Tuesday Night Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While games technically began on Monday evening, Tuesday night served as the unofficial start to the Indiana High School Basketball season. A full slate of games featuring two Top 10 matchups in Class 4A and another ranked versus ranked matchup between rivals in southern Indiana headlined the start to the season. Let's recap by featuring some of the top individual performances from around the state on Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Vanderbilt signee [player_tooltip player_id='868224' first='JaQualon' last='Roberts'] (Bloomington H.S. North 2023) finished with 31 points and 12 rebounds in the Cougars opening night 57-55 win over Bedford North Lawrence.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1297029' first='Grady' last='Carpenter'] (Tipton H.S. 2025) stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 4 blocks in a 75-46 win over Tri-Central.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1393265' first='Chase' last='Bachelor'] (Prairie Heights H.S. 2023) put up 25 points in a 47-33 win over Concord.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1556366' first='Lucas' last='Mitchell'] (Waldron H.S. 2023) scored 47 points, the third highest total in school history, as Waldron moved to 2-0 on the young season with an 86-62 win over Crothersville. On Monday, [player_tooltip player_id='1556546' first='Bryce' last='Yarling'] (Waldon H.S. 2023) eclipsed the 1,000 career point threshold.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oakland City commit [player_tooltip player_id='935727' first='Jaylen' last='Mullen'] (North Daviess H.S. 2023) led the Cougars with 19 points in their 53-40 victory over Loogootee. Mullen also went over the 1,000 career point milestone. In the loss for the Lions, [player_tooltip player_id='868254' first='Peyton' last='Bledsoe'] (Loogootee H.S. 2023) scored 20 points.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Ledger Gelfius (Hauser H.S. 2025) poured in 28 points to lead all scorers in a 73-33 win over Brown County.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Valparaiso signee [player_tooltip player_id='1042497' first='Zane' last='Doughty'] (Ben Davis H.S. 2023) dominated around the basket in a 77-56 win over Fishers. The 6'9" big man finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1578390' first='Evan' last='Haywood'] (Brebeuf Jesuit 2024) led with 27 points and 8 rebounds while [player_tooltip player_id='1275802' first='Reis' last='Butcher'] (Brebeuf Jesuit 2024) added 21 points in a 75-58 win over Cardinal Ritter.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Future Michigan State Spartan [player_tooltip player_id='868219' first='Xavier' last='Booker'] (Cathedral H.S. 2023) went for 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks in an opening night 93-45 win over Fort Wayne North Side.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Gary 21st Century took down Tindley 99-97 in a barn-burner on Tuesday night. [player_tooltip player_id='868220' first='Ashton' last='Williamson'] (Gary 21st Century 2023) led all scorers with 30 points while [player_tooltip player_id='1252307' first='Arlondo' last='Hall'] (Tindley H.S. 2023) scored 29 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1560945' first='Dezhon' last='Hall'] (Tindley H.S. 2026) finished with 26 points in his high school debut.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1139221' first='Caleb' last='Wright'] (Sheridan H.S. 2025) had 20 points and 5 assists to lead the way in a 65-60 overtime victory against Cowan.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->