Stan Webb said that when his three sons would play basketball in the family’s driveway growing up, it would often lead to total chaos.
The games would be spirited, physical and not for the faint of heart.
“Intense. Bloody knees,” Aaron Webb recalls.
“Crying,” Stanford Webb added.
“Bloody noses,” chimed in Darius Webb.
That particular hoop was torn apart by a big wind storm a few years ago, but the brothers continue to tear it up on the basketball court.
Teams that face Indiana High School often get caught up in the Webb — the Webb of the Webb brothers. It’s rare for three brothers to play on the same varsity basketball team, but even more unique for all three to start. But that’s what’s happening this season for Indiana, which features senior Stanford Webb and twin sophomores Aaron and Darius Webb.
“When those three were together there was chaos, so when you see them on the court creating chaos with each other, that’s the most rewarding thing a parent could see,” Stan Webb said.
But this story gets even better. These are some big boys who are very talented, as each stands at least 6 feet 4 and averages at least 9.6 points per game. All three have scored at least 23 points in a game this season.
Oh, yeah, and their father just happens to be the school’s all-time leading scorer and a volunteer assistant coach on this Indiana team.
“They’re phenomenal,” Indiana coach Andy Lansberry said. “Stan is a captain. He’s been amazing. Aaron does something every day that I’m in awe of. He’s 6-7 and can jump through the roof. Darius is a bruiser. He likes to go under the hoop and hit people.
“The first time they started together I looked at their dad and said, ‘How cool is this?’ He loved every second of it.”

The Webbs are trying to help a young Indiana team earn a WPIAL playoff berth for the first time since 2018. The Indians, who feature four sophomores among their top six players, currently sit one game out of a playoff spot in Class 5A Section 2. They are 5-9 overall and 2-5 in section play. Lansberry is a 2009 Indiana graduate who is in his first season as coach after spending the previous five seasons at District 6 Penns Manor. Just last Friday, Indiana led section leader Penn Hills by 19 points in the second quarter before Penn Hills turned the tables and stormed back for an 80-65 win.
This tale of basketball-playing brothers begins with their father, who was a standout himself back before there was a 3-point line in high school or college. “Big Stan” Webb, now 63, is actually Stanford Webb III. Stan is a 1979 Indiana graduate who holds the school record for career points (1,502) and points in a single game (46). Webb went on to play at Frederick Military Academy before playing at Kentucky Wesleyan College, which he helped reach the NCAA Division II Final Four in 1982 and 1984. Stan, who stands 6-6, was inducted into the Indiana High School Wall of Fame in 2019.
“Everywhere we go, there’s always an old guy who knows who he is,” Lansberry joked.
The brothers said they have never seen any highlights of their dad in action, but they have heard stories.
“He was a beast in the paint. That’s what I heard,” Stanford said. “Every time he got the ball, it was going up. No passing involved.”
Stan Webb is a retired Pennsylvania state trooper who now works as a security officer at Indiana High School.

As standout basketball players, one might think that the Webb brothers are following in their father’s footsteps. But the three don’t view it that way.
“I’m trying to make my own mark,” Aaron said.
And what a tremendous job he and his brothers are doing.
“It’s crazy how good they are,” Lansberry said. “Stan has been starting since he was a freshman, and the two young ones are way advanced for 10th graders.”
Stanford Webb IV is a 6-4 guard and team captain who averages 14.7 points per game. The team’s best shooter, Stanford poured in a season-best 35 points against Highlands. He’s added 4.4 rebounds a game and is shooting 75% from the free-throw line. Stanford has not made a college decision yet, but Division III schools have been on him.
“He’s my favorite teammate. I love playing with him,” Aaron said.
Aaron Webb is a 6-7 guard who leads the team in points (16.6), rebounds (7.7) and assists (4). A two-year starter, Webb pumped in a season-high 26 points last week against Penn Hills. Aaron is the most athletically gifted of the three and appears to have the highest ceiling, which could lead to him being a Division I player.
“Aaron is too unselfish. He needs to shoot more,” said Lansberry, adding that he had been hearing about Aaron since the latter was in fourth grade. “I think part of that is him trying to find Stan and Darius, and he does a good job of that. He can do it all. It’s really cool to see.”

Darius Webb is a 6-4 forward who might not be as flashy as his brothers, so he instead does a lot of the heavy lifting down low. Darius, who saw some minutes off the bench as a freshman, is averaging 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds per game and pumped in a season-best 23 points against Keystone Oaks. Webb’s future beyond high school could involve another sport, as he is also a talented lineman in football who could add some good weight to his long frame these next few years.
“He’s a really good player,” said Lansberry. “You look at him, he can be 6-6, 250 when he graduates. I think he has a lot of room to grow. He’s really been working hard in the weight room.”
He has been working hard at dunking, too, something Stanford and Aaron have already mastered. Darius has grabbed the rim at practice but has not yet thrown down a dunk in a game. His father predicts that Darius will dunk by his senior season, but Darius provided a more expedited timeline.
“A month. I’ve got you in a month,” Darius told a reporter following a practice Sunday.
When it comes to dunkers, Aaron can lay claim to being one of the best in the WPIAL. He has been doing it since middle school, too. There are several videos of him on X (formerly Twitter) throwing down dunks as an eighth grader, including one of him slamming down an alley-oop.
“It’s every game. He dunks three of four times every game,” Lansberry said.
Aaron is 16 minutes older than Darius. Their dad said that Aaron lets everyone know about that, but, when asked about it, Aaron took his “big brother” title even one step further.
“I look at him like he’s two years younger than me. Stan’s two years older than me, so I feel the same way about [Darius],” Aaron said, smiling.
Darius, sitting just a few feet from Aaron, simply smiled and shook his head.
Darius doesn’t start every game. Depending on the matchup, that spot in the lineup goes to either him or guard Will Olsen. Olsen, Aaron and Darius Webb, and guard Dom Kowchuck are sophomores who all see major minutes for the Indians.
The three Webb brothers first played together when Stanford was in third grade, back when Stan coached the elementary school team. Anytime the team was low on players, he would call up Aaron and Darius to add some depth.
Fast forward about a decade, and the three are again teammates, this time on the varsity team and this time all as starters.
“It’s crazy, because when you have kids, you might have two of them play together and start, but to have all three is a blessing. It’s amazing,” said Stan Webb, who was a junior varsity coach and varsity assistant for five seasons under former Indiana coach Greg Lezanic, who retired following last season.
Just as the time between Stanford’s third-grade year and this year flew by, the brothers know this season is moving fast and will be over before they know it. As they make a push toward a postseason berth, the three aren’t taking these final games as teammates for granted.
“It’s really fun. I like the memories we’re making,” Darius said.
“I love it a lot,” added Stanford.
“It’s just a great opportunity,” said Aaron.
Dad is taking it all in, too. And while no one in program history has scored more points than he, Stan Webb said that he’s happy that his three sons are blazing their own path.
“I don’t live vicariously through them because I’ve been there, done that,” Stan said. “Someone said to me that they’re walking in my footsteps, and I said no, they’re creating their own.”
Brad is a sports writer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but he's currently on strike. Email him at beverett@unionprogress.com.