2018-2019 Class 2A Preseason Awards

Now that we’ve spent this week previewing the 2018-2019 season for Class 2A in Indiana, I wanted to have a little fun. So, I took a look back at those articles, and I’ve attempted to predict what this season might hold in Class 2A. Taking some ideas from college preview magazines of years past, I’ve assembled this article with a variety of things, like a preseason team poll, preseason awards, and preseason all-state teams.   PRESEASON POLL: The preseason poll is based solely on how I think teams will stack up this season in Class 2A. Past success isn’t meaningless, but year-in and year-out rosters change, and teams can slide up or down the scale in terms of competitiveness. In Class 2A that’s magnified even greater, as just one top player can typically shift the balance of power in a Sectional, Regional, or even Semi-State. This season Class 2A is incredibly deep and competitive, and any one of these Top-10 teams could find themselves at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse at the end of the season. Last season both Oak Hill and Monroe Central were very strong, but they also ran into a hot buzz saw by the name of Frankton. Triton Central returns most of the same team and has a couple of new players available, and 2018 State Finalists Central Noble and Winchester each return nearly everyone.   [caption id="attachment_12637" align="alignright" width="300"] 2018 Class 2A Champion Central Noble[/caption] PGH Indiana Class 2A Preseason Top-10: <ol> <li>Oak Hill (23-3)</li> <li>Monroe Central (25-1)</li> <li>Triton Central (21-5)</li> <li>Central Noble (23-5)</li> <li>Winchester (26-3)</li> <li>North Judson-San Pierre (21-3)</li> <li>Paoli (24-6)</li> <li>Linton-Stockton (20-4)</li> <li>Evansville Mater Dei (11-13)</li> <li>Tipton (19-8)</li> </ol>   PRESEASON AWARDS: These preseason awards were an attempt at honoring girls who I thought stood out in Class 2A. There were multiple candidates for each award, and every award is easily debatable, but I attempted to pick the winners who I thought filled the description the best. Each award is determined through different criteria, as some awards are based primarily on opinion, while others are decided with a heavy influence from statistical merit. [caption id="attachment_13006" align="alignleft" width="200"] Tatum Neal of Clinton Prairie[/caption] Class 2A Preseason Individual Awards: Most Valuable Player: Sydney Freeman, 2019, Central Noble Most Outstanding Player: Lilliann Frasure, 2021, North Judson Toughest Player: Maya Chandler, 2020, Triton Central Best Motor: Jenessa Hasty, 2019, Oak Hill Best Shooter: Tatum Neal, 2019, Clinton Prairie Best Scorer: Madison Jones, 2019, Western Boone Best Passer: Sydney Freeman, 2019, Central Noble Best Rebounder: Ellie Snep, 2019, Whitko Best Shot-Blocker: Kira Robinson, 2019, Winchester Best Defender: Makinzi Meurer, 2019, North Knox Best Athlete: Jayla Rogers, 2019, Shortridge Most Versatile: Madeline Lawrence, 2020, Winchester Top Newcomer: McKenna Deitsch, 2021, Adams Central   PRESEASON ALL-STATE TEAMS: Like the preseason awards, this was another attempt to honor girls who stand out in Class 2A. These teams were selected based on equal parts talent, skill, potential, statistical accomplishments, and team accomplishments. While we can debate who should be where, I do think it’s easy to understand why each of the girls listed below were at least selected to be honored. [caption id="attachment_13008" align="alignright" width="163"] Lilliann Frasure of N. Judson[/caption] Class 2A Preseason 1st Team All-State: Jordyn Barga, 2019, 5-11 F, Monroe Central H.S. Cassidy Crawford, 2019, 6-0 W, Tipton H.S. Sydney Freeman, 2019, 5-7 PG, Central Noble H.S. Madeline Lawrence, 2020, 6-0 F, Winchester Community H.S. Lilliann Frasure, 2021, 5-9 W, North Judson-San Pierre H.S. Class 2A Preseason 2nd Team All-State: Taylor Boruff, 2019, 5-10 W, Taylor H.S. Madison Jones, 2019, 5-7 G, Western Boone H.S. Meleah Leatherman, 2019, 