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Highland Wheeler

Trojans

Bearcats

The Wheeler (Valparaiso, IN) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's home non-conference game against Highland (IN) by a score of 62-56.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Highland	12	11	17	22	62
Wheeler	10	17	16	13	56

Final score provided by J. Heckard.

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Game Stats

Wheeler (17-18)

Highland

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	164	62	23	43	53	60
10	Tyler Brankin (Sr)	27	11	3	10	30	45
12	Isaac Sytsma (Jr)	28	8	4	8	50	50
14	Raul Maldonado (Sr)	15	4	2	4	50	50
24	A. Pulleyblank (Sr)	28	9	3	7	43	64
32	Nick Thompson (Sr)	31	16	6	8	75	75
34	B. Morinville (Jr)	4	0	0	0
42	Tyler Scheidt (Jr)	27	14	5	5	100	100
52	Damen Castillo (Sr)	4	0	0	1	0	0

Wheeler

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	56	21	44	48	58
3	Kyle Horan (Jr)	13	5	10	50	60
5	Bryce Catherman (So)	8	2	5	40	60
13	Jordan Bradford (Sr)	6	2	6	33	50
15	Peyton Kostbade (Jr)	11	5	7	71	71
23	Cameron Morton (Jr)	11	4	8	50	63
33	H. Catherman (Sr)	3	1	3	33	50
45	Dane Simatovich (Jr)	4	2	5	40	40

Highland

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	164	62	6	20	30	10	17	59	17	23	74
10	Tyler Brankin (Sr)	27	11	3	8	38	2	4	50	0	2	0
12	Isaac Sytsma (Jr)	28	8	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	6	67
14	Raul Maldonado (Sr)	15	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	67
24	A. Pulleyblank (Sr)	28	9	3	7	43	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Nick Thompson (Sr)	31	16	0	1	0	4	6	67	6	7	86
34	B. Morinville (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Tyler Scheidt (Jr)	27	14	0	0	0	4	6	67	5	5	100
52	Damen Castillo (Sr)	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Wheeler

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	56	9	23	39	5	8	63	12	21	57
3	Kyle Horan (Jr)	13	2	4	50	1	1	100	3	6	50
5	Bryce Catherman (So)	8	2	4	50	2	4	50	0	1	0
13	Jordan Bradford (Sr)	6	2	5	40	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	Peyton Kostbade (Jr)	11	0	1	0	1	1	100	5	6	83
23	Cameron Morton (Jr)	11	2	5	40	1	2	50	2	3	67
33	H. Catherman (Sr)	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Dane Simatovich (Jr)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	50

Highland

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	164	62	4	15	19	13	8	9	12
10	Tyler Brankin (Sr)	27	11	1	1	2	3	1	2	1
12	Isaac Sytsma (Jr)	28	8	0	1	1	0	3	3	3
14	Raul Maldonado (Sr)	15	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	2
24	A. Pulleyblank (Sr)	28	9	0	3	3	2	0	3	2
32	Nick Thompson (Sr)	31	16	0	5	5	4	2	1	2
34	B. Morinville (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
42	Tyler Scheidt (Jr)	27	14	3	4	7	2	1	0	1
52	Damen Castillo (Sr)	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Wheeler

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	56	5	19	24	16	3	13	14
3	Kyle Horan (Jr)	13	0	2	2	2	2	4	3
5	Bryce Catherman (So)	8	2	5	7	2	0	0	1
13	Jordan Bradford (Sr)	6	0	4	4	2	1	4	2
15	Peyton Kostbade (Jr)	11	2	4	6	1	0	1	1
23	Cameron Morton (Jr)	11	0	2	2	5	0	2	1
33	H. Catherman (Sr)	3	1	0	1	3	0	2	1
45	Dane Simatovich (Jr)	4	0	2	2	1	0	0	5

Highland

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Chr	TF
	Team Totals	1.44	0.89	0.67	2	1
10	Tyler Brankin (Sr)	1.50	0.50	1.00	0	0
12	Isaac Sytsma (Jr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0	1
14	Raul Maldonado (Sr)	2.00	1.00	0.50	0	0
24	A. Pulleyblank (Sr)	0.67	0.00	0.00	0	0
32	Nick Thompson (Sr)	4.00	2.00	1.00	2	0
42	Tyler Scheidt (Jr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0	0

Wheeler

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	1.23	0.23	0.21	1	2
3	Kyle Horan (Jr)	0.50	0.50	0.67	0	0
5	Bryce Catherman (So)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
13	Jordan Bradford (Sr)	0.50	0.25	0.50	0	0
15	Peyton Kostbade (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
23	Cameron Morton (Jr)	2.50	0.00	0.00	0	0
33	H. Catherman (Sr)	1.50	0.00	0.00	0	0
45	Dane Simatovich (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	1	1

