FRANKFORT, Ind. -- Clinton Prairie senior Alex Farley had a game to remember when the Gophers hosted conference rival Eastern last week. The CP senior set a new state record by burying 10(!) threes in the first half. This breaks the previous mark of 9 held by three different players.

Additionally his 7 threes in a quarter and 12 for the game tie him for first and 3rd in those categories respectively. Farley would finish with 40 points and reportedly didn't play in the 4th quarter of the 91-49. Clinton Prairie now stands at 11-2.


Clinton Prairie Gopher Alex Farley

Most 3 Pointers in a Half
(B) 10 Alex Farley - Clinton Prairie vs. Eastern 2024-25
(B) 9 Matt Beal - Providence vs. New Washington 1999-00
(B) 9 Jack Benter - Brownstown vs. Austin 2021-22
(B) 9 Parker Hehman - Brownstown vs. Corydon 2022-23
(B) 8 Colton Brown - Covington vs. Western Boone 2017-18
(B) 8 Zach Kuhn - Shelbyville vs. Triton Central 2017-18
(B) 8 Landon Newnum - Rockville vs. Dugger 2015-16
(B) 8 Jack Townsend - North Daviess vs Rivet 2019-20
(B) 7 Elliot Bloom - Mt. Vernon(F) vs. Lapel 1994-95
(B) 7 Hunter Cone - DeKalb vs. Huntington North 2015-16
(B) 7 Coltan Henderson Edinburgh vs. Central Christian 2016-17
(B) 7 Dylan Sterrett - Frontier vs. Clinton Central 2009-10
(B) 7 Michael Jarvis - TH South vs. South Vermillion 2008-09

Most 3 Pointers in a Quarter
(B) 7 Alex Farley - Clinton Prairie vs. Eastern 2024-25
(B) 7 Dusty Magee - Knightstown vs. Union County 2003-04
(B) 7 Scott Rolen - Jasper vs. Forest Park 1992-93
(B) 7 Isaiah Thompson - Zionsville vs. Laf Harrison 2017-18
(B) 6 Hunter Cone - DeKalb vs. Huntington North 2015-16
(B) 6 Kellen Crim - Morristown vs. Herron 2024-25
(B) 6 Grant Gelon - Crown Point vs. SB Wash 2015-16
(B) 6 Richard Gugliotta - North Knox vs. Linton 2009-10
(B) 6 Blake Neill - Bloomfield vs. Washington 2022-23
(B) 6 Ellis Lyons - North Putnam vs. Indian Creek 2021-22
(B) 6 Phil Whelan - Madison vs. Salem 2006-07

Most 3 Pointers Made in a Game
(B) 14 Matt Carter - Perry Central vs. Orleans 1996-97
(B) 14 Sam Alley - Bethesda Christian vs. TH Holy Cross 2003-04
(B) 13 Jack Townsend - North Daviess vs Rivet 2019-20
(B) 12 Joe Biesel - Henryville vs. West Washington 1994-95
(B) 12 Matt Broughton - Pendleton Hts vs. Knightstown 1991-92
(B) 12 Colton Brown - Covington vs. Delphi 2018-19
(B) 12 Roy Etnyre - Columbus North vs. Indian Creek 1988-89
(B) 12 Alex Farley - Clinton Prairie vs. Eastern 2024-25
(B) 12 Parker Hehman - Brownstown vs. Corydon 2022-23
(B) 12 Jase Howell - Madison-Grant vs. Eastbrook 2022-23
(B) 12 Landon Newnum - Rockville vs. Dugger 2015-16
(B) 12 Andy Ottenweller - FW Canterbury vs. White's 2008-09
(B) 12 Steve Ruckman - Rochester vs. Northfield 1988-89
(B) 12 Gavin Saunders - Hamilton Heights vs. Logansport 2024-25

He was the coach at Washington when Luke Zeller hit the half court shot.

