Scottsburg’s Wyatt Zellers soars for a slam. Zellers is one of four returning senior starters for the Warriors, who will host BNL on Saturday night. Courtesy photo By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD - For the Hoosier Hysteria junkie, Charles E. Meyer Gymnasium is a required stop on the tour of .
December 30, 2020
BNL’s Ben Cosner finds an opening inside against Scottsburg. Cosner scored a career-high 20 points as the Stars topped the Warriors 67-58 in the opening round of the Danny Bush Classic on Wednesday morning.
By Justin Sokeland
WBIW.com
BEDFORD – After pressing the ‘pause’ button for 19 days, Bedford North Lawrence hit ‘play’ and expected a glitch. Didn’t happen, didn’t miss a beat. In fact, the Stars didn’t miss a shot during a video-game burst they might want to put on a loop playback.
BNL opened the third quarter by hitting 8 consecutive shots, blasting to a 19-point lead on the way to a 67-58 victory over Scottsburg in the opening game of the Danny Bush Classic on Wednesday morning.
December 27, 2020
BNL’s Kooper Staley and the Stars (2-2) will return to action on Wednesday, hosting Scottsburg in the first round of the Danny Bush Classic.
By Justin Sokeland
WBIW.com
BEDFORD – Two weeks, in basketball terms, can seem like the Long Night, when skills freeze from idleness, when the winter of dormancy descends on the program. For two weeks, Bedford North Lawrence was quarantined into darkness.
The Stars, shut down by a virus exposure and forced to the sideline, returned from exile with practice sessions on Dec. 23. They’ll make their competition restart on Wednesday, hosting Scottsburg in the first round of the reconfigured Danny Bush Classic.
December 11, 2020
COLUMBUS – BNL’s Kooper Staley drives past Columbus East’s Ben Sylva during Friday night’s HHC opener. Staley matched his career high with 26 points as the Stars posted a thrilling 68-66 triumph.
By Justin Sokeland
WBIW.com
COLUMBUS – Contrary to recent evidence and popular belief, Bedford North Lawrence can score. Contrary to his frustrating start, Kooper Staley can still shoot.
Forget all the negative from the first two losses. Staley and the Stars were super-charged on the positive post, winning their Hoosier Hills Conference opener with an offensive burst and a tough-minded conclusion to a 68-66 road victory over Columbus East on Friday night.
BNL forward Jackson Miracle and the Stars will celebrate Senior Night when they host Maddison on Saturday.
By Justin Sokeland
WBIW.com
BEDFORD – The most stated phrase in this never-ending virus period has been “We’ve never done this before.” And that, unfortunately, is exactly correct. There is no precedent.
So when Bedford North Lawerence senior Jackson Miracle, as astute as he is tall, mentioned “We’ve never had a Senior Night like this before” as the six upperclassmen in the program prepare for their honor night, he is exactly correct. This is yet another new adjustment.
BNL, moving the senior festivities far forward from its normal slot during the final home game, will celebrate the careers of Miracle, Ben Cosner, Kooper Staley, Aden Pemberton, Josh Blunk and Austin Messmore on Saturday night when the Stars host Madison.