Prep Hoops Indiana State Finals Preview – Class 1A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 114th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament culminates on Saturday with four state championship games played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. As always, Prep Hoops Indiana will have boots on the ground coverage throughout the day as teams compete for the right to cut down the nets and forever ingrain themselves in the history of Indiana High School Basketball. This week, we will be previewing the state finals with several articles breaking down the action. Here is our Class 1A state finals preview featuring the matchup between Bethesda Christian and Fort Wayne Canterbury.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Matchup - Bethesda Christian (23-7) vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury (18-9)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bethesda Christian will enter Saturday's contest as hot as any team in the state of Indiana having won 18 straight games. Meanwhile, Canterbury has won 16 of their last 18 games dating back to January 18th. They had a much more difficult time in the Semi-State as they needed overtime to defeat Elkhart Christian in the morning session before John Parent knocked in a late three-point shot in the evening to take down Liberty Christian. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1761696' first='Devon' last='Lewis'] leads the Cavaliers averaging 15.3 points while 6'8" senior center [player_tooltip player_id='1158215' first='Tucker' last='Day'] adds 11.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. For Bethesda Christian, [player_tooltip player_id='1761698' first='Sam' last='Mlagan'] and Luke Douglas are the two names to know. The senior duo averages 15.3 points and 14.2 points per game respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Projected Starting Five</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bethesda Christian - Luke Douglas (12), Cooper Jackson (12), Isaac Mlagan (12), [player_tooltip player_id='1761698' first='Sam' last='Mlagan'] (12), [player_tooltip player_id='2245732' first='Steven' last='Tierney'] (11)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Wayne Canterbury - [player_tooltip player_id='1277734' first='Colin' last='Burda'] (12), [player_tooltip player_id='1158215' first='Tucker' last='Day'] (12), Ashton Dressler (12), [player_tooltip player_id='1761696' first='Devon' last='Lewis'] (12), John Parent (12)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Path</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bethesda Christian - Traders Point Christian (69-26), Purdue Poly North (58-22), Indianapolis Metropolitan (58-47), Clay City (68-50), Greenwood Christian (53-35), Barr-Reeve (63-38)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Wayne Canterbury - Southwood (67-53), Northfield (52-34), North Vermillion (57-38), Elkhart Christian (60-51 OT), Liberty Christian (56-53)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Prediction</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bethesda Christian 59 Canterbury 50</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->