| THURSDAY, DEC. 18 |
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| Sagarin Ratings © Jeff Sagarin |
| Believe Circle City (3-0) at Indianapolis Rooted (2-1) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Brandon Anderson, 3-0 in 1st year at Believe Circle City. Andrew Nichols, 2-1 in 1st year at Indy Rooted. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Indy Rooted, 44.82, 381st overall, |
| LAST OUTING: Believe Circle City defeated GEO Next Generation, 63-25. Indy Rooted defeated International, 64-54. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Believe Circle City 0-15. Indy Rooted 7-7. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Believe Circle City, 59-46. |
| Centerville (4-0) at Hagerstown (3-1) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Brian Keiser, 45-25 in 4th year at Centerville. Tyler Stotler, 3-1 in 1st year at Hagerstown, 97-85 in 9th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Centerville, 84.83, 26th overall, 3rd in 2A. Hagerstown, 66.85, 207th overall, 47th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Centerville defeated Delta, 58-50. Hagerstown defeated Union County, 66-43. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Centerville 5-10. Hagerstown 2-14. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Centerville, 36-28. |
| LAST MEETING: Centerville, 59-41, Jan. 11, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Centerville, 69-45. |
| Gary Lighthouse (2-2) at St. Thomas More (4-1) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Tye Wilburn, 2-2 in 1st year at Lighthouse. B.J. Kloska, 4-1 in 1st year at St. Thomas More. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Lighthouse, 69.34, 181st overall, 38th in 2A. St. Thomas More, 61.35, 264th overall, |
| LAST OUTING: Lighthouse lost to Hammond Central, 60-50. St. Thomas More defeated Trinity Greenlawn, 59-54. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Lighthouse 1-0; St. Thomas More 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Lighthouse 9-20. St. Thomas More 4-13. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: St. Thomas More, 54-53. |
| John Glenn (0-5) at South Central (Union Mills) (4-2) |
| GAME TIME: 6:30 pm CT. |
| COACHES: John Dupont, 3-25 in 2nd year at John Glenn. Matty Bush, 27-25 in 3rd year at South Central. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: South Central, 62.73, 250th overall, 36th in 1A. John Glenn, 50.17, 350th overall, 97th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: John Glenn lost to Bremen, 58-37. South Central defeated Lakeland Christian, 62-31. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: John Glenn 16-11. South Central 14-16. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: John Glenn, 13-3. |
| LAST MEETING: South Central (Union Mills), 54-40, Dec. 19, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: South Central, 63-34. |
| LaPorte (4-1) at Griffith (3-2) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm CT. |
| COACHES: Jordan Heckard, 58-44 in 5th year at LaPorte, 132-181 in 14th year overall. Cameron Ashley, 3-2 in 1st year at Griffith. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: LaPorte, 73.57, 137th overall, 65th in 4A. Griffith, 65.75, 213th overall, 65th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: LaPorte defeated South Bend Washington, 66-51. Griffith lost to Lake Central, 76-52. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: LaPorte 1-0; Griffith 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: LaPorte 10-13. Griffith 16-10. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: LaPorte, 4-0. |
| LAST MEETING: LaPorte, 45-42, Dec. 20, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: LaPorte, 58-53. |
| Milan (0-2) at Batesville (3-0) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Matt Pickerill, 26-50 in 4th year at Milan, 31-69 in 5th year overall. Aaron Garrett, 257-150 in 18th year at Batesville. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Batesville, 82.85, 46th overall, 10th in 3A. Milan, 60.42, 275th overall, 43rd in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Milan lost to South Decatur, 83-65. Batesville defeated Lawrenceburg, 61-40. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Milan 4-3. Batesville 6-6. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Batesville, 45-10. |
| LAST MEETING: Batesville, 83-64, Dec. 19, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Batesville, 82-46. |
| Silver Creek (5-0) at Jeffersonville (2-1) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Brandon Hoffman, 266-113 in 16th year at Silver Creek. Sherron Wilkerson, 59-23 in 4th year at Jeffersonville, 98-99 in 9th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Silver Creek, 92.44, 3rd overall, 1st in 3A. Jeffersonville, 78.27, 92nd overall, 49th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Silver Creek defeated North Harrison, 76-24. Jeffersonville defeated Seymour, 62-53. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Silver Creek 11-14. Jeffersonville 4-6. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Jeffersonville, 35-9. |
| LAST MEETING: Silver Creek, 71-63, Dec. 20, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Silver Creek, 64-49. |
| Westville (1-6) at Washington Twp. (3-1) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm CT. |
| COACHES: Aaron Hanna, 1-6 in 1st year at Westville. Scott Bowersock, 200-144 in 16th year at Washington Twp.. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Washington Twp., 70.74, 166th overall, 14th in 1A. Westville, 40.42, 397th overall, 111th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Westville lost to Wheeler, 43-33. Washington Twp. lost to Chesterton, 75-30. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Westville 0-1; Washington Twp. 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Westville 23-19. Washington Twp. 8-10. |
| SERIES LAST 40 YEARS: Washington Twp., 39-30. |
| LAST MEETING: Washington Twp., 73-66, OT, Dec. 19, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Washington Twp., 73-28. |