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Friday, December 6, 2019

Kat Chatter

“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try

going to bed with a mosquito.”

Anita Roddick

Thought for the day

SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Basketball (Boys JV) Peru Memorial Gym 6:00 PM

Basketball (Boys V) Peru Memorial Gym 7:30 PM

THE WILDKAT

No varsity contests were scheduled yesterday.

Fresh off their NCC victory over Lafayette Jeff, the Lady Kats return to the hardwood

Saturday afternoon to face the Lady Tigers of Peru at Tig-Arena II. JV tipoff is slated for

noon.

The Lady Tigers are 3-4 this season. Peru won their first three games, and then has dropped

four in a row.

Kokomo is 2-4 on the year, having won two of their last three games.

The Tigers 2019-20 roster has two seniors, one junior, four sophomores, and three freshmen.

Peru was 9-12 a year ago. Two starters – Cate Wolfe and Courtlynn Crowe – return for the

Lady Tigers. One other player, Carlee Marburger, also saw action in the Kokomo-Peru game

from a year ago.

Last season, Kokomo defeated Peru 59-44. Only six Tigers saw action in the game.

In their third game of the year, Peru held Whitko to nine (yes, nine!) points in a 48-9 Tiger

victory.

Ironically, in the two games where Peru has scored over 50 points, the Lady Tigers lost both

of those games.

Kokomo has scored over 40 points in a game twice this season. The Lady Kats have won

both.

Peru averages 47.4 points per game while allowing 45.6.

Kokomo and Peru share one common opponent so far this season in Taylor. The Lady Kats

lost to the Lady Titans 43-24 in their season opening game, while Peru fell earlier this week to

the Titans, 67-60 in overtime.

The Sagarin Ratings have Peru as the 259th best team in Indiana and the 75th best in Class 3A.

They list Kokomo as the 321st best in the state and the 95th best in Class 4A.

Kokomo’s six opponents thus far have a combined record of 24-24, while Peru’s seven

opponents sport a 20-32 overall mark.

John Harrell’s website predicts a close game with the Tigers coming out on top 48-46.

Tomorrow’s girls game between Kokomo and Peru will be the 46th in the series, which dates back

to a 54-39 Wildkats win in 1975-76.

The Lady Kats have dominated the series, winning 38 games to just seven for the Tigers.

Kokomo has won the last 23 games against Peru. The last Tiger win came at Tig-Arena on January

4, 1996. In a 63-59 game that day, the Tigers shot 22 free throws to just three for the Wildkats.

Coach Mike McCroskey’s team was led by the 16 points of Patty Benziger, 15 by Tamie Stiner,

and 14 by Toni Butler. The Lady Kats rebounded nicely and made their way to a state finals

appearance at Market Square Arena.

In the Lady Kats current 23-game winning streak over Peru, the Lady Tigers have been within 10

points of Kokomo on just two occasions, a 48-45 game in the 2008-09 season and a 46-39 contest

in the ’14-’15 season. Kokomo’s average margin of victory has been over 30 points per game in

the streak.

Courtlynn Crowe is the catalyst for this year’s Lady Tigers. She averages 14.6 points per game

while dishing out a team leading 3.6 assists per game and making 4.1 steals a game. She averaged

13.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game last season. She topped the Tigers in scoring

and assists and was their second-leading rebounder.

Also averaging in double figures for the Lady Tigers is 5’4” sophomore Cate Wolfe, who scores at

a rate of 10.1 points per game. She has been in double figures in the scoring column in four of the

Tigers seven games this year with a high of 17 against Caston. Her career best came last year as a

freshman when she poured in 22 against Culver Academies.

The leading rebounder for Peru is 5’9” senior Kelsie Kelley, who averages 9.4 boards per game.

Kelly had a career high of 17 rebounds in Monday’s overtime loss to Taylor.

Courtlynn Crow averages almost 15 shots a game, and Cate Wolfe takes 13.

Peru has made 23three-pointers in seven games. Freshman Logan Mouser and Cate Wolfe have

made 22 of those 23 with each accounting for 11.

Of 105 free throw attempts for Peru this year, Courtlynn Crowe (34) and Kelsie Kelley (32) have

taken the most. No other Lady Tiger has attempted over 15. The problem for the Tigers is that

both Crowe (50%) and Kelley (44%) are neither very good at making them.

