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IMAGES FROM ALL-STAR CAMP

Posted on 30 June 2005 by alexanderscot.

Being an Indiana All-Star encompasses far more than two games against Kentucky. Here are some pictures from the All-Star camp.


2005 Indiana All Star Banquet:
The Madison County Connection
Boys Head Coach Joe Buck (Pendleton Hts.), Jodi Howell (Alexandria-Monroe), Nick Rogers (Pendleton Hts.), Jason Holsinger (Lapel).


Signing Autographs


2005 Indiana All Star Banquet:
Cassie Pruzin (Crown Point), Cassie Kerns (Valpo), Jodi Howell (Alexandria-Monroe)


Signing a Miss Basketball uniform for a young fan following the Conseco game.
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Indiana girls get defensive in 65-49 All-Star thumping of Kentucky

Posted on 26 June 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Mike McGraw

Executive Director

INDIANAPOLIS â??? Last weekâ??s girls loss to Kentucky in the Bluegrass state showed that the Indiana All-Star Team was flawed in a number of ways. Most notable among them was the limited number of Hoosier players that were legitimate threats to score at this level of competition. With that knowledge firmly in mind, coach Jack Campbell and Co. went back to the drawing board and figured out a different way to skin a Kentucky cat.

They unveiled it in grand fashion June 25 at Conseco Fieldhouse, utilizing a suffocating transition defense to render Kentucky harmless in an impressive 65-49 victory.

Because they do not play together long enough to develop a true rhythm as a team, scoring in the half court is often difficult for all-star teams. Generally speaking, all-star teams like to run, gun, and score easy points. But Indiana made sure that wasnâ??t going to happen at the Kentucky end Saturday. In fact, one is hard pressed to remember a single easy bucket for the Bluegrass girls.

The contest was close early, with Kentucky holding a 16-15 lead slightly more than seven minutes into the first half. Five straight points from Indiana Miss Basketball Jodi Howell took care of that little problem, though, and the Hoosiers never looked back. Kentucky managed to close the gap to 23-22, but an 11-2 run to close the half (capped by a Kahla Roudebush 3-pointer) gave Indiana a 34-24 lead at intermission. Roudebush led the way with 17 points in the first half, and Howell added eight.

While it still could have been a problem that Indiana was limited in its sources of scoring, it doesnâ??t matter much when you hold the opponent to 24 points on 28 percent (7 of 25) shooting.

Indiana continued to stretch the margin early in the second half, and the Hoosier contingent would be challenged only once. Kentucky called a timeout with slightly more than 12 minutes to play. Coming out of the stoppage, the visitors upped their own defensive pressure and went on a 12-3 run, cutting the lead to 13 over the next five minutes (a Howell 3-pointer accounted for the only Indiana score). Roudebush finally ended the drought, however, with four straight points at roughly the 7:00 mark; after that, the only question was the amount of the final margin.

Roudebush earned Most Outstanding Player honors for the evening, ending the night with 25 points. Howell (11 points) was the only other Hoosier girl in double figures.

We at HoosierAuthority.com would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Howell for the Miss Basketball Diary she supplied during the All-Star camp. We hope it gave our growing number of readers an inside glimpse on the experience of being an Indiana All-Star.

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Indiana All-Star girls' rally comes up short in Kentucky, 72-67

Posted on 19 June 2005 by alexanderscot.

Miss Basketball Jodi Howell led all Indiana All-Stars with 30 minutes of playing time and scored 15 points, but a 15-point deficit midway through the second half was too much to overcome as Kentuckyâ??s All-Stars held off their Hoosier counterparts, 72-67, June 18 at Diddle Arena in Bowling Green.

The teams return to Indiana for the second set of games June 25 at Conseco Fieldhouse. The girls tip off at 5 p.m., with the boys to follow at 7:30.

Howell, the HoosierAuthority.com All-Star camp diary keeper, hit 5 of 11 shots and all three of her free throws in addition to three assists, two rebounds, and zero turnovers. The Alexandria grad and Purdue recruit hit 2 of 8 from behind the 3-point line, but her Hoosier teammates combined for just 1-of-10 marksmanship from downtown, an icebergish performance that ultimately led to their downfall.

Kentucky shot 7 of 23 from behind the arc, including a team-best 2-for-5 effort from Kentuckyâ??s Miss Basketball, Carly Ormerod. Ormerod led all scorers with 23 points, hitting 6 of 14 from the field and 9 of 12 from the free-throw line, including two late free throws and a dagger 3-pointer from the corner that all but killed off a furious Indiana comeback.

