Scores and highlights from Thursday at the USSSA National Tournament in Fort Wayne:

Team Southern Indiana 2012 Red

Jeffersonville’s Darryl Baker and Switzerland County’s Keegan Kincaid each totaled 12 points, and 2012 Red sailed to a 78-35 victory versus Spiece Gym Rats Stanley in the team’s second pool contest. Jeffersonville’s Jonathan Ellis added 10.

In their final game of pool play, Kincaid exploded for 34 points — including 10 three-pointers — and Jonathan Ellis totaled 21 as 2012 Red held off Team Blaze (Ind.) 86-78. With the victory, the team captured first place in their pool and receives a bye in tomorrow’s elimination bracket.

Team Southern Indiana 2013 Red

2013 Red cruised to an early lead and walloped the Indiana Hurricanes 87-63 to improve to 2-0 in pool play. Columbus East’s Ridge Harris tossed in 18 points; Louisville (Ky.) and St. Xavier’s Justin Moody both finished with 16. Other scorers in double figures: Jeffersonville’s Kortrell White (14), South Decatur’s Byron Balser (11) and Columbus East’s Kyle Taylor (11).

Louisville (Ky.) St. Xavier’s Brock Kiesler and White each scored 16 points and three players — Balser, Moody and Taylor — added 13 a piece to lead 2013 Red over Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2013. With the win, the team improved to 3-0 and won their pool, earning a bye in tomorrow’s gold-bracket elimination play.

Team Southern Indiana 2012 Red and 2013 Red began play Monday at the USSSA National Tournament in Fort Wayne’s Spiece Fieldhouse. Here are day one scores and highlights:

Team Southern Indiana 2012 Red

2012 Red shellacked Spiece Gym Rats Tapp 87-35 in the team’s opening game of pool play behind a total team effort that saw five players reach double figures. Silver Creek’s Grant Meyer racked up 20 points — including five three-pointers — to lead TSI, which also got double figures from Jeffersonville’s Jonathan Ellis (14), Switzerland County’s Keegan Kincaid (13), Jeffersonville’s Darryl Baker (12) and Jennings County’s Sam Hunt (10).

Team Southern Indiana 2013 Red

A tight game through nearly the first three quarters, 2013 Red built a lead late in the third and hung on to beat Spiece West Stars 63-56. Louisville (Ky.) St. Xavier’s Brock Kiesler, a resident of Floyds Knobs, paced the team with 15 points. South Decatur’s Byron Balser added 13 and Columbus East’s Kyle Taylor contributed 11.

New Albany senior-to-be Chris Whitehead has had no time for a summer vacation. The two-sport star has been on the move since the end of high school basketball in March, playing in various basketball and football tournaments, camps and workouts across the area.

“(July) was a crazy month just like the rest of my summer,” Whitehead said. “This was really my first full month playing in front of college coaches, so it’s been great to get some interest.”

Following the first 10-day evaluation period for NCAA Division I coaches, Scouting Indiana wrote that Whitehead, who helped lead Team Southern Indiana 2011 Red to the Hoosier Shootout gold-bracket championship, was one of the “top-five Indiana prospects who raised their stock” to begin the live period.

“Everything changes in July,” he said. “I knew our team was good but to win the Hoosier Shootout in front of that many coaches was something we are so proud of. It was a great experience, a wonderful summer.”

Whitehead  “hasn’t made up his mind as to what I’ll play in college,” but said that he is going to “step back and take a look at his basketball opportunities” in the fall months.

“I just want to make sure I find a good situation either through basketball or football to get a degree. That degree is what it’s all about to me. I’m going to consider all my options in both sports and then make a decision.”

NCAA Division I schools that have contacted Whitehead regarding basketball include: Austin Peay, Ball State, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Illinois, Evansville, Louisiana Tech, Miami (Ohio), Northeastern, Ohio, Radford, Tennessee-Martin, Toledo, Western Illinois and Wright State. Bellarmine, along with a host of Division II schools, also have expressed interest in the budding star.

Week three scores and highlights from the Team Southern Indiana Boys’ High School Summer League at Nolan Fieldhouse:

Aces 70, Irish 69: The Silver Creek duo of Caleb Sprigler and Matt Hawn paced the Aces to a one-point victory. Grant Meyer and Zach Davidson, also of Silver Creek, finished with 30 and 12 in the loss for the Irish.

Sycamores 79, Bulldogs 65: Salem’s Taylor Banks totaled 17 points and Columbus East’s Zach Martindale got 15 to help the Sycamores pull away from the Bulldogs. Bryce Huebner and Cody Newland, both of Northeast Dubois, led the Bulldogs with 20 and 13, respectively.

Boilermakers 60, Hoosiers 58: Louisville (Ky.) Eastern’s Cedric Daniels netted 22 points and New Albany’s Landon Howard chipped in 13 to pace the Boilermakers to a win. Henryville’s Andrew Jones poured in 23 points and New Albany’s Robby Erskine added 16 to lead the Hoosiers in the loss.

Bulldogs 80, Hoosiers 58: Huebner totaled 32 and Jeffersonville’s Blake Lieras added 17 to lead the Bulldogs to their first win of the day. Erksine and South Central’s Michael Willett paced the Hoosiers with 16 and 12.

Aces 68, Boilermakers 61: Sprigler got 20 and Hawn 15 to lead the Aces to their second win of the day, and Daniels finished 18 for the Boilermakers in the loss.

Irish 86, Sycamores 77: The Irish handed the Sycamores their first loss of league play behind 24 points from Meyer and 20 points from Silver Creek’s Kole Kemmer. The Sycamores were led in defeat by a trio of players with 17 — Bank, Martinsdale and Clarksville’s Billy Edelen.

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Team Southern Indiana 2011 Red was eliminated Sunday night 60-41 by the New Jersey ShoreShots in the first round of bronze bracket play in Orlando at the AAU Super Showcase.

The ShoreShots took control of the game midway through the first period and never looked back.

TSI 2011 Red, which finished Super Showcase play with a 2-2 record, was led by Floyd Central’s Barrett Crone, Corydon’s Brandon Dunaway and New Albany’s Chris Whitehead, who each had eight points. Other scorers: Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.)’s Aaron Cosby and Bedford North Lawrence’s Braden Knight each finished with six points, and Jeffersonville’s V.J. Billups added five.

The loss ended a spectacular run for TSI’s flagship team, which included tournament championships at the Bearcat Classic, Hoops’ Crossover Classic, the Blue Chip Memorial Day Hoopfest and the Hoosier Shootout.

Former Austin standout Anthony Winchester has accepted the head boys’ coaching position at Scottsburg, HoosierHillsHoops.com confirmed with Winchester earlier today.

Winchester, who played at Western Kentucky and then overseas, most recently served as director of basketball operations in Bowling Green, Ky., for the Hilltoppers men’s basketball program.