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Scoring Leaders / Outstanding Official                                                State Finals Records




     IHSAA All-Time Career Scoring Leaders  IHSAA All-Time Single Season Scoring Leaders   Most State Championships   Most State Runner-Up Finishes
                                                                                                                      (Through the 2024 State Finals - * no longer an IHSAA member school)
                                                                                 (Through the 2024 State Finals - * no longer an IHSAA member school)
     As reported to the IHSAA through 2023-24 Reg. Season  As reported to the IHSAA through 2023-24 Reg. Season
     Rk.  Player   School                      Final Season  Points  Rk.  Player   School               Season G  Avg  Hi  Pts.  School                                 Total   Years  School                                Total   Years
     1.  Damon Bailey   Bedford N Lawrence  1990            3,134  1.   Dave Shepherd   Carmel    1969-70  29  37.2  66  1,079  Marion     8   1926, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2000 (4A), 2016 (3A)  Anderson   7   1914, 1918, 1921, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986
     2.  Marion Pierce   Lewisville   1961    3,019  2.   Steve Alford   New Castle   1982-83  29  37.2  57  1,078  Muncie Central     8   1928, 1931, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1978, 1979, 1988  Muncie Central   7   1923, 1927, 1930, 1954, 1960, 2005 (4A), 2006 (4A)
     3.  Deshaun Thomas  FW Bishop Luers   2010   3,018  3.   Jalen Moore   Cloverdale   2017-18  28  36.8  53   1,031   Washington     7   1930, 1941-42, 2005 (3A), 2008 (3A), 2010 (3A), 2011 (3A)  Kokomo   6   1925, 1944, 1959, 1989, 2011 (4A), 2023 (4A)
     4.   Luke Brown   Blackford   2021   3,011  4.   George McGinnis   Indianapolis Washington 1968-69  31  32.8  49  1,019  Carmel     5  1977, 2012 (4A), 2013 (4A), 2019 (4A), 2021 (4A)  Lafayette Jefferson   6   1919, 1920, 1950, 1956, 1967, 1992
     5.  Romeo Langford   New Albany   2018    3,002  5.   Trevon Bluiett   Park Tudor   2013-14  28  35.7  54  1,000  Ben Davis     4   1995, 1996, 2017 (4A), 2023 (4A)  Barr-Reeve   5   2002 (A), 2007 (A), 2010 (A), 2014 (A), 2019 (A)
     6.  Tyler Myers   Evansville Day   2023   2,835   T6.  Damon Bailey   Bedford N. Lawrence  1989-90  31  31.3  42   972  Frankfort     4   1925, 1929, 1936, 1939  Harding*   4   2002 (3A), 2005 (2A), 2006 (2A), 2008 (3A)
     7.  Brody Boyd   Union (Dugger)    2000   2,632  T6.  Marion Pierce   Lewisville   1960-61  27  36.0  53   972  Indianapolis Crispus Attucks   4   1955, 1956, 1959, 2017 (3A)  Indianapolis Arsenal Tech.   4   1929, 1934, 1952, 1966
     8.  Rick Mount   Lebanon   1966             2,595  8.   Delray Brooks   Michigan City Rogers  1983-84  29  33.4  40   970  Lawrence North     4   1989, 2004 (4A), 2005 (4A), 2006 (4A)  Ben Davis   3   1993, 2019 (4A), 2024 (4A)
     9.  Eric Hunter   Tindley   2018    2,583  9.   Luke Brown   Blackford   2020-21  30  31.7  50   950  Park Tudor     4   2011 (2A), 2012 (2A), 2014 (2A), 2015 (2A)  Evansville Bosse   3   2007 (3A), 2016 (3A), 2018 (3A)
     10.  Trevon Bluiett   Park Tudor   2014   2,568  10.  Billy James   Scottsburg   1968-69  26  36.1  69   938  Anderson     3   1935, 1937, 1946  Lafayette Central Catholic   3   1999 (A), 2017 (A), 2022 (A)
     11.  Jack Benter   Brownstown Central   2024   2,550  11.  Woody Austin   Richmond   1987-88  28  33.2  47   932  Bloomington South     3   1919, 2009, 2011 (4A)  Linton-Stockton   3   2013 (2A), 2019 (2A), 2023 (2A)
     12.  Connor Essegian  Central Noble   2022   2,526  12.   Romeo Langford   New Albany    2017-18  26   35.5   63    923   Evansville Bosse     3   1944, 1945, 1962  Triton   3   2009 (A), 2011 (A), 2013 (A)
