Southwest Indiana Showdown | Princeton vs Evansville Bosse Recap

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When the discussion of most talented rosters in Southwest Indiana comes up, it's not a stretch to think that the conversation starts with these two teams. With upwards to seven players on the floor with college basketball futures, this game has been circled for both teams. Princeton, led by 6'7” Senior Forward [player_tooltip player_id='1560964' first='Edwin' last='Holmes'] averaging 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, come into the contest 9-2 ranked #7 in the Prep Hoops Class 3A Top 10. Decatur Central Transfer Sophomore Guard [player_tooltip player_id='2539928' first='Quintyn' last='Voltz'] is getting comfortable with his new teammates. The talented playmaker is averaging 15.5 points and 3 assists for the Tigers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evansville Bosse sitting at just 4-3, but the Bulldogs are finally at full strength. Memphis Whitehaven 6'6” Senior Transfer Guard [player_tooltip player_id='1760994' first='Dorion' last='Bowen'] and Evansville Harrison 6'7” Sophomore Transfer Forward [player_tooltip player_id='2920004' first='Ben' last='Dillon'] are now fully in the rotation. Bowen has played in four games for the Bulldogs averaging 13.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4 assists per game while Dillon, a raw prospect is still adjusting to the speed of the varsity game playing in the last three games. The Bulldogs are led by returning leading scorer from a year ago in 6'3” Senior Guard [player_tooltip player_id='2172596' first='Marrius' last='Harris'] averaging 17 points, 3.5 assists, and 2 steals per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Princeton Tigers. The Evansville Bosse Bulldogs. Two of the top programs in Southwest Indiana facing off on the Evansville East Side. Here is the full recap from this big time 3A matchup:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Starting Lineups</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Princeton: </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• [player_tooltip player_id='1560964' first='Edwin' last='Holmes'] | 6'7” | Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• [player_tooltip player_id='1560981' first='Demarcus' last='Newson'] | 6'2” | Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Zen Coomer | 6'3” | Wing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• [player_tooltip player_id='2539928' first='Quintyn' last='Voltz'] | 6'2” | Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Logan Stocker | 6'3” | Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Evansville Bosse</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• [player_tooltip player_id='1760994' first='Dorion' last='Bowen'] | 6'6” | Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• [player_tooltip player_id='2172596' first='Marrius' last='Harris'] | 6'3” | Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• [player_tooltip player_id='2489650' first='Landon' last='Hardy'] | 6'5” | Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• [player_tooltip player_id='2617837' first='Aiden' last='Boyd'] | 6'2” | Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• [player_tooltip player_id='2489643' first='Elijah' last='Eastwood'] | 5'10” | Guard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game Recap</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A fast paced back and forth game early on, the Evansville Bosse Backcourt of [player_tooltip player_id='1760994' first='Dorion' last='Bowen'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2172596' first='Marrius' last='Harris'] settled in early. The long and athletic duo impacted the game in both ends. Bowen was aggressive getting in the lane starting off with the first four points for the Bulldogs while Harris followed suit getting started from behind the arc. Despite the fast start from Evansville Bosse, the Princeton Tigers clawed back to take a 17-16 lead after the 1st Quarter. 6'7” Senior Forward [player_tooltip player_id='1560964' first='Edwin' last='Holmes'] was stuffing the stat sheet early and often. His versatility on the floor opens the offense up for the other Tigers to get going. [player_tooltip player_id='2892468' first='Drew' last='Wilkas'] checked into the game and immediately got a deep three-point shot to fall to get a Princeton run going. Sophomore Guard [player_tooltip player_id='2539928' first='Quintyn' last='Voltz'] was in attack mode. The crafty guard did a good job balancing his scoring opportunities with distributing to his teammates. With four minutes to play in the 1st Half and the game tied at 23, Bosse's energy switched to the defensive end and was able to get enough stops to take a 29-26 lead into halftime.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To start the second half, each team would answer the other's run with one of their own. With 20 seconds to play in the 3rd Quarter, 6'3” Senior Wing Zen Coomer got a deep three to fall to give Princeton their first lead since the 2nd Quarter at 41-40. In the closing seconds of the 3rd Quarter is when the [player_tooltip player_id='1760994' first='Dorion' last='Bowen'] “Takeover” began. He gets a basket and the foul to give Bosse the 42-41 lead and didn't look back. Princeton was able to tie it at 46 with just under five minutes to play in the game, but Bowen was initiating everything on the offensive end and willed Evansville Bosse to 60-55 win over Princeton. In a matchup of not only possibly the two best teams in Southwest Indiana, but a player matchup between the top two players in the area and he came out on top finishing with a game high 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals making every big play down the stretch. His counterpart for Princeton, [player_tooltip player_id='1560964' first='Edwin' last='Holmes'], came on strong at the end finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='2172596' first='Marrius' last='Harris'] also finished with a strong game of 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Game: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1760994' first='Dorion' last='Bowen']: 26 points | 5 rebounds | 4 steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":3342174,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/IMG_5902-rotated-crop-4284x2813-1768112914.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/IMG_5902-rotated-crop-4284x2813-1768112914.jpeg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-3342174" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->