Bishop Noll’s Caleb Parks’ offensive prowess is clear.

After all, the 6-foot-2 senior guard scored 34 points in a season-opening win against Munster.

But Bishop Noll coach John Dodson III doesn’t want Parks’ all-around contributions to get overlooked.

“He started the season off to the races, hot, and it opened a lot of people’s eyes to what he’s capable of,” Dodson said. “But even more, the last couple of games, what he’s able to do besides scoring, what people have been missing, he’s second on our team in charges, he’s second in assists, he’s second in rebounding.

“He does everything on the floor, along with the glitz and glamour of the points. He’s having a great season. He’s matured over the years, and it’s all built up to what you see now. I can’t talk enough about how important he is to the development of our program in general.”

Indeed, Parks is averaging a team-high 16.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a team-high 1.8 steals for the Warriors (9-6, 3-0), the lone remaining undefeated team in the Greater South Shore Conference.

Dodson, who was part of Bishop Noll’s 2011 Class 2A state runner-up team, was quick to point out Parks’ defensive ability too.

Parks typically matches up against the opponent’s top perimeter player. But in back-to-back wins against Hanover Central and Andrean, he guarded the post.

Against Hanover Central, senior forward Amauri Moore got into foul trouble. Enter Parks against Brad Rohde.

“He fronted, got in the post, was physical with him before he could get posted up,” Dodson said about Parks. “He slowed him down in the second half. That was a big reason we came back in the second half.”

Against Andrean, Paul Gilvydis was doing damage to the Warriors. Enter Parks, who had opened the game on high-scoring guard Aiden Austin.

“Their 5 man had 15 points in the first half, and (Parks) came into the third quarter and said, ‘Coach, let me guard him,’ ” Dodson said. “He took him, and I don’t remember the kid scoring again. That was a huge step, where that’s not his position and he decided he was going to guard a big kid who scores under the basket.

“That takes a lot physically, obviously, but mentally as well from a leadership standpoint to say, ‘You know what, I’m going to go out of position to make sure we do what we have to do to win the game.’ That goes a long way for us.”

Parks has come a long way since he was a junior varsity player as a freshman. He earned a starting spot as a sophomore, posting 6.1 points and 2.1 rebounds, before breaking out for 13.2 points and 4.1 rebounds last season.

“As a younger guy, he had ups and downs,” Dodson said. “He had high-confidence games, low-confidence games. Going into junior year, he got a lot more serious in the weight room and working in the offseason.

“Where you saw the biggest growth going into this season was his leadership, making sure guys are working hard in the weight room, being one of the first ones in sprints in practice. There’s moments in practice and games where he’s reminding me of stuff. It’s like, ‘Hey, coach, we should be in this.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, you’re right.’ It’s like we’re on the same page, and that’s a huge growth in leadership.”

Parks agreed he has progressed as a senior.

“I’ve worked harder in the weight room and really embraced the leader role,” he said. “Last year, I was named a captain, but we had seniors who really embraced the captain role. This year, I’ve embraced the captain role.”

Senior guard Angel Alvarez, another of the team’s captains along with Moore, praised the talented Parks, who was a regional qualifier in the high jump as a sophomore before a nagging leg injury derailed him last spring.

“Athleticism,” Alvarez said about Parks. “Big athleticism. He can jump out the gym. He can grab boards. He can guard 1 through 5 right now. You can put him anywhere, any position. He can play in the paint. He can play on the wing. Transition, he’s very fast. He’s just a very athletic kid. He’s a dawg.

“He does things you don’t see regular high schoolers do around here. We don’t take him for granted at all. We just keep giving him the ball as much as we can. We feed him, and he does what he needs to do.”

Parks, Alvarez and senior guard Jaedin Reyna provided a core for the Warriors. They’ve efficiently mixed in players such as transfers Moore from Hammond Central and senior guard DeMarcius Royster from Brother Rice in Chicago.

“We’re good enough to win state,” Parks said. “That’s our goal. It’s been our goal since the preseason, and we’ve been working for it.

“I just want to do whatever the team needs me to do in a game, whether it’s scoring, rebounding, defensively, playmaking. Whatever they need me to do, that’s what I want to do.”