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Kentucky girls KO Indiana early

By Jim Gordillo, Herald-Times Online, June 16, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It was the kind of beating that Louisville native Muhammad Ali dished out on a regular basis in his heyday.

The Kentucky girls socked Indiana with a knockout punch in the first five minutes, jumping out to an 18-0 lead en route to a 101-62 decision in the undercard of the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series Sunday at historic Louisville Gardens.

Indiana missed its first 13 shots and never recovered as Kentucky's speed and quickness ruled the day to complete the two-game sweep for the first time since 2001 and create the most lopsided win for Kentucky ever.

The previous best was an 84-60 win in 1991, the last time Kentucky swept the girls' series.

It was also the first time Kentucky had ever topped the 100-point mark, doing so on a buzzer-beater to the delight of the crowd of around 2,500.

Indiana shot only 27 percent and went 5-of-22 on 3-pointers. Kentucky shot 49 percent, went 9-of-14 on 3s and outrebounded Indiana, 51-33.

"I don't know if we were flat so much as it was the speed of the game," Indiana coach Kem Zollman said. "When you have a team that's as extremely quick as they are, it's a tough situation. They made us
force some shots. They are a different team."

North grad Alex Guyton, Indiana's only true post player, found herself surrounded by triple teams as the Indiana stars struggled to sink anything outside. She finished with just one point to go with a team-high five rebounds, two blocks and an assist in 16 minutes of play before fouling out with 8:18 left in the game.

"We were a great group, but we didn't have the best two games," Guyton said.

Miss Basketball and a future teammate of Guyton's at Purdue, Brittany Rayburn of Attica, had 12 points and four steals to lead Indiana, while IU recruit Lindsay Enterline of Heritage had 11 points and three steals in 18 minutes.

"It was awesome," said Enterline of her All-Star experience, "to be able to wear the Indiana jersey and to be able to take pride in it and be able to represent your whole state.

"And it was fun to get to play together one last time before we head off to college and become 'enemies."

Indiana trailed 18-0 before Maggie Boyer of Lebanon stopped the bleeding with two free throws at the 14:57 mark. But Indiana still did not hit its first shot until Enterline hit a 16-footer from the top of the key with 12:28 showing to make it 22-6. But another span of 8:05 without a basket led Kentucky go up 40-17.

"We were looking forward to getting off to a good start," Guyton said. "So it was a let down, but we came out and played as hard as we could."

Kentucky led 45-19 at halftime as all five Indiana starters were scoreless and a combined 0-of-17 from the field. Indiana shot just 16.7 percent (5-of-30) while Kentucky shot 45 percent and made six of nine 3-pointers.

"You don't see that in a game of H-O-R-S-E," Zollman said. "So give them credit."

The lead ballooned to 44 with six minutes to go as Indiana made just two shots in the first eight minutes of the second half.

"It was frustrating at times" Guyton said. "We made some adjustments on some things and not on some others."

At 6 a.m., Guyton will officially launch her carer as a Boilermaker. It was a tough way to end a pretty good high school run, but how proud was her mom of these last four years.

"I can't put it into words," Robin Guyton said. "If I do I'll cry. But I'm extremely proud of her.

"I think the three biggest things that happened to her were the sectional title, committing to Purdue and being named MVP of Friday's game. From the Knightstown game to this, I think she had a fantastic postseason."

3PFG AFG FT Reb PF Pts
Guyton, 0- 0 0- 4 1- 2 5 5 1

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Indiana, Kentucky All-Stars back at it today
Indiana boys looking for series sweep, while girls go for split in Louisville

By Lynn Houser, Herald-Times Online, June 15, 2008

The dust has barely settled from Round One as Indiana and Kentucky go at it again today when the games resume in Louisville.

The two rivals met in Indianapolis Friday night, with Kentucky winning the girls' game, 76-59, and Indiana hanging on to win the boys' game, 83-82.

Today's games will be played at the Louisville Gardens. The girls' game is set for a 2 p.m. start, with the boys scheduled for a 4 p.m. tip-off.

North's Alex Guyton hopes to pick up where she left off - a 12-point, seven-rebound effort that earned her Player of the Game honors for the Indiana squad. Guyton's numbers could have been even more impressive had she not picked up her fourth foul early in the second half. She did all her work in just 19 minutes.

The Indiana girls will have to find a way to slow down Kentucky's fast break. All of the Hoosiers' problems started on offense, where they turned it over in the face of defensive pressure, fueling Kentucky's transition game.

"We know what we have to do now," Guyton said. "We know what Kentucky is like. So we just have to be ready to play from our heart."

