Prep Hoops Indiana Sectional Preview - Class 4A North

Believe it or not, it is nearly tournament time in Indiana. Here at Prep Hoops Indiana we will use this final week of the regular season to preview all 64 Sectionals that will take place beginning next Tuesday. There are 410 teams across four classes that are ultimately vying for a trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. As always, we will be your one stop shop for coverage throughout the 116th annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament. Let's now dive into our previews which are broken up between the north and south for each class. We will include each Sectional bracket, dive deeper into the toughest Sectional in each area while also discussing an under-the-radar Sectional field, highlight the players to watch, give our expert predictions, and more. Here is our official Prep Hoops Indiana Sectional Preview for the Class 4A North.   <a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-1a-north-3/">Class 1A North</a>   <a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-1a-south-3/">Class 1A South</a>   <a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-2a-north-3/">Class 2A North</a>   <a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/02/prep-hoops-indiana-sectional-preview-class-2a-south-3/">Class 2A South</a>   <a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/02/prep-hoops-indiana-3a-north-sectional-preview/">Class 3A North</a>   <a href="https://prephoops.com/2026/02/prep-hoops-indiana-class-3a-south-preview/">Class 3A South</a>   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Brackets</h2>   Sectional 1 @ Crown Point High School - Hammond Morton (5-16) vs. Lake Central (11-10), Hammond Central (4-17) vs. Crown Point (19-1), Munster (12-1) vs. Winner Game 1   Sectional 2 @ Chesterton High School - Chesterton (18-4) vs. Portage (18-4), Hobart (13-9) vs. Valparaiso (12-11), Merrillville (6-15) vs. Winner Game 1   Sectional 3 @ Mishawaka High School - Mishawaka (6-15) vs. South Bend Adams (15-7), Penn (16-6) vs. Michigan City (14-8), South Bend Riley (18-4) vs. LaPorte (16-6), South Bend St. Joseph (18-4) vs. Winner Game 1   Sectional 4 @ Elkhart High School - Concord (9-12) vs. Goshen (15-6), Elkhart (11-10) vs. Warsaw (12-11), Northridge (21-1) vs. Winner Game 1   Sectional 5 @ Fort Wayne Northrop High School - Fort Wayne Snider (16-7) vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (13-9), Fort Wayne Northrop (6-16) vs. Fort Wayne North Side (13-10)   Sectional 6 @ Huntington North High School - Fort Wayne South Side (17-4) vs. Homestead (16-6), Huntington North (13-8) vs. Fort Wayne Wayne (12-10)   Sectional 7 @ Lafayette Jeff High School - McCutcheon (9-12) vs. Harrison (West Lafayette) (15-8), Lafayette Jeff (15-7) vs. Kokomo (16-6)   Sectional 8 @ Noblesville High School - Noblesville (12-10) vs. Zionsville (13-10), Westfield (13-8) vs. Hamilton Southeastern (14-9), Carmel (16-5) vs. Winner Game 1, Fishers (23-0) vs. Winner Game 2   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Toughest Sectional - Sectional 8 @ Noblesville High School</h2>   This is one you can pretty much pencil in year after year. Sectional 8 is historically one of the toughest fields in the state and that is certainly true once again this year. Undefeated #1-ranked Fishers is obviously the headliner, but they will be tested prior to potentially cutting down the nets for a third straight time. The Tigers will play the winner of Hamilton Southeastern and Westfield on Friday night. Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers are massive rivals and always play competitive games. The Royals lost by seven points back on December 19th. Similarly, Westfield took Fishers to overtime before losing 74-72 on February 5th. Then, it would likely be Carmel who Fishers would face in the championship game on Saturday. The Greyhounds only lost by three points during the regular season. Both Noblesville and Zionsville, who play on Tuesday night, will have the ability to knock off Carmel as well. This is an absolutely loaded field both in terms of top end talent and depth.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Under-the-Radar Sectional - Sectional 3 @ Mishawaka High School</h2>   There are several under-the-radar Sectional fields here in the Class 4A North, but we find Sectional 3 at Mishawaka to be the most intriguing. This bracket features three Top 16 teams in the state and three others that have at least 14 wins on the season. Only the host, Mishawaka, is has fewer than 14 wins (they are 6-15). South Bend St. Joseph enters as the highest ranked team in the Prep Hoops Indiana Top 20 Super Poll at #8. They also drew the benefit of the bye and are 3-0 against the field with wins over Riley (70-58), Penn (67-58), and Adams (82-62). South Bend Riley and Penn check it at #15 and #16 respectively in the Super Poll. Riley just recently beat Penn 73-68. They were the Sectional 3 winner last season and advanced to the Semi-State, but SBSJ has moved up to Class 4A due to the success factor. LaPorte, Michigan City, and South Bend Adams have all had excellent seasons as well and are capable of an upset on any given night. Prep Hoops Indiana plans to have boots on the ground on Wednesday night.   