Friday Night (1/31) Whip Around – 20 Individual Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a busy night across the state of Indiana. Prep Hoops Indiana had boots on the ground coverage from Brownstown Central versus Charlestown, but also we had eyes and ears in gyms all across the state as well. Let's dive right in to highlighting some of the top performers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Ripley senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2053681' first='Blaine' last='Ward'] scored 24 points to go with 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals as the Raiders moved to 16-0 on the season with a 63-44 win over Connersville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Standout freshman [player_tooltip player_id='2382148' first='Noah' last='Washington'] finished a game-high 20 points in New Albany's 59-55 win over Evansville North.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Talented junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1560964' first='Edwin' last='Holmes'] put up 19 points and 8 rebounds as Princeton Community moved to 15-1 on the season with a 59-48 win over Evansville Memorial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2398991' first='Tyrese' last='Jones'] scored 14 points, and surpassed the 1,000 career point milestone, in South Bend Riley's 82-27 win over New Prairie.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crothersville freshman guard [player_tooltip player_id='2560388' first='Kayleb' last='Lauderbaugh'] connected on the game-winning three-point shot and scored 14 points in a 55-52 win over Trinity Lutheran.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crown Point remained undefeated with a 74-57 win over LaPorte. Junior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1561617' first='Dikembe' last='Shaw'] led the way with 22 points in the contest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a big night for freshman guard [player_tooltip player_id='2538843' first='Braxton' last='Bowman'] as he finished with 29 points and 7 rebounds in Crawford County's 47-44 win over New Washington.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>18 points for Indiana Wesleyan bound [player_tooltip player_id='1525682' first='Millen' last='McCartney']. 18 points for superstar sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140345' first='Cooper' last='Zachary']. 16 points for superstar sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2267046' first='Jason' last='Gardner Jr.'] That was the balanced scoring attack that led undefeated, Class 4A #1 Fishers over Franklin Central 77-52.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unsigned senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='1539455' first='DeAndre' last='Lott-Hancock'] scored 14 points in Avon's 55-39 win over Westfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Braylon Fertil scored 16 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1297103' first='Qualyn' last='Clopton'] added 15 points in Fort Wayne Snider's 68-56 win over Carroll (Fort Wayne).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alonzo Clawson-Smith put up 25 points and 7 rebounds to lead Lafayette Jeff to a 48-47 win over Kokomo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colby Dixon scored 23 points for Benton Central in their 66-58 win over Seeger.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578446' first='Nick' last='Sobek'] led the way with 16 points and 7 rebounds while sophomore big man [player_tooltip player_id='2141045' first='Ben' last='McKinney'] added 11 points and 10 rebounds in Brebeuf Jesuit's 62-55 win over Bishop Chatard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1922051' first='Anthony' last='Fresh'] poured in 22 of his game-high 28 points in the second half, but Charlestown fell just short of completing a comeback against Brownstown Central. The Braves remained undefeated with a 63-60 victory. [player_tooltip player_id='2813503' first='Lane' last='Pendleton'] led the way with 22 points for Brownstown while [player_tooltip player_id='1297005' first='Colby' last='Hall'] contributed a double-double of 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->