Today’s Athletic Events
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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
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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.