New Career Leading Scorers at Bethany Christian, Bloomington North, Carroll, Eastern Greene, Faith Christian, Gibson Southern, Hamilton Heights, Hammond Central, Jennings County, Lawrence Central, Norwell, Park Heritage, South Adams, South Knox, Twin Lakes, and West Lafayette!

Career Leading Scorers Database: Updates!

INDIANA -- New Career Leading Scorers at Terre Haute North! Thanks to the research of good basketball steward, Pat McKee

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Speedway is looking to fill multiple openings in our schedule for next season and beyond. We are graduating 5 starters and 32 PPG. We are seeking 1A, 2A, and 3A opponents to fill the schedule.

Please reach out to Head Coach, Joe Smith, if you are interested at: jsmith@speedwayschools.net

Keep the Sectionals a multi-class format, but have a quasi 1 class tournament Regionals (could be an NCAA tournamnet style baracket, since there's only 64 teams left after the Sectional Championship games) on: 4A Sectional Champs vs 3A Champs on one side of the bracket, 2A vs 1A on the other, and have the "Final 4" at Gainbridge on a Friday and Saturday. It wouldn't be the same as what we had, but it would satisfy some people (not all) on both sides, as there would be only 1 State Champion and guarantee a smaller school would be able to play for a state championship.

I was wondering if everyone got a email from the NFHS association. It’s a question survey regrading the 2025-2026. Basketball Rule Book. The survey was conducted by Survey Monkey. Some of the questions were absolutely ridiculous!

One of the questions that caught me off guard was this; Should the shot clock operator be seated at the scorer table?

Hmmm

This is all over my news feed this morning. Has anyone seen anything like this in indiana?

High school basketball game abandoned after trans player 'hurts girls'

A Massachusetts high school girls basketball team was forced to forfeit its game after a transgender player on the opposing team injured three players.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Why is the IHSAA so hung up on this? What are your thoughts? To me it seems like a good time for team bonding outside and finding some different competition.


I mean travel ball kids are going to Disney , Myrtle Beach, etc, etc,,,,, before they are 13 years old....

This past week many cheerleading squads, throughout the state of Indiana went to down to Orlando for competition; and also had some days to go to Disney or Universal. That seems like a great memory for them.........I know some of you are going to say cheerleading is not a sanctioned sport; but they are almost at every IHSAA home game and are an important piece to each schools athletic program.

I know we Indiana residents, love to brag about gym sizes of our high school teams to the whole entire population; but does anyone have any information, on who actually fills up their stands, during regular season and non-tourney games?

https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20Girls%20Basketball%20Preview.pdf

Jeffersonville girls - Departing Coach Taylor Sykes (Interim)
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. -- Taylor Sykes (Closed 2/20)

What happens if an ineligible player plays in a game? Whether it is grades/transfer/no. of practices/ etc

Anyone aware of Friday night games postponed due to weather? I had heard Martinsville @ Whiteland was ppd.

52 - Ray Bulatovich, Merrillville High vs. River Forest 1971-72

Complete 50+ Point Project
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While the girls were eliminating 32 teams during the 1-game Regional format on Saturday, the boys spent the week lighting up scoreboards and torching nets with incredible shooting nights. In fact, there were several 40-point performances throughout the state, including 44 points by Jennings County Junior Carter Kent and a 40-point performance by Wawasee Senior Collin Ziebarth that warrant a mention. As the boys’ regular season has a week and a half remaining, 32 girls’ teams will participate in the Semi-State this coming weekend. With that said, six more ballplayers have been selected as the Week-15 IBCA/Franciscan Health Players of the week.

South Bend Clay Sophomore Tyrese Jones, Bishop Luers Sophomore Miley Wareing, Kokomo Senior Karson Rogers, Danville Community Junior Emma Ancelet, Switzerland County Junior Cam Craig, and Scottsburg Junior Ellie Richardson are being honored for Feb. 5-Feb. 10 in the recognition program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Jones and Wareing collect boys’ and girls’ honors, respectively, in Disrict-1. Rogers is the boys’ winner and Ancelet is the girls’ winner in District-2. Craig and Richardson are the boys’ and girls’ recipients, respectively, in District-3.

Following a nice rookie season, South Bend Clay Sophomore Tyrese Jones has been much better in his second year at the helm for the Colonials. Last week, the 5-11 guard was dynamic at the point. In a pair of wins over South Bend Career Academy and Elkhart, Jones averaged 33.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 4.5 steals per game, while shooting a sizzling 61% (25-41) from the field, 46% (6-13) from 3-point range, and 91% (10-11) from the line.

Bishop Luers Sophomore Miley Wareing came up huge for the Knights, as they claimed their 13th Regional Championship, but their first since 2013. In a 57-46 triumph over a competitive Lafayette Central Catholic squad, the 6-2 post was 8-13 from the field and 8-9 from the free throw line, scoring 24 points. She posted a double-double with her 10 rebounds, she handed out 3 assists, collected a pair of steals, and she blocked a shot. Luers next plays Lapel this Saturday.

