The 2022 FORUM TipOff Classic featured 4A No. 2 beating No. 1 Cathedral, incredible individual performances from Markus Burton, Jalen Haralson, AJ Dancler, KJ Windham, Luke McBride, and more. Here is a rundown of each game.
The defending 1A state champs, playing in 3A this season, got a combined 22 points and 15 rebounds from the Wilson twins, Logan and Lance, and a pair of free throws from Jaylen Mullen in the final seconds that proved to be the game winner. The Cougars outrebounded Beech Grove 26-17, including ten on the offensive end.
Beech Grove struggled to find offense outside of Jeremiah Tate and Jeremiah Alexander, who combined for 31 of the Hornets' 38 points.
North Daviess 9 7 18 6 - 40
Beech Grove 16 0 9 13 - 38
North Daviess: Lance Wilson 11 points (4/8 FGs, 2/5 3Ps, 1/1 FTs), 9 rebs, 3 asts; Logan Wilson 11 points (4/7 FGs, 1/1 3Ps, 2/3 FTs), 5 rebs, 2 blks; Jaylen Mullen 7 points (2/12 FGs, 1/4 3Ps, 2/2 FTs), 4 rebs, 4 asts; Brendan Stickles 6 points (3/4 FGs), 3 rebs; Braden Stickles 3 points, (1/2 3Ps); Austin Brower 2 points (1/4 FGs)
Beech Grove: Jeremiah Tate 16 points (8/15 FGs), 2 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls; Jeremiah Alexander 15 points (6/9 FGs, 3/5 3Ps), 3 rebs; Adrian Holland 6 points (2/5 3Ps), 4 rebs; Cam Brown 1 points (1/2 FTs), 8 rebs
Norwell jumped all over Franklin Central in the second contest, as the Knights hit 12-22 from behind the three point line and held Franklin Central to 34.7% shooting from the field in a 78-43 victory.
Luke McBride, a
Bethel commit, led Norwell with 23 points on just nine field goal attempts, thanks to an 11-12 showing at the foul line. Lleyton Bailey added 22 while going 6-9 from three point land, and Jake Parker poured in 17 of his own. Norwell doubled up the Flashes on the glass 31-15 as well.
Franklin Central was led by Elijah Crockett, who scored 18 points and added six rebounds. Freshman EJ Hazelett III scored eight for Franklin Central, who struggled behind the arc, hitting only five threes on 22 attempts.
Norwell 15 17 23 23 - 78
Franklin Central 10 11 10 12 - 43
Norwell: Luke McBride 23 points (5/9 FGs, 2/3 3Ps, 11/12 FTs), 9 rebs, 5 asts; Lleyton Bailey 22 points (8/11 FGs, 6/9 3Ps), 9 rebs, 6 asts; Jake Parker 17 points (5/8 FGs, 2/4 3Ps, 5/7 FTs), 4 rebs, 2 asts, 3 stls; Cohen Bailey 6 points (2/5 FGs, 2/2 FTs), 4 rebs; Brody Bolyn 4 points (2/5 FGs), 3 rebs, 2 asts; Gavin Hoeppner 3 points (1/3 3Ps); Adam McBride 3 points (1/1 3Ps)
The host Southport Cardinals could not capitalize on a fantastic 28 point performance by senior guard AJ Dancler, falling to Crown Point 65-59. Dancler added six thefts, but it was not enough, as Crown point got 21 from junior guard Jack Svetich and 17 from senior wing and
Bellarmine signee AJ Lux. The Bulldogs shot 67% for the game, and outscored Southport 18-4 at the foul line.
Keyon Miller added 13 and Nickens Lemba had a dozen for the Cardinals, who shot just 7-27 from behind the arc.
Crown Point 13 17 15 20 - 65
Southport 11 12 21 15 - 59
Crown Point: Jack Svetich 21 points (7/9 FGs, 4/4 3Ps, 3/4 FTs), 4 rebs, 3 asts; AJ Lux 17 points (4/9 FGs, 2/5 3Ps, 7/8 FTs), 2 rebs, 2 asts; Connor Cotton 9 points (2/2 FGs, 5/7 FTs), 5 rebs, 3 asts, 3 stls; Keaton Buuck 8 points (4/6 FGs), 7 rebs; Lou Mureiko 6 points (1/1 3Ps, 3/4 FTs); Seamus Malaski 2 points (1/1 FGs), 5 rebs, 5 asts; Dikembe Shaw 2 points (1/1 FGs)
Southport: AJ Dancler 28 points (11/25 FGs, 6/15 3Ps), 6 stls; Keyon Miller 13 points (6/16 FGs, 1/6 3Ps), 3 rebs, 3 asts; Nickens Lemba 12 points (5/8 FGs, 2/2 FTs), 5 rebs, 3 stls; Jeff Pinkston 4 points (1/2 FGs, 2/3 FTs), 3 rebs; Jayden Pinkston 2 points (1/2 FGs), 3 rebs, 2 stls
Sophomore phenom Jalen Haralson showed why he's one of the best players in the nation in the 2025 class, putting together a virtuoso performance with 35 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. The 6'7 Haralson finished 13-19 from the field with three triples and went 6-7 from the foul line to boot. Forward Keenan Garner added 11 points and tied Haralson with a team high eight boards.
Vanderbilt signee JQ Roberts led Bloomington North with 19 points and eight rebounds, but a 34-16 disadvantage on the glass was too much to overcome for the Cougars, who fell 79-60.
