Last Updated on April 7, 2017 by cassnetwork
An elite group of Indiana’s senior basketball players will convene at the Berry Bowl on the campus of Logansport High School in Logansport, Indiana to prepare for the 29th annual North/South Indiana All-Star Classic. This girls’ and boys’ doubleheader will be played on Sunday, April 9, at 2 p.m. (girls) and 4 p.m. (boys). The North/South Indiana All-Star Classic is sponsored by Logansport High School, Hoosier Basketball Magazine and Pacesetter Sports of Terre Haute.
Twenty-four girls compete in the first half of this doubleheader including 10 players that have been selected as 2017 Indiana All-Stars as well as three players who helped lead their high school teams to a 2017 IHSAA state championship last month.
The North team boosts all three state champions— Karissa McLaughlin and Madisen Parker from AAAA Champion Homestead as well as Nicole Konieczny from AAA South Bend St. Joe. Five Indiana All-Stars are also part fo the north squad. The state’s leading scorer Dana Evans (36 ppg), Gary West {Louisville}; McLaughlin (26) {recently committed to Purdue}, Ajanae Thomas, North Central (Marion) {Indiana State}, Konieczny {Valparaiso} and Parker {Bowling Green State}. The South girls’roster also includes five Indiana All-Stars. Two are 20+ point per game scores—Madison Wise (23.3 ppg), Greenfield-Central {Iowa State} and Rachel McLimore (21), Zionsville {DePaul}. Chyna Anthony, New Albany {Northern Kenticky}, Maliah Howard-Bass, Columbus North {Ball State} and Destiny Perkins, Lawrence North {Akron} are 2017 All-Stars. The South also features high scoring Paige Barrett (21.2 ppg), Scottsburg {Murray State} along with three “in state” Division I recruits. They are Kayla Casteel, Plainfield {Evansville}, Katie Helgason, Greenfield-Central {Ball State} and Brittany Welch, Sheridan {IUPUI}. The North girls will be coached by Logansport’s Meranda Cooper. New Albany’sTammy Geron will lead the South.
Twenty-four boys compete in the second game which features 10 players who scored more than 20 ppg this past season. The North is led by McDonald’s All-American Kris Wilkes (23 ppg), North Central (Marion) {UCLA} and Purdue recruit Sasha Stefanovic (20.5), Crown Point.
Also highlighting the North is Jalen Adaway, Logansport, who participated in the National Slam Dunk contest at the 2017 NCAA Final Four. Other high scoring point producers are Tim Leavell (21.5), Marion, Matt Jennings (21), Logansport {Grace}, Haden Deaton (20), McCutcheon {Grace} and Vincent Miranda (20), NorthWood {Taylor}. The South roster has a 2017 IHSAA State Champion in Nike Sibande (22 ppg) of AAA Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, as well as a member from last year’s 2016 AAAA champion New Albany Bulldogs— Issac Hibbard. Profliic scorers on the South Team include Jaylen Minnett (31.1 ppg), Terre Haute South {IUPUI}, Tyler Smith (24.6), Northeastern {Florida Southern}, Trevor Lakes (22.5), Lebanon {Maryville} and Zach Gunn (21.5 ), Hamilton Southeastern {Ball State}. Two Division I commits for the South are Michael Ertel, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) {Louisiana Monroe} and Ra Kpedi, Lawrence North {Vermont} The North boys will be coached by Logansport Pat Skaggs. Hamilton Southeastern’s Brian Satterfield will coach the South. The 2017 Classic Game Director is Athletic Director Brian Strong of Logansport. Tickets are $12.00 and can be purchased from Logansport by calling (574) 753-2250
2017 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic at “Berry Bowl” in Logansport, Indiana Sunday, April 9, 2017 – Girls Game – 2:00 pm
NORTH GIRLS TEAM North Girls Coach – Meranda Cooper, Logansport
NAME SCHOOL HEIGHT, POSITION COLLEGE
Madison Dalton Logansport 5-9 guard Undecided
Courtney Dunlap Argos 5-9 wing Undecided
Dana Evans Gary West 5-6 guard Louisville
Dayton Groninger Warsaw 6-0 forward Indiana Wesleyan
DeShawna Harper Heritage Christian 5-4 guard Alabama A&M
Nicole Konieczny South Bend St. Joe 5-7 guard Valparaiso
Karissa McLaughlin Homestead 5-8 guard Florida
Audrey Minix North White 5-10 forward Undecided
Madisen Parker Homestead 5-8 guard Bowling Green State
Anne Secrest Tippecanoe Valley 6-0 forward Youngstown State
Ajanae Thomas North Central (Marion) 5-10 forward Indiana State
Mason Van Houten Fort Wayne Canterbury 5-8 guard Cal State – Fullerton
SOUTH GIRLS TEAM South Girls Coach – Tammy Geron, New Albany
NAME SCHOOL HEIGHT, POSITION COLLEGE
Chyna Anthony New Albany 6-1 forward Northern Kentucky
Paige Barrett Scottsburg 5-10 forward Murray State
Kayla Casteel Plainfield 5-9 guard Evansville
Abby Downard Indianapolis Ritter 5-6 guard Undecided
Katie Helgason Greenfield-Central 5-7 guard Ball State
Maliah Howard-Bass Columbus North 5-9 guard Ball State
Bre Lloyd Hamilton Southeastern 5-9 guard Wright State
Rachel McLimore Zionsville 5-10 wing DePaul
Destiny Perkins Lawrence North 5-6 guard Akron
Paige Saylor Roncalli 5-5 guard Lafayette College
Brittany Welch Sheridan 5-11 forward IUPUI
Madison Wise Greenfield-Central 6-1 forward Iowa State
*Selected, But Injured – Honorary Player Riley Blackwell Plainfield
2017 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic at “Berry Bowl” in Logansport, Indiana Sunday, April 9, 2017 – Boys Game – 4:00 pm
NORTH BOYS TEAM North Boys Coach – Pat Skaggs, Logansport
NAME SCHOOL HEIGHT, POSITION
Jalen Adaway Logansport 6-4 forward
Matt Conrad Twin Lakes 5-10 guard
Haden Deaton McCutcheon 6-4 forward
Wyatt Hughes Maconaquah 6-9 forward
Matt Jennings Logansport 6-0 guard
Tim Leavell Marion 6-1 guard
Emmanuel Little North Central (Marion) 6-6 center
Vincent Miranda NorthWood 6-0 guard
Mack Smith Warren Central 6-2 guard
Sasha Stefanovic Crown Point 6-4 wing
Kris Wilkes North Central (Marion) 6-8 forward
*Selected, But Injured – Honorary Player Justin Crabb Twin Lakes, Evan Ohman Lewis Cass
SOUTH BOYS TEAM South Boys Coach – Brian Satterfield, Hamilton Southeastern
NAME SCHOOL HEIGHT, POSITION
Mark Albers Pendleton Heights 6-4 forward
Sterling Brown Carmel 6-0 guard
Michael Ertel Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 6-2 guard
Zach Gunn Hamilton Southeastern 6-7 forward
David Hanyard Lafayette Jeff 5-10 guard
Issac Hibbard New Albany 6-0 guard
Ra Kpedi Lawrence North 6-9 center
Trevor Lakes Lebanon 6-8 forward
Jaylen Minnett Terre Haute South 6-1 guard
Nike Sibande Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 6-3 wing
Grant Smith Connersville 6-6 forward
Tyler Smith Northeastern 6-0 guard
*Selected, But Injured – Honorary Player Cooper Neese Cloverdale