Tindley Tigers Eric Hunter (13) drives by Howe Hornets David Burns (43) and Jermaine Couch (3) in the first half of their Indianapolis City Boys Basketball Tournament Thursday, Jan 21, 2016, evening at Thomas Carr Howe High School.
A few recruiting notes to pass along (mostly basketball and some football):
*Ben Davis wing Aaron Henry (2018) picked up his second Division I offer Monday, from Indiana State. I wrote about the 6-5 Henry recently. He was offered by IUPUI last fall and has taken visits this month to Butler and Indiana State.
*Tindley guard Eric Hunter (2018) continued to pick up offers, most recently from Ball State, IPFW and Toledo in the past week. The 6-2 Hunter was previously offered by IUPUI, Kent State and Xavier. He averaged 24.6 points and 7.0 rebounds as a sophomore.
*Ball State also offered 2018 in-state players Gavin Bizeau of Plainfield, Howe’s Tony Hopkins, Fort Wayne South Side’s Austin Boucher (who has since transferred to Fort Wayne North Side) and Terre Haute South’s Deavion Washington. The 6-5 Hopkins was also offered by New Orleans and Division II Tampa.
*Noblesville’s John Kiser will walk on to the Valparaiso basketball team. The 6-5 Kiser averaged 21.2 points and 6.9 rebounds as a senior.
Cathedral’s Markese Stepp commits to Notre Dame
*North Central’s Antonio Singleton, a 6-5 senior, is headed to Butler Community College (Kan.). Singleton was instrumental in the Panthers’ 22-4 season last year.
*Story here on Ben Davis’ lineman LeShaun Minor and his commitment to Indiana.
*Franklin Central tight end Wil Huber committed to Cincinnati over the weekend. The 6-5, 225-pound Huber, a senior-to-be, also had offers from Air Force, Ball State, Eastern Michigan and Ohio.
*Tri-West tight end Peyton Hendershot, who committed to Ball State in March, picked up an offer from Indiana. The 6-4 Hendershot, also a standout basketball player, caught 51 passes for 685 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior.
*Carmel wide receiver Ethan Merriweather committed to Ball State. Merriweather, who will be a senior, has also been a key reserve on the Greyhounds basketball team.
*North Central linebacker Walter Haire, a 6-3, 225-pound senior-to-be, committed to Bowling Green. Haire had some Big Ten interest, including from Indiana and Purdue.
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