Ryan Weber and Roncalli began post-season play last night with an overtime win over sixth ranked Indianapolis Cathedral. Cathedral has a 6-6 senior signed with St. Louis, a 6-7 junior committed to Indiana and a freshman point guard who is being recruited by all the major powers.
Ryan led the team in scoring and had a pair of baskets in overtime to put Roncalli ahead to stay.
Up tonight for Roncalli is Lawrence Central, with Indiana signee Jeremy Hollowell.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20120303/SPORTS02/203030351/Roncalli-Lawrence-Central-win-boys-basketball-sectionals?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|sAs the program's single-season assist leader, Roncalli High School senior Bradley Fey is normally the guy who makes his teammates look good.
On Friday, Fey delivered two 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds of regulation to propel Roncalli to a thrilling 63-58 overtime win over Class 4A No. 6 Cathedral in a Sectional 10 basketball semifinal game at Tech.
"I kept thinking, 'I'm a senior, I'm going to have to do something to keep the game going,' " said Fey, who scored 12 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. "I really haven't shot it that well this year. But tonight I probably hit the biggest shot of my life."
Roncalli (17-3) will play Lawrence Central (16-6) tonight at Tech for the Sectional 10 championship. Lawrence Central defeated Warren Central 61-58 in a dramatic finish in Friday's first semifinal.
Cathedral, which had won 13 games in a row coming into Friday, including a 22-point thrashing of Roncalli on Feb. 9, led 51-46 after Jalen Coleman made two free throws with 18.7 seconds left in regulation. Fey then delivered the first of his two big 3s, cutting Cathedral's lead to 51-49.
Coleman, a freshman guard, was fouled again with 9.9 seconds left. He made the first free throw, but missed the second. Fey dribbled up the court, trying to find senior Ryan Weber for a potential tying shot. But Weber was covered and Fey turned around at the top of the key, wide open. His line drive shot spun around the rim and through with 2 seconds left.
"It's a game of inches," Roncalli coach Michael Wantz said. "It rattled around and we get to keep playing."
In overtime, the 6-7 Weber scored five of his game-high 16 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:09 left. The Rebels, playing their first game in the 4A tournament since moving up a class, never trailed again.
"Survive and advance," Wantz said. "LC will be very tough, too. They are long and athletic and very good, obviously."
Lawrence Central pulled out a similar comeback in Friday's opener and did it for the most part without senior Jeremy Hollowell, who injured his right hip in the first half. The Bears trailed by eight points in the third quarter, but were able to rally behind seniors Tyler Corley and Tyler Fischl, who combined for 25 points in the second half.
After icing his hip and riding a stationary bike much of the second half, Hollowell returned with a little less than 2 minutes left and Lawrence Central trailing 55-51. He didn't score after his return, but assisted on a 3-pointer by DaVonte' Harris to cut the Warren Central lead to one with 1:27 left.
After a Charlie Dant 3 gave Warren Central a 58-56 lead, Fischl answered with a 3 from the right wing to give the Bears a 59-58 lead with 35 seconds left.
The Warriors missed two 3-point attempts in the final seconds, one with a chance to take the lead and another to tie.
Hollowell, an Indiana University recruit, said he "will definitely" play tonight.
"My teammates stepped up big time," he said.
Hollowell finished with 13 points. Corley led the Bears with 19 points and Fischl added 13.
Warren Central junior Devin Davis, also an Indiana recruit, was in foul trouble much of the game and finished with 12 points. Jamaal Bridges led Warren Central with 17.
