12/7 Friday Night Highlight Zone

CLICK ON THE VIDEOS TABS FOR ALL THREE HIGHLIGHT ZONE SEGMENTS PLUS EXTENDED INTERVIEWS FROM THE GAME OF THE WEEK.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Northrop and the Scotts bested Wayne and the Mitchells in a Hatfields vs. McCoys SAC-style showdown as the Bruins topped the Generals 72-52 to open conference play in the Highlight Zone "Game of the Week."

Future Boilermaker Bryson Scott scored 21 points to pace the Bruins while twin brother and Indiana State bound Brenton had 15.

At Bishop Luers James Blackmon, Jr. netted 44 points - including an emphatic alley oop jam early in the game - as the Knights beat South Side 79-63. Snider opened the season with a 75-71 win at home against North Side while Concordia's Thomas Starks tallied 19 points as the Cadets beat Dwenger 54-50.

In other boys action Canterbury's Trent Van Horn scored 25 points as the 1A no. 4 Cavaliers beat Adams Central 55-46 in Monroe.

In girls SAC action South Side continued to roll as the Archers picked up a 75-54 win at Luers. Snider's Meredith Shipman scored her 1,000th point as the 4A no. 13 Panthers beat North Side 71-39. 3A no. 9 Concordia used a strong fourth quarter to pull away in a 44-29 win at Dwenger. Wayne used a last-second defensive stand to hold off Northrop in a 40-38 victory for the Generals.

In NHC girls action 3A no. 2 Norwell improved to 6-0 on the season as the Knights beat Columbia City 70-47 behind 16 points from Hannah Smith. Homestead's Emily Bley scored 32 points in her return from a torn ACL as the Spartans won big against New Haven 93-22.

By The Associated Press
BOYS BASKETBALL
   Austin 86, Henryville 34
   Avon 56, Lafayette Harrison 48
   Barr-Reeve 53, Tecumseh 36
   Batesville 62, Lawrenceburg 24
   Blackford 53, Alexandria 51
   Bloomfield 72, Clay City 66
   Bloomington South 53, Southport 24
   Boone Grove 46, Westville 44
   Borden 77, S. Central (Harrison) 42
   Brownsburg 50, Zionsville 46
   Brownstown 82, Scottsburg 46
   Cambridge City 61, Knightstown 57
   Carmel 50, Indpls N. Central 49
   Clarksville 61, Charlestown 49
   Columbus East 65, Bedford N. Lawrence 45
   Columbus North 76, Franklin Central 65
   Concord 63, Penn 59
   Cowan 67, Blue River 59
   Crawford Co. 63, Eastern (Pekin) 55
   Danville 86, Southmont 58
   Delphi 70, Benton Central 46
   Eastern (Greene) 72, Brown Co. 49
   Elkhart Christian 70, New Prairie 61
   Elkhart Memorial 71, Culver Academy 48
   Elwood 47, Madison-Grant 41
   Ev. Central 89, Gibson Southern 53
   Ev. Harrison 66, Castle 64
   Ev. Memorial 53, Jasper 51
   Ev. North 67, Sullivan 50
   Ev. Reitz 59, Ev. Mater Dei 42
   Fountain Central 82, Clinton Prairie 59
   Frankfort 69, Logansport 50
   Franklin 52, Greenwood 30
   Frankton 75, Eastbrook 46
   Frontier 50, Winamac 43
   Ft. Wayne Canterbury 55, Adams Central 46
   Ft. Wayne Concordia 54, Ft. Wayne Dwenger 40
   Ft. Wayne Luers 79, Ft. Wayne South 63
   Ft. Wayne Northrop 72, Ft. Wayne Wayne 52
   Ft. Wayne Snider 75, Ft. Wayne North 71
   Greencastle 49, Cloverdale 47
   Greensburg 54, E. Central 36
   Guerin Catholic 59, Anderson 58
   Hagerstown 55, Union Co. 53
   Hamilton Hts. 65, Cass 47
   Hamilton Southeastern 53, Noblesville 41
   Heritage Hills 79, N. Posey 65
   Indian Creek 60, Greenwood Christian 57
   Indpls Ben Davis 52, Terre Haute North 36
   Indpls Chatard 48, Heritage Christian 45
   Indpls Howe 60, Indpls Broad Ripple 59
   Indpls Marshall 90, Indpls Metro 63
   Indpls Park Tudor 91, Beech Grove 33
   Indpls Perry Meridian 58, Bloomington North 55
   Indpls Pike 78, Lawrence Central 51
   Indpls Ritter 71, Indpls Attucks 68
   Indpls Roncalli 64, Whiteland 42
   Indpls Scecina 45, Lapel 41
   Indpls Tech 67, Indpls Cathedral 64, OT
   Jay Co. 70, Monroe Central 42
   Jeffersonville 83, Seymour 21
   Jennings Co. 69, Shelbyville 59
   Kokomo 49, Muncie Central 35
   Lafayette Catholic 60, Twin Lakes 42
   Lake Central 65, Crown Point 44
   LaPorte LaLumiere 90, Calvary Christian Academy, Ill. 25
   Lawrence North 63, Indpls Brebeuf 49
   Lebanon 52, Western Boone 43
   Loogootee 34, Forest Park 33
   Maconaquah 76, Wabash 65
   Madison 85, S. Dearborn 50
   Martinsville 55, Plainfield 40
   Merrillville 92, LaPorte 68
   Michigan City 55, Chesterton 49
   Michigan City Marquette 55, River Forest 49
   Mishawaka 53, S. Bend St. Joseph's 49
   Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 49, Pendleton Hts. 37
   Mt. Vernon (Posey) 61, Boonville 44
   Muncie Burris 50, Daleville 37
   N. Daviess 63, N. Central (Farmersburg) 48
   N. Decatur 55, Jac-Cen-Del 42
   N. Harrison 56, Silver Creek 52
   New Albany 88, Floyd Central 37
   New Palestine 68, Greenfield 40
   New Washington 62, Southwestern (Jefferson) 57
   Northeastern 59, Eastern Hancock 54
   Northridge 43, Angola 31
   Northview 64, W. Vigo 50
   Northwestern 55, Taylor 53
   Oak Hill 50, Mississinewa 43
   Oldenburg 34, Indpls International 28
   Orleans 71, Dubois 63
   Owen Valley 61, S. Vermillion 38
   Paoli 39, W. Washington 35
   Perry Central 63, Wood