Page 27 - 2008-09 Boys Basketball State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review
OUR IHSAA COVERAGE IS

TRITON CLAIMS FIRST-EVER CLASS A STATE TITLE IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN.

A Class A third-ranked Triton’s Jake Everett combined to score all IHSAA.ORG
defense stifled Indianapolis Lutheran 10 points during the run. The 6-foot-6 The IHSAA/Methodist Sports Medicine Championship Radio Network and the IHSAA
as the Trojans captured their first-ever Everett had 16 points, including hitting Cable Television Network are the places to turn for high school sports in Indiana.
IHSAA state title, 50-42, capping a 5-of-6 at the foul line and McIntyre
25-2 season at Conseco Fieldhouse. added 14 on 5-of-9 shooting. Triton’s IHSAA/METHODIST SPORTS MEDICINE CHAMPIONSHIP RADIO NETWORK 2009-2010
Third-year Head Coach Jason Colton Keel added seven points and
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Both teams were playing in their Zach Cutshaw chipped in nine points Berne WZBD 92.7 FM Madison WORX 96.7 FM Shelbyville WSVX 1520 AM
first-ever state championship game. and five boards. Bicknell WUZR 105.7 FM Madison WXGO 1270 AM South Bend WSBT 960 AM
After Lutheran scored the first five Triton’s slashing offensive attack Boonville WBNL 1540 AM Mt. Vernon WRCY 1590 AM Sullivan WNDI 1550 AM
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off a 10-0 run spanning nearly seven attempts as they outscored Lutheran Elkhart WCMR 1270 AM Muncie WXFN 1340 AM Vincennes WAOV 1450 AM
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the day. Lutheran’s Eric Borst three which came in shooting better than Elkhart WTRC 1340 AM Petersburg WBTO 102.3 FM Washington WAMW 107.9 FM
from the right wing cut the lead to 14- 42 percent for the season from three- Ferdinand WQKZ 98.5 FM Portland WPGW 1440 AM Winchester WZZY 98.3 FM
12 with 4:55 left in the second quarter, point range, made just 5-of-20 tries on Frankfort WILO 1570 AM Rensselaer WLQI 97.7 FM
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five points of the half to take a 19-12 Lutheran, ranked No. 10 in Class Hammond WJOB 1230 AM Richmond WKBV 1490 AM
advantage to the break. A, finished it’s season at 22-5 under Indianapolis WFNI 1070 AM Rochester WROI 92.1 FM
Triton’s lead remained seven at Head Coach Tom Finchum. The Jasper WITZ 104.7 FM Rockville WAXI 104.9 FM
the close of the third quarter before a defeat snapped Lutheran’s 10-game Jeffersonville WQKC 1450 AM Salem WSLM 1220 AM METHODISTSPORTS.COM
10-0 spurt early in the fourth quarter winning streak. IHSAA CABLE TELEVISION NETWORKS
put the game away. Troy McIntyre and
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State Champions (continued from page 19) Comcast Superzone Channel 21 Bright House Channel 2 Insight Channel 98
Bloomington Indianapolis New Castle
1999-00 4A Marion Bloomington North 62-56 Moe Smedley 28-1 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Superzone Channel 21 Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81 Comcast Superzone Channel 3
3A Brebeuf Jesuit Andrean 72-56 Leo Klemm 24-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Brazil Jasper Niles
2A Westview Winchester 59-53 Troy Neely 25-3 Conseco Fieldhouse Avenue Broadband Channel 2 Insight Superzone Channel 2 Comcast Digital Channel 110
A Lafayette Central Catholic Union (Dugger) 82-70 Chad Dunwoody 23-5 Conseco Fieldhouse
2000-01 4A Pike Penn 56-42 Alan Darner 26-3 Conseco Fieldhouse Columbus/Seymour/North Vernon Kendallville Noblesville
3A Muncie Southside Evansville Mater Dei 81-78 (OT) Rick Baumgartner 23-3 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81 Mediacom Channel 70 Comcast Superzone Channel 18
2A Harding Batesville 73-70 Al Gooden 23-5 Conseco Fieldhouse Connersville/Rushville Knox Portage
A Attica Blue River Valley 64-62 Ralph Shrader 21-6 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81 Mediacom Channel 78 Comcast Digital Channel 114
