The IHSAA boys basketball state finals are Saturday, March 28, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and there are some incredible matchups.
Here’s a preview of the state finals, powered by our friends at Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, a proud sponsor of the IHSAA.
Class 1A
The Class 1A clash is a heavyweight matchup we can’t wait to see play out – the Barr-Reeve Vikings against the Triton Trojans.
Barr-Reeve has seven state titles in school history, including 1A boys basketball championships in 2015 and 2021. They’ve also finished as the 1A runner-up five times.
This year’s Vikings are ranked No. 2 and have won 18 straight games to push their record to 27-1. They took out No. 5 Orleans in the sectional final and edged West Washington by two points in regionals. At semi-state, sophomore Josh Miller hit a game-winning layup to put away No. 9 Liberty Christian before junior Kierson Lengacher – Barr-Reeve’s leading scorer this season – took over in the semi-state final with 29 points in a five-point win over No. 3 Hauser.
But don’t sleep on the Trojans.
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Triton is a 1A power in boys basketball as well, with a state championship of its own in 2008 and runner-up finishes in 2009, 2011 and 2013.
The Trojans (25-3) have rattled off 15 consecutive wins, and in four of their six postseason games, they’ve won by 24 or more points. They can also win in the margins, proven by a last-second steal and layup in regionals that eliminated Marquette Catholic, who had beaten No. 1 Kouts the week prior. And in the semi-state final, they were tied with North Vermillion with under a minute to play before senior Gage Riffle nailed a go-ahead 3.
It’s gonna be a barnburner.
Class 2A
In Class 2A, the No. 4 Parke Heritage Wolves are set to take on the No. 3 Westview Warriors.
After a 2A runner-up finish in 2021, the Wolves again have a shot at history as the first team to win an IHSAA state title in school history.
Winners of 13 straight, this year’s Wolves (26-4) have played tough competition, with their four losses coming to 4A giants in Fishers, Terre Haute North Vigo, Zionsville and Ben Davis. They survived in overtime against Greencastle in the first round of sectionals and have since knocked out No. 5 Centerville by 20 points in regionals, along with No. 6 Triton Central and No. 8 Linton-Stockton by six and 13 points at semi-state. They’re led by senior Treigh Schelsky’s 15.9 points per game.