Cline, Walton named core Junior All-Stars

Carmel's Ryan Cline and Brownsburg's K.J. Walton headline a group of six core selections for the IndyStar Indiana Junior All-Star team, as selected by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

Cline, a 6-5 guard, and Walton, a 6-3 guard, are joined by Bowman Academy's Davon Dillard, East Chicago Central's Hyron Edwards, Penn's Jordan Geist and Columbus North's Josh Speidel on the core six. Those players will participate in two exhibition games against the Indiana All-Stars in the week leading up to the All-Stars' games against Kentucky on June 13 in Lexington and June 14 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

There were 12 other juniors selected. Six will play in the exhibition game with the core six at a northern site and the other six at a southern site.

Here is a look at all 18 players selected:

Core six

Ryan Cline, 6-5, Carmel

Davon Dillard, 6-4, Bowman Academy

Hyron Edwards, 6-0, East Chicago Central

Jordan Geist, 6-0, Penn

Josh Speidel, 6-8, Columbus North

K.J. Walton, 6-3, Brownsburg

North six

Ryan Fazekas, 6-8, Michigan City Marquette

Drew Hackett, 6-1, Munster

Matt Holba, 6-6, Guerin Catholic

Sean McDermott, 6-4, Pendleton Heights

Chris Palombizio, 6-5, Chesterton

Tahjai Teague, 6-7, Pike

South six

Gary Bonds, 6-9, Scecina

Harris Brown, 5-11, Howe

Adam Eberhard, 6-5, Evansville Memorial

Brennan Gillis, 6-6, Ben Davis

Bronson Kessinger, 6-7, Corydon Central

Joel Okafor, 5-10, Richmond

Head coach: Jamie Kolkmeier, Corydon Central

Assistant coaches: Chad Ballenger, Hamilton Heights; Brent Keck, Perry Meridian