2016 Indiana High School Basketball State Tournament: Sectional Night 1

The 2016 IHSAA State tournament got underway last night with games at 64 sectional sites around Indiana. With that, several potential future Boilermakers began (or ended) their quest for a state title. Here is a quick rundown of last night's scores, with some notes if there is a recruit or a big upset among the results:

Class 4A

East Chicago Central: Lowell 61, Lake Central 44

Crown Point: Valparaiso 66, Merrillville 59 (OT) - the No. 2 team in Class 4A goes down! Merrillville was 22-1 coming into the tournament and had beaten Valpo 75-71 on January 29.

Plymouth: South Bend Riley 53, LaPorte 48

Elkhart Central: Penn 55, Northridge 48

DeKalb: Carroll 64, Fort Wayne Snider 45; FW Northrop 63, East Noble 54 - Snider a 6'10" 4-star Purdue target Malik Williams were no match for Carroll. Williams had only nine points in the loss.

Huntington North: FW South 72, Jay County 69 (OT); Homestead 42, Huntington North 40

Logansport: Zionsville 80, Kokomo 54; McCutcheon 71, Logansport 48 - P.J. Thompson's little brother Isaiah helped Zionsville completely crushed my beloved Wildkats. Isaiah Thompson had 11 points and took advantage of Kokomo playing no defense at all.

In the second game Robert Phinisee, a top 2018 target, had 26 points for McCutcheon and Logansport's Jalen Adaway, a 2017 possibility, had 26 for Logansport.

Noblesville: Fishers 58, Westfield 53

New Castle: Greenfield Central 51, Richmond 42; New Castle 84, Pendleton Heights 69

Indianapolis Tech: Lawrence Central 77, Indianapolis Tech 55; North Central 58, Cathedral 54 - One of Purdue's top 2017 targets in Kris Wilkes moves on with 19 points for North Central, who is now 20-3 and one of the favorites to win it all if they survive this meat grinder of a sectional. This is still one of the toughest sectionals in Indiana, and former Purdue commit C.J. Walker saw his HS career end on his home floor. Eron Gordon, who has been on Purdue's 2016 radar for awhile, had only 11 points against his former team in Cathedral's loss.

Southport: Southport 53, Pike 46; Ben Davis, Perry Meridian 35 - Butler commit Joey Brunk had 24 points and Paul Scruggs, a 2017 Purdue target, had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Southport beat Pike for the first time in 16 years.

Terre Haute North: TH South 48, Mooresville 46; Avon 77, TH North 61

Martinsville: Center Grove 63, Whiteland 52; Greenwood 63, Martinsville 60 OT

East Central: Bloomington North 47, East Central 31; Columbus North 59, Columbus East 50

Seymour: Floyd Central 39, Seymour 38; Jeffersonville 68, Bedford North Lawrence 49

Evansville North: Castle 75, Evansville Central 67

Class 3A

Griffith: Lighthouse CPA 74, Hammond Gavit 71 OT; Griffith 78,Hammond Clark 51

Rensselaer Central: Rensselaer Central 55, Wheeler 47; Twin Lakes 74, Calumet 46

Jimtown: Mishawaka Marian 62, John Glenn 40; Culver Academy 56, Jimtown 55

Benton Central: Benton Central 64, Peru 59 OT; Western 57, West Lafayette 56 OT - Nai Carlisle, a San Jose State signee, finished with 20 points for West Lafayette as Western pulled off a mild upset.

NorthWood: NorthWood 79, West Noble 38; Tippecanoe Valley 47, Wawasee 42

New Haven: FW Dwenger 74, FW Concordia 56; Angola 70, Garrett 46

Columbia City: FW Luers 72, Norwell 54; Mississinewa 69, Bellmont 61

Marion: Marion 80, Blackford 41; Yorktown 45, Delta 38

Frankfort: Frankfort 68, Lebanon 47

Brown County: Northview 62, Sullivan 55; Edgewood 61, Owen Valley 51

New Palestine: Brebeuf 82, Indianapolis Herron 44

Beech Grove: Indianapolis Northwest 65, Indian Creek 58

Greensburg: Batesville 43, South Dearborn 41

Charlestown: Brownstown Central 66, North Harrison 44

Southridge: Pike Central 49, Princeton 48; Jasper 47, Washington 46

Boonville: Heritage Hills 55, Gibson Southern 52; Evansville Bosse 67, Evansville Memorial 66

Class 2A

Boone Grove: River Forest 53, Boone Grove 50

Knox: Knox 57, Delphi 53 OT

Bluffton: Eastside 38, Churubusco 33

Manchester: Southwood 77, Wabash 56

Fountain Central: Covington 64, Rossville 59; South Vermillion 54, Fountain Central 51

Elwood: Eastern (Greentown) 26, Madison-Grant 17; Taylor 49, Elwood 47 OT

Lapel: Lapel 74, Muncie Burris 50; Wapahani 74, Sheridan 54

Hagerstown: Hagerstown 45, Cambridge City Lincoln 28; Northeastern 73, Winchester 52

Shenandoah: Indianapolis Howe 68, eastern Hancock 53; Triton Central 70, Irvington Prep Academy 59

Indianapolis Broad Ripple: Indianapolis Broad Ripple 61, Covenant Christian 55; Indianapolis Scecina 51, Speedway 44 OT

Southmont: Monrovia 61, Cascade 48; Cloverdale 70, North Putnam 46

Southwestern (Hanover): Switzerland County 57, Milan 54; Austin 56, Southwestern (Hanover) 55

Paoli: Clarksville 58, eastern (Pekin) 49; Henryville 44, Paoli 41

North Knox: Eastern Greene 53, Mitchell 52; South Knox 59, North Knox 48

Jasper: Tell City 56, Perry Central 37; Evansville Mater Dei 71, North Posey 65

Class A

Morgan Township: Westville 80, LaCrosse 69; Washington Township 51, Kouts 42

Tri-County: North White 61, Tri-County 60 OT

Triton: Culver 52, North Miami 25; South Central (Union Mills) 53, Argos 40

Fort Wayne Blackhawk: Bethany Christian 54, Hamilton 43; FW Blackhawk 83, Lakewood Park 60

North Vermillion: North Vermillion 58, Attica 39

Lafayette Central Catholic: Clinton Central 66, Frontier 55; Lafayette Central catholic 69, Clinton Prairie 67 - Football recruit Jackson Anthrop hit a big three-pointer to started a comeback from down 7 with 2:30 left for the LCC win.

Wes-Del: Cowan 56, Daleville 40; Liberty Christian 96, Anderson Prepatory Academy 30

Blue River: Blue River 62, Tri 55 OT; Union City 63, Union (Modoc) 44

White River Valley: Shakamak 62, North Central (Farmersburg) 43; Bloomfield 49, Clay City 32

Bethesda Christian: Indiana Math & Science Academy 51, Indiana Deaf 39

Edinburgh: Morristown 69, Central Christian 41; Indianapolis Arlington 65, Indianapolis Lutheran 43

South Decatur: Oldenburg Academy 81, South Decatur 41

West Washington: Trinity Lutheran 67, Medora 53; West Washington 78, Crothersville 33

New Washington: New Washington 53, Shawe Memorial 45; Christian Academy 53, South Central (Elizabeth) 37

Loogootee: Loogootee 51, Shoals 29

Tecumseh: Tecumseh 81, Cannelton 35; Wood Memorial 55, Northeast Dubois 44