West Lafayette Jr-Sr High School

The Boys West Lafayette 8th Grade A team started their season off with a big win against Southwestern Middle School. It took a couple of minutes for the Red Devils to find their flow, but once they did, they never looked back. In the second quarter, the Red Devils held the Wildcats to only one point, while scoring 16 as a team. West Lafayette's scoring was led by a trio of the A team's "big men". Kohen Morlan (11 points), Kendall Williamson (11 points), and Ben Feldmeyer (8 points) collectively had 30 of the Red Devils 48 points. Defensively, West Lafayette was tough, collecting 7 steals throughout the game. Jack Strode had 2 of the Red Devils' 3 blocks. The team only had 3 turnovers, impressive for their first game of the year. Final score for your 8th grade A team - 48-20. West Lafayette 8th B team edges Southwestern in Overtime Thriller, 40–39. The team pulled out a hard-fought overtime victory in an exciting game that went down to the wire. Jaxton Hysong led the way with 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals, while Ian Gilbert added 9 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds. Evan Follis chipped in 8 points and 3 rebounds, and David Vanderweilen contributed 5 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. Owen Wehkamp added 4 points, 2 rebounds, and an assist, while Hank Andrew contributed 2 points, 2 steals, and a block. Benson Chen also added 2 points and 2 rebounds. It was a true team effort, with everyone contributing as the Red Devils battled through overtime to earn a hard-fought one-point victory! The 8th graders travel to Tecumseh on Thursday for their second road game of the week.