KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2022-23 HOOPS – VOLUME 13

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SENSATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Penn (23-1): Josh Gatete tallied eight points in the No. 2 (Class 4A) Kingsmen ‘s 94-49 win over Merrillville.
  2. Marian (22-2): Jackson Price managed 11 points in the No. 2 (Class 4A) Knights’ 58-53 win over Tippecanoe Valley.
  3. NorthWood (21-2): Ethan Wolfe helped the No. 1 (Class 3A) Panthers to a 61-30 win over Elkhart.
  4. Washington (16-5): Steven Reynolds drained a pair of free throws to help the No. 8 (Class 3A) Panthers to a 68-67 win over Fort Wayne North.
  5. Riley (13-9): Payton Baird recorded nine points in the Wildcats’ 61-59 overtime win over Bowman Academy.
  6. Warsaw (14-9): Luke Bricker poured in 18 points in the Tigers’ 60-49 win over Carroll (Fort Wayne).
  7. Mishawaka (17-6): Anthony Nelson drained three 3-pointers and finished with nine points in the Cavemen’s 63-60 overtime win at Saint Joseph.

HONORABLE MENTION

Clay (11-11): Brad Hicks accounted for 12 points in the Colonials’ 85-45 loss to LaPorte.

Concord (11-10): The Minutemen were limited to two points in the first quarter of their 40-36 loss to Westview.

Glenn (13-10): Brycen Hannah managed 10 points in the Falcons’ 66-41 loss to Goshen.

Goshen (11-11): Quinn Bechtel finished with 17 points for the RedHawks against Glenn.

Northridge (13-10): Dylan Springer’s five points in the Raiders’ 66-54 win over Fairfield helped Scott Radeker to his 300th career victory.

MAKING WAVES

Adams (8-13): Teon Wadley managed five points in the Eagles’ 63-57 win over Merrillville.

Bremen (2-20): AJ Ton’s eight points helped the Lions to a 35-32 win over Culver.

Plymouth (10-12): Easton Strain registered 18 points in the Pilgrims’ 52-41 win over New Prairie.

Wawasee (9-13): Collin Ziebarth racked up 25 points in the Warriors’ 62-46 win over East Noble.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Elkhart (6-16): Alonzo Newbern registered two points for the Lions against NorthWood.

Jimtown (5-17): Bryson Crowder came up with five points in the Jimmies’ 73-33 loss to Marian.

New Prairie (9-13): Reece Lapczynski scored eight points for the Cougars against Plymouth.

Saint Joseph (10-14): Trey Place accounted for two points for the Indians against Mishawaka.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Glenn (13-10) vs. Tippecanoe Valley (18-5) (Tuesday – Class 3A Knox): The Vikings have dropped eight of the previous 10 contests against Glenn.

Marian (22-2) vs. Clay (11-11) (Tuesday – Class 3A Jimtown): The Knights have taken the last 12 meetings with Clay.

Northridge (13-10) vs. Warsaw (14-9) (Tuesday – Class 4A Elkhart): The Tigers have claimed seven of the previous 10 matchups against Northridge.

NorthWood (21-2) vs. Wawasee (9-13) (Tuesday – Class 3A NorthWood): The Warriors are looking to halt a 17-game losing streak to NorthWood.

Plymouth (10-12) vs. Mishawaka (17-6) (Tuesday – Class 4A LaPorte): The Cavemen are going for their fifth straight win over Plymouth.

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