These are the top SW Indiana high school athletes from week of Dec. 11-16
EVANSVILLE — This winter, the Courier & Press will highlight the top high school performances each night.
Here are the best from the week of Dec. 11-16.
Do you have an athlete in mind from our coverage area? Send nominees, with stats, to Kyle Sokeland and Treasure Washington by email at ksokeland@gannett.com and twashington@gannett.com, or on X (Twitter), @kylesokeland and @Twashington490.
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Monday, December 11
Libby Blythe, North basketball: The junior had 17 points and hit a trio of 3s in a 48-46 win at Vincennes Rivet.
Lexi Frey, Vincennes Rivet basketball: The junior totaled 25 points for the Patriots in a close loss to North.
Norah Miller, Reitz basketball: The senior had 27 points, 10 rebounds, seven steals and five assists for the Panthers in a 63-42 win at North Posey.
Tuesday, December 12
Myla Browning, Memorial basketball: The junior scored 18 points and hit four 3-pointers in a 69-39 win against Vincennes Lincoln.
Shay Hawk, Washington basketball: The sophomore scored a team-high 16 points in a 56-49 win at Jasper.
Taray Howell, Bosse basketball: The senior had 26 points for the Bulldogs in a 62-60 win over No. 10 Memorial.
Braydon Knepp, Barr-Reeve basketball: The senior had 27 points for the Vikings in a 67-33 win at North Knox.
Jaxon McKain, Boonville basketball: The freshman had 17 points and six rebounds in a loss to Pike Central.
Quade Morton, Pike Central basketball: The senior totaled 27 points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 56-55 overtime victory against Boonville.
Emily Parker, Boonville basketball: The sophomore scored 28 points in a loss to Forest Park.
Landyn Richason, Central basketball: The junior had a team-high 20 points for the Bears in a loss at North Posey.
Paige Schnaus, Gibson Southern basketball: The freshman had 15 points and 13 rebounds in a 65-39 win over South Spencer.
Austin Schmitt, North Posey basketball: The junior had a game-high 23 points for the Vikings in a 69-65 win over Central.
Carly Schnell, Forest Park basketball: The junior totaled 14 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in a 62-50 win against Boonville.
Jayce Swanson, Reitz basketball: The junior scored 21 points for the Panthers in a 63-57 victory against North.
Wednesday, December 13
Arlissa Sharber, Mount Vernon basketball: The senior had 13 points, 10 rebounds and four steals in a 33-26 win against Bosse.
Maddy Shirley, Central basketball: The sophomore had 23 points, four rebounds and three blocks in a 59-37 win over Reitz.
Thursday, December 14
Hayleigh Cummins, Washington basketball: The senior totaled six points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a 59-23 victory over Forest Park.
Izzy Like, Mater Dei basketball: The freshman had seven points and the game-winning free throw with 3.8 seconds left in a 33-32 win against North Posey.
Alex McKinley, North Knox basketball: The junior scored a game-high 19 points for the No. 1 Warriors in a 54-48 win against Wood Memorial.
North swimming: Freshman Claire Coe and junior Avery Lasher broke school records in the 100 fly (59.58 seconds) and 100 free (55.39), respectively, in wins against Memorial and Harrison.
Emily Parker, Boonville basketball: The sophomore had a game-high 27 points in a win against Bosse.
Madison Parrish, South Knox basketball: The sophomore had 21 points for the Spartans in a 66-62 win at Princeton.
Aleyna Quinn, Castle basketball: The senior had a game-high 22 points in a 52-33 victory against Henderson County.
Carlee Rogers, Jasper basketball: The junior had 22 points for the Wildcats in a 40-23 win against Northeast Dubois.
Friday, December 15
Luke Davis, Evansville Christian basketball: The senior totaled 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Eagles in a 65-36 win over Boonville.
Luke Ellspermann, Memorial basketball: The junior had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers in a loss to Heritage Hills.
Jackson Graff, North Posey basketball: The senior had a game-high 22 points in a 48-45 victory against Mater Dei.
Edwin Holmes, Princeton basketball: The sophomore scored a game-high 18 points in a 68-34 win over Vincennes Lincoln.
Braydon Knepp, Barr-Reeve basketball: The senior scored 22 points for the Vikings in a 53-34 win over Eastern Greene.
Brodey Lamb, Gibson Southern basketball: The junior scored 20 points for the Titans in a 64-51 victory against South Spencer.
Jaylan Mitchell, Reitz basketball: The freshman had a game-high 28 points in a 67-65 comeback victory against Castle.
Xander Niehaus, Castle basketball: The junior had a team-high 19 points and two blocks in a loss to Reitz.
Trent Sisley, Heritage Hills basketball: The junior totaled 32 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in a 66-65 win at No. 10 Memorial.
Tavon Stith, Day School basketball: The junior had a team-high 23 points in a loss to Mt. Carmel (Ill.).
Brock Thacker, Southridge basketball: The junior scored 19 points for the Raiders in a 47-45 victory against Jasper.
Saturday, December 16
Jace Berg, Forest Park basketball: The senior had 21 points for the Rangers in a 57-44 win at Northeast Dubois.
Josiah Dunham, Evansville Christian basketball: The senior had a game-high 19 points for the No. 3 Eagles in a 54-51 victory against Princeton.
Cayden Gehlhausen, North basketball: The senior had a team-high 18 points for the Huskies in a 74-67 comeback victory over Butler County.
Julian Gish, Pike Central basketball: The senior had a game-high 19 points in a loss to Henderson County.
Chloey Graham, Gibson Southern basketball: The senior totaled 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 62-59 victory against Roncalli. She hit the game-winner for the Titans.
Landen Horning, Memorial wrestling: The junior went 9-0 over the weekend at the Harrison Ten Way tournament. He was the 138-pound champion at the tournament.
Ryan Lambert, Castle basketball: The senior scored a team-high 12 points (eight of them came in the fourth quarter) in a 59-48 win against Danville.
Sam Singleton, South Knox basketball: The junior had 25 points for the Spartans in a loss to Terre Haute South.
Gabby Spink, Gibson Southern basketball: The junior totaled 29 points, seven assists and five rebounds in a win over Roncalli.
Tucker Tornatta, Memorial basketball: The senior had 23 points for the Tigers in a 77-61 win against Raleigh Egypt.
This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Top Southwestern Indiana athletes week of December 11-16
