No. 9 PENN KINGSMEN (21-3) Vs. Adams Eagles (14-12)
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Penn Kingsmen No. 9 PENN KINGSMEN (21-3) Varsity schedule vs. All times ET Adams Eagles (14-12) Home games uppercase Day Date Opponent Time/Result IHSAA Boys Basketball Class 4-A Sectional 3 Sat. Nov. 24 At Carroll W, 69-45 Sat. Dec. 1 CROWN POINT W, 71-51 Tues. Dec. 4 S.B. CLAY W, 86-44 When: Saturday, March 2 Fri. Dec. 7 At Concord W, 72-40 Thurs. Dec. 13 At S.B. Wash. W, 71-56 Sat. Dec. 15 MICHIGAN CITY L, 63-66 Where: Penn High School Wed. Dec. 19 NEW PRAIRIE W, 66-43 Sat. Dec. 22 At Elk. Memorial L, 76-78 Start time: 7:30 p.m. Fri. Jan. 4 S.B. ADAMS W, 86-73 Sat. Jan. 5 VALPARAISO W, 78-64 Twitter: @The_Pennant Thurs. Jan. 10 At Glenn W, 77-41 Thurs. Jan. 15 NORTHRIDGE W, 95-67 Fri. Jan. 18 S.B. ST. JOSEPH W, 72-53 Website: thepennant.com Fri. Jan. 25 At Mishawaka W, 75-51 Sat. Jan. 26 At Goshen W, 80-57 Sat. Feb. 2 At S.B. Riley W, 63-61 Game notes Tues. Feb. 5 BREMEN W, 79-50 Sat. Feb. 9 At Elk. Central W, 64-35 Penn’s Drew Lutz hit the 1,000-point mark in Friday’s Fri. Feb. 15 MARIAN L, 53-70 Sectional Semi-final win vs. LaPorte. … Penn now has two 1,000- Sat. Feb. 16 At Plymouth W, 79-67 point scorers on the same team – a Program first. … Noah Tues. Feb. 19 At Jimtown W, 83-46 Applegate, Penn’s All-Time Leading Scorer (1,630 points), Fri. Feb. 22 At Merrillville W, 78-65 reached the 1,000-point mark last season. … Penn is seeking its STATE TOURNAMENT 16th Sectional Championship in Program History and first since Tues. Feb. 26 S.B. RILEY W, 50-48 2014. … Adams is seeking its 14th Sectional Championship in Fri. Mar. 1 LaPORTE W, 78-52 Boys Basketball and first since 2017. … Penn is seeking to be Sat. Mar. 2 ADAMS 7:30 p.m. Sat. Mar. 9 Regional (2) TBA the first home team to win this Sectional field championship Sat. Mar. 16 Semi-state TBA (South Bend) since 2000. … Penn beat Adams 86-73 at Penn on th Sat. Mar. 23 State Finals 8:15 p.m. Jan. 4. … Penn has achieved a 20-win season for the 12 time in program history, which started with the 1958-59 season. Penn High School facts Coach Al Rhodes Principal: Sean Galiher Al Rhodes attended Penn High School and then went on Director of Athletics: Jeff Hart to graduate from Tri-State and Indiana University. Assistant A.D.: Bridget Williams Rhodes coached at Warsaw, Logansport, and Fort Assistant A.D.: Marie Doan Wayne Northrop before coming back to Penn. Enrollment: 3,300 Rhodes guided Warsaw to a state championship in 1984. Conference: Northern Indiana Conference One of the latest additions to his long list of accolades is being Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp.: inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Supt.: Dr. Jerry Thacker Coach Rhodes is in his 11th season as the head coach of Board of Trustees: Larry Beehler, Gary Fox, the Kingsmen. K. Jaye Galloway, Jim Garrett, Angie Gates, Coach Rhodes owns an overall record of 616-288 in 38 Chris Riley, Jamie Woods seasons overall and 162-96 in 11 seasons at Penn. PROJECTED KINGSMEN STARTERS 10 Carter Hickey W 5-10 11 Averages 5.9 ppg; shoots 44.3% from 3-pt. range, averages 3.0 assists a game. 11 Drew Lutz PG 6-1 12 Averages 19.0 points a game; averages 7.6 assists & 3.1 steals a game; has 1,012 career points; Bethel College commit. 21 Beau Ludwick W 6-2 12 Averages 11.8 ppg and 5.6 rebounds a game; averages 4.0 assists & 2.1 steals a game; shoots 40% from three; Holy Cross commit. 30 Noah Applegate R 6-6 12 Averages 19.8 ppg and 8.4 rebounds a game; has 41 assists, 20 blocked shots and 29 steals; Penn’s All-Time Leading Scorer, currently at 1,630 points for his career; Hillsdale commit. 33 Kegan Hoskins R 6-6 12 Averages 8.1 points & 4.9 rebounds; a big factor for Penn down low; Kankakee C.C. Baseball commit. OFF THE BENCH 13 Jahawn Horton PG 5-9 9 JV point guard; excellent passer; possesses a smooth jump shot. 22 Evan Groves W 5-9 11 Smooth shooter who can also play point-guard. 