Thursday Night Games to Watch (2/5)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Typically there are very few games on a Thursday night. However, with Girls' Sectional going on this week the boys have moved their typical full Friday slate to Thursday evening. Here are the top games to watch on Thursday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ben Davis @ Pike</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is a big time matchup on the west side of Indianapolis featuring two Prep Hoops Indiana Class 4A Top 10 teams and a ton of talent. Pike is 15-3 led by their trio of juniors [player_tooltip player_id='2266896' first='Isaiah' last='Hill'], [player_tooltip player_id='2194328' first='Jahari' last='Miller'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2266897' first='Kenneth' last='Lampley'] plus sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2538892' first='Landon' last='Lampley']. All four are nationally relevant prospects. As for Ben Davis, they are led by Akron signee [player_tooltip player_id='2625235' first='JaShawn' last='Ladd'] and University of Indianapolis bound [player_tooltip player_id='2471408' first='Sherman' last='Moss-Wright']. The Giants are 11-4 on the year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Boonville @ Heritage Hills</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For fans down in the Pocket City area this will be the game of the night. Boonville is coming off of a big win against Gibson Southern. They are now 13-3 on the season heading to play 14-4 Heritage Hills. Both of these teams have spent time inside the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 3A Top 10 at different points this season. The Patriots feature a three-headed monster of [player_tooltip player_id='1560979' first='Peyton' last='Gray'], [player_tooltip player_id='1560951' first='Jake' last='Prior'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2140443' first='Tait' last='Wetzel']. As for Boonville, juniors Braydn Egil and [player_tooltip player_id='2140389' first='Jaxon' last='McKain'] are the names to know.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lawrence North @ Carmel</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Prep Hoops Indiana Class 4A Top 10 matchup will take place at Carmel as the 11-3 Greyhounds host the 15-2 Wildcats of Lawrence North. The battle between 6'8" Bellarmine signee [player_tooltip player_id='1560952' first='Evan' last='Harrell'] and 6'7" SIU-Edwardsville signee [player_tooltip player_id='1729136' first='Brennan' last='Miller'] will be worth the price of admission. [player_tooltip player_id='2140341' first='Cash' last='Daniels'] versus [player_tooltip player_id='1561031' first='Cameron' last='Webster'] will be a fun backcourt matchup to watch as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Orleans @ Loogootee</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It doesn't get much better than this in southern Indiana. Two Class 1A powerhouses, and Sectional 62 rivals, will face-off this evening. Loogootee is led by senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1560987' first='AJ' last='Foster']. For Orleans, senior forward Alex Dewitt averages 17.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Both programs are currently ranked in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A Top 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Plainfield @ Terre Haute North</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Terre Haute North has won 12 straight games and are currently playing as well as anyone in the state. Their super balanced scoring attack places four guys in double figures led by [player_tooltip player_id='1561113' first='Cameron' last='Fennell'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2140323' first='Blake' last='Hammond'] at 11.9 and 11.8 points per game respectively. [player_tooltip player_id='1561104' first='Gavin' last='Woelfle'] and Bellarmine signee [player_tooltip player_id='1561105' first='Brady' last='Klopfenstein'] are the others in double figures with 6'6" junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='2425772' first='Tyler' last='Renn'] not far behind. Plainfield would be on the very short list of teams playing event better than Terre Haute North right now. The 17-1 Quakers feature DePaul signee [player_tooltip player_id='1561513' first='Noah' last='Smith'], superstar junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2267048' first='Harper' last='Baker-Lands'], and Saint Francis bound guard [player_tooltip player_id='1560946' first='Landon' last='Gilliatt'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->