By DAVE RISLEY
Sports Information Director, www.postyourt.org
Subject: POSTYOURT.ORG East/West High School All Star Basketball Games honoring all four classes
When: Saturday April 23, 2011
Where: Noblesville High School gymnasium in Noblesville, Indiana
Producer: www.postyourt.org
The seventh annual POSTYOURT East/West High School All Star Basketball Games held on Saturday April 23, 2001 at Noblesville High School were a success. All eight games were competitive, and the four boys’ games were fast-paced and high-scoring affairs. Players, parents, and fans appeared to enjoy the event.
Hometown Sports with Greg Rakestraw was there to cover all four boys’ games. These will be televised sometime in early May.
The following is a summary of the four boys’ games in the order in which they occurred.
CLASS 4A BOYS GAME: West 102, East 85
After a relatively “slow” first half, which ended with the West leading 37-32, things really picked up in the second half. The West outscored the East 65-53 in the final 24 minutes to record the 17-point victory.
Josh Gentry of Indianapolis Pike was the high scorer for the West (and for all eight games on the day), pouring in 26 points on a variety of moves. Also in double figures for the West were the Munster duo of Joe Crisman and Ricky Carbajal, each with 14 points, and Karl Columbus of South Bend Riley added 12 points.
The East also had four players scoring in double digits. John Goodlow of Franklin Central led the way with 16 points, followed by 13 points apiece from Zach Miller of Connersville and Kyle James of Franklin Central, and Cheyse Swain of Class 4A state runner-up Kokomo added 10 points.
Alajuwon Edwards of Michigan City defeated Jamares McCloud of Noblesville in the three-point shooting contest at halftime 4-3.
Listed below is the scoring summary for all of the other players in the game.
East – Fishers: Dakota Slaughter 8, Ryan Rebholz 7; Noblesville: Patrick Thiesen 6, Jamares McCloud 0; Franklin Central: Jason Riley 7; Huntington North: Kyle Bradburn 2; Carmel: Josh Baldridge 3; Floyd Central: Wade Niehoff 0, Barrett Crone 0; Southport: Bobby Blackwell 0.
West – Bloomington North: Kahreem Horsley 7, D.J. Brown 4, George Wyatt 4; Mooresville: Max Bisesi 6, Devin Harris 0; Michigan City: Alajuwon Edwards 4; Lafayette Jeff: Nick Stacy 2; Martinsville: Derek Krebs 2; Hammond Morton: Greg Flores 7.
CLASS 3A BOYS GAME: East 102, West 76
As in the first game, the winning team scored 102 points. This time, it was the East that raced to a 52-33 halftime lead and kept the pedal to the metal in the second half for the 26-point margin of victory.
Leading the way for the East was Alvin P.J. Boutte of Thomas Carr Howe Academy, who impressed those in attendance with his quickness and ball-handling skills on the way to a game-high 21 points. Also scoring in double figures for the victorious East squad was Joel Scudder of South Dearborn with 14 points.
The West also had two double-figure scorers. Jake Thomas of North Montgomery tallied 19 points, and Mario Herron of Hammond Clark tossed in 10 points.
William Hardiman of Hammond bested Seth Small of Hamilton Heights in the three-point shooting contest at halftime 4-3.
Listed below is the scoring summary for all of the other players in the game.
East – Charlestown: Tim Hall 9, Kyle Hayes 6, Anthony Lloyd 5, Joe Wilson 0; Hamilton Heights: Seth Small 9, Ben Bowen 2, Tyler Sauerteig 0; Indianapolis Roncalli: Collin Lynch 9; Rushville: Jon Thompson 9; Madison: Corey Pavoleri 6; South Dearborn: Matt McLaughlin 5; Eastbrook: Ronny Morrell 7.
West – Hammond: William Hardiman 6, LaQuan Clark 4; Western: Drew Larrick 6, Brandon Larrick 2; Western Boone: Wade Thomas 6, Brandon Burtner 4; Evansville Bosse: Denereo Clay 7, Darrel Killebrew 0; Hammond Clark: Devin Ellis 4. Crawfordsville: Trent Crabtree 5; Greencastle: Tyler Lewis 2; Maconaquah: David Carter 1.
CLASS 2A BOYS GAME: East 102, West 79
For the third straight game, the winning squad scored 102 points. The East blew out to a 13-4 lead in the early minutes, but the West came back to grab a 30-29 advantage with about six minutes remaining in the first half.
The East regained some momentum to take a 42-36 halftime lead, and then exploded for 60 points in the second half to cruise to the 23-point victory.
