Coached by
@LukeZeller40
, the C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S. Program is more than just basketball. We strive to develop successful scholars, athletes, and leaders. COL 3:23
2022Black Sliver Champions! Ended the weekend on a 4 game winning streak! Caden Huttenlocker-16 points Jonathan Ricketts-13 points Holtman Doades-11 points Randy Kelley-10 points
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It’s GAME WEEK! 6 weeks of Training Camps, Regional Workouts, and individual development in the books. So proud of the hard work each and every one of our Men and Women have put in over this time. But, we’re ready to be in action on Friday!
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Big man Cody Zeller has always been great at running the floor. The former Washington Hatchet and IU star had a couple big dunks in his 15 point, 12 rebound performance in the Hornets season opening win tonight.
Time to thank our outgoing class of 2019 starting with
@braeden_beard
Braeden will be attending Southwestern Illinois studying Sports Management and playing basketball for the Blue Storm in the Fall.
Thank you, Braeden for committing to
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Congratulations to our following teams in order on winning their Championships! 2023 Black winning the Sliver Bracket. 2024 Black and 2023 Red on winning Gold Bracket! Thank you everyone for following us this Summer!!
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Peyton Moore (2019 - Guard) with a huge weekend for Mitchell!
@P_MooRE20
FRI vs. Eastern Pekin:
38 pts
8 rbs
4 steals
SAT vs. Southwestern:
35 pts
8 rbs
5 assists
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Great weekend of team building, leadership development, and fun! And no, the tree was not part of a SEAL training exercise..just a part of a small service project for
@CampIlliana
! Thank you for being so great for our program!
Congratulations to these 6 men who excelled in the classroom and not just on the court.
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Academic All-State
1. Jaden Hayes
2. Nick Koons
Honorable Mention
1. Cade Chezem
2. Matt Dove
3. Zach Dove
4. Joe Lagrange
The rock broke for
@Jack2smoove
today. Honored to have had a seat to watch this guy on his journey to play college basketball. This is what it’s about. Outstanding player. Outstanding young man. Congrats Jack!
2023 Black continued where they left off yesterday, they picked up a huge 91-71 win today In game one! Blake Anderson dropped 27 points, Wes Aigner added 26 and Cooper Aigner rounded it out with 15 off the bench!
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Very successful weekend for our program!
• 8 Teams contending in the Gold Bracket.
• 4 Final Four teams.
• 2 Finalists.
• 2 Championships.
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Congratulations to
@squints_3
for signing his letter of intent to Thomas Moore! Noah was with us at the beginning and from day 1, he committed himself to becoming the best man and best player he could be. Today he broke the rock and we couldn’t be more proud to be a part of it!
A lot of triumph and heartbreak in the DXN Family last night. We’re so proud of each and every one of these young men regardless of the outcome. At the end of the day, you can all hang your hat on the leaders you’ve become and the examples you’ve set and will set for others.
Back2Back championships for our 23 black program on the women’s side,they went 3-1 on the weekend! A great summer that’s wraps up next weekend!
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Our coaches were in early this morning before our last tryout doing some pre-season prep. We have some of the most humble and committed coaches leading this program!
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on a Thursday for Bryce Browning!
Bryce will be walking on at USI to play basketball for the Screaming Eagles in the Fall. Bryce is also planning on studying military science.
Thank you, Bryce for committing to
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C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S 2026 Black defeats NWI Select 51-15 in the Crossroads Clash
@PGHIndiana
Northview’s Reagin White (
@reaginwhite
) had five 3-pointers 💪🏼😤
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Coaches spent the weekend at PGC Shooting College learning how to teach workout regiments and shooting skills for players. What did you do for your game with weekend?
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#TheGuardTheBigandTheGrays
We’ve got our DXN Family Sectional “Big Board” up and ready to roll 👌🏼. (All teams with high school guys in our program.) Best of luck to all coaches and players as they start the journey tonight!
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this morning featuring Paxon Bartley!
Paxon will be attending USI studying either business administration or accounting. Paxon is excited for the college experience with the Screaming Eagles.
Thank you, Paxon for committing to
#bepositivelydifferent
Congrats to
@spencercorrona
!! Another rock broken. This young man endured a lot this past year. So proud of who he has become and how he has handled his journey.
