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

by | Dec 8, 2025 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

SENSATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Northridge (4-0): Brady Scholl netted 32 points in the Raiders’ 61-42 win over Culver Academy.
  2. Riley (2-0): Tyrese Jones tallied 14 points in the Wildcats’ 70-42 win over LaPorte.
  3. NorthWood (2-0): Brogan Ferrell contributed 17 points and five rebounds in the Panthers’ 58-47 win at Triton.
  4. Goshen (2-0): Nathan Corbin came off the bench to net 13 points in the RedHawks’ 85-51 win over Washington;
  5. Adams (2-0): Carter Johnston drained a pair of three-pointers and finished with six points in the Eagles’ 77-73 win over Merrillville.
  6. Penn (1-1): Ben Murphy totaled seven points for the Kingsmen in a 63-53 win over Carroll (Fort Wayne).
  7. Elkhart (1-1): Kaleb Anderson-Mitchell ended with 11 points in the Lions’ 70-62 win over Concord.

HONORABLE MENTION

Mishawaka (1-1): Landon Snyder and the Cavemen outscored New Prairie, 26-16, in the second half of their 50-44 victory.

Washington (1-1): Rodney Milligan’s 12 points were not enough for the Panthers against Goshen.

Wawasee (2-2): Kaden Andrew chipped in eight points in the Warriors’ 45-33 win over West Noble.

MAKING WAVES

Marian (1-2): Ryan McGuire finished with seven points in the Knights’ 71-51 win at Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.

New Prairie (1-3): Miles McSurley recorded seven points in the Cougars’ 52-48 win over Glenn.

Plymouth (1-2): Parker Wolfe accounted for 10 points in the Pilgrims’ 55-43 win over Glenn.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Concord (0-2): Brady Emerick came up with 18 points for the Minutemen in their 79-66 loss against Angola.

Saint Joseph (0-2): KJ Avery mustered two points for the defending Class 3A state champion Huskies in their 73-55 loss to Chesterton.

Warsaw (0-2): Mydin Burgher racked up 25 points in the Tigers’ 60-51 loss to Huntington North.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Bremen (2-0) at Plymouth (1-2) (Tuesday): The Pilgrims have won the last 10 meetings against Bremen.

Fort Wayne Blackhawk (3-0) at Penn (1-1) (Tuesday): The Braves are looking to start 4-0 for the first time since the 2022-23 campaign, while Penn has not dropped two of its first three games since the 2019-20 season.

Goshen (2-0) at Elkhart (1-1) (Tuesday): The RedHawks are trying to open 3-0 for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign, while Elkhart’s last 2-1 start came in the 2020-21 season.

Mishawaka (1-1) at Marian (1-2) (Tuesday): The Cavemen have dropped eight of the previous 10 contests with Marian.

NorthWood (2-0) at Westview (3-1) (Thursday): The Panthers have taken four of the last seven contests against Westview.

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