Edgewood's Garrett Butcher played just 12 minutes in the boys' game but still managed to contribute five points, three rebounds and one assist. Butcher's 15-foot jumper with 12 minutes to go put Indiana
ahead and the Hoosiers never trailed again, although Kentucky tied it in the final minute. Four free throws by Alex Young of Northwest allowed Indiana to escape.

"I thought about taking a 3-pointer there, but the 15-foot jumper is my game," Butcher said of his go-ahead basket.

Show time

Being an Indiana All-Star didn't totally sink in with Butcher until he watched Guyton get introduced with the Conseco lights dimmed the spotlight shining on each individual player.

"When they turned off the lights and announced the girls, it really hit me how serious it is," Butcher said. "I couldn't wait to get out there."

Both Butcher and Guyton were featured in half-page ads in the All-Stars' program.

As a student of Indiana basketball, Butcher felt honored to have his name in there along with the other greats. Putting the uniform on Friday night topped it off.

"It's a good feeling when you pull that jersey out and know that it's yours," he said. "A lot of good people have worn that same jersey."

Where is everybody?

The attendance announced at Conseco Friday night was 5,097, about half of what it has drawn in more recent years in Conseco.

Some theories tossed around were the price of gas and the weather. The lack of a marquee recruits from Indiana or Purdue also affects attendance, it is believed.

The only IU-bound player on the court Friday night was Carmel's Daniel Moore, who will try to make the Hoosiers as a walk-on. There were no Purdue recruits in the boys' game, but there were two on the girls' team, Guyton and Miss Basketball, Brittany Rayburn of Attica. There was one IU recruit on the girls' team, Lindsay Enterline of Heritage.

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INDIANA VS. KENTUCKY ALL-STAR GAME
Guyton scores a game-high 12 and is named MVP, but the Indiana girls
lose, 76-59

By Ryan Dammeyer, Herald-Times Online,

June 14, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - Alex Guyton stood tall but could not prevent the worst showing by the Indiana girls' All-Stars in 16 years at Conseco Fieldhouse on Friday.

Guyton, the tallest player on either roster at 6-foot-3, scored a game-high 12 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and blocked five shots in the 76-59 Kentucky win, earning her Indiana's Player of the Game honors.

But the North product, bound for Purdue, had to watch most of the second half from the pine with foul trouble as the representative from the Hoosier State lost a series game in Indiana for the first time since 1992.

"That's the first time I've ever known that," Indiana coach Kem Zolman said. "I've not put pressure on these kids to do anything. The only thing I would like for them to do is play hard."

It was the first ever loss at Conseco and the lowest offensive output since 1992, a 62-54 decision in favor of the Blue Grassers. Kentucky lastwon in 2005 at a meeting in Bowling Green.

"A game's a game. I always play hard," said Guyton, who only played six minutes in the second half after getting her fourth personal foul with 12:32 to go in the game. "I'm here to focus right now on All-Stars, and when I get to Purdue, that will be my focus."

That'll be soon, as Guyton and Miss Basketball, Attica's Brittany Rayburn, report to West Lafayette on Monday to begin summer classes and team workouts. Rayburn had an off night on Friday, hitting only three of 12 field goal attempts and finishing with eight points and a team-high six turnovers.

Twenty first-half giveaways contributed to a ten point Indiana deficit at halftime, and the smaller but speedier Kentucky squad prevented an offensive rhythm from developing for the home team.

"We know what we have to do now. We know what Kentucky's like. So we just have to be ready to play from our heart," Guyton said of Sunday's rematch in Louisville. "They just played faster. ... We have our advantages and they have theirs. Speed's one of theirs." After trailing by as many as 16, Lebanon's Maggie Boyer, who posted 10 points on the evening, cut the Kentucky lead to six with a three-point play at the 6:40 mark as the Indiana players kept much better care of the ball in the second half.

"We knew there was gonna be a storm we had to weather," said Kentucky coach Sally Zimmerman of the surge. "We didn't realize it was gonna be with eight minutes to go in the game. We thought it might be a little bit earlier."

But the Kentucky team followed with a 9-0 run to effectively end any hope for a comeback. A layup by Brittany Wilson capped that spurt, and Wilson would finish the game with a double-double, 11 points and 10 boards.

Tacarra Hayes also had 11 points for Kentucky and the state's Miss Basketball, Tia Gibbs, had 10 along with nine rebounds, 6 steals, and four assists.

For Indiana, Deja Mattox of Maconaquah added 10 points and six rebounds. IU recruit Lindsay Enterline was scoreless but had four rebounds, four assists, and two steals.

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Herald-Times Online, June 12, 2008

Indiana All-Stars sweep exhibitions from juniors

MARION - Mr. Basketball Tyler Zeller of Washington had 28 points and nine rebounds to lead the Indiana Senior All-Stars past the Junior All-Stars, 114-83, Wednesday night.

