Indiana High School Basketball - Pendleton Heights topples Lapel
December 2, 2022: Lapel, IN 46051 In Friday's non-league outing, the Pendleton Heights Arabians (Pendleton, IN) basketball squad beat the host Lapel Bulldogs (Lapel, IN), by a count of 49-36.
The Arabians (1-3) will now prepare for their outing against Mt. Vernon (Fortville, IN). The Marauders go into the Hoosier Heritage outing with a 2-2 record. In their last outing, Mt. Vernon was topped by Fishers (Fishers, IN), 73-56, in a non-league outing.
The Bulldogs now hold a 0-3 record. They play next when they host Wapahani for a non-league outing on Friday, December 9. Lapel will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 80-47 non-league win over Winchester Community (Winchester, IN). The Raiders record now stands at 2-1.
Game Summary
The Arabians started hot and outscored the Bulldogs in the first three quarters of the game. The Pendleton defense forced 16 turnovers and scored 13 of their points because of that. There were no lead changes or ties. This game was all Arabians. Leading the scoring for Pendleton Heights was Aaron Cookston with 18 big points. He hit 3 of 4 field goals, 2 of 4 three pointers and 6 of 6 from the charity stripe. He was followed by Josiah Gustin with 14 points and four blocked shots. He also pulled down 8 total rebounds. Scoring 5 points was Brayden Kanitz followed by Isaac Wilson with 4, Evan Mozingo and Dontrez Braxton with 3, and Reese Caplinger with 2. Next up for the Arabians is