Where do best teams in state land? Update to high school basketball Super 25

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We have two days off of high school basketball before the next – and final – round of holiday tournaments this weekend. A good time to reset the IndyStar Super 25 power poll, which considers teams from all parts of the state and in any class. The new rankings with a look at each team’s best win to date:

1: Fishers (7-0): The Tigers are 2-0 since losing junior guard Jason Gardner Jr. to a broken bone in his left hand, defeating Shortridge (64-62) and Parke Heritage (60-38). Fishers hosts its tournament this weekend, opening up with Fort Wayne Wayne (3-2) on Friday morning. Best win: Tough choice but a 57-48 win over Mt. Vernon at the Sneakers for Santa Shootout was an outstanding defensive effort and a season-low in points for the Marauders. Previous: 1.

2: Crown Point (6-0): The Bulldogs won the Hall of Fame Classic last week with wins over Silver Creek and Mt. Vernon. as Dikembe Shaw was named most valuable player. Crown Point followed that up with a 75-72 win over Cathedral on Tuesday as Shaw led the way with 25 points and Mason Darrell added 22. Best win: The 60-56 win over Mt. Vernon in the Hall of Fame Classic showed the Bulldogs’ toughness and defensive ability down the stretch of the fourth quarter. Previous: 2.

3: Pike (7-1): The Red Devils knocked off Lake Central (69-37) and Park Tudor (86-72) the past two days at the Paul Loggan Invitational at North Central. Coming into the event, junior Jahari Miller was averaging 15.8 points and 2.7 assists and sophomore Landon Lampley 14.7 points and 4.3 rebounds. Pike hosts Brownsburg on Friday. Best win: a 66-55 win over Louisville Male at the Sneakers for Santa Shootout holds up. Male is 10-2. Previous: 3.

4: Plainfield (7-0): The Quakers have been off since a 63-52 win over Zionsville on Dec. 20. Plainfield is averaging nearly 70 points per game and shooting 53% from the field, led by DePaul commit Noah Smith (20.6 ppg, 8.6 rebounds), junior Harper Baker-Lands (17.4 ppg, 2.1 steals) and senior Landon Gilliatt (11.3 ppg, 7.4 assists). The Quakers will play at the Lawrenceburg tournament, opening with Guerin Catholic and Castle on Friday. Best win: a 75-65 win over New Albany at the Sneakers for Santa Shootout is probably the highlight, though wins over Noblesville and Zionsville are up there, too. Previous: 4.

5: Mt. Vernon (10-2): The Marauders lost to Crown Point 60-56 in the championship game of the Hall of Fame Classic but overall it was a great week. Mt. Vernon posted a 4-1 record with the Homestead tournament championship, including an 85-78 double overtime win over South Bend St. Joseph in the first round. Purdue recruit Luke Ertel is averaging 24.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.1 steals and junior Max Vise is averaging 12.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Best win: South Bend St. Joseph. The Marauders trailed by 13 late in the third quarter, led by eight in the fourth, lost it, and rallied again. Great win. The Marauders are off until Jan. 9 at Greenfield-Central. Previous: 6.

6: Lawrence North (7-1): The Wildcats took third place at the Phil Cox Memorial Tournament at Kokomo. Point guard Cameron Webster was out on Tuesday due to illness and was missed in a 67-52 loss to South Bend Riley. The Wildcats bounced back with a 53-42 win over Kokomo. Senior Brennan Miller reached the 1,000-point mark for his career in the tournament. The Wildcats hit the road this weekend at Marion on Friday and at Jeffersonville on Saturday. Best win: an 80-78 win over New Albany on Dec. 20. Previous: 5.

7. Cathedral (7-2): The Fighting Irish are on a two-game losing streak, though the losses came to one of the best teams in Ohio and one of the best teams in Indiana. Cathedral lost 70-60 to Princeton (Ohio) and 75-72 to Crown Point. Keaton Aldridge Jr. is averaging 19.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists and Julien Smith 17.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists. Another tough one upcoming on Saturday vs. Carmel. Best win: A 78-71 win over South Bend St. Joseph at the Sneakers for Santa Shootout was an impressive showing. The Irish are averaging 74.6 points per game. Previous: 7.

8: Carmel (7-0): The Greyhounds defeated Jeffersonville, 55-43, and Lake Central, 58-45, to win both games at the Paul Loggan Invitational at North Central. A big game looms on Saturday at Cathedral. Best win: A 64-52 win over Noblesville followed wins over Zionsville and Lawrence Central to start the season. Carmel showed its balance that night, led by Evan Harrell’s 15 points and 11 rebounds and 14 points and four assists from Cash Daniels. Previous: 10.

9: Silver Creek (8-1): The Dragons split two games at the Hall of Fame Classis, losing 76-65 to Crown Point and rallying the second half for a 74-62 win over Northview in the consolation game. There are four players averaging in double figures, led by senior Dane Caldwell (16.2 ppg, 9.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.8 blocked shots). The Dragons are in the Lawrenceburg tournament this weekend, starting with Shortridge and West Lafayette Harrison on Friday. Best win: The win over Northview in the consolation game, in particular the second half, was impressive. Wins over Jeffersonville and Columbus North are also up there. Previous: 8.

10: New Albany (4-2): The Bulldogs bounced back from an 80-78 loss to Lawrence North with a 78-33 blowout win over Seymour. New Albany’s other loss came to Plainfield at the Sneakers for Santa Shootout. Best win: Star sophomore Noah Washington scored 28 points in New Albany’s 75-57 win over Bloomington South to open the season. Previous: 9.

11: Noblesville (4-4): The Millers lost to four teams above them on this list – Plainfield, Fishers, Lawrence North and Carmel – but have now won three in a row, including wins over Evansville Reitz (72-43) and Gary 21^st Century (51-30) in the Noblesville tournament. Up next is Warren Central on Friday and at Tech on Saturday. Best win: 47-45 over Westfield. Previous: 22.

