The IHSAA boys basketball tournament continues! We have staff coverage of games at Noblesville, Ben Davis, Warren Central, Greenwood, Guerin Catholic, Beech Grove and Lafayette Jefferson tonight.
We'll keep you updated as results come in from sectional semifinals through the night.
Franklin Central 59, Whiteland 46
Franklin 8, 17, 15, 19 — 59
Whiteland 2, 15, 16, 13 — 46
Whiteland (11-13) — Higdon 2 2-2 7, Weatherspoon 0 2-2 2, Welling 0 0-0 0, Ebeyer 0 0-0 0, Angerer 0 1-2 1, Neal 1 4-4 6, Helton 3 0-0 8, Cole Ferguson 0 0-0 0, Crowe 6 2-2 16, Chase Ferguson 1 4-5 6. Totals: 13 15-17 46.
Franklin (15-9) — Richards 6 3-3 15, Thomson 4 8-10 17, Byerly 3 7-10 13, Miles 3 0-0 6, Mahler 1 0-0 2, Sellers 1 4-5 6. Totals: 18 22-28 59.
3-Point goals: Whiteland 5 (Crowe 2, Helton 2, Higdon), Franklin 1 (Thomson).
Final scores
Class 4A
Lawrence Central 57, Lawrence North 52
Franklin 59, Whiteland 46
Terre Haute South 67, Avon 54
Ben Davis 45, Roncalli 32
Fishers 72, Anderson 58
Mt. Vernon 55, Connersville 49
Class 3A
Beech Grove 75, Manual 58
Class A
Indiana Metro 50, Indiana Deaf 31
Tindley 52, Central Christian Academy 45
Sectional 8 | Noblesville
Fishers leaned on a big fourth quarter from Jeremy Szilagyi to open up its lead over Anderson. JoMel Boyd dropped 27 points in what will be his final game for Anderson.
Sectional 10 | Warren Central
The Battle of Lawrence was one for the ages. The third quarter was wild at the end and the fourth was back-and-forth until Lawrence Central started to inch away. De'Andre Davis led the Bears with 20 points.
Watch live: Sectional semifinals at Warren Central
Sectional 11 | Ben Davis
Host Ben Davis inched away in the fourth quarter to win 45-32.
Sectional 13 | Greenwood
Some hot shooting helped Whiteland scratch back in its game against Franklin, but the Grizzlies held on late to win 59-46.
It was a slow start between Whiteland and Franklin, but the Grizzlies jumped out to an 8-2 lead after this nice buzzer beater.
Sectional 28 | Beech Grove
With a big game from Jalyn Curry, Beech Grove knocked off Manual.
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