This year, we are bringing back something IndyStar used to do: separate all- East, West, North, South and Indy postseason teams. These are in addition to our Super Team, which honors Central Indiana’s best of the best. But we cover more than 80 high schools, and there are a lot of boys basketball players worthy of recognition — well beyond the 15 Super Team members.

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The all-East team:

First team

Julius Gizzi, New Palestine, Jr.

The 6-3 Gizzi transformed his body from his sophomore year to junior year and it paid off with a monster season as he averaged 28.9 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the 22-6 and sectional championship Dragons. He shot 38.2% (55-for-144) from the 3-point line and will go into his senior season with 1,049 career points.

Josiah Gustin, Pendleton Heights, Sr.

The 6-7 Gustin, a Marian University recruit, averaged 14.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game for the 11-13 Arabians. He shot 53% from the field and 75% from the free-throw line. Gustin finished his high school career with 1,066 points. His career averages were 11.2 points and 6.1 rebounds.

Moses Haynes, New Palestine, Jr.

The point guard averaged 11.4 points, 6.7 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game for a 22-win New Palestine team. Haynes shot a sizzling 46.4% (70-for-151) from the 3-point line as a junior, including 12-for-20 in four tournament games as the Dragons won the sectional.

Braylon Mullins, Greenfield-Central, Jr.

The 6-6 Mullins averaged 25.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 3.2 assists per game to lead Greenfield-Central to a 24-1 season. Mullins, a four-star prospect with offers from Butler, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech, among others, shot 43% from the 3-point line (61-for-142) as a junior. He has 1,271 career points.

Julien Smith, Mt. Vernon, So.

The 6-foot Smith averaged 14.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists as a sophomore to lead Mt. Vernon to a 15-9 season. Smith shot 34.0% from the 3-point line and 77-for-97 (79.4%) from the free-throw line. He averaged 13.1 points and 3.8 rebounds as a freshman.

Second team

Bode Judge, Lapel, Jr. — The 6-4 Judge averaged 16.4 points and 2.7 rebounds per game for the 18-6 Bulldogs, who lost to Class 2A state runner-up Wapahani in the sectional. Judge shot 38.4% (53-for-138) from the 3-point line. Judge needs just 30 points for 1,000 for his career.

Brode Judge, Lapel, Jr. — The 6-6 Judge averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists for 18-win Lapel. Judge shot 56% from the field, including 26-for-70 (37.1%) from the 3-point line. Judge goes into his senior season with 805 career points and 237 rebounds.

Eli Sego, Triton Central, So. — The 6-foot guard averaged 17.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.3 assists per game as Triton Central went 16-7. Sego shot 56% from the field and 44.8% (43-for-96) from the 3-point line. He already has 668 points in two seasons.

Ben Slagley, New Palestine, Jr. — The 6-4 Slagley averaged 9.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots per game for the 22-6 sectional champion Dragons. He shot 56.5% from the field. Slagley has 631 career points, 421 rebounds and 69 blocked shots.

Boston Willard, Greenfield-Central, Jr. — The 5-9 point guard averaged 10.8 points, 4.8 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game for a Greenfield-Central team that was undefeated before falling in the sectional championship to New Palestine and finishing 24-1. Willard shot a red-hot 51.4% (57-for-11) from the 3-point line.

Third team

Silas Blair, Triton Central, So. — The 6-6 Blair averaged 13.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for a Triton Central team that finished 16-7. He shot 45% from the field and 65% from the free-throw line. Blair averaged 9.9 points and 4.9 rebounds as a sophomore.

Dallas Freeman, Greenfield-Central, Jr. - The 6-3 Freeman, the quarterback of the football team, averaged 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game for the 24-1 Cougars. Freeman shot 49.7% from the field, including 44.9% (35-for-78) from the 3-point line.

Seth LaRavia, Pendleton Heights, Sr. — The 6-5 LaRavia, who transferred from Westfield for his senior year, averaged 9.6 points and 3.7 rebounds and shot 54% from the field, including 40.4% (23-for-57) from the 3-point line for the Arabians.

Caden Claxton, Shelbyville, So. — The 5-9 guard was named to the all-Hoosier Heritage Conference team after averaging 14.3 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game to help his team to an 11-12 record — its highest win total in five years.

Tanner Teschendorf, Mt. Vernon, Jr. - The 6-2 Teschendorf averaged 8.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game for a 15-9 Mt. Vernon team. He was efficient from the field, shooting 55.3%. Teschendorf averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds as a sophomore.

Honorable mention

Eastern Hancock: Luke Morris (Sr.); Kayden Ruble (Jr.); Caiden Willis (Sr.)

Greenfield-Central: Braden Robertson (Sr.)

Lapel: Devin Craig (So.)

Morristown: Kellen Crim (Fr.)

Mt. Vernon: Elijah Parra (So.); R’mani Wells (So.)

Pendleton Heights: Evan Mozingo (Jr.); Cooper Sims (So.)

Shelbyville: Mar Nicholson (So.)

Southwestern (Shelbyville): Ben Kahler (Jr.)

Triton Central: Max Crouse (So.)

Waldron: Lucas Shaw (Jr.)

Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.

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