Core Six roster (will play in both exhibitions)...
KATIE GEARLDS, who has verbally committed to Purdue, led the
state’s juniors as she averaged 26.7 ppg for the 2001-02
campaign. The Parade Third-Team All-America selection added
7.5 rpg, seven apg, and six spg while establishing herself as a
leading candidate for Indiana Miss Basketball honors. Her
best output was 34 as she amassed 560 points in 21 contests.
Katie was named both an Underclass All-American by Student Sports
magazine and Midwest Sports Publishing’s #1 junior in Indiana.
She was also a first-team All-State selection of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, the Associated Press (AP), and the Indiana Coaches
of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA). Ranked #27 in the nation by
All-Star Girls Report (ASGR) and #7 by the Blue Star Index, Katie
attended last year’s Nike All-America Camp and was an Amateur Athletic
Union (AAU) All-America in the 16-and-under (16-U) division. USA
Today named her a Sophomore All-America in 2001, then a Junior
All-America this past season. Katie also received honorable
mention in last year’s Street & Smith All-America poll. During
her sophomore campaign as a Hornet, Katie was the state’s
second-leading scorer as she canned 27.1 ppg. Her 541 points broke
her own school single-season mark of 522. She also averaged 9.3 rpg,
6.3 apg, and 5.9 spg as Beech Grove finished with a 13-7 mark. As
a freshman, she contributed 23.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 6.6 apg, and 5.9 spg.
SUNTANA GRANDERSON led South Bend Riley to last March’s state title
game. Although her 19-point effort could not prevent Terre Haute South
from taking the 4A crown, Suntana still made the AP’s All-Tournament
team. She had previously scored a season-high 42 points en route to a
final average of 20.9 ppg. Besides totaling 584 points in 28 outings,
the AP first-team All-State selection contributed approximately eight
rebounds and three steals per contest. Named both Metro Player of the Year
and her conference POY, Suntana was selected as North Indiana’s
third-best junior (not counting the statewide core six) by Midwest Sports
Publishing. As a sophomore Wildcat, she averaged 15.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg,
and 3.8 apg. Suntana was named Riley’s MVP, as well as an All-Metro
and All-Conference selection. She was one of last year’s Purdue Elite
Camp All-Stars, and played for a 2001 AAU state championship winner as
well. The honorable mention Street & Smith All-America is considering
Notre Dame, Purdue, and other universities.
MIRANDA GREEN averaged 20.8 ppg this past season, with a high game of 31,
as she scored a total of 436 points in 21 contests. She also accumulated
around four rpg, three apg, and three spg while playing for former Indiana
Hoosier Amy Cherubini at Pike. Miranda received honorable mention in the
AP voting for All-State honors, and was ranked the #5 junior in South Indiana
(not counting the statewide core six) by Midwest Sports Publishing. As a
sophomore, she contributed 15 ppg, 3 rpg, and 2 apg to the 12-8 Red Devils’
cause. Miranda’s honors include being named the MVP of an AAU 14-and-under
tourney.
DEUNNA HENDRIX was named North Indiana’s best junior (not counting the
statewide core group of six) by Midwest Sports Publishing. She was named to
the Kokomo Tribune All-Area team after leading the Wildkats in three-point
field-goal percentage and free-throw accuracy. As a sophomore, she averaged
12.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, and 2.2 apg as 24-1 Kokomo took its fourth straight North
Central Conference crown and made the 4A Final Four.
During the state championship game, REICINA RUSSELL demonstrated why she is
one of the favorites for next year’s Indiana Miss Basketball laurels.
Reicina’s 31 points, a record for a Class 4A title tilt, helped her Braves
to a 63-42 triumph. Her 14 field goals also set a 4A championship game mark.
Russell, who also grabbed 15 rebounds (tying a finals record) and blocked
seven shots (setting a new title-clash mark) that day, subsequently added
tournament MVP honors to her berth on the AP All-State first team. Her
season averages of 19.7 ppg and 11.1 rpg led to Reicina’s being named the
state’s all-around #2 junior by Midwest Sports Publishing. Nationally ranked
#20 by ASGR and #16 by Blue Star, Russell is a veteran of the 2001 Nike
All-America Camp. She was also named a Street & Smith honorable mention
All-America last year. As a sophomore, she contributed per-game averages of
13.8 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 5 blocks as her team finished 22-2, losing
twice to state champion Ben Davis. Russell will be playing her senior
season at Lawrence North. Her family’s move to Indianapolis was inspired by
the fact Reicina’s grandmother suffered a stroke around Christmas, and the
grandmother’s husband (the pastor at Gabriel Missionary Baptist) needs
assistance in taking care of his wife and his church. Reicina, who wants
to be a doctor, will thus experience living with a grandmother who is in
a wheelchair and unable to walk or talk.
