins picks up his first foul. Gizzi goes 1-2 at the line.
Mullins is getting pushed around out there and ref are almost refusing to blow their whistle. Awful.
Willard cuts the lead down to 5.
Mullins has yet to score.
Gizzi gets fouled don three-point attempt. He goes 2-3
Braylon Mullins Braylon Mullins 6'6" | SG Greenfield-Central | 2025 State #123 Nation IN hits a three at the buzzer.
End 3Q: New Pal 39, Greenfield-Central 34
Quarter 4:
Robertson three cuts the lead to 40-37.
Braden Robertson Braden Robertson 6'4" | PF Greenfield-Central | 2024 IN picks up his fourth foul.
43-37 New Pal with 6:08 left.
Boston Willard airball three out of a timeout.
Braylon Mullins Braylon Mullins 6'6" | SG Greenfield-Central | 2025 State #123 Nation IN get this sedan bucket. GC still down 6.
Mullins fouled. He goes 2-2. Up to 7 points.
Braden Robertson Braden Robertson 6'4" | PF Greenfield-Central | 2024 IN fouls out for Greenfield-Central. Tough blow for the Cougars.
New Pal extended the lead to 50-41 with 2:51 left. However, Brady Johnson hits a three to cut the lead back down to 50-44 with 2:46 left.
Technical foul called on Boston Willard.
New Pal leads 53-44 with 2:00 left.
Gizzi layup, New Pal up 56-44 with 1:25 left.
Mullins goes 2-2 at the line. Up to 9 points.
Jacob Hinton fouls out for GC.
Mullins checks out. He finished with 9 points.
Final: New Palestine 60, Greenfield-Central 48