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Wrapping up our recap we have 2023 Black winning the championship for the weekend going 4-1 and redeemed their loss in a 42-41 win for the championship! In the semifinal game the Ross twins Alex and Issac combined for a total of 11 threes to propel a 76-57 win!
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We want to wish all of our HS players, coaches, and programs competing for a sectional championship tonight the best of luck!
According to our “Big Board,” DXN programs have totaled 44 sectional wins, with 20 programs playing for a title tonight.
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2020 Red came out ready to shoot today.
Turner Royal: 27pts (8 3’s)
Josiah Ricketts: 27pts (7 3’s)
Simon Scherry: 15pts
Jackson Kabrick: 12pts
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Congratulations to
@JaydenWagoner10
! He signed with Indiana University at Kokomo today. He’s an IUK Cougar today but he will always be a Loogootee Lion!
Congratulations to
@NoahJager15
! One of the hardest working guys in our program and a tremendous leader for so many. Honored to have you.
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Prayers for our
@DistinXion
family traveling to Indy this weekend for the Adidas May Classic. All men’s programs are in action tonight and all women’s begin pool play tmrw.
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2022 Black advances to championship game following a 72-56 win! Randy Kelley-19 points, Chase Travis-14 points, Holtman Doades-11 points
@Randy_Kelley2
@_holtmandoades
Hunter Killion is our guy this week for
#seniorshowcase
!
Hunter will be attending Ohio Northern University to study Finance and has also committed to play ball there.
Thank you, Hunter for committing to
#bepositivelydifferent
Braeden defines perseverance. We’ve been honored to be able to work with him this past year! He’s a phenomenal basketball player, but more importantly a phenomenal kid! Keep pounding the rock
@braeden_beard
!
Braeden Beard has overcome a lot of adversity in his life, including the loss of his mother when he was 8. Those moments have pushed him to be a better person and basketball player for
@TellCityHoops
.
We’re so blessed to have
@uofedad
“Preach” on our coaching staff and in our program! It was awesome to see so much of our DXN Family gathered together to honor God even amidst competition.
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A hard fought battle by the 2020 White to get the job done tonight!
DistinXion 2020 White - 63
IE Side 2020 - 60
Royal leads the CHAMPIONS w/ 26 points, followed by Scherry w/ 13, Riggins w/ 12, and Matt w/ 10.
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Salem High School
Women’s C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S 2026 Red defeats 2027 Black 52-25. Mallory Owen with a double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds) to lead her freshman’s squad! 🔥🏀💪🏼
2020 Red wins an overtime thriller off a buzzer beater from Josiah Ricketts to head to the Championship!
DistinXion 2020 Red - 70
IE Summitt City Patterson - 69
Ricketts - 40 points
Doig - 12 points
What an afternoon for the CHAMPIONS!
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back in action with Jack Wininger!
Jack has committed to play ball for Hanover College and plans to study Education.
Thank you, Jack for committing to
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Rounding out this week with Jaden Hayes for
#seniorshowcase
!
Jaden will be attending University of Evansville to study neuroscience in the Fall.
Thank you, Jaden for committing to
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Congrats Spencer! Another high character young man continuing his education and playing a sport he loves at the next leve. Proud to have been alongside you.
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God is GOOD, ALL the time! 2017 was a BIG year for DXN AAU. We’ve been beyond blessed with the success of our program in Y1 and are so thankful for all of the coaches, players, parents, and so many others that have been involved! We can’t wait to see what’s in store for Y2 👀
2020 White with a huge win to start their day:
DistinXion 2020 White - 77
MAC Basketball East - 38
Stand out performances from Royal w/ 26, Scherry w/ 16, Williams w/ 10.
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for the man, the myth, the legend, Matt Price!
Matt will be attending Ball State and plans to study Criminal Justice and Criminology and will also be a part of the Army ROTC.
Thank you, Matt for committing to
#bepositivelydifferent
2022 Black GAME 2 was a winner 90-81! Randy Kelley (
@Randy_Kelley2
) led all scorers with a big 30 point game! Peter Combs added 14 big points! Holtman Doades (
@_holtmandoades
) had 12! Jonathan Ricketts had 11, and Chase Travis added 10! Way to go guys!
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