Game Story

Indiana High School Basketball - Highland edges Wheeler

December 19, 2017: Valparaiso, IN 46385

The Highland Trojans (Highland, IN) basketball nipped the host Wheeler Bearcats (Valparaiso, IN), 62-56 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Trojans (5-3) will now prepare for their test against Whiting (Whiting, IN). The Oilers go into the non-league test with a 2-7 record. In their last test, Whiting was tipped by Griffith (Griffith, IN), 84-61, in a league test.

The Bearcats now own a 4-6 record. They play next when they host Highland for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 19. Wheeler will encounter a Scots squad coming off a 82-56 non-league win over Whiting (Whiting, IN). The Scots record now stands at 2-0.

Players of the Game

Highland (17-18)

Congratulations to #32 Nick Thompson for being selected the Highland Basketball Player of the Game.

Wheeler (17-18)

Wheeler has not selected any Players of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Highland (17-18)

National	IN	Class
8,635	222	91

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
12-12	1-4	7-3	4-5	1-4	.500	.200	1,294	1,258

Wheeler (17-18)

National	IN	Class
14,543	348	91

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
7-15	1-6	4-5	2-7	1-3	.318	.143	1,229	1,314

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Highland	12.3	12.0	13.8	15.8	53.9
Wheeler	12.5	14.0	13.8	15.6	55.9

Team Stat Comparison

Highland		Wheeler
53.8	Points Per Game	55.8
25.9	Rebounds Per Game	25.7
10.8	Assists Per Game	14.1
4.7	Steals Per Game	4.7
0.7	Blocks Per Game	1.5

Team Leaders

Highland		Wheeler	National Avg.
#12 Isaac Sytsma12.4	Points Per Game	#45 Dane Simatovich12.9	5.0
#32 Nick Thompson7.5	Rebounds Per Game	#45 Dane Simatovich5.4	2.6
#10 Tyler Brankin2.7	Assists Per Game	#3 Kyle Horan4.7	1.0
#12 Isaac Sytsma1.4	Steals Per Game	#13 Jordan Bradford1.2	0.8
#42 Tyler Scheidt0.4	Blocks Per Game	#45 Dane Simatovich0.7	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Highland	8-6		Wheeler	3-10

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/29/17	Highland	River Forest	(W) 60-57	12/2/17	Wheeler	River Forest	(L) 74-59
12/1/17	Hammond Bishop Noll	Highland	(W) 50-31	2/6/18	Wheeler	Hammond Bishop Noll	(L) 67-55
12/7/17	Whiting	Highland	(W) 82-56	2/3/18	Whiting	Wheeler	(W) 82-48
12/27/17	Whiting	Highland	(W) 74-61
12/27/17	Griffith	Highland	(W) 46-38	1/6/18	Wheeler	Griffith	(L) 50-45
2/10/18	Griffith	Highland	(L) 60-55
12/29/17	Andrean	Highland	(L) 66-57	11/25/17	Wheeler	Andrean	(L) 74-42
1/20/18	Andrean	Highland	(L) 63-51
1/19/18	Highland	Lake Station Edison	(W) 63-53	12/8/17	Lake Station Edison	Wheeler	(L) 66-56
1/26/18	Kankakee Valley	Highland	(W) 59-42	2/13/18	Wheeler	Kankakee Valley	(W) 69-48
1/27/18	Highland	Hammond Gavit	(L) 40-39	1/26/18	Hammond Gavit	Wheeler	(W) 72-48
2/1/18	Highland	Hanover Central	(W) 75-71	12/16/17	Hanover Central	Wheeler	(L) 48-47
2/16/18	Hobart	Highland	(L) 67-60	12/30/17	Hobart	Wheeler	(L) 75-50
				2/23/18	Hobart	Wheeler	(L) 65-54
2/23/18	Highland	Calumet New Tech	(L) 63-54	1/18/18	Wheeler	Calumet New Tech	(L) 53-44
				2/27/18	Calumet New Tech	Wheeler	(L) 66-42

Record Breakdown

Highland (17-18)		Wheeler (17-18)
12-12	Overall	7-15
1-4	League	1-6
9-6	Non-League	6-8
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
8-6	Common Opponent	3-10
7-3	Home	4-5
4-5	Away	2-7
1-4	Neutral	1-3
0-1	Playoff	0-1
12-12	In-State	7-15
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0