Page 20 - 2013-14 Boys Basketball State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Carmel Repeats as Class 4A State Champion
Carmel captured its second consecutive Class 4A boys basket-
ball championship and third overall, but only after the Greyhounds
staved off a furious fourth-quarter rally by the Indianapolis Cathedral
Fighting Irish.
The Greyhounds led wire to wire, with a big lead of 18 points in
the second quarter. However, when Cathedral’s Garrett Hall complet-
ed a thee-point play with 4.6 seconds left in the game, the Carmel
edge was cut to two at 55-53. The Irish fouled James Crowley, who
connected on two free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining for the
final margin.
Timely plays and sound defense made it happen for Carmel,
which won its 113th IHSAA state championship overall, a record.
Michael Volovic led the Greyhounds with 19 points while Crow-
ley had 14 and Ryan Cline 11. Zach McRoberts led the winners with
eight rebounds. Carmel held Cathedral to 36.7 percent shooting from
the field (18-of-49).
Coach Scott Heady’s Greyhounds, ranked No. 1 in the AP Class
4A poll, finished 25-2. It was a big week for the Heady family. Scott’s
father, Bob Heady, was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Jalen Coleman led Cathedral with 15 points and Hall totaled 14.
Collin Barthel grabbed nine rebounds. Coach Andy Fagan’s Irish,
ranked seventh in the Class 4A poll, finished 25-6.

Greensburg Works Overtime for School’s First State Championship

Bryant McIntosh, Ryan Welage Coach Stacy Meyer’s Pirates,
and Colin Rigney combined for all 12 ranked No. 2 in the AP Class 3A
points in overtime as the Greensburg poll, finished 26-1. They start five
Pirates pulled out a stirring 73-70 underclassmen and were led in
victory over Fort Wayne Concordia scoring in the title game by the
Lutheran in the Class 3A champion- junior McIntosh with 25, the junior
ship game. Sellers with 19 and the sophomore
It marked the first state title for Welage with 16. Sellers grabbed a
Greensburg in any team sport. The game-high 12 rebounds.
triumph will be remembered for the Coach Josh Eggold’s Con-
way the Pirates battled against a cordia team wound up 23-5. The
poised and resolute Concordia club. Cadets, using balanced scoring,
Greensburg took its first lead of the took their biggest lead of 12 points
game with 2:20 remaining in overtime. early in the third quarter before
Sean Sellers, Greensburg’s Greensburg started its push. The
leading scorer on the season, fouled Cadets shot 50.9 percent from
out with 48.2 seconds left in regulation the field and put four players in
time. But McIntosh provided some double-digit scoring -- D.J. McCall
heroics by hitting a 3-pointer with 25 with 17, Gross with 14, Thomas
seconds left to tie the game at 61-all. Starks with 12 and Brian Gremaux
In overtime, McIntosh and Welage with 11. Starks totaled eight
scored their team’s first 10 points. With rebounds.
22 seconds remaining, Rigney drove Concordia, ranked No. 7 in
for a bucket that gave Greensburg its the AP poll, was making its first
73-70 edge. Concordia’s Ryan Gross appearance in the boys basketball
missed a 3-point try just before the finals. The Cadets finished 23-5.
buzzer.

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