6-1 F/C, Central Noble H.S. Elexah Roepke, 2019, 6-0 C, South Ripley H.S. Taylor Westgate, 2020, 6-1 F/C, Oak Hill H.S. [caption id="attachment_13009" align="alignright" width="175"] Karlee Feldman of Bremen[/caption] Class 2A Preseason 3rd Team All-State: Bailey Everett, 2019, 5-6 G, Covenant Christian School (Indianapolis) Karlee Feldman, 2019, 6-1 C, Bremen H.S. Madeline Schumacher, 2019, 6-0 F, North Judson-San Pierre H.S. Maya Chandler, 2020, 5-7 PG, Triton Central H.S. Courtney Blakely, 2021, 5-6 PG, Hammond Bishop Noll Institute Class 2A Preseason 4th Team All-State: Jenessa Hasty, 2019, 5-7 G, Oak Hill H.S. Adalina Simpson, 2019, 5-8 G, Crawford County H.S. Lexi Thompson, 2019, 5-10 W, Lafayette Central Catholic H.S. Rylie Stephens, 2020, 5-10 W, Triton Central H.S. Tenleigh Phelps, 2021, 5-10 F, Triton Central H.S. [caption id="attachment_11987" align="alignright" width="197"] Tenleigh Phelps of Triton Central[/caption] Class 2A Preseason 5th Team All-State: Makinzi Meurer, 2019, 5-4 G, North Knox H.S. Karli Miller, 2019, 5-8 W, Andrean H.S. Tatum Neal, 2019, 5-5 G, Clinton Prairie H.S. Taylor Austin, 2021, 5-4 G, Lake Station Edison H.S. Vanessa Shafford, 2021, 5-9 W, Linton-Stockton H.S. Class 2A Preseason Honorable Mention: Jillian Brumm, 2019, 5-9 F, Winamac Community H.S. Caitlin Capps, 2019, 5-8 F, South Putnam H.S. Keaton Chastain, 2019, 5-9 F, Paoli H.S. Katlyn Cherry, 2019, 5-3 PG, Hebron H.S. Tori Combs, 2019, 5-9 F/C, Cloverdale H.S. McKenzie Cooper, 2019, 5-6 G, Eastern H.S. (Greentown) Hannah Graft, 2019, 5-2 G, Winchester Community H.S. Kammie-Jo Hayes, 2019, 5-11 C, Tell City H.S. Jossie Hudson, 2019, 6-0 F, Evansville Mater Dei H.S. Ashya Klopfenstein, 2019, 6-0 F/C, Westview H.S. Hannah Lindsey, 2019, 5-8 F, Speedway H.S. Grace Miller, 2019, 5-5 G, Bluffton H.S. Shelby Miller, 2019, 6-0 F, Winchester Community H.S. Kelsey Mitchell, 2019, 5-6 G, Tipton H.S. Taylee Nibbs, 2019, 5-7 G, Park Tudor H.S. Allie Owens, 2019, 5-7 W, Cambridge City Lincoln H.S. Janissa Page, 2019, 5-11 W, South Knox H.S. Morgan Peetz, 2019, 5-8 G, South Ripley H.S. Jacqlyn Rice, 2019, 5-9 F, Paoli H.S. Macy Robbins, 2019, 5-6 G, Mitchell H.S. Kaela Robey, 2019, 5-7 F, Oak Hill H.S. Kira Robinson, 2019, 6-3 C, Winchester Community H.S. Jayla Rogers, 2019, 5-10 F, Shortridge Magnet H.S. Ellie Snep, 2019, 5-9 F, Whitko H.S. Sierra Southard, 2019, 5-5 G, Frankton H.S. Makayla Swafford, 2019, 5-4 G, Monrovia H.S. Adrianna Trexler, 2019, 6-0 F, Oak Hill H.S. Natalie Boesing, 2020, 5-9 W, Our Lady of Providence H.S. Hannah Bolton, 2020, 5-3 G, Monroe Central H.S. Sania Borom, 2020, 5-7 F, Covenant Christian School (Indianapolis) Becca Chamberlin, 2020, 5-5 G, Winchester Community H.S. Isabell Claywell, 2020, 5-5 PG, Eastern H.S. (Pekin) Erin Coffel, 2020, 5-7 G, Bremen H.S. Addie Gardner, 2020, 5-10 W, Frankton H.S. Alexis German, 2020, 5-3 G, Prairie Heights H.S. Faith Haggard, 2020, 5-8 W, Gary Thea Bowman Leadership Academy Carmen Higdon, 2020, 5-6 F, Wabash H.S. Samantha Shrum, 2020, 5-8 F, Cloverdale H.S. Kiley White, 2020, 5-10 W, Seeger H.S. Ilani Williams-Harris, 2020, 5-7 G, Covenant Christian School (Indianapolis) Emme Boots, 2021, 5-7 W, Bluffton H.S. Mariah Dickerson, 2021, 5-11 C, Evansville Mater Dei H.S. McKenna Dietsch, 2021, 5-3 G, Adams Central H.S. Madison Gray, 2021, 5-10 F, Union County H.S. Laini Joseph, 2021, 5-8 W, Winamac Community H.S. Jenna McFarland, 2021, 5-7 W, Northeastern H.S. Kathryn Perry, 2021, 5-1 G, Shenandoah H.S. Julia Schutz, 2021, 5-8 W, Andrean H.S. Reece VanBlair, 2021, 5-7 G, Alexandria-Monroe H.S. Jasmine Walker, 2021, 5-10 F, Clarksville H.S.   Header photo of Sydney Freeman of Central Noble; photo courtesy of news-sentinel.com. Photo of Central Noble courtesy of news-sentinel.com. Photo of Tatum Neal courtesy of ftimes.com. Photo of Lilliann Frasure courtesy of thepilotnews.com. Photo of Karlee Feldman courtesy of southbendtribune.com. Photo of Tenleigh Phelps courtesy of the Indiana Flight Twitter account.