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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Kat Chatter

“We either make ourselves miserable or we make

ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”

Carlos Castaneda

Thought for the day

SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

No athletic events are scheduled

THE WILDKAT

Boys Basketball

Harrison 68, Kokomo 43

Kat Chatter will take a break and

return with the Spring Sports.

The Kokomo boys basketball team got off to a terrible start on Tuesday in the

opening round of sectional falling behind 10-0 in the first quarter to conference

opponent Harrison and were never able to get going. The Kats lost to Harrison

68-43 to finish the season 8-16.

The Kats were led by sophomore Bobby Wonnell scoring 12 points and

grabbing three rebounds. Junior R.J. Oglesby added 11 points and four

rebounds. Junior Jackson Richards added six points and eight rebounds.

The Kats coaching staff would like to that Wildkat Nation for their support

throughout the season. While we didn’t have the record we would have liked,

our fans have been fantastic all year long and the coaching staff and players

can’t thank you enough! We would also like to thank and wish the best of luck

to our two seniors: Savion Barrett and senior manager, Vicky Qiu.

As silly as it sounds to say after a season like this, I really feel like we are

close. As we continue to define what is really important on winning teams and

what isn’t, young guys and first year varsity players have had a chance to learn

through this season of adversity and become better players and teammates.

Building a culture of high expectations and work ethic is hard, and I look

forward to an offseason of hard work and improvement and getting Kokomo

Boys Basketball Program back to its rightful position as one of the state’s

premier programs!

Thanks again for all your support and Go Kats!

Coach Wonnell

With the sectional loss to Harrison last night, the Kats finished the season with an 8-16 record.

Harrison scored the first 13 points of the game.

It took the Wildkats almost six minutes to score their first points of the game.

Kokomo’s first points came on a three-pointer by Shayne Spear with 2:10 remaining in the first

quarter.

In the regular season game with Harrison, Kokomo went 1-for-9 in the first quarter and trailed

14-2. Last night, the Wildkats were 1-for-10 from the field in the first eight minutes and

Kokomo was behind 18-3 at the first stop.

In the first quarter, Kokomo had six turnovers, nine errant shots, and three points.

Harrison shot 58% in the first quarter.

After going 2-for-3 from the charity stripe against Huntington North in the regular season

finale, the Kats had just four chances against Harrison in the sectional. The Wildkats made two

of them.

Kokomo had 49 rebounds in the game against Fort Wayne North. In their final two games of

the year, they had a total of 44, 20 against Huntington North and 24 against Harrison.

The Kats had no blocked shots against Harrison, the first time in their last 13 games they failed

to knock away an opponent’s field goal attempt.

Kokomo had 17 turnovers in the game, and the Raiders turned those miscues into 21 points.

Harrison had nine turnovers, and Kokomo scored just four points off those errors.

The Raiders had 12 offensive rebounds and 17 second chance points.

The Kats had seven offensive boards which resulted in four second chance points.

Harrison never trailed in the game.

Kokomo’s bench scored 11 points, while Harrison’s reserves put 24 points on the board.

2020 I.H.S.A.A.

BOYS BASKETBALL

SECTIONAL

CLASS 4A

SECTIONAL 7

Lafayette Jefferson High School Crawley Athletic Center

Logansport (8-13)

6:00 p.m.

Marion 81

. Marion (12-11)

McCutcheon 57

7:30 p.m.

SECTIONAL CHAMP

Lafayette Jeff (21-4)

7:30 p.m.

Kokomo 43

. Harrison (18-6)

Harrison 68

Sectional Quarterfinals Sectional Semifinals Sectional Finals 3/3/20 3/6/20 3/7/20

