Today’s Athletic Events

23

Monday, February 10, 2020

Kat Chatter

“The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from

distress, and grows brave by reflection.”

Thomas Paine

Thought for the day

SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Basketball (Boys Fr) Western KHS 6:00 PM

THE WILDKAT

Boys Basketball Kokomo 66, Tipton 61

Wrestling Kokomo finished seventh in the regional and advanced four wrestlers to

the semi-state.

Girls Swimming Kokomo finished ninth in the Noblesville Sectional

The next Kat Chatter will be published

on Friday, February 14th.

Kokomo Wrestling Advances

Four to the Semi-State

The Wildkat Wrestling team will

be sending four wrestlers to the

Allen County War Memorial

Coliseum next Saturday.

Junior 106-pounder Harvey Barr

will be making the trip for the

second straight year after earning a

runner-up finish at the Peru

Regional. Earning his first trip to

Fort Wayne and also finishing as a

Peru Regional runner-up was

sophomore Kymani Howard at 160

pounds. Myles Lenoir, 170, and

Jakobe Sparger, 220, will also be

making their first trip to the semi-

state with fourth-place finishes at

the regional.

Great job guys!! GO KATS!!

Coach Miller

Jakobe Sparger

Myles Lenoir

Kymani Howard

Harvey Barr

With Memorial Gymnasium playing host to Basketball Day Indiana, the Kokomo boys

basketball team overcame an 18-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to cap the festivities off

with a 66-61win over Class 2A #9 Tipton on Saturday morning. The win moves the Wildkats

to 7-12 on the season.

Saturday’s game was a very strange one, with the Kats getting behind into big deficits, then

making huge runs in both halves. The Kats used a 12-0 run in the second quarter to finish off

the first half and close the gap to five, 30-25, at intermission.

Tipton’s 6’8” guard Ben Humrichous ended the third quarter with a buzzer beater three to put

the Kats down 56-41. The Blue Devils opened the fourth quarter with another three by Mylan

Swan to get the lead to a game high 18 points!

From that point on, it was all Kokomo. The Kats closed the game on a 25-2 run to win the

game 66-61 in front of a national stage on Fox Sports Midwest!

Leading the way for the Wildkats was sophomore Bobby Wonnell scoring 20 points, pulling

down five rebounds and dishing out four assists. Senior Savion Barrett scored a season high 16

points and grabbed six rebounds. Junior R.J. Oglesby added 10 points and snatched five

rebounds. Junior Jackson Richards, battling a lower back injury, battled through to hit two

huge three-pointers down the stretch and finished with eight points and a team high seven

assists. Freshman Shayne Spear scored eight points, including two timely three-pointers and

two critical free throws. All eight players that played did a great job and our bench was

fantastic, staying in the game and helping us galvanize enough effort and spirit for this type of

comeback. Our Wildkats showed grit, a stubborn refusal to quit, and rallied as a team to

continue fighting until the very end.

Wildkat Nation, as always, was on its A-GAME!! The crowd and atmosphere was electric in

Memorial, and Fox Sports, the IHSAA, and the Indiana Pacers could not have picked a better

host for such a first class event.

This week the Kats will take the long road trip to the Tiernan Center to battle the Richmond

Red Devils in a NCC showdown. We have to have a great week of practice and try and get a

hard fought conference road win! As always, we thank everyone for their continued support!

Go Kats!!

