The REPORTER
If you have some time off this week and are looking for something to do, what better value than a high school basketball tournament?
Hamilton County will play host to three events this week, including two in Noblesville. The Mill will be the site of a boys tournament today and a girls tournament on Thursday. Meanwhile, Fishers is hosting a two-day, eight-team boys tournament that will stretch over Thursday and Friday.
The Noblesville boys, ranked No. 5 in Class 4A with a 6-1 record, take on McCutcheon (1-6) in their first game at the tournament, which is set to begin around 11:45 a.m. The Millers and Mavericks follow the opening game, a contest between Crown Point (5-2) and Castle (2-3) that tips off at 10 a.m. The consolation game is set for 6 p.m., with the championship to follow at 7:45 p.m.
Noblesville’s girls tournament will feature some tremendous games. The Millers (7-7) play the opener, taking on a 10-3 Valparaiso team. The second contest of the day will see two highly-ranked squads: Norwell, the No. 1 team in Class 3A with an 11-3 record, will battle against 4A No. 4 Fort Wayne Snider, which is 13-1. Again, the consolation game starts at 6 p.m., and the championship follows at 7:45 p.m.
Top-ranked Tigers
Fishers’ boys are ranked No. 1 in 4A with a perfect 8-0 record. The Tigers will begin play at their tournament at 3:45 p.m. Thursday by taking on Bloomington North, the last of four first-round games.
The day begins with a 10:30 a.m. contest between Lawrence Central and Chesterton, both of whom are 4-3. Next up will be a 5-3 Jeffersonville team taking on 9-2 South Bend Riley. Evansville Bosse (3-4) plays Portage (5-1) at 2 p.m., and that will be followed by the Tigers and Bloomington North.
Consolation games for losing teams will take place at 5:30 and 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The winning teams advance to the semifinals, which will be played Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Placement games begin at 2 p.m., leading up to the championship at 7:15 p.m.
Other games
There will be one additional basketball game in the county this week. University’s girls travel to Guerin Catholic Thursday afternoon for an all-county game that starts at 3:30 p.m.
At nearby North Central, the Panthers will host the Paul Loggan Memorial Tournament, which features both boys and girls games. The 4A No. 2 Hamilton Southeastern girls play Decatur Central on Thursday and North Central on Friday. Carmel’s boys take on Evansville Harrison Thursday afternoon and then play Louisville Trinity Friday morning.