WINONA LAKE – Four Indiana high school powerhouses will converge at Grace College on Dec. 30 for the first annual boys basketball Champions of Character Classic.
Zionsville, Valparaiso, Warsaw and Fishers High Schools are the inaugural participants in the Champions of Character Classic, held at Grace’s Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.
The four-game, two-session event features all 4A schools including two teams currently ranked in the Associated Press top 10 polls.
No. 7 Zionsville is currently unbeaten at 5-0, and No. 11 Valparaiso is also unbeaten at 6-0.
Zionsville’s marquee player, Isaiah Thompson, has received numerous offers, including Purdue, Butler, Kent State, Toledo and Miami (Ohio) among others. Valparaiso’s Brandon Newman has been offered by Fort Wayne, Toledo and North Dakota State.
Local powerhouse Warsaw is currently 3-5 but has averaged 18 wins per season over the last nine years. Fishers (2-4), coached by former Grace player and assistant coach Matt Moore, upset No. 14 Carmel on Dec. 9 and nearly handed No. 2 Hamilton Southeastern its first loss of the season in a 42-38 game.
Tickets are available at Grace College’s athletic office. Price is $10 per session. Session 1 features Fishers versus Valparaiso at 11 a.m., followed by Warsaw against Zionsville.
Session 2 starts with Zionsville versus Valparaiso at 6 p.m., followed by Warsaw against Fishers.
