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 |
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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 |