Basketball Recap: Hammond Bishop Noll's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

02/21/25 vs East Chicago Central	52-61
02/18/25 vs Highland	73-67
02/06/25 vs Marquette Catholic	65-63
02/05/25 @ Whiting	64-53
01/31/25 @ Wheeler	67-49

After a string of four wins, Hammond Bishop Noll's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 61-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Chicago Central Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th in Indiana, while the Cardinals are ranked 56th in Indiana).

Hammond Bishop Noll's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Khalel Johnson, who posted 18 points. Gabe Mobley was another key player, putting up 14 points.

East Chicago Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dominique Murphy, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Murphy's big performance that evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yamauree Wallace, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 12 points along with eight boards and three steals.

Hammond Bishop Noll's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for East Chicago Central, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.

Hammond Bishop Noll has already played their next contest (against Bowman Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for East Chicago Central, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals challenge the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on February 28th. Griffith is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.