Marion County Quarterfinals Preview + Cathedral vs. Carmel
For a rundown of all of last night’s opening round Marion County Tournament action, check out Kyler Staley’s Daily Dive posted earlier this morning. This evening the action rolls on with the quarterfinal round. Also, we get one of the…
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Continue ReadingFor a rundown of all of last night’s opening round Marion County Tournament action, check out Kyler Staley’s Daily Dive posted earlier this morning. This evening the action rolls on with the quarterfinal round. Also, we get one of the season’s most anticipated games with Cathedral hosting Carmel. I’ll be in the gym at Decatur Central covering their game with Southport so be sure to follow @BRamseyKSR on Twitter for live updates from the game. Now, let’s preview tonight’s action.
Southport @ Decatur Central
Southport pulled above .500 at 6-5 for the first time this season with a 73-60 win over Indianapolis Lutheran last night. The Cardinals have now won five straight games. Decatur Central is 6-4 after defeating Beech Grove 68-60 in the opening round. Javon Tracy, a Miami (Ohio) football signee, averages 20.4 points per game to lead the Hawks. Meanwhile, Southport features a strong junior class of Anthony Dancler Anthony Dancler 6'2" | SG Southport | 2023 State IN , Keyon Garrett-Miller Keyon Garrett-Miller 6'1" | PG Southport | 2023 State IN , and Nickens Lemba Nickens Lemba 6'6" | PF Southport | 2023 State IN .
Brebeuf Jesuit @ North Central
Class 3A #1 Brebeuf cruised to a 74-54 win over Franklin Central to advance to the quarter finals while North Central beat Roncalli 66-43. Junior wing Joey Brown Joey Brown 6'6" | SG North Central | 2023 State #280 Nation IN of North Central against Brebeuf’s Billy Smith Billy Smith 6'7" | SF Brebeuf Jesuit | 2022 State IN will be a fun matchup to watch in this one. Both of these teams have legitimate hopes of bringing home the Marion County Tournament trophy.
Park Tudor @ Ben Davis
If there is a team playing better basketball right now than Ben Davis please tell me who it is. The Giants have now won nine straight games including last night’s blowout of Lawrence North 77-48. Ben Davis’ talented junior class of Sheridan Sharp Sheridan Sharp 6'2" | PG Ben Davis | 2023 State IN , Zane Doughty Zane Doughty 6'8" | C Ben Davis | 2023 State IN , Clay Butler Clay Butler 6'1" | PG Ben Davis | 2023 State IN , Shaun Arnold Shaun Arnold 6'5" | PF Ben Davis | 2023 State IN , etc. get a lot of publicity, but it is sophomore K.J. Windham K.J. Windham 6'3" | PG Ben Davis | 2024 State #137 Nation IN that leads them in scoring at 16.1 points per game. They will face-off with another talented junior tonight in Park Tudor’s Jermaine Coleman Jermaine Coleman 6'7" | SF Park Tudor | 2023 State IN .
Perry Meridian @ Pike
These two teams played earlier this season with the Red Devils coming away with a 64-43 victory. Now, Pike has won seven straight games riding the strong play of South Florida bound Ryan Conwell Ryan Conwell 6'2" | SG Pike | 2022 State #155 Nation IN . The senior guard is averaging 22.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 3.4 steals per game. Also watch for junior guard Devon Woods Devon Woods 5'10" | PG Pike | 2023 State IN (11.4 points) and senior forward Dante Porch Dante Porch 6'5" | PF Pike | 2022 State IN (10.8 points). Perry Meridian advanced due to Warren Central having to pull out of the tournament.
Carmel @ Cathedral
Now for the marquee, heavy-weight fight of the night. Per the Prep Hoops Indiana rankings, Cathedral is #6 while Carmel is #3 in the state. The Greyhounds were knocked off by one point against Westfield on Saturday night while the Fighting Irish have rattled off four straight wins by an average margin of over 37 points. It should be a packed house at Cathedral tonight. Carmel is led by recent Bellarmine commit Peter Suder Peter Suder 6'5" | SG Carmel | 2022 State #227 Nation IN , William & Mary signee Charlie Williams Charlie Williams 6'10" | PF Carmel | 2022 State #220 Nation IN , and junior 6’8″ sharp-shooter Sam Orme Sam Orme 6'9" | SF Carmel | 2023 State #196 Nation IN . For Cathedral, they feature Eastern Kentucky bound Tayshawn Comer Tayshawn Comer 6'0" | PG Cathedral | 2022 State #226 Nation IN , Murray State signee Jaxson Edwards, and 4-star junior center Xavier Booker Xavier Booker 6'11" | PF Cathedral | 2023 State #4 Nation IN .