Basketball could go from 4 to 3 classes If IHSAA OK'd plan -- not imminent -- others altered would be softball, baseball and volleyball... By Pat McKee High school basketball, and other sports in Indiana currently divided into four classes, would change to a three-class format under a new plan being discussed by athletic directors around the state. Although it's still in a preliminary stage, the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association is surveying athletic directors at Indiana high schools on whether it should formally submit a ... Read More

The 7-foot Zeller, a North Carolina recruit who led the state in scoring last season, was selected the top player in Indiana for 2008 in the annual voting conducted by The Indianapolis Star. Zeller averaged 33.1 points a game for the season and scored a record 43 points in the 84-60 win over Fort Wayne Harding for the championship. He was named on 257 of the 345 ballots cast by media and coaches from across the state. Plymouth's Randy Davis was a distant ... Read More

Indy Star Player of The Year: Gordon Hayward School: Brownsburg. In 2007-08 A 6-8 guard-forward, Hayward averaged 18.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in helping lead the Bulldogs to a 22-5 season and Class 4A state championship. A Butler University recruit, Hayward totaled 929 points and finished in the school's top five for career totals in rebounds (398), assists (198) and steals (176). The three-year varsity player helped the team to a 48-25 record and capped his career by hitting the winning shot as ... Read More

The Indy Star's 2008 Boys Basketball Super Team Patrick Bade (Franklin Central, Jr, Undecided) Travis Carroll (Danville, Sophomore, Undecided) Stuart Douglass (Carmel, Senior, Michigan) John Hart (Beech Grove, Senior, Undecided) Gordon Hayward (Brownsburg, Senior, Butler) Julian Mavunga (Brownsburg, Senior, Miami (Ohio)) Daniel Moore (Carmel, Senior, Undecided) Larry Stone (Howe, Senior, IUPUI) Stephan Van Treese (Lawrence North, Junior, Undecided) Alex Young (Northwest, Senior, IUPUI) Read More

Alex Young (Northwest) and John Hart (Beech Grove) have been chosen Players of the Year for the 2008 All-City and All-Marion County teams as selected by The Star following a vote by the two groups of coaches. Cathedral's Scott Hicks was picked as City Coach of the Year, and Beech Grove's Randy Males was recognized as County Coach of the Year. 2008 All-City boys basketball FIRST TEAM Name School Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG Sean Esposito Cathedral 6-3 Sr. G 14.5 2.8 2.0 Desmond Holloway Manual 6-4 Sr. G 19.9 8.1 2.3 Larry Stone Howe 5-9 Sr. G 22.0 3.4 8.0 Alex Young Northwest 6-5 Sr. G-F 18.6 13.7 1.7 Anthony Young Tech 6-6 Sr. C 18.3 10.8 1.0 SECOND TEAM Name School Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG Maurice Berryhill Arlington 5-5 Sr. G 11.7 2.6 3.5 Robert Goff Broad Ripple 6-9 Sr. C 15.4 11.5 1.7 Jimmy Kennedy Bishop Chatard 5-10 Sr. G 14.2 2.3 2.8 Errick Peck Cathedral 6-6 Jr. F 13.5 9.2 2.5 Ronald Ross Washington 6-5 So. G-F 21.0 6.5 2.0 Player of the Year: Alex ... Read More

2008 Junior All-Stars The Junior All-Stars were chosen by Indiana Basketball Coaches Association committees. After making the selections, committee chairmen forwarded the information to Smith, who announced the participants. Rosters for the 2008 Junior All-Stars who will play the Indianapolis Star All-Stars in basketball exhibitions on June 9 in Washington (south) and June 11 in Marion (north). The Junior All-Stars were picked by coaches’ committees. Boys Core Six: Patrick Bade, Franklin Central; D.J. Byrd, North Montgomery; Tyler Koch, Winchester; Colt Ryan, Batesville; Stephan Van Treese; ... Read More

Boys honorees included Brownsburg seniors Julian Mavunga and Gordon Hayward, both second-team choices, and Howe senior Larry Stone, picked to the third team. Washington senior Tyler Zeller, who led the state in scoring, headed the boys first team. He was joined by Edgewood senior Garrett Butcher, Chesterton senior Zack Novak, Marion senior Julius Mays and Fort Wayne Luers sophomore DeShaun Thomas. AP All-State Boys Teams FIRST TEAM Tyler Zeller, 7-0, Sr., Washington Garrett Butcher, 6-7, Sr., Edgewood Zack Novak, 6-5, Sr., Chesterton DeShaun Thomas, 6-7, So., Fort ... Read More