He was 85.

r/GC

Junior Carly Davison, Clinton Central, becomes third player in school history to score 1000 points.


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For the 29th year, the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association is pleased to announce its incoming Hall of Fame Class, set to be inducted at its annual awards banquet to be held on Sunday, April 6 at Valle Vista Country Club in Greenwood.

This year’s Class of 2025 includes the following people who have graced Hoosier newspapers, radio stations, and television airwaves during the past several decades:

Curt Cavin, Indianapolis Star & Indycar.com _ After graduating from Franklin College, Cavin quickly found full-time employment with the Indianapolis Star beginning in 1987. Cavin scribed about both high school sports and Indiana basketball for more than a decade while also writing about motor sports. By 2001, Cavin had become The Star's lead motor sports writer, covering Indy 500s, Brickyard 400s and the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. Cavin served as a contributor to WTHR for many years as well as hosting "Trackside" with Kevin Lee, which is in its 18th year of airing on 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indy. Cavin shifted into INDYCAR administration in 2016, and he now writes all things motor sports for INDYCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Len Davis, WGL Radio, Fort Wayne (deceased) _ From 1949 to 1980, Davis called over four thousand basketball games on the airwaves of WGL Radio, averaging a clip of over 90 games per season. The exploits of Davis over the airwaves weren’t limited to high school hoops as his range of events broadcast spanned activities such as the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League to weekly stock car races. After retiring from WGL, Davis continued doing basketball games on local cable television for a decade. Davis was a winner of the Distinguished Service award from the IHSAA in 1995, and passed away in 1997.

Brian Hammons, WXIN/WRTV/Golf Channel _ The Anderson native began his broadcast career with WRTV in Indianapolis while still a student at Butler University. That would eventually lead to being part of the Indiana Pacers television broadcasts and then becoming sports director at WXIN in Indianapolis. In 1994, Hammons then had the opportunity to be one of the first voices and faces of The Golf Channel, which launched in January of 1995. Hammons hosted Golf Central and did play-by-play for PGA, LPGA, and Champions Tour events, and even had a role in the movie Tin Cup.

Tony Kale, WCLS Bloomington/Ellettsville _ Kale has spent 38 years gracing the radio airwaves of the state of Indiana, and the last 37 of those have included doing play-by-play for high school sports. All of those have been in the area surrounding Bloomington, whether that’s WLSO in Spencer, WSKT in Ellettsville, or now WCLS based in Bloomington. Kale was the 2009 Marv Bates Award winner from the ISSA, and is approaching nearly 1,400 career games called, including six state championship appearances. Tony serves as the voice of the Edgewood Mustangs, handles numerous Owen Valley broadcasts, and hosts the morning show on WCLS as well.

Vince Turner, Elkhart Truth/WTRC Radio _A member of the Elkhart County Sports Hall of Fame, Turner spent nine years chronicling all things Elkhart sports and then an additional 13 years talking about them. Turner has previously received awards from Indiana football, wrestling, and baseball coaches, as well as athletic directors. Over the airwaves, Turner called area high school football and basketball, plus Notre Dame basketball as well. These days Turner is a communications specialist for the Goshen Chamber of Commerce.

Curt Rallo _South Bend Tribune: Rallo spent 38 years covering everything South Bend sports for the Tribune, ranging from Notre Dame, Big Ten, South Bend SilverHawks/Cubs baseball, to major league sports in both Chicago and Indianapolis. These days, Rallo still covers the Irish for the Associated Press, in addition to baseball for MILB.com in the Midwest League. Rallo was a winner of the IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award in 1996. Rallo also teaches at Penn High School in both the English and journalism departments and has done so since 2001.

