Weekend Holiday Tournament Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Indiana had boots on the ground coverage from the Noblesville Holiday Tournament, Paul Loggan Memorial Invitational, Phil Cox Memorial Tournament, and Hall of Fame Classic. In total, we watched 11 games at four different venues on Friday and Saturday. We provided game recaps from each contest as the contests ended. Now, we will take a look back, and expand our view across the state, to highlight some of the top individual performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1561449' first='Steven' last='Reynolds III'] scored 50 points while also pulling down 7 rebounds and dishing out 3 assists to lead South Bend Washington over Hobart 87-51. Reynolds III is the top prospect in the Prep Hoops Indiana Class of 2026 Prospect Rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560972' first='Cooper' last='Sims'], a junior guard for Pendleton Heights, scored 30 points as the Arabians defeated Bishop Chatard 63-50.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>New Palestine finished third place in the Lawrenceburg Tournament defeating Lawrenceburg and Castle on Friday, falling to Silver Creek on Saturday, and then bouncing back to beat Whiteland. Indiana Wesleyan signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297068' first='Julius' last='Gizzi'] averaged 22.8 points per game including a 35-point, 10-rebound performance in the loss to Silver Creek.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>UConn signee [player_tooltip player_id='1296984' first='Braylon' last='Mullins'] put on a show for those at the Hall of Fame Classic on Saturday. He scored 39 points in Greenfield-Central's 69-66 victory over Jeffersonville and 33 points in their 85-80 evening loss to Fishers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1381461' first='Zion' last='Bellamy'] scored 21 points to lift Kokomo over Warren Central 76-71 to win the Phil Cox Memorial Tournament. Junior guard [player_tooltip player_id='1561074' first='Baris' last='Moore'] had an excellent day for the Wildkats as well leading them in scoring with 19 points in the semifinals and then scoring 20 points in the championship game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1296999' first='Chace' last='Coomer'] went off for 34 points as Brownstown Central won the Jefferson County Invitational with a 73-57 victory over Southwestern (Hanover). The Braves are now 9-0 on the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2053681' first='Blaine' last='Ward'] was named Most Valuable Player of the Southridge Tournament scoring 20 in a win over host Southridge to win the title after putting up 31 points earlier in the day against Orleans. The Raiders are now a perfect 10-0 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Warsaw lost both of their games at the Hall of Fame Classic on Saturday, but senior wing [player_tooltip player_id='2391213' first='Brandt' last='Martin'] was excellent scoring 18 points in both contests for the Tigers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2053658' first='Bryson' last='Cardinal'] posted a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds to hand Silver Creek their first loss of the season as Guerin Catholic won the Lawrenceburg Tournament with a 68-57 win over the Dragons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1539480' first='Collin' last='Czarnecki'] scored 27 points to become LaVille's all-time leading scorer in their 62-49 win over Hebron to win the Hebron Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grace signee [player_tooltip player_id='1297028' first='Gavin' last='Betten'] secured Wabash County Tournament Most Valuable Player honors by scoring 23 points against Northfield and 28 points against Southwood. The Squires are now 8-1 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628156' first='Noah' last='Payne'] scored 25 points for Northeastern in a 64-54 win over Union County as the Knights won the Edinburgh tournament. Northeastern is now 9-0 on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior guard Blake Neill continued his monster season putting up 37 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, but Bloomfield lost to Northview in overtime, 67-64, in the First Financial Classic semifinals. Neill is now third all-time in scoring at Bloomfield High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->