All-State Candidate Markus Burton scored 22 points, dished out six assist and worked for five steals to lead Penn to a 73-48 victory against Bremen in Northern Indiana Conference action on Friday, Dec. 17.
Penn took command early, bolting to a 27-12 lead after one quarter.
Penn is 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the NIC. Bremen is 4-1 overall with a 1-1 mark in league play.
Burton, a 6-0 Junior Point Guard, hit 7-of-11 shots, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range.
Junior guards Joey Garwood and Joe Smith scored 16 points each.
Cole Wojciechowski and Josh Gatete powered the Kingsmen inside game with seven and six points respectively.
Penn blasted off to a 27-15 lead at the end of one quarter. Penn’s biggest lead was 27 points, 62-35.
The Kingsmen owned the boards for a 41-20 rebounding advantage, and outscored Bremen 15-0 in second-chance points.
PENN 73: Joey Garwood 16, Markus Burton 22, Ethan Good 0, Joe Smith 16, Trey Miller 2, Josh Gatete 6, Dylan Derda 0, Mason Wilson 2, Blake Barker 2, Elijah Benson 0, Cole Wojciechowski 7.
Bremen 48: Ethan Nunemaker 0, Tony Hardin 10, Camden Hickman 0, Dawson Hickman 5, Trevor Devine 3, Grant Devine 6, Gavin Hunziker 3, Ty Feldman 0, Carson Miller 18, Baylor Orcutt 0.
PENN 27 16 14 16 – 73
Bremen 12 12 9 15 – 48
Three-pointers: PENN 6 (Joey Garwood 2, Markus Burton 2, Joe Smith 2), Bremen 9 (Carson Miller 3, Grant Devine 2, Dawson Hickman 1, Trevor Devine 1, Gavin Hunziker 1, Baylor Orcutt 1).