23 Richard Brooks W 6-2 9 Explosive player who shoots 91.7% from the free- throw line. 25 Derek Derda R 6-2 11 Very strong player off the bench; instant impact player who averages 4.0 ppg & 3.0 rebounds. 31 Caleb Applegate W 6-0 10 Shoots 60% from three; explosive first step, high Basketball IQ. 35 Gavin Ruth R 6-0 12 Great role player for the Kingsmen. 45 Casey Shultz W/P 6-1 10 Physical player inside with a good jump shot. 51 Caleb Fischer P 6-5 10 Key player on the JV team. 53 Joseph Apata P 6-2 10 Powerful physical presence inside. Kingsmen coaching staff: Head Coach Al Rhodes, Associate Head Coach Steve Lemme, Varsity Assistant Coach Julius Smith, Head Junior Varsity Coach Joe Sierzputowski, Head Freshmen Coach Sean Penney, Freshmen Assistant Coach Josh Hart, Strength Coach Brad Rhodes, Strength Coach Matt Cates. Managers: Emil Hadziavdic, Elijah Honesty, Max Jones, Zach Parcell. PENN JUNIOR VARSITY PENN FRESHMEN 10 Seamus Penney PG 5-7 10 10 Tyler Morris PG 5-5 11 Jayden Doster W 5-10 10 11 Rick Ngarambe PG 5-9 12 Alec Holland W 5-10 10 12 Seth Jankowski W 5-8 13 Jahawn Horton PG 5-9 9 13 Carter McFarland W 5-7 21 Matthew Burns W 6-2 9 15 Jake Moore W 5-8 23 Richard Brooks W 6-2 9 21 Tevin Kirtdoll-Bardo W 5-8 31 Caleb Applegate W 5-11 10 22 Nicholas Stebbins W 5-8 35 Gabriel Gatete P 6-5 10 23 Jordan Adams W 5-10 41 Evan Rosswurm P 6-4 10 25 George Pullen W 5-11 45 Casey Shultz W 6-1 10 31 Nicholas Zizzo P 5-10 51 Caleb Fischer P 6-5 10 33 Nicholas Hawthorne P 6-1 53 Joseph Apata P 6-2 10 35 Blake Barker P 6-1 41 Austin Wells P 6-2 45 Mason Wilson P 6-0 55 Cole Wojciechowski P 6-4 MEET THE KINGSMEN 10 11 13 21 Carter Hickey Drew Lutz Jahawn Horton Beau Ludwick 22 23 25 30 Evan Groves Richard Brooks Derek Derda Noah Applegate 31 33 35 45 Caleb Applegate Kegan Hoskins Gavin Ruth Casey Shultz PENN KINGSMEN (21-3) ROSTER SEASON RESULTS No. First Last Gr. Ht. Pos. Nov. 24 At Carroll W, 69-45 10 Carter Hickey 11 5-10 W Dec. 1 CROWN POINT W, 71-51 11 Drew Lutz 12 6-1 PG Dec. 4 SOUTH BEND CLAY W, 88-46 12 Drew Schneider 12 5-11 W Dec. 7 At Concord W, 72-40 13 Jahawn Horton 9 5-9 PG Dec. 13 At S.B. Washington W, 71-56 21 Beau Ludwick 12 6-2 W Dec. 15 MICHIGAN CITY L, 63-66 22 Evan Groves 11 5-9 W Dec. 19 NEW PRAIRIE W, 66-43 23 Richard Brooks 9 6-2 W Dec. 22 At Elkhart Memorial L, 76-78 25 Derek Derda 11 6-1 R Jan. 4 SOUTH BEND ADAMS W, 86-73 30 Noah Applegate 12 6-6 R Jan. 5 VALPARAISO W, 78-64 31 Caleb Applegate 10 6-0 W Jan. 10 At Glenn W, 77-41 33 Kegan Hoskins 12 6-6 R Jan. 15 NORTHRIDGE W, 95-67 35 Gavin Ruth 12 6-0 R Jan. 18 S.B. ST. JOSEPH W, 72-53 45 Casey Shultz 10 6-1 R Jan. 25 At Mishawaka W, 75-51 51 Caleb Fischer 10 6-5 R Jan. 26 At Goshen W, 80-57 53 Joseph Apata 10 6-1 R Feb. 2 At South Bend Riley W, 63-61 Alec Holland 10 5-10 W Feb. 5 BREMEN W, 79-50 Gabriel Gatete 10 6-5 W Feb. 9 At Elkhart Central W, 64-35 Jayden Doster 10 5-10 W Feb. 15 MARIAN L, 53-70 Feb. 16 At Plymouth W, 79-67 Feb. 19 At Jimtown W, 83-46 Head Coach: Al Rhodes (162-96 in 11 seasons at Feb. 22 At Merrillville W, 78-65 Penn, 616-288 in 38 seasons overall) Feb. 26 SOUTH BEND RILEY W, 50-48 Mar. 1 LAPORTE W, 78-52 Principal: Sean Galiher Mar. 2 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:30 p.m. Athletic Director: Jeff Hart South Bend Riley Wildcats (18-5) ROSTER SEASON RESULTS No. First Last Gr. Ht. Pos. Nov. 20 LAPORTE W, 60-54 0 Chris Gitau 12 5-7 G Nov. 30 NORTHRIDGE W, 76-66 1 Braylon Giden 12 6-0 G Dec. 1 At Merrillville W, 62-56 2 Trevor O’Neal- 12 5-7 G Dec. 4 S.B. ST. JOSEPH W, 64-55 Fortune Dec. 7 At Mishawaka W, 62-50 3 Gabe Johnson 12 6-4 F Dec. 11 At Concord W, 60-49 4 Chris White 11 6-1 F Dec. 14 S.B. ADAMS L, 70-76 5 Dalen Pittman 11 5-4 G Dec.