CARRIE SMITH, who hit 54% of her field-goal attempts and 85% of her free
throws last season, has verbally committed to Kathi Bennett’s Indiana
program. Named the #6 junior in the state by Midwest Sports Publishing,
Carrie also received second-team All-State honors from both the
Courier-Journal and the ICGSA. One source gives her season averages as
14.2 ppg and 7 rpg, while another claims she contributed about 15 points
and 9 rebounds per outing. Either way, Smith is an All-Marion County
first-teamer. Limited by injuries to 12 games as a sophomore, Carrie
averaged 14.6 ppg and 8 rpg as the Braves finished with a 13-9 record.
North Six roster (will play in June 19th exhibition at Wawasee High)...
JACQUELINE CLOSSER was named North Indiana’s #2 junior (not counting
members of the statewide core six) by Midwest Sports Publishing. Jackie averaged
16.5 ppg, 3.2 apg, and 3.4 spg as a sophomore for the
20-2 conference champion Tigers. During her freshman
campaign, she contributed 9.9 ppg, 2.2 apg, and 2.2
spg as her team won its regional en route to finishing
21-5. Jacqueline was named to the All-Madison County,
All-Conference, Sectional 24, and Madison County
All-Tournament honor squads for both the ’99-’00 and
’00-’01 seasons. She moved from the All-Metro North
honorable mention list as a freshman to a first-teamer
as a sophomore. Jackie also followed up East Central
Area Honorable Mention (2000) with a slot on the
Second Team for 2001.
LEAH ENTERLINE, who has verbally committed to play
at Indiana, was an Underclass (non-senior) All-Star at
last year’s adidas Top Ten Camp. She received
honorable mention in the recent voting for the AP
All-State team. Leah was also named the North’s #6
junior (statewide core six excluded) by Midwest Sports
Publishing. As a sophomore, she averaged 18.1 ppg,
8.4 rpg, 7.5 apg, and 5.5 spg. Each figure
represented an improvement from its respective
freshman season counterpart of 15.2, 5.2, 5.5, and
3.5. Leah made the ACAC All-Conference First Team for
both ’99-’00 and ’00-’01, and was also the recipient
of her team’s Most Valuable Player and Miss Hustle
awards for each of those campaigns. She was named to
the Michigan State AAU All-Tournament Team in both
2000 and 2001. Last year, Leah was the IU Hoosier
Select Camp MVP, a Purdue Camp All-Star, and adidas
All-American Camp All-Star. Her Boilerbacker Gold AAU
team finished third in the Memphis National
Tournament. Leah’s uncle, Kalei Enterline, is her
coach with the Heritage High Patriots.
ALLISON LINDBORG received High Mention among Indiana
juniors in Midwest Sports Publishing’s post-season
rankings. As a sophomore, she posted averages of 9
ppg and 7 rpg. She also blocked 1.8 shots per contest
en route to being named the Lady Indians’ Most
Improved Player. During her junior campaign, she
contributed 16.8 ppg and 11.4 rpg to a 20-5 team which
lost to eventual 3A champ Bishop Luers in a regional
final. She set St. Joseph single-season records for
rebounds (284) and blocks (83). Allison
participated in last year’s Notre Dame Blue Chip
Tournament. She was also part of a runner-up squad at
the Nike National Challenge. According to St.
Joseph’s head coach Mike Megyese, Allison "is being
recruited by over 100 schools right now and will only
get better next year."
HEATHER LUTTRELL was named the Lady Tigers’ Most
Valuable Player after averaging 13.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.1
apg, and 2.5 spg as a freshman. She again received
team MVP honors after posting sophomore averages of
13.7 points, 7.4 boards, 2.8 assists, and 2.5 steals
per contest. As a junior, she led the team in assists
and steals, and was Northwestern’s second-best scorer
and rebounder. Heather was voted onto the All-Mid
Indiana Conference First Team for each of those
seasons. The Lady Tigers made it to a regional final
last season, and their 22-3 mark gave them a 60-10
record during Heather’s tenure on the squad.
