An Early Look at the Top Players in Class 1A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our Prep Hoops Indiana Freshman Showcase and Prep Hoops Indiana Top 250 Expo are both now in the rearview mirror. There is still plenty of content coming this week on the website recapping all the action from the Top 250, but we want to go ahead and start diving into some "way too early" previews of the upcoming Indiana High School Basketball season. It may be football season as the weather turns to fall, but in Indiana basketball is always top of mind. Let's begin our preview content with a quick rundown of some of the top players that will be competing in Class 1A this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556350' first='Matthew' last='Arthur'] (New Washington H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1167896' first='Lukas' last='Balling'] (Marquette Catholic 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556369' first='Dax' last='Bailey'] (Tecumseh H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='868254' first='Peyton' last='Bledsoe'] (Loogootee H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1386511' first='Max' last='Booher'] (Greenwood Christian 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1557223' first='Peter' last='Combs'] (Bloomfield H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='935747' first='Caleb' last='Dewey'] (Edinburgh H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1391464' first='Marial' last='Diper'] (Rock Creek Academy 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275811' first='Cole' last='Duncan'] (Cowan H.S. 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158176' first='Josiah' last='Dunham'] (Evansville Christian 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1297013' first='Deion' last='Edwards'] (Springs Valley H.S. 2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560945' first='Dezhon' last='Hall'] (Tindley H.S. 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158190' first='Ian' last='Hall'] (Orleans H.S. 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578439' first='Mason' last='Harvey'] (Seton Catholic 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556352' first='Lane' last='Hoefler'] (West Washington H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275899' first='Braiden' last='Hogg'] (Seton Catholic 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1049191' first='Dayton' last='Hoover'] (Frontier H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1162739' first='Jason' last='Kobe'] (Marquette Catholic 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1049183' first='Mason' last='Larkin'] (Fountain Central H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1424192' first='Maury' last='Lewis'] (Indiana Math &amp; Science Academy 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1391285' first='Tyler' last='Myers'] (Evansville Day 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556366' first='Lucas' last='Mitchell'] (Waldron H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1198964' first='J.J.' last='Morris'] (Argos H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275907' first='Kasym' last='Nash'] (Borden H.S. 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1162771' first='Kameron' last='Patterson'] (Indianapolis Lutheran 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='868226' first='Jayden' last='Pinkston'] (Tindley H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1049159' first='Jeffery' last='Pinkston'] (Tindley H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556548' first='Mason' last='Posey'] (Lakewood Park Christian 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Phillip Randolph (International School 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578422' first='Joshua' last='Renfro'] (Christian Academy 2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556386' first='Julian' last='Robinson'] (Tindley H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1158195' first='Jacob' last='Scruggs'] (South Decatur H.S. 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1273138' first='Blake' last='Shewmaker'] (Greenwood Christian 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1275744' first='Cole' last='Shively'] (Triton H.S. 2024)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wyatt Thornburg (Blue River H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='935729' first='Eric' last='Troutman'] (Liberty Christian 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1554067' first='Kobe' last='Watson'] (Liberty Christian 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556388' first='Tyler' last='Wyles'] (Lincoln H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556546' first='Bryce' last='Yarling'] (Waldron H.S. 2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->