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Week 9 of the Indiana high school basketball is officially wrapped up and we had a big slate of high school hoops going on last night in Indiana. Let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights…
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Continue ReadingWeek 9 of the Indiana high school basketball is officially wrapped up and we had a big slate of high school hoops going on last night in Indiana. Let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights of Tuesday’s night of hoops.
Merrillville gets good win over Crown Point
Up in northern Indiana saw the Merrillville Pirates pick up a big win on the road by defeating Crown Point 60-57. The Pirates were led by senior Shaun Clemons with 14 pts while fellow senior Keonte McKinney added 13 pts. Standout sophomore Dikembe Shaw Dikembe Shaw 6'6" | SF Crown Point | 2026 State IN led the Crown Point Bulldogs in scoring with 13 pts while sophomore Kingston Rhodes Kingston Rhodes 5'8" | PG Crown Point | 2026 State IN added 10 pts. With the win, Merrillville improves to an impressive 8-4 on the year having won their last five games. Crown Point also sits at an 8-4 record following this loss.
City Tournament Opening Round results
The annual Indianapolis City Tournament kicked off last night with six opening round games getting us started. Below are the results of the first round games.
Christel House 58, Covenant Christian 41
Heritage Christian 71, Indianapolis Herron 22
Indianapolis Scecina 65, Indianapolis Chatard 54
Indianapolis Ritter 61, Indianapolis Tindley 58
Indianapolis Tech 66, Providence Cristo Rey 23
Indianapolis Washington 41, Purdue Poly Englewood 39
Top players that played last night include: Ethan Roseman Ethan Roseman 6'0" | PG Bishop Chatard | 2026 State IN , Henri Maye Henri Maye 6'7" | PF Tindley | 2025 State IN , Lamar Jones Lamar Jones 6'7" | C Christel House Manual | 2025 State IN , Devon Rudolph Devon Rudolph 6'3" | SF Avon | 2024 IN , Luke Peters Luke Peters 6'8" | PF Heritage Christian | 2024 State IN , Marshawnn Henderson Marshawnn Henderson 5'10" | PG Cardinal Ritter | 2025 IN , Jayden Ford, Brandon Rogers Jr Brandon Rogers Jr 6'0" | PG Anderson | 2025 State IN , Elexander Harris Elexander Harris 5'11" | PG Arsenal Tech | 2026 State IN , Clem Butler Clem Butler 6'10" | C George Washington | 2024 State IN
Other Notable Results
Ben Davis beat Decatur Central 64-48
Jennings County beat Columbus North 78-58
South Bend Adams beat South Bend Washington 53-48
Speedway beat Indianapolis Lutheran 65-60
Warren Central beat Zionsville 57-53