Northeast Indiana Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='902152' first='Delaney' last='Noll'] (2028) from Homestead High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>About once a year I like to go through various areas of the state and highlight players for different reasons. In this specific article, I wanted to create an All-Northeast Indiana team of the Top 5 prospects from the area heading into the 2026-2027 season. Below that list is an Honorable Mention section including one prospect from each high school in Northeast Indiana. All of these prospects come from schools in Northeast Indiana, but more specifically, from the counties of LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, Allen, Huntington, Wells, and Adams, which includes the state's second biggest city...Fort Wayne.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["879936"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a81aee923be6"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Janaya is an elite talent, and probably the best athlete currently in girls' high school basketball in Indiana. She has a strong frame, nice length, and she can run and jump with the best of them. She has always been a talented slashing athlete, but this Spring and Summer she began showing an improved handle, more consistency shooting it, plus she took care of it every time she handled and initiated the offense. She has also always flashed the potential to be an elite defender, and now, you see her constantly making plays, whether that's on or off the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["902152"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a81aee923c3a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">While Cooper (<em>above</em>) is an elite talent, Delaney might be the best basketball player in Indiana's 2028 class. She has worked tremendously hard on developing an elite skillset, which includes being one of the state's best shooters. She has great balance and control, and she needs little time or space to get it away. Delaney has also begun making athletic shots from all different levels. While handling the ball, she has noticeably been tighter and more efficient with it. She will now step into a leadership role at Homestead, following the graduation of a big 2026 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["888190"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a81aee923c74"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Suzy is a long, wiry-strong, fluid and smooth wing prospect. She can play a point forward role, breaking down defenses and finding open teammates, she can act as a multilevel scoring option and can finish in a variety of ways around the basket, plus she has the size, length, and ability to play with defensive versatility. She is a unique wing talent. The last couple of Springs and Summers, Suzy has been outstanding for both her travel team and her Italian National Team. However, she will unfortunately miss a good chunk of this high school season after being injured.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1194486"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a81aee923ca8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kendall came into Indiana from Ohio last Summer due to a family member's employment situation, and she has done nothing but impress. She is wiry-strong, long, and explosive. She understands how to play with urgency and has a great motor, but she also picks her spots and senses tone well. She has the ball on a string, she can find open teammates through the smallest of windows, but she's also a capable scorer. Kendall can finish around the rim in a variety of ways, plus she absorbs contact well, and she can knock down a rhythm. She's also an intense and aggressive on-ball defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1225040"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a81aee923cd5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Ashley is a twin, and both were worthy of consideration, as both are highly productive for Class 3A State Champion Bellmont. I chose Ashley because of her positional versatility. She has a strong frame, she plays with physicality, but she is also a capable wing/guard who can make plays with her skillset. She has picked up multiple Division I offers since the Spring because of her play, and it's that versatility which draws coaches in. She can handle it and run/create offense like a point forward, she is a strong North/South driver, but she can also knock down open rhythm jumpers, plus she rebounds well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HONORABLE MENTION:</strong><br><em>Adams Central - Tenley Hendricks (2028)<br>Angola - [player_tooltip player_id='1231137' first='Kendall' last='Holman'] (2028)<br>Bellmont - [player_tooltip player_id='1228337' first='Mary' last='Bleke'] (2028)<br>Bishop Dwenger - Annie O'Brien (2028)<br>Bishop Luers - [player_tooltip player_id='1312455' first='Harvest' last='Green'] (2029)<br>Blackhawk Christian - [player_tooltip player_id='1824375' first='JaeLyn' last='Pickett'] (2028)<br>Bluffton - [player_tooltip player_id='1225041' first='Khloe' last='Dick'] (2028)<br>Canterbury - Malika Ahmad (2028)<br>Carroll (Fort Wayne) - Briscoe Booker (2029)<br>Central Noble - [player_tooltip player_id='1678175' first='Jaylee' last='Slone'] (2028)<br>Churubusco - [player_tooltip player_id='1821048' first='Brynn' last='Lortie'] (2028)<br>Columbia City - [player_tooltip player_id='896531' first='Luci' last='Reich'] (2028)<br>Concordia Lutheran - Khloe Vanderford (2029)<br>DeKalb - [player_tooltip player_id='890813' first='Abbie' last='Harris'] (2027)<br>East Noble - [player_tooltip player_id='1006197' first='Rian' last='David'] (2027)<br>Eastside - [player_tooltip player_id='751125' first='Taylor' last='Mack'] (2027)<br>Fort Wayne Northrop - Kamiah Morris (2027)<br>Fort Wayne North Side - Kaydence Wallace (2027)<br>Fort Wayne Snider - [player_tooltip player_id='1263971' first='McKenzie' last='White'] (2029)<br>Fort Wayne South Side - Reneasha Autry (2027)<br>Fort Wayne Wayne - [player_tooltip player_id='834942' first='Davianna' last='Irons'] (2027)<br>Fremont - [player_tooltip player_id='751063' first='Grace' last='Scharlach'] (2027)<br>Garrett - [player_tooltip player_id='1678153' first='Emma' last='Coffman'] (2028)<br>Hamilton Community - Baylee Bartrom (2029)<br>Heritage - Elaine Bickel (2029)<br>Homestead - [player_tooltip player_id='751059' first='Eva' last='Scarbeary'] (2027)<br>Huntington North - Addi Richardson (2028)<br>Lakeland - Zoey Bowman (2027)<br>Lakewood Park Christian - Gracelyn Martin (2027)<br>Leo - [player_tooltip player_id='751099' first='Mackenzie' last='Collins'] (2027)<br>New Haven - Sophia DuBose (2028)<br>Norwell - [player_tooltip player_id='952497' first='Haley' last='Williamson'] (2027)<br>Prairie Heights - Bailee Godsey (2027)<br>South Adams - [player_tooltip player_id='1262616' first='Ana' last='Lehman'] (2028)<br>Southern Wells - Kaylee Davis (2028)<br>West Noble - Elyse Mead (2028)<br>Westview - Olivia Bontrager (2027)<br>Whitko - [player_tooltip player_id='890886' first='Jayma' last='Stonebraker'] (2027)<br>Woodlan - Savannah Scheumann (2028)</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->