Regional 1 Preview: Breakdown
The high school season is almost upon us, for better or worse. With everyone around the state hoping that we can get through a full season in whatever capacity that is, we begin to look ahead to those teams and…
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Continue ReadingThe high school season is almost upon us, for better or worse. With everyone around the state hoping that we can get through a full season in whatever capacity that is, we begin to look ahead to those teams and players to pay attention to. Today, we start in on our annual team-by-team breakdown.
Sectional 1: Gary West
Teams: East Chicago Central, Gary West, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lake Central, Merrillville, Munster
Our Contenders: Gary West, Lake Central, Munster, Merrillvile
Our Prediction: Gary West
Preseason All-Sectional Team:
Kyle Ross
Kyle
Ross
6'7" | PF
Lake Central | 2021
State
IN
(LC),
Luka Balac
Luka
Balac
6'3" | SG
Munster | 2021
State
IN
(Munster),
Jalen Washington
Jalen
Washington
6'10" | PF
Gary Westside | 2022
State
#32
Nation
IN
(GW),
Mason Nicholson
Mason
Nicholson
6'8" | C
Gary West | 2021
State
IN
(GW), Juwan Bandy (Merr)
Sectional 2: Chesterton
Teams: Chesterton, Crown Point, Hobart, Lowell, Portage, Valparaiso
Our Contenders: Chesterton, Valparaiso, Lowell
Our Prediction: Chesterton
Preseason All-Sectional Team:
Kamari Slaughter
Kamari
Slaughter
6'2" | SG
Cathedral | 2023
State
IN
(Por),
Mason Jones
Mason
Jones
6'7" | PF
Valparaiso | 2023
State
IN
(Valpo),
Tyler Vanderwoude
Tyler
Vanderwoude
6'5" | PF
Chesterton | 2021
State
IN
(Ches),
Ty Smith
Ty
Smith
6'1" | SG
Crown Point | 2021
State
IN
(CP),
Chris Mantis
Chris
Mantis
6'6" | SF
Lowell | 2021
State
IN
(Lowell)
Sectional 3: Plymouth
Teams: LaPorte, Culver Academies, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Plymouth, South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley
Our Contenders: Michigan City, South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley
Our Prediction: South Bend Adams
Preseason All-Sectional Team:
Ethan Osowski
Ethan
Osowski
6'3" | SG
Laporte | 2021
State
IN
(LP),
Cooper Farrall
Cooper
Farrall
6'5" | SF
Culver Academy | 2023
State
IN
(CA),
Jake Reichard
Jake
Reichard
6'1" | SG
Plymouth | 2021
State
IN
(Ply),
Quentez Columbus
Quentez
Columbus
5'10" | PG
South Bend Adams | 2021
State
IN
(SBA),
Blake Wesley
Blake
Wesley
6'5" | SG
South Bend Riley | 2021
State
#95
Nation
IN
(SBR)
Sectional 4: Elkhart
Teams: Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, Penn, Warsaw
Our Contenders: Warsaw, Northridge, Penn
Our Prediction: Warsaw
Preseason All-Sectional Team:
Drew Hogan
Drew
Hogan
5'10" | PG
Goshen | 2022
State
IN
(Gosh),
Sam Smith
Sam
Smith
6'0" | PG
Northridge | 2021
State
IN
(NR),
Markus Burton
Markus
Burton
5'11" | PG
Penn | 2023
State
#190
Nation
IN
(Penn),
Jaxson Gould
Jaxson
Gould
6'3" | SG
Warsaw | 2023
State
IN
(Warsaw), Luke Adamiec (Warsaw)