Saturday Night (1/11) Whip Around

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It felt like we were playing catch up a little bit on the Indiana High School Basketball scene on Saturday. Nearly half of the games on Friday evening were postponed due to additional snow fall that came to the state. Therefore, there were several games moved to Saturday morning and afternoon on top of the already full evening slate. As always, Prep Hoops Indiana had eyes and ears in gyms all across the state to bring you the best information possible. Let's dive right in.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Indiana Mr. Baskeball front-runner [player_tooltip player_id='1296984' first='Braylon' last='Mullins'], a UConn signee, scored 22 of his game-high 34 points to knock off rival Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 60-55. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1306153' first='Michael' last='Johnson'] added 16 points for the Cougars. Class of 2026 Purdue commit [player_tooltip player_id='1728587' first='Luke' last='Ertel'] scored 19 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1539552' first='Tanner' last='Teschendorf'] added 14 points in the loss for the Marauders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Center Grove escaped with a 50-48 victory over Southport thanks to a buzzer-beating three from beyond the volleyball line from [player_tooltip player_id='1296997' first='Cayden' last='Jones']. The Trojans advanced the ball to half court, called a timeout with 2.8 seconds, and then Jones knocked in the heroic shot. [player_tooltip player_id='2470620' first='Klinton' last='South'] scored 14 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1561018' first='Kellen' last='Thomson'] added 11 for Center Grove. Tyrese Burnett led Southport with 14 points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297060' first='Jevon' last='Guess'] led four Warren Central players in double figures with 14 points as they upset Lawrence North 64-40. [player_tooltip player_id='2267044' first='Kaleb' last='Elkins'] added 12 points for the Warriors. Butler bound [player_tooltip player_id='1296979' first='Azavier' last='Robinson'] finished with 15 points and 8 assists in the loss for Lawrence North.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westfield took down Carmel 52-43 to move to 8-1 on the season. Purdue golf commit [player_tooltip player_id='2277794' first='Will' last='Harvey'] scored 13 points while junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1988138' first='Drew' last='Haffner'] had 11 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1989377' first='Brock' last='Detamore'] chipped in 10 points. [player_tooltip player_id='2485642' first='Liam' last='Mann'] led Carmel with 20 points in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin Central has won back-to-back big games since the return of junior [player_tooltip player_id='1552625' first='E.J.' last='Hazelett'] III. The Flashes defeated Roncalli 38-37.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lemetrius Williams posted 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists while [player_tooltip player_id='1561080' first='Terrence' last='Hayes'] added 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists in Gary 21st Century's 70-66 win over Crispus Attucks. IU-South Bend signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297004' first='Chris' last='Hurt'] led the Tigers with 18 points and 7 assists in the loss. Iowa commit [player_tooltip player_id='1297019' first='Dezmon' last='Briscoe'] made his return from injury finishing with 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 blocked shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297020' first='Dominique' last='Murphy Jr'] scored a game-high 22 points as East Chicago Central defeated Portage 61-51. Bethel signee Sam Wellman scored 16 points in the loss for the Indians.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2457404' first='Caleb' last='Coolman'] had another big game scoring 18 points and dishing out 5 assists in Penn's 65-36 win over Valparaiso. [player_tooltip player_id='2406228' first='Alexander' last='Hawthorne'] added 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wright State bound [player_tooltip player_id='1364589' first='Kellen' last='Pickett'] scored 16 points and blocked 4 shots in Blackhawk Christian's 68-48 win over Concordia Lutheran.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1539759' first='Solomon' last='Richard'] connected on five three-point shots on his way to 19 points as Leo defeated Morwell 56-51.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cathedral fell to Great Crossing (KY) 89-88 in overtime. Notre Dame bound [player_tooltip player_id='1525663' first='Brady' last='Koehler'] scored 18 points, [player_tooltip player_id='1297015' first='Deric' last='Cannady'] had 17 points, [player_tooltip player_id='1561435' first='Julien' last='Smith'] finished with 15 points, Keaton Aldridge had 14 points, Aiden Hughes had 12 points, and [player_tooltip player_id='1297083' first='Lebron' last='Gough'] rounded out the six scorers in double-figures with 10 points, but it wasn't enough for the Fighting Irish. Kentucky signee Malachi Moreno put up 26 points, 22 rebounds, and 7 blocked shots to lead Great Crossing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2053658' first='Bryson' last='Cardinal'] put up 25 points and 12 rebounds while sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140383' first='Jake' last='Grissom'] had 22 points as Guerin Catholic beat Heritage Christian 63-46.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Each team put five scorers in double-figures as Kokomo won a shootout over Fort Wayne Snider 85-83 in overtime. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1381461' first='Zion' last='Bellamy'] continued his excellent season scoring 30 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1561440' first='Korbyn' last='Hammel'] added 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1744397' first='Xavier' last='Wilson'] had 21 points in the loss for Snider.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan Hendrix went off for 31 points while Grace signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297028' first='Gavin' last='Betten'] had 24 points and 12 rebounds in Manchester's dominant 72-30 win over Lewis Cass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Indiana Wesleyan signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297068' first='Julius' last='Gizzi'] put up 24 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1539484' first='Moses' last='Haynes'] finished with 18 points in New Palestine's 69-56 win over Delta.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1534261' first='Justin' last='Curry II'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1561054' first='Baron' last='Walker'] both scored 20+ points in Noblesville 63-23 blowout win over Muncie Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2266894' first='Jace' last='Tonagel'] scored 39 points as Oak Hill outlasted Peru 76-72.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2297505' first='Jaece' last='Vogt'], a freshman at West Lafayette, scored a team-leading 14 points as the Red Devils beat Covington 70-51.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628581' first='Ethan' last='Zahn'] went off for a school record 42 points in Huntington North's 72-47 win over Southwood.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jedidiah Minnett scored 19 points to go with 6 rebounds and Keriawn Berry had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists as Avon moved to 11-1 on the season with a 73-40 win over Tri-West. They will play Plainfield on Monday night for the Hendricks County Tournament championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->