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Kokomo Tournament First Round Results
The first round of the Phil Cox Memorial Kokomo Tournament took place today and it saw a lot of action from a lot of top players in the state.
Here are the results of the first round: Warren Central defeated Guerin Catholic 41-40, Brownsburg defeated Columbia City 78-37, Center Grove defeated South Bend Riley 73-62, and Kokomo defeated FW Bishop Luers 75-48.
Here are some of the top player performances: Tyler Horton Tyler Horton 6'7" | C Warren Central | 2023 State IN with 10 pts, Robert Sorensen Robert Sorensen 6'0" | PG Guerin Catholic | 2024 State IN with 17 pts, Andrew Hendrick with 11 pts, Kanon Catchings Kanon Catchings 6'8" | PF Overtime Elite (GA) | 2024 #31 Nation GA with 15 pts, Elhadj Diallo Elhadj Diallo 6'2" | SG Brownsburg | 2023 State IN with 14 pts, Cam Reich Cam Reich 6'1" | SG Speedway | 2024 State IN with 12 pts, Grant Porath with 11 pts, Cadell Wallace Cadell Wallace 5'10" | PG Fort Wayne Southside | 2024 State IN 15 pts, Nic Thompson with 14 pts, Flory Bidunga Flory Bidunga 6'9" | C Kokomo | 2024 State #7 Nation IN with 19 pts (14 rbs), Karson Rodgers with 15 pts, Zion Bellamy Zion Bellamy 5'8" | PG Kokomo | 2025 State IN with 12 pts, Marcus Ankney Marcus Ankney 6'3" | SG Center Grove | 2023 State IN had 16 pts at the half (final stats unavailable).
Brownsburg plays Warren Central while Kokomo plays Center Grove tomorrow.
Linton finally wins Wabash Valley Classic Championship
The Miners finally were able to capture the Wabash Valley Classic Championship tonight after finishing as the runner-ups five times. It was UCF commit Joey Hart Joey Hart 6'5" | SG Linton-Stockton | 2023 State #214 Nation IN , who averaged 20 ppg in the tournament, who, along with Logan Webb Logan Webb 6'3" | SG Linton-Stockton | 2023 State IN and Braden Walters Braden Walters 6'6" | PF Terre Haute North | 2024 State IN , was able to lead the Miners over 1A #1 Bloomfield 56-44. Linton-Stockton is now 10-1 on the year.
Homestead beats Mishawaka Marian in OT to win Homestead Tourney
In the final day of the Homestead Tournament, it was the Spartans that were able to hold ground and win their own tournament by defeating Mishawaka Marian 55-49 in OT in the first place game. 2023 guard Kyron Kaopuiki Kyron Kaopuiki 6'3" | SG Homestead | 2023 State IN was the leading scorer on the night with 20 points. On the other side, Jackson Price Jackson Price 6'2" | SG Mishawaka Marian | 2023 State IN lead Mishawaka Marian with 17 points. This was the first loss for Marian this season.