The Scorers Table: The significance of Indiana Miss Basketball and the selection process

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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: IHSAA girls basketball: Indiana Miss Basketball, process, significance