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

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SENSATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Saint Joseph (12-1): Nick Shrewsberry added 23 points in the No. 1 (Class 3A) Huskies’ 96-53 win over Washington.
  2. NorthWood (13-1): Myles Everingham chipped in 14 points in the No. 4 (Class 3A) Panthers’ 50-46 win at No. 9 (Class 4A) Northridge.
  3. Warsaw (12-3): Parker Justice netted a personal-best 12 points in the No. 7 (Class 4A) Tigers’ 62-42 win over Goshen.
  4. Northridge (10-2): Gideon Campbell paved the way for the Raiders with 11 points against NorthWood.
  5. Washington (10-2): Steven Reynolds scored 31 points in the Panthers’ 71-66 win over Valparaiso.
  6. Riley (10-3): Dontreyelle Johnson had two points in the Wildcats’ 70-51 win at Adams.
  7. Marian (9-5): Prescott Horvath ended with 29 points in the Knights’ 61-56 win at Elkhart.

HONORABLE MENTION

Adams (8-4): Jarvis Tolbert’s 26 points were not enough for the Eagles against Riley.

Concord (8-4): Bo Brunner rolled up 13 points in the Minutemen’s 63-26 win over Plymouth.

LaVille (7-5): Andre Gonzales came up with six points in the Lancers’ 50-40 win over Elkhart Christian.

Penn (7-6): Makale Price racked up 14 points and eight rebounds in the Kingsmen’s 73-49 win against New Prairie.

Tippecanoe Valley (9-4): The Vikings limited Culver Academy to nine points in the first half in a 32-27 victory.

MAKING WAVES

Bremen (7-6): Bryce Miller chipped in seven points in the Lions’ 57-39 win over Elkhart Christian.

Goshen (7-6): Ryan Diaz totaled five points in the RedHawks’ 52-35 win over Elkhart Christian.

Jimtown (7-5): Jackson Woolwine poured in 14 points in the Jimmies’ 63-35 win over South Central.

Mishawaka (4-8): Landon Johns’ six points lifted the Cavemen to a 40-37 win over Wawasee.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Elkhart (3-9): Frankie Willis managed 26 points for the Lions against Marian.

Glenn (1-11): Jude Nicks finished with nine points in the Falcons’ 64-31 loss to No. 9 (Class 1A) Triton.

Knox (0-9): Kohl Jordan contributed four points in the Redskins’ 45-20 loss to Twin Lakes.

New Prairie (2-9): Isaac Fronk mustered three points for the Cougars against Penn.

Plymouth (7-6): Parker Wolfe was limited to one point for the Pilgrims against Concord.

Wawasee (4-9): Weston Hoffert amassed 20 points for the Warriors against Mishawaka.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Concord (8-4) at Warsaw (12-3) (Friday): The Tigers have captured seven of the previous 10 games with Concord.

Riley (10-3) at Marian (9-5) (Friday): The Knights have won three of the last five meetings against Riley.

Saint Joseph (12-1) at Penn (7-6) (Friday): The Kingsmen are looking for their fourth straight win over Saint Joseph.

Fort Wayne Wayne (10-3) at Penn (7-6) (Saturday): The Generals advanced to the Final Four a year ago, while Penn did the same in 2023.

Jimtown (7-5) at Washington (10-2) (Saturday): The Jimmies have dropped four of the previous five matchups with Washington.

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