KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2024-25 BASKETBALL – VOLUME 11

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SENSATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Saint Joseph (17-3): Nick Shrewsberry drained 20 points in the No. 4 (Class 3A) Huskies’ 57-54 win over Marian.
  2. Warsaw (18-4): Mydin Burgher’s 15 points helped the No. 4 (Class 4A) Tigers claim the outright the Northern Lakes Conference title with a 70-40 win at Plymouth.
  3. NorthWood (16-3): Collin Edwards’ two points lifted the No. 8 (Class 3A) Panthers to a 76-34 win over Mishawaka.
  4. Riley (16-3): Kishawn Wright accounted for 15 points in the Wildcats’ 76-41 win over Elkhart.
  5. Northridge (16-3): Bryson Mattix added five points in the Raiders’ 78-23 win at Concord.
  6. Tippecanoe Valley (15-4): Ian Cooksey poured in 28 points to guide the Vikings to the Indiana Northern State Conference crown with a 38-35 overtime win against Jimtown.
  7. Penn (13-7): Peyton Miamba registered eight points and seven rebounds for the Kingsmen in a 69-54 win over Washington.

HONORABLE MENTION

Adams (11-9): Jarvis Tolbert scored 24 points and surpassed the 1,000-point career mark in the Eagles’ 64-32 win over Bowman Academy.

Bremen (10-8): Hartley Mitole paved the way with 14 points for the Lions in their 54-37 win over Knox.

LaVille (13-6): Andre Gonzales racked up 18 points in the Lancers’ 70-23 win over Glenn.

Marian (12-9): Paxan Sullivan recorded nine points in the Knights’ 40-38 win over Jimtown.

Washington (14-5): Mike Stuckey chipped in 11 points in the Panthers’ 80-59 win over Mishawaka.

MAKING WAVES

Glenn (3-15): Kaden Lang had five points in the Falcons’ 43-41 win over Career Academy.

Goshen (10-9): Karter Marcum tallied 13 points in the RedHawks’ 58-34 win over Wawasee.

Knox (2-14): Chase Fletcher racked up six points in the Redskins’ 51-47 win over Pioneer.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Concord (10-8): Lucas Prough ended with three points for the Minutemen against Northridge.

Elkhart (5-13): Keaton Anderson mustered five points for the Lions against Riley.

Jimtown (9-10): Brenden King’s eight points were not enough for the Jimmies against Tippecanoe Valley.

Mishawaka (5-14): Landon Johns contributed six points for the Cavemen against NorthWood.

New Prairie (3-16): Dylan Bishop ended with six points in the Cougars’ 60-40 loss at Adams.

Plymouth (9-10): Preston Wolfe managed 17 points in the Pilgrims’ 70-57 loss to Rochester.

Wawasee (6-14): Jack Shoemaker amassed five points in the Warriors’ 46-39 loss to Elkhart Christian.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Fairfield (9-8) at Bremen (10-8) (Tuesday): The Falcons have captured five of the previous nine matchups against Bremen.

Northridge (16-3) at Lakeland (12-7) (Tuesday): The Raiders are looking for their seventh straight win over Lakeland.

Harrison (West Lafayette) (15-5) at Warsaw (18-4) (Friday): The Raiders have not experienced a losing campaign since the 2013-14 season, while Warsaw’s last below ,500 finish came in 2017-18.

Marian (12-9) at Adams (11-9) (Friday): The Eagles are trying to halt a three-game losing streak to Marian.

Penn (13-7) at Riley (16-3) (Friday): The Kingsmen can clinch the outright NIC crown with a win, while Riley can earn a share of the title with a victory.

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