Sophomore All-State Candidate Caleb Coolman scored a career-high 34 points as the Penn Boys Basketball team opened the 2025-2026 season with a 63-53 victory against visiting Fort Wayne Carroll on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
Coolman connected on 11-of-20 field-goal attempts, including 6-of-12 from 3-point range.
Last year’s state leader in free-throw shooting (91.8 percent), Coolman swished 6-of-6 free throws against Carroll.
Coolman, a 6-foot-5 point guard, dished out four assists and battled for eight rebounds.
Ben Murphy scored seven points for the Kingsmen.
Christian Bonner scored six points, and Makale Price scored five.
Freshman Mi’Kell Burton passed for four assists.
PENN 63: Mi’Kell Burton 2, Ben Murphy 7, Caleb Martinez 3, Caleb Coolman 34, Lucas Obermeyer 3, Cody Evans 3, Christian Bonner 6, Makale Price 5.
Carroll 53: Lincoln Powell 6, Jack VanOrder 18, Monzer Omar 9, Sullivan Hill 0, Miles Hering 3, Carter Middleton 0, Dom Kerferl 5, DaRon Truesdale 0, Brody Fisher 12.
PENN 18 15 20 10 — 63
Carroll 13 12 13 15 — 53
Three-pointers: PENN 10 (Caleb Coolman 6, Ben Murphy 1, Caleb Martinez 1, Lucas Obermeyer 1, Makale Price 1), Carroll 7 (VanOrder 4, Omar 1, Hering 1, Keferl 1).
