Prep Hoops Indiana Regional Preview – Class 4A South

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last week there were 404 teams across four classes that began their journey to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Now, a week later, only 64 Sectional champions are still alive. That group will be cut in half once again following Saturday's Regional round. We will spend this week here at Prep Hoops Indiana previewing the upcoming Regional games. Let's dive on in and take a closer look at the Class 4A South.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Pairings</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Southport Regional:</strong> Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (24-3) vs. Pike (23-3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Southport Regional:</strong> Lawrence Central (14-11) vs. Dectaur Central (19-6)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Southridge Regiona</strong>l: New Albany (21-5) vs. Castle (9-16)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Greencastle Regional:</strong> Columbus North (14-10) vs. Terre Haute North (23-3)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Toughest Regional Pairing - Southport Regional</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You won't find a better matchup than this in the state of Indiana. Indiana Mr. Basketball favorite [player_tooltip player_id='1728587' first='Luke' last='Ertel'] will face-off against arguably the most talented team in the state in Pike High School. The Red Devils feature 6'10" Marion County Player of the Year [player_tooltip player_id='2266896' first='Isaiah' last='Hill'], fellow junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2194328' first='Jahari' last='Miller'], and sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2538892' first='Landon' last='Lampley']. Mt. Vernon also features 6'8" junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='2140419' first='Max' last='Vise']. If you are in central Indiana this is a matchup you will not want to miss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Under-the-Radar Regional - Greencastle Regional</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is the Regional matchup that Prep Hoops Indiana will have boots on the ground coverage of on Saturday night. The balanced attack of 23-3 Terre Haute North will go up against Taylor University signee [player_tooltip player_id='2399377' first='Caleb' last='Ferguson'] and Indiana Junior All-Star candidate [player_tooltip player_id='2141046' first='Austin' last='Perry']. Terre Haute North features a balanced scoring attack of Cam Fennell, [player_tooltip player_id='2140323' first='Blake' last='Hammond'], [player_tooltip player_id='1561104' first='Gavin' last='Woelfle'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1561105' first='Brady' last='Klopfenstein']. The Patriots of Terre Haute North have won 21 straight games including a 63-42 win over Columbus North earlier this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Players to Watch</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1728587' first='Luke' last='Ertel'] (Mt. Vernon Fortville H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='1561113' first='Cameron' last='Fennell'] (Terre Haute North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2399377' first='Caleb' last='Ferguson'] (Columbus North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2140323' first='Blake' last='Hammond'] (Terre Haute North H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1561118' first='Doron' last='Harris'] (Lawrence Central H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2266896' first='Isaiah' last='Hill'] (Pike H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1561105' first='Brady' last='Klopfenstein'] (Terre Haute North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2538892' first='Landon' last='Lampley'] (Pike H.S. 2028), [player_tooltip player_id='2194328' first='Jahari' last='Miller'] (Pike H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2141046' first='Austin' last='Perry'] (Columbus North H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2140420' first='Nash' last='Sigmund'] (Decatur Central H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2140419' first='Max' last='Vise'] (Mt. Vernon Fortville H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='2243047' first='Caleb' last='Wells'] (Lawrence Central H.S. 2027), [player_tooltip player_id='1561104' first='Gavin' last='Woelfle'] (Terre Haute North H.S. 2026), [player_tooltip player_id='2892524' first='Elyas' last='Zapata'] (Decatur Central H.S. 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Staff Predictions</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southport Regional: Mt. Vernon (Fortville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southport Regional: Lawrence Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southridge Regional: New Albany</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Greencastle Regional: Terre Haute North</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->