Snap judgments, Super 25 results and more from Saturday HS basketball

Luke Ertel put together another big weekend to lead Mt. Vernon to the championship of the Homestead tournament.

The 6-3 Purdue point guard recruit scored a game-high 25 points to pace the Class 4A seventh-ranked Marauders to a 59-39 win over Homestead in the championship game on Saturday evening.

That win came after Mt. Vernon (10-2) defeated Zionsville 50-37 on Saturday morning in the semifinal round behind a 19-point game from Ertel and 10 from Max Vise.

The Marauders knocked off South Bend St. Joseph in an epic 85-78 double-overtime game on Friday night in the first round. Ertel led the way with 36 points in that game and Vise added 21. Standout junior Elijah King led South Bend St. Joseph, last year’s 3A state champion, with 33 points.

Other snap judgments and takeaways from high school basketball this weekend:

Ertel putting team on his back

This is not to be critical of Mt. Vernon’s team, which can beat anyone in the state on a given night. But it is really impressive to see what Ertel is doing to lead a team that has one other really well-rounded player in the 6-8 Vise and a lot of other players capable of filling roles. Watching that game against South Bend St. Joseph on Friday night was another reminder of how much Ertel does for his team - ballhandling, scoring, setting up teammates.

South Bend St. Joseph, which went on to defeat Fort Wayne Carroll 75-58 and Hamilton Southeastern 66-64 to take third place, had Mt. Vernon down by 13 points late in the third quarter before Ertel triggered a 14-0 run that extended to a 23-2 run. St. Joe rallied, then appeared poised to win, before Ertel drained a 3-pointer to send it to a second overtime.

Mt. Vernon’s only losses came to the teams ranked No. 1 and 2 in the state, Fishers and Crown Point. Ertel and Co. will get some well-earned time off until a Jan. 9 home game against Greenfield-Central. The Marauders play just four games between now and Jan. 29.

Other results at Homestead tournament

Zionsville picked up a 48-39 win over Fort Wayne Carroll on Friday night but lost both games on Saturday – 50-37 to Mt. Vernon and 56-46 to Penn in the fifth-place game. Carroll defeated Center Grove 46-41 in the seventh-place game. Center Grove went 0-3 with losses to Homestead (49-41) and Penn (50-42) to drop to 3-6 on the season. Homestead defeated Hamilton Southeastern 57-51 earlier on Saturday in a semifinal game.

Bloomington South wins its tournament

Bloomington South defeated Muncie Central 60-58 in the first game of a four-team tournament on Saturday, then took down Avon 64-55 in the championship. The Orioles (3-4) defeated Perry Meridian 71-38 earlier on Saturday. Jedidiah Minnett led Avon with 20 points. Jack Clark had 26 for Bloomington South.

Wabash Valley tournament results

In Terre Haute, the semifinals are set for Monday after Martinsville defeated Edgewood 59-48, Terre Haute North defeated Bloomfield 77-46, Parke Heritage knocked off West Vigo 62-40 and Northview defeated Sullivan 64-55.

Martinsville (4-3) will play Terre Haute North (4-3) in one semifinal on Monday at 7 p.m. at Terre Haute South in one semifinal and 2A No. 1 Parke Heritage (8-1) will play 3A No. 3 Northview (7-2) in the second semifinal at 8:30 p.m.

Other notable results from Saturday

*I watched Pendleton Heights defeat Bishop Chatard 64-36 early Saturday afternoon. It was never much of a game after the Arabians (6-2) got out to a 21-2 lead after one quarter. Cooper Sims led Pendleton Heights with 26 points. I will have more on the Arabians in Monday’s weekly wrap.

*Decatur Central rallied for a 60-56 win over Evansville Reitz at the Hatchet House Hysteria in Washington. Elyas Zapata led the Hawks (8-1) with 19 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists.

*Lawrence Central knocked off Jeffersonville 82-58 on the road. The Bears (2-4) will play in the Fishers tournament next weekend with a chance to make some noise. Lawrence Central opens with New Albany (3-2) on Friday.

*Class 3A No. 1 Cathedral (7-1) lost its first game, 70-60, to Princeton (Ohio) in the Holiday Hardwood Classic at Xavier.

*Anderson won the Shenandoah tournament with a 76-43 win over Shenandoah in the championship game on Saturday.

*Liberty Christian won the four-team Sheridan tournament with a 67-59 win over the host Blackhawks in the championship game.

Full scores from our Super 25

1: Fishers (7-0) did not play

2: Crown Point (5-0) did not play

3: Pike (5-1) did not play

4: Plainfield (7-0) did not play

5: Lawrence North (5-0) did not play

6: Mt. Vernon (10-2) defeated Zionsville 50-37 and Homestead 59-39

7: Cathedral (7-1) lost to Princeton (Ohio) 70-60

8: Silver Creek (8-1) did not play

9: New Albany (3-2) did not play

10: Carmel (5-0) did not play

11: Zionsville (5-4) lost to Mt. Vernon 50-37 and to Penn 56-46

12: Chesterton (6-1) defeated Elkhart 57-49

13: Northridge (6-1) did not play

14: South Bend St. Joseph (6-3) defeated Fort Wayne Carroll 75-58 and Hamilton Southeastern 66-64

15: Penn (6-2) defeated Center Grove 50-42 and Zionsville 56-46

16: Northview (7-2) defeated Sullivan 64-55

17: Ben Davis (2-2) did not play

18: South Bend Riley (5-0) did not play

19: Roncalli (6-0) did not play

20: Jeffersonville (3-5) lost to Lawrence Central 82-58

21: Parke Heritage (8-1) defeated West Vigo 62-40

22: Noblesville (4-4) did not play

23: North Central (3-3) did not play

24: Brownsburg (6-3) did not play

25: Hamilton Southeastern (3-5) lost to Homestead 57-51 and South Bend St. Joseph 66-64

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