Coach Wonnell

NCC GIRLS BASKETBALL

ALL TIMES EASTERN

CONF AG OA DA AM Streak

Harrison 9- 0 21- 3 63.7 41.9 21.8 Lost 1

Anderson 8- 1 15-11 55.7 53.3 2.5 Lost 1

Marion 7- 2 16- 7 53.1 43.0 10.1 Lost 2

McCutcheon 6- 3 15-12 48.2 49.3 -1.1 Lost 1

Richmond 5- 4 12-12 40.0 39.6 0.4 Lost 2

Logansport 3- 6 6-19 42.2 57.1 -14.8 Lost 1

KOKOMO 3- 6 4-19 39.0 53.2 -14.2 Lost 1

Central 2- 7 7-16 45.0 51.5 -6.6 Lost 1

Lafayette Jeff 2- 7 5-20 43.0 61.3 -18.3 Lost 1

Tech 0- 9 6-18 42.4 63.2 -20.8 Lost 7

SECTIONAL SCORES

Tuesday, Feb. 4

Northwestern 82, Logansport 26

Anderson 38, Richmond 35

Warren Central 88, Tech 28

Wednesday, Feb. 5

McCutcheon 48, Harrison 43

Lafayette Jeff 64, Kokomo 53

Friday, Feb. 7

Northwestern 67, Marion 40

McCutcheon 59, Lafayette Jeff 43

Anderson 75, Central 33

Saturday, Feb. 8

Northwestern 70, McCutcheon 38

New Palestine 64, Anderson 53

NCC BOYS BASKETBALL

CONF AG OA DA AM Streak

Lafayette Jeff 7- 0 18- 3 78.4 62.3 16.1 Lost 1

Harrison 5- 2 14- 4 58.9 49.0 9.9 Lost 1

Marion 5- 2 9- 8 73.1 69.9 3.2 Won 3

Richmond 4- 2 12- 7 62.5 54.5 8.0 Won 7

Tech 4- 3 7- 9 68.6 65.9 2.6 Won 2

Central 4- 3 7-11 56.7 58.7 -1.9 Lost 2

McCutcheon 2- 5 9- 9 54.0 55.3 -1.3 Lost 1

KOKOMO 2- 5 7-12 53.3 62.7 -9.5 Won 1

Logansport 1- 5 5-12 49.8 55.9 -6.1 Lost 4

Anderson 0- 7 1-18 58.6 73.3 -14.7 Lost 9

LAST WEEK’S SCORES

Harrison 61, Logansport 53 ©

Tech 74, Kokomo 53 ©

Lafayette Jeff 72, McCutcheon 68 ©

Marion 73, Central 69 ©

Richmond 66, Anderson 47 ©

Tech 87, Indianapolis HomeSchool 70

Kokomo 66, Tipton 61

Central Catholic 69, Harrison 61

Warren Central (Ky.) 67, Lafayette Jeff 64

THIS WEEK’S GAMES

Tuesday, Feb. 11

Fishers at Anderson, 7:30 pm

Pendleton Heights at Central, 7:30 pm

Winamac at Logansport, 7:30 pm

Wednesday, Feb. 12

Harrison at Westfield, 7:30 pm

Lafayette Jeff at West Lafayette, 7 pm

Friday, Feb. 14

Harrison at Central © , 8 pm

Tech at Lafayette Jeff © , 7:30 pm

Kokomo at Richmond © , 7:30 pm

Logansport at Anderson © , 7:30 pm

McCutcheon at Marion © , 7:30 pm

Saturday, Feb. 15

Metropolitan at Tech, 7:30 pm

Richmond at Logansport © , 7:30 pm

BOYS BASKETBALL

February 9, 2018

It was Senior Night at the Tiernan Center in Richmond. And one of the RHS

seniors played a HUGE part in the Red Devils’ 71-64 win over Kokomo.

Christian Harvey, who ended up second in the North Central Conference in scoring,

hit for 40 points, over half of Richmond’s total. He was 12-of-18 from the field and

13-of-20 from the free throw line. The 20 attempts by Harvey from the charity

stripe were the most by a Kokomo opponent since at least 1985.

Harvey had the first seven points of the game as the Red Devils jumped out to an

early lead. The Kats struggled in the first period, making just five of its 15 field

goal events.

Still after two quarters, the Kats found themselves down by just seven points.

Three quick points in the third period got Kokomo within four points, but the Red

Devils went on an 11-0 run and the Wildkats never recuperated. Coach Bob

Wonnell’s club couldn’t get any closer than five points the rest of the game.

Richmond scored 22 points in that fateful third stanza with 20 of them coming from

Harvey.

Anthony Barnard led the Kats with 27 points, while Trajan Deckard contributed 23.

Rickie Wedlow added ten points for Richmond, while Harvey was the game’s

leading rebounder with seven.

The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Marion

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? Father, Mother, Brother(s)

The streaming service I like best: Netflix

I have tried deep fried: Oreos

My favorite movie type: Romance/Love

My favorite professional team in Indiana: Eleven

My favorite subject area: Social Studies

If I could trade places with one former KHS athlete

it would be:

My favorite thing to cook: Mac and cheese

My role model: Harry Styles

A nickname my friends sometimes call me: Riri

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

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Rilyn Wonnell Grade: 10

Sport: Swimming

The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Logansport

If I could play one musical instrument it would be: Piano/keyboard

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: YouTube TV

I have tried deep fried: Oreos

My favorite movie type: Action

My favorite professional team in Indiana: Pacers

My favorite subject area: Math

If I could trade places with one former KHS athlete

it would be: MadisonWood

My favorite thing to cook: Grilled cheese

My role model: Coco Gauff

A nickname my friends sometimes call me: Liv or OH

One thing most people don’t know about me: I hate talking

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Olivia Hemmerich Grade: 10

Sport: Basketball

Who was the last KHS opponent to get 20 or more rebounds against the boys basketball

team?

A. Caleb Swanigan

B. Jalen Adaway

C. Lamar Akins

D. Greg Oden

E. Jeffrey Simmons

F. Will Penny

G. Isaiah Thompson

H. Brooks Barnhizer

Answer appears at the bottom of the page.

What year did the Kats boys basketball team last win 20 games in a season?

Answer will appear in the next Kat Chatter.

Answer to the last Wildkat Trivia

What year did the Lady Kats last win 20 games in a season?

2005-06

SPORT OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

This Week in Wildkat Country

Monday, February 10

Basketball (Boys Fr) Western KHS 6:00 PM

Tuesday, February 11

No athletic events are scheduled

Wednesday, February 12

No athletic events are scheduled

Thursday, February 13

No athletic events are scheduled

Friday, February 14

Basketball (Boys JV) Richmond Richmond 6:00 PM

Basketball (Boys V) Richmond Richmond 7:30 PM

Saturday, February 15

No athletic events are scheduled

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

KHS Boys Basketball Team

The Kokomo boys basketball team came back from an 18-point deficit in the fourth

quarter to down Tipton 66-61 in the Basketball Day Indiana opener at Memorial

Gym. The Kats were behind the Blue Devils 59-41 within the first 10 seconds of the

final period, but scored the next 25 points to take the lead.