| FRIDAY, DEC. 26 |
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| Sagarin Ratings © Jeff Sagarin |
| BISMARCK-HENNING (ILL.) TOURNAMENT |
| Providence Cristo Rey (3-5) at BHRA (Ill.) |
| GAME TIME: 8 pm ET, Bismarck, Ill.. |
| COACHES: Scott W. Miller, 23-34 in 3rd year at Cristo Rey, 106-140 in 11th year overall. . |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Cristo Rey, 41.87, 372nd overall, 92nd in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Cristo Rey lost to Christ the King Jesuit (Ill.), 68-40. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Cristo Rey 19-19. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: BHRA (Ill.), 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: BHRA (Ill.), 74-32, Dec. 27, 2024. |
| HEBRON TOURNAMENT |
| Career Academy (2-4) vs. Lake Station (2-3) |
| GAME TIME: 5:30 pm CT, Hebron. |
| COACHES: Darren Daniel, 2-4 in 1st year at Career Academy. Jared Jones, 7-21 in 2nd year at Lake Station. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Lake Station, 54.97, 289th overall, 69th in 2A. Career Academy, 50.64, 329th overall, 86th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Career Academy defeated Fort Wayne Canterbury, 53-51. Lake Station lost to Bowman Academy, 60-56. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Career Academy 20-14. Lake Station 16-17. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Lake Station, 55-52. |
| Portage Christian at Hebron (4-3) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm CT, Hebron. |
| COACHES: Mike Grennes, 115-80 in 9th year at Hebron. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Hebron, 58.59, 255th overall, 60th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Hebron defeated Knox, 59-53. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Hebron 22-22. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Hebron, 88-14. |
| HOMESTEAD TOURNAMENT |
| Zionsville (4-2) vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (4-3) |
| GAME TIME: 5:30 pm ET, Homestead. |
| COACHES: J.R. Howell, 70-53 in 6th year at Zionsville, 113-105 in 10th year overall. Chris Benedict, 15-19 in 2nd year at Carroll, 476-303 in 34th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Zionsville, 88.43, 13th overall, 11th in 4A. Carroll, 79, 75th overall, 46th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Zionsville lost to Plainfield, 63-52. Carroll defeated Warsaw, 43-30. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Zionsville 19-15. Carroll 18-19. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Tied, 1-1. |
| LAST MEETING: Zionsville, 53-44, Dec. 28, 2023. |
| jh PREDICTION: Zionsville, 57-40. |
| South Bend St. Joseph (4-2) vs. Mount Vernon (Fortville) (7-2) |
| GAME TIME: 5:30 pm ET, Homestead. |
| COACHES: Eric Gaff, 75-41 in 5th year at St. Joseph. Joe Bradburn, 43-17 in 3rd year at Mt. Vernon, 344-251 in 27th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Mt. Vernon, 92.88, 6th overall, 5th in 4A. St. Joseph, 82.76, 47th overall, 28th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: St. Joseph defeated Reynoldsburg (Ohio), 88-49. Mt. Vernon lost to Crown Point, 60-56. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: St. Joseph 15-22. Mt. Vernon 36-22. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Mt. Vernon, 64-55. |
| Center Grove (3-3) at Homestead (5-1) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET, Homestead. |
| COACHES: Zach Hahn, 171-108 in 12th year at Center Grove. Chris Johnson, 454-188 in 27th year at Homestead, 533-221 in 32nd year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Homestead, 82.14, 50th overall, 29th in 4A. Center Grove, 80.76, 59th overall, 35th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Center Grove defeated Whiteland, 55-41. Homestead defeated Leo, 48-46. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Center Grove 23-15. Homestead 14-19. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Homestead, 59-45. |
| Hamilton Southeastern (2-3) vs. Penn (4-1) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET, Homestead. |
| COACHES: Bob Allen, 2-3 in 1st year at Hamilton SE, 186-133 in 14th year overall. Barak Coolman, 38-17 in 3rd year at Penn, 291-135 in 18th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Penn, 90.59, 8th overall, 7th in 4A. Hamilton SE, 85.12, 32nd overall, 21st in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Hamilton SE lost to Fishers, 68-61. Penn defeated Michigan City, 81-66. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Hamilton SE 20-10. Penn 18-13. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Hamilton SE, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Hamilton Southeastern, 55-49, Dec. 28, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Penn, 67-58. |
| RICH SOUTH (ILL.) TOURNAMENT |
| Gary West (2-3) vs. Hillcrest (Ill.) |
| GAME TIME: 4:30 pm ET, Rich South, Ill.. |
| COACHES: Chris Buggs, 119-120 in 11th year at West Side. . |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: West Side, 74.35, 110th overall, 38th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: West Side lost to Lincoln Park (Ill.), 46-43. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: West Side 15-21. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| Trimble County (Ky.) vs. Rising Sun (1-5) |
| GAME TIME: 4:50 pm ET, Shawe Memorial. |
