It's playoff time, and Corydon Central had no trouble coming through when it counted. They strolled past the North Harrison Cougars with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 64-47. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Cougars are ranked 188th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alyssa Murphy
| 02/07/25 vs North Harrison | 17 |
| 02/04/25 vs Charlestown | 24 |
| 01/30/25 vs Crawford County | 15 |
| 01/25/25 @ Floyd Central | 15 |
| 01/21/25 @ North Harrison | 22 |
Leading Corydon Central to victory were Reese Withers and Alyssa Murphy. Withers went 9-for-13 to rack up 22 points in addition to eight boards and five steals, while Murphy went 6-for-13 on her way to 17 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Murphy's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Paisley Teeter, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Corydon Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Harrison only racked up seven assists.
Despite the loss, North Harrison still got an impressive performance from Grace Goldman, who dropped a double-double with 32 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Goldman a new career-high in points. Adelle Emmons also deserves some recognition as she scored her first point of the season.
The victory was the third in a row for Corydon Central, bringing their record for this year to 19-5. As for North Harrison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-15.
Corydon Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 52-38 win against Silver Creek on the 8th. North Harrison does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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