The winner at Lafayette Jeff will play the winner from the

Carroll Sectional in the first game of the

Logansport Boys Basketball Regional on Saturday, March 14, 2020

NCC BOYS BASKETBALL

CONF AG OA DA AM Streak

Lafayette Jeff 8- 1 21- 4 78.0 62.1 16.0 Won 1

Harrison 7- 2 18- 6 59.5 50.6 8.9 Won 1

Richmond 7- 2 16- 7 63.0 53.6 9.4 Won 11

Marion 6- 3 12-11 74.0 71.4 2.6 Won 1

Tech 4- 5 10-12 68.2 67.3 0.9 Lost 1

Central 4- 5 9-13 57.5 57.9 -0.4 Won 1

McCutcheon 3- 6 12-11 57.0 57.8 -0.8 Lost 1

Logansport 3- 6 9-13 51.5 56.0 -4.5 Won 2

Kokomo 2- 7 8-16 53.1 62.6 -9.5 Lost 2

Anderson 1- 8 2-22 59.8 73.5 -13.8 Lost 2

SECTIONAL GAMES

Tuesday, Mar. 3

Marion 81, McCutcheon 57

Harrison 68, Kokomo 43

Mount Vernon 71, Anderson 50

Warren Central 83, Tech 47

Wednesday, Mar. 4

Pendleton Heights at Central, 6 pm, Muncie Central

Greenfield vs. Richmond, 7:30 pm, Muncie Central

Friday, Mar. 6

Logansport vs. Marion, 6 pm, Lafayette Jeff

Lafayette Jeff vs. Harrison, 7:30 pm, Lafayette Jeff

Natalija Garevska

Girls Basketball

Mitchell Wyrick

Wrestling

Brayden York

Boys Swimming

I MY

The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Marion

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, Brother(s)

The streaming service I like best: Netflix

I have tried deep fried: Oreos, Twinkies

My favorite movie type: Comedy

My favorite professional team in Indiana: Colts

My favorite subject area: English

If I could trade places with one former KHS athlete

it would be: Jack Perkins

My favorite thing to cook: Eggs

My role model: My parents

A nickname my friends sometimes call me: L.T.

One thing most people don’t know about me: I like to travel

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Evan Barker Grade: 9

Sport: Basketball

The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Logansport

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

The exotic food I have tried and liked: Squid

Which of your immediate family participated in sports? Father, Mother, Brother(s)

The streaming service I like best: Netflix

I have tried deep fried: Pickles

My favorite movie type: Horror

My favorite professional team in Indiana: Pacers

My favorite subject area: Art

If I could trade places with one former KHS athlete

it would be:

My favorite thing to cook: Omelets and French toast

My role model:

A nickname my friends sometimes call me: Kam or Boone

One thing most people don’t know about me:

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Kamyrn Boone Grade: 9

Sport: Wrestling

The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Logansport

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

The exotic food I have tried and liked: I haven’t tried any exotic foods

Which of your immediate family participated in sports? None

The streaming service I like best: Netflix

I have tried deep fried: Pickles, Oreos

My favorite movie type: Horror

My favorite professional team in Indiana: Pacers

My favorite subject area: Art

If I could trade places with one former KHS athlete

it would be:

My favorite thing to cook: Pancakes

My role model: My Mom

A nickname my friends sometimes call me:

One thing most people don’t know about me:

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Mea Houser Grade: 9

Sport: Wrestling

Who led the Wildkats in taking charges this season?

A. Bobby Wonnell

B. Jackson Richards

C. R.J. Oglesby

D. Shayne Spear

E. Savion Barrett

F. Ta’Shy Stewart

G. Jarece Rogers

H. Patrick Hardimon

Answer appears at the bottom of the page.

Since 1950, only one KHS boys basketball team averaged over 80 points a game. What

year?

Answer will appear in the next Kat Chatter.

Answer to the last Wildkat Trivia

When did Kokomo last win a game in the IHSAA Sectional?

Last year…..in beating Logansport

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This Week in Wildkat Country

Wednesday, March 4

No athletic events are scheduled

Thursday, March 5

No athletic events are scheduled

Friday, March 6

Track & Field (Girls V) HSR IWU 5:30 PM

Track & Field (Boys V) HSR IWU 5:30 PM

Basketball (Boys V) IHSAA SECTIONAL Lafayette Jeff 7:30 PM

Saturday, March 7

Basketball (Boys V) IHSAA SECTIONAL Lafayette Jeff 7:30 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-Athletes of the Week

Natalija Garevska, Brayden York

Academically, Natalija and Brayden are the top female and male senior athletes,

respectively, that lettered in a winter sport. Natalija, a member of the girls

basketball team, has a GPA of 10.516 on a 12.0 scale, and Brayden, a member of the

KHS swim team, has a GPA of 11.474. Brayden is ranked ninth in the senior class.