The Seniors had 31 assists and shot a blistering 52 percent from the field to sweep the two-game exhibition series against their Junior counterparts. The Seniors won 93-91 in Washington Monday night.

Edgewood's Garrett Butcher came off the bench to score 11 points in 23 minutes for the Seniors. The Butler-bound Butcher hit 5 of 8 from the field and had five rebounds.

The Seniors actually trailed 5-0 before getting going. They took the lead for good at 8-7 on a jumper by Zeller, who had 16 points in the first half as the Seniors opened a 60-41 lead at the break.

Carmel's Daniel Moore, who will walk-on at Indiana in the fall, had four points in eight minutes.

In the girls' game, the Seniors overcame a 24-point effort by Alexandria Bentley to avenge Monday's loss with an 85-77 win over the Juniors.

Carmel's Danielle Havel led the Seniors with 14 points.

Bloomington North's Alex Guyton had a team-high 12 rebounds off the bench for the Seniors. The Purdue-bound Guyton also had six points and three blocks in 18 minutes.

The games were the final tune-ups for the Indiana All-Stars before this weekend's annual series against Kentucky. The teams meet Friday night at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and again on Sunday in Louisville.

3PFG AFG FT Reb PF Pts
Guyton 0- 0 2-11 2- 4 12 3 6

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(Re-printed from the Herald-Times Online, by Jim Gordillo, June 10, 2008)

Juniors give Seniors all they want

WASHINGTON - One upset and another close call both had one thing in common Monday night.

Indiana's Juniors came to play and play hard. And it would be hard to argue the notion that they outhustled their Senior counterparts.

But the Junior boys could not hold on to a four-point lead with 1:03 to go, and the Seniors rustled a 93-91 victory in the Hatchet House.

South's Jordan Hulls logged a team-high 29 minutes at point guard for the Juniors, while Edgewood's Garrett Butcher played 12 minutes in relief for the Seniors.

In the opener, Alex Bentley of Ben Davis poured in 27 points as the Junior girls, coached by South's Larry Winters, beat the Seniors, 86-80.

Even without two of the best juniors in the state, Winters said this is a deep class that's short on height but big on skills. Sometimes, that's just the sort of team that will do well in an all-star setting.

"The experience has been great, to get to see arguably some of the best girls in the state on one team," Winters said. "It's been a pleasure. I think the girls have really handled the adversity handed to them because of the weather conditions.

"We didn't get to practice until today, but they came out and played their butts off and defended well. They did a good job."

The Senior squad included North grad Alex Guyton and Indiana signee Lindsay Enterline of Heritage.

"It let us know we've got a lot more work to do," Guyton said.

"No. 1, I think they need to play better team defense," Winters said. "And they need to play harder."

The Senior boys almost suffered the same fate, but rebounded in time.

"They played more physical and a lot better than we thought," said the Butler-bound Butcher, who had four points and two rebounds. "Last year, the juniors were getting beat by 20 points, so we thought we'd come out and do the same thing. And that was not going to happen.

"But we battled back and showed some toughness in doing that."

Hulls, who is headed to Indiana, filled up the stat sheet with eight points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals in front of about 1,500.

"It was a fun game with a great atmosphere," Hulls said. "Unfortunately, I had a couple of turnovers at the end that hurt us. But we were playing hard.

"I thought I was solid. There were some things I could have done better, but I did what I needed to do. Nothing special, just playing my game."

Hulls had some special moments, diving off the floor for a loose ball and batting if off a Senior for a turnover with 6:08 left and his team up 70-68. Next trip, he converted a three-point play for a 73-70 lead in the midst of Franklin Central's Patrick Bade blowing up for the Juniors with 19 of his 24 points in the last 10 minutes.

Hulls was also matched up with Carmel's Daniel Moore, a future Hoosier teammate, for parts of the game.

I've known Daniel for a long time," Hulls said. "He's a hard-nosed kid, and I'm excited to be playing with him at IU."

Butcher was out there with two other future Butler teammates, but is struggling right now, he said, with the two squads set to meet in Marion on Wednesday.

"I didn't play well in the Hickory game and I haven't played as well as I'm capable of in practice all week," Butcher said. "That's why my minutes are short. Then, it's tough to find your groove."

The Seniors rallied from down 87-83 with 1:03 left, hitting 5-of-6 free throws, the missed one was stuck back, to go up 91-87 with 25 seconds left.

A 3 by junior Colt Ryan of Batesville made it 91-90. Alex Young of Indy Northwest, who had 24 points, split a pair with nine seconds left. Ryan was fouled with eight seconds left but made just one of two.

Then Chase Stigall of New Castle made 1 of 2 with six seconds left for the seniors and Ryan's 3-pointer at the buzzer was short.

