Things have been crazy in the world of sports over the last week, but none-the-less, the Regional tournaments are still set to be played on Saturday. Despite all the uncertainty and the questions that need to be asked and answered, let’s take a look at the best games on the slate for the morning games of the Regional tournaments.
4A
- Brownsburg vs. Indianapolis Pike – 12:00 – Southport
The top 4A basketball game will feature a rematch from earlier in the season in which Brownsburg prevailed 61-55 just one month ago. Brownsburg is led by their pair of seniors, Malek Edmonds Malek Edmonds 6'6" | PF Brownsburg | 2020 State IN and Connor Lucas Connor Lucas 6'1" | SG Brownsburg | 2020 State IN , as well as Pierce Thomas Pierce Thomas 6'5" | SG Brownsburg | 2021 State #153 Nation IN , a top 10 player in Indiana’s 2021 class. Pike is led by senior, Davion Bailey, and junior, Eddie Jones. These two teams should give us a great down that will come down to the wire.
- Greenwood vs. Evansville Reitz – 10:00 – Seymour
Greenwood’s inside-out duo of
Gavin Dowling
Gavin
Dowling
6'5" | C
Greenwood | 2020
State
IN
and
Brock Kincaid
Brock
Kincaid
6'3" | SG
Bloomington South | 2022
State
IN
has given them one of their best seasons in recent memory, probably since the 2006 season. The key for Evansville Reitz this season has been
Khristian Lander
Khristian
Lander
6'2" | PG
Evansville Reitz | 2021
IN
, the 2021 Indiana University commit. However, they also have two dynamic players in
Mar’Quan Givens
Mar’Quan
Givens
5'11" | PG
Evansville Reitz | 2020
State
IN
and
Owen Dease
Owen
Dease
6'7" | SF
Evansville Reitz | 2021
State
IN
who will play a big part in this Regional.
- Merrillville vs. Valparaiso – 1:00 – Michigan City
Merrillville and Valparaiso were two of the surprise Sectional winners in 4A by beating Munster and Chesterton. Nonetheless, they should give us a great game on Saturday. Merrillville is lead by their duo of juniors,
Keon Thompson
Keon
Thompson
6'0" | PG
Merrillville | 2021
IN
and
Dorian Harris
Dorian
Harris
6'0" | PG
Merrillville | 2021
State
IN
. Valparaiso is led by Brandon Mack and
Colton Jones
Colton
Jones
6'2" | SG
Valparaiso | 2021
State
IN
. Both of these teams are going to need big efforts and some of their best performances of the season to advance past this weekend.
- Fort Wayne Snider vs. Marion – 10:00 – Logansport
These two teams met in the final game of the regular season in which we saw Snider come away with an 86-81 victory. This game should give us more of the same. Fort Wayne Snider is led by a pair of Rose-Hulman commits,
Dillon Duff
Dillon
Duff
6'5" | SF
Fort Wayne Snider | 2020
State
IN
and
Isaac Farnsworth
Isaac
Farnsworth
6'3" | SF
Fort Wayne Snider | 2020
State
IN
, as well as a top 15 players in the 2021 class,
Michael Eley
Michael
Eley
6'4" | SG
Elevation Prep | 2021
State
IN
. Marion lost
Jalen Blackmon
Jalen
Blackmon
6'2" | PG
Marion | 2021
State
#244
Nation
IN
to a knee injury early in the season, but they have not let that stop them.
Jakylen Thomas
Jakylen
Thomas
5'8" | PG
Marion | 2020
State
IN
and
Rasheed Jones
Rasheed
Jones
6'5" | SF
Arsenal Tech | 2022
State
IN
have been the two guys that have stepped up to help this Giants team.
