EC's Trabel Becomes First Junior All-Star in School History

Trabel will suit up against the Kentucky Juniors on June 5.

Photo via www.ectrojansbasketball.com.

INDIANAPOLIS – East Central High School junior Josie Trabel has been named an Indiana Junior All-Star.

Eighteen players were selected to the Junior All-Star Team on Friday.

The players were divided into three separate teams, the core group, red group, and blue group.

Trabel is among six players that will play for the red group on June 5 vs. the Kentucky Juniors. Had Trabel been selected to the blue group, she would have had the opportunity to play against East Central teammate, Hope Fox, who was selected to the Indiana Senior All-Star Team.

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The 2022 Girls Junior All-Star team was selected through a process that allows all IBCA-member head coaches to nominate players through the IBCA all-state process.

Trabel is East Central’s first ever Indiana Junior All-Star.

Her junior season was a record-breaking one. Trabel set the school record for career points with 1,353, in addition to single-season records for points (478), and field goals made (191)

Trabel also set a couple of single-game records, including field goals made  (15 in sectional title game), and points (36 in sectional title game)

Overall, Trabel averaged 17.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 2.4 steals per game during the 2021-22 season.

For her efforts, she earned the following honors, IBCA Supreme-15 Underclass All-State, ICGSA First Team All-State, EIAC All-Conference, EIAC MVP, and All-Regional Team.

The Indiana Junior All-Star red group will take on the Kentucky Juniors at Bedford North Lawrence High School on Sunday, June 5 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets cost is $8 at the door for adults and school-aged students.

The full Indiana Junior All-Star Team is listed below.

GIRLS CORE GROUP (playing on June 5 and June 8)

    Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice

    Laila Hull, 6-0, F, 20.3, Zionsville, undecided

    RaShunda Jones, 5-8, G, 11.6, South Bend Washington, Purdue

    McKenna Layden, 6-2, F, 22.1, Northwestern, Purdue

    Karsyn Norman, 5-6, G, 15.0, Bedford North Lawrence, undecided

    Amiyah Reynolds, 6-0, G/F, 9.2, South Bend Washington, Maryland

    Ashlynn Shade, 5-10, G, 20.9, Noblesville, Connecticut

GIRLS RED GROUP (playing on June 5 vs. Kentucky Juniors)

    Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice

    Asiah Baxter, 5-10, F, 15.1, Warren Central, undecided

    Riley Makalusky, 6-2, F, 17.1, Hamilton Southeastern, undecided

    Hailey Smith, 5-9, G, 10.4, Fishers, undecided

    Saige Stahl, 6-1, F, 17.9, Columbus East, undecided

    Josie Trabel, 6-0, F, 17.7, East Central, undecided

    Amber Tretter, 6-1, F, 17.4, Forest Park, undecided

GIRLS BLUE GROUP (playing on June 8 vs. Indiana Seniors)

    Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice

    Ashlynn Brooke, 5-7, G, 25.9, Pioneer, Ball State

    Cristen Carter, 6-3, C, 11.4, Ben Davis, undecided

    Asia Donald, 5-9, G, 23.5, Hobart, undecided

    Bailey Kelham, 5-11, G, 16.2, Garrett, undecided

    MaKaya Porter, 6-0, F, 19.0, Mishawaka Marian, undecided

    Renna Schwieterman, 6-0, G, 18.3, Jay County, Purdue-Fort Wayne

            Head coach: Bob Lapadot, Garrett

            Assistant coach: Tony Hasenour, Forest Park