Friday’s Daily Dive: 12/4

<p>Week 2 is underway and we have got a big slate of high school hoops going on this week in Indiana. This season is going to be full of uncertainty, but let us dive on in and take a look at some highlights of Friday’s night of hoops. </p> <p><b>Jacobi and Wesley Continue Hot Starts</b></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="569321" first="Kooper" last="Jacobi"] has been off the charts to start the season for Silver Creek this year, and he kept that up on Friday night.  Silver Creek cruised to a 76-38 victory over Clarksville, and Jacobi had 36 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 assists.  With this outstanding performance, Jacobi is now averaging 37.7 points per game with 44 point, 33 point, and 36 point performances.  If he continues to play at this level, they will be unstoppable when [player_tooltip player_id="529572" first="Trey" last="Kaufman"] comes back from his ankle injury.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="569313" first="Blake" last="Wesley"] has also been on fire to start the season.  The recent Notre Dame commit had another top-level performance on Friday night with 38 points in Riley’s 60-49 victory over Mishawaka Marian.  Wesley is averaging 34.7 points per game this season with 33, 33, and 38 in South Bend Riley’s three wins.  Riley has been knocked out of the Sectional tournament in the first game for two years in a row now, so Wesley is looking to keep that from happening in his senior season.</p> <p><strong>Ben Davis Upsets Pike</strong></p> <p>Ben Davis came into Friday night with an 0-2 record after losses to Fishers and Zionsville, and Pike came in at 2-0 with very good wins over Hamilton Southeastern and Plainfield.  However, the past means nothing in high school basketball in Indiana.  Ben Davis was in this game from the very beginning thanks to great games by<strong> Raheim Twyman </strong>and <strong>Clay Butler</strong>.  They kept it close down the stretch, and they held on to a 62-58 victory in their home opener.  Both Twyman and Butler put up 16 points for Ben Davis including the two free throws by Twyman to put the game away late.  For Pike, [player_tooltip player_id="870226" first="Ryan" last="Conwell"] had a game-high 23 points and [player_tooltip player_id="870230" first="J.J." last="Louden Jr."] added 14.  Ben Davis will be back in action tonight at Southport as they look to build on their big win.  Pike will host Center Grove next Friday night as they look to bounce back.</p> <p><b>Floyd Central Survives at Castle</b></p> <p>Both Floyd Central and Castle opened their seasons on Friday night in a matchup that hasn’t seen a Castle win in 5 years.  Two teams that have top-level talent with [player_tooltip player_id="569350" first="Jake" last="Heidbreder"], an Air Force commit, for Floyd Central, and [player_tooltip player_id="783164" first="Isaiah" last="Swope"] who has yet to commit but has multiple Division 2 offers.  Floyd Central started off strong with a 12-1 lead, but [player_tooltip player_id="783164" first="Isaiah" last="Swope"]’s great first half led them back to a 2-point lead at the half.  In the second half, it was back and forth again until Heidbreder hit a deep three and a fast-break layup with 2 minutes to go to put Floyd Central on top with a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.  They held on to their 5th straight win against Castle.  Heidbreder led Floyd Central in scoring with 32.  Swope had a career-high 33 points for Castle.  [player_tooltip player_id="783206" first="Robert" last="Nunge"] also added 15 in the loss.  Floyd Central will be back in action tonight as they host Clarksville.  Castle will play next Friday at Evansville Harrison as they look for their first win of the season.</p>