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1A overtime. It was the only field goal the Golden 4A
Class A top-ranked Oregon-Davis won its first Falcons made in the final quarter. The East Chicago Cardinals used a balanced
state championship in boys basketball beating Barr- There were three ties and three lead changes in attack and defeated the North Central Panthers, 87-
Reeve, 63-52, and capping off a 27-1 season at the first overtime while Northwestern led throughout 83, to capture the Class 4A basketball state
Conseco Fieldhouse. the second overtime. championship.
Prior to the girls state basketball championships, Sanders and Richardson e;ich scored five points Three Cardinals ended the night with 20 or more
Oregon-Davis had zero state titles in school history. in the second overtime. points. Senior guard E'Twaun Moore took game
But that changed as the Bobcats laid claim to both the honors with 28, sophomore Angel Garcia added 25
boys and girls championship trophies, the first time a 3A and junior Kawaan Short finished with 20. Short also
school has won both in the same year. The Plymouth Pilgrims won their second state led the Cardinals with 10 rebounds.
The Bobcats jumped out to a 30-19 lead at championship in boys basketball, beating Evansville North Central (21-5) was coached by Doug
halftime and never looked back. They allowed the Bosse, 72-61, and capping off a 25-2 season for 34th Mitchell, who was in his 14th season at the Marion Crawley Everett Case Bill Green Jack Keefer Glenn Curtis
Vikings to score only seven points in the first quarter year Head Coach Jack Edison. Indianapolis school. The Panthers were led in scoring
and 19 in the first-half. Oregon-Davis shot 52 percent Edison had to wait 25 by senior Eric Gordon
from the field in the first half to Barr-Reeves' 29 years to return Plymouth to with 25. Fellow seniors Garth Cone -Alexandria 1998 (2A)
percent. Barr-Reeve outscored Oregon-Davis 17-14 championship glory, the Adnan Hodzic, Joey 6 State Championships Charles Cummings-Anderson 1946
in the third quarter taking a 44-36 lead into the final longest stretch between titles Brown and Kevin Gant Tom DeBaets - South Bend Clay 1994
eight minutes. for a coach in state finals also finished in double- Bill Green-Indianapolis Washington 1969; Jason Delaney-Waldron 2004 (A)
Oregon-Davis senior Justin Egger had 19 points history. Plymouth and Edison figures with 18, 14 and 12 Marion 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1987 Randy DeShone - Jimtown 2004 (2A)
on 10 of 10 from the line to go along with his nine won their first title in 1982. points, respectively. Myron Dickerson - Connersville 1972
rebounds. Senior Nathan Ferch scored 18 points and The Pilgrims jumped out Hodzic added 11 4 State Championships Bob Dille - Fort Wayne Northrop 197 4
shot 3 for 6 from behind the 3-point arc. to a 30-16 lead at halftime and rebounds to lead the team Ray Eddy- Madison 1950
Barr-Reeve was led in scoring by sophomore never looked back. They in that category. Gordon's Everett Case- Frankfort 1925, 1929, 1936, 1939 Bill Garrett - Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 1959
guard Ethan Knepp's 19 point effort. Knepp shot 7 for allowed the Bulldogs to score 25 points moved him to Marion Crawley-Washington 1941, 1942; Jim Gish - Northwestern 2007 (2A)
13 from the field. Nicholas Duncheon added 12 points only six points in the first 14th on the career scoring Lafayette Jefferson 1948, 1964 Dave Glascock - Crawfordsville 1911
and Josh Pielemeier 11. quarter and 16 in the first half. list in Indiana with 2, 178 Glenn Curtis - Lebanon 1918; Martinsville 1924, 1927, 1933 John Goebel - Evansville Mater Dei 2004 (3A)