David Weeks is now in his 12th season as the leader of the girls basketball program at Peru and will

bring a 103-140 record into Saturday’s game. He has had three winning seasons in his first 11

years at the helm. Weeks, who took over the program from former coach Mike Kennedy in the

2008-09 season, has never beaten the Lady Kats (losing all 11 games) and is 0-5 in games against

the Lady Kats in Tig-Arena, losing by an average of over 23 per game.

PERU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL

2019-20

Head Coach: David Weeks Assistant Coach: Doug Muzzillo

No: Name: Pos Ht Gr 3 Carlee Marburger F 5-8 11

4 Kloee Cassel G 5-6 10

5 Mallori Grund G 5-7 10

11 Courtlynn Crowe G 5-6 12

20 Brianna Bennett G 5-6 9

23 Logan Mouser G 5-5 9

25 Emma Eldridge G 5-5 9

32 Cate Wolfe G 5-4 10

33 Jenna Watkins F 5-5 10

52 Kelsie Kelley C/F 5-9 12

Managers: Layla Holland, Emily Ream, Whitney Savini, Julia Weeks, & Brynn Woolley

JUNIOR VARSITY Coach: Stephanie Bennett

Assistant Coach: Kelsey Jones No: Name: Pos Ht Gr 11 Mallori Grund F 5-7 10

15 Cameryn Raber F 5-6 9

20 Brianna Bennett G 5-6 9

22 Madisyn Nordman C 5-9 9

23 Logan Mouser G 5-5 9

24 Annika Malone G 5-3 9

32 Emma Eldridge F 5-5 9

33 Ava Caldwell C 5-4 10

40 Jenna Watkins C 5-5 10

43 Kloee Cassel G 5-6 10

Volunteer Coaches: JJ Burns, Kassidy Bush, Trevon Crowe, Chelsea Smith,

Stacey Westfall, Kelsee Baker, & Hannah Cousins

Superintendent: Sam Watkins Principal: Paul Frye Assistant Principal: Pat Polk Athletic Director: Chuck Brimbury Athletic Trainer: Primmer Zook

PERU LADY TIGERS (3-4)

DATE OPPONENT

Nov. 12 at Caston 1A W 48 38

Nov. 16 at Culver Academy 3A W 44 25

Nov. 19 Whitko 2A © W 48 9

Nov. 21 Rochester 2A © L 58 65

Nov. 25 at Northfield 1A © L 44 65

Dec. 2 Taylor 2A L 60 67 OT

Dec. 4 Oak Hill 3A L 30 50

Dec. 7 Kokomo 4A 1:30 pm

Dec. 12 at Lewis Cass 2A 7:30 pm

Dec. 16 at North Miami 1A © 7:45 pm

Dec. 19 Argos 1A 7:45 pm

Dec. 21 Southwood 1A © 12:00 PM

Dec. 27 at Maconaquah 3A 12:00 PM

tournament

Jan. 7 at Tri-Central 1A 7:30 pm

Jan. 11 at Delphi 2A 1:30 pm

Jan. 15 at Manchester 2A © 7:45 pm

Jan. 17 at Maconaquah 3A © 6:30 pm

Jan. 21 Tippecanoe Valley 3A © 7:45 pm

Jan. 23 Pioneer 1A 7:45 pm

Jan. 29 at Wabash 2A © 7:45 pm

Jan. 30 at Eastern 3A 7:30 pm

© THREE RIVERS CONFERENCE GAME

KOKOMO LADY KATS (2-4)

DATE OPPONENT

Nov. 13 Taylor 2A L 24 43

Nov. 16 at West Lafayette 3A L 40 58

Nov. 20 at Lewis Cass 2A L 29 38

Nov. 22 at Indianapolis Manual 3A W 81 33

Nov. 30 Anderson 4A © L 38 75

Dec. 4 Lafayette Jeff 4A © W 66 50

Dec. 7 at Peru 3A 1:30 pm

Dec. 10 Western 3A 7:30 pm

Dec. 13 at McCutcheon 4A © 6:00 pm

Dec. 17 at Zionsville 4A 7:30 pm

Dec. 20 at Marion 4A © 6:00 pm

Jan. 2 Carmel 4A 7:30 pm

Jan. 4 Northfield 1A 7:30 pm

Jan. 7 at Harrison 4A © 7:30 pm

Jan. 8 Noblesville 4A 7:30 pm

Jan. 10 Logansport 4A © 6:00 pm

Jan. 11 at Fort Wayne Northrop 4A 6:00 pm

Jan. 14 Lebanon 3A 7:30 pm

Jan. 18 at Indianapolis Tech 4A © 7:30 pm

Jan. 21 Tipton 2A 7:30 pm

Jan. 24 at Richmond 4A © 7:30 pm

Jan. 28 Muncie Central 4A © 7:30 pm

© NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE GAME

2018-19 KHS Basketball

Kokomo vs. Peru Date: 12/01/2018 Time: 1:45 PM Site: Memorial Gym

Visitors: Peru

## Name P TFG 2FG 3 Pt FT PTS ORB DRB TR PF FD AST AA TO BS ST MIN 3 Carlee Marburger

0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 13:51

4 * Maegan Sinkovics

1/5 0/1 1/4 4/9 7 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 6 0 3 26:38 11 * Courtlynn Crowe

