He wiped away tears during the anthem, snuck into the locker room to compose himself, then went onto the court and scored 41 points.
For Gus Etchison, this was about more than just a game.
Less than six minutes in, the future
#Purdue
guard had 20 points.
By halftime, he had 31.
When the night was over, Isaiah Thompson scored a career-high 44 points in a
@ZCSeagles
win.
Warren Central's principal has been working in the district his whole career. He's seen plenty of big moments. But this?
“This is my No. 1. This is the best.”
It's a risk for
@maxxclarkk13
, sure. But the nation's top HS baseball player wants to be out there on the gridiron playing with guys he's been playing with for 10 years. And finish.
A 77-second spurt helped
@HSEGirlsBball
clinch its first-ever state championship.
It was a sequence emblematic of the top-ranked Royals’ season.
@MVanTryon
story.
Indiana is home to the country's largest high school gyms — at one point 12 of the nation's 13 largest. The numbers change. The order changes. But this state's love for basketball doesn't.
Coming to
@indystar
Tuesday: B.I.G. (Big Indiana Gyms).
Congrats to
@cg_sports
@CGTrojanFootbal
coach Eric Moore on being one of four finalists for All-American Bowl Coach of the Year Award.
Winner will be announced Dec. 29.
"I remember coming in as an eighth grader and people were telling me I shouldn’t play basketball at Warren; it’s just a football school. But it’s a different mindset now. We come out and play hard, and now we’re going to Bankers Life.”
“There was no way anyone else would have known.” But she did. So she gave up her dream finish at the
@IHSAA1
girls golf finals and did the right thing.
At 6-7 and 320 pounds, this
@GiantAthletics
junior stands out on the basketball court. Some guys think he should stick to football.
"I just move around on the court, play and let my game do the talking.”
This Beech Grove coach is facing brain cancer for the third time. His concern?
'Please make sure to mention my mom, my dad, my wife, my sister. I’ll be fine. But they have helped me so much.'
Max Clark, a junior on the Franklin Grizzly Cubs' baseball team, talks about his love for the game and his drive to become the best player he can be.
@GoGrizzlyCubs
@maxxclarkk42
@PHAthletics00
After New Pal returned opening kickoff for a TD,
@mvmarauders
were thinking “That was déjà vu." But they dug deep and handed New Pal its first regular-season loss since 2012.
Students from
@ZCSeagles
and
@bhsdogs
will wear blue in the stands during Friday's football game in honor of two Zionsville teens killed last week in an apparent murder-suicide.
Congrats to
@GoGrizzlyCubs
QB
@DrewByerly22
on winning
@indystar
Week 5 football top performer of the week. 8 TDs will do that. Drew received 41% of the more than 10,000 votes cast.