Penn beats Valpo at home

On January 7th, the Valparaiso Vikings made their way across parts of three counties to play our Penn Kingsmen at Penn High School’s Main Arena. Penn safeguarded the lead the whole game, blowing out Valpo 87-42.

Game Summary

The top scorer for Penn was Senior Markus Burton( #3) with 36 points and the top scorer for Valpo was Senior Mason Jones (#33) with 21 points. Penn senior Dylan Derda led both teams in rebounding, snagging seven boards. Penn senior Joe Smith led both teams in assists, dishing the ball to the scorer seven times. Valpo junior Phillip Amones and Penn senior Josh Gatete both were perfect from the free throw line, Amones going 1 for 1 and Gatete going 2 for 2. Two Penn Kingsmen (senior Mookie Ward and sophomore Dylan Fey) shot 100% from behind the arc, with Ward going 1 for 1 and Fey also going 1 for 1. Six players from both teams shot perfectly from inside of the arc, with Valpo sophomore Julian Stokes, Valpo junior Matt Hofer, Penn juniors Maverick Brown, Nolan McCullough, Trey Miller, and Penn sophomore Dylan Fey all shooting 1 for 1 from inside the arc.

Team Totals

Penn: 87 points, 13 3-pointers made, 22 3-pointers attempted, 59% 3-point shooting, 8 free throws made, 10 free throws attempted, 80% free throw shooting, 20 2-point field goals made, 32 2-point field goals attempted, 63% 2-point field goals attempted, 8 offensive rebounds, 21 defensive rebounds, 29 rebounds (both off. and def.), 23 assists, 9 steals, 2 blocks, 9 turnovers, and 15 personal fouls.

Valpo: 42 points, 4 3-pointers made, 14 3-pointers attempted, 29% 3-point shooting, 8 free throws made, 15 free throws attempted, 53% free throw shooting, 11 2-point field goals made, 24 2-point field goals attempted, 46% 2-point field goal shooting, 12 rebounds (no info on off/def. rebounds), and 8 assists.