7/13 6/8 1/5 3/5 18 2 7 9 2 3 2 0 6 1 1 31:11

24 * Julia Weeks

4/7 4/7 0/0 2/2 10 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 30:50 25 * Caitlyn Mongosa

2/3 2/3 0/0 0/0 4 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 27:18

32 * Cate Wolfe

1/5 1/4 0/1 3/9 5 0 3 3 3 5 2 0 1 0 2 30:12

Team

1 7 8

2

Totals

15/34 13/24 2/10 12/25 44 7 20 27 14 17 8 0 18 2 7 160 Total FG 1st Half 4/18 22.2% 2nd Half 11/16 68.8% Game 15/34 44.1% 3 PT FG 1st Half 1/6 16.7% 2nd Half 1/4 25.0% Game 2/10 20.0% Free Throws 1st Half 6/12 50.0% 2nd Half 6/13 46.2% Game 12/25 48.0%

Home: Kokomo

## Name P TFG 2FG 3 Pt FT PTS ORB DRB TR PF FD AST AA TO BS ST MIN 11 * Tionna Brown

5/9 5/8 0/1 2/6 12 3 2 5 3 6 7 2 1 0 4 27:23

14 Rayah Beets

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:12 15 * Chloe McClain

7/23 5/11 2/12 0/0 16 1 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 23:35

21 * Adria Hartley

11/14 11/14 0/0 5/6 27 5 5 10 2 4 1 0 4 0 3 27:53 23 Zoey Reed

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:20

24 * Asijah Miller

0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0 1 4 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 15:25 31 * Jada-Claire Broomfield

1/5 1/3 0/2 0/0 2 4 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 28:16

32 Sanighia Balantine

0/4 0/2 0/2 0/4 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 4 17:54 33 Jordenn Call

0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:12

42 Danielle Wikert

1/3 1/3 0/0 0/0 2 2 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15:50

Team

1 2 3

Totals

25/59 23/42 2/17 7/16 59 18 21 39 19 14 12 2 9 1 14 160 Total FG 1st Half 14/31 45.2% 2nd Half 11/28 39.3% Game 25/59 42.4% 3 PT FG 1st Half 2/12 16.7% 2nd Half 0/5 0.00% Game 2/17 11.8% Free Throws 1st Half 2/3 66.7% 2nd Half 5/13 38.5% Game 7/16 43.8%

PHS KHS

PHS KHS

PHS KHS

Free Throw Pts 12 7 3Pt Points 6 6 Pts/Possession 0.77 1.03 Pts off Turnovers 12 20 2nd Chance Points 6 13 Pts off Bench 0 2 Total Rebounds 27 39 Team Rebounds 8 3 Dead Ball Reb 4 5 Off Rebound % 25.0 47.4 Def Rebound % 52.6 75.0 Total Rebound % 40.9 59.1 3Pt Efficiency -16.1 -24.7 Def. Stops 29 39 Pts/Shot 0.95 0.88 Effective FG% 47.1 44.1 FT Rate 0.35 0.11 Points in Paint 18 36 Technical Fouls PHS None

KHS None

Officials Kevin Chestnut, Jack Rupley, Jeff Volan

Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Total

Peru 9 6 16 13 44

Kokomo 13 19 11 16 59

Largest Lead KHS 39 PHS 19 (20 pts) Lead Changes 1 Number of Ties 0

Longest Run KHS 23-2 PHS 6-0

KOKOMO-PERU

GIRLS BASKETBALL SERIES

YEAR SCORE WINNER

1975-76 54 - 39 Kokomo

LADY

LADY

1976-77 66 - 40 Peru

KATS

TIGERS

1977-78 49 - 41 Kokomo

1978-79 43 - 36 Peru

WINS

38

7

1979-80 74 - 39 Kokomo

1980-81 49 - 39 Peru

HIGH

97

66

1981-82 50 - 23 Kokomo

SCORE

(2002-03)

