The States Best High School Girls Basketball Underclassmen Display Their Talents at Anderson University

By Nick Jenkinson/Excel H Sports

    Top Underclassmen were on display Saturday at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana for the 17th annual Indiana Boys Basketball All-Star Classic sponsored by Excel H Sports which owned by Co-Founder and Executive Director Steven Stremming. The Classes of 2026, 2027 and 2028 were on display to showcase their skills not only to fans but to college coaches.

    The event features four games with the first two featuring the States top Freshman and Sophomores followed by the States Top Juniors taking the floor for the final two games. The teams were divided into Team Red and Team White and are balanced out based on skills set and the number of players available to each team.

    Team Red beat Team White 68-57 in Game 1 and Team White beat Team Red 77-73 in Game 2 of the Futures Game. There were Most Outstanding Valuable Player Awards and Fellowship of Christian Athletes Mental Attitude Award handed out for both teams in each game. The White Team beat the Red Team 72-48 in the First Juniors Game which was the third game of the day and then a thriller the White beat the Red in Overtime 65-63.

    In Game 1 Elliott Leffler of Indianapolis Roncalli led the Red Squad with 16 Points and was named the MOP. Jhordyn Brown of Kokomo added 14 points and Brooklyn Roberts who played for Class 4A State Champion Lawrence North scored 12 points and was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner.

      Jalien Bowling of Brebeuf Jesuit scored 13 points and was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner. Kendall Price of Mooresville scored 13 points and Monrovia’s Zoie Walls scored 12 Points and was named the White Squad’s Most Outstanding Player.

     In Game 2 Westville’s Hillary Labis scored 20 points and showed why she was one of the top Freshman in the State taking home the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award for the White Squad. Rylee Cannan of Evansville Memorial repeated as the Most Outstanding Player a season ago with 17-point 11 rebound performance and has already committed to Butler University.

   Jayce Archer of Linton was named CO-MOP with 10 points. Aubrey Sparks from Owen Valley who one of the top freshmen in the state to go with Labis scored 10 points including 8 in the fourth quarter.

   Kaylie Harmon of Columbus North drained five three pointers and went 4-4 from the free throw line for 21 and was named the MOP of the Red Team. Sadey Ringler from Harrison (West Lafayette) scored 11 points. Alaina Diamond from Loogootee scored 10 points.

    Katherline Lehr from Bloomington North scored 7 points, 3 Assists and rebounds. Kambry Shoults of Northview scored 2 points and was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner.

    In Game 3 Valencia Miller of Hammond Central scored 12 points and Elise Coleman of Floyd Central scored 10 points were named Co-MOP’s of the White Squad. Emily Parker of Boonville scored 18 points and was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner.

    Indiah Hutchinson from Hammond Central added 10 points. Ciyah Thomas of Hammond Central scored 21 points and was named the MOP of the Red Team. Shiloh Deboard of North Judson was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner and scored 2 points.

     In Game 4 it was a nail bitter start to finish as the teams played an extra four minutes and went toe to toe. Olivia Berzai of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard scored 15 points and Addison Hendrixson of Tri Township scored 12 points and were named Co-MOP’s of the White Team. Alexa Sichting of Indian Creek scored 15 Points and Olivia Jones of Pendleton Heights scored 10 Points. Pike’s Deniyah Warren was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner.

    KeAdriah Butler from Class 4A State Champion Lawrence North scored 17 points and was named MOP of the Red Team. Kayla Stidham from Hamilton Southeastern added 15 points and Kamri Rowland from Class 2A State Runner up Rensselaer Central scored 12 points and teammate Brodie Radtke scored 4 points and a named the Fellowship of Chirstian Athletes Award Winner.

   It was a great day of All-Star Basketball, and the level of basketball is second to none in the great state of Indiana. These players play hard, fast and do not stop until the clock hits triple zero and a lot of the players that are involved are players that have played before and are invited back.