Basketball Recap: Corydon Central Find Success

Jack Fessel

Points (Career)

02/06/25 vs South Central	25
02/28/24 vs Charlestown	19
01/18/25 vs Crawford County	18
02/01/25 @ Brownstown Central	17
01/24/25 @ Salem	17

South Central came into Thursday's game looking for another win against Corydon Central, but Jack Fessel wouldn't allow it. The Corydon Central Panthers pulled ahead with a 71-70 photo finish over the South Central Rebels on Thursday thanks in part to Fessel, who almost dropped a triple-double with 25 points, ten boards, and nine assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Groover, who posted two points along with five rebounds and three steals. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played.

Corydon Central's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for South Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Panthers duke it out with the Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Central, they have already played their next contest, an 82-71 loss against Scottsburg on the 8th.