Going from 46 straight losses in the early part of Plymouth's scoring points. It was the first
the decade, to a state title, Oregon-Davis' fifth year defense ranked second in the runner-up finish for the Jack Keefer-Lawrence North 1989, 2004-06 (4A) Al Gooden - Harding 2001 (2A)
Head Coach Travis Hannah is credited with turning state this year but the Bulldogs Panthers to go along with Dana Greene- Plainfield 1999 (3A)
around the program. scored a 3A state finals record their 1999 state title. 3 State Championships George Griffith - Richmond 1992
Barr-Reeve was making its second appearance 30 points in the fourth quarter, Trailing 21-20 at the Travis Hannah - Oregon-Davis 2007 (A)
in the state finals having also finished as runners-up in but it was too little too late. The end of the first quarter, Chad Dunwoody-Lafayette Central Catholic 1998 (A), 2000 (A), Ron Heflin - Gary Roosevelt 1991
the 2002 Class A championship game. The Vikings Bulldogs never got closer than East Chicago (23-3) 2003 (A) Jeff Henley- Rossville 2002 (A)
were coached by 15th year Head Coach Bryan seven points in the second picked up the intensity in Bill Harrell - Muncie Central 1978, 1979, 1988 Chet Hill-°Thorntown 1915
Hughes. Barr-Reeve finished its season with a 23-4 half. Plymouth hit 17 for 22 the second and North Ernest (Griz) Wagner - Franklin 1920, 1921, 1922 Bill Holzbach - East Chicago Roosevelt 1970
record. from the free throw line down Central's shooting cooled Orville Hooker - New Castle 1932
2A the stretch and cruised to the victory. off as the Cardinals built a 19-point edge and took a 2 State Championships Jimmie Howell - Lapel 2005 (A)
In only the third double-overtime championship Plymouth junior Randy Davis had 28 points on 50-32 lead into the lockerroom. At halftime, East Paul Keller - Delta 2002 (3A)
game in state finals history, the Northwestern Tigers 13 of 14 from the line to go along with his four Chicago had three players in double figures and was Tom Beach - Forest Park 2005 (2A), 2006 (2A) Leo Klemm - Brebeuf Jesuit 2000 (3A)
defeated the Winchester Golden Eagles, 78-7 4, to rebounds. Senior Jared Wendel added 20 points and dominating the inside game with 26 points in the paint. Archie Chadd -Anderson 1935, 1937 Leonard Lehman - Wingate 1914
capture the 2A boys basketball title. The Tigers shot 9 for 10 from the field. Just as it seemed East Chicago was about to Ray Crowe - Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 1955, 1956 Trent Lehman - Speedway 2002 (2A)
overcame a 13-point deficit, four starters fouling out Bosse was led in scoring by senior guard run away, North Central began to chip away at the Alan Darner- Pike 1998 (4A), 2001 (4A) Louis (Bo) Mallard - Gary Roosevelt 1968
and a buzzer beater at the end of regulation to capture Cardell McFarland's 22 point effort. McFarland shot 8 lead. They cut it to eight at 63-55 on a long three- Jack Edison - Plymouth 1982, 2007 (3A) Lawrence (Jay) McCreary-Muncie Central 1952
the first state championship in any sport for the school. for 15 from the pointer by senior Burl Friddle - Washington 1930; Fort Wayne South Side 1938 Tom McKinney-Bloomington North 1997
Junior Zavier Sanders led the Tigers with 29 field. The only Joey Brown at the Raymond (Pete) Jolly-Muncie Central 1928, 1931 Murray Mendenhall - Fort Wayne Central 1943
points and 10 rebounds. Senior Mark Alexander other Bosse third quarter Herman Keller - Evansville Bosse 1944, 1945 Doug Mitchell-North Central (Indianapolis) 1999
added 17 points and fellow senior Cameron player to score buzzer. Basil Mawbey - Connersville 1983; Cass 2003 (2A) John Molodet- East Chicago Washington 1971
