Prep Hoops Indiana Sectional Preview – Class 4A South

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are just a week away from the beginning of the 115th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament. On Sunday evening we received brackets for the Sectional round as teams learned how their path to Gainbridge Fieldhouse would begin. We will spend the week here at Prep Hoops Indiana going in-depth across the state touching on all 64 Sectionals. Let's now take a look at the eight Sectionals that make up the Class 4A South.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-1a-north-2/">Class 1A North</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-1a-south-2/">Class 1A South</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-2a-north-2/">Class 2A North</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-2a-south-2/">Class 2A South</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-3a-north-2/">Class 3A North</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2025/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-3a-south-2/">Class 3A South</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Brackets</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 9 @ Muncie Central - Mt. Vernon (Fortville) vs. Richmond, Pendleton Heights vs. Greenfield-Central, Anderson vs. Winner Game 1, Muncie Central vs. Winner Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 10 @ Lawrence Central - Lawrence Central vs. Lawrence North, Arsenal Tech vs. North Central, Warren Central vs. Winner Game 1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 11 @ Avon - Avon vs. Brownsburg, Pike vs. Ben Davis, Plainfield vs. Winner Game 1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 12 @ Decatur Central - Southport vs. Decatur Central, Perry Meridian vs. Center Grove, Franklin Central vs. Winner Game 1, Mooresville vs. Winner Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 13 @ Bloomington South - Bloomington South vs. Bloomington North, Terre Haute South vs. Terre Haute North, Martinsville vs. Winner Game 1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 14 @ Columbus East - Columbus North vs. Columbus East, Whiteland vs. East Central, Franklin vs. Winner Game 1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 15 @ Seymour - Jeffersonville vs. Scottsburg, Seymour vs. Floyd Central, Bedford North Lawrence vs. Winner Game 1, New Albany vs. Winner Game 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 16 @ Evansville Harrison - Evansville Harrison vs. Evansville North, Evansville Reitz vs. Castle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Toughest Sectional</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 11 at Avon narrowly edged out Sectional 9 at Muncie Central because all five times have a genuine chance at cutting down the nets. The teams range from Prep Hoops Indiana Class 4A #4 Avon at 19-3 to 10-12 Brownsburg who recently beat Top 10 Noblesville. The Bulldogs always play their basketball come tournament time. Then, you have defending Class 4A state runner-up Ben Davis (15-7) who has beaten both Ben Davis and Pike. Pike (12-9) will be Ben Davis' first round opponent on the top half of the bracket while Planfield (15-7) awaits the winner of Avon and Brownsburg. Plainfield defeated Avon in the first game of the season, but the Orioles have since gotten revenge. Sectional 11 is truly wide open with all five times having a legitimate shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Under-the-Radar Sectional</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 16 at Evansville Harrison doesn't have some of the big names that are seen in some of the other fields, but it is a very balanced four-team bracket. Evansville Reitz went 3-0 against the Sectional opponents and appear to be the favorite on paper, but they only beat Castle by five points and Harrison by seven points. Similarly, Castle played Harrison, likely the second best team on paper, with just three points. Evansville North is currently 11-11 and will face-off with 14-7 Harrison in round one while 14-4 Reitz takes on 12-10 Castle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Players to Watch</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2267048' first='Harper' last='Baker-Lands'] (Plainfield H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1565984' first='Keriawn' last='Berry'] (Avon H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1170053' first='Mason' last='Carpenter'] (Richmond H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1561076' first='Bryson' last='Chapman'] (Evansville North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1297093' first='Michael' last='Cooper'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025 - Wright State), [player_tooltip player_id='1278896' first='Anthony' last='DeFur'] (Mooresville H.S. 2025 - Wabash) [player_tooltip player_id='1373104' first='P.J.' last='Douglas'] (Wright State H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1297024' first='Ethan' last='Edwards'] (Whiteland H.S. 2025 - UIndy), [player_tooltip player_id='1728587' first='Luke' last='Ertel'] (Mt. Vernon Fortville H.S. 2026 - Purdue), [player_tooltip player_id='2399377' first='Caleb' last='Ferguson'] (Columbus North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1560961' first='Grady' last='Gardner'] (Martinsville H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1981704' first='Albert' last='Gooden III'] (Lawrence Central H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1297060' first='Jevon' last='Guess'] (Warren Central H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1552625' first='E.J.' last='Hazelett'] III (Franklin Central H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2266896' first='Isaiah' last='Hill'] (Pike H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1297011' first='Damon' last='Howard'] (Pike H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='2252551' first='James' last='Kalala'] (Southport H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1561105' first='Brady' last='Klopfenstein'] (Terre Haute North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1297010' first='Damien' last='King'] (Anderson H.S. 2025), Jashawn Ladd (Ben Davis H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2399375' first='Keaton' last='Lawson'] (Columbus East H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1578453' first='Patric' last='Matson'] (Bedford North Lawrence H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1509229' first='Kai' last='McGrew'] (Lawrence North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1729136' first='Brennan' last='Miller'] (Lawrence North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2194328' first='Jahari' last='Miller'] (Pike H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1561685' first='Jedidiah' last='Minnett'] (Avon H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2195051' first='Jaylan' last='Mitchell'] (Evansville Reitz H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2306918' first='Vince' last='Moutardier'] (Bloomington H.S. South 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1296984' first='Braylon' last='Mullins'] (Greenfield-Central H.S. 2025 - UConn), [player_tooltip player_id='1297077' first='Kolt' last='Nelson'] (Franklin H.S. 2025 - Spring Arbour) [player_tooltip player_id='1297108' first='Papi' last='Rivera'] (North Central H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1296979' first='Azavier' last='Robinson'] (Lawrence North H.S. 2026 - Butler), [player_tooltip player_id='2391235' first='Rylan' last='Schrink'] (New Albany H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='1561513' first='Noah' last='Smith'] (Plainfield H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1560972' first='Cooper' last='Sims'] (Pendleton Heights H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1388408' first='Tre' last='Singleton'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025 - Northwestern), [player_tooltip player_id='1297123' first='Jay' last='Summitt'] (Evansville Harrison H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='2466205' first='Lavell' last='Tinsley'] (Evansville Reitz H.S. 2025), [player_tooltip player_id='2382148' first='Noah' last='Washington'] (New Albany H.S. 2028), [player_tooltip player_id='1749499' first='Tavion' last='Williams'] (Ben Davis H.S. 2025 - Kentucky Wesleyan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Predictions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 9 - Greenfield-Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 10 - Lawrence North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 11 - Avon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 12 - Southport</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 13 - Terre Haute North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 14 - Whiteland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 15 - Jeffersonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sectional 16 - Evansville Reitz</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->