That group included IndyStar Mr. Basketball Caleb Furst of Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, who was named most valuable player after a 14-point, 17-rebound effort. With the 86-70 win, Indiana improved its overall series lead to 101-44 over Kentucky and is 27-3 since 2005.
“He’s obviously very talented and very steady,” Osborn said of the 6-10 Purdue recruit. “You know what you are going to get from him. I felt like Kentucky went at him a little bit and he responded and had a great second half.”
Furst and crew had to do it in the second half without 6-9 Purdue recruit Trey Kaufman-Renn. The Silver Creek star appeared to injury a finger on his right hand in the final minute of the first half. He returned to the bench early in the second half with his hand wrapped and did not return to action, finishing with 10 points and six rebounds.
It was a crowded year for the boys IndyStar Indiana All-Star team. All-Star director Mike Broughton named 14 players to the team, but this was a year where at least another six to 10 players had a strong case to be an Indiana All-Star.
The problem, as always: If you add one, who are you taking off the team? Here are 10 players I thought had a good case who did not make the All-Star team:
Quimari Peterson, Gary West Side: I had Peterson on my list of Indiana All-Stars and it’s fair to wonder if Gary West Side had knocked off Carmel in the Class 4A semistate (a 53-50 overtime loss) if he might have made the team. The 6-1 Peterson, who committed to Indiana State after the season, averaged 14 points and four assists on a balanced team and led the Cougars to a sectional and regional title for the first time in 16 years. He scored more than 1,000 career points. I would bet on Peterson having a quality college career.
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