Richard, Kindig, Morris named to all-HPC team

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Argos’ Michael Richard, Dylan Kindig and J.J. Morris were all named first-team all-Hoosier Plains Conference in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media last week.

Morris, a 6-5 sophomore forward, led the team in scoring with 13.1 ppg. Richard, a 6-0 junior point guard, averaged 12.1 ppg. Kindig, a 6-4 junior center, averaged 8.8 ppg.

Argos tied Elkhart Christian for the first title in the history of the conference.

In addition, Richard and senior guard Caden Nifong were named to the Academic All-Conference team. A player had to be either a junior or senior and have a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in order to make the Academic All-Conference team.

ALL-HOOSIER PLAINS CONFERENCE

Matthew Elmerick (Elkhart Christian), Noah Hunt (Elkhart Christian), Bryce Schrock (Elkhart Christian), Michael Richard (Argos), Dylan Kindig (Argos), J.J. Morris (Argos), Beck Willems (Bethany Christian), Tyson Chupp (Bethany Christian), Tyvon Henry (South Bend Career Academy), Landon Gause (Lakeland Christian), George Aranowski (Trinity Greenlawn)

ACADEMIC ALL-HOOSIER PLAINS CONFERENCE

Matthew Burns (Elkhart Christian), Beau Cox (Elkhart Christian), Tony Maxwell (Elkhart Christian), Josiah Simpson (Elkhart Christian), Andrew Stevens (Elkhart Christian), Noah Hunt (Elkhart Christian), Peter Loughran (Trinity Greenlawn), Henry Lee (Trinity Greenlawn), Gavin Cullinan (Trinity Greenlawn), Beck Willems (Bethany Christian), Aaron Yeakey (Bethany Christian), Hunter Rice (Lakeland Christian), Caden Nifong (Argos), Michael Richard (Argos)

FINAL HOOSIER PLAINS CONFERENCE STANDINGS

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