Mr. Basketball Tyler Zeller of Washington finished with 19 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks, while Stigall had 15 points. Ryan had 15 for the Juniors.

In the girls' game, Guyton finished with 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. She also had two blocks and two assists. Enterline had five points on 5-of-9 free-throw shooting.

"Enterline is a great young lady," said Senior coach Kem Zolman of Wawasee. "Indiana is getting a quality kid. She has good quickness, a great first step."

"I've spent so little time with Alex I'll save my opinion. She's a neat kid. But we want her to be more aggressive. She led us in rebounds, but she could own the boards even more so."

The Seniors jumped out to a 19-9 lead only to see the Juniors claw back and go up 38-35 with two minutes left in the first half. But Miss Basketball, Brittany Rayburn of Attica who had a team-high 15 points, fueled a 6-0 run that led to a 41-38 halftime edge.

The Seniors came out strong in the second half and the lead peaked at 62-51 with 12 minutes left before the Juniors rallied again.

Guyton picked up her fourth foul with 9:50 to go at the tail end of a 10-4 string by the Juniors. Guyton returned with 6:31 to go but was called for her fifth a minute later. Soon after, a 3 by Bentley tied it at 75 and her breakaway with 1:58 left put the Juniors up, 82-79.

"Alex can take over a game on both ends," Winters said. "And she's a leader. She had no practice time with us at all."

The Seniors shot 38.6 percent, but made just 3 of 19 3-pointers and 23 of 37 free throws.

"This gets us well prepared this is what this game is all about." Zolman said. "No one will remember this. We just have to come back Wednesday with the right attitude."

"We have to find out what kind of heart it's going to take when the other team wants it more and plays harder."

The Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series will take place in Indianapolis on Friday and in Louisville, Ky. on Sunday.

3PFG AFG FT Reb PF Pts

Guyton f 0- 0 6-12 1- 2 10 5 13
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Guyton, Butcher stand out among Hoosiers All-Stars, June 7, 2008

KNIGHTSTOWN - North grad Alex Guyton dominated the lane, scoring 26 points and blocking five shots in Friday night's Hoosiers Reunion All-Star Classic at the historic Knightstown gym.

Guyton's Hickory squad lost to Terhune despite her performance, 101-97.

"I felt good," she said. "I was just feeling it. It was so hot in there, but games like these teach you how to be a competitor. Playing against the best is the best way to learn that."

Guyton, a Purdue recruit, will start training with the Indiana All-Star team today in preparation for the annual series against Kentucky.

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More All-Star Invites

North's Alex Guyton and Edgewood's Garrett Butcher will get another chance to show off their wares June 6 at the historic Knightstown Gym for the Hoosiers Reunion Classic.

Indiana Miss Basketball Brittany Rayburn of Attica - Guyton's future Purdue teammate, Mr. Basketball Tyler Zeller and Michigan recuit Zack Novak will also be on hand.

Here's the spot for a complete rundown on rosters and ticket information: http://www.hoosierbasketballmagazine.com/hrc08.php5

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4/21 - Ashley Ross signs with Danville Area Community College

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Guyton Scores 20 in North - South All-Star Game

North 87, South 76

North Girls 38 49 -- 87
South Girls 40 36 -- 76

North Girls -- Drake 2-5 7-7 12, Enterline 1-8 2-2 4, Johnson 5-11 3-3 13, May 0-6 0-0 0, Rayburn 4-12 1-2 11, Adams 3-7 2-2 8, Buis 1-5 0-0 2, Craft 0-1 0-0 0, Fisher 3-7 2-4 8, Mattox 7-13 2-2 17, Phillips 1-4 3-5 5, Taylor 3-10 0-0 7. Totals: 30-89 22-27 87.

South Girls -- Brierly 1-3 0-1 2, Guyton 7-16 6-7 20, Havel 4-10 1-3 11, Matheis 0-3 0-0 0, Schoen 3-7 1-2 10, Bowling 0-2 0-0 0, Draughon 2-9 7-8 11, Butler 6-11 6-6 20, Falkenstein 1-10 0-0 2, Lewis 1-6 0-0 2, Marchino 0-7 0-0 0, Wilhite 0-4 0-0 0. Totals: 25-84 21-27 76.

