Prep Hoops Indiana Daily (1/6) – 14 Friday Night Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first Friday night of the new year featured a full slate of great Indiana High School Basketball games. With that came several standout individual performances. Let's quickly run through some of players that stood out from around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578479' first='Tucker' last='Tornatta'] scored a game-high 33 points as Evansville Memorial defeated Castle 70-54. The 6'7" left-handed forward remains one of the top uncommitted front court prospects in Indiana's Class of 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Decatur Central rolled over Martinsville 77-54 as [player_tooltip player_id='1158210' first='K.C.' last='Berry'] poured in 25 points to go with 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 5 steals. The 5'10" senior guard is an under-the-radar scorer in the Class of 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was more of the same from 6'4" junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1297010' first='Damien' last='King'] as he led Anderson to a third straight Madison County Tournament championship with a 67-56 win over Liberty Christian. King finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was no slowing down [player_tooltip player_id='1158193' first='Jevon' last='Lewis'] on Friday night as he posted a near triple-double of 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 10 assists as Fort Wayne Wayne dominated Fort Wayne North Side 66-42.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158176' first='Josiah' last='Dunham'] led Evansville Christian over Linton-Stockton 68-51 while scoring a game-high 29 points. The Lions are now 10-1 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bishop Dwenger knocked off Carroll (Fort Wayne) 74-65 as 6'8" senior big man [player_tooltip player_id='1158223' first='Caleb' last='Lehrman'] scored 24 points and pulled down 17 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There are few players in the state of Indiana on a hotter scoring streak right now than junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1578425' first='Julius' last='Gizzi']. He poured in 34 points on Friday night as the New Palestine Dragons picked up an impressive 62-54 win over Delta.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1296984' first='Braylon' last='Mullins'] scored a career-high 39 points as Greenfield-Central moved to a perfect 11-0 on the season with a 64-51 win over Mt. Vernon (Fortville).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zionsville came from behind to defeat Brebeuf Jesuit 65-64 in one of the most competitive games of the night. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1525678' first='Maguire' last='Mitchell'] continued his excellent season scoring 32 points for the Eagles. Butler signee [player_tooltip player_id='1278639' first='Evan' last='Haywood'] had 25 points in the loss for Brebeuf.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brownstown Central finally returned to full strength, though Purdue bound [player_tooltip player_id='1158245' first='Jack' last='Benter'] played just 20 minutes in his first game back from a foot injury, but Jennings County got 30 points from junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1578362' first='Carter' last='Kent'] to pull the 69-61 upset. It was Brownstown's first loss of the season with Benter in the lineup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were three huge individual performances in the game that I attended on Friday evening. [player_tooltip player_id='1158205' first='Nolan' last='Swan'] poured in 34 points including eight three-pointers as Tipton knocked off Maconaquah 91-74. [player_tooltip player_id='1747066' first='Josiah' last='Ball'] finished with 30 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. However, it was [player_tooltip player_id='1297029' first='Grady' last='Carpenter']'s triple-double that was the most impressive feat of the night. The talented junior guard scored 21 points to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->