Wednesday Night Recap – Lawrence Central vs. Lawrence North

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It doesn't get much better than a rivalry game between two talented teams in a gym full of 3,500+ Indiana High School Basketball fans. I had boots on the ground at Lawrence Central High School on Wednesday evening as the bears played host to their rival Lawrence North who is ranked #1 in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 4A poll. If you only watched the first and fourth quarters you would qualify this one as an easy win for the Wildcats, but what happened in between was incredibly exciting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lawrence North opened the game on a 14-0 run and appeared to be on their way to a blowout. The Bears could barely get the ball across half court as the Wildcats full court pressure forced turnover after turnover. [player_tooltip player_id='1158213' first='Kobi' last='Bowles'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1275769' first='Myles' last='Baker'] collected a handful of steals in that first period while LN's front court of [player_tooltip player_id='1729136' first='Brennan' last='Miller'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2252564' first='Kai' last='McGrew'] were on the receiving end of some easy buckets at the rim. However, that early 14-0 lead dwindled to a 22-13 advantage at the end of the first period as Lawrence Central found their footing. The Bears continued to hang around cutting into their deficit in the second quarter making it a 36-30 game at the halftime break.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one got even tighter in the third period with Lawrence Central ultimately taking the lead on a [player_tooltip player_id='2282407' first='Greg' last='Martin'] three-pointer with 42 seconds remaining. Cordale Edwards was huge in the quarter as the Bears came back as well scoring all nine of his points in the period. The score was tied 54-54 heading into the final eight minutes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Much like the first quarter, Lawrence North turned on the jets and dominated the beginning of the fourth quarter to pull away once and for all. They started the period on an 12-0 run building a 66-54 leading with 4:40 to play and would go on to cruise to a 79-61 victory. [player_tooltip player_id='1296979' first='Azavier' last='Robinson'], playing in front of Indiana head coach Mike Woodson and Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry, scored a game high 21 points to go with 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Backcourt mate [player_tooltip player_id='1158213' first='Kobi' last='Bowles'] added 15 points and 6 rebounds while 6'8" sophomore forward [player_tooltip player_id='2252564' first='Kai' last='McGrew'] contributed 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='1729136' first='Brennan' last='Miller'] finished with an incredible 19 rebounds along with 12 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1275769' first='Myles' last='Baker'] also added 12 for the Wildcats.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the loss for Lawrence Central, [player_tooltip player_id='2282407' first='Greg' last='Martin'] finished with 10 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2277817' first='Robert' last='Puckett'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1981704' first='Albert' last='Gooden III'] added 10 points each.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2282450' first='Caleb' last='Parks'] continued his strong start to the season scoring 22 points in Bishop Noll's 53-44 win over Griffith. Amarui Moore added 15 points and 6 rebounds as the Warriors moved to 4-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Wayne Snider picked up a 66-50 win over DeKalb with [player_tooltip player_id='1297103' first='Qualyn' last='Clopton'] scoring a team-leading 16 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Wayne Wayne dominated New Haven 98-61 on the back of some massive performances from [player_tooltip player_id='1158193' first='Jevon' last='Lewis'], [player_tooltip player_id='1297001' first='Chase' last='Barnes'], and Trey Hillard. Lewis finished with 22 points and 7 assists, [player_tooltip player_id='1297001' first='Chase' last='Barnes'] had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, and [player_tooltip player_id='1297032' first='Trey' last='Dillard'] added a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='1158179' first='Ajani' last='Washington'] scored 18 points in the loss for New Haven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->