They are 3-3 in the DAC and will finish conference play Friday when Portage comes to town. La Porte improves to 15-6 on the season and have a five game winning streak. Kieszkowski, finished with 12 points including three breakaway dunks.Ĭross was named the Salisbury and Spence Edward Jones Player of the Game. Cross finished with 19, Kirkham 16, Samuelson 6, Riley 4, Anglin 3, Balka 3, and Dominic Thomson 1. Goshen got a huge three pointer from Gage Worthman and a layup at the buzzer to make the final 66-64.Īll seven Slicer Seniors scored in the game. Kirkham hit a runner and a free throw in the final minute and Samuelson an open layup on a press breaker.
Cross hit two free throws at the 1:22 mark and shot with 1 minute left to give La Porte a four point edge.
Goshen never led, but tied the Slicers at 50, 55 and 57. It was LP 48 Goshen 45 after three periods. Cross scored 7 of La Porte’s 11 third quarter points. La Porte led 47-35 at 4:03 mark of the third but the Redhawks finished the quarter on a 10-1 run. Keiszkowski, a junior, finished the run with a buzzer beating layup. Senior Brogan Riley hit two free throws and a fast break layup then his classmate Anglin drilled a 3 pointer.
Goshen cut the Slicer lead to 28-26 in the second quarter before a senior led 9-0 run to end the half. Kirkham had 8 points, Cross 5 and Kieszkowski 4 for La Porte. The added quickness and aggressive trapping defense sent the Slicers on a 9-2 end of quarter run giving LP a 19-10 edge. This group led 10-8 at the 3:30 mark when Rylan Keiszkowski and Malik Corley checked in. Normal starters Ja’Meryion Cross, Kyle Kirkham and Tommy Samuelson were joined by RJ Anglin and Brennan Balka. The Slicers then hung on to win 66-64 on Senior Night at Slicer Gym.Ĭoach Jordan Heckard started five seniors. The La Porte boys basketball team pushed leads into double digits on several occasions Tuesday night only to have Goshen storm back.
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