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Fort Wayne hoops' most in the know writer with the latest news and updates on northeast Indiana high school basketball.

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Joined November 2012
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@Bounce_OTH
Bounce
4 years
This tweet is getting so much traction today. Why? James Payne is one of the best things about Fort Wayne. We see you Payne!
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Justin Bock
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Fort Wayne put out this pic of one of our favorite umps/refs James Payne, smiling in uniform just like he does on the diamond and on the court!
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This. All of this.
@LeverageP
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Some things are just bigger than basketball. Karl I love your caring heart. This special moment is so appreciated by the BCS families. @blufftontigers @BCBRAVESHOOPS @BCSAD #GodHearsOurPrayers
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This...this right here is why it is great that @carrollchargers and @Spartytweets are in the SAC. #PackedFieldhouse
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I’ll admit, I’m a James Payne fanatic
@journodave1966
journodave1966
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Longtime area official and Fort Wayne police officer James Payne speaks to student-athletes at East Noble’s Athletic Sportsmanship Conference. Good stuff! @kpcnewssports
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🚨📰BREAKING NEWS 💻🚨 @GraberSydney of @Spartytweets / @Homestead_Bball is our 2019-2020 Outside the Huddle Girls Basketball Player of the Year. The four year Spartan contributor ends her career with over 1,000 points and over 700 rebounds.
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🚨 JAMES PAYNE SIGHTING AT GARRETT🚨 Look at that form on the whistle. A pro's pro.
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Your Class 4A Indiana high school girls state basketball champions: The Homestead Spartans. @Homestead_Bball Photo by @gannonburgett
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2 years
Sad day. Beautiful day. Love you coach!
@LeverageP
LeveragePhotography
2 years
Today we celebrate Coach Davidson’s life. A life that was lived with purpose. @BCSAD @BCBRAVESHOOPS
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Big takeaway from tonight: worst sportsmanship I have seen from adult fans at a high school game in a long time. Cussing and talking down to teenagers from grown men and women. Honestly, some North Side fans should be ashamed.
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Bounce has confirmed through multiple sources that Josh Riikonen will be named the next head boys basketball coach for @SniderHoops Riikonen is an area hoops staple the last several years and now gets his first high school head coaching job.
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I wanna be able to say this in a place of record: Eric Thornton is one of the very best coaches and kindest people I’ve ever met. Happy for him that he got to roam a state finals sideline regardless of the outcome. He is one of the few really, really, really good ones.
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The shot by @z_krug
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1 year
What’s a word bigger than hate?
@SpieceFitness
Spiece Fieldhouse
1 year
A sneak peak 👀 at the new courts! • • #pickleball #pickleballislife #pickleballers
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The obvious choice. Caleb Furst is 2021 Indiana Mr. Basketball.
@KyleNeddenriep
Kyle Neddenriep
4 years
The 2021 Mr. Basketball is Caleb Furst of Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian. Story:
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8 years
Shooter knows this is a day of great sadness in the community. My thoughts are with the Chamble and Snider families:
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Brodie Garber is genuinely one of the nicest guys. Happy for him for getting this state finals appearance next week coaching Fairfield. He came so close two times in the last 5 years with semi state appearances, the fact he is getting to state is huge.
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Excited to hear from @Homestead_Bball coach Rod Parker himself that he will be back as the head coach tonight opposite Snider. Will be great to have him moving back down the bench to his spot. That said, Kara Ankenbruck was fantastic in his absence as well.
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Still in awe. The fight in Leo. The downright audacity to never give up. 👏👏👏
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7 years
Dejavu at North Side. Feels like 2016.
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2 years
Thoughts and prayers with the Davidson family, the Blackhawk Christian community and to everyone who’s lives Coach touched and blessed over the years.
@BCSAD
BCS Athletics
2 years
It is with a heavy heart that we share that Coach Marc Davidson has gone home to be with the Lord. He fought the fight, finished the race, and kept the faith! Now he is receiving his crown of righteousness from Jesus! “Well done, good and faithful servant!” We love you coach!
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Oh Twitter. 1) We need a shot clock. 30-40 seconds. 2) Northrop earned their win Friday. Nothing but respect to those kids. 3) Chris Johnson is the best coach in the city. Doesn’t have anything to do with anyone else. 4) Holding the ball isn’t fun to watch & usually backfires
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The best part of these celebration pics? How proud @CoachBk_Pickens looks of his @WayneHoops players.
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Congrats to the Class 2A STATE CHAMPION @BishopLuersGBB
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5 years
Today I witnessed an AAU basketball player punched in the face by an opponent. Not only was the puncher not immediately ejected, the officials essentially villainized the fans who helped stop the situation from escalating. AAU basketball everybody.
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Blackhawk Christian’s Jalan Mull named 2017-18 Boys Basketball Player of the Year - @BCSAD @MullJalan
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One more thought for the night. I love area high school basketball (duh) and we have some tremendous coaches. But so so happy for Marc Davidson and Cary Cogdell. Two of the absolute best guys we’ve got get to coach in the 2021 state finals after losing last year’s hopeful runs.