After a fairly even first half, Kentucky led 34-28 at the break. The margin grew to 15 as Kentucky got hot from the outside at one end and controlled the paint at the other. It didnâ??t help that under-the-weather Indiana center Cassie Kerns was limited to four points in just 21 minutes. (Youâ??ll recall that Howell told us in her diary that her roommate had been sick.)

But Indiana, behind a furious comeback in which Hamilton Southeastern grad Kayla Roudebush scored 11 quick points, came back to actually take the lead at 65-64 with just 2:55 left. But Ormerodâ??s clutch finish doused the rally.

Roudebush led the Indiana All-Stars with 19 points, while Kimberly Roberson (Indianapolis Cathedral) joined Howell in double figures with 13. But a cold-shooting night overall from both teams â??? Indiana hit just 27 of 78 field-goal attempts for a feeble 35 percent, compared with Kentuckyâ??s 37 percent on 22-of-60 shooting â??? was the tale of this game.

Five Hoosier bench players combined to go 0 for 9, while Kerns and two other substitutes each hit only one field-goal attempt in going 3 for 12. Itâ??ll take much better shooting if the Indiana All-Stars hope to avoid the sweep Saturday.

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Indiana All-Star girls hold off Junior All-Stars in tight tilt at Hatchet House

Posted on 16 June 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Chris May

Guest Columnist

WASHINGTON — The Junior All-Star girls team gave their Indiana All-Star counterparts all they could handle June 15 at Washington High Schoolâ??s Hatchet House before falling, 85-84, in the first of three â??junior-seniorâ? summer matchups.

Despite outrebounding the Junior All-Stars, 62-33, the All-Stars committed 21 turnovers and made just 19 of 32 free throws, allowing the juniors into the game.

The undoubted early most valuable player for the All-Stars was Jerri Taylor of South Bend Washington, who nailed 7 of 9 shots — including all four of her 3-point attempts — for 19 points. Most impressive was the fact that Taylor did her damage in just 13 minutes of play before injuring her elbow with 13:19 to go. Following the game, Taylor said the elbow injury was nothing too serious, and she fully expects to play June 18 against Kentucky.

Taylor was particularly helpful in providing spurts of offense that helped her team maintain leads late in the first half and in the middle portion of the second. After the Junior All-Stars cut the lead to five with 36 seconds left before halftime, Taylor made a layin and a 3-pointer in a span of 23 seconds to take her team to the locker room up eight.

Taylor then hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the minute before she was injured, pushing a 14-point game up to 20. But following Taylorâ??s exit, the juniors stormed back on a 23-10 run to make it a ballgame, and they carried that strong play into crunch time.

In the final minute, however, Miss Basketball runner-up Cassie Kerns of Valparaiso hit a clutch basket that was ultimately the difference. The Junior All-Stars had multiple looks on the last possession but couldnâ??t find the bottom of the net.

Miss Basketball and HoosierAuthority.com correspondent Jodi Howell finished the night 3 of 8 from the floor, with an uncharacteristic 0-for-2 effort at the charity stripe, for seven points and five rebounds. Taylor led the All-Stars with her 19, while Corydonâ??s Dana Beaven had 13 points and eight rebounds and Kerns finished with 12 and eight.

Kokomoâ??s Audrey McDonald paced the Junior All-Stars with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting. Melissa Lechlitner of South Bend St. Josephâ??s scored 13, while Bloomington South forward Megan Payton had 10. Another impressive junior was Jessica Huffman of Whiteland, who totaled eight points, four assists, and four steals.

â??Nameâ? players Amber Harris and FahKara Malone struggled statistically, combining for only four field goals. But the 6â??5â? Harris showcased her ball-handling skills and shooting range, bringing the ball down the floor and using a crossover dribble multiple times while draining 1 of 2 from behind the arc.

The remaining All-Star itinerary â?¦

The June 15 doubleheader in Washington was the first of five games the girls and boys all-star squads will get to play before the summer fun ends June 25. Hereâ??s the remaining schedule:

* June 18: Indiana All-Stars vs. Kentucky All-Stars, Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Ky. (girls 6 p.m., boys 8:05 p.m.) â??? tickets are $19, $16, and $11

* June 21: Indiana All-Stars vs. Junior All-Stars (North), Pendleton Heights High School, Pendleton (girls 6 p.m., boys 8 p.m.) â??? tickets are $6

* June 23: Indiana All-Stars vs. Junior All-Stars (Central), Richmond High School, Richmond (girls 6 p.m., boys 8 p.m.) â??? tickets are $6

* June 25: Kentucky All-Stars vs. Indiana All-Stars, Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (girls 5 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.) â??? tickets are $100, $18, $16, $12, and $5

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