2023-2024 Sneak Peek
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While we are just turning the calendar to May, I wanted to have a little fun and quickly look at five teams who could make some real noise during the 2023-2024 high school season. Now, this isn’t a “Top-5” or anything, just five teams I think will stand out at the season’s onset. I will have my way-too-early look at each classification in June, once the IHSAA has their vote and determines what classifications look like next year.
CENTER GROVE
The Lady Trojans return four of their top five scorers, but they have also played with as much balance and depth as anyone over the past few seasons. Wing
Audrey Annee
Audrey
Annee
5'9" | SF
Center Grove | 2024
State
IN
(2024), guard
Aubrie Booker
Aubrie
Booker
5'8" | CG
Center Grove | 2024
State
IN
(2024), and post
Rachel Wirts
Rachel
Wirts
6'3" | C
Center Grove | 2024
State
IN
(2024) will form a strong Senior class next season. Annee was the only double-figure scorer for Center Grove, and she’s an accurate perimeter shooter, while Booker does a little of everything from the perimeter, and Wirts provides good skill at 6-3. Point guard
Lilly Bischoff
Lilly
Bischoff
5'8" | PG
Center Grove | 2025
State
IN
(2025) also returns experience and a nice feel for the game. They were 22-5 this season and battled Bedford North Lawrence in the Semi-State.
COLUMBIA CITY
The Lady Eagles fell just short, losing to Homestead by a single point in their first Sectional game. Even so, Columbia City returns as much backcourt talent as most teams in the state. Dynamic point guard
Addison Baxter
Addison
Baxter
5'9" | PG
Columbia City | 2025
State
IN
(2025), along with floor general
Kyndra Sheets
Kyndra
Sheets
5'6" | PG
Columbia City | 2024
State
IN
(2024), take turns on the ball, creating offense and finding open teammates. Sisters
Tessa Tonkel
Tessa
Tonkel
5'6" | CG
Columbia City | 2024
IN
(2024) and
Anisa Tonkel
Anisa
Tonkel
5'8" | SG
Columbia City | 2026
IN
(2026) bring a lot of energy to the backcourt and can both defend.
Faith Frey
Faith
Frey
5'6" | SG
Columbia City | 2024
IN
(2024) acts as a dangerous 3-point shooting threat. Senior-to-be
Molly Baker
Molly
Baker
5'10" | PF
Columbia City | 2024
State
IN
(2024) is about the extent of their size, but she does a nice job defensively and on the boards.
FORT WAYNE SNIDER
The Lady Panthers finished this season with a 21-5 record and a one-point loss to Fishers in the Semi-State morning game. They return recent Purdue commit
Jordyn Poole
Jordyn
Poole
5'6" | PG
Fort Wayne Snider | 2024
State
IN
(2024), Bowling Green State commit
Joh’nea Donahue
Joh’nea
Donahue
5'8" | SG
Fort Wayne Snider | 2024
State
IN
(2024), wing
Ciara Sims
Ciara
Sims
5'8" | SF
Fort Wayne Snider | 2024
State
IN
(2024), front-liner
Tia Phinezy
Tia
Phinezy
6'3" | C
Fort Wayne Snider | 2024
State
IN
(2024), and wing Gabriella Barnes (2025) to their starting lineup, along with four more 2024s and a 2025 who saw significant minutes this past season. Poole and Donahue alone are enough for a team to be ultracompetitive, but having an additional scorer like Sims and a frontline presence like Phinezy will really help solidify the roster.
LAKE CENTRAL
Lake Central knocked out South Bend Washington, before falling to Fishers in the Semi-State championship game. And they did so without a Senior on their roster. A plethora of 2024s and 2025s make for a deep, talented, and skilled group. Explosive wing
Aniyah Bishop
Aniyah
Bishop
5'10" | SF
Lake Central | 2024
State
IN
(2024), dangerous perimeter shooter
Riley Milausnic
Riley
Milausnic
5'7" | CG
Lake Central | 2024
State
IN
(2024), athletic defender
Nadia Clayton
Nadia
Clayton
5'7" | SG
Lake Central | 2024
State
IN
(2024), and feisty point guard
Kennedie Burks
Kennedie
Burks
5'3" | PG
Lake Central | 2024
IN
(2024) make up a strong Senior-to-be group. High-motor forward
Ayla Krygier
Ayla
Krygier
6'0" | SF
Lake Central | 2025
State
IN
(2025) and jet-quick point guard
Vanessa Wimberly
Vanessa
Wimberly
5'5" | PG
Lake Central | 2025
State
IN
(2025) are their two Junior-to-be stars. Fellow 2025s
Isabella Soria
Isabella
Soria
5'11" | SF
Lake Central | 2025
IN
and
Bryn Leonard
Bryn
Leonard
5'7" | PG
Lake Central | 2025
State
IN
also look to contribute next season.
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON
Despite the graduation loss of a couple of 2023 Indiana All-Stars headed to Purdue, the Lady Panthers should be back and strong once again due to a talented 2025 group. Forward
Kira Reynolds
Kira
Reynolds
6'4" | PF
South Bend Washington | 2025
State
IN
(2025) can play inside or out at 6-4, and she flashes pro potential at times. Forward
Monique Mitchell
Monique
Mitchell
5'11" | SF
South Bend Washington | 2025
State
IN
(2025) and guard
Ryiah Wilson
Ryiah
Wilson
5'8" | CG
South Bend Washington | 2025
State
IN
(2025) are two of the best athletes in the state’s 2025 class, and both are genuine playmakers.
Zion Belcher-Arill
Zion
Belcher-Arill
6'2" | PF
Campbell Hall | 2025
CA
(2025) and
Ayanna Nicholson
Ayanna
Nicholson
5'11" | PF
South Bend Washington | 2025
IN
(2025) are two more Juniors-to-be who help provide size and rebounding along the frontline for Washington. They will be tall and long once again.