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Our first Saturday night of the Indiana High School Basketball season is officially in the books. After the traditional opening days of the Tuesday and Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving, the state came back in full force after the holiday on…
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Continue ReadingOur first Saturday night of the Indiana High School Basketball season is officially in the books. After the traditional opening days of the Tuesday and Wednesday prior to Thanksgiving, the state came back in full force after the holiday on Saturday night. Let’s dive right in and take a look at some of the scores and individual performances from around the Hoosier state.
- Joey Schmitz Joey Schmitz 6'2" | PG Center Grove | 2024 State IN scored 22 points while Jalen Bundy Jalen Bundy 5'11" | PG Center Grove | 2024 State IN added 16 points as Center Grove defeated Franklin Central 62-56. The Trojans are now 2-0 on the season.
- Maconaquah junior forward Josiah Ball Josiah Ball 6'5" | SF Maconaquah | 2025 State IN began the season with 37 points and 7 assists in a 88-59 win over Taylor.
- Cathedral moved to 2-0 on the season with another impressive victory over Jeffersonville by the score of 78-66. Junior wing Brady Koehler Brady Koehler 6'9" | SF Cathedral | 2025 State #199 Nation IN scored 24 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, Keaton Aldridge Jr Keaton Aldridge Jr 6'4" | SF Cathedral | 2026 State IN . added 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Lebron Gough Lebron Gough 6'1" | PG Cathedral | 2025 State IN finished with 14 points, 6 assists, and 5 steals. Tre Singleton Tre Singleton 6'7" | PF Jeffersonville | 2025 State #225 Nation IN led Jeffersonville in the loss with 21 points.
- Max Booher Max Booher 6'3" | SG Greenwood Christian | 2024 State IN scored 23 points on 4-6 shooting from three-point range in a 66-60 win for Greenwood Christian over Oldenburg Academy. Junior guard Noah Reed Noah Reed 6'0" | PG Greenwood Christian Academy | 2025 IN added 19 points for GCA.
- Westfield defeated Kokomo by the score of 62-57 despite trailing by double-figures in the second half. The Shamrocks were led by senior guard Trey Buchanan Trey Buchanan 6'0" | PG Westfield | 2024 State IN with 17 points and 4 assists. For the Wildkats, Kansas signee Flory Bidunga Flory Bidunga 6'9" | C Kokomo | 2024 State #7 Nation IN recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.
- The Penn Kingsmen recorded a solid win over Carroll (Fort Wayne) 72-66. Maverick Brown Maverick Brown 6'1" | PG Penn | 2024 IN scored a game-high 25 points to go with 8 rebounds while Dominic Bonner Dominic Bonner 6'2" | PG Penn | 2024 State IN added 20 points and Trey Miller Trey Miller 6'3" | SF Penn | 2024 IN chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds. Jaiyre Sampson Jaiyre Sampson 5'10" | PG Fort Wayne Carroll | 2025 State IN led the Chargers in scoring once again with 17 points.
- Junior guard Mason Bales Mason Bales 6'1" | SG Northridge | 2025 State IN went for 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists as Northridge took down Westview 65-54.
- Senior forward Jake Smith Jake Smith 6'6" | PF Lake Central | 2024 State IN recorded a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds as Lake Central defeated South Bend Washington 54-48.
- Evansville Christian recorded an impressive win over Terre Haute North 57-54 to cap off a long day of basketball at the Terre Haute South Invitational. Josiah Dunham Josiah Dunham 6'0" | PG Evansville Christian | 2024 State IN finished with 16 points and 6 assists.
- Zayvion Baker Zayvion Baker 5'10" | PG Terre Haute South | 2024 State IN finished with 27 points as Terre Haute South outlasted Sullivan 68-65.
- Malachi McNair Malachi McNair 6'6" | C Evansville Harrison | 2024 State IN registered 19 points and 13 rebounds as Evansville Harrison dominated Parke Heritage 83-55.
- In a matchup between Class 2A #1 Brownstown Central and Class 2A #4 Providence the Braves won 68-55. Purdue signee Jack Benter Jack Benter 6'4" | SG Brownstown Central | 2024 State #121 Nation IN scored 33 points for Brownstown as did Noah Lovan Noah Lovan 6'3" | PG Providence | 2024 State IN for Providence.
- Class 4A #1 Lawrence North defeated Wauwatosa West (WI) 75-58. Kobi Bowles Kobi Bowles 6'2" | PG Lawrence North | 2024 State IN scored 21 points for the Wildcats while sophomore Brennan Miller Brennan Miller 6'7" | PF Lawrence North | 2026 State IN added 13 points and 15 rebounds.