Richardson had 10. Northwestern finished the season in double figures The Panthers Elmer McCall - South Bend Central 1953, 1957 Jim Myers - Evansville Bosse 1962
at 25-2, winners of their final 15 contests. was Matt Lander pulled even twice Troy Neely-Westview 1999 (2A), 2000 (2A) Bob Nobbe - Hauser 2006 (A)
W inchester, coached by Chip Mehaffey, was led with 10. in the final quarter Cliff Wells - Bloomington 1919; Logansport 1934 Jerry Oliver- Indianapolis Washington 1965
in scoring by junior Brock Morrison with 27 and Plymouth at 69-69 and again Steve Witty - Ben Davis 1995, 1996 Dave Omer - Washington 2005 (3A)
sophomore Tyler Koch with 24. The bench forthe returned four at 71-71 but could Leo (Cabby) O'Neill - Jasper 1949
Falcons contributed 35 points. Koch and Morrison players from its never retake the 1 State Championship Kirby Overman - New Albany 1973
also led the Falcons in rebounding with 11 and 10, 2005 state finals lead. East Chicago Doug Adams - Michigan City 1966 Kevin Oxley - Tecumseh 1999 (A)
respectively. They finished the season with a 22-5 squad that converted 10 of 16 John Adams - Vincennes 1923 Joe Platt - Kokomo 1961
record. finished as free throws over C.F. Apking - Lafayette 1916 Jim Rausch - Evansville North 1967
The Golden Eagles were making only their runners-up to the final 2:46 of the Don Reichert - Fort Wayne South Side 1958
second appearance in the state finals. They finished Washington, 74- game to seal the Dan Archer- Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 2003 (3A) Al Rhodes - Warsaw 1984
runner-up to Westview in the 2000 Class 2A 72. victory. East John Baratto - East Chicago Washington 1960
championship contest. Bosse is Chicago finished Frank Barnes - Shelbyville 1947 Ralph Shrader -Attica 2001 (A)
Moe Smedley - Marion 2000 (4A)
Winchester led most of the fourth quarter until no stranger to the state finals with seven trips overall the evening with a 42-32 advantage in the paint. Rick Baumgartner - Muncie Southside 2001 (3A)
junior Josh Maggard sank a jumper to give though the Bulldogs were making their first appear- This was the first East Chicago team to win the Art Beckner - Muncie Central 1951 Bill Smith, Sr. - Indianapolis Broad Ripple 1980
Northwestern the lead 55-54 with 26 seconds to play. ance since 1982. They won the hoops crown in 1944, state title since 1971 when an undefeated East Steve Bennett - New Castle 2006 (3A) Alva Staggs - Lebanon 1917
The Tigers then created a turnover that gave them the 1945 and 1962. Bosse was coached by second year Chicago Washington team defeated Elkhart 70-60. Pete Berg - Indianapolis Cathedral 1998 (3A) Dwight Tallman - Muncie Central 1963
ball and the lead with only 5 seconds remaining. head coach Jeff Hein. Bosse finished its season with Second year East Chicago coach Pete Trgovich was Lou Birkett- Hammond Technical 1940 Gene Thomas - Marion 1926
Winchester was forced to foul to extend the game and a 22-5 record. a player on that 29-0 squad. Trgovich also became John Boyd - Gary West Side 2002 (4A) Pete Trgovich - East Chicago Central 2007 (4A)
it sent Sanders to the line who sank both shots. After Both teams combined to break a 3A state finals just the fourth individual to win a state championship Mike Broughton - Jeffersonville 1993 Claude Whitney- Lebanon 1912
a Winchester timeout, Koch hit a three-pointer from the record for most combined points in a quarter with 55. as a player and a coach. Larry Bullington - Pike 2003 (4A) Jesse Wood - Wingate 1913
top of the key at the buzzer to send the game into Bosse had 30 and Plymouth 25 in the fourth quarter. Dan Bush - Bedford North Lawrence 1990 Marvin Wood - Milan 1954
Eric Clark - Carmel 1977 Orlando (Gunner) Wyman - Vincennes Lincoln 1981
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