The Recap:  Brownsburg's defense clamps down in the second quarter through the middle of the third quarter to stretch their lead to 13 points.  Turnovers allows North Central to creep back into, but Brownsburg hits five of their last six free throws (12-14 overall) to seal the game.

Five Takeaways:

  1. Pierce Thomas' jump shot is smoothening out.  That was noticeable in the fall, and at least in last night's game it's translating to live action.  That's a problem for those who in the past have backed off of him.  Connor Lucas is Brownsburg's best shooter from the 3pt line.  If Thomas adds to that with the other parts of his game, Brownsburg settles in as a 4A title threat.
  2. Leland Walker is going to be a high level player for North Central, but he struggled last night.  7-17 last night, but he hit three shots in the final minute, including one as the clock expired.  4-14 before the final minute.
  3. Both Thomas and Walker, the presumptive stars of this game, were efficient in getting to their shots.  There wasn't much forced action to them trying to score, and both were finding teammates.  Walker with 5 assists, and it would safe to say you can carve off 3 off Brownsburg's offensive rebound and make them Thomas assists.  It was fun watching them create shots for others.
  4. Causing issues for Walker and North Central all night, Luke Lacey.  Lacey is the best perimeter defender in the state, and while he didn't start last night--football likely played a role in that--he be in the 4-5 assist range, 5-6 rebound range and 2-3 steal range most games.
  5. Charlie Peterson battled fouls most of the game, and he couldn't get much going when he was in there.  

 

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