Basketball Game Preview: Fort Wayne North Side Legends vs. Adams Central Flying Jets

The Fort Wayne North Side Legends just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Adams Central Flying Jets at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Fort Wayne North Side is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fort Wayne North Side was beaten by Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 86-58. While losing is never fun, the Legends can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Knights are ranked 49th).

Sebastian Moore

Field Goal Percentage

02/21/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	56%
02/18/25 @ Heritage	29%
02/14/25 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger	46%
02/11/25 @ Carroll	63%
01/31/25 vs Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran	53%
+ 17 more games

Despite the defeat, Fort Wayne North Side got top-tier performance from Sebastian Moore, who went 10-for-18 to rack up 22 points and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Moore now owns an excellent 45.1% shooting accuracy. BJ Johnson also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Even though they lost, Fort Wayne North Side smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2024.

Meanwhile, Adams Central waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took their game with ease, bagging a 75-47 victory over the Blazers. 75 seems to be a good number for the Flying Jets as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Fort Wayne North Side dropped their record down to 9-13 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Adams Central, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.

Fort Wayne North Side skirted past Adams Central 78-76 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Wayne North Side since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.