Basketball Recap: North Putnam Comes Up Short

North Putnam lost against North Montgomery back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The match between the North Putnam Cougars and the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers didn't end well, with the North Putnam Cougars falling 67-50. The Cougars were down 49-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Kaden Helderman

Points

02/25/25 @ North Montgomery	16
02/18/25 vs Riverton Parke	14
02/14/25 vs Cloverdale	13
02/13/25 vs South Putnam	8
02/07/25 @ West Vigo	20
+ 18 more games

Despite the loss, North Putnam still got an impressive performance from Kaden Helderman, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 16 points along with six assists and five boards. Helderman continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Chase Barber was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Kelby Harwood was his usual excellent self, going 12-for-16 en route to 29 points and eight rebounds for North Montgomery. The dominant performance also gave Harwood a new career-high in shooting accuracy (75%). Another player making a difference was Cameron Enlow, who posted 13 points.

North Putnam's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for North Montgomery, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season.

North Putnam didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-33 defeat against Parke Heritage on the 4th. As for North Montgomery, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 66-50 loss against Greencastle on the 28th.