Barr-Reeve, Crown Point, Parke Heritage cited as IBCA Teams of the Week

Team of the Week honors went to Barr-Reeve, Crown Point and Parke Heritage.

Barr-Reeve, 27-1 and coached by Heath Howington, earned its eighth trip to State Finals by winning the Washington Semi-State. Class 4A No. 2 Crown Point, 25-1 and coached by Clint Swan, defeated Fort Wayne Snider 76-47 and Class 4A No. 6 Northridge 66-40 to win the Elkhart Semi-State. Class 2A No. 4 Parke Heritage, 26-4 and coached by Rich Schelsky, knocked off Class 2A No. 6 Triton Central 44-38 and Class 2A No. 8 Linton-Stockton 66-53 to capture the Southport Semi-State.

Barr-Reeve seeks the program’s third state championship, while Crown Point and Parke Heritage each pursues its first state trophy. This is Crown Point’s first appearance in the State Finals. This is a second time in the finals for Parke Heritage, a school that opened in 2018-19.

Luke Ertel had a triple-double in one game and averaged 23.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists over two games in leading the Mt. Vernon (Fortville) boys’ basketball team to its first semi-state championship.

Thus, the 6-2 senior guard headlines the honorees in this week’s IBCA Player of the Week program.

New Haven junior Tarvar Baskerville and Barr-Reeve junior Kierson Lengacher join Ertel as Week 20 winners in the IBCA Player of the Week program for 2025-26. Also, Barr-Reeve, Crown Point and Parke Heritage each was cited as an IBCA/Ballogy Team of the Week for respective performances during the week of March 16-21 in the recognition program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

Players of the Week are selected by IHSAA district – Baskerville for District 1, Ertel for District 2, and Lengacher for District 3. Teams of the Week are cited at the discretion of the program coordinator, former Martinsville coach Kip Staggs for boys. Players and teams are recognized based on all performances in a Monday through Saturday week.

Ertel scored 24 points with 10 rebounds, five assists and one steal in keying Mt. Vernon to a 66-46 victory over Decatur Central in the first round of the New Castle Semi-State. The Purdue recruit was even better in the semi-state final, posting a triple-double with 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and one steal as the Class 4A No. 4 Marauders (27-3) defeated Class 4A No. 9 New Albany 77-69. For the two games, Ertel connected on 17-of-31 field goals, 5-of-12 3-point shots and 7-of-7 free throws. This is the fourth time this season that Ertel has been recognized as an IBCA Player of the Week. He previously was recognized for the weeks of Dec. 8-13, Dec. 22-27 and Jan. 19-24.

Baskerville produced in crucial moments in propelling New Haven to the championship of the Class 3A semi-state at Logansport. The 6-0 guard opened with 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and four steals in a 63-49 decision over Delta. He followed with 17 points, two rebounds and three assists as the Bulldogs (22-7) edged Class 3A No. 6 Columbia City 59-55 for the program’s first semi-state crown. Baskerville scored 15 points in the fourth quarter of the second game, including the go-ahead basket with 2.4 seconds remaining. He went a combined 12-of-27 from the floor, including one 3-pointer, plus 5-of-6 from the line in the semi-state games.

Lengacher also came up big when second-ranked Barr-Reeve needed him against two ranked opponents in the Class A semi-state at Washington. The 6-0 guard tallied 10 points, six rebounds and one steal in a 39-37 decision over No. 9 Liberty Christian. He then exploded for 29 points with two rebounds, one assist and two steals as the Vikings (27-1) outlasted No. 3 Hauser 52-47 to capture the program’s eighth semi-state banner. Lengacher converted 13-of-21 fielders, 4-of-9 3-pointers and 9-of-9 free throws in the two games. That included a 10-of-15, 3-of-6 and 6-of-6 performance in the title contest.

This is the 18th season for the IBCA Player of the Week program. This is the second season for the IBCA Team of the Week program and the second season the Team of the Week program is presented by Ballogy, an IBCA corporate partner.

Coaches may nominate players and teams via buttons on the IBCA website (in.nhsbca.org). Coaches must be a current-year member for their players and/or team to be selected for a weekly award. Boys’ winners are chosen from now through the Monday following the IHSAA boys' State Finals. The girls’ season concluded on Feb. 28.