Who scored over 40 points? Who grabbed over 20 rebounds? Who dished out 10 assists? Here's a look at the boys basketball leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and more in the Great Lakes states this winter...and some nuggets of note.
Western Boone (Thorntown, Ind.) senior guard
Madison Jones had a night last week not many in Indiana hoops history have matched. Soak that in.
In an 87-30 win over
North Montgomery (Crawfordsville, Ind.), Jones broke her own school record with 59 points and surpassed 2,000 for her career. That’s the fourth highest single-game scoring mark in Indiana girls basketball history according to
IHSAA.org.
The record-setting effort followed another big outing for Jones who netted 50 points in a 69-67 win over
Benton Central (Oxford, Ind.) just two days prior. Jones scored 49 in a season-opening win over
West Lafayette (West Lafayette, Ind.) to become her school’s all-time leading scorer
A Davenport University recruit, Jones is averaging 28.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 3.5 assists this season. For her career (97 varsity games) she is averaging 20.8 points.
Double Trouble: Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector, Minn.) junior
Sara Kottke recently surpassed 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. She also posted a school single-game record 50 points (and 15 boards) in a 69-52 win over
Cedar Mountain (Morgan, Minn.). Kottke is averaging 25 points and 12.3 rebounds per game.
Block Party: Greenville (Greenville, Ill.) junior
Megan Hallemann registered two games of 10-or-more blocks, including a triple-double (13 points, 12 blocks and 11 rebounds) in 48-46 win over
Collinsville (Collinsville, Ill.). Also had 21 points, 12 blocks and six rebounds in a 56-25 win over
Cahokia (Cahokia, Ill.).
Record-Setter: Twin Valley South (West Alexandria, Ohio) senior
Madison Johnson set a school-record for steals in a game with 15 in a 38-35 win over
Mississinawa Valley (Union City, Ohio).
So Close: Jessica Noruk, a senior at
Lake Orion Baptist (Lake Orion, Mich.), narrowly missed a triple-double during a 64-41 win over
Rochester Hills Christian (Rochester Hills, Mich.). She had 15 assists, 10 rebounds and nine points. Also had 10 assists in a 52-28 loss to
FAITH HomeSchool (Lapeer, Mich.).
Big Numbers: Cannelton (Cannelton, Ind.) senior captain
Caressa Sloss snagged 28 rebounds in a game for the second time this season recently in a 41-30 win over
Clarksville (Clarksville, Ind.). She also had 28 rebounds (and 42 points) in a November win over
Rock Creek Academy (Sellersburg, Ind.). Sloss has registered 20-plus rebounds in a game four times this season and has 19 twice. She also had a triple-double (19 rebounds, 12 points and 10 steals) in a win over
Washington Catholic (Washington, Ind.) on Jan. 10.
One Up: Cardinal (Middlefield, Ohio) senior
Camille Cummins broke her own school-record for rebounds in a game (25) when she had 26 in a 64-49 win over
Wickliffe (Wickliffe, Ohio). Added 17 points, five assists and four steals.
