Prep Hoops Indiana Friday Night Quick Hitters – 12/1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first full Friday night of the Indiana High School Basketball season is in the books. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday we had just a few games last Friday, but we hit the ground this evening with a full slate of games. Here is everything you need to know from around the state in terms of notable scores and individual performances. We will continue to add to this as information comes in through Saturday morning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the game that I attended this evening, North Central used a huge second quarter from junior guards [player_tooltip player_id='1297108' first='Rogelio' last='Rivera'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1578447' first='Nijah' last='Jewell'] to pull away from Arsenal Tech. 12 points from Rivera and 8 from Jewell turned a five point game into a 17 point game in the period. Then, the Panthers put it on ice in the fourth quarter before ultimately winning 86-57. [player_tooltip player_id='1578451' first='Papi' last='Rivera'] led the way 19 points, 17 of which game in the second half. [player_tooltip player_id='1547429' first='Jaxson' last='Bell'] added 15 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1561112' first='Gavin' last='Petty'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1578447' first='Nijah' last='Jewell'] chipped in 11 and 10 points respectively. In the loss for Arsenal Tech [player_tooltip player_id='2282439' first='Jayden' last='Ford'] scored 19 points to go with 7 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='1728675' first='Elexander' last='Harris'] contributed 15 points for the Titans as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fishers defeated Noblesville 66-59 in a big time Hoosier Crossroads Conference matchup that could be a preview of Sectional 8 as well. The Tigers brought home the win in a battle between two Top 10 teams as [player_tooltip player_id='2079500' first='Keenan' last='Garner'] scored 22 points to lead the way. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1525664' first='Jonanthony' last='Hall'] chipped in 16 points for Fishers. Meanwhile, senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1158209' first='Aaron' last='Fine'] finished with a game-high 26 points in the loss for the Millers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Up north, Valparaiso came out on top against East Chicago Central 71-65. [player_tooltip player_id='1297042' first='Jack' last='Smiley'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1297020' first='Dominique' last='Murphy Jr']., two of the top prospects in Indiana's Class of 2025, battled it out blow-for-blow in this one but Smiley and the Vikings ultimately came out on top. He finished with 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists. Murphy also scored 26 points to go with 8 rebounds for East Chicago Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Congratulations to junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1297028' first='Gavin' last='Betten'] who surprised the 1,000 point milestone for Manchester High School on Friday night. The 6'6" forward went for 26 points as the Squires defeated Wawasee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2282343' first='Matthew' last='Mulligan'] put up 22 points in a 60-46 win for Columbia City over Fort Wayne Canterbury. [player_tooltip player_id='1761696' first='Devon' last='Lewis'] also had 22 points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Wayne North Side defeated DeKalb 70-57 on the back of 20 points and 10 rebounds from senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1578389' first='Eugene' last='Young Jr'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1373104' first='P.J.' last='Douglas'] scored 15 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2099233' first='Jeremy' last='Rose'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1388408' first='Tre' last='Singleton'] each added 13 points in a balanced scoring affair for Jeffersonville. The Red Devils took down Evansville North 57-47.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578468' first='Shane' last='Sims'] Jr. scored 22 points while twin towers [player_tooltip player_id='1761697' first='Malachi' last='McNair'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1539669' first='Brooks' last='Thomas'] dominated inside as Evansville Harrison rolled to an 84-58 win over New Albany.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2140449' first='Trell' last='Hogue'] scored a team-leading 17 points as Fort Wayne Snider defeated Fort Wayne South Side 60-55.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cathedral moved to 3-0 on the season with a convincing 79-63 win over Brebeuf Jesuit. Sophomore wing [player_tooltip player_id='1561135' first='Keaton' last='Aldridge Jr']. scored 24 points to go with 14 rebounds while 6'8" junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1525663' first='Brady' last='Koehler'] continued his strong start to the season with 23 points and 8 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2282357' first='Karson' last='Rogers'] went off for 26 points and 15 rebound as Kokomo defeated Peru 72-45. [player_tooltip player_id='1277565' first='Abdul' last='Mitchell'] added 18 points and 12 rebounds while Kansas signee [player_tooltip player_id='1363488' first='Flory' last='Bidunga'] chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='1158198' first='Matthew' last='Roettger'] had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the loss for Peru.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Palestine handled Eastern Hancock 71-47 with junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1578425' first='Julius' last='Gizzi'] going for 24 points and 11 rebounds while classmate [player_tooltip player_id='1539483' first='Ben' last='Slagley'] added 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class 2A #1 Brownstown Central defeated Seymour 65-51 on the back of 32 points from Purdue signee [player_tooltip player_id='1158245' first='Jack' last='Benter'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westfield used a 17-0 run to start the second half to pull away from Zionsville and win 59-40. The Shamrocks were led by [player_tooltip player_id='2079499' first='Nic' last='Book'] with 12 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1761729' first='Charles' last='Farrell'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2277794' first='Will' last='Harvey'] added 11 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1275749' first='Trey' last='Buchanan'] and Durante Mortan each finished with 10 points. It was a well-balanced affair for Westfield in their win over Hoosier Crossroads Conference and Sectional 8 rival Zionsville. [player_tooltip player_id='1525678' first='Maguire' last='Mitchell'] led all scorers with 22 points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pike rolled to a 74-49 win over Indianapolis Metropolitan. [player_tooltip player_id='1539290' first='Titus' last='Hunter'] scored 12 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1297011' first='Damon' last='Howard'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1560945' first='Dezhon' last='Hall'] finished with 11 and 10 points respectively in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1276470' first='Jack' last='Miller'] scored 18 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1401893' first='Kody' last='Clancy'] added 17 points as Scottsburg cruised to a 59-23 win over Charlestown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Bend Riley held on to defeat Mishawaka Marian 52-48 in an exciting game. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1297088' first='Marvin' last='Schindler'] scored 11 of his team-leading 18 points in the fourth quarter. [player_tooltip player_id='1525680' first='Paxan' last='Sullivan'] led all scorers with 19 points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->