2021 Indiana High School Basketball State Tournament: Sectional Championship Scores

Last year we lost the best day of the year in Indiana: Regional Saturday. It is the grueling test, where the best have to win twice in one day if they want to win a state championship. COVID-19 robbed us of last year and this year crowds will be limited, but they will be back.

Here is who will be there, including all three in-state Purdue commits:

CLASS 4A

Gary West

Gary West 49, Munster 29

Chesterton

Valparaiso 59, Portage 53

Robbie Hummel and Albert Evans had a fun exchange over this one:

Michigan City

South Bend Riley 47, South Bend Adams 43

Pretty decent upset here, as Adams was 23-1 coming in and had beaten Riley by 23 a few weeks ago.

Elkhart

Elkhart 49, Penn 34

East Noble

Carroll (Fort Wayne) 63, Fort Wayne Snider 53

Columbia City

Homestead 75, New Haven 56

Fletcher Loyer & Co. stay undefeated and move to 25-0 and he joined Biggie in a pretty exclusive club by scoring 17 tonight:

Marion

Lafayette Jeff 69, McCutcheon 55

Lafayette Jeff avenges one of its few regular season losses and wins its first sectional in 11 year. They are now 24-2. Brooks Barnhizer, headed to Northwestern next season, finishes with 31.

Carmel

Carmel 53, Westfield 27

Brian Waddell, son of former Purdue guard Matt Waddell, finishes with 13 as Carmel wins yet again.

Richmond

Mount Vernon (Fortville) 69, Anderson 65 OT

Indianapolis Tech

Lawrence North 62, North Central 49

#3 ranked Larry North survives arguably the state’s toughest sectional.

Decatur Central

Ben Davis 68, Pike 56

Avon

Plainfield 29, Brownsburg 28

Whiteland

Center Grove 41, Greenwood 35

Bloomington South

Bloomington South 76, Bloomington North 53

Seymour

Jeffersonville 57, Bedford North Lawrence 53

Evansville North

Evansville Reitz 67, Evansville Central 54

CLASS 3A

Calumet

Hammond 84, Calumet 53

The No. 1 ranked team in Class 3A moves on.

New Prairie

New Prairie 56, Hanover Central 40

South Bend Washington

South Bend St. Joseph 60, John Glenn 56

Twin Lakes

Twin Lakes 59, Peru 55

West Noble

NorthWood 47, West Noble 40

Woodlan

Leo 55, Fort Wayne Dwenger 45

Mississinewa

Mississinewa 49, Norwell 45

New Castle

New Castle 51, Hamilton Heights 49

Gus Etchison, headed to Western Michigan, finishes a stellar HS career with more than 2,400 career points.

Frankfort

Greencastle 58, Frankfort 31

Owen Valley

Northview 60, Edgewood 52

Lebanon

Guerin Catholic 44, Brebeuf Jesuit 36

Beech Grove

Beech Grove 67, Indian Creek 48

Greensburg

Connersville 46, Greensburg 35

Charlestown

Silver Creek 83, Madison 71

Trey Kaufman stays alive with a solid victory and he had a big game in the process:

Kaufman is now at 1,767 career points.

Washington

Sullivan 57, Vincennes Lincoln 47

My Kats maintain a 74-71 lead on Vincennes Lincoln for Most Sectional Championships even though we haven’t won one since 2014.

Boonville

Heritage Hills 54, Boonville 32

CLASS 2A

Whiting

Bowman Academy 70, Marquette Catholic 58

North Judson

Boone Grove 53, North Judson 39

Westview

Churubusco 49, Eastside 41

Bluffton

Fort Wayne Blackhawk 93, Fort Wayne Canterbury 51

Caleb Furst and Blackhawk roll to an easy win. He had 18 and moved into the 2,000 point scorer’s club:

Delphi

Rochester 53, Lewis Cass 50

Fountain Central

Rossville 45, Carroll (Flora) 44

BUZZER BEATER ALERT!

Blackford

Blackford 86, Taylor 57

Luke Brown keeps going. He dropped a 50 spot knowing he needs to average about 51 AND reach the state title game to break Damon Bailey’s record. He is now at 2,927, fifth all-time in state history.

Elwood

Wapahani 45, Frankton 41

Shenandoah

Shenandoah 61, Eastern Hancock 38

Heritage Christian

Covenant Christian 71, Heritage Christian 68 3OT

Cloverdale

Parke Heritage 48, North Putnam 42

Milan

Triton Central 66, South Decatur 65 2OT

Southwestern (Hanover)

Southwestern (Hanover) 74, Providence 51

Paoli

Paoli 32, Eastern (Pekin) 31

Eastern Greene

Linton-Stockton 45, North Knox 44

Southridge

Southridge 58, South Spencer 44

CLASS 1A

Kouts

Kouts 67, Washington Twp. 53

Culver

Triton 59, Argos 43

Bethany Christian

Fremont 69, Elkhart Christian 45

Tri-County

Caston 55, North White 54

North Miami

Southwood 69, Lakeland Christian 44

Attica

Lafayette Central Catholic 67, Covington 49

Wes-Del

Cowan 55, Liberty Christian 53

Randolph Southern

Seton Catholic 49, Blue River 47

Clay City

Shakamak 52, North Central (Farmersburg) 44

Indianapolis Metropolitan

Bethesda Christian 59, Indiana Math & Science 47

Indianapolis Lutheran

Indianapolis Tindley 58, Indianapolis Lutheran 46

Southwestern (Shelbyville)

Southwestern (Shelbyville) 68, Morristown 67 2OT

Borden

Lanesville 61, Christian Academy 49

West Washington

Trinity Lutheran 57, West Washington 41

North Daviess

Barr-Reeve 56, Loogootee 38

Just another chapter in the state’s best small-school rivalry (and maybe best rivalry period), as Barr-Reeve was #1 in 1A at 24-2 coming in and Loogootee was #2 at 20-3. Barr-Reeve also won the regular season meeting 67-64. Someday I need to go to this rivalry.

Wood Memorial

Evansville Day 64, Wood Memorial 48