All-State candidate Caleb Coolman scored 16 points and Penn scored its first victory at Valparaiso since 2014 as the Kingsmen beat the host Vikings 64-49 in high school Boys Basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
Coolman, a 6-foot-5 Sophomore point guard, also contributed seven rebounds, five assists and five steals.
Penn trailed 17-5 after one quarter, but the Kingsmen outscored Valparaiso 37-12 over the second and third quarters combined. The Kingsmen hit Valpo with a 20-3 run
Penn forced 19 turnovers and took advantage to outscore the Vikings 26-11 in points off of turnovers.
Makale Price scored 10 points and grabbed six points.
Ben Murphy scored nine points, and Cody Evans and Christian Bonner scored eight points each. Evans and Bonner also had six rebounds each. Mi’Kell Burton scored seven points.
PENN 64: Mi’Kell Burton 7, Ben Murphy 9, Caleb Martinez 3, Caleb Coolman 16, Lucas Obermeyer 3, Cody Evans 8, Christian Bonner 8, Makale Price 10.
Valparaiso 49: LaVon Redmond 2, Nikola Kyreas 2, J.J. Jankowski 3, Michael Reeves 17, Dayvon Williams 8, Maddux Wagner 13, Jonny Klumpe 0, Corbin McConnachie 4, Landon O’Halek 0.
PENN 5 16 21 22 – 64
Valparaiso 17 5 7 20 – 49
Three-pointers: PENN 7 (Caleb Coolman 2, Mi’Kell Burton 1, Ben Murphy 1, Caleb Martinez 1, Lucas Obermeyer 1, Cody Evans 1), Valparaiso 5 (Reeves 2, Jankowski 1, Williams 1, Wagner 1).
