IHSAA boys basketball sectional semifinals: Scores, highlights around Central Indiana

The IHSAA boys basketball state tournament started this week across the state.

Sectionals run through Saturday night. Below are the Central Indiana pairings that we'll update with live scores throughout the week. Here's a statewide list.

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CLASS 4A

Sectional 8 (at Noblesville)

G3: Noblesville 71, Westfield 43

G4: Fishers 54, Hamilton Southeastern 44

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

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Sectional 9 (at Greenfield-Central)

G4: New Palestine 60, Pendleton Heights 58

Ben Slagley scored a clutch field goal in the closing seconds to lift the Dragons (21-5) to a hard-fought win over the Arabians (11-13) in the first sectional semifinal at Greenfield-Central. Pendleton Heights rolled to a 37-27 halftime lead, only to see New Pal score the first 14 points of third quarter. But Heights rallied behind Seth Laravia, who had eight of his game-best 21 points in a fourth-quarter rally to forged a tie going into the game-winning play by Slagley.

New Palestine (60) — Austin McMahan 1 0-0 2, Moses Haynes 5 0-0 13, Julius Gizzi 4 4-4 13, Keagan Harrison 2 0-0 5, Evan Darrah 3 0-0 8, Ben Slagley 5 0-0 10, Brady Armstrong 3 0-0 9. Team: 23 4-4 60.

Pendleton Heights (58) — Josiah Gustin 9 1-1 19, Aaron Cookston 3 0-0 7, Evan Mozingo 2 0-0 6, Dontrez Braxton 1 0-0 2, Seth Laravia 8 2-4 21, Isaac Wilson 1 0-0 3. Team: 24 3-5 58.

3-pointers: New Palestine 10 (Haynes 3, Armstrong 3, Darrah 2, Gizzi, Harrison); Pendleton Heights 7 (Laravia 3, Mozingo 2, Cookston, Wilson).

G5: Greenfield-Central 54, Muncie Central 44

Championship, 7:30 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 10 (at Lawrence North)

G4: Cathedral 48, Warren Central 43

G5: Lawrence North 57, Crispus Attucks 50

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 11 (at Southport)

G4: Roncalli 59, Decatur Central 57

Decatur Central: Ty’reese Burnett 1 0-0 2; Ayden Lawson 3 0-0 7; Nashton Sigmund 1 0-0 3; Keion Berry 5 6-9 16; Melakih Cunningham 9 0-0 19; Eric Hopson 4 0-1 8; Makeil Baker 1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 24 6-10 57.

Roncalli: Drew Kegerreis 5 3-4 16; Conner Kessler 1 2-2 5; Noah Schmaltz 4 1-2 11; Luke Greene 4 2-4 12; Joe Taylor 4 0-0 9; Will Hegwood 1 4-4 6. TOTALS: 19 12-16 59.

3-point baskets: (DC) 3 (Lawson, Sigmund, Cunningham), Roncalli 9 (Kegerreis 3, Kessler, Schmaltz 2, Greene 2, Taylor); Total fouls (fouled out): Decatur Central 18 (Burnett, Cunningham), Roncalli 6. Records: Roncalli 15-9; Decatur Central finishes 14-8.

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G5: Ben Davis 74, Southport 53

Ben Davis: Mark White 2 7-7 12; Jahmir Avery 1 0-0 3; Mark Zackery 6 1-2 15; K.J. Windham 9 1-2 26; Justin Parks 1 0-0 2; Jashawn Ladd 0 3-4 3; Ramone Enis 1 0-0 3; Tavion Williams 3 0-1 6; Kaleb Milan 2 0-1 4. TOTALS: 25 12-17 74.

Southport: Michael Johnson 6 0-0 14; Nilyn Compton 0 2-2 2; Imon Cousins 1 0-0 3; Caleb Wolsiffer 1 0-0 3; Cristian Webster 0 0-0 0; Donovan Brewer 2 0-0 6; Jack Turner 2 2-2 7; James Kalala 9 0-2 18. TOTALS: 21 4-6 53.

3-point baskets: Ben Davis 12 (White, Avery, Zackery 2, Windham 7, Enis), Southport 7 (Brewer 2, Wolsiffer, Cousins, Turner, Johnson 2); Total fouls (fouled out): Ben Davis 9, Southport 19 (Webster, Turner); Records: Ben Davis 19-5; Southport finishes 9-14.

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

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Sectional 12 (at Terre Haute South)

G2: Avon 61, Terre Haute South 45

G3: Terre Haute North 61, Brownsburg 53

Championship, 7:30 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 13 (at Bloomington North)

G3: Martinsville 65, Bloomington South 61

G4: Center Grove 52, Bloomington North 38

Will Spellman scored a game-high 20 points to lead the No. 9 Trojans (19-4) to their 13^th straight victory and a championship game match-up against Martinsville with a dominating revenge win over the Cougars, who knocked Center Grove out of the tournament last season.

