Friday Night Quick Hitters (12/15)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a jam-packed Friday night of Indiana High School Basketball so let's dive right into highlight all of the action from around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kansas signee [player_tooltip player_id='1363488' first='Flory' last='Bidunga'] bounced back from last weekend's loss to Fishers by putting up 21 points, 18 rebounds, and 4 blocks in a dominant 80-49 win over North Central Conference rival Marion. The Class 4A #7 ranked Kokomo Wildkats moved to 5-2 on the season with the in at historic Bill Green Arena. 6'6" senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='2282357' first='Karson' last='Rogers'] continued his strong season finishing with 19 points and 6 rebounds while junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1381461' first='Zion' last='Bellamy'] knocked in five three-point shots on his way to 18 points. 6'6" junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1297057' first='Jaymen' last='Townsend'] had 15 points to lead Marion in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bethel commit [player_tooltip player_id='1547394' first='Payton' last='Baird'] poured in 26 points as South Bend Riley defeated South Bend St. Joseph 79-72. Fellow senior Ayden Kent added 15 points and 7 rebounds for the Wildcats. [player_tooltip player_id='1297002' first='Chase' last='Konieczny'] finished with 21 points and 9 rebounds in the loss for SBSJ.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158193' first='Jevon' last='Lewis'] scored 17 points, [player_tooltip player_id='1297001' first='Chase' last='Barnes'] added 16 points, and [player_tooltip player_id='1297032' first='Trey' last='Dillard'] contributed 15 points as the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals held on to defeat Carroll (Fort Wayne) 73-69. [player_tooltip player_id='1525665' first='Jaiyre' last='Sampson'] continued his strong junior campaign leading the Chargers with 24 points. Bowling Green signee [player_tooltip player_id='1158216' first='Jaxon' last='Pardon'] added 22 points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fishers defeated Hamilton Southeastern in the annual Mudsock rivalry 64-57 with [player_tooltip player_id='2079500' first='Keenan' last='Garner'] leading the way with 14 points while Huntington signee [player_tooltip player_id='1578471' first='Taden' last='Metzger'] added 12 points. The Tigers are now a perfect 7-0 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1297066' first='Joshua' last='Renfro'] went off for 43 points while also grabbing 10 rebounds as Class 1A #2 Christian Academy dominated South Central (Elizabeth) 91-44. [player_tooltip player_id='1749327' first='David' last='Cook'] added 21 points for the Warriors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman sensation [player_tooltip player_id='2266865' first='Jaylan' last='Mitchell'] scored 28 points to lead Evansville Reitz to a 67-65 win over Castle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four-star junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1297118' first='Trent' last='Sisley'] finished with 32 points and 10 rebounds to lead Class 3A #7 Heritage Hills to a 66-65 win over Class 3A #2 Evansville Memorial. [player_tooltip player_id='1539999' first='Luke' last='Ellspermann'] scored 20 points to go with 11 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='1578479' first='Tucker' last='Tornatta'] turned in 18 points in the loss for Memorial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1547389' first='Dominic' last='Bonner'] led all scores with 16 points and fellow senior [player_tooltip player_id='1761732' first='Trey' last='Miller'] added 15 points in Penn's 58-42 win over Bremen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1497617' first='Wyatt' last='Nickleson'] poured in 26 points as Franklin defeated Beech Grove 78-28.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Decatur Central defeated Mooresville 65-39 on the back of 22 points and 10 rebounds from junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1534942' first='Melakih' last='Cunningham']. Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2140420' first='Nash' last='Sigmund'] finished with 12 points on 4-5 shooting from three-point range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leo picked up a 69-65 win over Huntington North with senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1272450' first='Jackson' last='McGee'] leading the way scoring 27 points for the Lions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It came in a losing effort to Blackhawk Christian, but Canterbury senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1761696' first='Devon' last='Lewis'] continued his strong season scoring 28 points to go with 8 rebounds and 4 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brebeuf Jesuit cruised to an 86-57 win over University. Sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1561106' first='Austin' last='Ford'] led the Braves with 18 points wile Butler signee [player_tooltip player_id='1278639' first='Evan' last='Haywood'] added 17 points and senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1275802' first='Reis' last='Butcher'] finished with 16 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Playing in front of Indiana assistant coach Brian Walsh, Top 100 junior [player_tooltip player_id='1296984' first='Braylon' last='Mullins'] scored 24 points as Greenfield-Central defeated Yorktown 54-46.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1172872' first='Jordan' last='Lomax'] scored 22 points as Brownsburg defeated Avon 59-42.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Purdue signee [player_tooltip player_id='1158245' first='Jack' last='Benter'] scored 26 points in three quarters of work as Brownstown Central dominated North Harrison 84-27. He is now at 1,992 career points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1560965' first='Treigh' last='Schelsky'] scored 31 points as Parke Heritage rolled to an 88-43 win over Shakamak.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zionsville defeated Franklin Central 62-51 with junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1525679' first='Drew' last='Snively'] leading the way with 23 points. Classmate [player_tooltip player_id='1525678' first='Maguire' last='Mitchell'] added 17 points and 8 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1160271' first='Zach' last='Sims'] scored 23 points, all in the second half, to lead Bloomington South to a 60-56 overtime win over Terre Haute North. The win was Coach J.R. Holmes' 900th career victory, the most in Indiana High School Basketball history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Palestine held on to defeat New Castle 61-60 on the back of 31 points from junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1578425' first='Julius' last='Gizzi'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bishop Chatard took down Covenant Christian 57-52 with sophomore point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1560973' first='Ethan' last='Roseman'] posting 20 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, and 6 steals. [player_tooltip player_id='1539570' first='Cash' last='Moore'] added 16 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->