Top Sectional Championship Games to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What started as a field of 404 teams across four classes has already been cut down to 128. That number will be split in half once again on Saturday night as we crown 64 Sectional championship. Here are some of the most intriguing Sectional championship matchups that Prep Hoops Indiana will be watching closely on Saturday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sectional 3 @ Mishawaka H.S. - South Bend St. Joseph vs. South Bend Riley</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Up north in Sectional 3 action at Mishawaka High School Prep Hoops Indiana Class 4A #6 South Bend St. Joseph will face South Bend Riley who checks in at #15 in our Super Poll. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140359' first='Elijah' last='King'] along with Notre Dame signee Nick Shrewberry are the stars to watch for 20-4 South Bend St. Joseph while senior [player_tooltip player_id='2398991' first='Tyrese' last='Jones'] and junior DaKori Parker are the prospects to know for 21-4 Riley. Senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1560973' first='Ethan' last='Roseman']'s return from injury could be an X-Factor SBSJ as well. If you are up north this is the Sectional championship game for you.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sectional 13 @ Martinsville H.S. - Terre Haute North vs. Bloomington South</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Terre Haute North's winning streak reached 20 games on Friday night with a dominant 78-39 win over Bloomington North. The Patriots are now 22-3 on the season, but the last team to beat them was Bloomington South back on December 19th, in overtime, 71-68. Bloomington South is 19-6 led by senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1561042' first='Jack' last='Clark'] and junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='2470608' first='Duncan' last='Combs']. Meanwhile, Terre Haute North relies on a very balanced attack featuring Cam Fennell, [player_tooltip player_id='2140323' first='Blake' last='Hammond'], [player_tooltip player_id='1561105' first='Brady' last='Klopfenstein'], [player_tooltip player_id='1561104' first='Gavin' last='Woelfle'], and [player_tooltip player_id='2425772' first='Tyler' last='Renn']. This will be a heck of a rematch to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sectional 25 @ Frankfort H.S. - Brebeuf Jesuit vs. Guerin Catholic</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The regular season battle between these two Top 10 Class 3A teams went to Guerin Catholic as the Golden Eagles won 48-39 on January 23rd. Since that time Brebeuf Jesuit has rattled off 10 straight wins. As for Guerin, they have won 13 straight games. Something will have to give on Saturday night. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140342' first='Chace' last='Ford'] and senior [player_tooltip player_id='1561106' first='Austin' last='Ford'] are two names to know for Brebeuf. Juniors [player_tooltip player_id='2140383' first='Jake' last='Grissom'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2137375' first='Carter' last='Murans'] are the top prospects for Guerin. Sectional 25 should be rocking for this matchup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sectional 43 @ Eastern Hancock - Scecina Memorial vs. Triton Central</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At the Class 2A level, this will be one of the most interesting matchup. Scecina Memorial is ranked #7 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 2A Poll while Triton Central is #8. The backcourt battle between senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2477113' first='Bryce' last='Mathis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1561110' first='Elias' last='Sego'] will be fun watch. Sophomore forward [player_tooltip player_id='2617866' first='Jaylin' last='Foster'] is a prospect to watch for Scecina as well. Triton Central, who is 21-3 on the season, won the regular season game between these two teams 48-44.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sectional 62 @ Loogootee - Orleans vs. Barr-Reeve</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Orleans is the defending Class 1A State Champion, but Barr-Reeve is no stranger to winning state titles either. The Vikings come in with a 23-1 record and are ranked #2 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A Poll. They defeated Orleans 48-28 way back in early December. As for the 20-4 Bulldogs, they are ranked #6 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A Poll. [player_tooltip player_id='2813537' first='Alex' last='DeWitt'] is the senior forward to watch for Orleans. He averages 16.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='3045017' first='Kierson' last='Lengacher'] leads Barr-Reeve in scoring at 13.5 points per game. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='3148411' first='Jaylon' last='Graber'] adds 12.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->