(1976-77)

47 - 34 Kokomo *

1982-83 39 - 34 Kokomo

LOW

33

13

1983-84 35 - 33 Peru

SCORE

(1983-84)

(1986-87)

1984-85 70 - 39 Kokomo

1985-86 54 - 41 Kokomo

LARGEST 60

26

1986-87 41 - 13 Kokomo

VICTORY

(2000-01)

(1976-77)

1987-88 66 - 34 Kokomo

1988-89 55 - 45 Peru

LONGEST 23

2

1989-90 63 - 44 Kokomo

WIN STRK (current)

(1994-96)

1990-91 67 - 48 Kokomo 1991-92 83 - 45 Kokomo 1992-93 94 - 50 Kokomo 1993-94 65 - 39 Kokomo

* IHSAA Tournament Games

1994-95 55 - 51 Peru 1995-96 63 - 59 Peru 1996-97 71 - 45 Kokomo 1997-98 66 - 24 Kokomo 1998-99 84 - 46 Kokomo 1999-2000 88 - 36 Kokomo 2000-01 92 - 32 Kokomo 2001-02 74 - 22 Kokomo 2002-03 97 - 41 Kokomo 2003-04 58 - 23 Kokomo 2004-05 64 - 28 Kokomo 2005-06 72 - 31 Kokomo 2006-07 77 - 38 Kokomo 2007-08 73 - 37 Kokomo 2008-09 48 - 45 Kokomo 2009-10 63 - 36 Kokomo 2010-11 45 - 28 Kokomo 2011-12 52 - 26 Kokomo 2012-13 55 - 40 Kokomo 2013-14 44 - 30 Kokomo 2014-15 46 - 39 Kokomo 2015-16 60 - 22 Kokomo 2016-17 61 - 45 Kokomo 2017-18 42 - 31 Kokomo 2018-19 59 - 44 Kokomo

