Merrillville Pirates - 70
Penn Kingsmen - 64

MERRILLVILLE (20-16-14-20)

Keon Thompson 1 0-0 2, Cameron Wright 0 2-2 2, Johnny Bernard 11 4-6 28, Braedan Stubbs 5 1-2 11, Jayon Holmes 4 5-10 13, Will Fulton 0 2-2 2, Rob Sanders 3 3-4 12, Lavari Ruffin 0 0-0 0. Totals — 24 17-26 70.

PENN (17-14-8-25)

Noah Applegate 22, Drew Lutz 21, Noah Krathwohl 9, Beau Ludwick 6, Kegan Hoskins 6. Totals — 25 8-8 64.
 

3-point field goals: Merrillville (Sanders 3, Bandy 2). Total fouls: Merrillville 15, Penn 20. Fouled out: Wright (M).

Records: Merrillville 17-7, Penn 13-9

The Pirates will be back on the hardwood, Friday, March 2nd when they open play in the IHSAA Sectional at Chesterton H.S.  They will play the winner of Chesterton H.S. and Kankakee Valley H.S., start time is 6:00pm.