Staff Report
Harris, the 6â??5â? senior center who led North Central (Indianapolis) to Class 4A state titles in
2004 and 2005, has been named the 2006 Indianapolis
Star Indiana Miss Basketball.
60 votes from the nearly 200 coaches and media members who cast ballots, outdoing
South Bend St. Josephâ??s Melissa Lechlitner (37 votes) and Ashley Barlow of Pike
(27). Harris will play for Purdue this fall, while Lechlitner and Barlow each are
heading to Notre Dame.
Harris was not even named player of the year on The Starâ??s 2006 Super Team. That honor went to Barlow, the 5â??9â?
guard who averaged 25.1 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 4.7 assists a game in leading
the Red Devils to a 20-6 record.
averaged 16.5 points a game her senior season after scoring 19.8 per as a
junior.
brings things with her size and athleticism that are very rare in the female
game,” Purdue coach Kristy Curry told The
Star. “The state of Indiana
should be very proud to have, in a lot of people’s minds, the best player in
the country.”
North Central coach Alan Vickrey: “She really likes sharing experiences
with other people. She would rather make a great pass than a dunk any day.
That’s part of her magic.”
will become the seventh Miss Basketball to play at Purdue, joining 2003 winner
Katie Gearlds of Beech Grove and last yearâ??s honoree, Alexandriaâ??s Jodi Howell.
A list of former Indiana Miss Basketballs:
1976: Judi Warren, Warsaw
1977: Teri Rosinski, Norwell
1978: Chanda Kline, Warsaw
1979: LaTaunya Pollard, East Chicago Roosevelt
1980: Maria Stack, Columbus East
1981: Cheryl Cook, Indianapolis Washington
1982: Trena Keys, Marion
1983: Jody Beerman, Heritage
1984: Sharon Versyp, Mishawaka
1985: Jodie Whitaker, Austin
1986: Kim Barrier, Jimtown
1987: Lori Meinerding, Fort Wayne Northrop
1988: Vicki Hall, Brebeuf
1989: Renee Westmoreland, Scottsburg
1990: Patricia Babcock, Culver Academies
1991: Jennifer Jacoby, Rossville
1992: Marla Inman, Bedford North Lawrence
1993: Abby Conklin, Charlestown
1994: Tiffany Gooden, Fort Wayne Snider
1995: Stephanie White, Seeger
1996: Lisa Winter, Huntington North
1997: Lisa Shepherd, Richmond
1998: Kelly Komara, Lake Central
1999: April McDivitt, Connersville
2000: Sara Nord, Jeffersonville
2001: Shyra Ely, Ben Davis
2002: Shanna Zolman, Wawasee
2003: Katie Gearlds, Beech Grove
2004: Jaclyn Leininger, Warsaw
2005: Jodi Howell, Alexandria
So
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