Junior Joe Smith torched the nets for 26 points as Penn rolled past South Bend Clay, 84-45, on Friday, Dec. 3, in the Northern Indiana Conference high school boys basketball opener for the Kingsmen.
Penn (2-0 overall) plays at Crown Point on Saturday, Dec. 4.
Smith hit 9-of-12 shots, including 4-of-6 three-pointers. He made six steals and dished out two assists.
Markus Burton, another Junior Guard, scored 19 points, kicked out seven assists, and made four steals.
Joey Garwood and Ethan Good scored six points each, and Dylan Derda scored five points.
Penn connected on 32-of-64 shots, and dominated the boards for a 45-24 advantage.
PENN 84: Joey Garwood 6, Markus Burton 19, Ethan Good 6, Joe Smith 26, Dominic Bonner 4, Trey Miller 4, Josh Gatete 2, Dylan Derda 5, Mason Wilson 2, Blake Barker 4, Elijah Benson 2, Cole Wojciechowski 4.
Clay 45: Ameer Harris 19, Jamari Jones 0, Miguel Henry 4, Ayden Kent 3, Brad Hicks 0, Jahawn Horton 11, Shaquille Edwards 0, Jaden Pigee 2, Peyton Damp 0, Alex Wroblewski 0, Amari Williams 6.
PENN 19 18 28 19 – 84
Clay 4 13 15 13 – 45
Three-pointers: PENN 8 (Joe Smith 4, Joey Garwood 2, Markus Burton 1, Ethan Good 1); Clay 2 (Miguel Henry, Ayden Kent).
