Two county freshmen to play in All-Star Futures Game

The REPORTER

Two Hamilton County girls basketball freshmen players have been named to the rosters for the 2026 IndyStar girls’ All-Star “Futures Game,” games director Mike Broughton announced Thursday.

Westfield’s Lillian Clark and Hamilton Heights’ Riley Suarez will both play on the 2026 South Team in the girls portion of the Futures Games, which will pair teams of current Indiana freshmen and sophomores in a North-South format. The fourth annual Futures Games doubleheader will be Monday, June 1 at a site to be determined. The girls’ game is set for 6 p.m. and the boys’ game will follow about 8 p.m.

Other players selected for the 2026 South Team are  Oak Hill sophomore Brianna Dailey, Marion sophomore Nyomi Hahn, Warren Central sophomore Denaijah Jacobs, Heritage Christian sophomore Riley Johnson, Owen Valley sophomore Aubrey Sparks, East Central sophomore Natalie Stenger,  Monrovia sophomore Zoie Walls, Center Grove sophomore Haley Wagoner, Cathedral sophomore Caroline Wiggins and Mt. Vernon sophomore Zoey Wood.

Sophomores Ashley Bleke and Marianne Bleke of Class 3A state champion Bellmont as well as sophomores Delaney Noll and Suzy Perego of Homestead are among 12 players selected to the North Team for the 2026 Futures Game. They will be joined by Fort Wayne Snider sophomore Janaya Cooper, Westville sophomore Hillary Labis, Culver Academy freshman Laine Lyles, Pike freshman Savayah Mitchell Crown Point sophomore Ava Richie, South Bend Saint Joseph freshman Arianna Rowell, Penn freshman Jillian Sanderson and Angola sophomore Kendall VanderWal.

Cooper, Hahn, Johnson, Labis, Noll, Perigo, Wiggins and Wood all played in the 2025 girls’ Futures Game, where the North prevailed 106-92. Cooper totaled 16 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the North en route to being selected game MVP.

Hahn tallied 18 points, Noll added 13 points and Labis chipped in eight points for the winners. Wood netted nine points while Johnson and Wiggins each five points for the South. Hahn moves from the 2025 North Team to the 2026 South Team.

Keith Hollins of Pike is head coach of the North Team. He will be assisted by Kelly Kratz of Valparaiso. Kevin Stuckmeyer of Class 4A state champion Center Grove is head coach of the South Team. He will be assisted by Amy Selk of Beech Grove.

Hollins is 61-42 in four seasons at Pike, including a 24-2 mark and a sectional title this past season. Kratz is 82-48 in five seasons as a head coach, including 42-11 the past two seasons at Valparaiso. Stuckmeyer is 187-49 in nine seasons with the Center Grove girls, including a perfect 29-0 ledger in 2025-26. Selk is 53-61 in five seasons at Beech Grove.

Hollins and Stuckmeyer each was a 2026 IBCA district Coach of the Year.

Players and coaches for the All-Star Futures Games are selected by a Futures Games committee co-chaired by Broughton and Bill Zych, a retired coach who amassed a 478-375 record over 37 seasons while a head coach at Winamac, Rensselaer Central, Jay County, Center Grove, Shelbyville, Perry Meridian, Pike and Southport.

The Indiana portion of the All-Star Games is organized and produced by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. The Indianapolis Star, with its IndyStar brand, is the title sponsor. Hoosier Shooting Academy is a presenting partner for All-Star week. Energy Systems Group is a presenting partner for the Saturday doubleheader against Kentucky.