Weekend News & Notes From Around the State

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first Saturday of the Indiana High School Basketball season is officially in the books. We were treated to Top 10 matchups, season debuts of top prospects, and many great games throughout the state. Let's recap by highlight some of the top individual performances along with a quick recap of some of the top games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>The Loogootee Tournament tipped off early Saturday morning featuring some of the best Class 1A teams in the state. Loogootee took down Evansville Day School 75-46 in the first semifinal game. [player_tooltip player_id='868254' first='Peyton' last='Bledsoe'] and Isaac Eagle paced the Lions with 12 points a piece in a balanced effort while [player_tooltip player_id='1391285' first='Tyler' last='Myers'] poured in 25 in the loss for Day School. In the second semi-final, featuring Class 1A #1 Evansville Christian and #8 Liberty Christian, [player_tooltip player_id='1158176' first='Josiah' last='Dunham'] scored 24 points to lead the Eagles to a convincing 77-60 victory. [player_tooltip player_id='935729' first='Eric' last='Troutman'] had 19 points in the loss for Liberty Christian. In the third place game, [player_tooltip player_id='1391285' first='Tyler' last='Myers'] scored 35 points to lead Evansville Day to an impressive 74-72 victory. The high scoring guard is now 40th on Indiana's all-time scoring list. In the night cap, #1 Evansville Christian beat host #2 Loogootee 60-51 to win the championship of the tournament. Junior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1158176' first='Josiah' last='Dunham'] had his second 24-point performance of the day in the win.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>At the Gobbler Games hosted by Rose-Hulman, Central Florida signee [player_tooltip player_id='868240' first='Joey' last='Hart'] (Linton-Stockton H.S. 2023) scored 26 points to lead the Miners 76-44 over Northview.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1275749' first='Trey' last='Buchanan'] (Westfield H.S. 2024) led the Shamrocks to a 47-39 win over Class 4A Top 10 Kokomo in their season-opener. [player_tooltip player_id='1410467' first='Alex' last='Romack'] (Westfield H.S. 2023) added 13 points and 5 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='1461117' first='Sam' last='Bishop'] (Westfield H.S. 2023) chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. 6'9" 5-star center [player_tooltip player_id='1363488' first='Flory' last='Bidunga'] (Kokomo H.S. 2024) had 16 points and 15 rebounds in the loss.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1299745' first='Camden' last='Craig'] (Switzerland County H.S. 2025) scored 46 points in a 89-70 win over Austin.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1547387' first='Jackson' last='Mcgee'] (Leo H.S. 2024) poured in 32 points to go with 9 rebounds and 4 assists in the Lions 74-67 overtime win over South Side. [player_tooltip player_id='1578478' first='Trey' last='Hiteshew'] (Leo H.S. 2024) added 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>In a battle between the preseason Class 2A #1 team and the defending Class 2A state champions, Brownstown Central came out on top 81-71. [player_tooltip player_id='1158245' first='Jack' last='Benter'] (Brownstown Central H.S. 2024), a Purdue commit, scored 29 points. In the loss for Providence, [player_tooltip player_id='1287890' first='Noah' last='Lovan'] (Providence H.S. 2024) led all scorers with 30 points.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='868252' first='Jaron' last='Tibbs'] (Cathedral H.S. 2023) scored a game-high 26 points to go with 7 assists and 5 steal in Cathedral's 95-45 blowout over Jeffersonville. Michigan State signee [player_tooltip player_id='868219' first='Xavier' last='Booker'] (Cathedral H.S. 2023) added 18 points and 9 rebounds for the Irish. Mercer bound [player_tooltip player_id='868251' first='Jake' last='Davis'] also finished with 18 points.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Gary 21st Century took down George Washington 64-28 paced by senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='868220' first='Ashton' last='Williamson'] who finished with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, and 5 steals.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1158181' first='Isaac' last='Andrews'] (Wapahani H.S. 2024) surpassed the 1,000 career point milestone in a 45-36 win over Pendleton Heights.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1297052' first='Jalen' last='Haralson'] (Fishers H.S. 2025) led the Tigers to a 70-55 win over LaPorte scoring 31 points while collecting 8 rebounds and dishing out 5 assists.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1297118' first='Trent' last='Sisley'] (Heritage Hills H.S. 2025) scored 28 points in a 67-63 win over North Harrison.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1560965' first='Treigh' last='Schelsky'] (Parke Heritage H.S. 2026) had his second straight 20+ point performance to begin his high school career scoring 24 in a 65-49 win over Owen Valley at the Gobbler Games.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Tri-West was led by junior guards [player_tooltip player_id='1578440' first='Max' last='Robertson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1751995' first='Drew' last='Miller'], who scored 21 and 20 points respectively, but fell 75-59 to Plainfield.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1561629' first='Baris' last='Moore'] (Taylor H.S. 2026) scored 22 points in his second ever high school game to take down Maconaquah 73-68. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1275899' first='Braiden' last='Hogg'] (Seton Catholic 2024) scored 21 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1578439' first='Mason' last='Harvey'] (Seton Catholic 2024) added 14 points and 9 rebounds in a 64-43 win over Centerville.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ben Davis was led by sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1373105' first='Mark' last='Zackery'] IV with 18 points in a 68-54 win over Zionsville. It was the Giants second win over a Top 5 opponent to start the season. Valparaiso bound [player_tooltip player_id='1042497' first='Zane' last='Doughty'] was excellent once again contributing 16 points and 9 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='1273713' first='Sheridan' last='Sharp'] added 14 points and 5 assists.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1172872' first='Jordan' last='Lomax'] (Avon H.S. 2024) finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the Orioles 68-54 win over Mooresville.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->