Rivalries and basketball fever will come together for a good cause at the Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council?s first-ever Thanksgiving Throwback Throwdown fundraiser! The Austin versus Scottsburg game will feature alumni from the schools battling for a coveted traveling trophy and bragging rights.
The big event will be held Sunday, Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. at Meyer Gym in Scottsburg. Tickets are $3 for students and seniors, and $5 for adults. Concessions will be available. John Jones GM City has sponsored a shoot-out contest in between the girls and guys games. Fans are welcome to stay after the games for an autograph session with their favorite players.
Many players, ranging from from the Class of 1973 through the most recent graduating class of 2015 have committed to play this fun event. They include:
Austin women: Cissi White, Sable Eldridge, Courtney (McGinity) Hover, Brittany Bolden, Becky Hollan, Brittany Smith, Ashley Dowling, Michelle Goodin, Katy McIntosh, Chelsea Jones, Ashley Terry, Shantel Gray, Lindsay Davidson, Kourtney Mace, Kamry Howard, Jessie Davidson, Kaitlin Embrey, Holli?Reynoldsen;
Scottsburg women: Melinda Sparkman, Jeanie Taylor, Rachelle Baker, Patty (Hutchinson) Clancy, Jaime (Mays) Cutter, Amy (Thompson) Hollan, Trish (Vaughn) Brown, Tiffany (Barger) Copple, Jennifer Collins, Jamie Collins, Courtney Means
Austin men: Bruce Johnson, Daniel Eversole, Anthony Winchester, Ty Stallings, Jeremy Hollan, Tyler Petersen, Ty Winchester, Ben Raichel, Torrey Winchester, Kameron Draper, Cody Lesnet, Markus Fleenor, Dakota Staschke
Scottsburg men: Eric Mullins, Monty Stutsman, Ryan Campbell, Johnny Coomer, James Colwell, Eric Copple, Allen Barnett, Jake Johanningsmeier, Dustin Marshall, DJ Meyers, Cameron Collins, Kirk Hardin, Seth Helton, Cameron Schmidt, Christian Barrett
Coaches Donna Cheatham, Rhonda Smith, Scott Murphy and Gene Rogers will oversee the Scottsburg players, while coaches Mike Deaton and Jared Petersen will assist the Austin players. AHS graduate and former Youth Grantmaking Council member Kayla Griffen will do the honors of singing the National Anthem before the games.
Current sponsors include t-shirt sponsor ISU Insurance & Investment Group, trophy sponsor Hardy?s Caf? and the Scott County Community Foundation.
All proceeds will benefit the youth of Scott County. The YGC is a program of the Scott County Community Foundation, where youth learn about community service, leadership, teamwork, fundraising and grantmaking.