| COACHES: Brandon Snodgrass, 40-81 in 6th year at Rising Sun. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Rising Sun, 44.33, 356th overall, 82nd in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Rising Sun lost to Oldenburg Academy, 64-58. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Rising Sun 17-23. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Trimble County (Ky.), 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Trimble County (Ky.), 59-48, Dec. 27, 2024. |
| Carroll County (Ky.) at Shawe Memorial (2-6) |
| GAME TIME: 6:40 pm ET, Shawe Memorial. |
| COACHES: Dan Hambrick, 45-99 in 7th year at Shawe. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Shawe, 38.13, 385th overall, 103rd in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Shawe lost to Crothersville, 73-66. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Shawe 18-17. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Shawe, 4-3. |
| LAST MEETING: Carroll County (Ky.), 55-51, OT, Jan. 24, 2025. |
| SHENANDOAH TOURNAMENT |
| Seton Catholic (0-6) at Shenandoah (5-0) |
| GAME TIME: 9 am ET, Shenandoah. |
| COACHES: Josh Siedling, 0-6 in 1st year at Seton Catholic. Rick Ellsworth, 41-35 in 4th year at Shenandoah. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Shenandoah, 70.19, 156th overall, 31st in 2A. Seton Catholic, 42.78, 365th overall, 88th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Seton Catholic lost to Oldenburg Academy, 66-37. Shenandoah defeated Northeastern, 52-48. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Seton Catholic 0-1; Shenandoah 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Seton Catholic 21-14. Shenandoah 9-20. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Shenandoah, 77-34. |
| Rushville (4-2) vs. Waldron (3-2) |
| GAME TIME: 10:30 am ET, Shenandoah. |
| COACHES: Kerry Brown, 82-110 in 9th year at Rushville, 324-259 in 25th year overall. Jeb Stewart, 15-14 in 2nd year at Waldron. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Rushville, 60.76, 231st overall, 75th in 3A. Waldron, 55.37, 287th overall, 50th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Rushville defeated Seton Catholic, 44-39. Waldron defeated Southwestern (Shelbyville), 53-38. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Rushville 20-19. Waldron 13-14. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Rushville, 51-44. |
| Greenwood Christian (1-5) vs. Anderson (3-2) |
| GAME TIME: noon ET, Shenandoah. |
| COACHES: Tony Adragna, 1-5 in 1st year at Greenwood Christian. Donnie Bowling, 93-32 in 6th year at Anderson, 201-105 in 14th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Anderson, 81.88, 52nd overall, 30th in 4A. Greenwood Christian, 62.75, 222nd overall, 27th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Greenwood Christian lost to Covenant Christian, 76-65. Anderson defeated Warren Central, 60-43. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Greenwood Christian 21-19. Anderson 16-18. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Anderson, 69-46. |
| Indianapolis Lutheran (2-3) vs. Warsaw (2-4) |
| GAME TIME: 1:30 pm ET, Shenandoah. |
| COACHES: Remus Woods, 98-55 in 7th year at Lutheran. Matt Moore, 91-41 in 6th year at Warsaw, 180-99 in 12th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Warsaw, 76.69, 93rd overall, 50th in 4A. Lutheran, 65.8, 187th overall, 18th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Lutheran lost to Heritage Christian, 55-52. Warsaw defeated Merrillville, 72-41. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Lutheran 17-15. Warsaw 24-14. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Warsaw, 60-44. |
| WABASH COUNTY TOURNAMENT |
| Manchester (2-5) vs. Northfield (0-5) |
| GAME TIME: 4:45 pm ET, Wabash. |
| COACHES: Pat Lepper, 2-5 in 1st year at Manchester. Rex Reimer, 29-71 in 5th year at Northfield. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Manchester, 60.5, 235th overall, 54th in 2A. Northfield, 40.63, 378th overall, 97th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Manchester lost to Huntington North, 68-32. Northfield lost to Wabash, 44-21. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Manchester 0-1; Northfield 0-1. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Manchester 31-13. Northfield 16-11. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Manchester, 50-25. |
| LAST MEETING: Manchester, 76-46, Feb. 6, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Manchester, 57-41. |
| Southwood (6-1) at Wabash (2-4) |
| GAME TIME: 8:15 pm ET, Wabash. |
| COACHES: Christian Perry, 40-42 in 4th year at Southwood. Paul Wright, 142-147 in 13th year at Wabash. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Southwood, 67.53, 177th overall, 15th in 1A. Wabash, 52.37, 312th overall, 79th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Southwood defeated Eastern (Greentown), 67-50. Wabash defeated Northfield, 44-21. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Southwood 16-29. Wabash 17-17. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Southwood, 43-30. |
| LAST MEETING: Southwood, 57-49, Dec. 5, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Southwood, 54-44. |
| WABASH VALLEY TOURNAMENT |
| Shakamak (2-3) vs. Martinsville (2-3) |
| GAME TIME: 10 am ET, Terre Haute South. |
