KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2022-23 HOOPS – VOLUME NINE

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SENSATIONAL SEVEN

  1. Penn (16-1): Mookie Ward accounted for 12 points in the No. 2 (Class 4A) Kingsmen’s 80-41 win at Goshen.
  2. Marian (16-2): Dareon Thornton netted a career-high 27 points in the No. 2 (Class 4A) Knights’ 69-49 win over No. 4 (Class 3A) Washington.
  3. NorthWood (14-2): Brock Bontrager contributed 10 points in the No. 1 (Class 3A) Panthers’ 53-36 win at Warsaw.
  4. Washington (14-3): Jason Dockery tallied 14 points in the No. 4 (Class 3A) Panthers’ 54-48 win over Crown Point.
  5. Mishawaka (14-3): Rasauum Johnson’s 20 points were not enough as the Cavemen saw their 11-game winning streak end with a 47=44 overtime loss at Goshen.
  6. Glenn (10-7): Joey Shouse chipped in six points and nine rebounds in the Falcons’ 57-47 win over Adams.
  7. Warsaw (10-7): Luke Bricker poured in 24 points in the Tigers’ 58-33 win at Elkhart.

HONORABLE MENTION

Clay (8-7): Ayden Kent chipped in 13 points in the Colonials’ 75-47 win over Highland.

Concord (9-7): Jaylan Bolen recorded nine points for the Minutemen in their 48-39 win over Wawasee.

Goshen (8-7): Will Herschberger came up with eight points for the RedHawks against Penn.

Riley (9-9): Ian Boles finished with seven points in the Wildcats’ 76-61 loss to Penn.

Saint Joseph (8-9): Brashaun Woods amassed 16 points for the Indians in a 62-46 win over New Prairie.

MAKING WAVES

Adams (5-8): Jeremiah Love recorded nine points in the Eagles’ 53-48 win over Bremen.

Elkhart (5-11): Tyson Rodgers registered 10 points in the Lions’ 54-32 win over Jimtown.

New Prairie (6-9): Gavin Gonzalez scored 10 points in the Cougars’ 63-54 win over South Central.

Plymouth (6-9): Easton Strain’s 11 points helped the Pilgrims snap a five-game losing with a 51-48 win at Northridge.

Wawasee (6-11): Myles Everingham dished out five assists and scored nine points in the Warriors’ 53-50 win over Lakeland.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Bremen (0-14): AJ Ton finished with 10 points in the Lions’ 70-46 loss to Clay.

Jimtown (2-13): Dalton Cook amassed four points in the Jimmies’ 66-29 loss to No. 4 (Class 3A) Washington.

Northridge (7-9): Cam Radeker had 16 points against Plymouth, but the Raiders still suffered their eighth straight setback.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Saint Joseph (8-9) at Culver Academy (9-5) (Tuesday): The Eagles have taken five of the previous seven meetings against Saint Joseph.

Concord (9-7) at NorthWood (14-2) (Thursday): The Minutemen have dropped seven of the last 10 matchups with NorthWood.

Glenn (10-7) at Penn (16-1) (Thursday): The Kingsmen handed Glenn its only regular season loss a year ago.

Mishawaka (14-3) at Warsaw (10-7) (Thursday): The Tigers have won five of the previous six games against Mishawaka.

Riley (9-9) at Washington (14-3) (Thursday): The Panthers have captured eight of the last 15 matchups with Riley.

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