Mt. Vernon’s Ellery Minch was selected to play in the Indiana All-Stars inaugural Futures Games.
Tom Russo | Daily Reporter
Staff report
Mt. Vernon High School junior standout Ellery Minch was selected to be part of the inaugural roster of players for the Indiana All-Star “Futures Game,” announced Thursday by games director Mike Broughton.
The Futures Games, one each for boys and girls, are a new aspect of the Indiana All-Star basketball program. The Futures Games will pair teams of current Indiana freshmen, sophomores and juniors in a North-South format. The first Futures Games will be played Saturday, June 10 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The girls’ game is set for noon, and the boys’ game will follow about 2 p.m.
Later that day, the Indiana senior All-Stars will host the Kentucky senior All-Stars.
Minch is part of a South All-Star team that will include juniors Lauren Foster and Faith Wiseman of Indian Creek, freshmen Lola Lampley and Aniyah McKenzie of Lawrence Central, junior Reagan Wilson and sophomore Meredith Tippner of Noblesville along with Zionsville junior Emma Haan, Mooresville junior Rachel Harshman, Southridge sophomore Avah Montgomery, Bedford North Lawrence junior Chloe Spreen and Jennings County junior Juliann Woodard.
The North team features Valparaiso freshman Lilliann Barnes, Columbia City sophomore Addison Baxter, Twin Lakes sophomore Addison Bowsman, Brownsburg sophomore Avery Gordon, Carroll (Flora) junior Alli Harness, Fishers junior Talia Harris, Hamilton Southeastern sophomore Maya Makalusky, Fort Wayne Snider junior Jordyn Poole, Hamilton Heights junior Camryn Runner, South Bend Washington sophomore Kira Reynolds, West Lafayette junior Adrianne Tolen and Crown Point junior Ava Ziolkowski.
Kristi Sigler of Jennings County is the head coach and Brian Smith of Loogootee is the assistant coach for the South team. Matt Stone of Wabash is the head coach and Lisa Finn of Indianapolis Cathedral is the assistant coach for the North team.
Players and coaches for the All-Star Futures Games are picked by a Futures Games committee chaired by Broughton. Players who are juniors also are eligible for selection to the 2023 Indiana Junior All-Stars that will be selected later by an Indiana Basketball Coaches Association committee chaired by Brandon Bradley of Kankakee Valley.
Minch has been part of three sectional championship teams at Mt. Vernon.
The 6-foot-2 standout, who is receiving attention from NCAA Division I programs, led the Marauders in scoring this season at 16.4 points per game. She also averaged 5.3 rebounds and shot 84 percent from the free-throw line.
She averaged 16 points per game in three tournament games, including an 18-point outing in the Marauders’ sectional championship game victory over New Palestine.
