Indiana High School Basketball - New Palestine winner over Pendleton Heights
March 3, 2023: Pendleton, IN 46064 The New Palestine Dragons (New Palestine, IN) basketball felled the host Pendleton Heights Arabians (Pendleton, IN), 48-35 in Friday's non-league test.
The Dragons (22-2) will now prepare for their test against Mt. Vernon (Fortville, IN). The Marauders go into the non-league test with a 16-8 record. In their last test, Mt. Vernon thwarted Anderson (Anderson, IN), 58-57, in a non-league contest.
Fourth Quarter
Neither team could find an offense in the first quarter, but New Palestine started to click in the second. The leading scorer for the Arabians was Dontrez Braxton with 13 points. He was closely followed by Isaac Wilson with 12. Josiah Gustin tossed in 6, Reese Caplinger 2. Aaron Cookston and Brayden Kanitz with 1. The season may be over, but the memories about the efforts by players and coaches will remain. Our junior class will dominate next season if they work very hard in the off season. The freshmen and sophomores will contribute very positively next season as well. The future looks bright for our men's Arabian basketball team.