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Lawson nets career-high 18 but Wildkats nip Vikings, 52-50

Levi Lawson scored a career-high 18 points but the Huntington North High School boys' basketball team got nipped by visiting Kokomo 52-50, on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

In a game that saw 12 lead changes and nine ties, neither team could put the other away. The Vikings got out to a 17-11 first quarter lead but saw Kokomo pull into the halftime lead at 28-27. The Wildkats opened their largest lead of the contest at 41-34 late in the third quarter, but the Vikings stormed back to cut the margin to 41-39 by the end of the frame.

Lawson, a 6-2 sophomore, did his best to keep HNHS in the hunt, hitting all seven of his field goal attempts, including his one attempt from 3-point range. He also matched Kevin Fisher for team-high in rebounding, with five boards.

Fisher finished with 12 points and Brock Gower added eight.

The Vikings, 5-12, shot 16 of 31 from the field, 51.6 percent, including hitting 5 of 13 from beyond the arc, for 38.5 percent.

Kokomo helped its own cause with a 15 of 16, 93.8 percent shooting night from the free-throw line. The Wildkats hit 17 of 38 from the field for 44.7 percent.
Cheyse Swain and TJ Weir led Kokomo with 13 points each.

Name FG 3 Pt FT Pts RB Ast PF
Huntington North
Nick Miller 0-3 0-1 0-2 0 0 0 2
Kyle Bradburn 0-2 0-1 2-2 2 1 3 1
Austin Drummond 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 0 1 3
Kevin Fisher 3-6 1-3 5-5 12 5 1 2
Jordan Beaver 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2
Matt Kramer 2-4 1-1 0-1 5 2 2 3
Brock Gower 2-6 2-5 2-2 8 1 1 1
Austin Shoemaker 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0
Levi Lawson 7-7 1-1 3-6 18 5 1 1
Team 6
Totals 16-31 5-13 13-20 50 20 9 15
Kokomo
TJ Weir 4-5 2-2 3-4 13 1 2 4
Brock Barbary 2-8 1-3 2-2 7 2 1 3
Cheyse Swain 5-5 0-0 3-3 13 4 0 2
DJ Balentine 1-6 0-3 4-4 6 3 2 3
Huston Clark 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 1
TT Catlett 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
SJ Moultrie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1
Armon Bridgeforth 2-7 0-2 3-3 7 2 0 1
Braxton Shelton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1
Parker Salinas 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 2 0 1
Team 3
Totals 17-38 3-11 15-16 52 23 5 17