Senior point guard Ben Murphy scored 18 points and led Penn to an 81-66 victory at Michigan City in non-conference Boys Basketball action on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.
Penn took command in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Wolves 24-10.
Murphy connected on 6-of-8 three-pointers to lead a 54.3 percent shooting effort by the Kingsmen.
Christian Bonner scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Sophomore All-State Candidate Caleb Coolman contributed a double-double – 14 points and 14 rebounds. The 6-foot-5 point guard, who led the state last season with a 92 percent free-throw shooting percentage, hit 6-of-6 free throws.
Cody Evans scored 12 points.
Makale Price scored eight points, Freshman Mi’Kell Burton scored seven points and kicked out three assists, and Lucas Obermeyer scored six points.
PENN 81: Mi’Kell Burton 7, Ben Murphy 18, Caleb Martinez 0, Caleb Coolman 14, Lucas Obermeyer 6, Cody Evans 12, Christian Bonner 16, Makale Price 8.
Michigan City 66: Larry Upshaw Jr. 17, Isaiah Smoot 8, Nick Stewart 2, Brian Jackson 15, Jaron Upshaw 2, Damanon Shorter 0, T.Q. VanBuren 7, Colson Dobre 13, A’Zarion Lemons 2, My’Shawn Dawson 0.
PENN 26 17 14 24 – 81
Michigan City 20 21 15 10 – 66
Three-pointers: PENN 9 (Ben Murphy 6, Cody Evans 3), Michigan City 9 (Evans 5, Smoot 2, Jackson 2).
