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The high school boys basketball tournament path is set after Sunday’s unveiling of the sectional draw. Insider Kyle Neddenriep talks it over with Trevor Andershock and Jeff Schoenle, along with coaches Chris Hawkins of Crispus Attucks, Garrett Winegar of Fishers and Adrian Moss of Franklin discuss their sectional draw and teams.

This week on IndyStar Preps Weekly we talk with Matt Green, a former high school assistant and AAU coach on the top teams in Central Indiana, specifically those in Sectional 8 and Sectional 10.

There is less than a month remaining in the high school boys basketball regular season. Which means it is a good time to start taking a longer look at the candidates for the Indiana All-Star team.

Preps Insider Kyle Neddenriep is joined by Trevor Andershock and Jeff Schoenle to discuss what they think are locks for the 13-player team, players they think could make it and others who deserve mention.

We discussed Crispus Attucks’ 71-68 win over Cathedral on Monday night in the City championship at Tech with Tony Leach, event coordinator for the annual Prep Ball Stars Midwest Challenge. We touched on Cathedral junior Brady Koehler’s upside, top teams in Central Indiana, Crispus Attucks’ chances at a state title and more.

Preps Insider Kyle Neddenriep talks to Franklin Central boys basketball coach Kyle Ballard about his team’s win over Ben Davis, entry into the Marion County semifinals and the play of sophomore standout EJ Hazelett. Then he discusses the 30-year anniversary celebration of the “Blue Chips” movie on Saturday at Case Arena in Frankfort with Eric Farley, the chief academic officer at Frankfort and assistant boys basketball coach who planned the event.

George McGinnis, one of the best basketball players to come from Indiana, died Thursday at age 73. Before his college and NBA careers, McGinnis was a basketball star at Washington High School, where he helped the Continentals to an undefeated season and 1969 state championship. Preps Insider Kyle Neddenriep caught up with McGinnis’ high school teammate and close friend Jim Arnold to talk about McGinnis and his memories of the man on and off the court.