Senior staff writer
McDonald’s All-American Lindsey Corsaro of Roncalli and Southport standout Joey Brunk are candidates for Indiana’s highest basketball honors.
Corsaro, who set Roncalli’s all-time scoring record with 1,907 points, is a candidate for Miss Basketball. She averaged 25.3 points and 9.7 rebounds to lead the Rebels to a regional title. She will continue her career at the University of Kentucky.
Greenwood’s Holly Hoopingarner was named to the Indiana All-Star team. The IUPUI signee averaged 23.6 points, 2.8 assists and 2.4 steals last season.
Brunk, a Mr. Basketball candidate and an Indiana All-Star, helped lead Southport to the 4A semistate while averaging 18.3 points and 8.2 rebounds. He led the Cardinals to a 22-7 record and their first sectional title since 2000 and regional title since 1990. The 6-10 senior will play next season at Butler.
Mr. and Miss Basketball will be announced at the Indiana Sports Awards banquet April 28 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The Indiana All-Stars will play the Kentucky All-Stars June 11 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and June 12 at Bellarmine University in Louisville.
Southport’s Paul Scruggs was named to the Junior All-Star squad for games against the Indiana All-Stars June 7 and 9. He has been invited to the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, Va., June 14-18.
Brunk and Franklin Central senior Marcus Burk were named to the first team of the American Family Insurance All-USA Central Indiana basketball Super Team.
Burk helped lead the Flashes to a fourth consecutive sectional title. Burk, who is uncommitted for college, averaged 25.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.1 steals. He scored 30 or more points in eight games, topped by a 36-point performance against Evansville Reitz in the Seymour Regional.
Manual junior Courvosier McCauley was honorable mention on the All-Central USA junior team.