Game Previews: Friday, Jan 31-Saturday, Feb 1

Friday, January 31

Evansville Mater Dei (11-3) at Heritage Hills (11-3)

Heritage Hills is undefeated vs teams out of SW Indiana. Mater Dei has the bodies and length to throw at Sisley defensively.  

• • Evansville Mater Dei
    
    • Tyler Phelps, 6'7" senior forward
    • Jackson Hester, 6'4" senior forward
    • Alex Mooney, 6'5" junior forward
    • Jonah Weinzapfel, 6'1" senior guard
  • Heritage Hills
    
    • Blake Sisley, 6'8" junior forward
    • Murray Becher, 6'4" senior forward
    • Simon Scherry, 6'1" senior point guard

Fort Wayne Snider (13-3) at Carroll (12-2)

A battle of contrasting styles.  Carroll will work to keep the tempo slower, while Snider likes play much faster.  It might come down to style of play, but Snider has weapons to get over the hump in a tight game at any pace.

• • Fort Wayne Snider
    
    • Dillon Duff, 6'5" senior forward
    • Michael Ely, 6'4" junior guard
    • Isaac Farnsworth, 6'3" senior guard
  • Carroll
    
    • Jalen Jackson, 6'0" sophomore guard
    • Ryan Preston, 6'2" junior guard
    • Sam Strycker, 6'4" junior forward
    • Richie Gross, 6'3" junior guard

Franklin Central (9-4) at Pike (12-4)

FC was really rolling heading into the Marion County Tournament, but two tight losses later, they enter on a two game skid.  Pike was in the same situation heading into this week, but a Tuesday win over Zionsville got them back into the wins column.

• • Franklin Central
    
    • Benny Ogayonne, 6'2" junior guard
    • Javon Small, 6'1" junior guard
    • Mason Gonzalez, 6'1" junior guard
    • Jalen Hooks, 6'7" freshman forward
  • Pike
    
    • Davion Bailey, 6'4" senior guard
    • Ryan Conwell, 6'2" sophomore guard
    • Eddie Jones, 6'4" junior forward
    • Justin Dobbins, 6'7" junior forward
    • JJ Louden, 6'3" sophomore guard

Tipton (12-2) at Hamilton Heights (11-4)

This is one of the better central Indiana rivalries, and it typically has star / D1 power on either or both teams.  This year is no different.

• • Tipton
    
    • Ben Humrichous, 6'7" senior wing
    • Noah Wolfe, 6'2" senior forward
    • Cory Vonfeldt, 5'9" senior guard
    • Dalton Money, 6'2" senior forward
    • Nate Powell, 6'2" sophomore forward
  • Hamilton Heights
    
    • Gus Etchison, 6'0" junior point guard
    • Camden Knott, 6'4" senior forward
    • Hudson Hochstedler, 5'8" senior point guard

Warsaw (10-3) at NorthWood (10-4)

• • NorthWood
    
    • Trent Edwards, senior guard
    • Ben Vincent, junior guard
    • Cooper Weins, sophomore guard

Saturday, February 1

Bloomington South (16-0) at Silver Creek (15-1)

It doesn't get much better than this game.  Last year South handed Silver Creek their final loss of the season, 77-76, so while winning a 3A was the bigger goal, you can bet there is a little revenge factor.

• • Bloomington South
    
    • Anthony Leal, 6'5" senior guard
    • Noah Jager, 5'10" senior guard
    • Conner Hickman, 6'1" junior guard
  • Silver Creek
    
    • Trey Kaufman, 6'8" junior forward
    • Kooper Jacobi, 6'5" junior guard
    • Brandon Northern, 6'0" sophomore guard

Cathedral (12-3) at Culver Academy (10-4)

It turns out it's easier to win when your best player is healthy.  Culver has only lost one game since Galloway returned (at Lawrence Central).  Cathedral had won eight in a row before dropping the City final in 2OT.

• • Catehdral
    
    • Tayshawn Comer, 6'0" sophomore point guard
    • Peter Moe, 6'8" sophomore center
    • Grant Taueg, 6'2" senior guard
    • Jalen Johnsson, 6'2" junior guard
    • Jaron Tibbs, 6'4" freshman forward
    • Ryan Trusler, 5'10" senior guard
  • Culver Academy
    
    • Trey Galloway, 6'5" senior guard
    • Nick Hittle, 6'9" senior center
    • Deontae Craig, 6'5" senior forward
    • Jokubas Skurdenis, 6'2" sophomore guard

Munster (12-1) at Valparaiso (10-6)

Munster is rolling, winners of 12 in a row, but it seems like a pretty normal year when they feature seniors.  Valpo has been up an down, but the mostly junior cast still has a freshman as their most talented player. 

• • Munster
    
    • Luka Balac, 6'3" junior guard
    • Josh Davis, 6'1" senior guard
    • Jeff Hemmelgarn, 6'7" senior center
    • Clayton Bubash, 6'5" junior forward
  • Valparaiso
    
    • Colton Jones, 6'2" junior guard
    • Cooper Jones, 6'5" junior foward
    • Mason Jones, 6'7" freshman forward
    • CJ Opperman, 6'5" senior forward