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Caleb Furst becomes the sixth player from Fort Wayne/Allen County to win Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1958 - Mike McCoy, South 1967 - Willie Long, South 1980 - Jim Master, Harding 2010 - Deshaun Thomas, Bishop Luers 2015 - Caleb Swanigan, Homestead 2021 - Caleb Furst, BC
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7 years
For those keeping track at home, area conference semistate appearances for boys and girls this season: SAC - 0 NE8 - 0 ACAC - 0 NECC - 3
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Homestead's Karissa McLaughlin named Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year.
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I only wish this video did full justice to the environment at @wvJSHS last night. If you don’t love Sectional hoops, go see a doctor.
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@TheNSSports ' @danvance got a shot of THE SHOT. @mikeb_cloutl0rd hits the game winner at the buzzer to lift @SniderHoops over North Side.
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2 years
The celebration.
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This is a basketball referee. He is not out to get you. Goodnight everybody.
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ACTIVE AREA PROGRAMS WITH MOST SECTIONAL TITLES (w/most recent in parentheses) 1. @blufftontigers - 32 (2019) 2. Columbia City - 30 (2016) 3. South Side - 29 (2007) 4. North Side - 27 (2018) 5. @HNBoysBball - 22 (2019)
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Great to see so many representing the 260 today at Knightstown. Plenty of player and coaches from our area participating in the Hoosier Gym Classic on both the boys and girls games.
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Defending national champ UVA in the house to watch Blackhawk Christian’s Caleb Furst tonight and Homestead Luke Goode gets offered by the #1 team in the nation, Louisville today too. Fort Wayne basketball, it’s still thriving.
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Marc Davidson has been named Head Coach Emeritus for Boys Basketball at @BCSAD / @BCBRAVESHOOPS but will be stepping away from the sidelines. The school announced the news on Thursday morning.
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4 years
Food for thought: why do other states claim to be bigger basketball states? This is our sport, thank you.
@SportsCenter
SportsCenter
4 years
Breaking: The NCAA will hold the entire 2021 men's basketball tournament in Indiana, with most games taking place in Indianapolis.
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🚨 #BreakingNews 🚨 @CEssegian has committed to @BadgerMBB Hear first hand from the Central Noble senior on his process and why he chose his landing spot in this OTH Exclusive.
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Fun fact: Carroll and Homestead have now won 5 of 6 basketball regular season conference titles and 7 of 12 SAC titles including the holiday tournament since joining the SAC three seasons ago.
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Now here is an argument I can get behind today.
@JPrinceSports
Justin Prince
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High School shot clock. It's time.
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Things trending back to normal? It means this week we got to finally deliver Player of the Year trophies to our boys co-winners @calebfurst of @BCSAD / @BCBRAVESHOOPS and @CharlieYoder5 of @WestviewHoops / @wvJSHS #hardware #POTY #alwaysbasketballseason
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So this happened tonight? Sending it in young fella! @KeionB_12 @NSHSlegends
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The story on Justin Mitchell was that he left Wright State midway through his senior season for reasons unknown. The former Wayne HS standout opens up about that, his dad's murder & his hoops future after a successful year overseas. via @wordpressdotcom
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Record breaker from @SS_Archers @jaci_jones_21 as she hits points 40 and 41, becoming the SAC Holiday Tournaments best single game scorer on the girls side. Jones’ 41 is the the 6th 40-point game in tournament history and just the second on the girls side.
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And then that happens.
@calebfurst
Caleb Furst
5 years
Proud to be Boilermaker
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Shooter has seen a lot of SAC Tournaments. That may be the biggest upset win I've witnessed. Luers hands Homestead their first ever SAC loss.
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Up next in recruiting? Clearly Blackhawk Christian’s Caleb Furst. Ohio State, Notre Dame and Purdue all in Fort Wayne to see him today. Furst’s Indy Heat team went 4-0 last weekend in front of the likes of National Champion UVA coach Tony Bennett and Duke’s Coach K
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She has put Bellmont on the map in girls hoops, @BellmontGBball 's Grace Hunter is part of our 2017 Fabulous Five -
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The winning bucket courtesy of @BlakeDavison21 . @LeoBoysBball
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Our #9 player is anything but "run of the mill". @CoachRyanEakins has some rebuilding to do, but having @Hayden_Jones_24 back, whenever football ends, is going to make life a lot easier.
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Busco JV, playing with 5 total players, has a player foul out. Should be a 5-on-4 for the rest of the game for Snider. Instead, Snider opts to let the player who fouled out stay in the game to keep it 5-on-5. Class move by @SniderHoops JV coach Kiel Dager.
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In at #7 in our countdown of Top 50 boys area basketball players comes the city's only reigning Indiana Junior All-Star. @Spartytweets ' @z_krug waited for his turn and when it came, he showed off in helping the Spartans to a pair of titles last season.
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We could debate for days who has the best basketball in the area. Bounce knows this for sure: only @AHSNation and @blufftontigers won Sectional titles in both girls and boys hoops.
