Here is a look around the state from the first night of sectional play. The games are placed into categories of top games, upsets, near upsets, and others. Send scores and stats to Indiana Basketball Source on Twitter (Twitter.com/INBballSource) or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Top games
Westfield 62, Fishers 44 ---Braden Smith 28 points; Jalen Haralson 19 via Kyle Neddenriep
Jay County 44, New Castle 33
Michigan City 58, Mishawaka 55.
Snider 60, North Side 59
Culver Academies 60, Kankakee Valley 46
Tippecanoe Valley 60, West Noble 55 ---Austin Cripe 30 in the loss via Brice Vance
Tri-West 52, Crawfordsville 46 ---Alex Covey 16, Alex Kellerman 12 via Journal Review Sports
Gibson Southern 52, Heritage Hills 48
Heritage Christian 69, Park Tudor 54
Orleans 49, Loogootee 45 in OT
Upsets
Noblesville 67, Zionsville 53 ---Preston Roberts 15; Isaiah Davis 20
Southport 67, Pike 63 ---Ryan Conwell 25 points in the loss
Westville 63, Boone Grove 45
Near upsets
Floyd Central 61, Jennings County 54 in 2OT
Northeastern 49, Shenandoah 46 in OT
Bloomington North 48, Columbus East 37 ---JQ Roberts 23 points, 20 rebounds via Jim Gordillo
Harrison 75, Marion 65 ---Ben Henderson 21 points, Jonah Lucas 17; Jaymen Townsend 21 via Sam King
New Palestine 63, Muncie Central 57 ---Blaine Nunnally 27 points via New Pal Dragons
John Glenn 46, South Bend Washington 35
Chatard 64, Christel House Manual 62
Indianapolis Washington 65, Indian Creek 63
Clinton Prairie 46, Western Boone 39
Blue River 61, Union City 54
Others
Northrop 83, East Noble 72 ---Jalen Jackson 37 points and 16 rebounds via Northrop
Homestead 56, Huntington North 43 ---Fletcher Loyer 26 points; Will Hotchkiss 16
Penn 67, Warsaw 56 ---Markus Burton 26 points; Jaxson Gould 21
Lafayette Jeff 47, McCutcheon 36 ---EJ Reese 19 points via Sam King
Lawrence North 53, Attucks 40 ---Azavier Robinson 17, Omar Cooper 14; Latrell Williams 17
Ben Davis 73, Roncalli 40 --- KJ Windham 29 points via Ben Davis Basketball
Jeffersonville 61, Bedford North Lawrence 48 ---Brandon Rayzer-Moore 22 points, Willi Lovings-Watts 12 via Greg Mengelt
Leo 48, Angola 15
Norwell 72, Heritage 54
Edgewood 65, South Vermillion 57 ---Caden Huttenlocker 25 points via Seth Tow
Brebeuf 83, Shortridge 48
Gibson Southern 52, Heritage Hills 48 ---Jaxun Lamb 19, Trent Sisley 19 points, 9 rebounds via Kyle Sokeland
North Harrison 55, Charlestown 41 ---Logan McIntire 16, Jake Helton 13 via Chris Stoner
Bosse 86, Mt. Vernon 48 ---Matt Wagner 18, Jameer Ajibade 17, Taray Howell 16 via Kyle Sokeland
Central Noble 71, Churubusco 55
Parke Heritage 58, Cloverdale 33
Kouts 59, Morgan Township 52
Bloomfield 50, Shakamak 35
Lutheran 606, Central Christian 38
North Daviess 71, Washington Catholic 19
Concord 49, Elkhart 47 ---Malachi Emmons 18; Cam’ron Daniels 17 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists.