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| Sagarin Ratings © Jeff Sagarin |
| Batesville (7-5) at Triton Central (7-3) |
| GAME TIME: 12:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Mitchell Taylor, 51-35 in 4th year at Batesville. Bryan Graham, 337-84 in 18th year at Triton Central. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Triton Central, 81.10, 51st overall, 5th in 2A. Batesville, 66.45, 142nd overall, 48th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Batesville lost to East Central, 55-28. Triton Central defeated Southwestern (Shelbyville), 85-15. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Batesville 62-75. Triton Central 57-56. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Triton Central, 3-2. |
| LAST MEETING: Batesville, 67-50, Nov. 7, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Triton Central, 57-39. |
| Bellevue (Mich.) at Lawrence Central (10-2) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET, Lawrence Central. |
| COACHES: Jannon Lampley, 78-13 in 4th year at Lawrence Central. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Lawrence Central, 94.30, 9th overall, 9th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Lawrence Central lost to Pike, 71-48. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Lawrence Central 83-41. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: No meetings. |
| Clinton Central (9-2) at Clinton Prairie (0-9) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Don Helmick, 80-28 in 5th year at Clinton Central, 299-249 in 25th year overall. Kale Morris, 35-45 in 4th year at Clinton Prairie. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Clinton Central, 62.24, 171st overall, 20th in 1A. Clinton Prairie, 44.76, 282nd overall, 60th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Clinton Central defeated Tri-Central, 41-25. Clinton Prairie lost to Western, 56-49. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Clinton Central 3-1; Clinton Prairie 0-3. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Clinton Central 60-62. Clinton Prairie 73-32. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Clinton Prairie, 19-8. |
| LAST MEETING: Clinton Central, 51-24, Dec. 28, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Clinton Central, 48-31. |
| Culver (10-4) at Knox (4-10) |
| GAME TIME: 5 pm CT. |
| COACHES: A.J. Neace, 10-4 in 1st year at Culver. Rob Krueger, 4-10 in 1st year at Knox. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Culver, 58.96, 193rd overall, 27th in 1A. Knox, 47.15, 272nd overall, 67th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Culver defeated Career Academy, 61-13. Knox defeated Mishawaka, 46-42. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Culver 3-1; Knox 0-4. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Culver 80-87. Knox 96-79. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Knox, 15-10. |
| LAST MEETING: Culver, 43-19, Jan. 28, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Culver, 44-34. |
| East Central (10-1) at Decatur Central (5-6) |
| GAME TIME: 2:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Kevin Moore, 265-129 in 17th year at East Central. Nic Carothers, 36-42 in 4th year at Decatur Central, 99-114 in 10th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: East Central, 87.98, 25th overall, 22nd in 4A. Decatur Central, 79.91, 59th overall, 36th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: East Central defeated Batesville, 55-28. Decatur Central defeated Mooresville, 65-43. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: East Central 62-62. Decatur Central 74-64. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Decatur Central, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Decatur Central, 39-32, Dec. 17, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: East Central, 57-49. |
| Evansville Memorial (1-9) at Calloway County (Ky.) |
| GAME TIME: , Calloway Co., Ky.. |
| COACHES: Mallory Ladd, 9-21 in 2nd year at Memorial. . |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Memorial, 53.30, 229th overall, 67th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Memorial lost to Heritage Hills, 64-30. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Memorial 63-43. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: No meetings. |
| Evansville North (3-6) at Evansville Mater Dei (7-4) |
| GAME TIME: 5:30 pm CT. |
| COACHES: Tyler Choate, 152-77 in 10th year at North. Terry Muensterman, 7-4 in 1st year at Mater Dei. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: North, 81.72, 47th overall, 33rd in 4A. Mater Dei, 80.56, 56th overall, 7th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: North lost to Boonville, 69-65,2OT. Mater Dei defeated North Posey, 43-37. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: North 0-3; Mater Dei 1-2. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: North 71-36. Mater Dei 73-49. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Mater Dei, 18-14. |
| LAST MEETING: Evansville North, 57-45, Jan. 3, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Mater Dei, 48-45. |
