Sophomore Caleb Coolman scored 24 points to lead No. 13 (4-A) Penn to a 68-53 victory at Duneland Conference power Chesterton in high school basketball on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
Coolman, a 6-foot-5 point guard, was 7/13 shooting. The All-State candidate also had nine rebounds and three assists.
Ben Murphy scored 13 points and Lucas Obermeyer and Christian Bonner scored 11 points each. Obermeyer was 3/4 shooting from 3-point range.
Penn is 14-3. Chesterton is 14-4.
PENN 68: Mi’Kell Burton 2, Ben Murphy 13, Caleb Martinez 1, Caleb Coolman 24, Ben Schirripa 0, Jackson Smith 3, Colin Oney 0, Lucas Obermeyer 11, Cody Evans 3, Christian Bonner 11, Makale Price 0, Jay Patten 0.
Chesterton 53: Tommy Kostbade 0, T.J. Ray 9, Logan Pokorney 9, Malachi Ransom 11, Jaylon Watts 9, Bradly Basila 9, Ethan Virgil 0, Cooper Huwig 5, Crosby Moore 0, Gunner Ello 6, Caden Schneider 1.
PENN 14 15 19 20 – 68
Chesterton 10 11 23 9 – 53
Three-pointers: PENN 9 (Caleb Coolman 3, Lucas Obermeyer 3, Ben Murphy 2, Jackson Smith 1), Chesterton 6 (Logan Pokorney 2, T.J. Ray 1, Jaylon Watts 1, Bradly Basila 1, Cooper Huwig 1).
