1/22 Friday Night Highlight Zone

NORTHEAST, Ind. (WANE) - The boys SAC title picture got even murkier Friday night. Behind the 36 point performance of Deshaun Thomas, Bishop Luers knocked off Harding, the SAC's lone unbeaten, 99-78. Elmhurst rode the hot hand of Kristian Gayday who knocked down eight threes, defeating Wayne 73-62. South Side outlasted North Side, 90-77. With the night's events three teams now sit at one loss in the conference.  Elmhurst leads the way at 5-1. Harding and South Side sit right behind the Trojans at 4-1.

On the girls side, South topped North to join Concordia at 7-0 in conference play. The defending SAC champion Elmhurst Trojans won big at Wayne to improve to 6-1 in Summit play.

Elsewhere, the 2A second ranked Bluffton Tigers defeated fellow ACAC unbeaten Adams Central 45-27. Heritage, the conference's only other unbeaten fell at Woodlan, 49-48, leaving Bluffton alone atop the boys ACAC standings.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

ACAC (2A #2)BLUFFTON 45 ADAMS CENTRAL 27
ACAC WOODLAN 49 HERITAGE 48
ACAC LEO 110 SOUTHERN WELLS 84
ACAC GARRETT 59 SOUTH ADAMS 36
NCC NEW CASTLE 57 HUNTINGTON NORTH 46
NCC FRANKFORT 47 KOKOMO 44
NCC ANDERSON 76 MARION 62
NCC MUNCIE CENTRAL 69 MUNCIE SOUTH 58
NCC LOGANSPORT 53 RICHMOND 50
NECC ANGOLA 60 CHURUBUSCO 49
NECC FREMONT 68 WEST NOBLE 57
Jacob Dunn (Fre): 27 points
NECC LAKELAND 57 HAMILTON 44
NECC WESTVIEW 52 FAIRFIELD 29
NLC GOSHEN 48 NORTHWOOD 40
NLC WARSAW 54 CONCORD 48
NLC PLYMOUTH 74 WAWASEE 60
SAC SNIDER 69 CONCORDIA 55
SAC (3A #17)ELMHURST 73 WAYNE 62
SAC SOUTH SIDE 90 NORTH SIDE 77
SAC (2A #5)BISHOP LUERS 99 (3A #7)HARDING 78 Deshaun Thomas (BL): 36 points
TRC ROCHESTER 67 MANCHESTER 31
TRC (2A #13)NORTH MIAMI 83 WABASH 50
TRC NORTHFIELD at WHITKO PPD.
HSBB (1A #17)BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN 76 LAKEWOOD PARK 37
HSBB PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 79 HOWE MILITARY 30

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

GNECC EASTSIDE 49 CENTRAL NOBLE 45
GNECC ANGOLA 61 CHURUBUSCO 29
GNECC FAIRFIELD 47 WESTVIEW 41
GNHC COLUMBIA CITY 50 DeKALB 44
GNHC EAST NOBLE 56 CARROLL 55 (OT)
GNHC HOMESTEAD 51 BELLMONT 37
GNHC (3A #1)NORWELL 48 NEW HAVEN 47
Norwell now 16-0 this season
GSAC NORTHROP 55 BISHOP DWENGER 45
GSAC (3A #7)ELMHURST 77 WAYNE 39
GSAC SOUTH SIDE 53 NORTH SIDE 47
GSAC (2A #9)BISHOP LUERS 46 HARDING 38
GHSBB (1A #3)CANTERBURY 74 WESTERN RESERVE (OH) 34