LAKEVILLE - One of the most prestigious high school basketball tournaments in Indiana is set to tip off beginning Tuesday, January 20, 2026. The 61st everwise Bi-County basketball tournament is a week-long battle for the eight-team field that includes Argos, Bremen, Culver Community, John Glenn, New Prairie, Oregon-Davis,Triton, and host LaVille. Following Tuesday's games, varsity girls will continue Jan 22, with varsity boys picking up Jan 23. JV semifinals will tip at 9 am Saturday, with Championship Saturday starting with JV girls at 12pm, followed by JV boys. The varsity girls' finale starts at 6:30 Saturday night, with the boys' championship following. All of the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday games are scheduled to be played at LaVille Jr-Sr High School. Defending champions are Bremen, who won the girls' title 42-29 over John Glenn, as the Lions earned their fourth championship under coach Alex Robinson, and second in the last four years. LaVille won the boys' crown, following the game-winning shot from Collin Czarnecki with 2.4-seconds left as the Lancers upset #5 Triton, 39-37. It was the fourth title for the Lancers under coach Michael Edison, and second in the last three years. The 2026 edition of everwise Bi-County basketball will begin at John Glenn, Oregon-Davis, New Prairie, and LaVille. The quarterfinal varsity games are scheduled for girl-boy doubleheaders, with the varsity girls scheduled to tip at 6pm local time. The varsity boys will follow. GAMEDAY had a chance to chat with LaVille coach Michael Edison about which team he feels is the 2026 everwise Bi-County Basketball Tournament favorite on the boys' side, and also the rematch from just two weeks ago at Triton. "I would say Bremen would be the favorite," noted the LaVille coach. "And followed very closely behind them would be Triton." LaVille traveled to Bourbon for a rivalry game against Triton just two weeks ago. The Trojans came up with an overtime victory. "I felt our defense at times was really good against Triton the first time around," Edison said of the 42-37 OT loss on January 6. "They did not shoot the best and definitely are capable of shooting better. It will be a very tough matchup for us once again. We need to focus on getting high percentage shots and taking care of the ball." The Lancers are coming off a sluggish start against Elkhart Christian Academy January 17, before rallying for a 48-21 victory. "Well, we can't expect to win against a team as good as Triton if we have a poor first half," said Edison. "We need to get off to a better start and play with a lot of intensity. "We have got to challenge their shooters from outside. Long shots mean long rebounds so we must attack the boards and get those long rebounds. Taking care of the ball and getting high percentage shots will be another huge key." GAMEDAY takes a look inside the quarterfinal round of the boys varsity first round games below. 61st everwise Bi-County Basketball Tournament Varsity Boys Bracket Quarterfinal #1 Culver Community (2-9) at John Glenn (3-11) Tip: 730pm ET Coaches: Kyle Evans, 37-68 in 5th year at Culver, 82-164 in 11th year overall. John Dupont, 6-31 in 2nd year at John Glenn Last Outing: Culver lost to Triton, 39-30. John Glenn defeated Morgan Twp., 50-39 Series: John Glenn leads Culver, 39-3 Last Meeting: John Glenn def Culver, 41-27, Jan. 24, 2025 Strength of Schedule: Culver 278th | John Glenn 281st Offense: Culver 37.8 ppg | John Glenn 42.6 ppg Defense: Culver 55.5 ppg | John Glenn 53.5 ppg Quarterfinal #2 Argos (2-10) at Oregon-Davis (1-10) Tip: 7:30pm ET Coaches: Nick Kindig, 6-29 in 2nd year at Argos. Larry Sennert, 24-121 in 7th year at Oregon-Davis Last Outing: Argos defeated Oregon-Davis, 53-40. Oregon-Davis lost to Argos, 53-40 Series: Argos leads Oregon-Davis, 30-24 Last Meeting: Argos def Oregon-Davis, 53-40, Jan 16, 2026 Strength of Schedule: Argos 324th | Oregon-Davis 349th Offense: Argos 35.5 ppg | Oregon-Davis 38.3 ppg Defense: Argos 60.5 ppg | Oregon-Davis 57.5 ppg Quarterfinal #3 2A #12 Bremen (10-0) at New Prairie (3-8) Tip: 7:30pm ET Coaches: Matt Miller, 56-70 in 6th year at Bremen. Drew Lutz, 3-8 in 1st year at New Prairie Last Outing: Bremen defeated Bethany Christian, 62-34. New Prairie lost to Penn, 71-46 Series: Bremen leads New Prairie, 28-27 Last Meeting: Bremen def New Prairie, 53-47, Feb. 11, 2025 Strength of Schedule: Bremen 356th | New Prairie 152nd Offense: Bremen 59.2 ppg | New Prairie 42.0 ppg Defense: Bremen 36.1 ppg | New Prairie 54.1 ppg Quarterfinal #4 1A #7 Triton (9-2) at LaVille (9-6) Tip: 730 pm ET Coaches: Jason Groves, 355-152 in 21st year at Triton. Michael Edison, 252-160 in 18th year at LaVille Last Outing: Triton defeated Culver, 39-30. LaVille defeated Elkhart Christian, 48-32 Series: Triton leads LaVille, 33-21 Last Meeting: Triton, 42-37, OT, Jan. 6, 2026 Strength of Schedule: Triton 352nd | LaVille 346th Offense: Triton 53.4 ppg | LaVille 50.4 ppg Defense: Triton 38.6 | LaVille 45.0 ppg