Shelbyville juniors named All-HHC

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM

By Jeff Brown

The Hoosier Heritage Conference could field a very strong All-Star team that would rival the best conferences in the state.

The HHC recently released its 2025 All-HHC Boys Basketball Team and it includes a pair of Golden Bears. Shelbyville juniors Caden Claxton and Mar Nicholson are two of 13 players honored for their performances this season.

Claxton (photo above) averaged a team-high 15.1 points per game for an 18-win Shelbyville squad. He also averaged 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Nicholson (main photo) was second on the team in scoring at 14.5 ppg. He also collected 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

Both Claxton and Nicholson are on pace to surpass 1,000 career points as seniors.

Joining the Golden Bears as All-HHC members are Delta’s Jordan Furney (12.8 ppg, 4 rpg, 3 apg); Greenfield-Central’s Michael Johnson (14.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.2 apg), Boston Willard (7.4 ppg, 7.2 apg) and Connecticut recruit Braylon Mullins (32.9 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 4.2 apg, 3.7 spg); Mt. Vernon’s Tanner Teschendorf (7.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg) and Purdue recruit Luke Ertel (22.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 4 apg); New Palestine’s Julius Gizzi (25.7 ppg, 6 rpg), Moses Haynes (11.7 ppg, 6.9 apg) and Ben Slagley (9.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.6 apg); and Pendleton Heights’ Cooper Sims (19.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg).

Luke Meredith, who led Greenfield-Central to the HHC title, was named Coach of the Year.

Delta, Mt. Vernon and New Palestine won regional titles this season while Greenfield-Central won 23 games and Shelbyville had 18 wins.

Mullins is the front runner to be named Indiana Mr. Basketball. Ertel will be in the same conversation next season.

Greenfield-Central (23-4) won the HHC title with a 7-0 record. Mt. Vernon was runner-up at 6-1 (21-6) ahead of New Palestine (26-4, 5-2), Shelbyville (18-7, 4-3), Delta (17-8, 3-4), Pendleton Heights (9-15, 2-5), New Castle (9-15, 1-6) and Yorktown (7-17, 0-7).