| Example National (Ill.) vs. Pike (11-1) |
| GAME TIME: 5:30 pm ET, Lawrence Central. |
| COACHES: Keith Hollins, 48-41 in 4th year at Pike. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Pike, 103.48, 3rd overall, 3rd in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Pike defeated Jeffersonville, 73-46. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Pike 89-61. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: No meetings. |
| Fort Wayne Dwenger (3-8) at Garrett (7-5) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Kyle Bond, 3-8 in 1st year at Bishop Dwenger. Wade Hantz, 7-5 in 1st year at Garrett. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Garrett, 67.88, 136th overall, 45th in 3A. Bishop Dwenger, 52.92, 231st overall, 68th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Bishop Dwenger lost to Fort Wayne Concordia, 70-45. Garrett defeated Fort Wayne Concordia, 55-30. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Bishop Dwenger 3-1; Garrett 4-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Bishop Dwenger 63-73. Garrett 67-81. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Bishop Dwenger, 10-2. |
| LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne Dwenger, 53-30, Jan. 3, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Garrett, 52-42. |
| Fort Wayne Luers (2-8) at Huntington North (3-8) |
| GAME TIME: 6 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Mary Hathaway, 11-23 in 2nd year at Bishop Luers. Gary Andrews, 3-8 in 1st year at Huntington North, 170-52 in 10th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Huntington North, 61.82, 176th overall, 61st in 4A. Bishop Luers, 57.20, 209th overall, 48th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Bishop Luers lost to Homestead, 84-27. Huntington North lost to Leo, 49-40. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Bishop Luers 1-1; Huntington North 1-1. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Bishop Luers 77-40. Huntington North 79-66. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Bishop Luers, 13-11. |
| LAST MEETING: Huntington North, 48-37, Dec. 3, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Huntington North, 51-43. |
| Fort Wayne Snider (10-4) vs. Detroit Mumford (Mich.) |
| GAME TIME: 3 pm ET, Lawrence Central. |
| COACHES: Reggie Tharp, 66-24 in 4th year at Snider. . |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Snider, 83.65, 42nd overall, 28th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Snider defeated Fort Wayne North, 74-11. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Snider 75-91. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: No meetings. |
| Greensburg (7-3) at Brownsburg (6-4) |
| GAME TIME: 1:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Jason Simpson, 214-69 in 12th year at Greensburg. Josh Sabol, 25-9 in 2nd year at Brownsburg, 123-105 in 10th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Brownsburg, 96.92, 5th overall, 5th in 4A. Greensburg, 87.14, 28th overall, 6th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Greensburg defeated South Ripley, 80-53. Brownsburg defeated Avon, 74-44. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Greensburg 0-1; Brownsburg 0-1. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Greensburg 67-51. Brownsburg 80-40. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Brownsburg, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Brownsburg, 56-50, Jan. 4, 2020. |
| jh PREDICTION: Brownsburg, 61-48. |
| Hobart (5-6) at Chesterton (8-4) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm CT. |
| COACHES: Ryan Gregory, 8-25 in 2nd year at Hobart, 15-40 in 3rd year overall. Candy Wilson, 23-13 in 2nd year at Chesterton, 426-217 in 28th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Chesterton, 75.79, 82nd overall, 44th in 4A. Hobart, 43.92, 285th overall, 77th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Hobart lost to Morgan Twp., 51-44. Chesterton lost to Valparaiso, 59-32. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Hobart 1-2; Chesterton 3-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Hobart 59-69. Chesterton 84-60. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Chesterton, 19-6. |
| LAST MEETING: Chesterton, 63-21, Jan. 14, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Chesterton, 61-26. |
| Indianapolis Attucks (3-7) at Center Grove (11-0) |
| GAME TIME: 3:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Kamaren Banks, 11-21 in 2nd year at Crispus Attucks. Kevin Stuckmeyer, 169-49 in 9th year at Center Grove. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Center Grove, 91.91, 14th overall, 13th in 4A. Crispus Attucks, 69.45, 124th overall, 38th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Crispus Attucks lost to Warren Central, 74-45. Center Grove defeated Whiteland, 42-25. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Crispus Attucks 55-45. Center Grove 73-69. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Center Grove, 66-33. |
