Friday Night Quick Hitters (12/23)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Indiana had boots on the ground coverage of four games at Kokomo High School and then a fifth at Anderson High School throughout the day on Friday. Nobody delivers more in-person game coverage than us. However, we also go beyond simply attending games. Prep Hoops Indiana also serves as your one-stop-shop on game nights to get information from every corner of the state. That is what we do in this quick-hitters series. Let's dive on in and highlight some of the top games and individual performances from Friday night. As always, we will continue to update this post through Saturday morning as more information comes in.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Noblesville, ranked #5 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 4A Poll, dominated previously undefeated Anderson, ranked #17 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Super Poll, 67-40 on Friday night. Senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1158209' first='Aaron' last='Fine'] finished with 23 points to pace the Millers while sophomore duo [player_tooltip player_id='1534261' first='Justin' last='Curry II'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1561054' first='Baron' last='Walker'] added 16 and 13 points respectively. That backcourt trio combined to make seven three-point shots for the Millers. In the loss for Anderson, junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1297010' first='Damien' last='King'] scored a team-leading 19 points including 14 in the second half. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2390197' first='Javon' last='Warfield'] added 12 points for the Indians.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Butler signee [player_tooltip player_id='1278639' first='Evan' last='Haywood'] scored 21 points to go with 7 rebounds as Brebeuf Jesuit, the #1 ranked team in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 3A Poll, rolled over Purdue Poly 79-44.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275826' first='Donovan' last='Hamilton'], a Purdue football signee, finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds as Hamilton Southeastern defeated Christel House 62-49. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2079501' first='Nate' last='Orr V'] added 19 points and 9 rebounds for the Royals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Richmond Red Devils moved to 8-0 on the season with a 64-42 win over Fort Wayne Southside. [player_tooltip player_id='1578438' first='Mason' last='Carpenter'] led the way with 16 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1296998' first='Cedric' last='Horton'] finished with 15 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1578461' first='Ryder' last='Cate'] added 12 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For complete coverage of the four quarterfinal matchups at the 4th annual Phil Cox Memorial Holiday Tournament be sure to check out our <a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/12/phil-cox-memorial-holiday-tournament-quarterfinals-live-blog/">Prep Hoops Indiana Live Blog</a>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crispus Attucks rolled to an 110-66 win over Herron-Riverside. Three-star Class of 2025 forward [player_tooltip player_id='1297019' first='Dezmon' last='Briscoe'] dominated the game scoring 31 points to go with 12 rebounds and 5 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='2277734' first='Eric' last='Jackson'] II and [player_tooltip player_id='1158227' first='Mason' last='Lewis'] each added 16 points for the Tigers. Meanwhile, University of Indianapolis signee [player_tooltip player_id='1275771' first='Ron' last='Rutland III'] chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fishers survived an overtime thriller against Center Grove 66-65. [player_tooltip player_id='2079500' first='Keenan' last='Garner'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1525682' first='Millen' last='McCartney'] each finished with 14 points to pace the Tigers while Huntington commit [player_tooltip player_id='1578471' first='Taden' last='Metzger'] added 13 points. [player_tooltip player_id='1158238' first='Joey' last='Schmitz'] poured in 29 points in the loss for Center Grove.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a balanced effort for Evansville Harrison as they defeated Bloomington South 64-59. [player_tooltip player_id='2089943' first='Eli' last='Speer'] led all scorers with 19 points, [player_tooltip player_id='1761697' first='Malachi' last='McNair'] added 16 points, and Jay Summit and [player_tooltip player_id='1578468' first='Shane' last='Sims'] each contributed 15 points. Vincent Moutardier had 17 points for Bloomington South.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->