Saturday’s Daily Dive: 3A Sectional Recap
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The 3A Sectionals have officially come to a close and there were a lot of storylines from Saturday’s final round matchups. Let’s dive in and take a look at some of the top highlights from Saturday’s night of hoops. Silver…
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Continue ReadingThe 3A Sectionals have officially come to a close and there were a lot of storylines from Saturday’s final round matchups. Let’s dive in and take a look at some of the top highlights from Saturday’s night of hoops.
Silver Creek Trio Dominates In Win
Silver Creek took down Madison, 83-71, and it was once again another dominating game from the Dragons’ trio. Trey Kaufman Trey Kaufman 6'8" | PF Silver Creek | 2021 State #39 Nation IN (30), Kooper Jacobi Kooper Jacobi 6'6" | PF Silver Creek | 2021 State IN (29) and Branden Northern Branden Northern 5'11" | PG Silver Creek | 2022 State IN (16) combined for 75 points in the win. Silver Creek had its hands on the lead from the start, leading by 11 at the half, however, a dominating 3rd quarter saw the lead balloon to 22. A late 16-5 run by Madison made it interesting, but it wasn’t enough. Silver Creek heads on to Regionals to face off against Heritage Hills.
Gus Etchison Gus Etchison 6'0" | PG Hamilton Heights | 2021 State IN Finishes Stellar Career
The Western Michigan signee saw his career come to an end on Saturday with a 51-49 loss to New Castle. He finished with just 15 points, finishing with over 2,400 points for his career and a 31 point per game average this season. He finished with 14 games with at least 30 points this season and three with at least 40.
Heritage Hills Wins Back-To-Back Sectionals
After going 16 years without a sectional title, Heritage Hills has now won two in a row after a dominating performance on Saturday. It was a 54-32 win over Boonville, led by Blake Sisley Blake Sisley 6'8" | PF Heritage Hills | 2021 State IN with 23 points. Sisley now sits just 16 points away from breaking the program record for most points in a single season. It now sets up a big showdown with Silver Creek in the Regionals.
Quick Hitters:
- Hammond runs through its sectional for another title, taking down Clumet by 31 points.
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JR Konieczny leads South Bend St. Joseph to a win over John Glenn with clutch buckets late in the game. He finished with 20 points.
- Sophomore guard Drew Cook led Northview to its first sectional title since 2017 in a 60-52 win over Edgewood.
- Kaleb Edwards Kaleb Edwards 6'2" | SG Guerin Catholic | 2021 State IN and Joseph Bobilya Joseph Bobilya 5'11" | PG Guerin Catholic | 2021 State IN combine for 29 points and help lift Guerin Catholic over Brebeuf Jesuit in a low scoring physical meeting.
- Sullivan picks up first sectional title since 2011 in a 57-47 victory over Vincennes Lincoln. It was just the sixth win for Sullivan in its last 20 overall meetings with Lincoln.