Page 7 - 2009-10 Boys Basketball State Finals Program

Class 3A Championship Class 4A Championship
Washington (22-3) vs. Gary Wallace (19-4) North Central (Indianapolis) (24-3) vs. Warsaw (23-2)
Washington returns to the State Finals for a third time in six The wait is over for both North Central and Warsaw. A state
seasons. A perfect 5-0 in state title games, the sixth-ranked runner-up in 2007, third-ranked North Central is seeking its
Hatchets won 3A state championships in 2005 and 2008. second championship overall and first since 1999. Warsaw
Gary Wallace is making its first appearance in a boys bas- is also looking for its second state championship since
ketball championship game. Undefeated against opponents winning it all in 1984. Making their sixth State Finals ap-
from Indiana, the fifth-ranked Hornets ended a 14-year pearance in school history, the Tigers return to Indianapolis
regional title drought this month. for the first time in 14 years.

Fast Facts Fast Facts
- Washington junior Cody Zeller is the younger brother of - Tonight’s game versus No. 6 Warsaw will be the first
former Indiana Mr. Basketball winners Luke Zeller (2005) ranked opponent North Central has faced this postseason.
and Tyler Zeller (2008). - Warsaw and North Central have combined to produce five
- Gary Wallace head coach Renaldo Thomas was a mem- Indiana Mr. Basketballs. North Central: Jason Gardner
ber of Gary Roosevelt’s 1982 state runner-up team and (1999), A.J. Ratliff (2004), Eric Gordon (2007). Warsaw:
was part of the NCAA runner-up teams at the University of Jeff Grose (1985), Kevin Ault (1996).
Houston (1983, ’84) during the “Phi Slamma Jamma” era. - North Central has amassed 56 IHSAA state championship
- Washington head coach Gene Miiller owns a career record titles across 14 different sanctioned sports.
of 572-246 in 35 seasons overall. - North Central senior Terone Johnson has committed to
Purdue.
Players to Watch: Washington Hatchets – Cody Zeller
(6-10, Jr., C): 20.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 1.4 apg; Sam Gines (6-0, Players to Watch: North Central Panthers – Terone
Sr., G): 9.5 ppg, 2.2. rpg, 5.0 apg; Dylan Ervin (5-11, So., Johnson (6-3, Sr., G): 21.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.8 apg; D’Vauntes
G): 9.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.3 apg. Gary Wallace Hornets – Bran- Smith-Rivera (6-4, So., G): 17.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.4 apg;
den Dawson (6-6, Jr., G/F): 24.0 ppg, 14.7 rpg, 2.0 apg; Ronnie Johnson (5-10, So., G): 9.4 ppg, 2.2. rpg, 3.1. apg.
Latroy Taylor (6-2, Sr., G): 15.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.5 apg; Jared Warsaw Tigers – Nic Moore (5-9, Jr., G): 21.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg,
Crawford (6-4, Sr., F/C): 6.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg. 5.2 apg; Justin Clemens (6-3, Sr., F): 12.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.4.
apg; Lucas Grose (6-5, So., F): 9.1. ppg, 6.6. rpg, 1.1. apg.

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