Northwestern took the conference crown in both ’99-’00
and ’00-’01. Since joining the Amateur Athletic Union
team known as Indiana’s Finest in 1998, Heather has
helped the squad to three top five finishes at AAU
Nationals. Fourth-place efforts in 13-U and 14-U
competition were followed by a fifth-place slot last
year. Heather’s all-around excellence led to her
becoming a Hoosier Basketball Magazine All-State
selection for the publication’s 2000-’01 and 2001-’02
issues.
CRYSTAL NORMAN tied sister Junior All-Star Suntana
Granderson’s 19-point effort in the Wildcats’
state-title game loss to Terre Haute South. Crystal,
who received honorable mention in Associated Press
All-State voting, subsequently made the AP’s 4A
All-Tournament Team. She finished with a team-leading
average of 3.1 apg, and also contributed 17.1 points
and 10.4 rebounds per outing. After each of her three
varsity seasons, Crystal has been named to the
All-Metro and All-Conference first teams. She was
also Riley’s MVP for the ’99-’00 campaign. Crystal
was named both a 2001 Street & Smith All-America
Honorable Mention athlete and Midwest Sports
Publishing’s recent choice as the #4 junior in the
state. Notre Dame and Purdue are among Crystal’s
collegiate options.
AMANDA NORRIS has led the Raiders to the last two 2A
championship games, but has had to settle for
back-to-back runner-up finishes. She did lead all
scorers as she dropped in 30 points during
Shenandoah’s 70-64 loss to Southwestern last March.
Amanda thus completed her improvement from scoring
10.8 ppg as a sophomore to averaging over 19 points
per contest for 2001-02. She also raised her rebound
average from 4.4 to 7.5 per outing. Besides her 2A
title game record point production, Amanda notched 7
assists and 4 steals in defeat. She was also a member
of last year’s AAU 17-U state runner-up Magic City
Express. Her coach with that team, Jim Campbell, says
that Norris "plays extremely hard and has an explosive
first step to the basket."
South Six roster (will play in June 12th exhibition at Purdue University)...
TINA BOLTE, who helped the Bull Dogs to a 16-7 record, has verbally
committed to play at Ball State. As a sophomore, Tina averaged
14.7 points and 3.1 assists per contest. Following this past
season, she was named South Indiana’s best junior (outside the
statewide core six) by Midwest Sports Publishing.
RACHEL BROCKMAN helped Cathedral win back-to-back 3A state
titles as a freshman and sophomore. Although the Irish did
not three-peat after moving up to 4A, Rachel was chosen by
Midwest Sports Publishing as the state’s #3 junior after
the season. She led the 21-3 team by grabbing 7.8 rpg and
blocking 32 shots, while her 14.4 ppg made her Cathedral’s
second-best point producer. Rachel also notched 1.4 apg and
2.0 spg. The 2001 Street & Smith All-America honorable-mention
recipient has verbally committed to Kathi Bennett’s Indiana
program.
MEGAN CASAD averaged 9.9 ppg and 2.9 apg as a sophomore for
the 17-6 Panthers. She was named the South’s #4 junior (not
counting members of the statewide core six) by Midwest Sports
Publishing.
LAURA GAYBRICK averaged 6 ppg and 3.8 rpg as a sophomore for
the Falcons. For this past season, she received High Mention
among juniors ranked by Midwest Sports Publishing.
MISSY GLASER averaged 20 ppg, 4 rpg, and 4 apg as a sophomore
with the Wildcats. This past season, she raised her point
production to 22.1 per contest. In 15 outings, she scored
331 total points, with a high game of 36. Missy was named the
South’s #2 junior (not counting members of the statewide core
six) by Midwest Sports Publishing.
CATHERINE GRAHAM scored a team-high 20 points in the Rebels’
70-64 victory over Shenandoah in last March’s 2A championship
game. Besides earning Catherine a spot on the All-Tournament
team, the performance allowed legendary coach Donna Cheatham to
finally bask in the glow of a state title. Graham averaged
around 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals per contest for 2001-02.
As a sophomore, she contributed 14.6 ppg, 6 rpg, and 5.5 apg
to Southwestern’s cause.
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