Basketball Previews: Boys' Sectional Semifinals

Friday

Monrovia (15-9) vs. South Putnam (6-16)

Game time: 6 p.m. tipoff at South Putnam.

Media: The game will be broadcast on WREB-FM 94.3 and streamed online at mtcsports.net. 

History: South Putnam hosted the Bulldogs on Jan. 21, losing 52-31.

Last time out: The Eagles lost their regular-season finals 51-47 at Riverton Parke on Feb. 21. Monrovia defeated Cascade 54-47 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.

Scouting report: Senior guard Luke Smith averages 19.7 points per game, while senior Luke Seber scores 11.8 and sophomore Max Neuman averages 10.8 points and 10.2 rebounds.

Cloverdale (19-6) vs. North Putnam (10-13)

Game time: 7:30 p.m. varsity tipoff at South Putnam.

Media: The game will be broadcast on WREB-FM 94.3 and streamed online at mtcsports.net. 

History: Cloverdale defeated North Putnam 92-78 on Jan. 19.

Last time out: The Clovers routed Southmont 100-62 on Tuesday in the sectional quarterfinals after losing 83-69 to the Mounties in December. North Putnam has not played since defeating Christel House Academy 100-58 on Feb. 18.