2020-2021 High School
Hall of Fame Classic: Night games
Category: 2020-2021 High School Written by Jeff Schoenle
The night session of the Raymond James Hall of Fame Classic saw 2A #1 Blackhawk Christian emerge victorious in overtime over a tough Shenandoah squad, while Barr-Reeve dismantled Blackford in the consolation game.
In the championship game, Shenandoah rallied from an 11 point deficit with 3:46 left in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but they ran out of steam in the extra period, as Blackhawk Christian claimed the Hall of Fame tournament crown by a 66-59 score. Shaking off a first half where he scored just two points on 1/8 shooting, Caleb Furst scored 18 in the second half and overtime to propel the Braves past the Raiders. Zane Burke scored 17 points and Jake Boyer and Marcus Davidson added 10 apiece for the victorious Braves.
A poor shooting night doomed Shenandoah, as they were just 7/24 from behind the arc and 8/15 from the foul line. They were led by Jakeb Kinsey's 17 points, while Kaden McCullough and Michael Howard each scored a dozen.
Blackhawk raced to an 11-0 lead at the start of the game and reached their largest lead of the game at a 12 point advantage with a minute and a half left in the first quarter. Shenandoah clawed back into the game by outscoring Blackhawk Christian 15-8 in the second quarter. Shenandoah took a brief lead in the third period and closed to within three entering the fourth after Jakeb Kinsey hit a half-court heave at the end of the third period.
Caleb Furst came alive in the second half, as he cleaned up every miss from Shenandoah and was aggressive on the offensive end, getting the Raiders frontline into foul trouble throughout the entire second half and overtime. Blackhawk was benefitted by grabbing ten offensive boards, including two huge ones by Jake Boyer in overtime which led to a Marcus Davidson three in overtime that gave the Braves a lead they would never relinquish.
Shenandoah 14 15 11 16 3 - 59
Blackhawk Christian 22 8 13 13 10 - 66
Shenandoah: Jakeb Kinsey 17 points (6/16 FGs, 2/8 3Ps, 3/6 FTs), 7 rebs, 2 asts; Kaden McCullough 12 points (4/12 FGs, 3/8 3Ps, 1/1 FTs), 4 rebs, 2 asts; Michael Howard 12 points (4/7 FGs, 1/3 3Ps, 3/5 FTs), 3 rebs, 2 stls; Andrew Bennett 7 points (3/11 FGs, 1/6 3Ps), 4 rebs; Kameron Graddy 6 points (3/6 FGs), 3 rebs; Jasper Campbell 3 points (1/2 FGs, 1/3 FTs), 2 rebs; Tanner Goff 2 points (1/2 FGs), 2 rebs;
Blackhawk Christian: Caleb Furst 20 points (7/18 FGs, 6/7 FTs), 16 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls, 2 blks; Zane Burke 17 points (5/11 FGs, 1/4 3Ps, 6/9 FTs), 3 rebs, 2 asts; Marcus Davidson 13 points (5/11 FGs, 3/5 3Ps), 4 rebs, 2 asts; Jake Boyer 10 points (4/6 FGs, 2/4 FTs), 6 rebs; Callan Wood 3 points (1/3 3Ps), 5 rebs; Gage Sefton 3 points (1/3 3Ps), 5 rebs
Barr-Reeve continues their hot shooting from behind the arc from the first game into the consolation game, as the Vikings hit 13 three-pointers. Five players made multiple threes, led by three apiece from Tommy Kidwell and Jamison Miller off the bench. Bellarmine signee Curt Hopf continued his strong play during his senior season by scoring 24 points on 9/10 shooting from the field. Blackford closed to within one point at 11-10 in the first quarter, but a 15-0 run spanning the quarter break blew the game open and it was never in doubt after that.
Hagen Knepp was the only other Viking in double figures with ten points. Luke Brown led Blackford with 33 points, while freshman Jackson Wors scored all eight of his points in the fourth quarter. Brycen Graber had nine assists to push his two-game total at New Castle to 20. Barr-Reeve followed up a 14-28 three-point shooting performance in their first game by hitting 13-27 this evening.
Blackford 10 9 7 20 - 46
Barr-Reeve 18 21 16 16 - 71
Blackford: Luke Brown 33 points (10/18 FGs, 4/10 3Ps, 9/9 FTs), 3 rebs; Jackson Wors 8 points (3/11 FGs, 2/5 3Ps), 5 rebs; Max Wors 3 points (1/3 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 2 rebs; Landon Grimes 2 points (1/4 FGs), 3 rebs
Barr-Reeve: Curt Hopf 24 points (9/10 FGs, 2/3 3Ps, 4/4 FTs), 6 rebs, 3 asts; Hagen Knepp 10 points (4/6 FGs, 2/2 3Ps), 4 rebs, 2 asts, 3 blks; Jamison Miller 9 points (3/4 3Ps); Tommy Kidwell 9 points (3/8 3Ps); Kayden Graber 8 points (2/5 3Ps, 2/2 FTs), 4 rebs, 6 asts, 3 stls; Brycen Graber 5 points (2/5 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 4 rebs, 9 asts; Devin Graber 3 points (1/2 FGs, 1/2 FTs); Reed Thompson 3 points