Bloomington North 11 11 20 18 - 60
Fishers 20 16 25 18 - 79
Bloomington North: JQ Roberts 19 points (4/11 FGs, 2/7 3Ps, 9/12 FTs), 8 rebs, 2 asts; Dawan Daniels 16 points (6/10 FGs, 1/3 3Ps, 3/6 FTs), 3 rebs; Gavin Reed 6 points (2/4 FGs, 1/2 3Ps, 1/1 FTs), 2 rebs; Connor O'Quinn 6 points (2/4 3Ps); Lucas Vencel 5 points (2/5 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 3 asts; Luke Lindeman 4 points (2/10 FGs); Bril Kante 4 points (2/4 FGs), 2 rebs
Fishers: Jalen Haralson 35 points (13/19 FGs, 3/5 3Ps, 6/7 FTs), 8 rebs, 7 asts; Keenan Garner 11 points (5/6 FGs, 1/1 3Ps), 8 rebs; Grant Haworth 7 points (3/3 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 2 rebs, 2 asts; Taden Metzget 6 points (2/3 FGs, 1/2 3Ps, 1/1 FTs); Parker Perdue 6 points (3/6 FGs), 4 rebs; Millen McCartney 5 points (2/5 FGs, 1/1 FTs), 3 rebs; JonAnthony Hall 4 points (2/3 FGs), 2 rebs; Aidan Zimmer 3 points (1/2 3Ps), 2 rebs, 6 asts; James Stacey 2 points (1/1 FGs), 2 rebs
Zionsville tried to run away and hide in the 5th game, opening a 21-1 lead to start the game, but Penn powered back behind the fireworks of
Notre Dame signee Markus Burton, who exploded for 38 points in a 58-51 win. Burton was a one man band for most of the night, scoring all of Penn's 11 first quarter points. The 6' Burton added nine rebounds, a pair of helps, and four steals. Dominic Bonner was impactful off of Al Rhodes' bench, going for 11 points and six caroms of his own.
Zionsville could not capitalize on 9-22 shooting behind the arc, as sophomore guard Drew Snively led the way with 16 points for the Eagles. Nick Richart added 13 and Logan Imes 11.
Penn 11 20 16 11 - 58
Zionsville 24 11 13 3 - 51
Penn: Markus Burton 38 points (14/24 FGs, 4/6 3Ps, 6/8 FTs), 9 rebs, 2 ast, 4 stls; Dominic Bonner 11 points (5/5 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 6 rebs; Joe Smith 4 points (1/7 FGs, 1/5 3Ps, 1/2 FTs), 4 asts; Josh Gatete 3 points (1/3 FGs, 1/2 FTs), 7 rebs; Joe Garwood 2 points (1/7 FGs)
Zionsville: Drew Snively 16 points (6/7 FGs, 4/5 3Ps), 4 rebs; Nick Richart 13 points (5/10 FGs, 3/3 FTs), 4 rebs, 2 blks; Logan Imes 11 points (4/13 FGs, 2/7 3Ps, 1/2 FTs), 4 rebs, 5 asts; Maquire Mitchell 9 points (3/9 3Ps), 2 stls; Lucas Louiso 2 points (1/2 FGs)
The nightcap pitted the #1 and #2 teams in 4A with early season bragging rights on the line. KJ Windham announced his presence with authority, catching fire in the first quarter by hitting all five of his attempts frmo deep on the way to 15 first quarter points. Windham would score a game high 20 points as Ben Davis turned back every Cathedral rally in winning 62-50. Zane Doughty added a 19/7 line with 5 blocks, and Sheridan Sharp filled the box score with nine points, four rebounds, eight assists, and three steals.
Senior wings Jaron Tibbs and Jake Davis combined for 34 points, but the Ben Davis defense held
Michigan State signee
Xavier Booker to just two points on the night. Turnovers plagued the Irish, who suffered 18 giveaways.
Ben Davis struggled to finish against the size of Cathedral on the interior, shooting just 10-33 from two point territory, but they held Cathedral to just four offensive rebounds, and never trailed in the matchup of the top two teams in the state.
Cathedral 11 15 11 13 - 50
Ben Davis 25 17 6 14 - 62
Cathedral: Jaron Tibbs 18 points (6/9 FGs, 2/3 3Ps, 4/5 FTs), 5 rebs; Jake Davis 16 points (4/9 FGs, 2/5 3Ps, 6/7 FTs), 3 rebs, 2 asts, 2 stls; Kamari Slaughter 8 points (3/8 FGs, 2/4 FTs), 2 rebs; Sincere Germany 6 points (2/7 FGs, 2/2 FTs), 2 asts, 3 stls;
Xavier Booker 2 points (1/3 FGs), 9 rebs, 4 blks
Ben Davis: KJ Windham 20 points (7/12 FGs, 6/9 3Ps), 2 rebs, 2 stls; Zane Doughty 19 points (7/15 FGs, 5/7 FTs), 7 rebs, 5 blks; Sheridan Sharp 9 points (1/5 FGs, 7/9 FTs), 4 rebs, 8 asts, 3 stls; Clay
Butler 8 points (3/7 FGs, 2/3 3Ps); Mark White 5 points (1/3 FGs, 1/1 3Ps, 2/2 FTs), 2 rebs; Shaun Arnold 1 point (1/2 FTs), 11 rebs, 4 asts, 2 stls