Mroueh described a visit that Murphy, a 6-foot-6 senior guard/forward, made to a city elementary school with ... Boys Basketball Player of the Year, led East Chicago Central back to regular ...

"I've always been that uplifting player for other people." Lopez experienced an unforgettable moment during East Chicago's regional championship against Hanover Central last weekend. With less ...

East Chicago Central coach Alaa Mroueh believes senior Yamauree Wallace’s breakthrough is imminent. Wallace has already been a productive player for ... throughout his high school career.

EAST CHICAGO — Dominque Murphy’s anxiety heightened with each passing period of the school day Tuesday. Murphy — East Chicago Central’s star player ... the stakes were high, Murphy wanted ...

He was also a member of one of Indiana's greatest high school teams, the undefeated 1971 squad at East Chicago Washington ... wanting to be an NBA player was probably his dream and he turned ...