“Trophy Saturday” gives Michiana prep teams plenty to celebrate
(photo courtesy Elkhart Athletics)
Holiday tournaments and invitationals passed out plenty of hardware to Michiana teams on Saturday. Here’s a recap.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northridge, ranked 6th in the USA Today Class 4A poll, won its second consecutive LaPorte Holiday Tournament with a 79-56 win over the host Slicers. Kam Radeker buried seven three-pointers in a 24-point effort to lead the Raiders.
South Bend Washington reigns as the champion of the Lafayette Harrison tournament. Junior Steven Reynolds poured in a career-high and school record 50 as the Panthers handed coach Ryan Varga his 100th win with an 87-51 demolition of Hobart.
Elkhart may be the most surprising champion of the day. Will Coatie’s squad started the day winless for the season, but the Lions mauled Twin Lakes, 72-43 in the semifinals, then used a Will Cochrane buzzer-beating three to down Fort Wayne North, 55-54. Frankie Willis poured in a career-high 30 for the winners.
Plymouth beat New Prairie, 69-35 to win its holiday tournament, while LaVille downed Hebron, 62-49, taking the title of the Hebron Invitational
The top-ranked team in 3A, St. Joseph, suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Zionsville, 76-61, in the finals of the Homestead Tournament.
Marvin Schindler scored his 1000th career point, as Riley downed Pike, 71-67, at the Paul Loggan North Central Tourney.
4A Fourth-ranked Warsaw suffered a pair of losses at the Hall of Fame Tournament in New Castle. Top-ranked Fishers rallied in the fourth quarter to top Warsaw, 54-51, in the morning round, despite 21 points from Robbie Finlinson. In the consolation game, the Tigers succumbed to Jeffersonville, 51-44.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
5th-ranked South Bend Washington claimed the title of the Franklin Holiday Tournament. In the opener, Monique Mitchell rained in 36 points as the Panthers downed Franklin, 75-43. In the championship game, Washington rallied from an eight-point deficit to beat Carmel, 60-53.
10th-ranked Northridge reigns as champions of the Interra Classic in Middlebury. Lily School earned tourney MVP honors with a 28-point performance in a 54-53 overtime win over Penn. In that game, Kingsmen sharpshooter Jessa Troy eclipsed the 1000-point mark of her career.
Class 1A 3rd-ranked Marquette Catholic lost a heartbreaker at the Brebeuf Classic, losing to the host school in overtime of the title game, 51-47. Laniah Davis scored 30 for the Blazers, but Brebeuf was 7-of-7 from three-point range in the second half.
WRESTLING
New Prairie crowned two individual champions at the prestigious Al Smith Invitational. Jeffrey Huyvaert raised his record to 18-0 on the season, winning the 144-pound class with a 12-3 decision over Garrett’s Carter Filden in the championship match.
At 157, MJ Staples also hit the 18-0 mark for the season, as the Cougar scored a late takedown to post an 8-6 triumph over Center Grobve’s Silas Stits.
Winamac had a 9-1 day the Wiley Duals in Lafayette. Talen Garner finished a perfect 10-0 on the day, while Austin Attinger recorded his 100th career win.
In Michigan, Three Rivers wrestling finished first among 24 teams at the Freeland Invitational. The Wildcats had five individual champions: Brody Morrill, Jax Monroe, Ethan Moreland, Braylen Faile and Sam Reynolds.
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