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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Bowman Academy’s Heat Leads to Class 2A State Title
Nonstop pressure ruled for the Linton-Stockton connected on 11
Bowman Academy Eagles, whose consecutive field goal attempts over
full-court defense and relentless of- the third and fourth quarters, slicing
fense carried them to an 86-73 victory Bowman’s lead to 70-65 with 3:36 left
over the Linton-Stockton Miners in in the game. But Bowman then righted
the Class 2A state final. the ship and went on a 6-0 run to take
The scoring total for coach an 11-point lead at the 2:40 mark.
Marvin Rea’s Eagles established Bowman, ranked No. 7 in the AP
a new record for the Class 2A title Class 2A poll, began the season 0-4
game, breaking the mark of 79 set by and was 2-7 against mostly a 3A and
Park Tudor against Bowman in 2012. 4A schedule. The Eagles finished with
The Eagles were making their third victories in 16 of their final 18 games
finals appearance in four years after and concluded with an 18-9 mark.
winning the Class A championship in Davon Dillard led Bowman in the
2010. title game with 24 points. Antonio Pip-
With their win, they also became kin and Justin King each had 16 while
the first school in boys tournament Arthur Haggard III scored 15. Dillard
history to win championships in two topped the Eagles with six rebounds.
different classes. The Eagles also Austin Karazsia led Linton-Stock-
won a Class A title in 2010. team, after scoring just one field goal ton with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
Bowman’s withering defense in the final 5:35 of the second quarter, Dess Fougerousse had 12 points. The
forced the Miners into 23 turnovers. trailed 44-31 at halftime. The Miners Miners, ranked 10th in the 2A poll and
The Eagles amassed 16 steals. fell behind by 16 early in the third playing in their first boys basketball
Coach Joey Hart’s Linton-Stockton quarter. But then they went to work. finals, finished 24-4.

Borden Tops Triton for School’s First State Championship

The Borden Braves held off a formidable fourth-quarter
rally by the Triton Trojans and reaped the benefits: a 55-50
victory in the Class A title game and the first state champion-
ship for the school in any IHSAA team sport.
The Class A final, billed as a battle between top defen-
sive teams, turned out to be exactly that for three quarters.
The teams went the final 5:33 of the first half without scoring,
and Borden led 18-9 at halftime. Borden held a 28-19 edge
after the third period.
But the fourth quarter turned explosive. With standout
guard Clay Yeo leading the surge, Triton gradually sliced
Borden’s lead to 44-42 with 2:45 remaining.
Coach Doc Nash’s Borden team put the game away
at the free throw line, hitting nine of its last 12. The Braves,
winning their last 10 games, finished 24-3.
The Braves, with balanced scoring, were led by Jalen
McCoy’s 15 points. Michael Lynch scored 13 and Cody
Bachman added 10. Garrett Vick led the Braves with six
rebounds.
Yeo led coach Jason Groves’ Trojans with 26 points.
Tanner Shepherd added 10 points and Joey Corder grabbed
seven rebounds.
Triton was seeking its second Class A state champion-
ship in its fourth appearance in the boys state finals. The
Trojans finished 20-6.

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