| COACHES: Brodie Crowe, 54-46 in 5th year at Shakamak. Jackson Williams, 2-3 in 1st year at Martinsville, 66-42 in 5th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Martinsville, 72.13, 136th overall, 63rd in 4A. Shakamak, 59.12, 248th overall, 34th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Shakamak defeated North Vermillion, 59-51. Martinsville defeated Monrovia, 62-50. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Shakamak 16-13. Martinsville 24-8. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Martinsville, 64-46. |
| Linton (5-1) vs. Edgewood (4-1) |
| GAME TIME: 11:30 am ET, Terre Haute South. |
| COACHES: Matt Britton, 44-13 in 3rd year at Linton, 279-124 in 17th year overall. Matt Wadsworth, 81-76 in 7th year at Edgewood, 222-204 in 19th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Edgewood, 73.48, 119th overall, 39th in 3A. Linton, 72.8, 128th overall, 21st in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Linton lost to South Knox, 61-58. Edgewood defeated Sullivan, 53-50, OT. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Linton 14-20. Edgewood 12-15. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Edgewood, 10-2. |
| LAST MEETING: Linton, 70-49, Dec. 29, 2021. |
| jh PREDICTION: Edgewood, 53-52. |
| Casey-Westfield (Ill.) vs. Bloomfield (5-1) |
| GAME TIME: 1 pm ET, Terre Haute South. |
| COACHES: Nate O'Neall, 22-9 in 2nd year at Bloomfield, 70-86 in 7th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Bloomfield, 66.96, 184th overall, 17th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Bloomfield defeated Owen Valley, 62-52. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Bloomfield 8-22. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Tied, 1-1. |
| LAST MEETING: Casey-Westfield (Ill.), 68-60, Dec. 27, 2010. |
| Cloverdale (4-2) vs. Terre Haute North (2-3) |
| GAME TIME: 2:30 pm ET, Terre Haute South. |
| COACHES: Joey Hart, 13-17 in 2nd year at Cloverdale, 436-218 in 27th year overall. Todd Woelfle, 256-176 in 18th year at Terre Haute North. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Terre Haute North, 84.98, 36th overall, 22nd in 4A. Cloverdale, 67.18, 181st overall, 16th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Cloverdale defeated Riverton Parke, 64-35. Terre Haute North lost to Bloomington South, 71-68, OT. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Cloverdale 13-17. Terre Haute North 18-13. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Terre Haute North, 2-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Terre Haute North, 57-48, Dec. 27, 2014. |
| jh PREDICTION: Terre Haute North, 76-45. |
| Parke Heritage (6-1) vs. Greencastle (4-1) |
| GAME TIME: 4 pm ET, Terre Haute South. |
| COACHES: Rich Schelsky, 148-55 in 8th year at Parke Heritage, 167-85 in 10th year overall. Bryce Rector, 133-94 in 10th year at Greencastle. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Parke Heritage, 83.9, 40th overall, 5th in 2A. Greencastle, 73.07, 123rd overall, 20th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Parke Heritage lost to Fishers, 60-38. Greencastle defeated Southmont, 62-50. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Parke Heritage 21-18. Greencastle 12-16. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Parke Heritage, 4-2. |
| LAST MEETING: Parke Heritage, 51-36, Mar. 7, 2025, sectional. |
| jh PREDICTION: Parke Heritage, 66-52. |
| South Vermillion (0-6) vs. West Vigo (3-3) |
| GAME TIME: 5:30 pm ET, Terre Haute South. |
| COACHES: Cody Wright, 0-6 in 1st year at South Vermillion, 50-95 in 7th year overall. Joe Boehler, 205-208 in 18th year at West Vigo. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: West Vigo, 64.53, 202nd overall, 46th in 2A. South Vermillion, 42, 371st overall, 96th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: South Vermillion lost to OPH (Ill.), 53-39. West Vigo defeated Brown County, 68-52. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: South Vermillion 0-1; West Vigo 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: South Vermillion 9-17. West Vigo 18-17. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: West Vigo, 37-11. |
| LAST MEETING: West Vigo, 51-33, Nov. 30, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: West Vigo, 68-34. |
| Northview (5-2) at Terre Haute South (1-6) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET, Terre Haute South. |
| COACHES: Shawn Nevill, 43-17 in 3rd year at Northview, 102-77 in 8th year overall. Braydon Jefferson, 10-22 in 2nd year at Terre Haute South. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Northview, 86.13, 29th overall, 8th in 3A. Terre Haute South, 63.9, 211th overall, 74th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Northview lost to Silver Creek, 74-62. Terre Haute South lost to Columbus North, 76-62. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Northview 31-14. Terre Haute South 31-18. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Terre Haute South, 44-12. |
| LAST MEETING: Northview, 53-45, Feb. 6, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Northview, 73-43. |
| Sullivan (3-3) vs. Marshall (Ill.) |
| GAME TIME: 8:30 pm ET, Terre Haute South. |
| COACHES: Jeff Moore, 548-298 in 36th year at Sullivan. . |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Sullivan, 74.18, 112th overall, 18th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Sullivan lost to Edgewood, 53-50, OT. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Sullivan 26-13. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Sullivan, 6-3. |
| LAST MEETING: Sullivan, 64-36, Dec. 27, 2024. |