KOPSEA’S KORNER HOOPS 2019-20 – VOLUME SEVEN

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SENSATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Adams (13-1): Brayden Saxton poured in 19 points in the No. 7 (Class 4A) Eagles’ 79-60 win over Washington.
  2. Marian (8-2): Jerry Bracey netted 21 points in the No. 8 (Class 3A) Knights’ 50-48 win at No. 2 (Class 3A) Saint Joseph.
  3. Warsaw (9-3): Luke Adaniec’s 14 points helped the Tigers in their 49-39 win over Goshen.
  4. Saint Joseph (8-1): J.R. Konieczny surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career with 24 points in the Indians’70-63 loss to Culver Academy.
  5. Northridge (7-5): Camden Knepp accounted for 17 points in the Raiders’ 70-56 win at NorthWood.
  6. Glenn (9-3): Carter Yung tallied 11 points in the Falcons’ 48-40 win at Knox.
  7. Jimtown (8-4): Bill Pawlaw recorded 22 points in the Jimmies’ 57-49 win over Mishawaka.

HONORABLE MENTION

Elkhart Memorial (7-6): Brackton Miller racked up 22 points in the Chargers’ 69-62 win over LaVille.

Goshen (7-4): Zack Barker’s 14 points were not enough for the RedHawks against Warsaw.

NorthWood (9-4): Cooper Weins registered nine points for the Panthers against Northridge.

Penn (6-5): Carter Hickey scored 18 points in the Kingsmen’s 51-46 win at New Prairie.

Riley (6-5): Tieon Autry and the Wildcats were limited to 15 first-half points in their 58-41 loss to Marian.

MAKING WAVES

Elkhart Central (5-5): Luke Teich had 14 points in the Blazers’ 63-50 win over Bremen.

Plymouth (6-8): Grant Houin amassed five points in the Pilgrims’ 52-44 win over Concord.

Washington (7-8): Demarcus Vaughn surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career with 29 points in the Panthers’ 77-56 win over Valparaiso.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Bremen (3-8): Reece Willis added 10 points for the Lions against Elkhart Central.

Clay (2-9): Anthony Neal accounted for 18 points in the Colonials’ 89-51 loss to Saint Joseph.

Concord (0-9): Andres Dixon finished with 10 points for the Minutemen against Plymouth.

Mishawaka (5-6): Alex Boggs had 10 points for the Cavemen against Jimtown.

New Prairie (6-5): Evan Foerg ended up with six points for the Cougars against Penn.

Wawasee (7-5): Austin Miller came up with 22 points for the Warriors in their 59-51 loss to Elkhart Memorial.

ON THE HORIZON

Goshen (7-4) at Jimtown (8-4) (Tuesday): The RedHawks have taken 11 of the previous 12 meetings with Jimtown.

Marian (8-2) at Culver Academy (7-4) (Tuesday): The Eagles eliminated Marian from the last two Class 3A sectional tournaments.

New Prairie (6-5) at Argos (7-5) (Tuesday in TCU Bi-County Tournament): The Cougars are looking for their third straight victory over Argos.

Penn (6-5) at Northridge (7-5) (Tuesday): The Kingsmen have captured 23 of the last 30 contests against Northridge.

Riley (6-5) at Elkhart Memorial (7-6) (Tuesday): The chargers have dropped 14 of the previous 25 games with Riley.

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