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Monday, December 2, 2019
Kat Chatter
“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.”
Ruth Gordon
Thought for the day
SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
Wrestling (Boys JV) Logansport Logansport 6:00 PM
THE WILDKAT
BOYS BASKETBALL
Westfield 68, Kokomo 50
Girls Basketball
Anderson 75, Kokomo 38
The next Kat Chatter will be on
Wednesday, December 4th.
Lady Kats lost an NCC game to Anderson 75-38.
Anderson made six three-pointers in the first quarter as the Lady Kats
were trying to make the Lady Tribe hit the three-ball and they did at an
uncharacteristic high rate!
Anderson also hurt the Lady Kats bad on rebounds; Anderson collected
16 first half offensive rebounds.
Kokomo was led by Chloe McClain’s 14 points and six rebounds.
Brooke Hughes played a nice game coming off the bench for six points
and three rebounds.
We need to work on handling the basketball under pressure and
continue to get better defensively heading into our next game with
Lafayette Jeff, who we host December 4th with 6:00 p.m. JV tip at
Memorial Gym.
Coach Windlan
The Kokomo Wildkats lost to the visiting Westfield Shamrocks 68-50 on Saturday night at
Memorial Gymnasium.
A 20-8 third quarter was too much to overcome for the Kats, as they lost their first game of
the year and fell to 1-1.
Westfield is a good team and in stretches of the game, the Kats outplayed them.
Unfortunately, defensive laps, ball-handling miscues, and some quick shot selection about
halfway through the third quarter allowed the Shamrocks to get on a run that our Kats could
not recover from.
Leading the way for the Kats was sophomore guard Bobby Wonnell with 13 points, three
steals and two rebounds. Senior Savion Barrett added 12 points and five rebounds, and
junior Jackson Richards had five points, four rebounds, and three assists. Junior Rajon
Sellers added eight points and three rebounds.
The Kats are back in action on Friday for our third consecutive home game to start the year.
We will play Peru. The JV will start at 6:00 p.m., and the varsity will be at 7:30 PM. Come
out and support your Wildkats!!!
Hope to see you at Memorial Gymnasium on Friday! Go Kats!!!
Coach Wonnell
The Lady Kats opened their North Central Conference play with a 75-38 loss to the Indians of
Anderson High School.
Anderson scored the first six points of the game and led 18-10 after one quarter. The Lady Tribe
had a 20-point cushion at halftime (36-16) and were ahead 58-25 at the end of the third quarter.
The Indians shot very well from long distance. They took 24 shots from behind the arc and made
11 of them.
Kokomo had a season low 36 shots from the field.
In building their significant halftime lead, the Lady Tribe shot 58.3% from the field in the first 16
minutes of play.
The Anderson bench contributed 20 points to 10 for the Lady Kat reserves.
Kokomo had a season high 34 turnovers in the game, which Anderson turned into 35 points.
Anderson also won the battle of the boards, claiming 43 rebounds to 32 for the Lady Kats. But, the
Lady Kats had a season high of 26 defensive rebounds.
The Lady Tribe led from start to finish, so there were no lead changes and no ties in the game.
The Indians largest lead was at game’s end when they were ahead by 37. The 37-point loss was the
biggest this season. A year ago, the Lady Kats lost by 39, 41, 52, and 58 points. The 79-21 loss at
Carmel was the most lopsided loss in KHS girls basketball history.
Kokomo kept with Anderson in scoring in the lane. The Indians had 26 points in the paint to 22 for
the Wildkats.
The Lady Kats had just six steals against Anderson, their fewest in a game this year.
Anderson had four players in double figures, headed by the 17 points of Tyra Ford. Ford also had
six rebounds, four assists, and six steals.
Chloe McClain led Kokomo in scoring with 14. It was the fourth time in five games that the
sophomore topped the team in points.
The Lady Kat JV team ran their record to 3-0 with a 25-22 win over Anderson. Omarea Daniels
had 10 points to pace the young Kats.