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Players to Watch</h2>   [player_tooltip player_id='2141040' first='Brody' last='Baker'] (Harrison West Lafayette H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2457404' first='Caleb' last='Coolman'] (Penn H.S. 2028), [player_tooltip player_id='2140341' first='Cash' last='Daniels'] (Carmel H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1561445' first='Mason' last='Darrell'] (Crown Point H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2267046' first='Jason' last='Gardner Jr.'] (Fishers H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1988138' first='Drew' last='Haffner'] (Westfield H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1561440' first='Korbyn' last='Hammel'] (Kokomo H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2565742' first='Charles' last='Hardiman'] (Merrillville H.S. 2028), [player_tooltip player_id='1560952' first='Evan' last='Harrell'] (Carmel H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2140449' first='Trell' last='Hogue'] (Fort Wayne Snider H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2414963' first='Jayvon' last='Irby'] (Fort Wayne South Side H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2398991' first='Tyrese' last='Jones'] (South Bend Riley H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2140359' first='Elijah' last='King'] (South Bend St. Joseph H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2141030' first='Karter' last='Kobe'] (Portage H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1509229' first='Kai' last='McGrew'] (Fishers H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2140338' first='Camden' last='Moore'] (Zionsville H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2472620' first='Landon' last='Osswald'] (Hamilton Southeastern H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2140368' first='Griffin' last='Ott-Large'] (LaPorte H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2140346' first='Dakori' last='Parker'] (South Bend Riley H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1989437' first='Logan' last='Pokorney'] (Chesterton H.S. 2026), Levi Sawartzky (Goshen H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2398995' first='Brady' last='Scholl'] (Northridge H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1561617' first='Dikembe' last='Shaw'] (Crown Point H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2622239' first='Titus' last='Schultz'] (Huntington North H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2024513' first='Nick' last='Shrewsberry'] (South Bend St. Joseph H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1561002' first='Jarvis' last='Tolbert Jr']. (South Bend Adams H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1561054' first='Baron' last='Walker'] (Noblesville H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1561009' first='Luke' last='Weemer'] (Hamilton Southeastern H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2932419' first='Mack' last='Welker'] (Homestead H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1744397' first='Xavier' last='Wilson'] (Fort Wayne Snider H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2140345' first='Cooper' last='Zachary'] (Fishers H.S. 2027)   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Staff Predictions</h2>   Sectional 1 - Crown Point   Sectional 2 - Chesterton   Sectional 3 - South Bend St. Joseph   Sectional 4 - Northridge   Sectional 5 - Fort Wayne Snider   Sectional 6 - Homestead   Sectional 7 - Kokomo   Sectional 8 - Fishers

Believe it or not, it is nearly tournament time in Indiana. Here at Prep Hoops Indiana we will use this final week of the regular season to preview all 64 Sectionals that will take place beginning next Tuesday. There are 410 teams across four classes that are ultimately vying for a trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. As always, we will be your one stop shop for coverage throughout the 116th annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament. Let's now dive into our previews which are broken up between the north and south for each class. We will include each Sectional bracket, dive deeper into the toughest Sectional in each area while also discussing an under-the-radar Sectional field, highlight the players to watch, give our expert predictions, and more. Here is our official Prep Hoops Indiana Sectional Preview for the Class 4A North.