12/16 Friday night Highlight Zone

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - For the second straight Friday night, SAC doubleheaders took center stage in the Highlight Zone.

The Game of the Week ended with the Play of the Week as Northrop's Carter Rump scored off a hail mary pass from Spencer Cowherd with 0.5 seconds left on the clock to give the Bruins a 66-64 win over North Side.  Bryson Scott led Northrop with 26 points.  The Northrop girls kept North Side winless with a big 70-32 win.

Bishop Luers' boys needed overtime, but the Knights topped Concordia 83-79 behind a team-high 22 points from James Blackmon, Jr.  In the girls game, 4th-ranked Concordia ended the game on a 9-0 run started by a three from Olivia Hahn, who had a game-high 18 points, as the Cadets beat the 2nd-ranked Knights, 44-35.

Snider swept a doubleheader at Wayne as the boys won 70-65 and the girls won on a buzzer beater from Akilah Sims, 58-57.

South Side also swept a doubleheader as the boys defeated Bishop Dwenger 71-66 and the Archer girls won 54-36.

Boys NHC play opened on Friday.  7th-ranked Norwell remained undefeated after topping DeKalb 61-41.

Behind 20 points from Drew Benedict, Columbia City won on the road at East Noble 59-43.

Homestead beat rival Carroll 48-45 despite a game-high 16 points from the Chargers' Chandler White.

New Haven kept its perfect season in tact with a 78-43 win over Bellmont.  V.J. Beachem scored 13 points for the Bulldogs.

Canterbury swept a doubleheader at Blackhawk as the Cavalier boys won 50-46 and the girls were victorious 88-43.

Leo gave the scoreboard a workout winning at Garrett 99-84.

Adams Central continued its strong start to the season with a solid 64-45 win at Woodlan.

Other scores from Friday night:

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
ACAC   ADAMS CENTRAL 64       WOODLAN 45
ACAC   BLUFFTON 66       SOUTHERN WELLS 42
ACAC   HERITAGE 67       SOUTH ADAMS 61
ACAC   LEO 99       GARRETT 84   AJ Busche (LEO): 32 pts
NCC   ANDERSON 53       LOGANSPORT 51
NCC   KOKOMO 74       MARION 67
NCC   MUNCIE CENTRAL 75       NEW CASTLE 45
NCC   RICHMOND 89       HUNTINGTON NORTH 68
NECC   CENTRAL NOBLE 50       WEST NOBLE 45
NECC   CHURUBUSCO 44       PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 32
NECC   LAKELAND 86       EASTSIDE 55
NECC   FAIRFIELD 71       HAMILTON 42
NECC   WESTVIEW 40       ANGOLA 28
NHC   NEW HAVEN 78       BELLMONT 43
NHC   COLUMBIA CITY 59       EAST NOBLE 43   Drew Benedict (CC): 18 pts
NHC   NORWELL 61       DeKALB 41
NHC   HOMESTEAD 48       CARROLL 45
NLC   GOSHEN 49       NORTHRIDGE 46    
NLC   PLYMOUTH 53       NORTHWOOD 52
NLC   WARSAW 72       WAWASEE 52   Lucas Grose (WAR): 22 pts
SAC   BISHOP LUERS 83       CONCORDIA 79 (OT)   James Blackmon, Jr. (BL): 22 pts
SAC   NORTHROP 66       NORTH SIDE 64   Bryson Scott (NOR): 26 pts
SAC   SNIDER 70       WAYNE 65
SAC   SOUTH SIDE 71       BISHOP DWENGER 66
TRC   SOUTHWOOD 61       MANCHESTER 58
TRC   WABASH 57       NORTHFIELD 54
TRC   ROCHESTER 51       NORTH MIAMI 37
TRC   TIPPECANOE VALLEY 59       WHITKO 40
HSBB   CANTERBURY 50       BLACKHAWK 46

  GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
GTRC   SOUTHWOOD 38       MANCHESTER 33
GSAC   CONCORDIA 44       BISHOP LUERS 35
GSAC   NORTHROP 70       NORTH SIDE 32   Aleah Swary (NOR): 20 pts
GSAC   SNIDER 58       WAYNE 57   Akilah Sims (SNI): 27 pts - hit game-winner at the buzzer
GSAC   SOUTH SIDE 54       BISHOP DWENGER 36
GHSBB   CANTERBURY 88       BLACKHAWK 43