Merrillville's Darion Williams knocks the ball away from Portage's Jordan Collazo in the first quarter at Portage High School Friday night. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Merrillville's Zoran Talley goes to the basket in the first quarter against Portage at Portage High School Friday night. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Merrillville's Isaiah Wilson splits through Portage's Luke Kizer and Michael Lattanzi to the basket off a rebound in the first quarter at Portage High School Friday night. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Portage's Jordan Simpson takes a shot with Merrillville's Isaiah Wilson defending in the second quarter at Portage High School Friday night. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Portage's David Clegg gets through Merrillville's Zoran Talley and Isaiah Wilson to the basket in the second quarter at Portage High School Friday night. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Merrillville's Darion Williams pulls the rebound away from Portage's Luke Kizer in the first quarter at Portage High School Friday night. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
Merrillville's Jelani Pruitt looks makes a move surrounded by Porage's Michael Lattanzi, Jacob Bearss and Jordan Simpson in the first quarter at Portage High School Friday night. | Jeffrey D. Nicholls~Sun-Times Media
PORTAGE — Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. Once again, mistakes by Portage while handling the basketball ended up costing the Indians in the final minutes of a game. After the third quarter, the Indians held a two-point advantage over visiting Merrillville. But eight turnovers in the final …
