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50th Annual Football State Finals Preview
Game notes, rosters, statistics, season results, coaches profiles, depth charts and more!

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- University's Payton Seay dropped a Record Book-qualifying 20 points during the first quarter of the Trailblazer's 86-24 win in the first round of the Kopper Kettle Classic. This ties her for sixth for the most points ever scored in a quarter...



Most Points Scored in a Quarter
(B) 32 Ed Chickadaunce - Prairie Creek vs. Jasonville 1959-60
(B) 32 Larry Holloway - Montpelier vs. Chester 1964-65
(B) 32 Don Strong - Lima Twp vs. Flint 1956-57
(B) 28 Israel Nash - Monroe Central vs. Shenandoah 2019-20
(B) 27 Leroy Gamble - Gary Froebel vs. Ham Clark 1956-57
(B) 25 Pat Graham - Floyd Central vs. Jeffersonville 1987-88
(B) 25 Tyler Koch - Winchester vs. Tri 2008-09
(B) 25 Jeff Meyer - Cross Plains vs. Dupont 1960-61
(B) 25 Jeff Williams - Logansport vs. Kokomo Haworth 1976-77
(B) 25 Chris VanHoose - Lanesville vs. Hauser 2005-06
(B) 24 Scott Rolan - Jasper vs. Forest Park 1992-93
(B) 24 Quinn Williams - Mt. Vernon(F) vs. Shelbyville 2010-11
(B) 24 Tyler Zeller - Washington vs. Vincennes 2007-08
(B) 24 Joe (Bevo) Zimmerman - Wallace vs. Valpo 1952-53
(G) 37 Tina Potter - Tri vs. Morton Memorial 1976-77
(G) 26 Lucy Carrigan - Rising Sun vs. Milan 2016-17
(G) 22 Leslie Wade - Loogootee vs. Rivet 1990-91
(G) 21 Kylee Hamilton - Indian Creek vs. Speedway 2006-07
(G) 21 Skylar Diggins - South Bend Washington vs. Elkhart Central 2008-09
(G) 20 Skylar Diggins - South Bend Washington vs. Luers 2008-09
(G) 20 Tiffany Fisher vs. Hamilton 2007-08
(G) 20 Kelci Freds - Warsaw vs. Huntington North 2009-10
(G) 20 Kaleigh Hensley - Wabash vs. Maconaquah 2009-10
(G) 20 Jessica Norris - Center Grove 2014-15
(G) 20 Stacy Payton - Northview vs. North Putnam 2016-17
(G) 20 Payton Seay - University vs. Henryville 2022-23

2022-23: CLASS 4A’s TOP 20 TEAMS

(For each ranked team, their 2022 record is shown along with the number of
key players returning and the cumulative ppg represented by those players.)

_________________________2022___#Key Players &______Power

Rank___Team_________Record__PPG Returning______Rating

01_Ben Davis_____________22-7______7______57_____________188
02_Southport____________14-12_____6______63_____________180
03_Hammond Cent_____16-8______8______68_____________ 178
04_Penn_________________ 24-3______7______63______________174
05_Kokomo______________19-8______6_____ 53______________173
06_Indpis. Cathedral___ 26-6______5_____ 52______________170
07_Brownsburg__________15-9______6______44_____________ 164
08_Noblesville __________13-11_____ 4______45______________159
09_Anderson____________20-5______3______38______________156
10_Zionsville _____________14-8______4______36_____________155
11_Warsaw________________16-8______4______40_____________153
12_Lawrence Central_____6-16_____6______58______________150
13_Valparaiso_____________19-5______4______32______________147
14_North Central________16-8______6______25______________ 146
15_Westfield______________22-7______3______22______________146
16_Crown Point__________17-6______5______33_______________144
17_Decatur Central______13-10_____4______32_______________144
18_Homestead___________22-6______2______15_______________143
19_Lawrence North______17-7______4______30______________142
20_Columbus North_____16-8______4_____30_______________141

2022-23 CLASS 3A’s TOP 20 TEAMS

(For each ranked team, their 2022 record is shown along with the number of
key players returning and the cumulative ppg represented by those players.)

