Prep Hoops Indiana Thursday Night (12/5) Whip Around

Brandon Ramsey December 5, 2024 @ 09:30 PM

<p>Prep Hoops Indiana had boots on the ground coverage of a classic small town rivalry game between Northeastern and Centerville. However, as always, we also had eyes and ears in gyms all across the state. There were just 13 games but we have enough to quickly recap some of the top matchups.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Michigan City Takes Down Gary West Side</h2>   <p>There was no stopping [player_tooltip player_id='2405821' first='Anthony' last='Murphy'] (Michigan City H.S. 2025) on Thursday night. The physical 6'2" senior guard shot the ball well while still displaying his typical ability to power his way to the rim to the tune of 28 points as he led the Wolves over Class 3A #8 Gary West Side 79-74. Along with Murphy's breakout performance, [player_tooltip player_id='2446856' first='Isaiah' last='Smoot'] (Michigan City H.S. 2026) scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to seal it for Michigan City. West Side was led by [player_tooltip player_id='2053673' first='Derek' last='Collins'] (Gary West Side H.S. 2025) and [player_tooltip player_id='1560995' first='Reggie' last='Hinton'] (Gary West H.S. 2026) with 16 points each. Michigan City moved to 2-0 on the season while the Cougars fell to 2-2.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Northeastern Defeats Rival Centerville</h2>   <p>As a Class of 2010 graduate of Centerville High School this is a game I've watched as much as any over the years. It was a packed house at Northeastern High School with both student sections stuffed to the brim making for a great Indiana High School Basketball atmosphere. These two county and conference rivals don't like each other very much. Centerville got off to a hot start knocking in a few early three-point shots and using the Knights' defensive pressure against them. However, as the game went on, Northeastern's press wore the Bulldogs down and turnovers piled up. [player_tooltip player_id='1578433' first='Landon' last='Scarrette'] (Northeastern H.S. 2025) would go on to score a career-high 30 points as Northeastern defeated Centerville 72-54. [player_tooltip player_id='2628156' first='Noah' last='Payne'] (Northeastern H.S. 2025) added 14 points and 5 rebounds for the Knights. [player_tooltip player_id='2617854' first='Jace' last='Hollendonner'] (Centerville H.S. 2028), Kaden McCord (Centerville H.S. 2026), and Keith Plyley Jr. (Centerville H.S. 2026) each scored 11 points in the loss for the Bulldogs.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Marquette Catholic Moves Past New Prairie</h2>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2414957' first='Josiah' last='Mays'] (Marquette Catholic 2027) led the Prep Hoops Indiana Class 1A #5 Blazers to a 53-36 win over New Prairie scoring 17 points while dishing out four assists and collecting four steals. 6'7" forward [player_tooltip player_id='1561100' first='Colson' last='Dobre'] (Marquette Catholic 2026) added a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Scores</h2>   <p>Anderson Prep 66 Purdue Poly North 33</p>   <p>Gibson Southern 65 Jasper 44</p>   <p>Indiana Math & Science 56 Crosspointe Christian 47</p>   <p>Indianapolis Home School 80 Tindley 75</p>   <p>Lake Central 50 Andrean 47</p>   <p>Lake Station 66 Calumet Christian 41</p>   <p>Purdue Poly Englewood 72 Irvington Prep 37</p>   <p>Triton Central 60 Waldron 47</p>   <p>Vincennes Rivet 48 OPH (IL) 46</p>

Prep Hoops Indiana had boots on the ground coverage of a classic small town rivalry game between Northeastern and Centerville. However, as always, we also had eyes and ears in gyms all across the state. There were just 13 games but we have enough to quickly recap some of the top matchups.