Indiana Kitchen Holiday Classic – Delphi • Dec. 29 – Jan. 3 Delphi Community High School is proud to host the annual Indiana Kitchen Holiday Classic from December 29 to January 3, spotlighting elite boys’ and girls’ high school basketball teams from around the region. Sponsored by Indiana Kitchen Premium Pork Products, the tournament brings together eight talented squads for an action-packed showcase of high intensity basketball at Oracle Arena. Participating Teams & Divisions Boys & Girls Teams (8 each): Delphi Oracles, Winamac Warriors, Frankfort Hot Dogs, North Newton Spartans, Rossville Hornets, Taylor Titans, Pioneer Panthers, and North Montgomery Chargers. Boys Tournament Day 1 | December 29 10:00a Quarter-final 1 Winamac vs Frankfort 11:45a Quarter-final 1 Rossville vs North Newton 1:30p Quarter-final 1 Taylor vs Pioneer 3:15p Quarter-final 1 Delphi vs North Montgomery 5:00p Semi-final 1 (Winners of QF 1 and 2) 6:45p Semi-final 2 (Winners of QF 3 and 4) Boys Tournament Day 2 | December 30 10:00a Consolation 1 (Losers of QF 1 and 2) 11:45a Consolation 2 (Losers of QF 3 and 4) 2:00p 7th Place (Losers of Cons 1 and 2) 4:00p 5th Place (Winners of Cons 1 and 2) 6:00p 3rd Place (Losers of SF 1 and 2) 8:00p Championship (Winners of SF 1 and 2) Girls Tournament Day 1 | January 2 10:00a Quarter-final 1 Winamac vs Frankfort 11:45a Quarter-final 1 Rossville vs North Newton 1:30p Quarter-final 1 Taylor vs Pioneer 3:15p Quarter-final 1 Delphi vs North Montgomery 5:00p Semi-final 1 (Winners of QF 1 and 2) 6:45p Semi-final 2 (Winners of QF 3 and 4) Girls Tournament Day 2 | January 3 10:00a Consolation 1 (Losers of QF 1 and 2) 11:45a Consolation 2 (Losers of QF 3 and 4) 2:00p 7th Place (Losers of Cons 1 and 2) 4:00p 5th Place (Winners of Cons 1 and 2) 6:00p 3rd Place (Losers of SF 1 and 2) 8:00p Championship (Winners of SF 1 and 2) Day 1 – Boys Quarterfinals (Dec. 29) Winamac 47, Frankfort 33 Winamac pulled away in the second half behind strong defense, advancing to the semifinals. Rossville 70, North Newton 27 Rossville dominated from start to finish with balanced scoring and relentless pressure. Taylor 51, Pioneer 23 Taylor surged in the third quarter with an 18–3 run to seal the win. North Montgomery 58, Delphi 50 Chargers held off a late Delphi rally to secure a hard-fought victory. Day 1 – Boys Semifinals Rossville 56, Winamac 43 Hornets controlled early and held strong to punch their ticket to the final. Taylor 47, North Montgomery 22 Titans’ defense stifled the Chargers, allowing just 3 first-half points. Championship Preview Rossville vs. Taylor – Two dominant squads clash for the title in what promises to be a thrilling finale. This is a rematch of the 2024 title game. Day 2 Highlights Frankfort gets their first win surviving late, 33-29. They will face the winner of the Delphi Pioneer matchup at 4p. North Newton heads to the 7th place game at 2p. Pioneer came out trying to slow the pace and pack their defense in the paint against the Oracles. Delphi was able to methodically grind out a lead and the game was never in doubt. The Oracles head to the 5th place game to face Frankfort on the back of a 49-32 victory that saw both teams play subs for the final 5 minutes of play. In a back and forth game the Panthers of Pioneer were able to survive the Spartans 41-39 and capture 7th place. Hayden LaCosse of North Newton and Shiloh Rine of Pioneer were awarded the Sportsmanship awards for the IKHC. The Oracles put on an impressive performance against the Hot Dogs. Led by Xaine Tessier's career night that saw him score 25 points and record 6 steals and 2 assists, Delphi took 5th place 73-54. Logan Smith of Delphi and Jack Michael of Frankfort were awarded the IKHC Sportsmanship Awards. Winamac came out in control, but North Montgomery did enough to stay within reach. A late run took the Warriors to 3rd place and a 42-30 victory. Will Machow was named to the IKHC All-Tournament Team and awarded the Sportsmanship Award for Winamac. Isaac Thornton was placed on the All-Tournament Team for North Montgomery and Kale Mitchell was awarded the Sportsmanship Award. In the Championship game Rossville started on top thanks to 2 free throws and an early 3 pointer, but Taylor took control and would not look back. In the second quarter Rossville's Brayden Thiele-Hahn recorded his 1,000th career point for the Hornets, but it was not enough to make up the consistent single digit deficit. Taylor refused to give up the lead heading into the half up 30-28. In the second half the commanded the game, holding the lead at times by 3 or 4 possessions. In the final minutes the Hornets were able to chip away and get it to a single possession. After a change of possession Rossville called timeouts with 2 seconds left down 2, the ball was inbounded and Nolan Britt became the unexpected hero burying a 3 pointer to win the championship 60-59 as the horn sounded. Keyshawn Galloway and Javionne Harris of Taylor were named to the All-Tournament Team and Drey McClatchey was awarded the Sportsmanship Award. Brayden Thiele-Hahn and Aiden Schaumburg were named to the All-Tournament Team and Brody Skinner was awarded the Sportsmanship Award for the Hornets. Final Boys Placements 1-Rossville 2-Taylor 3-Winamac 4-North Montgomery 5-Delphi 6-Frankfrot 7-Pioneer 8-North Newton Highlights from the 2024 Indiana Kitchen Holiday Classic Boys Final Standings; 1 - Taylor 2 - Rossville 3 - Delphi 4 - Winamac 5 - Pioneer 6 - Frankfort 7 - North Montgomery 8 - North Newton Girls Final Standings 1 - Pioneer 2 - Rossville 3 - Winamac 4 - Delphi 5 - North Montgomery 6 - North Newton 7 - Taylor 8 - Frankfort IKHC Sportsmanship Award Winners sponsored by Mayor Kamron Yates Delphi - Keigan Watts Delphi - Sarah Perry Frankfort - Isaac Adams Frankfort - Ella McAtee North Newton - Adan Castleberry North Newton - Paige Culbreath North Montgomery - Kelby Harwood North Montgomery - Blair Nichols Pioneer - Noah Miller Pioneer - Julia McGrew Rossville - Brody Skinner Rossville - Autumn Paschal Taylor - Landon Wiley Taylor - Jallainah Harris Winamac - Brendan Hines Winamac - Marshai Loehmer IKHC All-Tournament Team Boys Delphi - Walker Jones Winamac - Brendan Hines Rossville - Brayden Thiele-Hahn Rossville - Jordan Skiles Taylor - Drey McClatchey Taylor - Javionne Harris Girls Winamac - Sadie Popejoy Delphi - Jenna Roth Rossville - Ava Burkle Rossville - Alli Elliott Pioneer - Mia McKaig Pioneer - Makenna Strycker Check back for updates.