__________________________ 2022___#Key_Players &____Power

Rank__Team_____________W-L____PPG Returning____Rating

01_Norwell_______________22-5_____5_______49+__________ 155
02_F.W. Concordia______ 13-12____6_______50____________150
03_Northwood__________25-3____ 5_______43_____________141
04_Beech Grove________ 22-6_____7_______43____________140
05_Oak Hill_______________18-6_____6_______54___________134
06_Mishawaka Marian__ 24-4____4_______35___________132
07_Culver Academy____ 19-8_____3_______35____________132
08_Connersville_________ 18-7_____4______ 27____________132
09_Evans.Mater Dei_____9-14_____7______ 64___________127
10_S.B.Washington______15-10____4_______31___________ 126
11_New Castle____________ 17-5_____3_______21____________125
12_North Daviess_______ 27-3_____5_______42____________121
13_Guerin Catholic______14-11____4_______28____________120
14_Yorktown_____________10-15____4______ 38___________ 116
15_West Noble__________ 14-9_____5______ 46___________ 115
16_Peru__________________20-3_____4_______35___________ 113
17_Lebanon______________16-9_____4______ 25___________ 113
18_F.W. Dwenger________12-10____2_______15____________ 112
19_Glenn_________________24-2_____3______ 26____________111
20_Corydon____________ 14-9_____5_______41____________ 110

(Rankings for 4A will be posted later this evening.)

CLASS 2A’s TOP 20 TEAMS

(For each ranked team, their 2022 record is shown along with the number of
key players returning and the cumulative ppg represented by those players.)


______________________________2022____#Key Players &_____ Power
Rank____Team ______________W-L_____PPG Returning_____Rating
01_Gary 21st Century________23-5______5________62____________154
02_Ft. Wayne Blackhawk____23-5______3________35+___________149
03_Wapahani_________________19-5______5________60____________143
04_Brownstown______________22-4______2________32____________128
05_Linton_____________________ 22-5______4________47____________127
06_University_________________16-10_____6_______ 45____________126
07_Ft.Wayne Luers____________5-18______4________41____________119
08_Wabash____________________14-9_____ 6________56____________117
09_Lafayette Cent.Cath.____ 20-10____3________26____________111
10_Eastern Hancock__________22-6_____4________37____________104
11_Adams Central_____________16-8______4_______ 31____________104
12_Park-Tudor_________________14-7______2________17+___________103
13_Tipton______________________17-7______3________33____________ 100
14_Providence________________21-6______4________26____________ 100
15_Prairie Heights____________13-9______3________39_____________95
16_North Decatur____________13-11_____ 6________51_____________94
17_South Spencer___________ 18-4______ 4________35_____________92
18_Lapel_______________________13-12______5________27____________ 92
19_Muncie Burris______________9-13______6_______57_____________91
20_Central Noble___________ 28-3______ 3________16_____________89

(Pre-Season rankings for 1A has already been posted. Ranings for
3A and 4A will be posted later this evening.)

2022-23 CLASS 1A’s TOP 20 TEAMS

(For each ranked team, their 2022 record is shown along with the number of
key players returning and the cumulative ppg represented by those players.)


____________________________2022____#Key Players &___Power
Rank___Team_____________Record__PPG Returning___Rating


01_Loogootee________________18-6_____5______42___________120
02_Indianapolis Tindley_____16-8_____2______18___________108
03_Marquette Catholic_____13-11____5______43___________105
04_Rock Creek Academy___14-9_____5______42___________100
05_Orleans___________________17-8_____ 6______49____________96
06_Southwood______________14-12____ 6______51_____________95
07_Bloomfield______________ 20-7_____3______21_____________95
08_Liberty Christian_______ 18-10____ 5______39___________ 92
09_Indpls.Metropolitan____13-13____ 1______23____________ 88
10_Barr-Reeve______________ 17-8_____2________9__ __________88
11_Bethesda Christian_____ 16-7_____3______32______________87
12_Ft.Wayne Canterbury__ 9-15_____3______29_____________82
13_Indiana Math & Sci.____ 17-10____3______30_____________80
14_Edinburgh________________22-4_____3______33____________70
15_Seton Catholic___________15-9_____4______39____________69
16_Jac-Cen-Del______________22-6_____3_____ 16____________ 68
17_Blue River________________15-11_____6______40____________67
18_ Evansville Day__________ 8-14____ 2______38+___________64
19_Waldron_________________ 12-11____ 3______42____________64
20_Tecumseh________________7-16____ 4______40____________60

Pre-Season rankings for the other three classes will be posted later this evening.

DALEVILLE — Never let it be said Ashley Fouch is one to shrink from a challenge.

The second-year boys basketball coach at Daleville will also return to her former job of leading the girls basketball program when the season gets underway later this year.

The move is pending school board approval, which Daleville athletic director Josh Hutchens expects to happen next week.

Fouch to coach both Daleville basketball teams this season

Never let it be said Ashley Fouch is one to shrink from a challenge.

www.heraldbulletin.com

Seeing Double-Double in Week-2 of the IBCA/Franciscan Health Player of the Week Awards

Now that the season has a little traction, a number of ladies are starting to find their footing and consistently piling up numbers as they help their teams to victories early in 2022-2023. There were several explosive performances this week, especially in District-2, but we have settled on the following three players as the Week-2 winners for the IBCA/Franciscan Health Player of the Week award, one from each of the IBCA’s three districts.

