And we’re off! The Indiana high school boys basketball state tournament is underway with the opening round of sectionals taking place tonight at 64 sites around the state. We’ve already had a few upsets too, as my beloved Kokomo Wildkats, who entered with a mediocre 10-13 record, stunned 17-4 Logansport 62-54 after losing to the Berries 72-63 back in January. That also opens the door for Zionsville and Isaiah Thompson, as the Berries were favored to meet Zionsville in the final.
Here are tonight’s scores:
CLASS 4A
Crown Point
East Chicago Central 63, Highland 43
Portage
Chesterton 62, Portage 39
Penn
South Bend Adams 61,Mishawaka 37
Penn 50, South Bend Riley 48
Elkhart Central
Warsaw 65,Elkhart Memorial 50
DeKalb
Fort Wayne Northrop 41, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 31
Fort Wayne Wayne
Huntington North 48, Homestead 34
Kokomo
Lafayette Jeff 89, Harrison (West Lafayette) 47
Kokomo 62, Logansport 54
Thompson now gets a very good Lafayette Jeff team, who advanced to 17-7 and is averaging 73 points per game.