Five will lace it up one more time for the Hononegah Indians
2024 Rising Stars Classic will feature five Hononegah Indians at Rock Valley College.
Five former Hononegah Indian basketball players are scheduled to play one more game representing the purple, gold, and white. The 26thAnnual Rising Stars Basketball Classic from Rock Valley College on Saturday, April 13, 2024 recently announced the rosters.
For the NIC-10 boys team, Isaiah Houi and Cole Warren for Hononegah will suit up. Cole is going to be an alternate in the game.
The NIC-10 girls team will feature three Hononegah Indians: Jordan Johnston, Olivia Robinson and Allison Niedfeldt.
Over the course of 26 years of the Annual Rising Stars Basketball Classic, Hononegah has placed numerous players in the game. The game has also featured former Rockford area players like Rockford Auburn and current Houston Rockets player Fred Van Vleet who was in the game back in 2012.
The other players and coaches in the game
NIC-10 boys team:
Head Coach: Thedford Jackson - Freeport
Braeden Brown - Belvidere North
Michael Jalil Jones - Guilford
Area boys team:
Head Coach: Matt Huels - Byron
J.T. Samuels - Rockford Christian
Alternates:
NIC-10 Girls Team
Head Coach: Aaron Westlund - Boylan
Alternates:
Area girls team:
Head Coach: Jay Doyle - Orangeville
Whitney Sullivan - Orangeville
Grace Groezinger - Lena-Winslow
Kaitlin Park - Rockford Christian
Lauren Mellentine - Pecatonica
Alternates:
Thanks to Rock Valley College and mystateline.com for information for the story. Thank you to Hononegah Boys Basketball Twitter and Hononegah Girls Basketball Twitter.
A self-described sports evangelist, Harold Bone is the Rockton-Roscoe News sports editor who is committed to finding stories behind the box scores and discovering engaging sports content. Harold has a background in many forms of media - everything from radio to TV. He has spent the last 25-plus years attending, following, and cheering for teams and athletes from the pros and colleges to local high schools and youth recreational leagues. Harold is passionate about creating engaging stories for athletes and sports fans in the Rockton/Roscoe/South Beloit, Illinois communities. Got a story idea? Contact Harold via email at harold@roscoenews.com and follow him on Twitter at @SPRTSEDRRNews. Sign up for the daily Roscoe News newsletter HERE.