| Jennings County (9-2) at Columbus North (10-2) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Kristi Sigler, 141-88 in 10th year at Jennings County. Brett White, 66-41 in 5th year at Columbus North. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Jennings County, 86.40, 29th overall, 7th in 3A. Columbus North, 78.57, 65th overall, 40th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Jennings County defeated Madison, 50-38. Columbus North defeated Terre Haute South, 60-36. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Jennings County 3-0; Columbus North 2-1. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Jennings County 66-58. Columbus North 59-79. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Columbus North, 18-4. |
| LAST MEETING: Jennings County, 62-36, Dec. 19, 2023. |
| jh PREDICTION: Jennings County, 54-50. |
| Loogootee (6-4) at Forest Park (7-5) |
| GAME TIME: 8 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Brian Smith, 142-108 in 11th year at Loogootee. Jacob Berg, 22-35 in 3rd year at Forest Park. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Forest Park, 72.46, 103rd overall, 21st in 2A. Loogootee, 63.37, 164th overall, 17th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Loogootee lost to Springs Valley, 41-34. Forest Park lost to Washington, 52-35. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Loogootee 0-1; Forest Park 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Loogootee 59-53. Forest Park 80-63. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Forest Park, 20-5. |
| LAST MEETING: Forest Park, 30-19, Nov. 16, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Forest Park, 50-41. |
| Mishawaka Marian (6-5) at Mishawaka (3-9) |
| GAME TIME: 1 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Mike Bauer, 14-42 in 3rd year at Marian. Justin Overholser, 5-30 in 2nd year at Mishawaka. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Mishawaka, 48.66, 264th overall, 74th in 4A. Marian, 47.25, 270th overall, 76th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Marian defeated South Bend Washington, 56-52. Mishawaka lost to Concord, 59-47. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Marian 2-1; Mishawaka 1-2. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Marian 68-68. Mishawaka 63-82. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Marian, 13-12. |
| LAST MEETING: Mishawaka Marian, 42-24, Nov. 27, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Marian, 44-43. |
| Providence (6-3) at Brownstown Central (11-2) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Stacy Pendleton, 15-18 in 2nd year at Providence. Brandon Allman, 133-49 in 7th year at Brownstown. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Brownstown, 80.49, 57th overall, 8th in 2A. Providence, 79.87, 61st overall, 9th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Providence defeated Louisville Male (Ky.), 65-37. Brownstown lost to Silver Creek, 69-39. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Providence 2-1; Brownstown 3-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Providence 40-49. Brownstown 73-71. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Brownstown, 11-2. |
| LAST MEETING: Brownstown Central, 47-25, Jan. 23, 2025. |
| jh PREDICTION: Brownstown, 51-46. |
| Robinson (Ill.) at Borden (9-1) |
| GAME TIME: 3 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Matt Vick, 115-85 in 9th year at Borden. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Borden, 84.32, 37th overall, 2nd in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Borden defeated Lanesville, 61-24. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Borden 67-50. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Robinson (Ill.), 43-37. |
| Seymour (2-8) at Corydon Central (7-6) |
| GAME TIME: 6:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Nathan Owen, 2-8 in 1st year at Seymour, 16-18 in 2nd year overall. Josh Conrad, 99-39 in 6th year at Corydon, 218-132 in 15th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Corydon, 69.68, 123rd overall, 37th in 3A. Seymour, 64.28, 156th overall, 56th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Seymour lost to Floyd Central, 56-25. Corydon lost to Charlestown, 56-36. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Seymour 1-1; Corydon 1-1. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Seymour 71-42. Corydon 71-68. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Corydon, 4-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Corydon Central, 55-41, Nov. 29, 2003. |
| jh PREDICTION: Corydon, 48-40. |
| South Spencer (7-4) at Owensboro Apollo (Ky.) |
| GAME TIME: 8 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Rob Schulte, 32-29 in 3rd year at South Spencer. . |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: South Spencer, 64.28, 155th overall, 33rd in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: South Spencer defeated Whitesville Trinity (Ky.), 61-45. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: South Spencer 54-65. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: South Spencer, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: South Spencer, 53-21, Dec. 30, 2024. |
