Two of the hotter teams in Fort Wayne met up for a Tuesday night matchup as Canterbury hosted the Wayne Generals. Wayne came off a weekend as good as anyone outside of Carmel in the state defeating both FW Luers and FW Blackhawk. Canterbury is just now finding their groove despite their .500 record, including winners of their last 5. Early on it looked like the 1A Cavaliers were going to shock the 260 and put the state on notice at the 1A level. The senior combo of 6'8 Tucker Day (12 pts) pg Devon Lewis (11 pts) , Ashton Dressler (12 pts) and Jackson Davis (14 pts) played right with Wayne until Day got into early foul trouble and had to sit. Wayne just had waves of guys to throw out onto the court, in spite of missing junior all star candidate Chase Barnes. In fact Wayne junior Khalin Williams-Thomas recorded a double double with 16 pts and 10 rebounds. Also stepping up for the Generals was senior Kharrington Terry with 13 pts and 7 rbs. himself. Wayne is just flat out deep. The Generals just kept increasing their lead and once Tucker Day got a technical and a questionable 5th foul, that was all she wrote for Canterbury. Wayne ran away with it on their way to a fairly comfortable 78- 62 win and showed who the best team in FW after this past week.

● 5'9 Wayne senior guard Jevon Lewis played alot bigger than his size. A legitimate Indiana all star candidate Lewis is a quick guard that blows by his defenders. Lewis is not at all selfish and makes some really nice passes when the help defense comes. There are times I feel he dribbles a little too much but that's just nitpicking. Lewis can hit the outside shot, has tons of energy and is active on both ends of the floor, and is very unselfish. Lewis would thrive in the Crossroads League where he could eventually make a very nice impact and has already received an offer from St. Francis. He makes his teammates better and finished with 20 pts and 11 assists.

● Trey Dillard (or HJ) is a 6'6 junior big for the Generals. Dillard benefited greatly by Day getting in early foul trouble but took advantage of it scoring 14 pts, 12 boards, and 4 blocks. Trey is athletic for his size and he's not a stick. He's got a grown body that is hard to defend. He did all of his work inside on the block and owning the paint. I'm sure he was close to a double double in rebounds as well. Dillard and Barnes will be a scary combo for Northern 4A teams next year (and this upcoming March as well). I could also see Trey doing solid work at the NAIA level as well as a big and strong 4, or a small lineup 5.

● 6'8 Canterbury senior Tucker Day had a very frustrating night dealing with questionable fouls but when he was on the floor, he was a difference maker and produced. Day is obviously the X factor for this Cavs team and makes them one of the favorites to represent the North in 1A come March. I will say I did notice that Day likes to go for the shot fake a little more than I would like for someone with his size. Day has numerous offers from schools such as Pikeville, Goshen, Lake Eire, DePauw and more. He finished with 12 pts in limited minutes.

Wayne moves to 15-3 and plays Homestead on Feb. 6 while Canterbury drops to 7-8 and faces Fremont on Saturday afternoon.

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