Thursday Night (1/9) Whip Around

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is, potentially, some more snow and winter weather coming to Indiana on Friday afternoon. However, before the new round hits, there were a handful of games that got played on Thursday evening. Let's take a look at some of the top individual performances and notable results from the Thursday evening slate. Then, weather permitting, Prep Hoops Indiana plans to have boots on the ground on Friday evening at Indianapolis Lutheran as the Saints host Trinity Lutheran.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin Central has now won two straight after knocking off Jeffersontown (KY) last Friday and then outlasting Southport in triple overtime on Thursday night 57-55. The return of superstar junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1552625' first='E.J.' last='Hazelett'] III has certainly helped the Flashes. There were no stats available at the time of this posting, but this was a big win for Franklin Central over a Southport team that had been having a really good season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maryville University commit [player_tooltip player_id='2277819' first='Max' last='McComb'] poured in 27 points to lead the University Trailblazers over Indianapolis Scecina 64-52. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1282878' first='Blake' last='Gray'] added 13 points in the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Indiana Class 2A #9 Northeastern placed four scorers in double-figures to move to 12-0 on the season with a 77-48 win over Lincoln in the Wayne County Tournament. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2628156' first='Noah' last='Payne'] scored a team-leading 21 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1578433' first='Landon' last='Scarrette'] added 15 points. Big man Sam White chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds while Tre Vanlandingham rounded out those in double-figures with 10 points for the Knights.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2541107' first='Aiden' last='Coffey'] scored 16 points to lead Shenandoah to a 68-37 win over Blue River to begin the Henry County Tournament. Coffey is a big time three-point shooting threat averaging 17.3 points per game for the 8-2 Raiders while shooting 50% from deep on over 70 attempts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another game with no stats available, Mooresville came from down 37-24 at the half to defeat Franklin Community 66-54. The Pioneers outscored the Grizzly Cubs 21-2 in the fourth quarter. Senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1278896' first='Anthony' last='DeFur'] has been having a strong season for Mooresville averaging 13.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 35% from deep while classmate [player_tooltip player_id='2245720' first='Brevon' last='Burns'] adds 13.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->