Prep Hoops Indiana State Finals Preview – Class 2A

<!-- 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 2A state finals preview featuring the matchup between Brownstown Central and Wapahani.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Matchup – Brownstown Central (27-4) vs. Wapahani (26-2)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was only really a few matchups that were expected for the 2A State Championship, and Brownstown Central vs Wapahani was one of them. Honestly, you could make a strong case that is the best game on paper in all four games taking place this Saturday because you have two of the favorites from both north and south going up against one another. Starting with Brownstown, they pretty much steam-rolled every team they came across on the way here while being led by Purdue signee [player_tooltip player_id='1158245' first='Jack' last='Benter'], who is bringing in 25.6 ppg here. It was not just Benter that got the Braves here because guys like [player_tooltip player_id='1547584' first='Parker' last='Hehman'], [player_tooltip player_id='1296999' first='Chace' last='Coomer'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1297005' first='Colby' last='Hall'] have all been big factors. For the Raiders of Waphani, they had a tougher road to get here going though teams such as Tipton and Fort Wayne Blackhawk, but its helps when you have one of the best senior guards in the state, [player_tooltip player_id='1158181' first='Isaac' last='Andrews'], who brings in 24.6 ppg. [player_tooltip player_id='1561131' first='Camden' last='Bell'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1381463' first='Nate' last='Luce'] are other key contributors for Waphani, as well. Regardless of the outcome, this is going to be the toughest game for either team this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Projected Starting Five</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brownstown Central - [player_tooltip player_id='1547584' first='Parker' last='Hehman'] (12), [player_tooltip player_id='1158245' first='Jack' last='Benter'] (12), [player_tooltip player_id='2399383' first='Micah' last='Sheffer'] (10), [player_tooltip player_id='1296999' first='Chace' last='Coomer'] (11), Adam Stahi (12)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wapahani - [player_tooltip player_id='2046168' first='Eli' last='Andrews'] (10), [player_tooltip player_id='1381463' first='Nate' last='Luce'] (11), Nick Cook (12), Noah Henderson (11), [player_tooltip player_id='1158181' first='Isaac' last='Andrews'] (12), [player_tooltip player_id='1561131' first='Camden' last='Bell'] (10)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Path</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brownstown Central - Henryville (83-41), Southwestern-Hanover (73-49), Providence (53-37), Sullivan (67-41), Park Tudor (50-49), Parke Heritage (66-56)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wapahani - Lapel (47-31), Wes-Del (67-46), Monroe Central (59-26), Tipton (65-41), North Judson (48-28), Fort Wayne Blackhawk (60-49)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Prediction</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brownstown Central 61 Wapahani 40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->