3-point shooting -- North 5-25 (Rayburn 2-7, Drake 1-2, Taylor 1-4, Mattox 1-5, Buis 0-1, Craft 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Enterline 0-2, Adams 0-2), South 5-21 (Schoen 3-5, Butler 2-5, Brierly 0-1, Lewis 0-1, Draughon 0-2, Matheis 0-3, Marchino 0-4). Rebounds -- North 74 (Johnson 12, Drake 8, Fisher 8), South 58 (Havel 9, Draughon 8, Falkenstein 8). Assists -- North 11 (Drake 4, Phillips 3), South 14 (Havel 3, Brierly 3, Marchino 3). Turnovers -- North 25, South 21. Total fouls -- North 21, South 24. Fouled out -- None.
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IBCA All-State Honors

Postseason basketball awards continue to roll in for Guyton, Ross

The IBCA's Top 15 Senior Girls All-State team included North's Alex Guyton and Martinsville's Mallory Schwab.

Also grabbing honorable mention honors were Molly Fox of Brown County, Megan Murphy of South, Ashley Ross of North, Lindsey Stevens of Eastern, Megan Burton of Bedford North Lawrence and IU recruit Lindsay Enterline of Heritage.

TOP 15 SENIORS: Betsy Adams, Twin Lakes; McKayla Barber, Columbus East; Briana Bass, North Central; Anne Boese, Bishop Chatard; Maggie Boyer, Lebanon; Devin Brierly, Southwestern (Hanover); Chelsea Falkenstein, Evansville Memorial; Alex Guyton, Bloomington North; Danielle Havel, Carmel; Raven Ivey, Anderson Highland; Felicia Johnson, Lawrence North; Deja Mattox, Maconaquah; Emily Phillips, South Bend Washington; Brittany Rayburn, Attica; Mallory Schwab, Martinsville.
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(Re-printed from the H-T and Wire Report, March 28, 2008)

Guyton named to AP All-State team

INDIANAPOLIS - Edgewood's Garrett Butcher and North's Alex Guyton were named to the Associated Press All-State basketball team Thursday.

Butcher was a first-team member while Guyton was named to the second. Butcher is the first Edgewood basketball player, boy or girl, to ever make first team all-state. He was a third-team selection last year.

"Sweet," was his reaction Thursday. "It is a big honor, an exciting honor, something to be proud of. It is a difficult thing to do, one of those goals I've had on my list for four years of high school. It is nice to get that accomplished."

"That's exciting news," Edgewood coach Jay Brown said. "It is certainly a well-deserved honor for Garrett. Again, he is making history at Edgewood. Nothing like this has ever happened here before."

The Butler-bound Butcher became Monroe County's all-time leading scorer this season. Making the AP's first team is a big step for consideration for the Indiana All-Star Team, an honor that went to Guyton over the weekend. Both Guyton and Butcher will be playing in the North-South All-Star game Sunday at Vincennes University. The girls play at 2 and the boys at 4. Admission is $8.

Receiving honorable mention for the boys' team were North's Ray McCallum and South's Spencer Turner and Jordan Hulls. Girls who received honorable mention included Brown County's Molly Fox and White River Valley's Stephanie Fougerousse.

Joining Butcher on the boys' first team are Washington's Tyler Zeller, Chesterton's Zack Novak, Marion's Julius Mays and Luers' DeShaun Thomas. Zeller, a North Carolina recruit, led the state in scoring at 32.2 and led the Hatchets to the 3A title. Novak is a Michigan recruit who averaged 28 points a game. Mays is a North Carolina State recruit who averaged 18.5 points this season. Thomas of 2A champion Fort Wayne Luers is only a sophomore. He originally gave a verbal commitment to Ohio State but is now reconsidering. He averaged 29 points a game this year.

Brittany Rayburn of Attica heads a girls' first team includes Skylar Diggins of 4A runner-up South Bend Washington, a repeat selection from last year. The rest of the squad includes Connecticut recruit Kelly Faris, another junior, who led Heritage Christian to its third straight 2A championship; Tennessee recruit Briana Bass of North Central, and Miami (Ohio) recruit Maggie Boyer of Lebanon.

Joining Guyton on the second team are Carmel's Chrissy Steffen and Danielle Havel, along with Emily Phillips of South Bend Washington and Alex Bentley of Indianapolis Ben Davis. The third team consists
of Brittany Schoen of South Central, Betsy Adams of Twin Lakes, IU recruit Lindsay Enterline of Heritage, Lauren Taylor of Brownsburg and Deja Mattox of Maconaquah.

AP GIRL'S BASKETBALL ALL-STATE TEAMS:

FIRST TEAM
Brittany Rayburn, Attica 6- 0 Sr.
Skylar Diggins, South Bend Washington 5- 9 Jr.
Kelly Faris, Heritage Christian 5-11 Jr.
Maggie Boyer, Lebanon 5-11 Sr.
Briana Bass, North Central (Indianapolis) 5- 3 Sr.

SECOND TEAM
Chrissy Steffen, Carmel 5-11 Jr.
Danielle Havel, Carmel 6- 0 Sr.
Alex Guyton, Bloomington North 6- 3 Sr.
Emily Phillips, South Bend Washington 5- 4 Sr.
Alex Bentley, Ben Davis 5- 6 Jr.

