Basketball Recap: Seeger Finds Playoff Glory Versus North Montgomery

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Seeger had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They secured a 49-43 W over the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Chargin' Chargers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Garrett Cooksey

Steals

02/28/25 vs North Vermillion	4
12/06/24 vs South Newton	4
03/04/25 vs North Montgomery	3
02/06/25 vs Riverton Parke	3
02/21/25 @ Parke Heritage	2
+ 10 more games

Seeger got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Garrett Cooksey out in front who posted 12 points and three steals. Seeger is undefeated when Cooksey posts three or more steals, but 8-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Harris, who scored 11 points.

When it comes to explaining why North Montgomery lost, don't look at Kelby Harwood. Despite the final result, he went 8-for-17 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 48.8% of North Montgomery's points, marking the fourth time in a row Harwood has earned more than a third of the team's points. Colin Zachary also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steals of the season.

Seeger now has a winning record of 12-11. As for North Montgomery, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.

Seeger will face off against Benton Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seeger is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season. North Montgomery does not have any more games scheduled as of now.