Beech Grove Holds Off Indian Creek 63-52 in Sectional 28 Opener

Beech Grove edged Indian Creek 63-52 in the Class 3A Sectional 28 opener at Greenwood on March 4, 2026, a game listed on the sectional schedule that saw the Hornets withstand a late push from the Braves. Indian Creek fell behind 20-6 after the first period, trailed by 12 at the half, and closed to within seven late before Beech Grove held on for the win.

An original scoreboard entry noted Beech Grove’s offense “outpaced Indian Creek across multiple stretches, producing a double-digit scoring advantage at several points and closing out with a co” — the line is truncated in the posted summary but reflects multiple stretches of Hornets scoring that created separation at key moments in the game.

A box line published by the Indianapolis Star lists an Indian Creek roster line under the heading “Indian Creek (15-9)” with Ferris 0, Lacey 17, Russell 5, DeHart 27, Pugh 6, Lime 4, Ankney 0, Pruitt 0 and McGillem 0. That scoring breakdown appears in the Indianapolis Star excerpts supplied with sectional coverage; the Star’s snippet does not explicitly tie that player line to the March 4 Greenwood entry, but the names and totals appear in the sectional package.

Reports of team records and the tournament arc differ across outlets. The Spencer Evening World’s March 4 listing gives Beech Grove a 9-16 mark and lists Indian Creek as 3-20 while the SBLive-style table in the compiled excerpts shows Beech Grove 8-15 and Indian Creek 3-15 in different fragments. A later Daily Journal account of the sectional final reports Beech Grove as 18-5 after the tournament and Indian Creek as 10-15 at season’s end, illustrating significant discrepancies in published season records across sources.

The sectional field produced other results that day and during the weekend. Spencer listed Greenwood beating Rushville 77-42 in Sectional 28 and published semifinal pairings that included Shelbyville vs Greenwood and Beech Grove vs Roncalli. A separate Day-of-week flow in the excerpts has Danville winning a semifinal 82-59 over Indian Creek (Alec Burton 21, Dillion Ware 19, Sam Comer 14) and projected a Danville-Beech Grove title matchup in that version of the bracket.

Daily Journal’s later title-game narrative — a different contest from the March 4 opener — described Beech Grove rolling to a 67-48 sectional championship over Indian Creek, saying Indian Creek turned the ball over 24 times. That piece quoted Beech Grove coach Mike Renfro saying his team “doesn’t press full-court all of the time, but figured the strategy might work given the effort Indian Creek expended rallying from 14 points down to defeat Speedway in Friday night’s second semifinal.” Indian Creek coach Drew Glentzer was quoted: “We were rattled, and we just really never settled in. I credit them. Obviously, their defense was good and our offense was bad. You’re not going to win any games with 24 turnovers.”

Beech Grove’s March 4 victory advanced the Hornets in the Greenwood Sectional bracket as posted that day; sectional listings in the compiled coverage show Beech Grove moving on in Sectional 28 with Greenwood, Shelbyville and Roncalli among the other advancing programs. Daily Journal reporting later places Beech Grove heading to a regional at Greencastle with a regional semifinal against Northview.