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Moore, York share top county honors
Cloverdale’s Jalen Moore and Greencastle’s Colin York hooked up in December for one of the highest-scoring duels in Indiana basketball history, combining for 93 points between them.
Moore went on to lead his team to its fourth straight sectional title, while York got his team to the sectional finals.
As a result of their outstanding seasons, the high-scoring senior guards have been named as co-winners of the Putnam County “Player of the Year” award.
North Putnam’s Elliot Gross, South Putnam’s Allen Plunkett and Greencastle’s Gavin Bollman were also named to the all-county first team.
Moore compiled one of the best seasons in state history this winter in leading his team to a 21-7 record before being eliminated by Indianapolis Scecina in the regional finals, and earned his third straight all-county honor.
His list of accomplishments includes:
• State’s leading scorer at 36.8 points per game
• Tied school record for single-game scoring with 53 points against Greencastle
• Set state records with 321 made free throws and 374 attempted free throws
• Total of 1,031 points is third-highest in a single season in state history
• Finished in 11th place overall in Indiana career scoring with 2,440 points (also second best in school and Putnam County history)
• Named to Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Small School All-State first team and all-Western Indiana Conference team
• Led team to third straight Putnam County title and fourth straight sectional title
• Helped team to 83-28 record in his four-year career
For the season, Moore also averaged 4.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game while shooting 47 per cent from the field (30 percent from 3-point range) and 86 percent from the free throw line.
Moore will play in the Indiana North-South All-Star Classic at Martinsville on April 7.
York is also on the all-county team for the third straight year, having earned second-team honors as a sophomore and first-team honors last season.
He shot 44 percent from the field this year, including 39 percent from 3-point range, and also shot 85 percent from the free throw line. York averaged 2.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
His list of accomplishments includes:
• Finished third in Greencastle in career scoring with 1,419 points
• Finished as Greencastle career leader in 3-point field goals with 220
• Earned honorable mention honors on IBCA Small School All-State team and all-Western Indiana Conference honors
• Set individual high game of 40 points against Cloverdale
• Helped team more than double its win total from the previous season (from eight to 17)
York will play in the 6th Annual Spring Classic all-star game at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Ill., on April 6.
Both Moore and York will play collegiately next winter, but neither has made a final decision.
While each of the five first-team all-county performers had previously earned all-county honors, the five members of the second team achieved that status for the first time in their careers – Greencastle’s Brody Whitaker, South Putnam’s Dalton Scott, Cloverdale’s Jake Wilkes and North Putnam’s Andrew Pickel and Caleb Duncan.
Here is a look at the rest of the first team and the members of the second team:
• Elliot Gross, Sr., North Putnam – Gross earned his second straight first-team all-county spot despite missing a few games during the season due to an ankle injury and led the Cougars to the sectional championship game.
Gross averaged 15.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while shooting 54 percent from the field and 69 percent from the line. He had high games of 28 points against Covenant Christian and 26 against North Montgomery, Covington and Cascade.
Gross was also named to the all-Western Indiana Conference team.
• Gavin Bollman, Jr., Greencastle – Bollman was a second-team all-county member last year as a sophomore and moved up after averaging a double-double with 11.0 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.
He shot 57 percent from the field and 57 percent from the line, with high games of 25 points against Northview and 21 points against North Montgomery.
Bollman was named to the all-Western Indiana Conference team and received Small School honorable mention all-state honors from the IBCA.
• Allen Plunkett, Jr., South Putnam – Plunkett picked up his third straight all-county honor (second straight on the first team) by averaging 18.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in leading the Eagles to their most victories since the 2012-13 season.
He shot 46 percent from the field (30 percent from 3-point range) and 61 percent at the line. Plunkett had high games of 37 points against Turkey Run and 34 against Lighthouse Christian Academy.
Plunkett was named to the all-Western Indiana Conference team and received Small School honorable mention all-state honors from the IBCA.
Second team
• Caleb Duncan, Sr., North Putnam – Duncan earned his first all-county honor after averaging 9.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.
He shot 34 percent from the field (36 percent from 3-point range) and 58 percent at the line. Duncan had high games of 24 points against Riverton Parke and 20 against Cloverdale.
• Andrew Pickel, Jr., North Putnam – Pickel earned his first all-county honor after averaging 12.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
He shot 48 percent from the field (33 percent from 3-point range) and 69 percent at the line. He had high games of 27 points against Eminence and 18 points against Indian Creek.
• Dalton Scott, Jr., South Putnam – Scott earned his first all-county honor in basketball after averaging 7.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
He shot 34 percent from the field (35 percent from 3-point range) and 55 percent at the line. Scott had high games of 20 points against Rockville and 14 against West Vigo.
• Brody Whitaker, Fr., Greencastle – Whitaker is the only freshman member of the all-county team, averaging 9.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4. 2 assists per game.
He shot 38 percent from the field (33 percent from 3-point range) and 60 percent at the line. Whitaker had high games of 25 points against Southmont and 17 against North Montgomery.
• Jake Wilkes, Jr., Cloverdale – Wilkes earned his first all-county honor after averaging 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
He shot 47 percent from the field (42 percent from 3-point range) and 70 percent at the line, with high games of 24 points against Southmont and 22 against Monrovia.
He was also named to the all-Western Indiana Conference team.