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

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SENSATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Marian (10-1): Jackson Price drained 17 points in the top-ranked (Class 3A) Knights’ 55-49 overtime loss to No. 4 (Class 4A) Homestead.
  2. Penn (7-1): Joey Garwood registered 15 points for the No. 2 (Class 4A) Kingsmen in their 61-46 win over No. 2 (Class 3A) North Daviess.
  3. NorthWood (8-2): Cade Brenner came up with 17 points in the No. 3 (Class 3A) Panthers’ 60-42 loss to No. 1 (Class 4A) Indianapolis Ben Davis.
  4. Washington (9-2): Terrence Reid came up with 13 points in the No. 9 (Class 3A) Panthers’ 51-44 win over Warsaw.
  5. Mishawaka (8-2): Arthur Jones poured in 25 points to help the Cavemen to a 68-49 win over Merrillville.
  6. Glenn (5-4): Chase Miller’s 13 points lifted the Falcons to a 60-41 win over East Noble.
  7. Northridge (7-4): The Raiders were limited to two points in the fourth quarter in their 56-26 loss to No.6 (Class 4A) Noblesville.

HONORABLE MENTION

Adams (4-3): Tommie Hunt netted 10 points in the Eagles’ 59-54 win over Logansport.

Goshen (5-3): Quinn Bechtel contributed 19 points for the RedHawks in their 63-53 win over East Noble.

Riley (6-6): Jaylen Barbara’s 12 points were not enough in the Wildcats’ 54-36 loss to Guerin Catholic.

Saint Joseph (6-5): Jayce Lee tallied 12 points in the Indians’ 61-47 win over Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.

Warsaw (5-4): Jaxson Gould was limited to nine points for the Tigers against Washington.

MAKING WAVES

Clay (4-4): Ameer Harris registered 10 points in the Colonials’ 53-33 win over Trinity (Greenlawn).

Concord (4-5): Lucas Prough’s three points helped the Minutemen to a 33-20 win over Edwardsburg.

Plymouth (5-4): Easton Strain came up with 14 points in the Pilgrims’ 44-37 win over Lewis Cass.

Wawasee (4-6): Myles Everingham had 11 points in the Warriors’ 50-16 win over Trinity Greenlawn.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Bremen (0-7): AJ Ton’s four points were not enough in the Lions’ 56-49 loss to Central Noble.

Elkhart (1-7): Tyson Rodgers ended with four points in the Lions’ 64-45 loss to LaPorte.

Jimtown (2-8): The Jimmies managed just seven points in the third quarter of their 65-36 loss to Lewis Cass.

New Prairie (3-4): Trenton Klute came up with two points for the Cougars in their 74-42 loss to Mishawaka.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Columbia City (7-4) at NorthWood (8-2) (Tuesday): The Panthers are going after their fourth straight victory over Columbia City.

Fort Wayne Blackhawk (10-1) at Saint Joseph (6-5) (Tuesday): The top-ranked (Class 2A) Braves have won 23 or more games for five consecutive years.

Mishawaka (8-2) at Plymouth (5-4) (Friday): The Pilgrims are looking to snap a three-game losing streak against Mishawaka.

Northridge (7-4) at Warsaw (5-4) (Friday): The Tigers have taken seven of the previous 10 meetings with Northridge.

Valparaiso (7-4) at Penn (7-1) (Saturday): The Kingsmen have dropped three contests in a row against Valparaiso.

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