Prep Hoops Indiana Saturday (11/30) Whip Around

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Brandon Ramsey November 30, 2024 @ 10:00 PM

The first Saturday slate of the Indiana High School Basketball season is now in the books. We had several high-profile games across the state and plenty of individual performances to highlight. Let's dive right into recapping the action.   <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" />   In front of a packed house at Highland Middle School, Anderson knocked off Liberty Christian 54-51. Despite the loss, it was a strong showing for the Lions who are our Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A #1 team against a likely Top 20 team in Class 4A. Indiana All-Star candidate [player_tooltip player_id='1297010' first='Damien' last='King'] (Anderson H.S. 2025) led the way with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Anderson. 6'6" forward [player_tooltip player_id='1539290' first='Titus' last='Hunter'] (Anderson H.S. 2025) added a double-double of his own finishing with 15 points and 10 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='2140408' first='Kendrick' last='Martin'] (Liberty Christian 2027) scored 13 points in the loss.   [player_tooltip player_id='2625235' first='JaShawn' last='Ladd'] (Ben Davis H.S. 2026) scored 16 points while Kentucky Wesleyan bound [player_tooltip player_id='1749499' first='Tavion' last='Williams'] (Ben Davis H.S. 2025) added 15 points as Ben Davis picked up a bounce back win over Zionsville 56-45. IU-Indianapolis signee [player_tooltip player_id='1525678' first='Maguire' last='Mitchell'] (Zionsville H.S. 2025) led all scorers with 18 points in the loss.   [player_tooltip player_id='1297020' first='Dominique' last='Murphy Jr'] (East Chicago Central H.S. 2025) scored 27 points as East Chicago Central rolled 75-32 over Bowman Academy.   In a balanced scoring affair, [player_tooltip player_id='2140345' first='Cooper' last='Zachary'] (Fishers H.S. 2027) and Taylor bound [player_tooltip player_id='1297097' first='Nathan' last='Baker'] (Fishers H.S. 2025) scored 17 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2267046' first='Jason' last='Gardner Jr.'] (Fishers H.S. 2027) added 16 points in Fishers' 91-63 victory over Arsenal Tech.   Guerin Catholic defeated Cardinal Ritter 69-51 on the back of another double-double from [player_tooltip player_id='2053658' first='Bryson' last='Cardinal'] (Guerin Catholic 2025). The 6'7" unsigned senior finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='2140383' first='Jake' last='Grissom'] (Guerin Catholic 2027) chipped in 18 points. [player_tooltip player_id='1297087' first='Marshawn' last='Henderson'] (Cardinal Ritter 2025) scored 20 points in the loss.   Despite missing [player_tooltip player_id='1297019' first='Dezmon' last='Briscoe'], Crispus Attucks knocked off Lawrence North 63-54. [player_tooltip player_id='1297037' first='Imon' last='Cousins'] (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2025) continued his strong start to the season scoring 18 points while dishing out 4 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='1534940' first='Kayden' last='English'] (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2025) added 15 points while IU-South Bend bound [player_tooltip player_id='1297004' first='Chris' last='Hurt'] (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2025) stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals.   [player_tooltip player_id='1297093' first='Michael' last='Cooper'] (Jeffersonville H.S. 2025), a Wright State signee, scored an unofficial 29 points as Jeffersonville defeated Cathedral 67-65 without Northwestern signee [player_tooltip player_id='1388408' first='Tre' last='Singleton']. More information from this game has not been able to be tracked down.   Grace signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297028' first='Gavin' last='Betten'] (Manchester H.S. 2025) led the Squires to a 76-36 win over Oak Hill. The 6'7" forward put up 35 points and 16 rebounds while becoming Manchester's all-time leading scorer in the game.   [player_tooltip player_id='2276379' first='Chris' last='Lampkins'] (New Albany H.S. 2025) scored 20 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2391235' first='Rylan' last='Schrink'] (New Albany H.S. 2025) added 16 points as New Albany defeated Bloomington South 75-73. [player_tooltip player_id='2391239' first='Vince' last='Moutardier'] (Bloomington H.S. South 2025) scored 20 points for Bloomington South in the loss.   Noblesville defeated Franklin 59-41 led by [player_tooltip player_id='1561054' first='Baron' last='Walker'] (Noblesville H.S. 2026) who scored 15 points to go with 6 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='1534261' first='Justin' last='Curry II'] (Noblesville H.S. 2026) added a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.   BT Luce led four scorers in double-figures as Parke Heritage knocked off Plainfield 63-49. Luce scored 18 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1297106' first='Renn' last='Harper'] added 14 points, [player_tooltip player_id='2272232' first='Isaac' last='Pickel'] scored 13 points, and [player_tooltip player_id='2140339' first='Carter' last='Crum'] chipped in 10 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='2053681' first='Blaine' last='Ward'] reached the 1,000 point milestone scoring 24 points in South Ripley's 84-39 win over Rising Sun. [player_tooltip player_id='1907680' first='Cole' last='Henry'] added 19 points.   It was a massive day for Marian signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297066' first='Joshua' last='Renfro']. He scored 33 points and 10 rebounds in a 63-39 win over Loogootee and 32 points in a 74-28 win over Trinity Lutheran.   [player_tooltip player_id='2404024' first='Ethan' last='Willis'] (North Central Farmersburg H.S. 2025) continued his excellent start to the season by scoring 40 points in a double overtime loss, 90-83, to Terre Haute South.

The first Saturday slate of the Indiana High School Basketball season is now in the books. We had several high-profile games across the state and plenty of individual performances to highlight. Let's dive right into recapping the action.