Carmel’s Evan Harrell scored 18 points during the Greyhounds’ Sectional 8 championship win over Fishers. (Joshua Herd/File photo)
Posted By: Richie Hall March 13, 2026
The REPORTER
The Carmel boys basketball team is back in a regional championship game for the first time in 2021.
The Greyhounds will travel to New Castle’s famous fieldhouse on Saturday to play Fort Wayne Snider for a regional title. The game will start at 4 p.m., following a 1 p.m. 3A regional game between Delta and Blackhawk Christian.
The Panthers won their first sectional since 2022 at the four-team Sectional 5 last week. Snider defeated Carroll 58-48 in the semifinals, then edged out Fort Wayne North Side 65-62 in an overtime sectional title game.
After starting the season 3-5, the Panthers have won 16 of their last 18 games for a 19-7 record. That includes a 7-2 finish in the Summit Conference, where Snider finished tied for the championship along with Carroll and Fort Wayne South Side.
Senior Xavier Wilson is the Panthers’ leading scorer, averaging 15.6 points per game. He also dished out 3.6 assists per contest and collects 4.4 rebounds.
Next on the scoring list are two juniors. Trell Hogue scores 11.4 points per game, followed by Ketron Paschall at 9.0 points. Paschall is also the leading rebounder at 6.7 per game.
Carmel enters the regional with an 18-5 record and a similar sectional path. The Greyhounds beat Noblesville 44-30 in their semifinal game, then won an epic Sectional 8 championship, beating No. 1-ranked Fishers 50-49 at The Mill.
Senior Ben Bremer hit a 3-pointer with under 30 seconds left to secure the win. Senior Evan Harrell, a Bellarmine commit, scored 18 points for Carmel in its victory.
