Page 22 - 2010-11 Boys Basketball State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

NORTH CENTRAL PRESSURE TOO MUCH FOR WARSAW IN CLASS 4A
North Central’s disruptive defense and
full-court pressure forced 24 turnovers
that led to 33 points in a 95-74 victory
over Warsaw in the Class 4A state
championship game.
Coach Doug Mitchell’s third-ranked
Panthers won their second state title
and the first since 1999. The Panthers’
95 points shattered the record for State
Finals scoring in the multi-class system.
Only one team in the 100-year history of
the state tournament scored more in a
title game -- Indianapolis Crispus Attucks,
which had 97 against Gary Roosevelt in
1955.
Terone Johnson led North Central’s
relentless attack with 26 points. Ronnie
Johnson added 17 points, D’Vauntes
Smith-Rivera had 16 and Darius Latham scored 14. Grose scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Justin
The Panthers set the tempo for their victory with a 20-2 Clemens added 11 points.
run in the first half that gave them an early 32-14 lead. They North Central finished the season 25-3. Warsaw was
led by 20, 46-26, at the half. 23-3.
Coach Doug Ogle’s sixth-ranked Warsaw team fell Following the game, members of the IHSAA Executive
short in its bid for the school’s second state title and first Committee named Justin Clemens of Warsaw High School
since 1984. Nic Moore led the Tigers with 28 points before as the winner of the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude Award
fouling out with 41.3 seconds left in the third quarter. Lucas in Class 4A Boys Basketball.
WASHINGTON NEEDS OVERTIME TO TOP GARY WALLACE IN CLASS 3A

With yet another Zeller brother record set by Gerry Hall of Muncie
leading the way, Washington defeated Southside against Plainfield in 1999.
Gary Wallace 65-62 in overtime in the Washington hit 32-of-45 from the line,
Class 3A final and captured its third breaking records for free throws made
state championship in six years. and attempted for all classes.
Cody Zeller, a 6-10 junior center, Wallace used withering pressure
powered the sixth-ranked Hatchets to force 20 Washington turnovers,
with 20 points and a record-tying 26 including four in the final 1:08 of over-
rebounds. Zeller’s older brothers Luke time. The Hornets sliced Washington’s
and Tyler led Washington to 3A state lead to 65-62 with a free throw by
titles in 2005 and 2008, respectively. Branden Dawson with 42.1 seconds
Overall, the Hatchets are now 6-0 in left. However, the Hornets failed to
state championship games. score on their final three possessions.
After regulation time included 10 Dawson and Taylor each scored
ties and eight lead changes, coach 22 for the fifth-ranked Hornets, who
Renaldo Thomas’ Wallace team and were making their first State Finals
coach Gene Miiller’s Hatchets were appearance. Wallace finished 19-5.
tied at 56. Latroy Taylor’s 3-pointer The evening session games (3A
from the corner for Wallace with 33 and 4A) drew a sold out crowd of
seconds left knotted it. 18,366 fans, the largest gathering
Kurtis Anthony scored the first since 1998 and the fifth sellout in the
five points of overtime for Washing- last six years. This year’s four games
ton, and when Dylan Ervin added a drew 30,741. Following the game,
fast-break bucket, the Hatchets led members of the IHSAA Executive
63-56. It was a lead they wouldn’t Committee named Ethan Hunsinger
relinquish. of Washington High School as the
Anthony contributed 17 points winner of the Arthur L. Trester Mental
for Washington, which finished 23-3. Attitude Award in Class 3A Boys
Zeller’s 26 rebounds tied a Class 3A Basketball.
22 IHSAA - Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. Pure INDIANA!