| Wes-Del (1-11) at Shenandoah (6-6) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Ryleigh Skaggs, 1-32 in 2nd year at Wes-Del. Hayley Hunter, 40-41 in 4th year at Shenandoah. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Shenandoah, 52.65, 238th overall, 57th in 2A. Wes-Del, 14.70, 384th overall, 106th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: Wes-Del lost to Daleville, 60-13. Shenandoah lost to Daleville, 59-55. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Wes-Del 1-7; Shenandoah 4-4. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Wes-Del 73-69. Shenandoah 74-65. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Shenandoah, 14-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Shenandoah, 61-11, Dec. 23, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Shenandoah, 69-18. |
| West Noble (4-9) at Prairie Heights (5-8) |
| GAME TIME: 6 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Steve Wiktorowski, 4-9 in 1st year at West Noble, 51-83 in 6th year overall. Daniel Barnett, 5-8 in 1st year at Prairie Heights. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: West Noble, 51.49, 246th overall, 70th in 3A. Prairie Heights, 50.50, 254th overall, 61st in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: West Noble lost to Central Noble, 43-40, OT. Prairie Heights defeated Churubusco, 51-24. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: West Noble 2-3; Prairie Heights 3-2. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: West Noble 79-76. Prairie Heights 75-81. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: West Noble, 16-14. |
| LAST MEETING: Prairie Heights, 40-25, Dec. 28, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Prairie Heights, 42-41. |
| Whitko (9-1) at Tippecanoe Valley (8-3) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Justin Jordan, 66-61 in 6th year at Whitko. Rebekah Parker, 21-14 in 2nd year at Tippy Valley. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Whitko, 85.85, 32nd overall, 1st in 2A. Tippy Valley, 73.60, 100th overall, 29th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Whitko defeated Lewis Cass, 61-28. Tippy Valley defeated Bremen, 46-39, OT. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Whitko 61-58. Tippy Valley 78-60. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Tippy Valley, 23-5. |
| LAST MEETING: Tippecanoe Valley, 58-35, Dec. 17, 2022. |
| jh PREDICTION: Whitko, 51-37. |
| Winamac (9-3) at Rochester (6-5) |
| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Tony Stesiak, 41-43 in 4th year at Winamac, 299-177 in 21st year overall. Joel Burrus, 45-37 in 4th year at Rochester, 57-70 in 6th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Winamac, 60.90, 181st overall, 40th in 2A. Rochester, 58.49, 196th overall, 44th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Winamac lost to Rensselaer Central, 66-33. Rochester defeated Northwestern, 46-19. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Winamac 1-1; Rochester 0-2. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Winamac 57-86. Rochester 69-60. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Rochester, 15-14. |
| LAST MEETING: Rochester, 46-39, Nov. 30, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Rochester, 41-40. |
| Yorktown (6-4) at Pendleton Heights (10-2) |
| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET. |
| COACHES: Leigh Ann Barga, 86-65 in 7th year at Yorktown, 171-82 in 11th year overall. Nick Rogers, 59-29 in 4th year at Pendleton Hts.. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Pendleton Hts., 94.17, 10th overall, 10th in 4A. Yorktown, 72.19, 108th overall, 32nd in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Yorktown defeated Mississinewa, 59-28. Pendleton Hts. defeated North Central (Indianapolis), 57-49. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Yorktown 0-1; Pendleton Hts. 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Yorktown 60-47. Pendleton Hts. 85-56. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: Pendleton Hts., 24-3. |
| LAST MEETING: Pendleton Heights, 69-50, Dec. 23, 2024. |
| jh PREDICTION: Pendleton Hts., 65-30. |
| MONTINI CATHOLIC (ILL.) TOURNAMENT |
| Hammond Noll (4-5) vs. TBA |
| GAME TIME: , Montini, Ill.. |
| COACHES: Vanita Golston, 200-148 in 15th year at Bishop Noll. . |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Bishop Noll, 56.21, 216th overall, 64th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Bishop Noll defeated Lake Station, 64-28. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Bishop Noll 58-41. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: No meetings. |
| Hammond Central (4-7) vs. TBA |
| GAME TIME: , Montini, Ill.. |
| COACHES: Okeisha Howard-Kirmil, 55-53 in 5th year at Hammond, 86-121 in 10th year overall. . |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Hammond, 60.98, 179th overall, 63rd in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Hammond lost to Portage, 43-40. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Hammond 67-47. |
| SERIES LAST 25 YEARS: No meetings. |