KOPSEA’S KORNER HOOPS 17-18 – VOLUME 3

SENSATIONAL SEVEN

1. Riley (8-0): Damezi Anderson netted 19 points to help the No. 2 (Class 4A) Wildcats claim a 74-62 win over Portage.
2. Washington (5-1): Jylen Petty tallied 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in the No. 6 (Class 3A) Panthers’ 64-60 win at Penn.
3. Penn (3-1): Beau Ludwick chipped in 11 points for the Kingsmen in their 78-47 win at Michigan City.
4. NorthWood (5-2): Brad Delio scored 21 points, including the game-winning 12-foot jumper in the No. 10 (Class 3A) Panthers’ 52-51 win over Plymouth.
5. Glenn (5-2): Mike Machnic’s 10 points helped the Falcons rally for a 49-48 win over Marian.
6. Marian (3-1): Kyron King’s 14 points were not enough for the Knights against Glenn.
7. Elkhart Memorial (4-2): Hank Smith poured in 17 points in the Chargers’ 49-34 victory over Concord.

HONORABLE MENTION

Mishawaka (3-3): John Binion racked up 20 points for the Cavemen in their 51-34 win over Bremen.

New Prairie (3-3): Bryce Bloode accounted for 23 points in the Cougars’ 51-47 win over Clay.

Northridge (3-2): Connor Utley accumulated 19 points, including the game-winning layup with three seconds left, in the Raiders’ 49-47 win at Goshen.

Plymouth (5-2): Jake Reichard netted 11 of his 12 points in the second quarter for the Pilgrims against NorthWood.

Saint Joseph (4-3): Brady Powers recorded 23 points in the Indians’ 63-52 win over Elkhart Central.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Clay (0-5): Despite 20 points from Trent Johnson against New Prairie, the Colonials dropped their eighth straight contest dating back to last year.

Concord (1-4): Grant Lucchese managed just three points against Elkhart Memorial as the Minutemen suffered their fourth loss in a row.

Elkhart Central (3-3): The Blazers were limited to seven points in the fourth quarter against Saint Joseph.

Goshen (2-4): Eric Newell had just three points for the RedHawks against Northridge.

Jimtown (2-4): Brayden Rice was limited to one point in the Jimmies’ 56-25 loss to NorthWood.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Mishawaka (3-3) at Elkhart Central (3-3) (Tuesday): The Blazers are going for their third consecutive victory over Mishawaka.

Riley (8-0) at Plymouth (5-2) (Tuesday): Plymouth coach Ryan Bales needs one more win to record his 100^th career victory.

Elkhart Memorial (4-2) at Penn (3-1) (Friday): The Chargers have dropped four of the previous five matchups against Penn.

Marian (3-1) at Mishawaka (3-3) (Friday): The Knights have captured four of the last five meetings against Mishawaka.

Warsaw (2-5) at Westview (6-0) (Saturday): The Tigers had their 21-game Northern Lakes Conference winning streak halted with a 28-20 loss to Wawasee, which ended its 42-game NLC losing streak.