Hobart Senior Asia Donald, Greencastle Senior Gloria Brewer, and Jennings County Junior Juliann Woodard have been selected as honorees for Nov. 7-Nov. 12 in the recognition program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Donald takes home honors in District-1, Brewer is the recipient in District-2, while Woodard is the winner in District-3.

It has been eight years since the Hobart Brickies posted a winning record, but they are off to a 4-0 start this season, in large part to Senior Asia Donald. Last Wednesday, Hobart travelled to Kouts, where they knocked off the Fillies by a 52-42 margin. In that game, the 5-9 guard did it all, scoring 34 points and grabbing 16 rebounds, while also handing out four assists and collecting two steals. Additionally, she was 8-10 from the charity stripe and recorded just one turnover in the effort.

Saturday, the Brickies were again on the road at Griffith, where they won by a comfortable margin to claim their fourth victory in as many tries. Donald, an Indiana State University commit, was a stellar
12-17 from the field, scoring 31 points in limited action, while also posting her second double-double of the week with 12 rebounds. A 2022 Indiana Junior All-Star, the Senior guard also picked off eight steals to add to her impressive stat line.

The Greencastle Tiger Cubs picked up a pair of Western Indiana Conference wins last week, with huge contributions from Senior Gloria Brewer. Tuesday night, the Tiger Cubs hosted a good Owen Valley program, knocking them off 56-42. Brewer used a 13-16 performance from the free throw line, along with three made 3-pointers, en route to a 32-point performance. The Senior guard posted a double-double with her 14 rebounds, plus she added a pair of assists, three steals, and a blocked shot.

Friday night, Greencastle travelled to Brown County, where they escaped with a 64-53 success. Brewer filled the book with 46 points in the win. She made 14-30 shots from the field, she knocked down three more triples, and she was 15-19 from the line. In addition to that, the 5-7 guard managed to collect 22 caroms, plus she added an assist and a pair of steals for the Tiger Cubs, helping them to a 3-1 start on the year.

In Southern Indiana, Jennings County Junior Juliann Woodard had a strong outing in her only game of the week. In a 72-66 win against a talented Indianapolis Cathedral team, the 6-0 forward used an 11-12 shooting effort from the free throw line to help cap her 30-point performance for the Lady Panthers. Woodard also posted a double-double with 13 rebounds (5 offensive), she dished out two assists, stole two balls, and blocked a shot in the big non-conference win for Jennings County.

This is the 15th season for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Week program, but just the third season it is being presented by Franciscan Health, a corporate sponsor of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

Player of the Week winners are chosen each week from each of the IHSAA’s three districts. Girlswinners will be chosen from now through the Monday following the IHSAA Girls State Finals. Boyswinners will be chosen starting in two weeks and through the Monday following the IHSAA Boys State Finals.

Text received by assistant high school coach in charge of youth league.

From the parent of a ...wait for it... second grader. For the record, Coach was in class and could not return text right away.

Via Facebook and effective at end of season.

["This is probably not who you were expecting," Mallon remembers him saying. "I'm old, but I'm here to show you guys what I know."

Mallon, unfamiliar with Hoover, said she went home and immediately Googled him. Upon seeing his resume she, along with the rest of the Blackhawks, were hooked.

Hoover's coaching career has included stops at Andrean, Ben Davis, Blackford, DeMotte, Kankakee Valley, Lake Central, Logansport, Monrovia, North Judson and Salem, heading both boys and girls programs. He's served as an assistant at Indiana State and St. Joseph's College and is the owner of the prestigious D-One basketball camp.

He's won well over 400 games in his career and was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.]

Hall of Fame coach Jerry Hoover is back where he belongs on the Westville bench

At his core, 88-year-old Westville coach Jerry Hoover is a teacher.

www.nwitimes.com

This type of thing is probably Rockman's bailiwick, but certainly the question is open to all ...

Corydon Central is inducting the late basketball coach Ralph Cato into its Athletic Hall of Fame this year. In speaking with the family, they noted that he was awarded the SCICOP Coach of the Year for 1963-1964 season. Does anyone know who or what SCICOP is/stands for?

Thanks in advance!

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A mainstay on the southern Indiana high school sports scene for more than three decades, Justin Sokeland of WBIW.com and BNLathletics.com in Bedford will be presented the 2022-23 Distinguished Media Service Award for District 3. Sokeland’s contributions to education-based athletics will be recognized in Bedford on Tuesday night when the secondranked Bedford North Lawrence Stars host Bloomington North in girls basketball. IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig and Sports Information Director Jason Wille will make the presentation.

https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/110722.Justin Sokeland.pdf