Neddenriep Ranks All 16 IHSAA Boys Basketball Semistate Semifinal Games
Triton's four semistate titles under Jason Groves make even the #16 seed in Neddenriep's countdown worth watching this Saturday.
IndyStar's Kyle Neddenriep has ranked all 16 IHSAA boys basketball semistate semifinal games set for Saturday across Indiana, promising "popcorn-worthy clashes in all classes." The countdown spans every class in the bracket, but only one matchup sits at the bottom of his list — and even that one carries championship pedigree.
The research notes are transparent: only the #16 entry from Neddenriep's full IndyStar ranking is available in the supplied material. The remaining 15 matchups (ranks 1 through 15) require the complete article to report accurately. What follows presents the one confirmed ranked game and frames the full context of Neddenriep's statewide countdown.
16. Class A: Tri-County (16-10) vs.
No. 4 Triton (23-3), noon at Lafayette Jeff
No. 4 Triton might be the team to beat in the north half of the bracket after taking out Marquette Catholic 53-51 in the regional last week. The Trojans have a history, winning four semistate championships, all from 2008-13, under coach Jason Groves. Tri-County enters at 16-10, a record that tells the story of a scrappy program fighting for tournament survival against a Triton squad playing some of its best basketball of the season.
The remaining 15 matchups in Neddenriep's ranking, positions 1 through 15, cover semistate semifinal games in all classes around Indiana and are available in the full IndyStar piece. The complete list represents the breadth of Saturday's slate and the games Neddenriep identified as the most compelling viewing for Indiana high school basketball fans.
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