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Published May 18, 2011
Hoosiers Reunion All-Star Classic
Hickory Husker
HickoryHusker.com Publisher
KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. --Knightstown's Historic Hoosier Gym, movie home of the "Hoosiers" Hickory Huskers, is again the site of the Hoosiers' Reunion All-Star Classic.
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The sixth annual girls' / boys' doubleheader classic will take place on Friday, June 3, 2011. The girls' game starts at 6:00 p.m. The boys' game follows at 8:00 p.m. New Castle High School coaches Steve Bennett (boys) and Curt Bell (girls), along with Knightstown coaches Bob Allen (boys) Dawn Basicker (girls), will coach the teams.
Twelve girls who will participate in the 2011 Indiana/Kentucky All-Star series as Indiana All-Stars, highlighted by 2011 Miss Basketball Bria Goss, Ben Davis (KENTUCKY), will play in the first game of this doubleheader.
The Hickory girls are led by Goss and 2011 AAA IHSAA State Champion frontliner Mallory Ladd, Evansville Memorial (VALPARAISO) along with six other All-Stars ‹ Jessica Carr, Hamilton Heights (VALPARAISO), Kaila Hulls, Bloomington South (BOWLING GREEN), Shelbie Justice, Rushville (BALL STATE), Jama Sharp, Mooresville (STETSON), Torrie Thornton, Carmel (PURDUE) and Jessica Valley, McCutcheon (INDIANA STATE).
The Terhune girls have the state¹ leading scorer from the 2010-2011 regular season in Kaleigh Hensley (27 ppg), Wabash (ST. FRANCIS) as well as four 2011 Indiana All-Stars. They are Liza Clemons, Fort Wayne Snider (PURDUE), Courtney Larson, Columbus North (MIAMI-Ohio), Liz Stratman, Heritage Christian (XAVIER) and Akyah Taylor, Elkhart Memorial (MICHIGAN STATE).
Featured in the boys' nightcap at 8:00 p.m. are six 2011 Indiana All-Stars, three Division 1 in-state recruits, two AAAA state champion performers and the state¹s leading senior scorer from this past season.
The Hickory boys' are led by Indiana¹s top senior scorer (32.8 ppg) Austin Richie, Lowell (WESTERN MICHIGAN) plus two Division 1 Hoosierland signees ‹ Justin Gant, Terre Haute North (INDIANA STATE) and Jonny Marlin, Center Grove (IPFW). Joe Crisman, Munster (LOYOLA-CHICAGO) is a 2011 Indiana All-Star. So are Gant and Richie.
The Terhune boys' have a pair of Bloomington South 2011 AAAA IHSAA State Champion perimeter performers ‹ Dee Davis, (XAVIER) and Spencer Turner (BELMONT). Bulter-bound Andrew Smeathers of Center Grove is a 2011 Indiana All-Star along with Eric Stutz, Castle (EASTERN KENTUCKY). Davis is also a 2011 Indiana All-Star.
Coordinating this event are Garry Donna, Publisher of Hoosier Basketball Magazine and the Historic Hoosier Gym Committee of Knightstown. To purchase tickets (there are only 665 seats - all reserved) call (317) 925-8200 or e-mail hoosierbbllmag@earthlink.net.
All four team rosters‹ girls' and boys' Hickory Huskers and the Terhune Tigers girls' and boys'‹ follow.
