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

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SENSATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Saint Joseph (11-1): Ethan Roseman finished with 16 points in the No. 1 (Class 3A) Huskies’ 77-75 win at Riley.
  2. NorthWood (12-1): Maddux Everingham surpassed the 1,000-point mark with 21 points in the No. 5 Panthers’ 69-33 win over Wawasee.
  3. Northridge (10-1): Brady Scholl’s 23 points and 10 rebounds were not enough in the No. 3 (Class 4A) Raiders’ 64-59 loss at No. 9 (Class 4A) Warsaw.
  4. Washington (9-1): Mike Stuckey chipped in 12 points in the Panthers’ 72-52 win over Adams.
  5. Warsaw (10-3): Brandt Martin tallied a career-high 27 points for the Tigers against Northridge.
  6. Riley (9-2): Tyrese Jones poured in 30 points for the Wildcats against Saint Joseph.
  7. Adams (8-3): Drew Dixon mustered just two points for the Eagles against Washington.

HONORABLE MENTION

Concord (7-4): The Minutemen outscored New Prairie, 15-7, in the third quarter to rally for a 39-30 victory.

Marian (8-5): Brandon Foster notched four points in the Knights’ 76-35 win over New Prairie.

Penn (6-5): John Bedient totaled six points in the Kingsmen’s 65-36 win over Valparaiso.

Plymouth (7-5): Trent Van Duyne accounted for 17 points in the Pilgrims’ 58-28 win over Argos.

Tippecanoe Valley (8-4): With their 67-37 victory over Glenn, the Vikings have won two straight and six of their last seven contests.

MAKING WAVES

Elkhart (3-8): Keaton Anderson registered 14 points in the Lions’ 68-59 win over White Pigeon.

Bremen (5-6): Silas Laidig’s 13 points lifted the Lions to a 65-60 win over LaVille.

Goshen (6-5): Karter Marcum scored seven points in the RedHawks’ 59-53 win over Concord.

Jimtown (6-4): Zander Whitaker’s four points helped the Jimmies end a four-game losing streak with 63-21 decision over Knox.

Wawasee (4-8): The Warriors outscored Prairie Heights, 13-5, in the opening quarter on their way to a 54-39 victory.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Glenn (1-9): Joe Divine mustered eight points for the Falcons against Tippecanoe Valley.

Knox (0-8): Myles McLaughlin recorded six points for the Redskins against Jimtown.

LaVille (6-5): Avery Garrett finished with three points for the Lancers against Bremen.

Mishawaka (3-7): Brady Hoopingarner accounted for five points for the Cavemen in a 61-39 loss against Plymouth.

New Prairie (2-8): Jagger Daniels finished with 11 points for the Cougars against Concord.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Penn (6-5) at Warsaw (10-3) (Tuesday): The Tigers are looking for their third straight victory over Penn.

Riley (9-2) at Adams (8-3) (Thursday): The Eagles will try to snap a two-game losing streak to Riley.

Washington (9-1) at Saint Joseph (10-1) (Thursday): The Panthers have won three of the previous five contests against Saint Joseph.

NorthWood (12-1) at Northridge (10-1) (Friday): The Panthers have captured the last three meetings with Northridge.

Riley (9-2) at Fishers (12-0) (Saturday): The top-ranked and defending Class 4A state champion Tigers are riding a 25-game winning streak dating back to last year.

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