Boys Basketball: Balanced attack helps Penn beat Zionsville

Penn used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Zionsville, 56-46, in Boys Basketball at the Homestead Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2025. The Kingsmen finished tourney play with a 2-1 record.

The Kingsmen outscored Zionsville 17-4 in the third quarter to erase a five-point halftime deficit and gain the upperhand.

Penn outscored Zionsville 14-4 in points off of turnovers and owned a 11-2 advantage in second-chance points.

Senior guard Ben Murphy led the Kingsmen with 13 points, connecting on  5-of-7 shots, including 3-of-4 three-pointers.

Caleb Coolman and Makale Price scored 12 points each.

Coolman had 12 rebounds, six assists and three steals.

Cody Evans contributed 10 points to the Kingsmen victory.

Lucas Obermeyer scored seven points, and Christian Bonner snared five rebounds.

PENN 56: Mi’Kell Burton 0, Ben Murphy 13, Caleb Martinez 0, Caleb Coolman 12, Lucas Obermeyer 7, Cody Evans 10, Christian Bonner 2, Makale Price 12.

Zionsville 46: Owen Haan 2, Quincy Ferguson 3, Ayo Oguntunde 0, Nick Snively 3, Wesley Sim 0, Rylon Gore 15, Andy Reed 0, Preston Johnson 4, Cemden Moore 10, Zack Green 5, Elijah Berger 4.

PENN               16      8     17     15 – 56

Zionsville         15     14     4      13 – 46

Three-pointers: PENN 6 (Ben Murphy 3, Caleb Coolman 1, Lucas Obermeyer 1, Cody Evans 1), Zionsville 7 (Gore 5, Moore 2).