Manual (14-7) – Southside’s best turnaround team by far … 14 wins are most by Manual team in several decades … bona fide sectional dark horse … open sectional March 2 against Marshall (1-18), with winner facing Crispus Attucks-New Palestine winner in March 4 semifinal … first-year coach Donnie Bowling’s team jumped to 12-1 start and won its holiday tourney … Redskins are rangy, quick and physical … star player is Couvesier Mccully, 27.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, with more from 5-10 senior Keshawn Bess, 13.7 points, team-high 6.0 assists; 6-5 junior Cameron Sembly, 12.6 points; and 6-10 senior Tristan Popa, 9.6 points, team-high 7.8 rebounds … scored more than 80 points in seven games … shooting 61 percent from field … ended regular season Tuesday at Liberty Christian.
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Beech Grove (12-8) – Runner-up to unbeaten Park Tudor in Indiana Crossroads Conference. … Hornets overcame slow 1-5 season start … riding a seven-game winning streak … close regular season Friday at 4A Whiteland … three losses were against 4A teams … most wins in eight seasons under coach Matt English … young team with only three seniors … leaders are juniors Dylan Allen, 16.6 points, and Chase Andries,11.8 points … only 25.7 rebounds per game … won last sectional title in 2008 under retired coach Randy Males … face Washington (1-17) in sectional March 2; winner faces Ritter or Park Tudor in semifinal March 4.
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