High School Spotlight: Portage Indians

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The High School Spotlight Series is back and we are excited to feature multiple teams throughout the state once again! The season is still a few months away, but it is never too early to look ahead at the high school season. We will be taking a look at some quick hitters, the top player(s), a potential breakout player, other roster members, and more for the upcoming season. For today's spotlight, we take a look at the Portage Indians. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Quick Hitters</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Went 19-5 last season.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lost to Chesterton in Sectionals. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Head Coach Bryon Clouse starts his 6th year as head coach. He is 269-195 as a head coach.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Strong group of talent returning. Could make a deep postseason run. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Players: [player_tooltip player_id='2141030' first='Karter' last='Kobe'] / [player_tooltip player_id='2538890' first='Bryce' last='Kobe']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/levi-lindeman/"></a></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you look at under-the-radar teams that could make a big impact in Class 4A this season, the Portage Indians jump to mind. They return a solid core, including their top two leading scorers from last season — Karter and [player_tooltip player_id='2538890' first='Bryce' last='Kobe']. Together, the Kobe brothers bring back 36 points, 9.5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 steals per game. To put it simply, pretty much everything that Portage accomplishes this season will start with the Kobe brothers. Both of these guys are high-level playmakers who know how to score the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Potential Breakout Players: [player_tooltip player_id='2957590' first='Michael' last='Rivera'] / [player_tooltip player_id='2140348' first='Dennis' last='Moran III']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/royce-bridgewaters/"></a></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A couple of players who bring back a good amount of varsity experience and could have breakout seasons are junior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2957590' first='Michael' last='Rivera'] and senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140348' first='Dennis' last='Moran III']. Moran returns as the team's third-leading scorer from last season, bringing back 13.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as a junior. Rivera averaged 21.1 minutes per game at the varsity level as a sophomore, contributing 6.6 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.9 steals per game. Both of these guys will help fill out the perimeter alongside the Kobe brothers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Key Roster Members</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3663501' first='PJ' last='Brown'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gavin Moran </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2141015' first='Josiah' last='Brown'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Josh Brown </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2886627' first='Peyton' last='Thomas'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2966639' first='Emilioh' last='Cameron'] </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Isaiah Hunter </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->