Boys Basketball: Penn rallies to beat Washington

No. 10 Class 4-A Penn fought back from a five-point deficit in the final 4:30 to defeat South Bend Washington, 69-63, in high school basketball action on Friday, Feb. 12, 2022.

Markus Burton, a 6-foot-0 Junior Guard, led the Kingsmen effort with 30 points. The All-State candidate scored 12 points in the final quarter and had three clutch steals down the stretch to help the Kingsmen pull away.

Joe Smith connected for 15 points, including four 3-pointers.

Cole Wojciechowski scored seven points.

Penn (16-2) is 9-1 in the Northern Indiana Conference. Glenn (18-1) is also 9-1, and Marian (16-3) is 8-1.

PENN 69: Joey Garwood 1, Markus Burton 30, Joe Smith 15, Josh Gatete 3, Cole Wojciechowski 7, Blake Barker 4, Trey Miller 3, Dominic Bonner 1, Dylan Derda 4.

Washington 63: Reid 13, Agnew 4, Northern 30, Watson 0, Davis 13, Grundy 3.

PENN             26        36        47        69

Washington  18        29        45        63

Three-pointers: PENN 7 (Joe Smith 4, Markus Burton 2, Trey Miller 1), Washington 3 (Davis 2, Northern 1).