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

by | Dec 28, 2025 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

SENASATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Riley (5-0): Tree Johnson came up with 11 points in the Wildcats’ 64-57 win over Fort Wayne Snider.
  2. Goshen (7-0): Levi Sawatzky poured in a career-high 39 points in the RedHawks’ 57-48 win over Hammond Morton.
  3. Adams (5-0): Terron Johnson managed eight points in the Eagles’ 69-49 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix.
  4. Northridge (6-1): Jake Scholl mustered two points in the Raiders’ 53-46 loss to Goshen.
  5. Saint Joseph (5-3): Peyton Miamba recorded 22 points in the defending Class 3A state champion Huskies’ 88-49 win over Reynoldsburg (Ohio).
  6. Penn (6-2): Cody Evans came up with 10 points in the Kingsmen’s 56-46 win over Zionsville.
  7. Marian (4-2): Ke’Mon Forbes registered 14 points in the Knights’ 57-33 win over Portage Central.

HONORABLE MENTION

Elkhart (4-3): Kaleb Anderson-Mitchell chipped in 17 points in the Lions’ 57-49 loss to Chesterton.

Wawasee (4-3): Grayson Lashley’s four points helped the Warriors to a 42-33 win at Warsaw.

MAKING WAVES

New Prairie (2-4): Jagger Daniels finished with four points in the Cougars’ 49-36 win over Oregon-Davis.

Warsaw (4-5): Sam McDaniels accounted for 16 points in the Tigers’ 72-41 win over Merrillville.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Concord (1-4): Dylan Miller contributed eight points for the Minutemen in their 44-43 loss against Mishawaka.

Mishawaka (2-4): Trea Echols amassed seven points in the Cavemen’s 59-43 loss to Niles.

NorthWood (3-4): Colin Edwards’ four points were not enough in the Panthers’ 44-38 loss to South Haven.

Plymouth (2-4): Parker Bagley ended with two points in the Pilgrims’ 48-20 loss to NorthWood.

Washington (1-5): In their 100-73 loss to Kalamazoo Phoenix, the Panthers allowed 100 points for the first time since a 106-78 setback to Indianapolis Arlington in the 2005-06 campaign.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Columbia City (6-0) vs. Adams (5-0) (Monday at Huntington North): The Eagles are 6-0 for the first time since the 2012-13 campaign, while Adams is trying to start 6-0 for the second straight season.

New Haven (5-1) vs. Riley (5-0) (Monday at Kokomo): The Bulldogs’ last 5-1 opening came in 2015-16, while Riley’s last 6-0 opening occurred in 2018-19.

Marian (4-2) at Huntington North (5-0) (Monday): The Knights are looking for their first five-game winning streak since last year, while Huntington North has not begun 6-0 since 2005-06.

Adams (5-0) at Huntington North (5-0) (Tuesday): In their previous two matchups, the Eagles have outscored Huntington North, 118-103.

Elkhart Christian (3-1) at Wawasee (4-3) (Friday): The Eagles have dropped four of the previous five meetings against Wawasee.

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