All 17 boys on the East team scored in the game, and four were in double figures. Dylan Deilkes of Union County led the way with 12 points, Todd Albertson of Eastern (Pekin) and Spencer Allman of Brownstown Central tallied 11 points each, and Silas Sims of Hauser added 10 points.
The West also had four players score in double digits. Leading the way was Jordan Hayden of Cloverdale with five-three pointers for 15 points. Tyler Waite of Tri-West followed with 14 points, and Alex Gardner of Indianapolis Washington and James Hedrick of North Putnam added 10 points apiece.
Isaac Loechle of North Decatur defeated Caleb Stuppy of Linton-Stockton 5-3 in the three-point shooting contest at halftime.
Listed below is the scoring summary for all of the other players in the game.
East – Prairie Heights: Brennon North 8, Mike Reynolds 2; Guerin Catholic: Danny Town 2, Luke Hacherl 1; Knightstown: Seth Apollos 8; Bluffton: Chandler Okey 2; Eastern Hancock: Dustin Smith 5; North Decatur: Isaac Loechle 9; Wabash: Alex Hentgen 4; Centerville: Matt Schauss 8; Jimtown: Brae Beattles 2; Union County: Andrew Strait 5; Tipton: Connor Rich 2.
West – Wheeler: Nigel Mims 8; Linton-Stockton: Caleb Stuppy 3; North Posey: Dillan Davenport 2; South Spencer: Tristan Brown 1; Carroll (Flora): Noah Allen 4; Clinton Central: Yoann Gueldre 7; Sheridan: Jack O’Flaherty 2; Lake Station: Dean Flores 3; Forest Park: Nathan Bromm 0; North Putnam: Andrew Frasure 0.
CLASS 1A BOYS GAME: West 109, East 83
In the final and highest-scoring game of the day, the West zoomed to an early 10-0 lead and never looked back. The West took a 55-40 halftime lead and gradually expanded it to the final 26-point margin of victory.
Five players scored in double figures for the West. Brandon Grubel of Morgan Township led the way with 19 points, followed by 17 from Brett Haan of Lafayette Central Catholic, 15 from Joe Riggins of North Daviess, and 12 each from Elliott Bajde of Whiting and Jaron Coleman of Morgan Township.
The East had four double-digit scorers. Jerrbryon Graves of Class 1A state champion Indianapolis Metropolitan paced the East with 14 points, Aaron Knupp of Blue River Valley tallied 12 points, and Seus Parker of Herron and Jared Lawrence of Blue River Valley added 11 points each.
Joe Riggins of North Daviess bested Grant Newlin of Cowan 5-4 in the three-point shooting contest at halftime.
Listed below is the scoring summary for all of the other players in the game.
East – Trinity Lutheran Academy: Chad VanLiew 8, Tyler Pottschmidt 4; Cowan: Grant Newlin 5; Howe Military Academy: Andre Richey 5; Baptist Academy: Dusty Rose 3; South Central (Elizabeth): Nick Bennett 6; Borden: Jacob Rich 2; Elkhart Christian: Chad Brown 2; Lanesville: Chris Gayheart 0; Herron: Asa Lockhart 0.
West – Victory Christian Academy: Alex Veljovic 3, Steve Ziolkowski 2; Orleans: Dylan Parks 7; Caston: Alex Herd 7; Frontier: Dylan Cain 4; Marquette Catholic: Matt Pomranke 2; Clinton Prairie: Chad Timmons 5; Eminence: Grant Shupe 4.
The following are some comments after the final game from Class 1A East Boys co-coach Brian Klein of Blue River Valley (who has coached for two consecutive years in these games) and two of his players, Jared Lawrence and Aaron Knupp, both also from Blue River Valley.
Brian Klein: “It’s a real challenge to give everyone equal playing time, which is the purpose of an all-star game. We probably didn’t always have the best lineup out there at times, but that’s okay. The kids enjoyed it and I enjoyed it. Just looking around in the other classes, there’s a lot of talent here that we competed well against this season. This is a great event for all of the right reasons. I’m honored to be a part of it and it’s an honor to all the kids here for the good seasons and careers they had.”
Jared Lawrence: “I had a great time. It might have been the final time I play in an organized basketball game like this, so I just wanted to go out, play hard, and enjoy myself, which I did. It was fast-paced, but I run distance in track and we didn’t play the full game, so I’m not tired.”
Aaron Knupp: “We started passing really well, which is kind of unusual in an all-star game. We also got to play on a team where everybody has a lot of talent, and got to play with players we faced during the season. Another thing I liked is that it was an up-tempo game, which all of us like. It was an honor to be here tonight.”
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