In addition to these new Hall of Famers, the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association will recognize winners of annual honors such as the Marv Bates Sportscaster of the Year, the Corky Lamm Sportswriter of the Year, the Bob Williams Helping Hand Award, and the Ron Lemasters Lifetime Achievement Award. Those winners are as follows:

Marv Bates Sportscaster of the Year: Todd Kibbey, Regional Radio Sports Network _ While Kibbey has been active in play-by-play since 1993, he made the move across state lines to Indiana in 1998, and has been either courtside or in a press box ever since. Kibbey spent four years calling games for WJOB in Hammond, and then joined Regional Radio Sports in 2002. Kibbey has covered a variety of teams for RRSN in the last 23 years, but has been the primary voice of Lowell High School football since 2012, and East Chicago Central hoops for the last three seasons.

Corky Lamm Sportswriter of the Year: Justin Sokeland, WBIW.com _ Sokeland has 38 years of experience covering Indiana and national sports. Sokeland is currently the high school sports editor and publisher for WBIW.com and BNLathletics.com, covering nearly every Bedford North Lawrence High School sporting event. Sokeland also produces a daily morning sports report for WBIW radio. Sokeland worked as the Indiana high school basketball reporter and golf writer for the Louisville Courier-Journal from 2004-16, and was a writer and Sports Editor for the Bedford Times-Mail from 1986-2004.

Bob Williams Helping Hand Award: Bill Wagner, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications, Depauw University _ Wagner, affectionately known as ‘Wags,’ has been a fixture of all things DePauw sports since 1986. Wagner is a member of the College Sports Communicators Hall of Fame and has worked off-campus events ranging from the Pan Am Games in 1987 to the 2010 NCAA Final Four. He has served on CSC's Academic All-America Committee for over 20 years, was on the CSC Board of Directors for three years and elected the first president of D3SIDA (2008-11). Wagner oversees communications for all 23 intercollegiate athletic programs at DePauw, and the annual Monon Bell Classic between the Tigers and Wabash College, perhaps the biggest game in all of small college football which has aired on ABC, AXS TV, Fox Sports Indiana, and now ISC Sports Network over the years. He has served as the media host for over 100 NCAA Division III competitions including three national championships.

Ron Lemasters Lifetime Achievement Award: Pat McKee, Indianapolis Star _ McKee covered a variety of teams and events for The Star, primarily on the high school sports beat. Following his days of covering sports, he spent 11 years coaching them at a very high level, serving as the girls’ basketball coach at Columbus North, leading the Bull Dogs to the 2015 4A state championship. McKee has remained active both as a writer and with basketball, as he assists the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association’s administration of the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series, maintaining and adding to the records database for both the game and all of Indiana high school basketball. He was a winner of the IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award in 2002 and the ISSA Corky Lamm Award in 2005. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the ISSA Hall of Fame in 2009.

These ten honorees will be recognized at the association’s annual banquet on April 6, which begins at 2 p.m. at Valle Vista Country Club in Greenwood. Tickets are available with a meal included for $50. To order tickets, send a check for $50 to Fred Inniger, ISSA Treasurer, 3011 Noble Hawk Drive, Kendallville, IN 46755.

Also, those wanting to renew their memberships to the ISSA, or to become new members, send $25 to Fred for your annual dues.

Please order your banquet tickets before March 24.

The Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association was founded in 1946. The ISSA created its Hall of Fame 50 years later in 1996. The Hall of Fame currently has 147 members including this year’s honorees.

South Central (Elizabeth) senior Cole Thomas tied a school record with 52 points in a game while Oak Hill sophomore Jace Tonagel set a school record with 17 assists in a game, and that guard duo headlines this week’s honorees in the IBCA/Franciscan Health Player of the Week program for 2024-25.

Thomas, Tonagel, Kouts junior Lucas Kleckner, Warsaw senior Brooke Winchester, McCutcheon sophomore Lillie Graves and Borden junior Ava Wheeler each has been selected as a winner for the week of Jan. 20-25 in the recognition program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
Also, the Penn boys’ team and the Homestead girls’ team each has been cited as an IBCA/Ballogy Team of the Week in another part of this season’s IBCA recognition program.

