Black Rocket Photography Less than two weeks remain in the regular season, and teams are looking to build some momentum heading into sectional play. There are also several matchups that carry conference title implications.   Here are the best matchups to watch for this week.   FISHERS vs LAWRENCE CENTRAL – Feb. 18 Lawrence Central […]

  No game better encapsulated the annual Basketball Day in Indiana than Lawrence North’s 61-58 sectional title win over North Central. An hour before tipoff, the soundtrack from Hoosiers was blasting on the loudspeakers. The stands were nearly packed with fans from both Lawrence North and North Central, and their energy was felt the entire night. […]

Avon Echo There are plenty of matchups to watch on the boys’ side, but girls’ basketball gets the spotlight this week with sectional play starting on Tuesday. Sectional champions will be decided on Saturday, but one first-round matchup in the northern half of the bracket could have serious ramifications on the entire tournament.   HAMILTON […]

Hamilton Southeastern Athletics February is right around the corner, and that means postseason time for girls’ high school basketball.   The IHSAA finalized the brackets for the 2020 Girls Basketball State Tournament on Sunday night. There’s a lot to take in for all of the central Indiana teams competing in the tournament, especially in Class […]

Prep Girls Hoops With several county tournaments in the books, we’re at the unofficial halfway point of the boys’ basketball regular season. Meanwhile, girls’ basketball enters the closing weeks of the regular season with the sectional draw coming up on Sunday.   Here are this week’s top five high school basketball matchups.   INDIANAPOLIS CITY […]

  INDIANAPOLIS – Round two of this season’s Lawrence Central-Lawrence North rivalry lived up to the hype. Lawrence North claimed the 101st Marion County Tournament title with a 51-46 win over Lawrence Central.     Unlike the first matchup, there was no team being caught off guard. Both teams were well aware of what was […]

Lawrence North Athletics And then there were two.   The Marion County tournament continued on Friday with convincing wins by the Lawrence Township schools. Lawrence North dismantled Ben Davis, 73-60, in game one of Friday’s doubleheader. Lawrence Central shook off a strong opening punch from Pike to win 70-55. A second Battle for Lawrence Township […]

Warren Central Athletics Bragging rights for the kings of the county are on the line with the 101st edition of the Marion County Tournament. Lots of factors come into play to win one of the most difficult in-season tournaments in high school basketball – mainly whether a team can get a favorable draw and a […]

Alanna Ampil l Lawrence North The top-ranked team in the state remains undefeated after Lawrence North (9-0) triumphed over Warren Central, 59-55. The win ended a four-game losing streak to Warren Central, while the Warriors (8-1) suffered their first setback of the year.     This was one of the best games of the year, […]

Fishers Athletics It’s that time of the year again, county tournaments.   A few county tournaments tip off this week in some Central Indiana counties, but there are a plenty of inter-conference battles to watch for this week. Several teams with undefeated records will be facing stiff competition. Here are this week’s top five high […]