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

by | Feb 2, 2026 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, Matt's Matchups, RRSN News

SENASATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Northridge (15-1): Brady Scholl contributed 29 points in the No. 8 (Class 4A) Raiders’ 69-62 win over Riley.
  2. Saint Joseph (11-4): KJ Avery poured in 12 points in the defending Class 3A state champion Huskies’ 79-58 win at Elkhart.
  3. Penn (12-3): Lucas Obermeyer chipped in eight points and five rebounds in the Kingsmen’s 57-33 win over Goshen.
  4. Riley (12-4): Da’Kori Parker’s 23 points were not enough for the Wildcats against No. 8 (Class 4A) Northridge.
  5. Marian (10-4): Gavin Caggiano netted three points in the 81-40 win over Washington.
  6. Goshen (12-3): Braxton Cline canned 15 points in the RedHawks’ 55-34 win at Mishawaka.
  7. Adams (10-4): Josh Johnson recorded 11 points for the Eagles against Penn.

HONORABLE MENTION

Wawasee (12-6): Davis Cowan was limited to six points in the Warriors’ 43-30 loss to Lakeland.

MAKING WAVES

Concord (5-10): Brady Emerick registered 13 points for the Minutemen in their 77-75 double-overtime win at Wawasee.

Elkhart (7-8): Kaleb Anderson-Mitchell racked up 19 points in the Lions’ 47-39 win at Warsaw.

NorthWood (7-10): Collin Deatsman came up with three points to help the Panthers to a 31-30 win over Warsaw.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Mishawaka (6-10): Amir Dean mustered just three points for the Cavemen against Goshen.

New Prairie (3-12): In their 58-28 loss to South Central, the Cougars were limited to four points in the first quarter.

Plymouth (3-12): Brady Allen amassed two points in the Pilgrims’ 62-37 loss to Northridge.

Warsaw (8-9): Drew Jones had two points for the Tigers against NorthWood.

Washington (1-11): Jaydon Lineberry’s two free throws were the only points the Panthers scored in the fourth quarter against Marian.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Culver Academy (8-5) at Saint Joseph (11-4) (Tuesday): The Eagles are looking to end a three-game losing streak to Saint Joseph.

Marian (10-4) at Riley (12-4) (Tuesday): The Wildcats have taken six of the previous 10 meetings with Marian.

Penn (12-3) at Marian (10-4) (Thursday): The Knights have won five of the last seven contests against Penn.

Saint Joseph (11-4) at Adams (10-4) (Thursday): The Huskies are in pursuit of their fifth straight victory over Adams.

Wawasee (12-6) at Northridge (15-1) (Thursday): The Raiders have the last 15 contests against Wawasee.

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