An early candidate for game of the week/ surprise of the week took place in the House of Troy in Chesterton on Tuesday night as the visiting Cardinals of East Chicago Central went up against the Chesterton Trojans. The game was back and forth throughout until the 4th quarter when the visiting Cards caught fire scoring 35 points in the final frame. That was the difference as EC pulled the upset, 83-70.

● 6'5 junior swingman Dominic Murphy was one of the catalyst for the Cardinals scoring 22 of his points from a variety of spots. Murphy was hitting on his mid range and outside shots. He is really a handful when his offensive game is on like it was tonight. If Dominique can become more consistent and put up those kind of numbers game after game, he will be on all the high majors in the Midwest.

● 6'0 senior guard Jameil Rich Jr. scored a game- high 27 in the win. Rich was all over the floor offensively and defensively. He was driving the lane, pulling up from 6-8 ft, and hitting his outside shots. If Rich can put up numbers like he did tonight look for the Cards to be real contenders in the Region come March.

● Deon'ta Timms is a 6'4 forward for the Cardinals. Timms scored it often in the 4th to help put the game away. Deon'ta scored 12 in the game and became a third to score double figures for EC tonight. He is aggressive on the glass and is athletic for his size to clean up the glass. Timms also showed 5-6 jumper last night that I'm not sure anyone was expecting.

● 6'3 senior Tyler Parrish for Chesterton got in some early foul trouble and didn't find his rhythm until the 2nd half. Parrish has numerous NAIA offers and should fit in nicely at that level. He is more athletic than your average player, he aggressively drives to thr basket, and can hit an outside shot. Tyler is a real Indiana all star candidate this season.

● Chesterton's other half of their Jr. All Star duo is forward Justin Sims. Sims was stepping out onto the perimeter more this game and showed potential. He is still more comfortable using his athletic ability to get to the basket or for offensive putbacks. Justin also holds a handful of NAIA offers. He finished with 14.

● Trojan sophomore, 6'3 Logan Pokorney led the team in scoring last night with an array of range. Logan scored 17, most of which were from behind the arc. As of now he looks more comfortable as a spot up shooter but with 2 and a half years of high school ball left, Porkorney will look to expand his game with creating his own shot and getting to the basket.

● Chesterton freshman, Tobias Ray is a name to watch out for. Ray showed incredible poise and the ability to hit the open 3. The game did not look too fast for him although being just 14 years old. Ray has alot of potential to be the next star coming out of Chesterton High school in the class of 2027.

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