THIRD TEAM
Brittany Schoen, South Central (Elizabeth) 5- 6 Sr.
Betsy Adams, Twin Lakes 5- 7 Sr.
Lindsay Enterline, Heritage 5-11 Sr.
Lauren Taylor, Brownsburg 5-11 Sr.
Deja Mattox, Maconaquah 5-10 Sr.

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(Re-printed from the Indianapolis Star.com, March 25, 2008)

Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association: All-State Team

Indianapolis Star Indiana Miss Basketball Brittany Rayburn of Attica and six players from Indianapolis-area high schools were named first-team all-state in girls basketball by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association, the coaches group has announced.

Danielle Havel and Chrissy Steffen of Class 4A state champion Carmel and Skylar Diggins and Emily Phillips of 4A state runner-up South Bend Washington join Rayburn as headliners on the 15-player first
team.

Other area players on the unit include Alexandria Bentley of Ben Davis, Kelly Faris of Heritage Christian, Maggie Boyer of Lebanon and Briana Bass of North Central. Completing the first team were Alex Guyton of Bloomington North, Jasmine Watson of Elkhart Memorial, Lindsay Enterline of Heritage, Deja Mattox of Maconaquah, Betsy Adams of Twin Lakes and Tiffany Fisher of Westview.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: All-State
Selected by the ICGSA

First team: Brittany Rayburn, Attica; Alexandria Bentley, Ben Davis; Alex Guyton, Bloomington North; Danielle Havel, Carmel; Chrissy Steffen, Carmel; Jasmine Watson, Elkhart Memorial; Lindsay Enterline; Heritage; Kelly Faris, Heritage Christian; Maggie Boyer, Lebanon; Deja Mattox, Maconaquah; Briana Bass, North Central; Betsy Adams, Twin Lakes; Skylar Diggins, South Bend Washington; Emily Phillips, South Bend Washington; Tiffany Fisher, Westview.
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(Re-printed from H-T and Wire Report, March 24, 2008)

Cougar's Guyton named to Indiana All-Stars

INDIANAPOLIS - Alex Guyton's high school basketball career isn't over just yet.

The 6-foot-3 North center will play alongside the state of Indiana's best as a member of the girls' All-Star team this summer. The squad will play a home-and-home series with Kentucky, the opener coming June 13 at Conseco Fieldhouse, followed by a rematch June 15 in Louisville.

Guyton, who will continue her career at Purdue next fall, averaged 14.7 points and 8.8 rebounds as a senior for the Cougars. She also contributed 2.2 blocks and 2.9 steals per game in earning all-Conference Indiana honors.

She will be playing with future Boilermaker teammate Brittany Rayburn of Attica, the state's Miss Basketball, as well as future Big Ten rivals Lindsay Enterline of Heritage, an IU signee, and Emily Phillips of South Bend Washington, a Penn State recruit.

Other All-Stars include Danielle Havel of Carmel, Betsy Adams of Twin Lakes, Briana Bass of Indianapolis North Central, Magie Boyer of Lebanon, Kayla Drake of Kokomo, Larretha Draughon of Indianapolis Northwest, Felisha Johnson of Lawrence North, Lisa Samplawski of Portage and Lauren Taylor of Brownsburg.

Kem Zollman of Wawasee will be the girls' coach, with Shari Doud of Pendleton Heights and Angie Oliver of Evansville Bosse as his assistants.

Guyton is the first area girl to be named an Indiana All-Star since 2005 when North's Kiley Jarrett and Brown County's Mara Freshour made the team.
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(Re-printed from Indianapolis Star, March 24, 2008)

Guyton named to Indiana All-Star team

The final stretch of Danielle Havel's high school basketball career just keeps getting better.

The 6-foot senior had a double-double in the Class 4A state championship game earlier this month, leading Carmel to its first state title in girls basketball. After the game, she received the Patricia L. Roy Mental Attitude Award.

Now, she has been named to the 2008 Indianapolis Star Indiana Girls All-Star team.

"This year especially, it's been fun, definitely," the DePaul University recruit said. "To win state, to get the mental attitude award, to be a senior All-Star, I couldn't ask for more than that."

Havel is one of six players from the Indianapolis area named to the All-Star team, game director Pete Smith announced Saturday.

This year's coaching staff of Kem Zolman of Wawasee and assistants Shari Doud of Pendleton Heights and Angie Oliver of Evansville Bosse assisted Smith in the selection process for the team that will play a home-and-home series against Kentucky. The opener will be June 13 at Conseco Fieldhouse, followed by a rematch June 15 in Louisville, Ky.

