Prep Hoops Indiana Tuesday Night (11/27) Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were 12 games on Monday night, but the de facto start of the Indiana High School Basketball season is always the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Prep Hoops Indiana had boots on the ground coverage of the Class 4A State Finals rematch as Fishers took down Ben Davis in convincing fashion 71-36. Let's quickly take a look around the state at some of the standout individual performances from "opening night."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2267046' first='Jason' last='Gardner Jr.'] (Fishers H.S. 2027) led the defending Class 4A State Champions with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and a handful of steals as the Tigers dominated Ben Davis 71-36.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2617467' first='Steven' last='Tierney'] (Bethesda Christian 2025) opened up the season with 37 points in Bethesda Christian's 88-36 victory over Purdue Poly – Broad Ripple.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1381461' first='Zion' last='Bellamy'] (Kokomo H.S. 2025) scored 29 points while shooting 7-13 from beyond the arc to lead Kokomo to a 98-56 win over Western. The senior point guard also dished out six assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Huntington signee [player_tooltip player_id='1296972' first='Alex' last='Couto'] (Carmel H.S. 2025) led the way with 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in Carmel's 54-43 victory over Zionsville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Indiana Mr. Basketball frontrunner, and UConn signee, [player_tooltip player_id='1296984' first='Braylon' last='Mullins'] (Greenfield-Central H.S. 2025) began his senior season with a 35-point performance as the Cougars defeated Beech Grove 62-38.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1364589' first='Kellen' last='Pickett'] (Blackhawk Christian), a Wright State signee, scored 18 points and blocked six shots as the Braves defeated Mishawaka Marian 51-38.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olivet Nazrene signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297022' first='Dylan' last='Fey'] (Jimtown H.S. 2025) went off for 32 points and 11 rebounds in Jimtown's 62-42 win over Fairfield.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2819533' first='Jaylin' last='Price'] (Princeton Community H.S. 2025) scored 25 points to go with six rebounds and four steals in Princeton's 79-46 win over Wood Memorial. [player_tooltip player_id='1560964' first='Edwin' last='Holmes'] (Princeton Community H.S. 2026) stuffed the stat sheet finishing with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocked shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kade Gilllaspy (Trinity Lutheran 2025) scored 29 points while [player_tooltip player_id='2123812' first='Hudson' last='Lang'] (Trinity Luterhan 2027) added 25 points in a 77-64 win over South Decatur.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140408' first='Kendrick' last='Martin'] (Liberty Christian 2027) led five scorers in double figures with 20 points to go along with four rebounds, five assists, three steals, and three blocked shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297010' first='Damien' last='King'] (Anderson H.S. 2025) scored 20 points in Anderson's 65-52 win over Pendleton Heights.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->