The Scorers Table: Holiday hoops review, BNL-Jennings County, Hendricks County tournament
Introducing The Scorers Table, a weekly podcast dedicated exclusively to the coverage of Indiana high school girls basketball.
Hank and Danny went extra long this week, so the podcast is divided into two parts.
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Show rundown
PART 1 — Holiday Hoops recap extravaganza
1:59 — Hall of Fame Classic (Columbia City, Indian Creek and Lake Central)
14:42 — Next biggest storyline?
15:45 — Noblesville Holiday Tournament (Noblesville, FW Snider, Norwell, Valparaiso)
28:32 — Olivia Nickerson breaks state 3-point record
34:21 — Addie Bowsman, Twin Lakes (they're 3A, not 2A, as one of the two hosts incorrectly stated)
37:30 — Lillie Graves, McCutcheon
43:20 — Latest coaches poll ... a new No. 1? (Lawrence Central, Hamilton Southeastern)
50:10 — Hank fails to wrap up the show and puts Danny on the spot (4A finals predictions)
54:00 — Lawrence North's win over Eastern Hancock
58:21 — OK, wrapping it up for real this time ... sorta.
PART 2 — Weekly preview
00:33 — Jennings County - Bedford North Lawrence preview (and Jennings County at the HOF Classic)
22:12 — Hendricks County tournament preview (and a sectional lookahead)
33:05 — Mooresville vs. Franklin preview
38:16 — Looking ahead to Hamilton Southeastern vs. Westfield (Jan. 12)
43:33 — Zionsville Eagles (Emma Haan, Allie Caldwell)
46:54 — Big stretch upcoming for Bishop Chatard and City Tournament preview
49:43 — Wrap-up (sorta), with Hamilton Heights, West Lafayette, etc.
50:44 — Homestead vs. FW Snider (Jan. 12)
Meet the hosts
Brian Haenchen covers high school sports for The Indianapolis Star, focusing on girls basketball, softball, volleyball and soccer. A St. Louis native and graduate of Saint Louis University, he covered SLU basketball and Blues hockey in his hometown before moving to Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he covered preps and the University of South Dakota for The Argus Leader. [Twitter: @Brian_Haenchen]
Courtney (Moses) Delks led Oak Hill High School to a four-year record of 97-9 with two state championship appearances and was voted 2010 IndyStar Miss Basketball after averaging a state-best 31.7 points (55% shooter), 4.8 rebounds. 5 assists and 5 steals as a senior. She held 27 records upon graduation, then enjoyed a decorated career at Purdue, where she finished eighth on the school’s all-time scoring list (1,674) and as the all-time leader in 3-pointers made (240). Delks founded Complete Training Academy with her husband in 2015. [Twitter: @CompeteTraining]
Josh Sabol coached girls high school basketball for 12 years, first as an assistant coach at Center Grove, then as head coach at Decatur Central (two seasons) and Franklin (six seasons). In 2021-22, Sabol led the Grizzly Cubs to a Class 4A runner-up finish with a 28-2 record, their best in school history. Ranked 21st nationally, Franklin’s historic run included the program’s first 4A semistate championship, a second consecutive regional crown and first Johnson County championship since 1986. [Twitter: @CoachSab]
Danny Riego has coached on the girls basketball AAU and club circuits for over 15 years. He’s had the opportunity to coach nine IndyStar Miss Basketball recipients and over 40 Indiana All-Stars. His list of former players includes several McDonald’s All Americans and multiple professional players, including Jackie Young (Princeton HS), the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. [Twitter: @DannyRiego]
Follow Brian Haenchen on Twitter at @Brian_Haenchen.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana girls high school basketball podcast: Episode 5
