Saturday Night Quick Hitters (12/23)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Before taking Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off, the state still had a solid slate of games on Saturday night and therefore we at Prep Hoops Indiana have you covered with everything you need to know. We had boots on the ground at the Northeastern versus Avon game, but we also watched the semi-finals of the Phil Cox Memorial Holiday Tournament earlier in the day via stream and will highlight other top performances from across the state. Let's dive on in.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1561685' first='Jedidiah' last='Minnett'] scored 13 of his points in the second half to lead Avon back from a 30-28 deficit to defeat Northeastern 54-43. 6'5" junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1578429' first='Kendrick' last='Dunmore'] was excellent for the Orioles finishing with 21 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kansas signee [player_tooltip player_id='1363488' first='Flory' last='Bidunga'] came up just shy of another triple-double finishing with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 blocked shots as Kokomo won the Phil Cox Memorial Holiday Tournament 64-57 over Jeffersonville. 6'6" senior froward [player_tooltip player_id='2282357' first='Karson' last='Rogers'] added his second double-double of the day with 16 points and 10 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='1381461' first='Zion' last='Bellamy'] chipped in 14 points for the Wildkats. [player_tooltip player_id='1297093' first='Michael' last='Cooper'] led all scorers with 24 points in the loss for Jeffersonville. [player_tooltip player_id='1373104' first='P.J.' last='Douglas'] added 15 points and 7 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='1388408' first='Tre' last='Singleton'] had 10 points and 9 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Bend Riley edged passed Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 49-48 to finish third place in the Phil Cox Memorial Holiday Tournament. Bethel commit [player_tooltip player_id='1547394' first='Payton' last='Baird'] scored 24 points to go with 8 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='1297088' first='Marvin' last='Schindler'] added 12 points for the Wildcats. Sophomores [player_tooltip player_id='1561435' first='Julien' last='Smith'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2252566' first='Elijah' last='Parra'] each finished with 16 points in the loss for the Marauders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158176' first='Josiah' last='Dunham'] earned Most Valuable Player honors at the annual Bobcat of Daviess County Classic as Class 1A #1 Evansville Christian knocked off Class 2A #1 Brownstown Central 58-57. Dunham hit the game-winning three-point shot as time expired for the Eagles. He finished with 7 three-pointers on his way to 25 points. The Braves, playing without Purdue signee [player_tooltip player_id='1158245' first='Jack' last='Benter'] in both the semifinals and finals, were led by senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1547584' first='Parker' last='Hehman'] with 22 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was another big night for senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1158181' first='Isaac' last='Andrews'] as he scored 25 points to lead Wapahani over Jay County 59-24.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Bend St. Joseph defeated St. Pius X from Kansas City 86-65 as junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1297002' first='Chase' last='Konieczny'] scored 18 points to surpass the 1,000 career point milestone. They were led in scoring by [player_tooltip player_id='2485799' first='Brashaun' last='Woods'] with 23 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2379838' first='Jayce' last='Lee'] with 20 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christian Academy moved to 9-1 on the season with a 57-41 win over Trimble County (KY) to finish third place in the Jefferson County Invitational. [player_tooltip player_id='1749327' first='David' last='Cook'] scored 21 points while junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1297066' first='Joshua' last='Renfro'] added 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Both Cook and Renfro scored 21 points and Josh Chancey added 20 points in the Warriors win earlier in the day over Carroll County (KY).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1761700' first='Jamison' last='Lewis'] scored 24 points to go with 8 rebounds and 4 assists to lead Southwestern (Hanover) to the Jefferson County Invitational Championship with 68-40 win over Madison. Peyton Cloud added 13 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1528537' first='Landon' last='Kidwell'] chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds. The Rebels are now 9-0 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1297020' first='Dominique' last='Murphy Jr'] scored 26 points and grabbed 6 rebounds, but East Chicago Central came up short against Kenwood Academy (IL) 72-59.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gary West Side fell to Whitney Young (IL) 74-65. [player_tooltip player_id='2053673' first='Derek' last='Collins'] finished with 18 points and 5 rebounds while sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1560995' first='Reggie' last='Hinton'] scored 17 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Despite trailing 41-25 at the half, Danville came roaring back to defeat North Posey 74-63 to win the Gibson Southern Classic. Sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1560958' first='Elijah' last='Tricker'] finished with 17 points while junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='2053657' first='Jace' last='Scrafton'] added 15 points and Indiana football commit [player_tooltip player_id='1275801' first='Evan' last='Lawrence'] chipped in 14 points. The Warriors moved to 9-0 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->