Local players receive HHC basketball honors
Twelve players from six teams were represented on the 2019-20 All-Hoosier Heritage Conference girls basketball team.
Conference champion Mt. Vernon had three representatives, as well as Coach of the Year Julie Shelton. Sectional champion New Palestine had two representatives on the team.
Seven of the 12 all-conference players are seniors, while five are juniors.
2019-20 All-HHC girls basketball
Kassidy Dishman, Sr., Delta
Hannah Farrell, Sr., Greenfield-Central
Sydnee Perry, Sr. Mt. Vernon
Lexi Shelton, Jr., Mt. Vernon
Abby Worley, Jr., Mt. Vernon
Jordan Reid, Sr., New Palestine
Michaela Jones, Sr., New Palestine
Kylie Davis, Jr., Pendleton Heights
Aubree Dwiggins, Sr., Pendleton Heights
Megan Mills, Sr., Pendleton Heights
Carley Culberson, Jr., Yorktown
Elizabeth Reece, Jr., Yorktown
Coach of the Year: Julie Shelton, Mt. Vernon
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Royals 3-on-3 hoops tourney set for March
The Eastern Hancock Athletic Boosters annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held Saturday at Eastern Hancock Schools.
The tournament has many different divisions from first grade through open divisions for adults for both male and female players. There is also B division for high school boys that do not play on a junior varsity or varsity basketball team.
The entry fee is $100 after March 10.
Online registration will be available at easternhancock3on3.eventbrite.com.
For more information or an entry form, visit www.ehathletics.org, or contact Greg Hall at [email protected] or by phone at 317-448-0866.
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Sectional performers earn IBCA honors
Last week, the IHSAA boys basketball state tournament got underway, as more than 400
teams were whittled down to just 64 entering the regional rounds this coming Saturday. As with any state tournament, passion, emotion, and effort rise to the surface, helping underdogs overcome adversity and post upsets, while several of the top teams use the experience they gained from the regular season to capture victory.
Lewis Cass senior Easton Good, South Bend Saint Joseph junior J.R. Konieczny, Blackford
junior Luke Brown, and Greensburg junior Lane Sparks were selected as recipients for the week of March 2-7 in the recognition program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
Good and Konieczny share District-1 honors. Brown is the winner in District-2. Sparks has earned the award for District-3.
Other Top Nominees for Week-18 (2019-20)
District-2 Boys: Davion Bailey, Pike; Mason Brooks, North Putnam; Malek Edmonds, Brownsburg; Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn, McCutcheon; Kelyn Hill, Indianapolis Washington; Christian Johnson, Parke Heritage; Sincere McMahon, Crispus Attucks; Jakylen Thomas, Marion; Jordan Walters, West Lafayette Harrison; Dillon Ware, Danville Community.
