Seeing is believing.  Down 21-1, Penn was three timeouts into shell shock vs. Zionsville.  Markus Burton put a couple of quick baskets in, including a 3PTer.  At the end of the first, Penn had chopped Zionsville lead in half, 24-11, with Burton being 100% of Penn's offense.

A switch to a 1-2-2 half court zone caused issues for Zionsville, as Penn chipped away.  Burton, the 6'1" senior guard, committed to Notre Dame, scoring or assisting on almost every point.  By midway through the 3rd quarter, Penn had gotten over the hump, and in the early portion of the 4th took a seven point lead.

Vs. Concord the night before, Burton had 21 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals in blowout win over Concord.  Vs. Zionsville, Burton finished with 38 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, but more astonishingly, from being down 21-1 Burton outscored Zionsville by himself, 37-30.  All of that earning Markus Burton Courtside Indiana's Player of the Week for the week of December 5-10.

Others Considered:

  • Bauer Maple, 6'0" senior guard; Maconaquah
    • vs. Oak Hill - 46 points. Had 23 in the 4th quarter alone, breaking the school record of 41 points.
  • Trent Sisley, 6'8" sophomore forward; Heritage Hills
    • vs. North Posey - 27 points 13 rebounds
    • vs. Owensboro (KY) - 36 points 23 rebounds 9 blocks

Others Nominated:

  • Sabien Cain, 6'3" junior point guard; University
    • vs. Scecina - 24 points
    • vs. Liberty Christian - 23 points
  • Luke Chambers, 6'5" senior forward; Lewis Cass
    • vs. Hamilton Heights - 28 points (9-14 2FG, 10-13 FT) 18 rebounds (8 OFF, 10 DEF)
    • vs. Lewis Cass - 20 points (6-9 2FG, 8-13 FT) 13 rebounds (6 OFF, 7 DEF), 2 assists, 1 block, 1 charge taken
  • Jermaine Coleman, 6'7" senior forward; Park Tudor
    • vs. Parke Heritage - 28 pts, 7-14fg, 3 ft’s, 4 -5 3fg, 4 rebs, 2 blocks
  • Aidan Franks, 6'3" senior guard; Wapahani
    • vs. Lapel - 25 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
    • vs. Hagerstown - 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals
  • Mason Harvey, 6'8" junior forward; Seton Catholic
    • vs. Anderson Prep - 26 points, 16 rebounds
  • Chris Kimbrough, 6'2" junior guard; Thrival Indy Academy
    • vs. Victory College Prep - 14 points, 7 steals, 5 rebounds, 4 assists
  • Merrick Macaluso - 6'3" senior forward; Brebeuf
    • vs. Shortridge - 8 points, 6 rebounds
    • vs. Christel House Manual - 24 points, 14 rebounds
  • Keegan Manowitz, 5'9" senior point guard; Jennings County
    • vs. East Central - 18 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds
  • Will Russell, 6'3" senior forward; Fort Wayne Canterbury
    • vs. Eastside - 17 pts. on 7-11 shooting. 3-4 from the free throw line with 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals
    • vs. Adams Central - 18 pts. on 7-12 shooting, 3-5 from the free throw line, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
  • Ayden White, 5'9" senior guard; West Central
    • vs. South Newton - 16 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 0 turnovers

Sophomores and Freshmen Nominated:

  • Josh Renfro, 6'1" sophomore guard; Christian Academy
    • averaged 23.5 points and 9 rebounds last week in our two wins vs Clarksville and Rock Creek; he had a double-double against Rock Creek, which included 29 points and 12 rebounds and included going 6-12 from three
  • Ethan Roseman, 6'0" freshman point guard; Bishop Chatard
    • vs. Heritage Christian - 18 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals

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