12: Ben Davis (6-2): The Giants have won six in a row since starting the season with losses to Fishers and Zionsville. Ben Davis won four in a row at the Bob Wettig tournament in Richmond this week, including wins over Fort Wayne Snider (69-57) and Shelbyville (62-56). JaShawn Ladd is averaging 14.4 points and 3.1 rebounds and Sherman Moss-Wright 12.1 points and 5.4 assists. Ben Davis does not play again until Jan. 9 vs. North Central. Best win: 62-56 over Shelbyville. Also, good wins over Brownsburg and Snider. Previous: 17.

13: Northridge (9-1): The Raiders rebounded from a 53-46 loss to Goshen with wins over Merrillville (76-64), Kokomo (76-61) and South Bend Riley (43-38) to win the Kokomo tournament. Senior Brady Scholl went for 79 points in the three games, including a tournament record 40 points against Merrillville. Northridge is off until Jan. 9 vs. Warsaw. Best win: the championship win over South Bend Riley was an impressive defensive effort. Previous: 13.

14: Chesterton (6-1): The Trojans bounced back from their first loss to Bloomington North (63-55) with a 57-49 win over Elkhart. Best win: a 73-55 season opening win over South Bend St. Joseph was an eye opener. Great test this weekend at the Fishers tournament, including a challenging opener against Evansville North on Friday. Previous: 12.

15: Penn (6-2): The Kingsmen lost 65-55 to Hamilton Southeastern to open the Homestead tournament but then defeated Center Grove (50-42) and Zionsville (56-46) to close the tourney. Sophomore Caleb Coolman is averaging 21.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists. Up next is a Jan. 9 game at Elkhart. Best win: 56-46 over Zionsville. Previous: 15.

16: South Bend St. Joseph (6-3): St. Joseph started 0-2 with losses to Chesterton and Cathedral but have been perfect since other than an 85-78 double overtime loss to Mt. Vernon in the first round of the Homestead tournament. Best win: 66-64 over Hamilton Southeastern at the Homestead tourney. Elijah King is averaging 19.9 points and 5.0 rebounds and Nick Shrewsberry 14.1 points and 7.2 rebounds. The Huskies will play South Bend Riley on Jan. 9. Previous: 14.

17: South Bend Riley (7-1): The Wildcats looked the part at the Kokomo tournament with wins over New Haven (55-54) and Lawrence North (67-52), then lost 43-38 in the championship to Northridge. Tyrese Jones had 31 points in the win over Lawrence North. Best win: Lawrence North. Next up is a game at Michigan City on Jan. 6. Previous: 18.

18: Roncalli (6-0): The Royals picked up their sixth win all-time over a defending state champion and first over a 4A defending champ last week with a 58-53 victory at Jeffersonville. Conner Kesler is averaging 20.5 points and 5.3 rebounds for Roncalli. Best win: at Jeffersonville. Roncalli hosts Triton Central on Friday and is at Park Tudor on Saturday. Previous: 19.

19: Zionsville (5-4): The Eagles have lost three of four, falling to Mt. Vernon (50-37) and Penn (56-46) after a 48-39 win over Fort Wayne Carroll in the first game of the Homestead tournament. Camden Moore (13.9 pp, 5.3 rebounds) is having a breakout season as a junior. Best win: 53-48 over Ben Davis. Interesting game at Pendleton Heights on Saturday. Previous: 11.

20: Shelbyville (9-2): The Golden Bears won three games at the Bob Wettig tournament in Richmond before falling 62-56 to Ben Davis in the championship. Shelbyville’s only other loss came to Mt. Vernon. Caden Claxton is averaging 16.3 points and 5.4 rebounds to lead Shelbyville, which will not play again until Jan. 10 vs. Greensburg. Best win: 67-58 over Greenwood. Previous: NR.

21: Evansville North (6-0): The Huskies defeated Evansville Mater Dei 57-48 to improve to 6-0. Big test upcoming on Friday at the Fishers tournament against Chesterton. Bryson Chapman is averaging 17.2 points and 5.8 rebounds to lead North. Best win: 67-61 in overtime over Princeton. Wins over Forest Park and Gibson Southern are also impressive. Previous: NR.

22: Brownsburg (6-3): The Bulldogs look to rebound from a 17-point loss to Ben Davis with a tough upcoming stretch at Pike on Friday and vs. Crown Point on Saturday. Brandon Addison is averaging 12.0 points and 5.4 assists. Best win: A 67-57 win over Avon is probably the Bulldogs’ best at this point. Some opportunities ahead. Previous: 24.

23: Bloomington North (5-1): The Cougars handed Chesterton its first loss, 63-55. Derrick Cross Jr. and Levi Lindeman are two of the best juniors in the state. North’s only loss came to Southport. Best win: Chesterton. The Cougars play at Mooresville on Tuesday. Previous: NR.

24: Goshen (7-0): The Redhawks, a 14-10 team last year, are off to a perfect start. Senior Levi Sawatzky is averaging 20.9 points and 3.1 assists. Best win: 53-46 over Northridge. Up next: Tuesday vs. Fairfield, a 5-0 team. Previous: NR.

25: Crispus Attucks (5-2): Attucks has won four in a row, including an 83-65 win over Evansville Bosse on Dec. 20. DeZhon Hall is averaging 22.6 points to lead the Tigers. Best win: 55-54 over Jeffersonville. Up next is a home game on Tuesday vs. Liberty Christian. Previous: NR.

Dropped out: Northview (16), Jeffersonville (20), Parke Heritage (21), North Central (23), Hamilton Southeastern (25)

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