Indiana High School Basketball - Anderson edges Pendleton Heights
January 2, 2023: Anderson, IN 46013
The Anderson Indians (Anderson, IN) basketball nipped the visiting Pendleton Heights Arabians (Pendleton, IN), 79-72 in Monday's non-league test.
The Indians (5-3) will now prepare for their test against Liberty Christian (Anderson, IN). The Lions go into the non-league test with a 5-5 record. In their last test, Liberty Christian got by Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria, IN), 88-50, in a non-league test.
The Arabians now own a 2-8 record. They play next when they travel to Alexandria-Monroe for a non-league test on Wednesday, January 4. Pendleton Heights will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 88-50 non-league loss to Liberty Christian (Anderson, IN). The Tigers record now stands at 5-5.
Fourth Quarter
Did you notice that the Pendleton Heights Arabians outscored the Anderson Indians in quarter 1 by 1 point? Did you notice that the Arabians outscored the Indians by 3 points in quarter 2? Did you notice that the Arabians outscored the Indians by 3 in the 4th quarter? I bet you didn’t know that Isaac Wilson hit a three point shot at the buzzer which forced the overtime? Did you know there were 10 lead changes and 10 different tied scoresl If you were at the game, what you would have known was that the Arabians went toe-to-toe with the much taller and faster Anderson team and matched their effort. If it just wasn’t for the points off turnovers that Anderson clobbered us with that caused our loss. They happened to score 25 more points than we did because of turnovers. Four different Arabians scored in double figures with Isaac Wilson leading both teams with 21. He was followed by Evan Mozingo with 18, Aaron Cookston with 12 and Josiah Gustin also with 12.
