Markus Burton scored 35 points, but the Penn Kingsmen were defeated by Valparaiso, 74-73, in high school basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.
Joey Garwood scored 19 points for Penn, and Joe Smith contributed 11 points.
The defeat was the first of the season for the Kingsmen, who are 8-1.
PENN 73: Joey Garwood 19, Markus Burton 35, Joe Smith 11, Josh Gatete 3, Cole Wojciechowski 2, Blake Barker 3, Trey Miller 0, Dominic Bonner 0, Dylan Derda 0.
Valparaiso 74: Hazlett 0, Brooks 2, Flynn 19, McCall 0, Smiley 13, Dalton 9, Jones 22, Walls 9.
PENN 17 38 54 73
Valparaiso 15 31 56 74
Three-pointers: PENN 9 (Joey Garwood 5, Markus Burton 2, Joe Smith 2), Valparaiso 12 (Flynn 5, Smiley 3, Jones 2, Dalton 1, Walls 1).
