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

by | Jan 12, 2026 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

SENASATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Adams (10-0): Drew Dixon accounted for 12 points in the Eagles’ 85-55 win over Washington.
  2. Goshen (9-0): Braxton Cline tallied 22 points in the No. 9 (Class 4A) RedHawks’ 66-46 win over Concord.
  3. Northridge (10-1): Hayden Johnson’s eight points helped the No. 8 (Class 4A) Raiders to a 48-30 win over Warsaw.
  4. Penn (8-2): Ben Murphy contributed nine points in the Kingsmen’s 64-49 win over Valparaiso.
  5. Saint Joseph (7-4): Peyton Miamba tallied 14 points in the defending Class 3A state champion Huskies’ 70-58 win over No. 10 (Class 4A) Riley.
  6. Wawasee (9-4): Nolan Holzwart came up with nine points in the Warriors’ 43-38 win over Prairie Heights.
  7. Riley (7-3): Tyrese Jones ended with 22 points for the Wildcats against Saint Joseph.

HONORABLE MENTION

Elkhart (5-5): Xavier Orozco finished with two points in the Lions’ 65-38 loss to Penn.

Marian (7-4): Gavin Cronmiller racked up three points in the Knights’ 53-18 win over New Prairie.

Mishawaka (5-4): Le’jordan Fowler canned 15 points in the Cavemen’s 59-41 win over Career Academy.

MAKING WAVES

Concord (2-7): Bo Brunner came up with 11 points for the Minutemen, who ended a five-game losing streak with a 53-40 win over New Prairie.

Plymouth (3-9): Parker Wolfe had four points, nine rebounds, and five steals as the Pilgrims halted a five-game losing streak with a 51-41 triumph at Argos.

NorthWood (5-8): Mason Pearson contributed 13 points in the Panthers’ 32-30 double-overtime win over Wawasee to end a four-game losing skid.

WORK IN PROGRESS

New Prairie (3-7): The Cougars’ losing streak reached three games with their setback at Concord.

Warsaw (5-6): Mydin Burgher’s 12 points were not enough for the Tigers against Northridge.

Washington (1-7): Jayden Jackson amassed 13 points for the Panthers against Adams.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

LaPorte (9-3) at Adams (10-0) (Tuesday): The Eagles are looking for their fourth straight win over LaPorte.

Mishawaka (5-4) at Riley (7-3) (Tuesday): The Cavemen will try to halt a two-game losing streak to Riley.

Adams (10-0) at Riley (7-3) (Thursday): The Wildcats have won the previous four meetings against Adams.

Elkhart (5-5) at Marian (6-4) (Thursday): The Lions have dropped the last five contests with Marian.

Goshen (9-0) at Warsaw (5-6) (Friday): The RedHawks are in pursuit of their first win at Warsaw’s Tiger Den since the 1987-88 campaign.

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