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Photo Diary: Indiana v. Kentucky All-Stars

Posted on 26 June 2006 by alexanderscot.

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Balanced effort propels Indiana All-Stars to 92-78 thumping of Juniors at Huntington

Posted on 23 June 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Chris
May
Contributing Writer

HUNTINGTON — A well-balanced offense coupled
with 27 forced turnovers preserved the Indiana Girls All-Starsâ?? perfect record
this month.

With five
players in double figures, the All-Stars downed the Juniors, 92-78, in a game
they never trailed June 22 at Huntington North.

The
All-Stars, who hit 11 of their first 16 shots, built a lead as big as 19 points
in the first half. The All-Stars led 51-41 after the first 20 minutes and, in defining
the term â??well balanced,â? all 11 players had hit at least one field goal with
and no one having more than four baskets.

In a first
half that was dominated by no particular All-Stars, the Juniors had relied on
Lawrence Northâ??s Azjah Bass, with 10 points, and Brebeuf 6â??6â? post player Taâ??Shia
Phillipsâ?? six points, six rebounds, and four blocks.

In the
second half where team play continued with the All-Stars, Courtney Reed was
able to show off her shooting skills behind the 3-point line. In a
three-and-a-half minute span starting at the 6:30 mark, Reed fired four
straight 3-pointers through the nets to excite her fans from nearby Northfield.

It was
also the best shooting performance of the past two weeks for Miss Basketball
Amber Harris, who was 7 of 11 for 15 points.

The final
numbers showed Reed pacing the All-Stars with 16 points (14 in the second half)
and a team-high three blocks. Joining Harris in double digits were Pikeâ??s Ashley
Barlow (14), Carmelâ??s
Melanie Thornton (11 points and five rebounds), and Evansville Memorialâ??s FahKara
Malone (10). Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheranâ??s Chanell Ridley, meanwhile, had
eight points and a team-best six rebounds.

For the Juniors,
Tennessee
verbal commit Sydney Smallbone of South Bend St. Josephâ??s scored 14 points on
4-of-12 shooting. Phillips, the most dominant post player in this game, doubled
up in points and rebounds with 12 and 12 in addition to her four first-half
blocks. Becca Bruszewski scored 11 points, while Bass finished with 10.

The win
completed a 3-0 sweep by the All-Stars over the Juniors and propelled them to
4-0 mark this summer, including their win last weekend over the Kentucky
All-Stars. The All-Star festivities wind down with the home half of the
Indiana-Kentucky series June 24at Conseco Fieldhouse.

The Kentucky team will be
two players fewer after the loss of a pair of their players since last
Saturdayâ??s meeting.

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Senior All-Stars come back to down juniors at Forest Park, 75-71

Posted on 15 June 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Mike Hutsell
Contributing Writer

FERDINAND
â?? Jeffersonvilleâ??s Sabrina Johnson
scored 14 points for the juniors, but the senior stars came back from 15 points
down to win the first game of an Indiana All-Star twinbill June 14 at Forest Park.

â??I
felt pretty good out there,â? Johnson said, flashing a smile afterwards. â??I kind
of wasnâ??t sure how Iâ??d do out there, but it was fun. We wanted to win â?¦ we
almost did. But we played real well.�

The
juniors led 50-35 early in the second half but couldnâ??t hang on as the seniors
mounted a rally behind the offense of Miss Basketball Amber Harris, who
finished with 17 points, and Audrey McDonald of Kokomo, who hit four 3-pointers and scored 14
in the win.

Taâ??Shia
Phillips of Brebeuf led the junior stars with 16 points.

Johnson,
who shot 7 of 13 from the field and grabbed four rebounds in the loss, added
that she wouldnâ??t mind being back in an All-Star uniform next season on the
senior squad.

â??I
wouldnâ??t mind coming back,â? she said. â??Itâ??d be pretty nice to play in another
one of these.�

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Legendary girls BB coach Jan Conner to coach at Lafayette Jeff

Posted on 01 June 2006 by alexanderscot.

Lafayette Jefferson has scheduled a press conference June
2 to announce the hiring of former Benton Central and Martinsville coach Jan Conner as its new head
girls basketball coach.

Conner declined comment, other than to say she has not yet
resigned her position as a health teacher at Martinsville.

“We have hired a coach and we’re going to announce
that person at 4 o’clock on Friday,” said Lafayette Jeff athletic director
Maurie Denney, who would not confirm that Conner had been hired.

Denney did confirm that the school was hiring a teacher
and a coach, though he added that hire had not yet been approved by the
Lafayette School Corp. board. An LSC board meeting is scheduled for noon
Friday.

Martinsville principal Don Alkire and athletic
director Don Lipps both confirmed that Conner had accepted the Lafayette Jeff
offer, pending board approval.

“Lafayette (Jeff) has a reputation that they would
like to win, and Jan is a proven winner,” Lipps said. “Absolutely, I
think it’s a good fit.”

Conner has a career record of 442-77 in 23 seasons as a
head coach at Warren Central, Benton Central, and Martinsville. She also spent three seasons as
the head coach at Northeast
Missouri State.

The Benton Central graduate coached Martinsville to a 58-1 record and
back-to-back Class 4A state titles in 1996-97 and ’97-98.

When hired, Conner will rank sixth among active coaches in
career wins. The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame member has not coached a high
school team since 2001.

“I don’t think that she’ll miss a beat in terms of
going back into a program and having a lot of success,” Alkire said.
“Her record speaks for itself.

“Her high level of intensity and high expectations
and a strong work ethic — all of that factors into making her a successful
coach.”

Conner replaces Gary Christlieb, who resigned in February
after three seasons.

Jeff Washburn/Journal and Courier
contributed to this story.

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