Big scoring nights highlight Tuesday HS hoops slate

Last Updated: January 30, 2025By Chuck Freeby

A handful of Michiana high school basketball players had unforgettable nights to highlight Tuesday’s action.

On the boys side, Rochester’s Drew Bowers scored 48 as the Zebras topped Caston, 76-56. The 48-point effort is more than double Bowers’ previous career high, as he scored double figures in every quarter.

Fresh off Bi-County Tournament MVP honors, LaVille’s Collin Czarnecki continued to sizzle with 43 points, as the Lancers decimated Career Academy, 69-36.

Kane Dukes poured in 32, but needed a buzzer-beating three from freshman Jack Shoemaker to have Wawasee top Bethany Christian, 60-57.

The big numbers spread across the state line. Watervliet’s Jacob Pleyer scored 35 points with 12 assists as the Panthers downed Howardsville Christian, 64-55.

And it wasn’t just the boys who put up big numbers. Bremen’s Kila Foster scored 38 and passed her sister Ellie to become the Lions’ all-time leading scorer in a 74-44 triumph over South Bend Adams. The win secured Bremen its first 20-win season since 1991.

Here is the Tuesday night scoreboard

INDIANA BOYS

East Noble 53 Lakeland 48

Fairfield 69 Mishawaka 61 OT

Jimtown 45 Elkhart Christian 43

LaVille 69 Career Academy 36

Northridge 63 Penn 54

Rochester 76 Caston 56

Wawasee 60 Bethany Christian 57

Westview 55 Garrett 30

INDIANA GIRLS

Bremen 74 South Bend Adams 44