Basketball Recap: Fort Wayne South Side Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

Archers

Previous Games

12/29/25 vs Western	76-50
12/19/25 @ Fort Wayne Northrop	65-49
12/16/25 vs Peru	91-68
12/12/25 vs Fort Wayne North Side	64-60
12/09/25 @ Leo	64-37
+ 3 more games

Fort Wayne South Side put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Western Panthers with a sharp 76-50 victory. Given the Archers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Panthers are ranked 190th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Fort Wayne South Side to victory were J.T Timberlake-Johnson and Jayvon Irby. Timberlake-Johnson shot 70% from the field on his way to 21 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals, while Irby went 8-for-11 to rack up 19 points and five boards. Joshua Sandoval also deserves some recognition as he pulled down his first rebounds of the season.

Fort Wayne South Side was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western only racked up four.

When it comes to explaining why Western lost, don't look at Carter Biggs. Despite the final result, he shot 47% from the field en route to 23 points and six boards. Biggs is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 20 every time he's taken the court this season. Brady Thompson was another key player, putting up nine points.

Fort Wayne South Side's record is now 8-0. As for Western, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.

Fort Wayne South Side wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-46 win against Indianapolis Scecina Memorial on the 29th. As for Western, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-53 loss against Connersville on the 29th.