(Jalen Blackmon led Marion over Dwenger)
Several players put together big games Saturday throughout Indiana. Here were some of the best performances from around the state for Saturday, December 19.
Mason Brooks, North Putnam 2021, posted a monster day with 43 points and 15 rebounds in a 73-69 victory over Indiana Creek.
Fletcher Loyer, 2022, paced Homestead with 23 points and 4 rebounds and assists to lift the Spartans over St. Joseph, 69-46.
JR Konieczny, St. Joseph 2021, notched 21 points and 7 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as St. Joe fell, 69-46, to Homestead.
Jack Futa, St. Joe 2021, added 19 points in a losing effort against Homestead.
Jalen Blackmon, Marion 2021, scored a game-high 25 points to lift Marion over Bishop Dwenger, 69-66.
CJ Pieper, 2022, led Bishop Dwenger with 20 points and 8 rebounds, but lost a close game to Marion, 69-66.
Blake Wesley, South Bend Riley 2021, topped 30 points for a second-straight game, scoring 36 points with 14 rebounds in a 79-75 overtime win over Fort Wayne Snider.
Jade Moore, Fort Wayne Snider 2021, paced Snider with 24 points and 5 rebs, though South Bend Riley escaped with a 79-75 win in overtime.
Aidan Lambert, Fort Wayne Snider 2022, added 22 points and 5 assists in Snider’s overtime loss to South Bend Riley.
Benny Ogayonne, New Palestine 2021, led the Dragons with 21 points despite falling 73-57 to Franklin Central.
Sam Mettert, New Palestine 2021, contributed 20 points in the Dragons’ 73-57 loss to Franklin Central.
Connor Essegian, Central Noble 2022, scored a game-high 32 points as Central Noble topped Dekalb, 68-56.
Pierce Thomas, Brownsburg 2021, led the Bulldogs with 18 points in a 61-45 win over Ben Davis.
Elhadj Diallo, Brownsburg 2023, notched 17 points to help the Bulldogs triumph over Ben Davis, 61-45.
Jake Heidbreder, Floyd Central 2021, had 19 points in the Highlanders’ 55-40 loss to Bloomington South.
Lincoln Hale, Linton-Stockton 2021, came up big down the stretch, scoring the last eight points for Linton-Stockton and finished with 24 points. Linton-Stockton defeated Loogootee 51-44.
Larry Pierce, University 2022, scored 19 points to help University top Traders Point, 56-28.
Camden Brown, University 2021, nearly matched Pierce with 18 points in a 56-28 triumph over Traders Points.
Jaden Thomas, International 2021, led the way with 22 points as International took down Shortridge, 57- 38.
Landen Babusiak, Hanover Central 2022, recorded 18 points in Hanover Central's blowout win, 67-27, over Wheeler.
Blake Davison, Leo 2021, posted a double-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists to propel Leo to a 59-43 victory over Shenandoah.
DJ Allen, Leo 2021, contributed 20 points and 5 rebounds in Leo’s 59-43 win over Shenandoah.
Harold Woods, Hammond 2021, stuffed the stat sheet with 26 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals to push Hammond over Evansville North, 67-54.
Julius Byrd, Hammond 2021, totaled 18 points and 8 rebounds as Hammond bested Evansville North, 67-54.
Logan Imes, Zionsville 2023, had 25 points as Zionsville defeated Bloomington North, 60-55.
Nick Klaiber, Bloomington North 2022, tallied 28 points in North's loss to Zionsville.
Isaiah Stafford, Crispus Attucks 2021, led the Tigers with 24 points as they beat North Central, 65-61.
Brian Waddell, Carmel 2021, continued his strong start to the season with 16 points Carmel's 50-42 win over New Albany.
Tucker Biven, New Albany 2022, had a game-high 27 points in New Albany's 50-42 loss to Carmel.
Leland Walker, North Central 2022, scored 21 points in a loss to Crispus Attucks.
Travis Grayson, Chesterton 2022, recorded 16 points and nine assists in Chesterton's 87-47 win over Gary 21st Century.
Luke Teich, Elkhart 2021, led a balanced group with 19 points in Elkhart's 78-68 victory over Valpo.
Mason Jones, Valparaiso, 2023, scored 16 in Valpo's loss to Elkhart.
Aidan Franks, Wapahani 2023, compiled 20 points and six rebounds in Wapahani's 59-48 win over Wabash.