O-D’S Rhodes chosen for Top 60

INDIANAPOLIS - Mercedes Rhodes of Oregon-davis was selected as one of the Top 60 senior girls basketball players for 2020-21 as chosen by Hoosier Basketball Magazine. These girls were selected from approximately 1,400 senior players statewide. Statistical evaluation, game observation and statewide research were conducted during the season and throughout the state tournament to determine these players.

Other local players selected are Lilliann Frasure (North Judson) and Remi Jordan (Knox).

Two sessions of the 40th annual Top 60 Senior Workout will be hosted by Hoosier Basketball Magazine in conjunction with the IHSAA and the IBCA on Sunday, March 7, at Beech Grove High School in Indianapolis.

Half of the Top 60 girls, primarily from northern and southern Indiana, will participate in the first session (1:003:00 pm EST). The remaining players, primarily from central Indiana, will compete during the second session (3:30-5:30 pm EST).

The Top 60 Senior Workout includes the state’s top two scorers— Courtney Blakely, Hammond Noll (31.7 ppg) and ariana Wiggins, Heritage Christian (27.6)— along with 11 other senior standouts who averaged more than 20 ppg.

There are eight players that will participate in the Top 60 Workout who are also from 2021 IHSAA state finalist teams— alyna Santiago, aaaa State Champion Crown Point and ally Becki, Brownsburg (aaaa Runner-up), Jaclyn Emly, Marissa Gasaway and alana Striverson from aaa Champion Silver Creek along with aubrey Burgess, Haley Rose and Vanessa Shafford from aa Champion Linton-stockton.

More than 20 of the Top 60 selectees have signed with Division I Universities including nine that were featured on the 2020-21 cover of Hoosier Basketball Magazine. Four who are featured with action photos include Becki (Ball State), Wiggins (Michigan), Meg Newman, North Central (Marion) (arizona State) and Jayla Smith, Lawrence North (Purdue). The other D-1 pictured girls are Katie Burton, Fishers (St. Johns), Kaitlyn Costner, Penn (Ohio State), Sydney Jaynes, Trinity Lutheran (Butler), Trinity Thompson, Michigan City (Northern Kentucky) and Bridget Dunn, Carmel (Kent State) who is injured and can not participate.

Coach Kristin Raker (Beech Grove) will direct both sessions. Other outstanding Indiana girls’ high school coaches from the IBCA have been invited to join the 2021 Top 60 staff— Vanita Golston (Hammond Noll), Scott Schoen (Silver Creek), Scott Smith (Jac-cen-del) and Kristi Ulrich (Penn).

Both sessions are open to the public for admission fee of $8.00 ($5 for students).

The Top 60 girls:

Gracie Adams, Lanesville

Taylor Austin, Lake Station

Ally Becki, Brownsburg

Katherine Benter, Brownstown Central

Madelyn Bischoff, Roncalli

Courtney Blakely, Hammond Noll

Tyranny Brown, Heritage Christian

Aubrey Burgess, Linton-stockton

Katie Burton, Fishers

Trinity Clinton, Penn

Kaitlyn Costner, Penn

Carley Culberson, Yorktown

Averi Davidson, North Central (Farmersburg)

Mariah Dickerson, Evansville Mater Dei

Jaclyn Emly, Silver Creek

Audra Emmerson, Fishers Kenadie Fernung, Tri-central Courtney Fields, Indianapolis Cathedral

Tyra Ford, Anderson Lilliann Frasure, North Judson-san Pierre

Marissa Gasaway, Silver Creek Irye Gomez, Bedford North Lawrence

Rebekah Gordon, Heritage Hills Madison Gray, Union County Zayda Hatfield, Terre Haute South Taylor Heath, Triton Central Natalie Howard, Ben Davis Nakaih Hunter, North Central (Marion)

Destiny

Snider

Sydney Jaynes, Trinity Lutheran Remi Jordan, Knox Addyson Kent, Jennings County Hanna Knoll, Angola Maycee Lange, Vincennes Lincoln Paige Ledford, Jac-cen-del Moira Mcginley, Indianapolis Chatard

Alexa Mckinley, Columbus North Chloe Mcknight, Bedford North Lawrence

Jackson,

Fort Wayne

Meg Newman, North (Marion)

Jillian Osswald, Hamilton Heights Ryin Ott, Laporte

Emily Parrett, Carroll (Allen) Maddie Patterson, Danville Zakia Rasheed, Indianapolis Chatard

Isabella

Christian

Mercedes Rhodes, Oregon-davis Alex Richard, Avon

Katey Richason, Zionsville Sheridan Robbins, Orleans Haley Rose, Linton-stockton Alyna Santiago, Crown Point Vanessa Shafford, Linton-stockton Lexi Shelton, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Maiah Shelton, Norwell Brynn Shoup-hill, Goshen Jayla Smith, Lawrence North Alana Striverson, Silver Creek Karly Sweeney, Salem Trinity Thompson, Michigan City Jaci Walker, Northridge Pa’shence Walker, Martinsville Ariana Wiggins, Heritage Christian Mary Wilson, Center Grove Zoe Zellers, Scottsburg

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