Video: Alex Constandars's highlights vs. Lowell High School
Watch the Portage senior in action.
After the smoke cleared from the many holiday tournaments, two teams from northern Indiana - a large school and a small school - had the biggest jumps in the weekly MaxPreps Computer rankings for boys basketball.
The biggest boost went to a small school, Oregon-Davis, which vaulted 61 points to No. 113 in a field of 435 teams. The 8-3 Bobcats used a big 22-10 fourth quarter to defeat Tippecanoe Valley 64-51, which had been ranked No. 210, in the Caston Shootout.
Trevor Risner, a 5-foot-10 junior, led the way with 22 points while shooting 5-for-7 from 3-point range. Another 5-10 junior,
Jon Clark, added 15 points and 6-1 senior
John Messer scored 13.
They also defeated South Bend Career Academy 76-43 in the semifinals before falling to hot-shooting Lowell 85-68 in the finals. Lowell was rated No. 86 at the time.
Large-school Portage was right behind with a 60-point jump, based largely on a stunning 69-56 upset of Connersville, which entered the game 8-0 and ranked No. 29 in the state.
Evan Galindo, a 5-11 senior, dominated with 28 points, while 6-1 senior
Tyler Meux added 14. The Indians, who had won just once previously, also defeated Miami Valley (Dayton, Ohio) 68-38 while splitting four games during the Bob Wettig Holiday Tourney in Richmond, Ind.
Following are the top 10 teams with ranking, won-lost records and the largest gains this week:
Top 10 Ranking Jumps
1.
Oregon-Davis (Hamlet), 8-3, No. 113, +61
2.
Portage, 3-8, No. 236, +60
3.
Cloverdale, 8-5, No. 131, +59
4.
Triton Central (Fairland), 6-3, No. 184, +51
Jacen Lands and Triton Central made the fourth biggest rankings jump in Indiana.
Photo by Warren Robinson
5.
Mooresville, 3-6, No. 261, +47
6.
Brownstown Central (Brownstown), 7-0, No. 18, +43
7.
Mishawaka Marian (Mishawaka), 3-4, No. 138, +40
8.
Noblesville, 4-6, No. 177, +39
9.
Pike (Indianapolis), 7-3, No. 17, +38
10.
South Bend Adams (South Bend), 7-3, No. 37, +35