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Your class 3A regional champions, @LadyRR_BB
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With this basket, Davidson became the all-time leading scorer in school history with his 1,431 point passing Russell Byrd.
@FanDuelSN_IND
FanDuel Sports Network Indiana
6 years
Frankie Davidson gets the steal and takes it the length of the court for the basket. The @IHSAA Class A state championship is on FSI and FSGO right now.
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🚨Top 2 Alert🚨 The ‘First Five’ is our highest preseason honor and the culmination of our Top 50 girls hoops player countdown. Today we bestow the next spot in that group to @AHSNation / @CoachBurlingame ’s @hknoll2021 , as the #2 player on our list. ⬆️2️⃣
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No suprise: @Homestead_Bball ' @Kmclaughlin12 repeats as @newssentinel Girls Basketball Player of the Year -
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A choice actually too tough to make. Today, we are excited to announce Co-Players of the Year for boys basketball season. Congrats to @WestviewHoops @CharlieYoder5 and @BCSAD ’s @calebfurst on their stellar seasons. Read about them both today at
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I’ll just say it…amazed watching how different kids act during back to school type leagues between summer and school ball. When they think nobody of value is watching, some just show how completely awful they can act. Others take it at face value and work hard to get better.
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Homestead's student section gets rowdy after a three point shot from Karissa McLaughlin. Photo by @gannonburgett
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One of Bounce’s favorite captures from last night’s NECC tournament final round. Winning is great. Winning and having your kid look up at you and to you in the moment is better. Congrats @AppletonBrandon on all of it.
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East Noble's @IamAlix2 and @Norwell_AD 's @briellewilson54 are the Fan Vote Players of the Week -
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All the prayers for this young man and his family.
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We continue wrapping up our girls basketball season with the naming of the official Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. It is our pleasure to recognize @carrollchargers coach Mark Redding as the area's top girls hoops coach for 2020-2021.
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7 years
The Central Noble Cougars are state champs!
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4 years
Here we kick off our preview season with the first FAN CHOICE vote of the 2020-2021 season, sponsored by Craigville Appliance! Now is your chance to vote for the Girls Basketball Preseason Player of the Year. Vote in this round through Wednesday at noon!
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Among recent college signings is @BellmontBball ’s @KadeFuelling who signed with Franklin College. Kade was a 1,000 point scorer for the Braves and averaged 17.6 points and 6 rebounds per game as a senior.
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After stepping away for a season of cleansing, @allylorntz has come back to further strengthen @AHSNation and their 21 win team. Angola takes the court Friday for Sectional play with Lorntz playing a key role as a senior.
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This references a small beef that Bounce has with Homestead's setup, relegating opponents student sections to the top. Bounce knows Homestead's gym isnt exactly spacious, but having student sections up in the rafters isn't conducive to an exciting atmosphere for big games.
@Norwell_Nation
Norwell Student Section
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Not the result we hoped for tonight, but no reason to get down. Norwell Nation will be back bigger and louder for sectionals NEXT WEEK. Good thing we actually get to sit in the lower level for sectionals. Keep the energy high! #outstandingculture #norwellnation
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Sunday Twitter rant: Last night, I got to witness high school students yell obscenities at a high school basketball official. Classy. I like having fans as much as the next guy, but maybe we are better off in empty, quiet gyms sometimes.
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6 years
For those paying attention, Blackhawk Christian finishes 8-1 against SAC opponents. Unofficial co-champions?
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4 years
HUGE win for Homestead. Guess we know who the top team is going to be in the state next week.
@Spartytweets
Homestead Athletics
4 years
Boys Basketball Homestead 55 Lawrence North 50 FINAL OT Leading scorers: Loyer 27, Simmons 13, Goode 8, Kolpien 6 for Homestead. Hughes 14, Gunn 13, Avance 11 for LN
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Wait…what’s that? Is it officially basketball season?! 🫡
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2016-2017 News-Sentinel All-Area Boys Prep basketball team named -
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Shooter can confirm that SR-to-be Sydney Curry, a former area middle school star who has spent the last two seasons at Horizon Christian, is now at Northrop. Curry averaged 17.6 points and 15.2 rebounds over 48 games at Horizon after transferring from Bishop Luers as a sophomore.
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Happy high school basketball season! Girls practice kicks off today across the state. Best day of the year?
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2 years
Beautiful.
@Jmo_13_
Joey Morlan
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This is what made coach so incredibly special. Moments after winning state in 2021, the pinnacle of HS sports in Indiana, yet his message remained the same as it always was…
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Pure joy. Homestead wins Class 4A state title. @Spartytweets @Homestead_Bball
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Frankie is my favorite person! He’s the worlds happiest MVP. 😐
@BCSAD
BCS Athletics
6 years
Tournament MVP Senior Frank Davidson! 64 points over 3 games leading the Braves to the title!
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A long wait ends for Snider, they are Class 4A sectional champions @SniderHoops @SniderAthletics
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