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AAU Team looking for Players

The Legacy AAU 8th grade team is looking for any player interested in playing with their club this spring. If you are interested or want further information, please contact Coach Dana Smith at danasmith3262@gmail.com. A current East Central 8th grader, Sierra Preston, currently plays with this team.

Multiple-Sport Athletes & AAU Basketball

Multiple-Sport: The East Central Girls' Basketball Coaching Staff highly encourages our student-athletes to play another sport (or sports) besides just basketball. All to often in youth sports, kids/families are encouraged by some club coaches to concentrate on one sport (soccer, basketball, softball, volleyball, etc.), which is absolutely absurd. There are those few that just play basketball, which allows them the opportunity to get in the gym more frequently than others, however that doesn't mean they are always the better basketball players!

AAU: Not every player has the opportunity to play basketball in the spring due to their schedule (softball, track, etc.), but for those that do have the time and desire, it is a terrific way to improve their skills before heading into the summer schedule and eventual winter basketball season. However, you have to be careful and not get caught up in the belief that you have to play AAU to improve or you have to play AAU to be considered a "good" player. In reality, there are some kids that just have that "it" factor on the court while some that play all the time just lack that, regardless of how much they practice/play. Trust me, I've seen some very poor AAU teams/players but more times than not, the kids are benefiting from the experience and are playing because they love the game, the competition, and they have a desire to improve. The best way to improve is to get a ball in their hands (AAU or not) and have them work hard!

Here is a list of the current incoming Freshman - current Juniors playing AAU this spring:

Juniors: Amber Erhart (SEI Stars), Jenna Hountz (SEI Stars), Danni McClure (SEI Stars)

Sophomores: Brittanie Bolten (Cincinnati's Finest), Emily Koschmeder (SEI Stars), Brooke Packer (SEI Stars), Nicki Roell (Indiana Elite)

Freshman: Bridget Bedel (SEI Stars), Nicole Sandmann (SEI Stars), Kelsey Tippitt (Lady Cats), Claire Volpenhein (Indiana Elite)

8th Grade: Kylie Brock (SEI Stars), Allie McCool (Indiana Flight & SEI Stars), Brandi Moser (SEI Stars), Sierra Preston (Legacy), Madison Wiedeman (SEI Stars)

Packer and Volpenhein Display Talent @ PostYourT All-Star Game

This past Saturday, our nominated and selected players, sophomore Brooke Packer and freshman Claire Volpenhein, were members of the East vs. West Underclassmen All-Star Game. The event was held at Portland, Indiana. Brooke and Claire were on the same team and in the end their squad won 104-54! Packer finished the game with 13 points and Volpenhein (the game's only freshman), finished with 4 points. Last season, our graduating senior Emily Lehman participated in the event as well. We'd like to congratulate both girls on being selected and for their play in the game. Keep up the hard work...because it is paying off! Click here for more results from the event.

***Trojan teammates Jenna Hountz, Rebecca Weber, and Sami Turner were also selected to play but were unable to participate due to a softball game.

-VARISY POST-SEASON AWARDS-

Jenna Hountz: Junior Guard

EIAC MVP

* voted on by the (6) EIAC head coaches

Dearborn County MVP (2nd year in a row)

* chance to become only 3-time winner

Dearborn County 1st Team

IBCA Honorable Mention All-State

* click here for complete list of players selected

Varsity Team Offensive MVP (2nd year in a row)