Kokomo Senior Karson Rogers put people on notice last week that in order to beat the Wildkats, they have more than one talented player to consider shutting down. In an 83-61 win at #13 Richmond and a 72-39 victory against a solid Lebanon team, the 6-6 forward was outstanding at both ends of the floor. Rogers averaged 23.5 points per game on 22-28 (79%) shooting from the field. Additionally, he averaged 9.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game for #5 Kokomo.

Danville Community High School tends to go as Junior Emma Ancelet is going, and last week she came up big in their 57-23 victory over the Speedway Sparkplugs. Ancelet, a 5-7 point guard, posted a double-double with 19 points and 10 assists, she was 8-15 from the field, and 2-3 from downtown, plus she added 8 rebounds, and 4 steals, proving her nice all-around worth as a ballplayer. Danville won just its 3rd Regional title in program history, but now they aim for their 1st State Finals appearance, beginning this Saturday with a matchup against Bishop Chatard.

District-3 was as competitive as any on the boys’ side, with multiple performances in the mid to high 30s and 40s. We selected Switzerland County Junior Cam Craig because of his all-around contributions and consistency in his team’s pair of wins. As the Pacers won 62-39 at Shawe Memorial and 78-71 in overtime at home against Austin, Craig was locked in and had a 37-point game and a

40-point game, averaging 38.5 points per game on 62% (26-42) shooting from the field. Additionally, he was 8-15 (53%) from deep, and 17-21 (81%) from the charity stripe. The 6-4 forward also posted a pair of double-doubles, averaging 15.0 rebounds per game (7.0 offensive rebounds per game).

Junior Ellie Richardson has helped Scottsburg accomplish a few things the Warriors haven’t seen in a while. They won their first Sectional title since 2012, their first Regional title since 1995 this past weekend with a 62-51 success against a talented Greensburg group, and now they look to return to the State Finals for the first time since the 1980s, when they made three appearances (1986, 1988, 1989). The aforementioned Richardson has been key to their success this season, and Saturday the 5-8 guard poured in 28 points, she pulled down 7 caroms, and she dished out 3 assists in their win against the Pirates. The Junior guard also shot 9-16 from the field, 3-5 from beyond the arc, and a perfect 7-7 on free tosses. Scottsburg now takes on Gibson Southern this Saturday in a midday Semi-State matchup.

https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-25%202025-26%20Enrollments.pdf

Thanks to to contribution of good basketball gentlemen, Sam Frick from the terrific basketball source 'Around the Northeast Corner'!

New career leading scorers now at South Adams(G) - Macy Pries 1362, 2024 .

Surpassed Lexi Dellinger 1275, 2018


Also Bethany Christian(G) - Zoe Williams 1669, 2024

As I was grudgingly adding Hamilton Height's Cam Runner to the Record Book for her 64 points in the recent blooooooooooooow out win vs. Tipton (don't get me started again,) I again became curious about Tena Potter's all-time state record of 75 points scored against Morton memorial in the 1976-77 season.

I had tried researching that game several years back but had come-up empty. However, as more and more newspapers become digitized and past issues are made available, I recently stumbled across some additional info that I found interesting.

As one would imagine girls high school basketball was on the back burner for most sports pages during that era. Still the Fortville Tribune dated Dec. 30, 1976 had this short write-up and no box score.


Tri Girls on Point Spree
Tena Potter of Tri High went on a scoring spree against Morton memorial recently as she pumped in 75 points in a 106-26 win. Potter, a junior, reportedly stayed at Tri's end of the court most of the game and scores several uncontested baskets.


And there you go. Cherry picking, snow birding, call it what you will, but that answers that. In a blow out game no less. Oyyyyyyy. Not what I was hoping for.


I was curious and really wanted to see what Potter looked like in her playing days. These from Tri yearbook 1977 - Potter's junior year:

Amazingly I was able to find a photo of the actual game in question!

Rank School Total Points Record (1st Place Votes)

1 Fishers 437 19-1 (19)
2 Noblesville 401 18-2
3 Westfield 382 16-2
4 Lawrence North 369 19-2 (1)
5 Kokomo 348 19-3
6 Greenfield-Central 320 20-0 (2)
7 Indianapolis Cathedral 283 14-4
8 Indianapolis Attucks 274 17-5
9 Ben Davis 267 15-4
10 Brownstown Central 236 18-4
11 Evansville Harrison 177 16-3
12 Tipton 168 19-1
13 Richmond 135 19-3
14 Brebeuf Jesuit 116 13-4
14 South Bend Riley 116 17-4
16 New Palestine 98 17-4
17 Lake Central 96 15-3
18 Carmel 67 9-10
19 Center Grove 53 14-4
20 Franklin Community 46 15-3

Other Schools Receiving Votes (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
Anderson (17-4), Bellmont (16-3), Brownsburg (12-10), Concord (15-3), Crown Point (14-4), Danville (17-1), East Chicago Central (16-4), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (15-3), Fort Wayne Wayne (17-3), Hamilton Southeastern (15-6), Hebron (19-1), Heritage Hills (17-3), Jeffersonville (12-7), Lawrence Central (10-8), Manchester (17-2), New Albany (14-5), Northridge (15-4), Orleans (17-2), Providence (15-3), Scottsburg (15-4), Seymour (15-4), Terre Haute North Vigo (19-3), Valparaiso (16-5), Wapahani (17-2), Warren Central (12-9), Evansville Christian School (19-1)