A battle of 2 ranked undefeateds took place Friday afternoon in Madison to kick off the JCIT. Christian Acadmey of Indiana came in 7-0 and ranked in the top 10 of 1A while the Rebels of Southwestern boasted a 7-0 for themselves. Something had to give and it was the bigger and deeper Rebels proving too much for the Warriors. Southwestern never trailed in this game moving on to a 70-42 win further proving that they are the real deal. Oakland City, Huntington, and St. Francis coaches were all in the house checking out some players as well. The Rebels put 4 in double figures to CAI's just 1. Southwestern not only have a good senior group, (Jamison Lewis, Peyton Cloud, Adam Traylor, and Jackson Taylor) they also have a strong group of underclassmen (Landon Kidwell 2025, Brady Cook 2026, Caleb Goode 2026, Braxton Lewis 2026). The Rebels look to be in the mix for the foreseeable future with strong middle school groups as well.

● 6'0 senior Rebel guard Peyton Cloud has been on a run of late scoring the ball and looking every bit of a small college prospect. Coming off a career high 37 point game in 3 quarters against Batesville just 2 weeks ago, Cloud continued to show the ability to get hot from the outside. He guards well for his size and pulled down 9 rebounds to go with his 19 points and 4 assists.

● Jamison Lewis is a 6'4 Southwestern guard that seems like he could get to the basket at will. At this level Lewis is most of the time playing against small guards that he can shoot over and take to the rim. Jamison is really a underrated basketball prospect in this part of the state. He is a college baseball prospect as well but could easily play college basketball at a small school and the right fit. He finished the game with 10 pts, 8 rbs, and 3 assists.

● 6'2 sophomore Brady Cook had a really nice game for the Rebels (as did most of the team). Cook is a good prospect for the '26 class down south, especially if he can hit 6'4. Cook's strength for the moment is his shooting from the outside. He has shown the ability to get to the basket but that would be the next progression of his game moving forward, creating and going to get his own. He finished with 13 pts and 2 assists.

● 6'5 junior big Landon Kidwell had 2 really solid games on the day (the other being later on that evening assists Carroll County Kentucky). Kidwell continues to develop and get better and better. He has good instincts defensively and doesn't go for pump fakes which enables him to get at least a couple blocks a game. Landon also has really good footwork down low finishing with both the right and left. Landon finished with 10 pts in both games for the day.

● 6'1 guard Joshua Renfro was the Warriros lone bright spot today. Renfro put up 16 pts from behind the arc, mid range, and getting to the basket. His dribble step back jump shot is one of the best in southern Indiana. Renfro also showed he is a willing passer when the defense was focused on him. Renfro had a previous outing of 45 and 43 pts. so defenses know to pay attention to him. Even the getting the ball is hard work and SW had a face guarding gameplan against Renfro. Even Joshua was effective when getting space and rare open looks.

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