Week 2 is here and that means that girls high school basketball is as alive as it gets! Last week was a perfect 6-0 with several originally scheduled games getting pushed back to later in the season. So not all of Bounce’s 10 games got an outcome but we don’t complain about perfect starts around here.
Unfortunately for my adoring fans, and those who follow that furball in the fall, Bounce can’t quite pick games like football does. Picking every single game would be fun but it would also wear out Bounce’s little fingers to do that. So instead, each week Bounce will pick the top area games and predict those.
We will start now with the top girls games and in a few weeks, we will mix in the top boys games of the week as well. Bounce also won’t be picking potential points spreads here. Just winners and losers. But that ain’t new.
THIS SEASON: 6-0
LAST SEASON: 161-56
2024-25 SEASON: 136-66
DEKALB AT NORTH SIDE, TUESDAY
It is very intriguing to get to see what North Side looks like at the outset of this rebuild under new coach Marq Abram. They have their hands full on night one as DeKalb looked fantastic with Ellington Sparkman leading the way last week in their dominant win. We don’t know who North Side is yet, but have a pretty good idea about DeKalb already. BOUNCE PICKS DEKALB
CONCORDIA AT BELLMONT, TUESDAY
The top team in our preseason power poll will make their debut this week for the season and open with a Concordia team who is working out some changes. Those changes looked to be flowing solidly last week as the Cadets went 1-1. That said, the defending state champs should be on a different level. BOUNCE PICKS BELLMONT
WOODLAN AT ANGOLA, TUESDAY
Two teams that opened with wins last week will get better litmus tests against each other to start this week. Woodlan used their length and toughness well in a win over Garrett, but what Angola has in those area is going to be a bit different. If the Kendall connection (VanderWal and Holman) play anything like last week, the Hornets are going to be a tough test for the foreseeable future. BOUNCE PICKS ANGOLA
FREMONT AT EASTSIDE, WEDNESDAY
The NECC up for grabs week two?! This one coming so early means you better be on your game and quickly. Eastside picked up both wins against Fremont last season, the only two losses for the Eagles before the state finals. Neither team will have a game on their schedule before this that even mimics the strength of the other team. Expect this to have Game of the Year possibilities, which is great knowing we may see them again after this. BOUNCE PICKS FREMONT
HOMESTEAD AT NORTHRIDGE, WEDNESDAY
Talk about Wednesday showdowns. This one doesn’t quite have the same importance as the Fremont/Eastside game that could help or flat out determine a conference. That said, this could very well be the best game in the state of Indiana this week. Northridge looks strong, Homestead looks stout. This is strength on strength. BOUNCE PICKS HOMESTEAD
HAMILTON AT CHURUBUSCO, THURSDAY
Churubusco won their first opener since 2021 last week and it helps to start with good momentum under a new head coach. Hamilton got a ground breaking seasoning opening win too, their first in 22 years. Things have shown positive momentum wise for Hamilton in the last two seasons. BOUNCE PICKS CHURUBUSCO
FAIRFIELD AT NORWELL, FRIDAY
This is going to be a really fun battle between two state champion coaches. On the court, Norwell has spread out the wealth in their wins, without really having a top big time playmaker thus far. Fairfield on the other hand, also perfect through last week, have seen Madison Jones start out as one of the best players in the area yet again with two big games. This is going to be a fun battle, but its also a fun battle at The Castle. BOUNCE PICKS NORWELL
WHITKO AT COLUMBIA CITY, FRIDAY
Was anybody else impressed at how quickly Columbia City was in form on the opening week of the season? Izzy Knitter almost put up a quadruple double (11 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals) in the win over South Bend Riley. This is a long week for the Eagles with Whitko sandwiched between Carroll and Fishers. The Wildcats will take the court for the second time this year in this game and have all the plans to break a slump against their county rival; Whitko has not beaten Columbia City since 2016 and last season’s loss was the only of the regular season for Whitko. BOUNCE PICKS WHITKO
CROWN POINT AT SNIDER, SATURDAY
Crown Point opened 1-0 last week so they don’t have the mileage already that Snider has with the Panthers playing in their 5th game of the season in this one. Everything has shown solid for Snider so far even with a blemish in the win-loss column. Expect Janaya Cooper to put on a show. BOUNCE PICKS SNIDER
HOMESTEAD AT PIKE, SATURDAY
Pike will get their first test of the season earlier in the week against Avon, but they know that Homestead is a tough challenge. The Spartans gave Pike their only regular season loss last year before the Red Devils rallied off 23 straight wins. Lets see if they have that in them this year too. BOUNCE PICKS HOMESTEAD
NORWELL AT NORTHRIDGE, SATURDAY
This Northridge team looks like it could be built to be something different after their demolition of Chesterton last week. This is going to be a good test to see how Norwell has prepared their current team for power opponents. BOUNCE PICKS NORTHRIDGE
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