     13.  Cooper Neese   Cloverdale   2017   2,496  13.  Troy Lewis   Anderson   1983-84  26  35.3  50   918  Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian  3   2019 (A), 2021 (2A), 2023 (2A)  Winchester Community   3   2000 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2008 (2A)
     14.  Billy Shepherd   Carmel   1968   2,465  14.  Brooks Barnhizer   Lafayette Jefferson   2020-21  28  32.7  42   916  Franklin     3   1920, 1921, 1922  Bloomfield   2   1998 (A), 2016 (A)
     15.  Jalen Moore   Cloverdale   2018   2,440  15.  James Blackmon   Marion   1982-83  28  32.6  52   914  Lafayette Central Catholic     3   1998 (A), 2000 (A), 2003 (A)  Bowman Academy   2   2012 (2A), 2014 (3A)
     16.  Alan Henderson   Brebeuf Jesuit   1991   2,419  16.  Mike Edwards   Greenfield   1968-69  25  36.4  57   910  Lafayette Jefferson     3   1916, 1948, 1964  Brownstown Central   2   2004 (2A), 2009 (2A)
     17.  James Blackmon, Jr. Marion   2014   2,387  17.  Markus Burton   Penn   2022-23  30  30.2  47   905  Lebanon     3   1912, 1917, 1918  Carmel   2   1970, 2018 (4A)
     18.  Brooks Barnhizer  Lafayette Jefferson   2021   2,366  18.  Brody Boyd   Union (Dugger)   1999-00  28  32.2  49   904  Martinsville     3   1924, 1927, 1933  Concord   2   1988, 1990
     19.  Mike Edwards   Greenfield   1969             2,343  19.  Damon Bailey   Bedford North Lawrence 1987-88  28  31.1  51   872  Pike     3   1998 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2003 (4A)  Crawfordsville   2   1916, 1958
     20.  Delray Brooks   Michigan City Rogers  1984   2,324  20.  Eugene German    21st Century Charter-Gary 2015-16  26  33.5  52    871  Barr-Reeve     2   2015 (A), 2021 (A)  Culver Academies   2   2011 (3A), 2019 (3A)
     21.  Brady Adkins   Morristown   1992   2,319  21.  Anthony Winchester  Austin   2001-02  25  34.7  55   869  Bowman Academy     2   2010 (A), 2013 (2A)  East Chicago Washington*   2   1962, 1977
     22.  Keion Brooks, Jr.   FW North/LaLumiere  2023   2,287  22.  Pat Graham   Floyd Central   1988-89  27  32.0  44   864  Connersville     2   1972, 1983  Elkhart Central   2   1971, 1999 (4A)
     23.  Markus Burton   Penn   2023   2,273  23.  Rick Mount   Lebanon   1965-66  26  33.1  57   861  East Chicago Washington*    2   1960, 1971  Evansville Reitz   2   1951), 2015 (4A)
     24.  Jalen Blackmon   Marion   2021   2,269  24.  Jimmy Rayl   Kokomo   1958-59  29  29.3  49   858  Forest Park     2   2005 (2A), 2006 (2A)  Forest Park   2   2003 (2A), 2018 (2A)
     25.  Anthony Winchester Austin   2002   2,256  25.  Michael Lewis   Jasper   1995-96  27  31.5  46   852  Fort Wayne Bishop Luers     2   2008 (2A), 2009 (2A)  Fort Wayne Central*   2   1936, 1946
                                                                                 Fort Wayne South Side     2   1938, 1958  Fort Wayne North Side   2   1965, 2017 (4A)
                                                                                                               1968, 1991
           Kevin Brown Honored as State’s Top Official                           Gary Roosevelt*     2     2013 (3A), 2014 (3A)  Franklin   2  2    1912, 1939
                                                                                 Greensburg
                                                                                               2
                                                                                                                      Gary Roosevelt*
                                                                                                                                                    1955, 1982
     Kevin Brown of Indianapolis, IN is the recipient of the   Brown is a member of the Fall Creek Officials   Guerin Catholic     2   2013 (3A), 2015 (3A)  Greencastle   2  2   1931, 1933
                                                                                               2
                                                                                 Indianapolis Cathedral
