8 RTC area players named first-team All-Hoosier North

Triton’s Patrick named conference MVP

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Lane Hook Logan Mollenkopf Ryan Meredith Karston Black

Eight RTC area boys basketball players, including three from runner-up Winamac, were selected first-team All-Hoosier North in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media.

The eight players included Winamac’s Justin Potthoff, Will Malchow and Jaybin Hines; Caston’s Lane Hook and Logan Mollenkopf; North Miami’s Karston Black and Ryan Meredith; and Culver’s Caleb McCuen.

Area players to earn honorable mention status included Caston’s Carson Harness, pioneer;s Shiloh Rine, Argos’ Mekhi Austin and Culver’s Jonas McCuen.

Four players from conference champion and Class 1A state runner-up Triton made the first team. Triton guard Landon Patrick was named the Hoosier North MVP.

Patrick’s father Chad and grandfather Bill are former Tippecanoe Valley coaches. Bill Patrick is an Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer.

Justin Potthoff Jaybin Hines Will Malchow

ALL-HOOSIER NORTH

Landon Patrick (Triton), Julian Swanson (Triton), Gage Riffle (Triton), Brady Wood (Triton), JUSTIN POTTHOFF (WINAMAC), WILL MALCHOW (WINAMAC), JAYBIN HINES (WINAMAC), LANE HOOK (CASTON), LOGAN MOLLENKOPF (CASTON), CALEB MCCUEN (CULVER), KARSTON BLACK (NORTH MIAMI), RYAN MEREDITH (NORTH MIAMI), Eli Radtke (North Judson)

HONORABLE MENTION

Christian Ingram (North Judson), CARSON HARNESS (CASTON), SHILOH RINE (PIONEER), MEKHI AUSTIN (ARGOS), Dirk Huff (Oregon-Davis), JONAS MCCUEN (CULVER)

HOOSIER NORTH MVP – Landon Patrick (Triton)

FINAL HOOSIER NORTH STANDINGS

Triton  8-0, WINAMAC 7-1, CASTON 6-2, NORTH MIAMI 5-3, CULVER 3-5, North Judson 3-5, ARGOS 2-6, PIONEER 2-6, Oregon-Davis 0-8