There were six lead changes and six ties in the boys basketball game between Kokomo
and Westfield on Saturday night.
The KHS-Westfield game was the season opener for the Shamrocks.
The ‘Rocks made 10 three-pointers in the game. There were two teams who connected on
more than 10 last season. Tipton had 13, and Lafayette Jeff hit for 14. Westfield had
exactly twice as many three-pointers as did the Kats.
Kokomo committed just seven fouls in the game, and, therefore, Westfield had only four
chances from the free throw line, where they made two.
The Wildkats did a nice job from the charity stripe, hitting nine of their eleven
opportunities.
The Kats shot just 36% from the field for the game. In the second half, Kokomo made
seven of 30 shots for 23.3%.
The turnovers in the Kokomo-Westfield game were close. The Wildkats had 14, while the
Shamrocks had 12.
In the points off turnovers category, Westfield had nine, while the Wildkats registered 11.
The bench points were close, too. Westfield had 15 points from their non-starters and
Kokomo had 13 from their reserves.
The ‘Rocks had an advantage in the paint, scoring 32 points to 24 for the Wildkats.
Braden Smith was a scoring thorn in Kokomo’s side all evening. Only a sophomore, he
scored 13 points in the first half, and then poured in 23 after intermission to finish with 35.
The most any player scored against Kokomo a year ago was Will Penny from Logansport,
who tallied 32. Smith made seven of his 15 three-point attempts, grabbed a team high ten
rebounds to complete his double-double and also added five assists and two steals.
Two other Westfield players scored in double figures with Benji Welch and Nick
DePasquale both accounting for 10 points.
Westfield also won the JV game, outscoring the Kats 57-30.
2019 OPPONENTS RECORD
Opponent Wins Losses Percentage
New Palestine
14 - 0 1.000
Lafayette Jeff
9 - 1 0.900
Marion
9 - 3 0.750
Plymouth
9 - 3 0.750
Harrison
9 - 3 0.750
McCutcheon
6 - 5 0.545
Richmond
4 - 6 0.400
Logansport
2 - 8 0.200
Muncie Central 0 - 10 0.000
TOTAL
62 - 39
0.614
NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CONF AG OA DA AM Streak
Anderson 2- 0 3- 4 53.9 61.6 -7.7 Won 1
Harrison 1- 0 5- 0 61.0 42.6 18.4 Won 5
McCutcheon 1- 0 3- 2 49.0 45.6 3.4 Lost 1
Lafayette Jeff 1- 0 3- 6 41.0 60.8 -19.8 Lost 3
Marion 2- 1 7- 1 50.8 37.4 13.4 Won 6
Richmond 2- 1 4- 3 41.9 35.4 6.4 Won 2
KOKOMO 0- 1 1- 4 42.4 49.4 -7.0 Lost 1
Tech 0- 2 2- 4 42.7 59.5 -16.8 Lost 4
Muncie Central 0- 2 2- 4 40.3 46.8 -6.5 Lost 1
Logansport 0- 2 0- 6 30.2 60.3 -30.2 Lost 8
LAST WEEKEND’S SCORES
Anderson 75, Kokomo 38 ©
Harrison 47, South Side 45
Marion 76, Tech 48 ©
Penn 64, Lafayette Jeff 28
Richmond 29, Muncie Central 27 ©
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Marion at Anderson © , 7:30 pm
Rushville at Richmond, 7:30 pm
TBA at Logansport, TBA, Logansport
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Clinton Prairie at McCutcheon, 7:30 pm
Tech at Lawrence Central, 7:30 pm
Central Catholic at Harrison, 7:30 pm
Lafayette Jeff at Kokomo © , 7:30 pm
Thursday, Dec. 5
MuncieCentral at Tech © , 7:30 pm
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
NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE
BOYS BASKETBALL
CONF AG OA DA AM Streak
Harrison 0- 0 1- 0 46.0 37.0 9.0 Won 1
Lafayette Jeff 0- 0 1- 0 96.0 58.0 38.0 Won 1
KOKOMO 0- 0 1- 1 52.5 59.0 -6.5 Lost 1
Marion 0- 0 1- 1 83.5 71.5 12.0 Won 1
