MaxPreps Weekly Honor Roll, presented by the United States Marine Corps: Cameron Tabor, New Castle

Everything was falling for Cameron Tabor that night.

Jump shots went in. Three-pointers found twine. Free throws were a piece of cake.

When the clock hit zeros Jan. 23, Tabor had scored a school-record 45 points as New Castle (Ind.) earned an 86-66 victory over Mt. Vernon. 23.

"I didn't even know I was close," said Tabor, who tallied 44 points in a game the previous season. "I was just playing. Someone told me I was close to breaking the record I set last year."

Tabor went 16-of-21 from the field, including 6-of-8 from beyond the arc and 7-of-8 from the free throw line.

It was one game of many great ones for the shooting guard during her phenomenal junior campaign. She averaged 23.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

"She does basically everything we need: she handles the basketball, she shoots the basketball, she's kind of our playmaker and obviously a key defender as well," New Castle athletic director Shane Osting said.

That versatility is key to Tabor's play. She takes pride in being a well-rounded player.

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"I try to do everything I can," Tabor said. "I haven't really focused on my defense the past couple of years, because that's what colleges look for. I have to work on that."

Even though she can do it all, her bread and butter is still putting up points. As a first-year starter her sophomore season, Tabor averaged 17.2 points per game. She shot just 41 percent from the field. This season, she hit at a 54 percent clip overall and 57 percent from inside the 3-point line.

"I worked really hard in the offseason after sophomore year," Tabor said. "I think the big difference was I had a lot more confidence and I was just a lot more aggressive than I was my sophomore year."

Osting has watched Tabor play since she was a freshman and has seen a more polished and patient shooter on the court.

"I think she's really improved as far as being able to go off the dribble and then go inside," Osting said. "When she came into high school, I think she was an awesome shooter, but it was more off set shots. Now, she's added off the dribble, pull-ups and she's able to go inside and is able to drive and use the short game as well as posting up and scoring on smaller girls."

Tabor tallied 554 points as a junior — a school record for points in a season — to up her career total to 1,043 points. She is only the eighth girls' player at New Castle to surpass the 1,000-point plateau. Tabor, who is 17 years old, will have a shot next year to break the career scoring record, which is 1,546 points. She would have to average 21.4 points per game for 24 games. That's definitely attainable.

Osting loves to watch Tabor do her thing during a game.

"It can be a very fun game to watch," Osting said. "I'm more of the uptempo and kind of like baskets instead of sitting on the ball and not really doing a whole lot and struggling to make shots. She's had at least two games where she's scored over 40 points in her career. It's been fun to watch. She seems natural when she's doing that and knocking down 3s and everything else."

In recognition for her solid season, Tabor was named to the IndyStar Indiana Junior All-Star team. She'll compete against the junior Kentucky all-stars in early June. She was also selected for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Subway Underclass All-Star team.

Tabor plays basketball about nine months out of the year, touring on the AAU circuit for the last three seasons with the Indy Magic. Playing with and against strong competition has upped Tabor's game.

"It helps me show difference parts of my game that I can't really with school ball, because they have more knowledge of the game," Tabor said. "It's a lot easier because I don't have to feel as much pressure and I can have more assists and get other people open."

Playing well during the high school and AAU seasons, Tabor's earned plenty of interest from college basketball programs. She's received offers from Wright State, Detroit Mercy, Eastern Illinois and Davidson.

Tabor is a two-sport star at New Castle, also playing softball. Last season as a sophomore, she hit .451 with a .500 on-base percentage, seven home runs and 29 RBIs. She's been a two-year starter at catcher and center field.

In school, Tabor is a model student. She is top 10 in her class with a 4.3 weight grade point average. All the while, she is enrolled in three advanced placement and honors courses.

"She's one of those students you love to have because it's not all about sports," Osting said. "They're involved in activities; they're involved with their education; high GPA and basically doing what's right. She's an individual that does the right thing and takes care of other people and is always looking out and trying to help out others."

Tabor is a member of National Honor Society and student government. She's able to volunteer through both organizations, working school events for NHS. In student government, Tabor is a part of a subcommittee that helps with different fundraisers. Earlier this year, Tabor traveled with classmates to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and served breakfast to patients' families.

With all she has going on, Tabor doesn't have much downtime.

"It's hard to find time to work out or to have practice and then come home and do my homework," Tabor said. "I'm normally up late most of the time. I just have to fit it in."

When she's on the basketball court or out in the community, Tabor serves as a role model to the young basketball players in New Castle.

"Our feeder program and our young kids, they're out there trying to basically be the Cameron Tabor," Osting said. "They're going out in the backyard and trying to work on the shots she's shooting right now."

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