Wednesday Night Recap – Lawrence Central vs. Lawrence North
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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…
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Continue ReadingIt 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.
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. Kobi Bowles Kobi Bowles 6'2" | PG Lawrence North | 2024 State IN and Myles Baker Myles Baker 5'11" | PG Lawrence North | 2024 State IN collected a handful of steals in that first period while LN’s front court of Brennan Miller Brennan Miller 6'7" | PF Lawrence North | 2026 State IN and Kai 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.
This one got even tighter in the third period with Lawrence Central ultimately taking the lead on a Greg Martin Greg Martin 6'2" | PG Lawrence Central | 2024 State IN 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.
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. Azavier Robinson Azavier Robinson 6'1" | PG Lawrence North | 2025 State #88 Nation IN , 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 Kobi Bowles Kobi Bowles 6'2" | PG Lawrence North | 2024 State IN added 15 points and 6 rebounds while 6’8″ sophomore forward Kai McGrew contributed 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Brennan Miller Brennan Miller 6'7" | PF Lawrence North | 2026 State IN finished with an incredible 19 rebounds along with 12 points and Myles Baker Myles Baker 5'11" | PG Lawrence North | 2024 State IN also added 12 for the Wildcats.
In the loss for Lawrence Central, Greg Martin Greg Martin 6'2" | PG Lawrence Central | 2024 State IN finished with 10 points while Robert Puckett Robert Puckett 6'2" | SF Lawrence Central | 2025 IN and Albert Gooden III Albert Gooden III 6'0" | PG Lawrence Central | 2026 State IN added 10 points each.
Caleb Parks Caleb Parks 6'2" | SG Bishop Noll | 2024 State IN 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.
Fort Wayne Snider picked up a 66-50 win over DeKalb with Qualyn Clopton Qualyn Clopton 6'2" | SG Fort Wayne Snider | 2025 State IN scoring a team-leading 16 points.
Fort Wayne Wayne dominated New Haven 98-61 on the back of some massive performances from Jevon Lewis Jevon Lewis 5'9" | PG Fort Wayne Wayne | 2024 State IN , Chase Barnes Chase Barnes 6'1" | PG Fort Wayne Wayne | 2025 State #355 Nation IN , and Trey Hillard. Lewis finished with 22 points and 7 assists, Chase Barnes Chase Barnes 6'1" | PG Fort Wayne Wayne | 2025 State #355 Nation IN had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists, and Trey Dillard Trey Dillard 6'5" | PF Fort Wayne Wayne | 2025 State IN added a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Ajani Washington Ajani Washington 6'2" | SG New Haven | 2024 State IN scored 18 points in the loss for New Haven.