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Payton Sparks from Winchester was there as well sitting next Shawn Phillips.

4* center from Dayton, Ohio.

It’s a slim chance he goes first round. There’s so much that goes into the MLB draft that’s differed than other drafts and it’s to early to project. That’s said I would expect him to go in the top 5 rounds at least.

He’s different than all of them. He’s a SS. Schnell plays OF and the other two got drafted as pitchers. I don’t know that he’ll be a first rounder out of high school but he could be picked fairly high.

2021 wing IU’s been in contact with. I believe from Missouri. I think he has his own thread around here somewhere.

No idea but he’s 6’0 160 right now as a sophomore. So height isn’t the biggest issue and weight will continue to get better as he gets older I’m sure.

Ive heard through the grapevine that Coach Hahn at North Central thinks that Walker will be the best player he’s coached by the time he graduates. Just for a reference he coached Kellen Dunham and Sean McDermott at Pendleton. Yeas he’s a different type player but that’s still pretty high praise.

Possible but he might not need to be.

Leland Walker is a class of 2022 kid from North Central that might be someone to keep an eye on. He played as a freshman last year and has already recieved high major interest.

I hope it is. That way they can take a chance on a player or two that don't have to be day 1 impact players. Like a Pierce Thomas, Gus Etchison, Kooper Jacobi, Jayden Brewer just to name a few.

My wish list for this class is as follows 1 low post: Furst 1 pg: TBD 1 shooter: Wesley? (if he isn't a shooting threat I'm not sold) TBD 1 wing/stretch 4: Kaufman, Patterson I also wouldn't be surprised if this turned into a 5 man class. If it does I would take a chance on a lower rated player with some upside or talented lower rated kid from Indiana that can shoot it from deep.

Thomas doesn’t fit the pure shooter mold in the scenario that @Coach Robby through out. But I’d take his upside of overall athleticism and hope the jumper keeps getting better.

I like this thought process although I would lean towards Furst. IU needs a 5 moving forward not another big wing. Furst would be a solid replacement for Brunk moving forward.

Archie has. The ketchup kid and Isaiah Stewart both went to La Lumiere although neither one started their careers their. I will say that I have heard in the past that La Lu is a little shady but I don't know that to be factual. I will say that Kumari Lands who is from Indy in the 2022 class that goes to La Lu is someone IU should be looking at.

Three of the coaches from our staff went tonight to scout Mt Vernon and they said he was incredible tonight.

Their head coach is Carson Cunningham who is from Indiana and played at Purdue then later coached at Andrean. Ryne Smith is one of his assistant coaches at well. Not to mention AAU is very national and opens up recruiting to anyone.

I think they just try and jump in on guys early hoping that they won't lose them to a bigger school late. This does happen quite often with kids they offer this early though and not just Incarnate Word but most low and even mid major schools.

3 offers right now from Incarnate Word, IUPUI, and Western Michigan. He could blow up before long with his athleticism. He has a very good chance of being a junior all star this year.

Gus Etchison scores 41 points in a 71-69 win over Lebanon tonight.

That camp uses those uniforms every year.

I plan on watching him again this year when I don’t have to worry about what our players are doing on the court. So I’ll get a better look at his actual height then.

He blocked our 6’5 post player on one shot that was ridiculous. He is pretty well put together from a muscle stand point considering his height and weight. I though he was a little taller than 5’10 but that might just be because he played bigger than that.

I believe it. I hope to watch Silver Creek in person at some point this year.

Here is a video of Gus Etchison from this summer playing for Indiana Elite. I'm not saying he is a kid IU needs to offer now just someone that could rise in rankings and fill a need if we miss on Lander. He has better athleticism than Luke Brown imo and plays a harder schedule. Not a knock on Brown because I'm a fan of his two but this kid is really athletic. Hamilton Heights could have a 17-19 win season this year imo as well.

Just so people know how loaded the in state 2021 class is here are the rankings based on 247. 1.) Kristian Lander 5* Evansville Reitz / Not Committed 2.) Caleb Furst 4* FW Blackhawk / Not Committed 3.) Trey Kaufman 4* Silver Creek / Not Committed 4.) Jeremy Sochan 4* LaLu / Not Committed 5.) Treyton Thompson 4* LaLu / Not Committed 6.) Blake Wesley 4* SB Riley / Not Committed 7.) Luke Goode 4* Homestead / Not Committed 8.) J.R. Konleczny 4* SB St. Joe / Committed to Notre Dame 9.) Jalen Blackmon 4* Marion / Not Committed 10.) Pierce Thomas 3* Brownsburg / Not Committed 11.) Jayden Brewer 3* Avon / Not Committed 12.) Brooks Barnhizer 3* Laffayette Jeff / Not Committed 13.) Jayden Taylor 3* Perry Meridian / Committed to Butler 14.) Quimari Petterson 3* Gary West Side / Not Committed Not Listed Gus Etchison / Hamilton Heights Luke Brown / Blackford Kooper Jacobi / Silver Creek Blake Sisley / Herritage Hills There are also at least 12 other players around the state with D1 offers.