BOYS BB PREVIEWS: Logan hosts Kokomo and Western this weekend

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Logansport is in the midst of perhaps the most difficult stretch of its schedule.

The Berries (4-8) are coming off a lopsided loss to Lafayette Jeff earlier in the week. Things won’t get any easier tonight when another former NCC opponent, the Kokomo Wildkats (8-2), come to town.

It’s a girls-boys doubleheader with the girls game tipping off at 6 p.m. followed by the boys game at 7:30.

The Wildkats are dealing with the loss of Mr. Basketball Flory Bidunga, who is averaging 6.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 13 minutes per game for the Kansas Jayhawks, who are ranked 11th in the nation.

But there hasn’t been much of a dropoff for the Wildkats this year despite the loss of Bidunga.

The Wildkats are actually scoring 10 more points per game this season, averaging 80 ppg. Their average point differential of plus 14 ppg is just five points less than last season.

“I believe they’re leading the state in scoring right now, so they’re very talented offensively,” Logansport coach Matt Lange said. “They shoot a lot of three-point shots. I’m not sure they’re not just as good as they were last year.”

The Wildkats nearly have five players averaging in double figures and are led by Zion Bellamy (21.7 ppg), Korbyn Hammel (16 ppg) and Adayveon Young (11.8 ppg).

“They’re another really good 4A basketball team,” Lange said. “These games are stacked right here together. I said about a month ago this 10-game stretch we got coming here — and this is the end of it when Western comes to town — is incredible. It’s like a meat grinder. These two teams are very good.”

The Berries (0-2 HC East) host the Hoosier Conference East Division champion Western Panthers (8-4, 2-0) on Saturday night. The Panthers are coached by former Winamac coach and Twin Lakes player Cameron Bennington.

The Panthers have a balanced attack led by Carter Biggs (12.8 ppg), Hunter Biggs (9.8 ppg) and Eli Mast (9.1 ppg).

“They’re also very good,” Lange said. “They’re a little bit different than…

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Publish date : 2025-01-11 01:46:00

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