Go ahead. Try to make some sense of the boys high school basketball sectionals that begin today around the Wabash Valley.

Apollo Conference rivals Robinson and Paris took decidedly different paths toward what both their coaches hope to be a third meeting of the season Friday.

Turkey Run’s bid to make it to the Class A state finals in girls basketball fell about 40 seconds short Saturday in the semistate at Warsaw. The Warriors rallied from eight points down in the fourth quarter to gain a 53-53 tie in the final minute but Fort Wayne Canterbury got four points on one possession and went on to defeat the Warriors 58-53.

Billy Newton has put his name in the boys basketball scoring records at Shakamak High School. The senior standout became the all-time scoring leader at the school Friday night when he scored 31 points against Owen Valley as the Patriots nipped the Lakers 59-57.

Terre Haute South’s boys basketball team enjoyed a lot of senior moments, and in this case, it was a very good thing. The Braves also enjoyed a few junior moments for good measure.

For the second game in a row, West Vigo’s Vikings fell behind early, rallied in the second half, only to come up short, this time falling to the host Linton Miners 68-63 on Friday.

Paris rallied to defeat Marshall 43-41 to win the Paris Class 2A Regional in dramatic llinois boys high school basketball action Friday night in Ernie Eveland Gymnasium.

Leave it to Jack Keefer’s Lawrence North squad to have perhaps its best three-point shooting night of the season in the Wildcats’ final regular season game.

Addison Bray of Terre Haute South set two school records and contributed to a third Friday night as he and the Braves positioned themselves for today’s Indiana state high school swim finals at the IUPUI Natatorium.

In his last high school basketball appearance in the Sullivan gym Friday, Dreyson Boyd made sure he and his Golden Arrows completed an unbeaten run through the Western Indiana Conference with a 59-54 win over South Vermillion.

• Terre Haute North at Lawrence North• West Vigo at Linton• Rockville at Terre Haute South

After Sullivan raced out to a 21-point halftime lead with a domination so complete, the second half was seemingly destined to be a mere formality before yet another Arrows’ victory.

Marshall got off to a good start Wednesday in the Illinois High School Association boys basketball tournament at Paris High School.

Terre Haute North concluded the home portion of its boys basketball schedule on a winning note Tuesday, defeating Evansville Reitz 67-40. It was the final game in the North gymnasium for seniors Thomas Anderson, Chris O’Leary, Andrew Gauer and Jordan Marshall.

All three Vigo County boys high school basketball teams begin their state tournament journeys on the first night of action as a result of pairings drawn Sunday by the Indiana High School Athletic Association.

Vincennes Lincoln bolted out to a 16-2 lead after one quarter and coasted to the 51-32 victory over Northview in boys high school basketball.

Sam Karr calls Chelsea Francis “a big-game” player for his Turkey Run girls high school basketball team, and because she was on Saturday night the Warriors have ended their regional drought.

It was a historic day for Terre Haute South swimming Saturday in the Brownsburg Natatorium, and coach Jeff Thompson and the Braves were enjoying every minute of it.

The Clay City Eels girls basketball team came up an inch or less short — according to the official — on Saturday morning in the opening game of the Class A Regional at Southwestern Shelby High School.