Rebecca Weber: Junior Forward

EIAC Selection

Dearborn County 1st Team

Varsity Team Rebounding Award

Brooke Packer: Sophomore Forward

EIAC Selection

Dearborn County Newcomer of the Year

Dearborn County 1st Team

Program "Playmaker" Award Winner

Sami Turner: Sophomore Guard

EIAC Selection

Dearborn County Newcomer of the Year

Dearborn County 1st Team

Varsity Team Defensive MVP

Sarah Packer: Senior Forward

Dearborn County 1st Team

Program "Trojan Award" Winner

Claire Volpenhein: Freshman Guard

Dearborn County 2nd Team

JV & Freshman Award Winners

JV Offensive MVP: Brittanie Bolten

JV Defensive MVP: Emily Koschmeder

JV Rebounding Award: Nicole Sandmann

Program Most Improved Award: Bridget Bedel

Freshman Offensive MVP: Josie Andres

Freshman Defensive MVP: Maria Shoemaker

Freshman Rebounding Award: Samantha Cardwell

2011-2012 Dearborn County Teams

Register Publications recently published their 2011-2012 All-County Girls Basketball Teams and Award Winners. For the 3rd year in a row, an East Central player was selected as the Dearborn County MVP and the Dearborn County Varsity Newcomer of the Year. In all, (5) Trojans were selected on the 9-person 1st Team All-County and we had (1) Trojan on the 7-person 2nd Team All-County. Winners listed below.

MVP: Jenna Hountz (JR) Guard

Newcomer of the Year: Brooke Packer (So) & Sami Turner (So)

1st Team
East Central: Jenna Hountz, Brooke Packer, Sami Turner, Sarah Packer, Rebecca Weber

South Dearborn: Becca Hyde, Ellen Barrett, Shelby Cutter

Lawrenceburg: Liz Schornick

2nd Team

East Central: Claire Volpenhein

South Dearborn: Kiana Ellinghausen, Emily Townsend, Morgan Bressert

Lawrenceburg: Alex Gilb, Kennedi Willis, Abbi Sampson

2011-2012 EIAC All-Conference Team

Recently, the six conference school coaches nominated their players they felt were worthy of all-conference honors and then an overall vote decided which 12 kids from the conference would be selected. Those players with the most votes (points) accumulated in the voting would be the players selected (not all nominated players make the team). The rule is this, a coach CAN NOT vote for their own players, which makes things very interesting. In the end, the Trojans took (4) of the (12) spots, including the MVP honor for the first time in 10+ years! As you can see below, we are well represented on the all-conference team. It also should be pointed out that all four selected are underclassmen (Including 4 of the 5 underclassmen on the team. The other being South Dearborn's Ellen Barrett).

MVP- JENNA HOUNTZ – Jr., East Central (59)
KELLY KUNKEL – Sr., Franklin County (54)
STEPHANIE PAHREN – Sr., Franklin County (45)
ERIN LANNING – Sr., Batesville (44)
ELLEN BARRETT – So., South Dearborn (43)
JENNIFER REDELMAN – Sr., Greensburg (29)
SHELBY CUTTER – Sr., South Dearborn (29)
BROOKE PACKER – So., East Central (23)
AMANDA KAISER – Sr., Franklin County (23)
REBECCA WEBER – Jr., East Central (22)
SAMI TURNER – So., East Central (20)
LIZ SCHORNICK – Sr., Lawrenceburg (20)
(The number of votes is in parenthesis)

Dearborn County Register Offers Game Photos To Purchase

By clicking on the link below, you can visit the Dearborn County Register's staff photo gallery. If you scroll down, you will find a many East Central Girls' basketball games with a variety of game pictures of the Varsity. You can purchase them directly from the website, and there are MANY to choose from!

Link to Varsity game photos taken by Dearborn County Register photographers

Interesting/Informative Websites to View

John Harrell's Indiana Basketball - A great site updated daily that offers game scores, team schedules, team stats, ratings, conference standings, etc. (for both boys and girls). It also offers a message board that allows fans from around the state to talk about all that Indiana High School Basketball has to offer! We highly recommend you click on it, and check out all the very in-depth and informative data during the season.

SEI Local Sports - Stay up-to-date on all local sports. This site does a great job of promoting all local teams and their athletes. Most teams send in game write-ups for each game which allows you to learn about our opponents.

VarVee - The official stat site for the IHSAA. Click here to see where your Varsity Trojan players rank among the state's elite!

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