Players of the Week are chosen by IHSAA district – Kleckner and Winchester for District 1, Tonagel and Graves for District 2, and Thomas and Wheeler for District 3. A single team for each gender from the entire state is cited as a Team of the Week in that portion of the program. Players and teams are recognized based on all performances in a Monday through Saturday week.

Thomas averaged 50.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the South Central boys. He poured in 52 points – hitting 16-of-24 shots, 6-of-10 3-pointers and 14-of-15 free throws – while adding four rebounds, one assist and three steals in a 78-69 at Mitchell. The 6-1 guard followed with 49 points with six rebounds, two assists and one steal in an 87-82 overtime loss to Southwestern (Hanover). Thomas was 13-of-21 on field goals, 8-of-10 on 3s and 15-of-16 on free throws in the latter game as the Rebels fell to 8-5. For the week, he was 29-of-45, 14-of-20 and 29-of-31. His 52 points against Mitchell tied a school record established by Craig Schoen against Graceland Christian on Dec. 17, 1999.

Tonagel tallied norms of 18.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 11.0 assists in two games for the Oak Hill boys (10-3). The 5-8 guard opened with 16 points, eight rebounds, a school-record 17 assists and three steals in a 72-33 runaway at Southwood. His assist total broke the previous Golden Eagles’ single-game mark of 16 set by Jeff Pearson in 1977. Tonagel followed with 21 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals in a 59-38 triumph at Alexandria. For the week, he sank 13-of-22 from the field, 6-of-12 3-pointers and 10-of-10 free throws.

Kleckner averaged 27.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists in helping the Class A No. 8 Kouts boys improve to 12-2 by winning the championship of the Porter County Conference Tournament. Kleckner sat out a 77-60 victory over Boone Grove in the first round, then totaled 18 points, two rebounds and five assists in a 74-61 semifinal decision over Westville. The 5-8 guard provided 37 points, six rebounds and six assists as the Mustangs knocked off 1A No. 7 Washington Township 87-64 for the crown. Kleckner was 11-of-17 on field goals, 7-of-10 from distance and 8-of-10 on free throws in the title contest. In his two games, he was 16-of-28 from the field, 9-of-16 from deep and 14-of-18 on freebies.

Winchester posted averages of 24.3 points and 15.3 rebounds in producing three double-doubles for the Class 4A No. 3 Warsaw girls. The 6-0 forward scored 24 points with 21 rebounds and one steal in a 67-55 loss to 4A No. 5 Homestead. The Ball State recruit followed with 27 points, 15 rebounds and one steal in a 70-25 triumph over Tippecanoe Valley. She completed her week with 22 points, 10 rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block as the Tigers (21-1) clinched the Northern Lakes Conference championship with a 79-27 decision over Concord. For the week, Winchester converted 23-of-38 from the field, 10-of-14 from distance and 17-of-20 from the line.

Graves tallied norms of 39.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 5.5 steals in two victories for the 4A No. 15 McCutcheon girls. The 6-1 guard unloaded for a career-high 43 points – on 17-of-17 shooting plus 9-of-12 free throws – with five rebounds, one assist, two steals and one block in a 69-62 victory over 3A No. 7 Danville. She followed with 35 points, three rebounds, seven assists and nine steals as the Mavericks topped Western 66-21 to improve to 20-3. For two games, Graves was 31-of-39 on field goals, including one 3-pointer, and 15-of-18 on free tosses.

Wheeler averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.3 steals as the 1A No. 3 Borden girls improved to 15-5 with three victories. The 5-11 wing scored 28 points with 12 rebounds, one assist, two steals and four blocks in a 60-41 decision over South Central (Elizabeth). She followed with 27 points, five rebounds, three assists, eight steals and one block in a 72-42 triumph at Henryville. Wheeler then provided 14 points, seven rebounds, two assists, three steals and the game-winning basket as the Braves edged 2A No. 8 Lanesville 34-33 in overtime in the completion of a suspended game. For the three games, she was 26-of-46 from the floor, 7-of-15 from distance and 10-of-22 from the line.