HICKORY HUSKERS' BOYS' COACH ­ Coach Steve Bennett, New Castle
NAME, SCHOOL HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE CHOICE
Joe Crisman, Munster 6-4 FORWARD LOYOLA (CHICAGO)
Bob Dillon, Brebeuf Jesuit 6-4 FORWARD DEPAUW
Justin Gant, Terre Haute North 6-8 CENTER INDIANA STATE
Jordan Hahn, New Castle 5-11 GUARD HUNTINGTON
Ryan Helfert, Boonville 6-6 FORWARD OLNEY CENTRAL
Max Landis, Perry Meridian 6-2 GUARD GARDNER-WEBB
Jonny Marlin, Center Grove 5-10 GUARD IPFW
Zach Miller, Connersville 6-2 GUARD BETHEL
Chris Page, Plainfield 6-6 FORWARD ALBANY (NY)
Austin Richie, Lowell 6-2 GUARD WESTERN MICHIGAN
Silas Sims, Hauser 6-6 CENTER MANCHESTER
Jon Trawick, Richmond 6-3 FORWARD MOTTE JUNIOR COLLEGE
TERHUNE TIGERS¹ BOYS¹ COACH ­ Coach Bob Allen, Knightstown
NAME, SCHOOL HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE CHOICE
Seth Apollos, Knightstown 6-4 GUARD UNDECIDED
Spencer Comer, Rushville 6-4 GUARD ST. FRANCIS
Dee Davis, Bloomington South 6-0 GUARD XAVIER
Brandon Herbert, Rushville 6-7 FORWARD PURDUE
Alex Houck, Hagerstown 6-2 GUARD ANDERSON
Jared Lawrence, Blue River Valley 6-3 GUARD UNDECIDED
Matt Schauss, Centerville 6-4 FORWARD BETHEL
Andrew Smeathers, Center Grove 6-7 FORWARD BUTLER
Dustin Smith, Eastern Hancock 6-2 GUARD MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE
Eric Stutz, Castle 6-8 CENTER EASTERN KENTUCKY
Chandler Thomas, Indianapolis Cathedral 6-6 FORWARD UNDECIDED
Spencer Turner, Bloomington South 6-4 GUARD BELMONT
HICKORY HUSKERS¹ GIRLS¹ COACH ­ Coach Curt Bell, New Castle
NAME, SCHOOL HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE CHOICE
Courtney Baker, New Castle 5-6 GUARD HUNTINGTON
Jessica Carr, Hamilton Heights 5-7 GUARD VALPARAISO
Bria Goss, Ben Davis 5-10 GUARD KENTUCKY
Kaila Hulls, Bloomington South 5-11 FORWARD BOWLING GREEN (OHIO)
Darion Hutchinson, Scottsburg 6-0 FORWARD BELLARMINE
Shelbie Justice, Rushville 5-10 FORWARD BALL STATE
Mallory Ladd, Evansville Memorial 6-1 CENTER VALPARAISO
Kayla Negley, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 5-8 GUARD BALL STATE
Haley Seibert, Terre Haute South 5-5 GUARD IPFW
Jama Sharp, Mooresville 5-7 GUARD STETSON
Torrie Thornton, Carmel 6-0 FORWARD PURDUE
Jessica Valley, McCutcheon 5-10 GUARD INDIANA STATE
TERHUNE TIGERS¹ GIRLS¹ COACH ­ Coach Dawn Basicker, Knightstown
NAME, SCHOOL HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE CHOICE
Liza Clemons, Fort Wayne Snider 6-2 CENTER PURDUE
Kim Demmings, Richmond 5-7 GUARD WRIGHT STATE
Hannah Douglas, Pendleton Heights 5-9 GUARD BUTLER
Jamie Drummer, Muncie Central 5-7 GUARD HOUSTON
Amanda Raker, Perry Meridian 6-1 FORWARD BUTLER
Kaleigh Hensley, Wabash 5-7 GUARD ST. FRANCIS
Julia Henson, Plainfield 5-10 FORWARD WESTERN MICHIGAN
Haley Howard, Whiteland 5-11 FORWARD BUTLER
Courtney Larson, Columbus North 5-9 GUARD MIAMI (OHIO)
Liz Stratman, Heritage Christian 6-3 CENTER XAVIER
Akyah Taylor, Elkhart Memorial 5-11 FORWARD MICHIGAN STATE
Alex Thompson, Frankfort 5-9 FORWARD IUPUI
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