Center Grove (52) — Jalen Bundy 0 3-4 3, Peyton Byrd 3 0-0 7, Joey Schmitz 3 5-5 14, Michael Ephraim 4 0-0 8, Will Spellman 8 4-5 20. Team: 18 12-14 52.

Bloomington North (38) — Jalen Williams 4 1-1 11, Connor O’Guinn 5 3-6 13, Luke Lindeman 3 4-4 12, Nehemiah Dangerfield 1 0-0 2, Chris Vaughns 0 0-0 0. Team: 13 8-11 38.

3-pointers: Center Grove 4 (Schmitz 3, Byrd); Bloomington North 4 (Lindeman 2, Williams 2).

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 14 (at East Central)

G3: East Central 41, Columbus East 37

G4: Franklin 66, Whiteland 56

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

CLASS 3A

Sectional 24 (at New Castle)

G4: Yorktown 64, Hamilton Heights 53

Yorktown (64) — No individual stats available.

Hamilton Heights (53) — Tyler Champion 8 0-0 19, Dreydin Serna 2 0-0 5, Tillman Etchison 4 3-4 11, John Irion 6 4-6 18, Sam Dawson 0 0-0 0. Team: 20 7-10 53.

3-pointers: Yorktown N/A; Hamilton Heights 6 (Champion 3, Irion 2, Serna).

G5: Delta 54, New Castle 41

Championship, 7:30 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 25 (at Lebanon)

G3: Danville 65, Crawfordsville 53

G4: Tri-West 46, Lebanon 38

Max Robertson and Drew Miller scored 18 points each to help the Bruins (19-6) earn their ninth victory in their last 10 starts with their second win of the season over the Tigers (9-15). Lebanon hung in the game with six 3-pointers, but never got to the free-throw stripe.

Tri-West (46) — Max Robertson 5 7-8 18, Drew Miller 6 6-8 18, Wes Ward 2 1-2 5, Landon Gardner 1 1-2 3, Jimmy Sorgi 1 0-0 2. Team: 15 15-20 46.

Lebanon (38) — Curtis Hicks 6 0-0 14, Bryce Jones 2 0-0 6, Kaden Lark 5 0-0 11, Colin Fouts 2 0-0 4, Jack Ferrell 1 0-0 3. Team: 16 0-0 38.

3-pointers: Tri-West 0 (Robertson); Lebanon 6 (Hicks 2, Jones 2, Ferrell, Lark).

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 26 (at Owen Valley)

G4: Northview 56, Owen Valley 48

G5: Edgewood 76, Indian Creek 72, OT

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 27 (at Guerin Catholic)

G3: Guerin Catholic 54, Bishop Chatard 36

Robert Sorensen poured in a game-high 21 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the No. 6 Golden Eagles (20-7) to their fifth straight victory, avenging a mid-January loss to the Trojans (9-13), their Circle City Conference rivals.

Bishop Chatard (36) — Ethan Roseman 7 3-3 18, Colin Guy 0 0-0 0, Cash Moore 0 0-0 0, Derek Fisher 2 0-1 4, Sam Feeney 1 0-0 2, Scotty Semler 0 0-0 0, Harrison Forestal 2 0-0 4, Aidan Arteaga 2 0-0 5, Chris Hill 1 0-0 3. Team: 15 3-4 36.

Guerin Catholic (54) — Jack Cherry 1 3-4 5, Robert Sorensen 6 3-3 21, Andy Caron 4 1-2 9, Malcolm Houze 1 0-0 3, Ben Grissom 0 0-0 0, Dylan Murans 4 0-1 10, Bryson Cardinal 2 2-4 6. Team: 18 9-14 54.

3-pointers: Bishop Chatard 3 (Arteaga, Hill, Roseman); Guerin Catholic 9 (Cherry 3, Sorensen 3, Murans 2, Houze).

G4: Brebeuf Jesuit 55, Heritage Christian 39

Championship, 7 p.m., Saturday

Sectional 28 (at Beech Grove)

G3: Christel House 58, Beech Grove 55

G4: Washington 63, Purdue Poly 50

Championship, 7:30 p.m., Sat.

CLASS 2A

Sectional 42 (at Triton Central)

G2: Irvington Prep 74, Riverside 61

G3: Eastern Hancock 54, Triton Central 41

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 43 (at Sheridan)

G2: University 60, Sheridan 50

G3: Park Tudor 68, Covenant Christian 34

Championship, 7:30 p.m., Sat.

CLASS A

Sectional 58 (at Bethesda Christian)

G4: Bethesda Christian 58, Purdue Broad Ripple 22

G5: Metropolitan 77, Indiana Math & Science 22

Championship, 7 p.m.

Sectional 59 (at Lutheran)

G4: Lutheran 68, Tindley 41

G5: Greenwood Christian 58, Central Christian 21

Championship, 7:30 p.m., Sat.

Sectional 60 (at Edinburgh)

G4: Oldenburg Academy 58, Morristown 53

G5: Jac-Cen-Del 44, South Decatur 35

Championship, 7 p.m., Sat.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana boys basketball state tournament: Sectionals scores, schedule