A great Johnson County matchup, as well as sectional foes. Franklin will be playing its last of two games without stars Micah Davis and Dylan Beverly. Franklin is deep though, and this has showcased a couple of younger players who stepped up, especially Nickelson.

Center Grove is very guard driven. Ankney and McComb carry much of the load, but also look at juniors Bundy and Schmitz bring up.

One of Blackhawk's signature wins under Coach Davidson as a program was against the Keion Brooks' North Legends. The Legends won the next three, but Blackhawk has won the last four. Last year's win over North was an early test and a message that all not lost when Caleb Furst and his classmates graduated after back to back state titles.

After a big loss to Cathedral to start the season, North now needs to get into the win column vs. a quality team.