                                                                                                           1998 (3A), 2022 (4A)
                                                                                                                      Jeffersonville
                                                                                                                                                    1935, 1974
     2024-25 IHSAA Outstanding Official Award for the sport   Association and Indiana Officials Association.  He has   Indianapolis Washington     2   1965, 1969
     of Boys Basketball. Kevin will be honored in an on-court   served as an IHSAA Certification Clinician in Baseball,   Lebanon   2               1911, 1943
     ceremony at this weekend’s state finals.    Basketball, and Football, assisting with clinics and   Lapel     2   2005 (A), 2016 (2A)  Loogootee   2   1975, 2005 (A)
                                         trainings annually in service to other officials in his   New Albany     2   1973, 2016 (4A)  Madison   2   1941, 1949
     Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association   community. He also serves as a mentor to several   New Castle     2   1932, 2006 (3A)  Marion   2   1998 (4A), 2008 (4A)
     recognizes and honors an outstanding official in   younger officials.       North Central (Indpls.)     2   1999 (4A), 2010 (4A)  Martinsville   2   1926, 1928
     each sport. Officials selected for this                                     Plymouth      2             1982, 2007 (3A)  New Albany   2        1980, 1996
     distinction have gone above and               Kevin has worked as an NFL Replay   Silver Creek     2   2019 (3A), 2021 (3A)  Pike   2      2002 (4A), 2012 (4A)
     beyond to serve their association,            Official since 2009. During that time,   South Bend Central*     2   1953, 1957  Richmond   2            1985, 1987
     community, and the IHSAA. Each                he has been assigned to numerous   Vincennes Lincoln     2   1923, 1981
     has shown exceptional qualities of            regular season and playoff games. He                               South Bend Central*   2       1913, 1963
     leadership, dedication, and loyalty to        has been assigned to work three Super   Westview     2   1999 (2A), 2000 (2A)  Southwood   2      2018 (A), 2023 (A)
     their sport, our student-athletes, and        Bowls including Super Bowl XLVI that   Wingate*     2       1913, 1914  Terre Haute Garfield*   2   1922, 1947
     their fellow officials.                       took place in Indianapolis in 2012,
                                                   Super Bowl LII in 2018, and this past
     Kevin has been a licensed basketball          February’s Super Bowl LIX. Kevin also
     official in Indiana for 35 years and,         works as an Air Traffic Control Training
     during his career, he’s officiated 26         Instructor.
     boys’ sectionals, 18 regionals, seven
     (7) semi-states, and three (3) State          Brown and his wife, Donna, reside in
     Championship Games (2007, 2018,               Indianapolis and have two daughters,
     2024). Additionally, he’s worked 10 girls     Olivia and Delaney.
     basketball sectionals, six (6) regionals, two (2) semi-
     states, and one State Championship Game in 2007.   Brown was selected for this honor by a committee
     Kevin is also a licensed official in baseball and football.   representing the 24 officials’ associations in Indiana.
     He has worked six (6) football state finals and three (3)   There are more than 6,000 officials licensed by the
     baseball state finals.              IHSAA in 11 sports.  These officials work tirelessly to
                                         provide safe, competitive environments for over 160,000
                                         student athletes in Indiana.
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