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43 headline county scoring list

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43 headline county scoring list

Rob Lafary
Staff Writer
Published in the Osgood Journal, July 8, 2025

UE ATHLETICS

2009 Batesville graduate Colt Ryan sits atop the county scoring list with 1,794 points and currently is No. 2 on the all-time scoring list at the University of Evansville. He left the Purple Aces as their leading scorer in 2013 after totaling 2,279 points in four years.

It’s a list that not many have had access to but even in the offseason, it’s a list worth revealing as 43 former high school boys basketball players in the coverage area are now featured on the 1000-point scoring list in Ripley County history.

The list had been released by the Ripley County Basketball Hall of Fame but has since been updated following the conclusion of this past boys basketball season.

2009 Batesville graduate and former University of Evansville career leading scorer Colt Ryan is No. 1 on the list with 1,794 points, eclipsing former leader and 1999 Jac-Cen-Del star Brad Borgman and his 1,711 points. 1997 Mr. Basketball runner-up Michael Menser is third with his 1,699 points and in fourth is 2025 South Ripley graduate Cole Henry who is tops in school history with 1,585 points.

2000 Milan graduate Ryan Hixson, a 2025 member of the Ripley County Basketball Hall of Fame, rounds out the top five with 1,545 points.

Jac-Cen-Del leads the county with 12 1000-point scorers and that is followed by Milan’s 11 and Batesville’s 10. South Ripley has six on the list while the other four include individuals from Versailles, New Marion, Cross Plains and Sunman.

A career scoring list on the girls basketball side will be featured in the newspaper later this month. The complete boys scoring list is as follows:

Ripley County Boys Basketball 1000-Point Scorers

  1. Colt Ryan- Batesville (2009)- 1,794
  2. Brad Borgman- JCD (1999) – 1,711
  3. Michael Menser- Batesville (1997) – 1,699
  4. Cole Henry- South Ripley (2025) – 1,585
  5. Ryan Hixson – Milan (2000) – 1,545
  6. Terry Tucker- JCD (1973) – 1,517
  7. Kurt Comer- JCD (1993) – 1,476
  8. Cody Samples- South Ripley (2021) – 1,429
  9. Jim Horstman – Sunman (1972) – 1,408
  10. Blaine Ward – South Ripley (2025) – 1,397
  11. Wyatt Day – JCD (2022) – 1,381
  12. Ryan Sparks – JCD (1993) – 1,375
  13. Gene Demaree – New Marion (1961) – 1,361
  14. Pat Murphy – Milan (1986) – 1,339
  15. Craig Cutter – Milan (1979) – 1,336
  16. Rex Parker – Milan (2004) – 1,297
  17. Steve Allen – South Ripley (1978) – 1,287
  18. Alex Grimsley – Batesville (2008) – 1,285
  19. Jerry Bohman – Batesville (1971) – 1,283
  20. Evan Borgman – JCD (2016) – 1,279
  21. Kyle Simpson – Milan (1996) – 1,272
  22. Kris Cranfill – South Ripley (1996) – 1,259
  23. Matt Gehl – JCD (2009) – 1,241
  24. Bryan Hoeing – Batesville (2015) – 1,225
  25. Curt Clawson – Batesville (1978) – 1,219
  26. Kim Pemberton – JCD (1969) – 1,202
  27. Paul Riehle – Milan (2001) – 1,167
  28. Matt Callen – Milan (2000) – 1,150
  29. Micah Norman – Milan (Current Player) – 1,148
  30. Stephen Laub – Milan (2004) – 1,144
  31. Caleb Simon – JCD (2022) – 1,138
  32. Donald Eads – Cross Plains (1964) – 1,134
  33. Cade Kaiser – Batesville (2025) – 1,130
  34. Hank Voss – Milan (1960) – 1,100
  35. Tony Veldhaus – Milan (1973) – 1,077
  36. Jim Bultman – JCD (1967) – 1,068
  37. Scott Smith- JCD (1983) – 1,066
  38. David Galle – Batesville (1983) – 1,060
  39. Joel Pflum – South Ripley (2004) – 1,041
  40. Robert Schroeder – Batesville (1966) – 1,026
  41. Roger Fruedenstein – Versailles (1957) – 1,015
  42. Roger Littel – JCD (1964) – 1,004
  43. Matthew Robbins – Batesville (2001) – 1,002