Marion County Tournament Quarterfinals Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Wednesday night, the quarterfinals of the prestigious Marion County Tournament took place which featured four exciting games. At 4 different locations, we got to see some of the top talent in the metro-Indianapolis area compete and showcase their talents. Below is a quick recap of the quarterfinals of the Marion County Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Note: The Semifinals will take place on Friday with the Championship game taking place on Saturday. Both will be at Southport High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ben Davis 59, Southport 47</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Giants of Ben Davis have been on a roll this season without their top player, Notre Dame football signee [player_tooltip player_id='1373105' first='Mark' last='Zackery'], and that trend continued Wednesday night with their 10th straight win, this time over the Southport Cardinals. Ben Davis pretty much controlled the game throughout even with the challenge of their leading scorer on the season, rising junior [player_tooltip player_id='2625235' first='JaShawn' last='Ladd'] getting in early foul trouble in the first half. Luckily, it was Kentucky Wesleyan commit [player_tooltip player_id='1749499' first='Tavion' last='Williams'] that continued being a dominant force in the paint leading the Giants with 16 points. With Ladd being in foul trouble, junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2452919' first='Sherman' last='Moss'] stepped up and added 11 points off the bench. With the win, Ben Davis will play Lawrence North in the semifinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lawrence North 41, Warren Central 39</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The was arigaaly the game of the night in the state of Indiana. In what was a tight battle throughout, Lawrence North was able to squeak by and get some slight revenge over Warren Central with their impressive 41-39 win to advance to the semifinals to face Ben Davis. Warren Central had previously beat Lawrence North this past weekend and nearly did so on Wednesday night. Seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1297060' first='Jevon' last='Guess'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1381525' first='Davion' last='Hampton'] had some big time performances Wednesday night but it was not enough to get past Butler signee [player_tooltip player_id='1296979' first='Azavier' last='Robinson'] and his Wildcats. With Robinson struggling for the most part, Lawrence North had some big time performances from both [player_tooltip player_id='1561109' first='Jamar' last='Thomas'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1561031' first='Cameron' last='Webster']. Lawrence North gets their 10th win of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Pike 57, Roncalli 37</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While Pike has been a little up and down this season, the Red Devils had one of their best showings on the season on Wednesday. In the quarterfinals of the Marion County Tournament, the Pike Red Devils were able to defeat Indianapolis Roncalli 57-37. [player_tooltip player_id='2414872' first='Aiden' last='Woods'] led the Red Devils in points with 14 points while also adding 4 rebounds and 4 assists. His teammate [player_tooltip player_id='2477115' first='Brennan' last='Dokes'] added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the win, as well. Luke Feldman led Roncalli with 13 points. Pike will face North Central on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North Central 72, Decatur Central 37</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the final game of the quarterfinals of the Marion County Tournament, the North Central Panthers were able to get their 7th win of the season by defeating the Decatur Central Hawks, who now drop to just 4-8 on the season. There are no official stats that have been posted or made available to the public. North Central will play Pike at the Southport High School on Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->