Val T.
- Mar 23, 2023
- 2 min read

Argos’ Morris, Richard named first-team all-Hoosier Plains

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Argos senior guard-forward J.J. Morris and junior point guard Sean Richard were named first-team all-Hoosier Plains in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media.

In addition, sophomore teammate Luke Stults was named second-team all-conference.

Morris averaged a team-high 19.6 points per game and also contributed 4.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists per game, 1.2 steals and 1 block per game.

Richard averaged 12.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He also led the team with 4.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game. He shot a team-high 82 percent from the foul line.

Stults led the team with 6.7 rebounds per game to go with his 10.3 points per game in his first full year on the varsity.

Morris, Richard and senior A.J. Mills also earned academic all-conference honors.

Bethany Christian’s Tyson Chupp was named Hoosier Plains Player of the Year. Bethany Christian and Lakeland Christian went 4-1 in conference play and shared the conference title.

FIRST TEAM ALL-HOOSIER PLAINS

Tyson Chupp (Bethany Christian), Seth Martin (Lakeland Christian), J.J. MORRIS (ARGOS), Aiden Hibbard (Elkhart Christian), Tyvon Henry (South Bend Career Academy), SEAN RICHARD (ARGOS)

SECOND TEAM ALL-HOOSIER PLAINS

Alex Cook (Lakeland Christian), Jacoby Reinhardt (Bethany Christian), Jacary Spates (South Bend Career Academy), Gabe Hunsberger (Trinity Greenlawn), Lance Smith (Elkhart Christian), LUKE STULTS (ARGOS)

ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE

James Lind (Bethany Christian), Jesse Bontrager (Bethany Christian), Tyson Chupp (Bethany Christian), Luke Yordy (Bethany Christian), Jayden Schlabach (Bethany Christian), Justin Hochstedler (Bethany Christian), Conner Liras (Bethany Christian), Tristan Mast (Bethany Christian), L.J. Bevier (Elkhart Christian), Aiden Hibbard (Elkhart Christian), Carter Hunt (Elkhart Christian), Lance Smith (Elkhart Christian), Nate Reimink (Lakeland Christian), Anand Ristow (South Bend Career Academy), Eddie Sgroi (Trinity Greenlawn), Josh Rose (Trinity Greenlawn), Teddy Skendzel (Trinity Greenlawn), Zach Roeder (Trinity Greenlawn), Jack Trumble (Trinity Greenlawn), Michael Loughran (Trinity Greenlawn), J.J. MORRIS (ARGOS), A.J. MILLS (ARGOS), SEAN RICHARD (ARGOS)

Player of the Year – Tyson Chupp (Bethany Christian)

FINAL STANDINGS

Bethany Christian 4-1, Lakeland Christian 4-1, ARGOS 3-2, South Bend Career Academy 2-3, Elkhart Christian 2-3, Trinity Greenlawn 0-5