It was a banner year for girls basketball talent in Hamilton County, and it did not go unnoticed when it came to All-State awards.
Three county players – Amy Dilk and Tomi Taiwo of Carmel and Emily Kiser of Noblesville were named to the 2018 IBCA/Subway Senior All-State “Supreme 15.” The awards were announced by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association on Wednesday. Dilk and Kiser have both committed to the University of Michigan, while Taiwo is committed to the University of Iowa.
In addition, Hamilton Southeastern sophomore Sydney Parrish was named to the IBCA/Subway Underclass All-State “Supreme 15.” The IBCA recognizes 15 seniors and 15 underclassmen in each “Supreme 15” list.
For the fourth year, the IBCA also named Large School All-State teams (15 seniors, 15 underclass) and Small School All-State players (15 seniors, 15 underclass). Hamilton Southeastern junior Amaya Hamilton was named to the Large School All-State list, with University sophomore Lindsey Syrek named to the Small School All-State roster.
The “Supreme 15” is the top honor awarded, and players were voted to that group without regard to school size. The Large School and Small School all-state teams are secondary accolades — the Large School group including players from Class 3A and Class 4A schools and the Small School group including players from Class A and Class 2A schools. Players who make the Supreme 15 are not considered for Large School or Small School honors.
In addition, 86 more seniors and 86 more underclass players were selected honorable mention all-state. The honorable mention laurels are awarded without regard to school size.
Hamilton County senior honorable mention players are Fishers’ Toni Grace, Hamilton Heights’ Kayla Kirtley, University’s Natalie Nickless, Sheridan’s Audrey Reed and Carmel’s Blake Smith. Carmel sophomore Jasmine McWilliams was named to the underclass honorable mention list.
The IBCA/Subway All-State teams are selected through a process organized by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association and presented by Subway Restaurants of Indiana.All IBCA-member head coaches have the opportunity to nominate players. A panel of 20 IBCA coaches — 16 from the current regional areas, three district representatives (one each from IHSAA Districts 1, 2 and 3) and the committee chairman — then meets to review the nominations, vote and finalize the selections.
Amy Dilk
Emily Kiser
Tomi Taiwo
Sydney Parrish