NEW CASTLE – Two members of the Warsaw girls basketball state runner-up team were named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2016 Silver Anniversary team this morning. Dana Creighton and Liza (Reed) Arnold were 1991 Indiana All-Stars. Creighton scored 18.7 points a contest and Reed averaged 15 points and nine rebounds a game as seniors. They led Warsaw to four Northern Lakes Conference championships, four Tiger Tourney titles, one Hall of Fame Classic title, plus the 1991 state runner-up spot. Creighton and Reed combined for 34 points in the state chamionship game. Reed was first team all-NLC, all-area, Top 40 workout, a Hoosier Basketball Magazine selection and Academic all-state. She went on to play at Bradley University where she averaged eight points and six rebounds as a senior. She was named a team captain and made the Academic first team All-Missouri Valley Conference. Married with a son, Reed is currently an attorney and title searcher in Warsaw. Creighton briefly played for Indiana University before transferring to the University of Toledo where her teams won back-to back conference championships. Creighton is currently a clinical research coordinator at Duke University. Residing in Durham, N.C., she has one child. Rossville’s Jennifer Jacoby was also named to the team. She was 1991 Indiana Miss Basketball after totaling 2,344 career points and graduating as the state’s second all-time leading scorer. Her senior season total of 709 points (33.7 ppg) was the sixth highest girls’ single-season scoring total in IHSAA history to that point. Other 1991 Indiana All-Stars on this year’s Silver Anniversary Team include Sarah Armington, Amy Brauman, Darnice Cloudy, Cindy Lamping, Anissa Lewis, Shannon Lindsey, Carrie (Mount) Roelle, Amy (Walker) Sundt and Natasha Weddle. Other members of the 18-woman team include Melissa (Graham) Carnes, Christine (Robison) Carter, Carrie (Thompson) Daniels, Tricia Deffendoll, Lori Hissong-Knoblauch and Diane (Poulson) Miller. All women’s silver anniversary team members will be honored at the hall of fame’s 15th annual Women’s Banquet on April 30. The ceremony will take place at the Primo Banquet Hall, which is located on the south side of Indianapolis. Tickets will be made available in coming weeks or can be reserved through the Hall’s website at www.hoopshall.com.Call the Hall at (765) 529-1891 or email info@hoopshall.com for more information.
