Staff Report


It was a superlative effort by MIC teams in sectional play over the weekend. The conference crowned three champions, including one major upset. It also had several other teams advance to the championship match.

 

The biggest upset of the weekend came at Zionsville where the Carmel Greyhounds upset once beaten Hamilton Southeastern in the final. Even more surprisingly, the Hounds did it in straight sets, 25-23, 25-17, and 31-29.

 

Warren Central spent Saturday finishing what it had started earlier in the week. The Warriors opened tourney play by ousting defending state champion Cathedral in the opening round. Warren downed two conference foes in winning the sectional title. They eliminated North Central in four sets in the semi-final and then outdueled Lawrence North in straight sets in the final. The scores in that one were 25-23, 25-15, and 25-19.

 

Highly regarded Center Grove took care of business in the Greenwood Sectional. The Trojans dropped the first set to a talented Perry Meridian team, but won in four sets 21-25, 25-19, 25-16, and 25-21.

 

Ben Davis continued to show great improvement as the Giants advanced to the final at Pike before falling in three sets to Avon. Meanwhile, at Martinsville they called Northview the comeback killer. The Knights fell behind Terre Haute South by two sets in the semi-final and then roared back to win. They then repeated the feat against Terre Haute North in the championship match.

 

All of the sectional winners in the MIC feed into the Perry Meridian Regional. Warren Central got the best of the draw in this case. The Warriors will face Avon in the second game Saturday morning. Carmel and Center Grove will face off in the first match of the day.