North Central's Briana Bass, Lebanon's Maggie Boyer, Northwest's Larretha Draughon, Lawrence North's Felisha Johnson and Brownsburg's Lauren Taylor are the other All-Stars from the area.

The team is led by The Indianapolis Star Indiana Miss Basketball, Attica's Brittany Rayburn, a Purdue recruit and one of four All-Stars headed to the Big Ten. Heritage's Lindsay Enterline (Indiana),
Bloomington North's Alex Guyton (Purdue) and South Bend Washington's Emily Phillips (Penn State) also will play in the Big Ten next season.

Twin Lakes' Betsy Adams, Kokomo's Kayla Drake and Portage's Lisa Samplawski round out the 13-member squad.

Bass, Boyer, Enterline, Havel, Rayburn and Samplawski played together at various times on the same travel team, Indiana's Finest. Havel said they were hoping to be together on the All-Star team as well.

"We had a great season last year. It's going to be a lot of fun," Havel said.

Bass, whose availability will be determined by her recovery from a knee injury, is headed to Tennessee, a No. 1 seed in this year's NCAA Tournament.

For Lawrence North's Johnson, the All-Stars will cap her organized basketball career. She is headed to Indiana State on a track and field scholarship where she plans to compete in the shot put, discus and hammer throw.

"This is a great opportunity," said Johnson, a state champion in 2007 in the shot put. "I'm pretty excited. I didn't think I'd make it, but coach (Jodie Whitaker) said I did pretty good. I was just betting on my (performance at the Hoosier Basketball "Top 60" Senior Girls Workout)."

Meet the 2008 team:

Name School Ht. PPG College Choice
Betsy Adams Twin Lakes 5-7 22.5 Valparaiso
Briana Bass North Central 5-3 18.1 Tennessee
Maggie Boyer Lebanon 5-11 24.0 Miami (Ohio)
Kayla Drake Kokomo 5-6 16.9 Eastern Illinois
Larretha Draughon Northwest 5-9 20.1 Vincennes
Lindsay Enterline Heritage 6-0 19.0 Indiana
Alex Guyton Bloomington North 6-3 14.7 Purdue
Danielle Havel Carmel 6-0 12.0 DePaul
Felisha Johnson Lawrence North 6-2 15.9 Indiana State
Emily Phillips SB Washington 5-4 7.7 Penn State
Brittany Rayburn Attica 6-0 28.7 Purdue
Lisa Samplawski Portage 5-9 17.0 Loyola (Ill.)
Lauren Taylor Brownsburg 5-11 19.9 New Mexico

Head coach: Kem Zolman, Wawasee.

Assistant coaches: Shari Doud, Pendleton Heights; Angie Oliver,
Evansville Bosse.
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CONFERENCE INDIANA: ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

South: Megan Murphy, Sr., Jessica Parker, So., Kaila Hulls, Fr.; North: Ashley Ross, Sr., Alex Guyton, Sr.; Columbus North: Sydney Mitchell, Jr.; Rachel Steinbarger, Sr.; Franklin Central: Samantha Carnes, So., Kelsey Pieratt, Sr.; Lawrence Central: Khyri Wilson, Jr.; Perry Meridian: Kristin Raker, Sr., Katelyn Walker, Jr.; Pike: Arienna Crittenden, Sr., Yasmine Coleman, Sr.; Southport: Janelle Campbell, Sr.
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(Re-printed from H-T Report, March 18, 2008)

Panthers, Cougars top online All-Area girl's voting

Online voting for the H-T All-Area Girl's Basketball team had a distinctly Bloomington feel.

South's Megan Murphy and Kaila Hulls and North's Alex Guyton and Ashley Ross were voted onto the first team via the 186 total ballots casts. They were joined on the first time by White River Valley's
Stephanie Fougerousse.

Only Fougerousse and Ross were first-team selections by the Herald-Times, with Fougerousse earning player of the year honors.

Online voting was based on a 5-4-3-2-1 ranking system for the five players voted upon - the top choice earned 5 points, the second choice 4, and so on.

Murphy led the voting with 540 points and 44 first-place votes. Hulls had 288 points and 29 fist-place votes, followed by Guyton (195, 19), Ross (172, 9) and Fougerousse (163, 15).

Murphy, Hulls and Guyton were second-team selections by the H-T.

Owen Valley's Kaitlin Sweatman was voted to the second team as a write-in candidate. Sweatman received 136 points and 26 first-place votes.
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(Re-printed from the Herald-Times Online, by Jim Gordillo, March 12, 2008)

H-T All-Area Girl's Team

FIRST TEAM

HEATHER GONSER, Owen Valley: This 5-9 junior was a bane for opponents on both ends of the floor, averaging 17.3 points, 6.1 steals, 6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game for the up-tempo Patriots. Shot
50.7 percent from the floor. Has piled up 999 points and 445 steals in her career. Holds school record for steals in a game (14). All-WIC three years in a row.

