LAKEVILLE, IN. – It’s a basketball night in Lakeville! LaVille is 13-9 overall following a 57-46 road victory over Caston on February 17. Coach Michael Edison’s club put three players in double figures and another with eight points to finish the Hoosier North Athletic Conference at 4-3. Junior Lucas Plummer led the Lancer offense with 18 points, including four 3-pointers. Sophomore Collin Czarnecki had 17 points and senior Owen Smith added 10 points for LaVille. Michael Good chipped in with eight points and hauled down a team-high 11 rebounds. We asked coach Edison about HNAC play this season. “I felt there was some very good competition this year,” Edison said of the HNAC portion of the schedule. “Our three losses were all pretty close and could have gone the other way. I thought our guys competed in every game and at least gave ourselves a chance to win each game. There are definitely some specific plays I would like to have back that might have been able to get us over the hump a little bit, but I think a case can always be made for wanting to do a little bit better.” With the victory over the Comets, LHS has now won 9 of its last 11 games, including a 2023 TCU Bi-County championship. “I think the guys have really done a good job at figuring out their roles,” explained Edison. “Each person on our team is instrumental in helping us to play well. We may have had some good games lately, but we have to be focused and ready to go every game or else we could stumble. Our goal is to always be looking forward to the next play and to always look at getting better. As soon as we start thinking that we have arrived is when we will fall on our face. We try to never look past anyone and to give everyone the respect they deserve, but we try to play with confidence knowing that we can play with anyone on our schedule.” Lighthouse CPC and LaVille will play for the first time. The Lions are coming into the Feb. 24 non-conference game with a 4-16 overall record. LCPC likes to play up-tempo basketball, can put points on the board and likes to play 94 feet of basketball. Lighthouse CPC likes the 3-point shot, with Reginal Holloway, Bryan Ware, and Steven Thomas the lead outside threats. The Lions shoot over 40% from beyond long range. Coach Derek Scott is in his first season at the Gary-based school. LaVille is 7-3 inside Dale E. Cox Gymnasium, while Lighthouse is 1-11 on the road so far in 2022-23. Game On . . . WHO: Lighthouse CPC (4-16) at LaVille (13-9) WHEN: Friday Feb. 24 | JV: 6:30 p.m. | V: 8 p.m. WHERE: Dale E. Cox Gymnasium (2,301), Lakeville, IN. COACHES: Derek Scott (4-16 in first year at Lighthouse). Michael Edison (213-133 in 15th year at LaVille) LAST OUTING: Lighthouse CPC defeated Calumet, 85-45. LaVille defeated Caston, 57-46 ALL-TIME SERIES: First Meeting WATCH: https://www.ihsaatv.org/?B=515757 ABOUT LAVILLE: The Lancers are coming off a 57-46 victory over Caston as three players scored double figures . . . Junior Lucas Plummer led LaVille with 18 points against the Comets . . . Sophomore Collin Czarnecki had 17 and senior Owen Smith 10 to lead LHS to the Hoosier North Athletic Conference win and finish the season with a 4-3 record in HNAC play . . . LaVille trailed Caston 31-30 with 3:30 left in the third quarter before going on an 18-4 run to take 48-35 lead with 5:33 left in the fourth quarter . . . Collin Czarnecki leads the Lancer offense, averging 18.7 points per game and contributes 5.4 rebounds per game . . . Junior Michael Good adds 11.6 ppg and 6.2 rpg . . . Lucas Plummer averages 10.7 ppg . . . Averages 54.0 points per game . . . Allows 51.6 points per game . . . Is 9-3 when scoring 54 points or more in a game during the 2022-23 season . . . . Has won 7 of 10 games inside Dale E. Cox Gymnasiun this season . . . Has a record of 104-49 in games played at Dale E. Cox Gymmasium under coach Michael Edison . . . First-ever meeting between LaVille and Lighthouse CPC . . . This is the final regular season game of the season for LHS . . . Will open the 113th Annual IHSAA state basketball tournament against Hebron on Tuesday, February 28 in the 8 p.m. quarterfinal at 2A North Judson-San Pierre Sectional. ABOUT LIGHTHOUSE CPC: The Lions are coming off an 85-45 win on February 23 against Calumet . . . Are led by 5-foot-1o senior Reginald Holloway, 5-10 senior Bryan Ware and 6-foot junior Amarion Woodland in scoring . . . . Holloway, 6-4 senior center Sean Clark and 6-3 junior forward Ahmad Ford are the top rebounders . . . Average 53.6 points per game . . . Allow 62.2 points per outing . . . Are 4-1 when scoring 69 points or more this season . . . Has an enrollment of 438 (9-12) . . . . Will participate in the IHSAA 2A state tournament in Sectional #33 at Whiting against Bowman Academy in the first game on Wednesday, March 1 . . . Other schools in the 2A #34 Sectional at Whiting are Illiana Christian, Gary 21st Century, North Newton, Andrean, Bowman Academy and the host Oilers . . . Has a record of 1-11 on the road during the 2022-23 season . . . First-ever meeting between Lighthouse CPC and LaVille . . . Are the defending 3A Hanover Central Sectional champions . . . This is the third game during the week of Feb. 20 for Lighthouse (Feb. 21 at Hammond, Feb. 23 v. Calumet) . . . LaVille will be the sixth opponent since Feb. 14 for the Lions. QUOTING: “They are extremely quick and trap all over the court! They have several guys that have a great game on any particular night. They rebound well and look to block shots. Did I say how quick they are? . . . They have the ability to trap all over the court with their quickness and anticipation . . (Amarion) Woodland and (Bryan) Ware are a couple of guards that can make a lot happen on the court both offensively and defensively . . . We have to play with confidence, handle their press by making them pay, and rebound.” — Michael Edison, LaVille Head Basketball Coach on the Lighthouse CPC Lions.