06-14-2002, 03:22 AM
May leads way with 23 as All-Stars rout Juniors
By Andy Graham ,
Herald-Times Sports Writer
WEST LAFAYETTE — Indiana expects a lot from its Mr. Basketball, if not necessarily perfection — but that's pretty much what Bloomington North's Sean May supplied Wednesday night at Purdue's Mackey Arena.
May went 11-of-11 from the field, hitting shots from all over, and made the only free throw he attempted for a game-high 23 points in 19 minutes of play during the 2002 Indiana Boys All-Stars' 121-81 exhibition romp over their Junior counterparts.
"Even when we were up 30, I was telling the guys we had to play like we were down two," said May, who added eight rebounds, an assist and a steal. "This is serious business. We're preparing for Kentucky. It's a rivalry. It's meaningful, not just another all-star game. We want to bring home two wins for Indiana."
The All-Stars got two wins Wednesday, with the girls having a closer win over the Juniors, 84-77, in the opener. Bloomington South's Cyndi Valentin ran the point for the Girls' All-Stars during the crucial final minutes.
"I really liked that last group we had out there," said Donna Cheatham, Indiana Girls coach from Southwestern. "Cyndi's very smooth, and that unit was running smoothly and making plays when we had to have them."
Valentin had eight points and a co-team-high six rebounds.
"For an All-Star team, we have a group that really shares the ball well," Valentin said. "I think that's reflected in the scoring balance we had tonight."
Miss Basketball Shanna Zolman of Wawasee and Noblesville's Cyndi Merrill had 13 points apiece to lead the All-Stars, who had six other players score at least six points, while South Bend Riley's Suntana Granderson led all scorers with 15 points for the Juniors.
Valentin will wear a crimson Indiana University jersey the next time she visits Mackey.
And while teams adorned by red jerseys emblazoned with INDIANA across the chest have gotten thumped at Mackey upon occasion, the Indiana Junior boys' took it on the collective chin with unusual severity.
May led the way with a 5-for-5 start as the All-Star Boys shot .610 from the field in the first half, including 9-of-13 firing from 3-point range (.692). Pike's Rodney Smith scored the game's first bucket to get the Juniors a 2-0 lead, but May gave the All-Stars the lead for good with a 19-footer to make it 4-2. That started a 37-7 run capped by a spinning shot from May in the lane with 7:48 left in the half. It was 64-33 by intermission.
The Juniors played without 7-footer Kenneth Harris of Hammond Noll, out with an illness, and couldn't match the All-Stars inside. The lead reached 40 at 81-41 with 13:22 to play on a break layup from Northwest's Rodney Carney, and the All-Stars coasted from there.
"We came out playing pretty well for a team which has been together all of three days and had five practices," said Boys' All-Star coach Steve Brunes of Castle. "Like a lot of teams which get a big lead early, we then got a little lax, especially on defense. But, overall, it was a good performance."
Carney, a Memphis recruit from Indianapolis Northwest, hit 7-of-10 shots and finished with 16 points as one of six other All-Stars who augmented May's production with double-figure scoring. Bellmont's Seth Colclasure, who may miss Saturday's series opener in Kentucky if his baseball team (for which he plays shortstop) wins in tournament action Friday, hit 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc and Paoli's Evan Seacat, a Northwestern signee, was 4-of-6 from there.
Both All-Star teams play the first round of their annual home-and-home matchups against Kentucky at the Owensboro's Sports Center this Saturday. The girls' game tips off at 5 p.m. with the boys' beginning at 8:15.
By Andy Graham ,
Herald-Times Sports Writer
WEST LAFAYETTE — Indiana expects a lot from its Mr. Basketball, if not necessarily perfection — but that's pretty much what Bloomington North's Sean May supplied Wednesday night at Purdue's Mackey Arena.
May went 11-of-11 from the field, hitting shots from all over, and made the only free throw he attempted for a game-high 23 points in 19 minutes of play during the 2002 Indiana Boys All-Stars' 121-81 exhibition romp over their Junior counterparts.
"Even when we were up 30, I was telling the guys we had to play like we were down two," said May, who added eight rebounds, an assist and a steal. "This is serious business. We're preparing for Kentucky. It's a rivalry. It's meaningful, not just another all-star game. We want to bring home two wins for Indiana."
The All-Stars got two wins Wednesday, with the girls having a closer win over the Juniors, 84-77, in the opener. Bloomington South's Cyndi Valentin ran the point for the Girls' All-Stars during the crucial final minutes.
"I really liked that last group we had out there," said Donna Cheatham, Indiana Girls coach from Southwestern. "Cyndi's very smooth, and that unit was running smoothly and making plays when we had to have them."
Valentin had eight points and a co-team-high six rebounds.
"For an All-Star team, we have a group that really shares the ball well," Valentin said. "I think that's reflected in the scoring balance we had tonight."
Miss Basketball Shanna Zolman of Wawasee and Noblesville's Cyndi Merrill had 13 points apiece to lead the All-Stars, who had six other players score at least six points, while South Bend Riley's Suntana Granderson led all scorers with 15 points for the Juniors.
Valentin will wear a crimson Indiana University jersey the next time she visits Mackey.
And while teams adorned by red jerseys emblazoned with INDIANA across the chest have gotten thumped at Mackey upon occasion, the Indiana Junior boys' took it on the collective chin with unusual severity.
May led the way with a 5-for-5 start as the All-Star Boys shot .610 from the field in the first half, including 9-of-13 firing from 3-point range (.692). Pike's Rodney Smith scored the game's first bucket to get the Juniors a 2-0 lead, but May gave the All-Stars the lead for good with a 19-footer to make it 4-2. That started a 37-7 run capped by a spinning shot from May in the lane with 7:48 left in the half. It was 64-33 by intermission.
The Juniors played without 7-footer Kenneth Harris of Hammond Noll, out with an illness, and couldn't match the All-Stars inside. The lead reached 40 at 81-41 with 13:22 to play on a break layup from Northwest's Rodney Carney, and the All-Stars coasted from there.
"We came out playing pretty well for a team which has been together all of three days and had five practices," said Boys' All-Star coach Steve Brunes of Castle. "Like a lot of teams which get a big lead early, we then got a little lax, especially on defense. But, overall, it was a good performance."
Carney, a Memphis recruit from Indianapolis Northwest, hit 7-of-10 shots and finished with 16 points as one of six other All-Stars who augmented May's production with double-figure scoring. Bellmont's Seth Colclasure, who may miss Saturday's series opener in Kentucky if his baseball team (for which he plays shortstop) wins in tournament action Friday, hit 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc and Paoli's Evan Seacat, a Northwestern signee, was 4-of-6 from there.
Both All-Star teams play the first round of their annual home-and-home matchups against Kentucky at the Owensboro's Sports Center this Saturday. The girls' game tips off at 5 p.m. with the boys' beginning at 8:15.