NICKOLE GONSER, Owen Valley: Like her twin sister, this 5-9 junior is building up impressive numbers. She averaged 15.4 points, a team-high 7.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 3.1 steals per game. School career rebounding leader with 530, smashing old mark of 461. Has career total of 766 points. All-WIC last two years.

MOLLY FOX, Brown County: Do-it-all 6-1 senior center missed the first five games with a foot injury but came back to average 18.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.4 blocks and 3.3 assists per game. The Eagles were 0-5 without her, 11-5 with her. Signed a full-ride with Wright State in Dayton, Ohio.

ASHLEY ROSS, North: This quick 5-6 point guard saw her season end after just 18 games with a torn ACL. She led North in scoring (15.9 ppg) and assists (39) and was second in steals (46). Went 109-of-152 at the free-throw line. Had a career-high 30 points in a won over Pike. Scored 817 career points thanks to 279 made free throws in 446 attempts. All-Conference Indiana. Signed with Danville Area Community College.

SECOND TEAM

ALEX GUYTON, North: Purdue-bound 6-3 center could dominate on both ends with her long arms and leaping ability. Averaged 14.7 points and led team in rebounding (8.8), blocks (2.2) and steals (2.9) but upped her numbers to 18.5 points and 10.8 boards in Ross' absence. Shot 52 percent from the floor and 75 percent on free throws. All-Conference Indiana. Finished with career marks of 1,055 points, 737 rebounds and 168 blocks and rang up 31 career double-doubles in points and rebounds.

KAILA HULLS, South: An exciting debut for the 5-9 freshman guard/forward who came off the bench to average a team-high 12 points per game and also added 5.4 rebounds. Had 36 steals. Made a team-high 20 3-pointers and went 70-of-88 at the free-throw line. Scored a career-high 27 points in a win over Bedford North Lawrence. All-Conference Indiana pick.

MEGAN MURPHY, South: This 5-10 senior was tough inside and out, averaging 10 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per game. Also led team in blocks (18) and was second on the team in assists (51). Shot 46 percent from the field and 74 percent at the line. Two-year starter had over 300 career rebounds. All-Conference Indiana selection.

LINDSEY STEVENS, Eastern: A 5-9 senior forward who could score from anywhere. Led team at 13.3 ppg as T-birds won first sectional in 23 years. Had 29 points and 17 rebounds in the two regional games.

SIERRA FULLER, Bloomfield: Shifty 5-7 junior point guard, a three-year varsity member, was tough to stop from scoring. She was a fearless driver and moved well without the ball. Led team at 13.5 ppg and went 60-of-95 on free throws as the Cardinals finished 17-4.
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VINCENNES UNIVERSITY HOSTS

NORTH/SOUTH ALL-STAR CLASSIC

An elite group of Indiana's senior basketball players will gather on the campus of Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana on Saturday, March 29th to prepare for the 20th annual North/South Indiana All-Star Classic.

This girls' and boys' doubleheader will be played on Sunday, March 30, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (Vincennes/Indianapolis time). The North/South Indiana All-Star Classic is sponsored by Vincennes
University, Hoosier Basketball Magazine and Pacesetter Sports of Terre Haute.

Twenty-four girls will compete in the first half of this doubleheader. NORTH team notables include the state's leading senior scorer in Brittany Rayburn (28.7 ppg) of Attica (who will attend Purdue University) and two other high scorers who will stay in state. Besty Adams (22.6 ppg) of Twin Lakes matriculates to Valparaiso University, Deja Mattox (21.2) of Maconaquah is headed to Indiana State University. Emily Phillips of South Bend Washington (2008 AAAA state runner-up team member) will attend Big Ten member Penn State. Another future Big Ten player is Lindsay Enterline, bound for Indiana University. North Montgomery's Ashley Buis and Terre Haute South's Megan Craft plan to attend Vincennes University next fall.

The SOUTH squad features high scoring Maggie Boyer (28 ppg) of Lebanon (Miami, Ohio) and Danielle Havel of Carmel (DePaul) of the 2008 AAAA State Champion. Alex Guyton of Bloomington North is Purdue University bound. High scoring guard Brittany Schoen (21.6) of South Central (Elizabeth) will attend Indiana State. The South team includes Butler bound Devin Brierly of Southwestern (Hanover), and two players who are University of Evansville recruits - Jordan Lewis (20.1) of Greenfield - Central and Chelsea Falkenstein of Evansville Memorial.

David Baxter of Attica will coach the North team. Randall Schoen of South Central (Elizabeth) will direct the South squad.