2019 Indiana High School Basketball State Tournament: Sectional Championship Scores

There is nothing like climbing a ladder to cut down the nets. I was fortunate enough to do it eight times in three years for my Kats: 3 sectionals, 2 regionals, a semi-state, and a holiday tournament. Tonight 64 teams around the state cut down sectional nets to move on to one of the best days of the year: Regional Saturday.

CLASS 4A

Crown Point

Munster 56, Lowell 33

Portage

Chesterton 35, Valparaiso 30

Brandon Newman’s team goes down in a stunner. They had beaten Chesterton 69-37 on February 15, but Chesterton slows it down and wins its first sectional since 1987.

Penn

Penn 63, South Bend Adams 60

Elkhart Central

Northridge 59, Warsaw 46

DeKalb

Fort Wayne Northrop 77, East Noble 66

Fort Wayne Wayne

Huntington North 52, Fort Wayne Wayne 40

Kokomo

Zionsville 64, McCutcheon 41

Zionsville wins consecutive sectionals for the first time since 1958-59. Isaiah Thompson is a large reason for that. He had 16 tonight and is now at 2,104 points for his career, tied for 35^th in state history with Tipton’s Mike Crawford. With 52 more points in next week’s regional he would crack the top 25.

Carmel

Carmel 45, Hamilton Southeastern 39

Richmond

New Palestine 61, Mount Vernon (Fortville) 43

Lawrence North

Lawrence Central 67, Warren Central 52

Defending champion Warren Central goes down and football signee David Bell fouled out late in this as Lawrence Central wins after splitting the regular season games. Warren Central goes 23-3 this year, losing twice to No. 2 Lawrence Central and to No. 1 Carmel after going 32-0 last year and ebating Romeo Langford.

Perry Meridian

Ben Davis 69, Decatur Central 51

Brownsburg

Avon 56, Mooresville 34

Center Grove

Center Grove 29, Franklin 28 OT

Trayce Jackson-Davis and Center Grove barely survives. They should be embarrassed with how much they struggled in this sectional.

Columbus North

Bloomington South 63, Shelbyville 48

Bloomington South coach J.R. Holmes extends his record with his 809^th career win.

Seymour

Jeffersonville 60, New Albany 42

Evansville North

Jasper 45, Evansville Reitz 39

CLASS 3A

Hammond Gavit

Hammond 50, Gary West 40

Calumet

Hanover Central 50, Calumet 42

A drought breaker. Hanove Central wins its first sectional since 1986.

Jimtown

Culver Academy 52, Mishawaka Marian 41

In a battle of 2020 targets Trey Galloway gets the best of Jaden Ivey. Culver is the defending 3A champ and if they win next week’s regional they will be forced to move up to 4A.

Frankfort

West Lafayette 79, Maconaquah 58

Yanni Karlaftis, the football target, had 14 as WLHS moves on to the regional again.

Wawasee

Tippecanoe Valley 43, Wawasee 31

Garrett

Angola 47, New Haven 37

Bellmont

Marion 66, Heritage 40

New Castle

Delta 59, New Castle 55

The state’s lone unbeaten team, and Matt Painter’s alma mater, knocks off Mason Gillis’ team.

Crawfordsville

Greencastle 52, Crawfordsville 51 OT

Owen Valley

Owen Valley 46, Edgewood 33

Guerin Catholic

Indianapolis Attucks 88, Indianapolis Ritter 69

Danville

Beech Grove 48, Indianapolis Manual 45

Greensburg

Batesville 69, Greensburg 56

Charlestown

Silver Creek 82, Corydon Central 51

Washington

Princeton 55, Washington 34

Boonville

Evansville Memorial 47, Gibson Southern 36

CLASS 2A

Lake Station

Andrean 62, Bowman Academy 56

Winamac

Marquette Catholic 59, North Judson 49

Westview

Westview 63, Prairie Heights 46

Eastside

Bluffton 44, Adams Central 38

Oak Hill

Wabash 63, Manchester 60

Wabash (the city, not the college) breaks a long drought in winning its first sectional crown in 52 years.

Delphi

Covington 71, Delphi 53

Eastern (Greentown)

Alexandria 63, Madison-Grant 30

Elwood

Frankton 53, Wapahani 50

Hagerstown

Northeastern 52, Union County 50

Knightstown

Shenandoah 66, Indianapolis Howe 50

Speedway

Heritage Christian 70, Speedway 61

South Putnam

Monrovia 71, Covenant Christian 62

South Ripley

Southwestern (Hanover) 68, Milan 52

Crawford County

Paoli 59 , Crawford County 45

North Daviess

Linton-Stockton 54, South Knox 39

Forest Park

Tell City 46, Evansville Mater Dei 36

Another drought-breaker, Tell City wins its first sectional since 1993.

CLASS 1A

Morgan Twp.

Gary 21st Century 75, Kouts 62

West Central

Covenant Christian (DeMotte) 64, Pioneer 62

Triton

Argos 47, Triton 37

Fremont

Fort Wayne Blackhawk 99, Fremont 44

2021 target Caleb Furst gets an easy win.

North Vermillion

North Vermillion 57, Attica 44

Tri-Central

Lafayette Central Catholic 65, Northfield 49

Wes-Del

Southern Wells 63, Liberty Christian 54

Tri

Randolph Southern 67, Union City 58

Clay City

Bloomfield 34, Shakamak 21

University

Indianapolis Metropolitan 39, University 33

Indianapolis Lutheran

Greenwood Christian 49, Providence Cristo Rey 48

Southwestern (Shelbyville)

Morristown 71, Hauser 57

The 1A defending champs stay alive.

Borden

Lanesville 64, Christian Academy 62

West Washington

West Washington 53, Crothersville 41

Heartbreaker for Crothersville. They had been part of the tournament since 1915 and had never won a sectional. They beat West Washington by 16 in the regular season, but could not pull it off tonight.

Loogootee

Barr-Reeve 62, Shoals 35

Wood Memorial

Evansville Day 39, Wood Memorial 37