- Culver Academy vs. Northridge – 11:00 – Michigan City
Culver Academy is led by a pair of seniors, Trey Galloway Trey Galloway 6'4" | SG Culver Academies | 2020 State #114 Nation IN and Nick Hittle Nick Hittle 6'9" | C Culver Academies | 2020 State IN . Galloway, the Indiana recruit, has been one of the top players this season, and he is going to be a tough player to stop. Northridge is led by their duo of Alexander Stauffer Alexander Stauffer 6'8" | C Northridge | 2020 State IN and Sam Smith Sam Smith 6'0" | PG Northridge | 2021 State IN . This is going to be a tough challenge for Northridge, but they are probably the team that matches up best with Culver in this Regional.
3A
- Silver Creek vs. Heritage Hills – 10:00 – Washington
This Regional matchup is easily one of the most anticipated of the weekend as it features two of the top three teams in the class. It is also a rematch of a Hall of Fame Classic matchup in which Silver Creek came out on top 82-78 in overtime. Heritage Hills is led by Simon Sherry,
Murray Becher
Murray
Becher
6'4" | SF
Heritage Hills | 2020
State
IN
, and
Blake Sisley
Blake
Sisley
6'8" | PF
Heritage Hills | 2021
State
IN
. Silver Creek is led by juniors
Trey Kaufman
Trey
Kaufman
6'8" | PF
Silver Creek | 2021
State
#39
Nation
IN
and
Kooper Jacobi
Kooper
Jacobi
6'6" | PF
Silver Creek | 2021
State
IN
as well as sophomore Brandon Northern.
- Delta vs. Fort Wayne Leo – 12:00 – New Castle
This game should be highly-competitive, but it is nearly impossible to compare these two teams. The only similarity in their schedule is 20 point wins over Jay County. Delta is led by Zach Garner Zach Garner 6'0" | PG Delta | 2020 State IN and Brady Hunt Brady Hunt 6'6" | SF Delta | 2021 IN . Fort Wayne Leo is led by Andrew Tkacz Andrew Tkacz 6'1" | SG Leo | 2020 State IN and Blake Davison Blake Davison 6'0" | PG Leo | 2021 State IN . This will be a must-see game this weekend.
- Greensburg @ Washington – 12:00 – Washington
Washington will be playing on their home floor, but their home-court advantage may be gone. Nonetheless, this should be an entertaining game. Greensburg is led by Wright State commit,
Andrew Welage
Andrew
Welage
6'5" | SF
Greensburg | 2020
State
#371
Nation
IN
, along with
Lane Sparks
Lane
Sparks
6'2" | PG
Greensburg | 2021
State
IN
who averaged 29 points per game in the Sectional tournament. Washington is led by Grant Niehaus who was also named to the 3A All-Sectional team with Sparks of Greensburg. There will be a lot of talent on the floor for this Regional all together.
- Norwell vs. NorthWood – 10:00 – New Castle
There isn’t much to compare these teams’ schedules as they only have a common opponent in a 15 victory over Columbia City. Norwell has a slight advantage in this one, but we should see a competitive game throughout. Norwell has been led by their senior star, Will Geiger Will Geiger 6'6" | PF Norwell | 2020 State IN . Ben Vincent and Jason Borkholder have been the leaders for NorthWood this season.
- Danville vs. Beech Grove – 10:00 – Greencastle
Danville has dominated Beech Grove over the last 20 years winning 10 of their 11 meetings, but Beech Grove will have something to say about that in Greencastle this weekend. Danville has been led this season by their senior trio of
Dillon Ware
Dillon
Ware
6'6" | PF
Danville | 2020
State
IN
,
Sam Comer
Sam
Comer
6'5" | SF
Danville | 2020
State
IN
, and
Peyton Roof
Peyton
Roof
6'0" | PG
Danville | 2020
State
IN
. Beech Grove is led by their senior trio of
Vincent Pich
Vincent
Pich
6'3" | SG
Beech Grove | 2020
State
IN
,
Brice Langford
Brice
Langford
6'8" | C
Beech Grove | 2020
State
IN
, and
Isaac Stennett
Isaac
Stennett
5'11" | PG
Beech Grove | 2020
State
IN
. These are two veteran teams that will rely on their experience this weekend.
