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Torrie Thornton’s game-high 15 points and 10 rebounds propelled Class 4A No. 5 Carmel (4-0, 1-0 Metropolitan Interscholastic) to a 49-37 win over host Terre Haute North (2-3, 0-1). Carmel took over in the third quarter as they shut out Terre...
High school girls basketball roundup
Julia Henson scored 15 points to lead Plainfield (2-0) to a 49-36 high school girls basketball victory over Avon (2-1) on Friday night in the semifinals of the Hendricks County Tournament. [chart] |||||||| |Plainfield|14|10|13|12|—|49|...
Indiana Deaf pulls away to win
Three players each scored 10 points for host Indiana Deaf in its 42-29 girls basketball victory Wednesday night over Fall Creek Academy. Kate Fetzer, Jenna Smith and Jasmine Jeter scored 10 points apiece for the Deaf Hoosiers (1-2). Indiana Deaf...
Mooresville wins with buzzer beater
Sharp’s jumper provides margin for Pioneers Jama Sharp hit a 15-foot jump shot as the clock expired Tuesday night to lift Class 4A No. 3 Mooresville to a 47-45 win over visiting Bedford North Lawrence. Sharp led the Pioneers (2-0) with 19...
Bishop Luers upsets Heritage Christian
Brierra Young and Miracle Woods each scored 12 points to lead the visiting Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights to a 51-49 win over the Class 2A No. 2 Heritage Christian Eagles on Saturday night in high school girls basketball. Bishop Luers (2-0) snapped...
Decatur Central rallies late to overtake Perry Meridian
Anna Munn scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead host Decatur Central to a 47-41 win over Perry Meridian on Friday night in high school girls basketball. The Hawks (2-0) trailed 34-33 after three quarters, but Munn’s efforts...
Royals freshman already has spotlight
Reimer draws attention from major schools ahead of high school Hamilton Southeastern High School girls basketball coach Chris Huppenthal would prefer to keep the spotlight off Taya Reimer as long as possible. The problem: Reimer’s tremendous...
Ritter girls win
Kayla Battle scored 19 points to help host Cardinal Ritter outlast Broad Ripple 57-53 Thursday in high school girls basketball. Elsewhere, Kelsie Ratliff scored 14 points as visiting Greenwood beat Brown County 46-33. . . . Junior Sarah Elliott...
Carmel girls win opener
Beth Larson scored 19 points to lead Class 4A No. 5 Carmel High School to a 90-47 season-opening girls basketball victory over visiting Anderson Highland on Wednesday. Blaire Langlois added 18 points for the Greyhounds, who outrebounded the Scots...
Heritage Christian is ready to soar once more
The high school girls basketball season opened Tuesday. Here’s an overview of the sport from the north suburban area: PRESEASON RANKINGS 1. Heritage Christian: One of the greatest classes in Indiana history is gone but the Eagles have plenty of...
Ben Davis trio find berths on Indiana college teams
First, Dee Dee Williams committed to Purdue. Next, Jordan Huber said she would play at Ball State. Then, when Demetria Nunley-Lash received an offer to play at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, the trio of Ben Davis girls basketball...
Ben Davis seeks higher level
Several key players return from 4A state championship dream season The Ben Davis High School girls basketball team can’t top last year’s record (30-0 in winning the Class 4A state championship) or ranking (several national publications...
Falcons loom strong despite injury to Spears
Plenty of other talent is back to ensure Perry Meridian remains a force in Conference Indiana The girls high school basketball season starts this week for Indiana schools. Here’s a breakdown of each of the south suburban schools, ranked in...
Tigers look anew for leadership
Others ready to step up to fill void left by Karli Harris The Fishers High School girls basketball team will take the floor for the first time in its history without point guard Karli Harris , who has been the face of the program as well as its...
Harris leads Arlington past Anderson
Mariesha Harris had 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead the visiting Arlington Knights to a season-opening 58-44 win over the Anderson Indians on Tuesday in high school girls basketball. Dominique Hudson added 11 points and 11 rebounds,...
Shelbyville hires ex-UIndy standout
hahahahah, she is my teacher, lol.
Girls basketball preview: Class 2A
1. Heritage Christian : The run of state championships has to end sometime. Right? The Eagles are losing stalwarts Kelly Faris, Claire Freeman and Emily Anderson to graduation, but this team might be capable of competing for a fifth straight Class 2A...
Girls basketball preview: Class A
1. University (21-5 overall last season) ** Paul Gianakos takes over for coach Bill Thornburgh with hopes of leading the Trailblazers to a fifth straight season of 18 wins or more. Bria Sneed, a 5-3 point guard, is exceptionally quick and a strong...
15 seniors to watch, and 15 coming up
Here’s a look at 15 of the top senior girls basketball players in Central Indiana: Natalie Cahill Roncalli: The 5-10 senior averaged 14.7 points and 6.6 rebounds as a junior and shot 49 percent from the field. Maegan Callaway Mooresville: The...
Ben Davis' girls hoops team loaded again
A state championship. An undefeated season. A national championship by multiple publications. It was one of those once-in-lifetime, fairy tale seasons last year for the Ben Davis High School girls basketball team, complete with the dramatics of a...
Girls basketball preview: Class 3A
1. Hamilton Heights (16-4 overall, 6-1 Mid-Indiana Conference last season) The Huskies set a program record for wins in a season last year and could be better this year. Jessica Carr, a 5-7 guard who is committed to Valparaiso, is one the...
Girls basketball preview: Class 4A
1. Ben Davis (30-0 overall, 7-0 Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference last season) The Giants lost significant talent with the graduation of Alex Bentley, DeAirra Goss and Emily Huber. But coach Stan Benge, entering his 25th season, has no less...
Huskies' Jessica Carr commits to Valparaiso
** Hamilton Heights junior Jessica Carr has orally committed to attend Valparaiso University to play basketball. Carr averaged 16.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.3 steals and shot 83 percent from the free-throw line and 37 percent from...
Burkman hired as girls basketball coach at Indian Creek
Move comes 2 years after initially rejecting job; he’ll be the school’s 3rd coach in 4 years Dan Burkman wasn’t about to say no when Indian Creek officials again asked him to become girls basketball coach. “They offered it to...
Indian Creek hires Burkman
Former Southport assistant Dan Burkman was hired as the new girls basketball coach at Indian Creek. Burkman replaces Dana Scott , who had a record of 88-60 in five seasons during two stints at Indian Creek but did not have her contract renewed this...
Miss Basketball named Gatorade's top female athlete
Skylar Diggins continues to add to her list of achievements. Diggins, named Indianapolis Star Indiana Miss Basketball in March, was named the Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year at a luncheon Wednesday in Los Angeles. The South Bend...
Perry Meridian's Raker chooses Butler
Amanda Raker decided that following in her father’s footsteps was just fine. The Perry Meridian High School forward, who is entering her junior year, has made a commitment to play basketball at Butler, where her father, Gary, played from...
No reason yet for firing, says Indian Creek girls basketball coach
Indian Creek’s Scott says she’s been given no reason At first glance, June would appear to be a bad time to replace a girls basketball coach. Summer workouts are well under way. Top candidates are reluctant to leave schools at such a late...
Area players lead champions
Point Guard Taylor Sanders from Lawrence Central...
Girls hoops finals leave Indy for 2010
Fort Wayne picked to host the IHSAA event over Ball State and IU It’s only June, but the first upset of the 2009-10 high school basketball season is already in the books. The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced Monday that Fort...
