Sectional 8: Tuesday Night Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first round of Sectional 8 took place on Tuesday night and Prep Hoops Indiana was in attendance to witness the action. The results saw Noblesville defeat Carmel and Fishers remain unbeaten by defeating Westfield in two very competitive games. Let's take a look some standout players from Tuesday night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1534261"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c86eedca41e"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished with 24 points</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Curry played like the electric scorer that he is in Noblesville's win over Carmel. The 6'4 wing was knocking down shots off the catch while showing is ability to get out in transition and make plays as well. Arguably the best showing from any player in Tuesday night's Sectionals. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1561054"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c86eedca494"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished with 15 points</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Walker played the Robin role to Curry's Batman extremely well for Noblesville. He was aggressive with his jumper and once that started falling, there was nothing Carmel could do to stop it. He and Curry make for a tough backcourt duo. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2485642"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c86eedca4de"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished with 10 points</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Carmel fought as hard as they could and overall had a balance effort but the player that stood out for them was 2025 center [player_tooltip player_id='2485642' first='Liam' last='Mann']. Mann was really good in post up actions using his long size and power to make plays over his defender. Thought he was god on the boards and caused a few defensive reflections. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1988138"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c86eedca525"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished with 19 points</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Haffner was a star in the tough loss vs Fishers on Tuesday night. He started off the game showing off his elite range from deep hitting two long jumpers near the volleyball line. He showed his ability to score in the lane using his athleticism and length. It sucks to see his junior season come to an end, but he is going to fun to watch come AAU season. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2117887"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c86eedca56a"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished with 10 points</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Malone played with a lot of grit and toughness in the loss vs Fishers. While he only ended up with 10 points, he did all of the little things so well and showed some tough defense as well. Westfield kept it close for a while and showed some fight to come back, and big part of that was because of this senior guard. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1525664"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c86eedca5cf"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished with 18 points</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hall was easily one of the more impressive players in Sectional 8 on Tuesday. To put things simply, the Stanford football signee was a game changer on both ends of the floor. He hits some tough shots, was an impact on the defensive end, and used his incredible athletic ability to make plays all over the floor. He was an X-Factor in their win. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1297069"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c86eedca616"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished with 10 points</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Very rarely do you see a D1 player come off the bench in these types of games but that is exactly what [player_tooltip player_id='1297069' first='Justin' last='Kirby'] did, making an impact regardless. The Miami (OH) signee was electric when he would enter the game making plays around the rim and knocking down shots. Having him in the floor makes Fishers just a different animal. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2267046"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67c86eedca65a"} --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished with 13 points</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Gardner Jr. was is consistent self like we had seen throughout the regular season. He started off making a few plays in the game but really made an impact when the game got tight down the stretch. He made some clutch shots and defended extremely well. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->