BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL South Bend Riley VS. Warsaw 2025

South Bend Riley and Warsaw battled on Saturday for the Class 4A region championship at South Bend Washington HS. The story of the game was not the double overtime victory by the Riley Wildcats, it was a perfromance for the ages by junior guard, Tyrese Jones, who finished the game with 45 points and 10 rebounds. He carried the team on his shoulders into overtime with 11 points. Warsaw fought hard to tie up the game in regulation and the two overtime periods, but the Wildcats came out on top 77-71. Senior guard Brandon Williams when asked what makes this team special, he sain “Really, just our defense and our patience. We know it was going to be a hard game, but we just stayed together and for this hard, tough win.” The Riley crowd may have carried them over the top. “We got the South Bend crowd on our side. So that definitely meant alot. We really appreciate them for coming out and supporting us”, he added.