Friday’s Daily Dive: 3A Sectional Recap
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The 3A Sectionals are underway and there were a lot of storylines from Friday’s semifinal matchups. Let’s dive in and take a look at some of the top highlights from Friday’s night of hoops. North Harrison Nearly Pulls Second Upset…
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Continue ReadingThe 3A Sectionals are underway and there were a lot of storylines from Friday’s semifinal matchups. Let’s dive in and take a look at some of the top highlights from Friday’s night of hoops.
North Harrison Nearly Pulls Second Upset over Silver Creek
Back in December, North Harrison beat Silver Creek without Trey Kaufman Trey Kaufman 6'8" | PF Silver Creek | 2021 State #39 Nation IN . This time, not many people were giving North Harrison a chance. Nonetheless, it was close all game, and North Harrison actually held the lead at the end of the third quarter. In the end, the two Division 1 talents, 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 , were just too much as the Dragons held on for a 44-41 victory. Kaufman scored 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Jacobi totaled 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Dragons held Langdon Hatton Langdon Hatton 6'9" | C North Harrison | 2021 State IN to just 8 points, his lowest scoring output of the season. North Harrison was led by Logan McIntire Logan McIntire 6'4" | SG North Harrison | 2022 State IN who scored 22.
Twin Lakes takes down Western in Double OT
This game was one of the bigger surprises in 3A. Western got off to an early lead, but Twin Lakes came back and took control, leading by 13 with 5:00 to go. However, Western battled back and sent it to overtime. Neither team scored in the opening overtime period, but Twin Lakes was able to take control in the second overtime and pull away in the final 22 seconds for a 57-53 victory. Clayton Bridwell Clayton Bridwell 5'11" | PG Twin Lakes | 2022 IN led Twin Lakes with 18, and Evan Kretz Evan Kretz 6'4" | SF Western | 2022 State IN led the Panthers with 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Leo Survives Overtime Thriller
Leo held a comfortable 9 point lead at the half and 7 point lead at the end of the third, but Luers was able to chip away and eventually tie the game with 2 minutes to go. Blake Davison Blake Davison 6'0" | PG Leo | 2021 State IN hit a three with 11 seconds to go to give Leo a 2 point lead, but Naylon Thompson Naylon Thompson 6'5" | PG Bishop Luers | 2021 State IN answered with a hook shot at the buzzer to send it to OT. In the overtime period, Luers was able to hold Leo to just one made field goal, but fouls were the ultimate difference-maker as Davison was 9-10 from the line in OT. Leo would hold on for a 76-70 victory. Blake Davison Blake Davison 6'0" | PG Leo | 2021 State IN was outstanding with 32 points and 9 boards.
Quick Hitters:
- Braydon Flagg Braydon Flagg 6'5" | PF New Prairie | 2021 State IN scores 20 and tops the 1,000 point mark for New Prairie in their win.
- Silas Kaser, Carter Yung, and Brycen Hannah all top the 15 point mark for John Glenn in their 27 point win over South Bend Washington.
- Matthew Ross Matthew Ross 6'4" | SF Peru | 2022 State IN and Matthew Roettger each earned double-doubles for Peru in their 8 point win over Maconaquah.
- Wawasee hits a layup at the buzzer and thought they were fouled, but nothing was called and NorthWood advances with a 1 point win.
- Brayden Bontrager Brayden Bontrager 6'3" | SF Lakeland | 2021 State IN scores 25 for Lakeland, but it isn’t enough as they fall to West Noble.
- Sam Campbell scores 16 to help Bishop Dwenger come back for a 9 point win over Concordia.
- Brody Whitaker Brody Whitaker 6'2" | SG Greencastle | 2021 State IN scored 25 including 15-18 from the free-throw line in Greencastle’s surprise 15 point win over Danville.
- Caleb Swearingen Caleb Swearingen 6'4" | SG Northview | 2021 State IN and Brevin Cooper Brevin Cooper 6'0" | PG Northview | 2021 State IN scored 17 and 15 to lead Northview over Brownstown Central.
- Evan Altman Evan Altman 6'6" | PF Brebeuf Jesuit | 2021 State IN and Billy Smith Billy Smith 6'7" | SF Brebeuf Jesuit | 2022 State IN score 19 in Brebeuf Jesuit’s win over Bishop Chatard.
- Dakota Walters topped 20 for the first time in his career with a 29-point performance in Greensburg’s win over Batesville.
- Blake Sisley Blake Sisley 6'8" | PF Heritage Hills | 2021 State IN went off for 40 points and 13 rebounds to help Heritage Hills knock off Evansville Bosse.