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The 3A regionals will be great this year. There are many very good match-ups along with extremely talented prospects. Here is a look at each regional.
Blackford Regional
Fort Wayne Concordia (20-4) vs. Hamilton Heights (15-8)
Tippecanoe Valley (20-3) vs. Norwell (17-6)
Concordia is a balanced team with no high-major type of player but with a handful of very good players. Marq Rogers is having a good season on the hardwood, but will play football at Montana in college. Junior D.J. McCall has really improved this season for Concordia. Hamilton Heights is led by high-major prospect Alex Etherington and rising sophomore Grant Weatherford. Weatherford does not look to score much, but he is a great defender and facilitator. Norwell made the state championship game last year before falling to Guerin Catholic. Norwell is led by Josh VanMeter (Illinois State baseball commit) and Cam Denny (Nova Southeastern commit). I do not know much about Tippecanoe Valley other than the fact that they scored 146 points in a regulation game earlier this season. 146 points in 32 minutes is very impressive.
I like the depth of Concordia to win this regional though.
With the high school season now complete, it is time for players to concentrate on their individual development. Skill development happens in the high school offseason. I often hear from parents and players asking how they can get more college exposure. In most cases, the player has had exposure in the past, but his game was not strong enough to garner college attention. Exposure without a great skill set is worthless. Here is a little bit about our workouts.