Friday’s Daily Dive: 1/8/21

Week 7 is underway and we have got a big slate of high school hoops going on this week in Indiana. This season is going to be full of uncertainty, but let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights of Friday’s night of hoops.  Wesley and Robles Lead Riley over Elkhart Central South Bend Riley ended their two-game losing streak with a 67-62 victory over Elkhart Central. The Wildcats had lost two close games in a row to Merrillville and Bowman Academy, but big performances by Blake WesleyBlakeWesley6'5" | SGSouth Bend Riley | 2021State#95NationIN and Phillip Robles IIPhillipRobles II5'9" | PGSouth Bend Riley | 2021StateIN helped them pull this one out. Wesley totaled 33 points for his 9th 30-point game of the season. The Notre Dame commit was helped by Robles who added another 22 for the Wildcats. Robles has struggled this season, only reaching double figures for the third time. He had it all working in this one though to help Riley pull it out down the stretch. Letsinger Goes Off for Hamilton Heights Lucas LetsingerLucasLetsinger6'1" | SGHamilton Heights | 2021StateIN came into his sixth game of the season with 8 made threes on the season. His career-high for threes in a game was 4 last season. In the Huskies dominating win over Northeastern, he doubled both of those totals with 8 three-point field goals in the win. He totaled a career-high 31 points and dominated in every facet of the game. He has plenty of talent as a basketball player, and he has just as much on the baseball field as he will be playing baseball at IU-Kokomo next season.  Center Grove Takes #2 Carmel to OT Center Grove, sitting at 3-3 after their loss to Carmel, has played the toughest schedule in the state thus far. They showed that despite their .500 record, they can compete with any team in the state. This game was going back and forth throughout the entire game with neither team able to get an edge until getting it to overtime. In the overtime period, Carmel took control in the overtime and was able to pull away for a 51-44 victory to stay unbeaten on the year. Center Grove was led in scoring by Tayven JacksonTayvenJackson6'3" | SGCenter Grove | 2022State#239NationIN (13), Landin HackerLandinHacker5'11" | PGCenter Grove | 2021StateIN (12), and Charlie BemisCharlieBemis6'4" | SFCenter Grove | 2021StateIN (9). Carmel was led by Peter SuderPeterSuder6'4" | SGCarmel | 2022State#229NationIN with 16 pts and 9 boards as well as Connor GioiaConnorGioia5'9" | PGCarmel | 2021StateIN (10) and Brian WaddellBrianWaddell6'5" | SFCarmel | 2021StateIN (9).