The Penn boys improved to 9-6 overall by prevailing in two games against ranked opponents. Senior Alexander Hawthorne scored 21 points, sophomore Peyton Miamba added 18 points and freshman Caleb Coolman provided 17 points as coach Barak Coolman’s crew defeated 3A No. 1 South Bend Saint Joseph 76-72. Then against 4A No. 12 Fort Wayne Wayne, Caleb Coolman totaled 32 points while junior Lucas Obermeyer tallied nine points and Hawthorne and Miamba each had eight points as the Kingsmen prevailed 67-66.

The Homestead girls, then ranked No. 5 in 4A, went 3-0 for the week to move to 21-2 for the season. Junior Gabby Helsom scored 25 points and classmate Myah Epps added 19 points as the Spartans defeated then-4A No. 3 and previously unbeaten Warsaw 67-55. Junior Whitney Ankenbruck tallied 17 points, Helsom 16 points, junior Carley Moellering 12 points and Epps 10 points as Homestead topped Fort Wayne North 76-35. And Helsom totaled 21 points, Ankenbruck 16 points and Epps 13 points as the Spartans beat Carmel 61-56. Helsom surpassed 1,000 points against Fort Wayne North and finished her week with a career total of 1,030 points.

I watch a lot of games.
1. 3 point shooters falling down by kicking their legs out or just falling.
2. The block/charge...so subjective. There are rules to go by, but it's still so subjective as are many of the rules, but that one...
3. Kids falling, Game delayed, laying there, leaving under their own power, then checking back in very soon.
4. No play by play on hudl...I realize that cannot be a thing, but sometimes you wonder what the heck is going on and have no idea.
5. How much emphasis we put on scoring when I see so much good defense, passing and rebounding by role players who make a difference in the game.

John Ockomon annually does all the research to track down longstanding Sectional droughts as well handicapping their chances of breaking through. Here you go!


50th Annual Girls Sectionals are coming Feb 4. Here are the schools
which could end ten or more years of no titles:

Class 4A Last title/ Chances of winning

Warsaw 2015 excellent
Chesterton 2011 Marginal
Fort Wayne Northrup 2009 exc
Pendleton HTs 11 Excellent
Hammond Ctl Never won 2022
Lafayette Jeff 09 Possible
Floyd Ctl 2010 exc
Jeffersonville 11 Marg
Seymour 08 marg

Class 3A
Lowell 2000 fair
John Glenn 01 marginal
Columbia City 00 excellent
Connersville 13 Good
East Chicago 12 Poss
Dekalb 06 Exc
Maquanaquh 01 good/fair
Peru 60 good /fair
Delta 93 good
Yorktown 11 Good
Cathedral 05 Good

Class 2A
Alexandria 02 exc
Wapahani 99 poss
Crawford County 93 good/fair
North Posey 16 excellent

Class 1A
Oldenburg Acad 06 fair
Westville NW 1976 marg
Elkhart Christian NW Exc
Liberty Christian NW Unknown
Indiana Deaf NW Unknown
Anderson Prep NW Unknown
Morristown 2015 good
Shawe Mem NW Marginal
White River Valley 15 Poss
Borden 15 excellent
Evans Christian NW Poss


Longest 14 Droughts ...All since 1976 (first year of girls tourney)
Never won:
Cannelton,Churbusco,Cloverdale, Indian Deaf, Tri Twp,/Lacrosse, Lake Station
Medora,Milan,Mt.Vernon(Posey), River Forest,Madison Shawe,Shoals,Westville, and Whitko.

Madison Shawe Indiana Deaf and Westville appear to have chances.

Anybody who has ever coached at any level has to have questions. Even if you choose not to call a timeout and just go downhill, your guys have to have something in mind from being drilled in these situations in practice. Losing is excusable. Losing in that manner I’m not so sure.