2001-02 4A Gary West Side Pike 58-55 John Boyd 23-4 Conseco Fieldhouse Crawfordsville Kokomo Princeton
3A Delta Harding 65-54 Paul Keller 22-6 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81 Comcast Superzone Channel 16 Insight Superzone Channel 2
2A Speedway Bluffton 62-48 Trent Lehman 22-4 Conseco Fieldhouse Evansville Lafayette Rensselaer
A Rossville Barr-Reeve 79-68 Jeff Henley 23-4 Conseco Fieldhouse WOW Channel 9 Comcast Superzone Channel 16 Insight Channel 78
2002-03 4A Pike DeKalb 65-52 Larry Bullington 29-0 Conseco Fieldhouse Evansville LaPorte/Griffith
3A Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Fort Wayne Elmhurst 78-44 Dan Archer 22-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Insight Superzone Channel 2 Comcast Digital Channel 114 Richmond
2A Cass Forest Park 57-48 Basil Mawbey 26-0 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Superzone Channel 64
A Lafayette Central Catholic Southwestern (Shelbyville) 68-64 Chad Dunwoody 18-9 Conseco Fieldhouse Fort Wayne Lawrenceburg Shelbyville
2003-04 4A Lawrence North Columbia City 50-29 Jack Keefer 29-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81 Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81 Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81
3A Evansville Mater Dei Bellmont 63-45 John Goebel 21-6 Conseco Fieldhouse Frankfort Lebanon South Bend/Elkhart
2A Jimtown Brownstown Central 63-59 Randy DeShone 25-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81 Comcast Superzone Channel 18 Comcast Digital Channel 111
A Waldron FW Blackhawk Christian 69-54 Jason Delaney 27-0 Conseco Fieldhouse Gary Logansport/Peru/Wabash St. Joseph
2004-05 4A Lawrence North Muncie Central 63-52 Jack Keefer 24-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Channel 74 Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81 Comcast Digital Channel 110
3A Washington Plymouth 74-72 (OT) Dave Omer 27-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Greencastle Marion Valparaiso
2A Forest Park Harding 68-63 Tom Beach 23-4 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Superzone Channel 21 Bright House Channel 9 Comcast Digital Channel 114
A Lapel Loogootee 51-40 Jimmie Howell 25-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
2005-06 4A Lawrence North Muncie Central 80-56 Jack Keefer 29-0 Conseco Fieldhouse Greenfield Martinsville Vincennes
3A New Castle Jay County 51-43 Steve Bennett 21-6 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Superzone Channel 21 Avenue Broadband Channel 97 Avenue Broadband Channel 24
2A Forest Park Harding 61-55 Tom Beach 25-3 Conseco Fieldhouse Greenwood Martinsville Warsaw
A Hauser Tri-Central 64-36 Bob Nobbe 25-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Superzone Channel 21 Comcast Superzone Channel 21 Comcast Digital Channel 111
2006-07 4A East Chicago Central North Central (Indpls.) 87-83 Pete Trgovich 23-3 Conseco Fieldhouse Hammond Michigan City Winamac
3A Plymouth Evansville Bosse 72-61 Jack Edison 25-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Channel 4 Comcast Digital Channel 115 Insight Channel 78
2A Northwestern Winchester 78-74 (2OT) Jim Gish 25-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Hartford City/Portland Mitchell
A Oregon-Davis Barr-Reeve 63-52 Travis Hannah 27-1 Conseco Fieldhouse Comcast Superzone Channel 3 Avenue Broadband Channel 16
2007-08 4A Brownsburg Marion 40-39 Joshua Kendrick 22-5 Conseco Fieldhouse Henderson, KY Monticello
3A Washington Harding 84-60 Gene Miiller 23-2 Conseco Fieldhouse Insight Superzone Channel 2 Comcast Digital Channel 692 & 81
2A Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Winchester 69-67 James Blackmon 24-3 Conseco Fieldhouse
A Triton Indianapolis Lutheran 50-42 Jason Groves 25-2 Conseco Fieldhouse
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