Penn outscored South Bend Washington 22-12 in the final quarter to rally for a 61-58 victory in Northern Indiana Conference high school Boys Basketball play on Friday, Feb. 12.
Gabe Gatete made a critical steal and hit the go-ahead free throw, and Markus Burton connected on two free throws to seal the victory.
Markus Burton led Penn with 22 points and 7 assists.
Caleb Applegate scored 16 points, including two clutch 3’s in the fourth quarter.
Joe Smith scored 9 points.
PENN 61: Markus Burton 22, Joe Smith 9, Seamus Penney 0, Jayden Doster 3, DelRontay Haywood 0, Caleb Applegate 16, Gabe Gatete 4, Casey Shultz 4, Cole Wojciechowski 3.
Washington 58: Jones 17, Northern 15, Davis 2, Redmond 11, Reid 9, Dockery 4, Agnew 0, Grundy 0.
PENN 16 32 39 61
Washington 22 32 46 58
Three-pointers: PENN 8 (Caleb Applegate 4, Joe Smith 2, Markus Burton 1, Jayden Doster 1), Washington 6 (Jones 3, Northern 2, Reid 1).
