Dominic Bonner led a balanced Penn attack with 20 points and the Kingsmen handed South Bend Riley its first loss in Northern Indiana Conference high school boys basketball action, 66-54, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.
Penn owns a 9-4 record overall and a 6-1 record in NIC action. Riley is 15-4 overall and 7-1 in the NIC.
Penn trailed by 10 points in the second quarter but fought back to narrow the deficit to four points at 29-25.
Coach Barak Coolman’s Kingsmen outscored Riley 41-25 in the second half, wiping out an eight-point third-quarter deficit and taking command.
Bonner had two of Penn’s 10 three-pointers in his game-high 20 points.
Alexander Hawthorne and Trey Miller connected for three 3-pointers each.
Hawthorne finished with 13 points, and Miller finished with 11.
Nolan McCullough and Maverick Brown scored eight points each.
PENN 66: Ethan Good 2, Alexander Hawthorne 13, Casey Finn 0, Dominic Bonner 20, Trey Miller 11, Maverick Brown 8, John Bedient 0, Nolan McCullough 8, Peyton Miamba 4, Tommy Harringer 0.
South Bend Riley 54: Payton Baird 19, Jaylen Barbara 5, Ayden Kent 2, Montrell Northern 2, Kishawn Wright 0, Marvin Schindler 11, Isaiah Packer 2, Mancell Hill 13.
PENN 14 25 45 66
Riley 20 29 43 54
Three-pointers: PENN 10 (Alexander Hawthorne 3, Trey Miller 3, Dominic Bonner 2, Nolan McCullough 1, Peyton Miamba 1), Riley 8 (Baird 4, Hill 3, Schindler 1).
