KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2025-26 BASKETBALL – VOLUME FIVE

by | Jan 4, 2026 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

SENASATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Adams (8-0): Michael Georgia finished with eight points in the Eagles’ 59-52 win over Huntington North.
  2. Goshen (7-0): Trenton Clark accounted for nine points in the No. 9 (Class 4A) RedHawks’ 76-49 win over Kankakee Valley.
  3. Northridge (9-1): Hayden Gorball netted 14 points in the No. 10 (Class 4A) Raiders’ 43-38 win over No. 8 (Class 4A) Riley.
  4. Riley (7-1): Arreon Neely’s eight points and four rebounds helped the No. 8 (Class 4A) Wildcats to a 67-52 win over No. 3 (Class 4A) Lawrence North.
  5. Saint Joseph (6-3): Nick Shrewsberry registered 22 points in the defending Class 3A state champion Huskies’ 66-64 win over Hamiliton Southeastern.
  6. Penn (6-2): Makale Price added seven points in the Kingsmen’s 50-42 win over Center Grove.
  7. Wawasee (8-3): Jack Shoemaker poured in 17 points as the Warriors picked up their sixth straight victory with a 39-37 overtime decision over LaVille.

HONORABLE MENTION

Elkhart (4-4): Sebastian Moore exploded for 37 points in the Lions’ 74-70 overtime loss at Fort Wayne North.

Marian (5-4): Prescott Horvath recorded 23 points in the Knights’ 59-58 win over Huntington North.

Warsaw (5-5): Sam Lara racked up 13 points in the Tigers’ 56-45 win over Providence.

MAKING WAVES

New Prairie (3-5): Hunter Nelson managed five points in the Cougars’ 41-36 win over Plymouth.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Concord (1-5): Brady Emerick came up with 15 points in the Minutemen’s 62-47 loss at Fairfield.

Mishawaka (2-4): Colten Handley canned four points in the Cavemen’s 59-43 loss to Niles.

NorthWood (4-7): Isaac Bell mustered five points in the Panthers’ 60-55 loss to Fort Wayne North.

Plymouth (2-7): Dan Nguyen closed with 15 points in the Pilgrims’ 53-48 loss to Twin Lakes.

Washington (1-6): Jaydon Lineberry was limited to two points in the Panthers’ 81-44 loss to Portage.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Adams (8-0) at Edwardsburg (4-2) (Tuesday): The Eagles are off to an 8-0 start for the second year in a row.

Fairfield (6-0) at Goshen (7-0) (Tuesday): The Falcons are 6-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign, while Goshen’s last 7-0 beginning came in the 1987-88 season.

Riley (7-1) at Michigan City (5-4) (Tuesday): The Wildcats are going for their fourth straight victory over Michigan City.

Riley (7-1) at Saint Joseph (6-3) (Friday): The Huskies have taken five of the previous seven meetings against Riley.

Warsaw (5-5) at Northridge (9-1) (Friday): The Raiders are trying to halt a three-game losing streak to Warsaw.

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