(Marion's Jalen Blackmon went for 52 points on Friday night)
We’re just days away from the IHSAA Tournament tipping off, but Friday night saw tons of teams from around Indiana looking to close out their regular season’s on a high note. Here were some of the best individual showings from around the state for Friday, February 26.
Jalen Blackmon, Marion 2021 -- 52 points in a 98-96 loss against Fort Wayne Snider.
Jade Moore, Fort Wayne Snider 2021 -- 33 points including 9-of-13 three-pointers in a 98-96 win over Marion.
Karson Jenkins, Fort Wayne Snider 2022 -- 26 points and 6 assists in a 98-96 win over Marion.
Aidan Lambert, Fort Wayne Snider 2022 -- 19 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds in a 98-96 win over Marion.
Tyler Myers, Evansville Day 2023 -- 36 points in a 66-44 win over Brown County.
Jayden Brewer, Ben Davis 2021 -- 31 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists in a 82-69 win over Arsenal Tech.
Brooks Barnhizer, Lafayette Jeff 2021 -- 25 points and 11 rebounds in a 71-44 win over Terre Haute North.
Ashton Beaver, Lafayette Jeff 2021 -- 21 points in a 71-44 win over Terre Haute North.
Christopher Mantis, Lowell 2021 -- 33 points in a 68-65 win over Crown Point.
JR Konieczny, St. Joe 2021 -- 33 points in a 81-66 win over Mishawaka.
Will Terry, St. Joe 2021 -- 26 points in a 81-66 win over Mishawaka.
Trent Johnson, Mishawaka 2021 -- 32 points in a 81-66 loss against St. Joe.
Owen Dease, Evansville Reitz 2021 -- 34 points and 9 rebounds in a 87-67 win over Evansville Bosse.
Julian Norris, Evansville Bosse 2022 -- 19 points in a 87-67 loss against Evansville Reitz.
Luke Brown, Blackford 2021 -- 39 points in a 66-62 win over Northrop.
Noah Gordon, Mt. Vernon 2021 -- 25 points in a 48-40 loss against Washington.
Blake Sisley, Heritage Hills 2021 -- 25 points in a 63-48 win over Perry Central.
Rodney Woods, North Side 2022 -- 21 points in a 69-61 win over Lewis Cass.
Brashawn Bassett, North Side 2023 -- 19 points in a 69-61 win over Lewis Cass.
Tucker Biven, New Albany 2022 -- 20 points in a 56-41 win over Bloomington North.
Carter Stoltzfus, Northridge 2021-- 21 points and 8 rebounds in a 55-45 win over DeKalb.
Avery Saunders, Southmont 2022 -- 28 points in a 68-57 overtime win over Scecina.
Ryan Caddell, Evansville North 2021 -- 21 points including 5 three-pointers in a 65-50 loss against Bedford North Lawrence.
Aidan Franks, Wapahani 2023 -- 24 points in a 44-40 loss against Shenandoah.
Sidney Jefferies, South Bend Adams 2021 -- 24 points in a 64-51 win over New Prairie.
Braeden Shrewsberry, West Lafayette 2023 -- 23 points in a 72-46 win over Rossville.
Divine Adeyanju, West Lafayette 2023 -- 13 points, 17 boards in a 72-46 win over Rossville.
Joel Knox, Angola 2021 -- 23 points and 7 assists in a 82-64 win over Lakeland.
Brayden Bontrager, Lakeland 2021 -- 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 82-64 loss against Angola.
Connor Essegian, Central Noble 2022 -- 24 points in a 69-33 win over Fairfield.
Landen Jordan, Churubusco 2021 -- 22 points and 13 rebounds in a 58-57 win over Eastside.
Jackson Paul, Churubusco 2021 -- 19 points and 7 assists in a 58-57 win over Eastside.
Luke Collinsworth, East Central 2021 -- 26 points in a 75-60 win over Greensburg.
Logan Rohrbacher, East Central 2921 -- 26 points in a 75-60 win over Greensburg.
Lane Sparks, Greensburg 2021 -- 21 points in a 75-60 loss against East Central.
Joey Glidewell, Hanover Central 2021 -- 20 points in a 63-55 win over Hammond Gavit.
Brandon Rayzer-Moore, Jeffersonville 2022 -- 24 points in a 76-64 win over Castle.
Will Lovings-Watts, Jeffersonville 2022 -- 20 points in a 76-64 win over Castle.
Isaiah Swope, Castle 2021 -- 22 points in a 76-64 loss against Jeffersonville.
Kyle Ross, Lake Central 2021 -- 23 points in a 65-64 double overtime win over McCutcheon.
Leyton McGovern-Gibbs, McCutcheon 2021 -- 24 points in a 65-64 double overtime loss against Lake Central.
Luke Ommen, Madison 2021 -- 18 points in a 65-43 win over Jennings County.
Cole McDaniel, New Castle 2021 -- 28 points in a 63-57 overtime win over Muncie Central.
Sean Hanselman, Pike Central 2021 -- 19 points including 15 in fourth quarter in a 46-43 win over Tecumseh.
Hayden Gilstrap, Riverton Parke 2021 -- 27 points in a 79-54 win over Dugger Union.
James Arnold, South Adams 2021 -- 38 points to break 1,000 career points in a 90-54 win over Eastbrook.
Hunter Johnson, South Decatur 2022 -- 30 points in a 88-50 win over Knightstown.
Lane Lauderbaugh, South Decatur 2021 -- 22 points in a 88-50 win over Knightstown.
Alex Covey, Tri-West 2022 -- 20 points in a 75-71 win over Cardinal Ritter.
Jordan Turner Cardinal Ritter 2022 -- 22 points in a 75-71 loss against Tri-West.