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE

GIRLS BASKETBALL

CONF AG OA DA AM Streak

Anderson 3- 0 4- 4 54.8 60.9 -6.1 Won 2

Harrison 1- 0 6- 0 61.0 42.7 18.3 Won 6

McCutcheon 1- 0 4- 2 49.2 44.5 4.7 Won 1

Richmond 2- 1 4- 4 42.0 37.9 4.1 Lost 1

KOKOMO 1- 1 2- 4 46.3 49.5 -3.2 Won 1

Lafayette Jeff 1- 1 3- 7 41.9 61.3 -19.4 Lost 4

Marion 2- 2 7- 2 51.3 40.0 11.3 Lost 1

Muncie Central 1- 2 3- 4 44.9 46.0 -1.1 Won 1

Logansport 0- 2 0- 7 30.9 58.0 -27.1 Lost 9

Tech 0- 3 2- 6 40.6 67.0 -26.4 Lost 6

THIS WEEK’S SCORES

Anderson 61, Marion 56, OT ©

Rushville 55, Richmond 43

Pioneer 44, Logansport 35

Harrison 61, Central Catholic 43

Kokomo 66, Lafayette Jeff 50 ©

Lawrence Central 107, Tech 28

McCutcheon 50, Clinton Prairie 39

Muncie Central 72, Tech 41

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, Dec. 6

Richmond at Lawrenceburg, 7:30 pm

Saturday, Dec. 7

Brebeuf at Tech, 1:30 pm

Harrison at Anderson © , 2:30 pm

Kokomo at Peru, 1:30 pm

McCutcheon at Marion © , 2:30 pm

Caston vs. Logansport, 11:30 am, Logansport

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE

BOYS BASKETBALL

CONF AG OA DA AM Streak

Harrison 0- 0 2- 0 50.0 38.0 12.0 Won 2

Lafayette Jeff 0- 0 2- 0 88.5 53.0 35.5 Won 2

KOKOMO 0- 0 1- 1 52.5 59.0 -6.5 Lost 1

Logansport 0- 0 1- 1 60.0 55.5 4.5 Won 1

Marion 0- 0 1- 1 83.5 71.5 12.0 Won 1

McCutcheon 0- 0 1- 1 46.5 50.5 -4.0 Won 1

Muncie Central 0- 0 1- 2 51.7 60.3 -8.7 Lost 1

Tech 0- 0 0- 1 67.0 81.0 -14.0 Lost 3

Richmond 0- 0 0- 1 44.0 47.0 -3.0 Lost 2

Anderson 0- 0 0- 2 53.0 64.5 -11.5 Lost 7

THIS WEEK’S SCORES

Lafayette Jeff 81, Benton Central 48

Harrison 54, Twin Lakes 39

Fishers 63, Muncie Central 53

Logansport 56, Pioneer 46

McCutcheon 64, Central Catholic 58, OT

Tindley at Tech, 7:30 pm

UPCOMING GAMES

Friday, Dec. 6

Hagerstown at Richmond, 7:30 pm

Marion at Lawrence North, 7:30 pm

Peru at Kokomo, 7:30 pm

Cass vs. Logansport, 8:15 pm, Logansport

Lafayette Jeff vs. Harrison, 6 pm, Lafayette Jeff

McCutcheon vs. West Lafayette, 7:30 pm, Lafayette Jeff

Saturday, Dec. 7

Anderson at New Castle, 7:30 pm

East Central at Richmond, 7:30 pm

Marion at Homestead, 7:30 pm

North Central at Tech, 7:30 pm

GIRLS BASKETBALL

January 8, 2004

The Lady Kats jumped out to a 12-4 first quarter lead and never took their foot

off the pedal in rolling to a 58-23 win over the Peru Lady Tigers.

Kokomo outscored Peru in every quarter. The Lady Kats shot 55% from the

field in the second half and ended the evening with 47% accuracy from the

field.

The Lady Kats also took care of the basketball, committing just nine

turnovers. Kokomo forced Peru into 19 miscues and turned those mistakes

into 15 points.

Senior Haylee Deniston led Kokomo in scoring with 14 points, while

classmate Lisa Thompson chipped in with 12. Deniston and sophomore

Whitney Farris topped the rebounding charts with seven each.

Other members of Coach Charlie Hall’s team, which finished with a 19-5

record, included senior Amber Rayle, juniors Melissa Meck, Nicky Patterson,

Ashley Givens, and Chelsea Boller, and sophomores Ashley Richardson,

Olivia Martin, and Audrey McDonald.

Kaydee Miller had eight points and six boards for the Lady Tigers.

The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Marion

If I could play one musical instrument it would be: Saxophone

The exotic food I have tried and liked: Squid

Which of your immediate family participated in sports? Father

The streaming service I like best: Netflix

I have tried deep fried: Oreos

My favorite movie type: Horror

My favorite professional team in Indiana: Pacers

My favorite subject area: Science

If I could trade places with one former KHS athlete

it would be:

My favorite thing to cook: Ramen

My role model: My Dad

A nickname my friends sometimes call me: Everoni

One thing most people don’t know about me: I’m weird

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Evan McKinstry Grade: 12

Sport: Swimming

Who was the last Lady Kat to lead the team in rebounding for three consecutive seasons?

A. Allie Lowe

B. Kelly Hopkins

C. Brittany Barnard

D. Jayda Andrews

E. Clarissa Woodard

F. Lisa Thompson

G. DeUnna Hendrix

H. Tia Davis

I. Debbie Benziger

Answer appears at the bottom of the page.

Who was Bob Croll’s assistant swim coach for the Katfish for many years?

Answer will appear in the next Kat Chatter.

Answer to the last Wildkat Trivia

Name the KHS swim coach that won the NCC Coach of the Year Award seven times.

Bob Croll

SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

This Week in Wildkat Country

Friday, December 6

Basketball (Boys JV) Peru Memorial Gym 6:00 PM

Basketball (Boys V) Peru Memorial Gym 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 7

Wrestling (Boys V) Super Six Tournament KHS 9:00 AM

Swimming (Boys V) Richmond Richmond 10:00 AM

Swimming (Girls V) Richmond Richmond 10:00 AM

Basketball (Girls JV) Peru Peru 12:00 PM

Basketball (Girls V) Peru Peru 1:30 PM

KHS Web Favorites

KHS Athletics

http://www.kokomoathletics.com

Kokomo Tribune

http://www.kokomotribune.com/

Sports Journal of Central Indiana

www.indianasportsjournal.com

WIOU – Radio broadcasts

1350amwiou.com

Kokomo Herald Sports

http://theheraldsports.com

Kokomo Perspective

www.kokomoperspective.com

FastPlay Sports

www.fastplaysports.com

Howard County Sports Hall of Fame

http://www.howardcountysportshof.com

KHS Student-Athlete of the Week

Jackson Richards, a junior on the Wildkat boys basketball team, scored a career high

of 20 points in Kokomo’s season opening 55-50 win over county rival Western.

Richards’s previous best was 17, which he scored twice last season, once against

Anderson and the other against Fort Wayne Northrop.