Muncie Central 0- 0 1- 1 51.0 59.0 -8.0 Won 1
Tech 0- 0 0- 1 67.0 81.0 -14.0 Lost 3
Logansport 0- 0 0- 1 64.0 65.0 -1.0 Lost 2
McCutcheon 0- 0 0- 1 29.0 43.0 -14.0 Lost 2
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
LAST WEEKEND’S SCORES
Lapel 63, Anderson 47
Jay County 47, Richmond 44
Marion 89, North Side 63
Muncie Central 56, Yorktown 48
Westfield 68, Kokomo 50
UPCOMING GAMES
Monday, Dec. 2
Benton Central at Lafayette Jeff, 6 pm, Lafayette Jeff
Harrison vs. Twin Lakes, 7:30 pm, Lafayette Jeff
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Fishers at Central, 7:30 pm
Tindley at Tech, 7:30 pm
Pioneer at Logansport, 8 pm, Logansport
Central Catholic vs. McCutcheon, 6 pm, Lafayette Jeff
Friday, Dec. 6
Hagerstown at Richmond, 7:30 pm
Marion at Lawrence North, 7:30 pm
Peru at Kokomo, 7:30 pm
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
WRESTLING
January 4, 2006
Kokomo hosted the Eastern Comets on the mats at KHS and came away with a 56-24
victory.
Winning for the Wildkats were 103-pound freshman Joey Surack, 119-pound junior
Eddie Castro, 125-pound senior Dedric Small, 135-pound senior Anthony Hobbs, 140-
pound senior Josh Dunson, 145-pound sophomore Rico Duke, 189-pound senior Evan
Bush, and 275-pound senior Andrew Durham.
The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Harrison
If I could play one musical instrument it would be: Guitar
The exotic food I have tried and liked: I haven’t tried any exotic foods
Which of your immediate family participated in sports? Father, Mother, Sister(s)
The streaming service I like best: Netflix
I have tried deep fried: Pickles
My favorite movie type: Drama
My favorite professional team in Indiana: Eleven
My favorite subject area: English
If I could trade places with one former KHS athlete
it would be: Christian Abney
My favorite thing to cook: Pasta
My role model: Aaryan Morrison
A nickname my friends sometimes call me:
One thing most people don’t know about me: I used to play the piano
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Brayden York Grade: 12
Sport: Swimming
Which former Lady Kat never led the KHS team in scoring for a season?
A. Tiffany Longworth
B. Mistina Oliver
C. Debbie Benziger
D. Heather Cusick
E. Hillary Beck
F. Lisa Thompson
G. Jasmine Love
H. Jayda Andrews
Answer appears at the bottom of the page.
Who was the Mental Attitude Award winner for the 2018-19 boys basketball team?
Answer will appear in the next Kat Chatter.
Answer to the last Wildkat Trivia
Which Lady Kat has more double-doubles than any other girls basketball player at KHS?
Debbie Benziger
SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
This Week in Wildkat Country
Monday, December 2
Wrestling (Boys JV) Logansport Logansport 6:00 PM
Tuesday, December 3
No athletic events are scheduled
Wednesday, December 4
Basketball (Boys Fr) Frankfort Frankfort 6:00 PM
Basketball (Girls JV) Lafayette Jeff Memorial Gym 6:00 PM
Wrestling (Boys V) Eastern KHS 6:30 PM
Basketball (Girls V) Lafayette Jeff Memorial Gym 7:30 PM
Thursday, December 5
Basketball (Boys Fr) Noblesville KHS 6:00 PM
Friday, December 6
Basketball (Boys JV) Peru Memorial Gym 6:00 PM
Basketball (Boys V) Peru Memorial Gym 7:30PM
Saturday, December 7
Wrestling (Boys V) Super Six Tournament KHS 9:00 AM
Swimming (Boys V Richmond Richmond 10:00 AM
Swimming (Girls 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.