Hamilton Southeastern seniors Kennedy Holman, Kayla Stidham, and Antonette “Ant” Green will go against Westfield High School in the IHSAA sectional tournament on Feb. 3, 2026. The game could be the final time the three teammates play together after their last guaranteed game of the season was cancelled. The seniors have spent their high school careers building confidence and character through basketball. Now they prepare for what might be their last game as a team.
“Basketball teaches you so many lessons,” Lisa Holman, Kennedy’s mother, said. “It has helped [Kennedy] a lot in friendships. It makes you a great teammate and a great friend.”
Kennedy leads the 17-4 Royals in nearly every category, according to MaxPreps statistics. She averages 18.3 points per game, 7.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.9 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game (MaxPreps, 2026). Her shooting percentages include 42% from the field and 70% from the free-throw line. Her 292 points, 115 rebounds, 46 steals, and 45 assists this season place her at the top of the team leaderboards.
At the Mudsock rivalry game against Fishers at the Fishers Event Center, Kennedy crossed the 1,000-point threshold for her career. The milestone was accomplished with friends and family on the sidelines. Kennedy’s mom reminded everyone that this achievement was not only a personal one, but one achieved with the help of the whole team.
Kayla Stidham averages 15.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. She shoots 37% from the field, 34% from three-point range and 88% from the free-throw line (MaxPreps, 2026). Her 297 total points and 131 rebounds lead the team in both categories. She’s added 35 assists and 12 blocks to her senior campaign.
“Basketball definitely helps with confidence,” Lisa Stidham, Kayla’s mother, said. “I think sports in general help with confidence. I think she has noticed that the more time and effort you put into things, not only basketball but whatever it may be, that it will prepare her and make her more confident.”
Antonette Green averages 1.9 steals per game with 36 total steals this season per MaxPreps (2026). Her journey began with playing basketball in Florida at the age of two. YMCA leagues and dance classes followed. She developed into a point guard in junior high. The 8th-grade county tournament and last year’s sectionals were key moments.
“She has always been pretty confident,” Lisa Green, Ant’s mother, said. “But basketball has given her more confidence because she has been a part of pretty successful teams.”
The path hasn’t always been smooth for all players, as Lisa Holman points out.
“Basketball messes with your confidence,” Holman said. “It’s kind of a rollercoaster ride.”
The Royals enter sectionals ranked 3rd in Indiana with a 17-4 overall record and a perfect 7-0 conference mark (MaxPreps, 2026). For Kennedy, Kayla, and Ant, the journey included YMCA games where they learned to love the sport, vision boards that filled sophomore year bedrooms with goals and dreams and clinics and camps that developed skills. The Mudsock games tested their skills. Sectional runs taught them how to play under pressure.
The three seniors prepare for what could be their final game together against Westfield. Whether they are continuing to play basketball into college or playing their last season in high school, these upcoming weeks will come with a lot of emotions.
“As it gets closer to the end of the season, it is definitely getting more emotional,” Holman said. “Just trying to take every moment in. We are doing our best to just focus on each game. There is no denying that the last game will be an emotional game.”
