1998 TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

 

RCA Dome, Indianapolis

April 3-4, 1998

Tickets: $8 for one session or $12 for both sessions; available from the four participating schools or at the RCA Dome.

Credentials: Request in writing on company letterhead to Jim Russell, IHSAA. Approved requests received by 4 p.m. today will be held at Media Will Call, Gate 2-A, RCA Dome.

 

 

Friday, April 3, 1998

7:05 p.m. -- Alexandria (20-6) vs. Lafayette Central Catholic (24-3).

8:45 p.m. -- Pike (28-1) vs. Indianapolis Cathedral (22-4).

 

Saturday, April 4, 1998

8:05 p.m. -- Championship game.

 

Alexandria Tigers

 

Team Roster

*Probable starters

Lt.

Dark

Name

Height

Position

Grade

12

12

Josh Closser

5-9

G

10

14

14

Jeff Cummings

5-11

G

11

20

20

*Jeffery (J.D.) Closser

5-11

G

12

22

22

Andy Steele

5-11

G

12

24

24

*Rusty Garner

6-0

G

12

30

30

Mike Clark

6-2

F

11

34

34

Joe Granger

5-9

G

12

40

40

Daniel Lustig

6-3

F

11

42

42

*Wade Leer

6-6

F

11

44

44

*Ryan Trissel

6-2

C

12

50

50

Justin Melton

6-3

F

10

52

52

*David Porter

6-4

F

12

Head Coach Garth Cone

Years

School

W-L

1977-98

Alexandria H.S.

329-157

21 years

Total

329-157

 

State Finals History

State Champion: 1998 (2A)

 

Team Statistics

 

FG

FG%

3FG

3FG%

FT

FT%

PTS/AVG

REB/AVG

PF

ST

TO

A

BLK

AHS

600-1,214

49.4

138-398

34.6

379-547

69.2

1,717/66.0

680/26.1

404

278

436

371

--

Opp.

582-1,221

47.6

113-357

31.6

243-389

62.4

1,516/58.3

603/23.1

465

--

454

--

--

 

Individual Statistics

Name

G

FG

3FG

FT

REB/

AVG

A

ST

PTS

AVG

Clark

11

4-6

0-0

5-6

5/0.4

4

1

13

1.2

Jo. Closser

2

0-3

0-2

0-0

0/0.0

0

0

0

0.0

Je. Closser

26

83-189

21-72

63-103

117/4.5

78

57

250

9.6

Cummings

19

10-24

3-9

19-35

12/0.6

17

18

42

2.2

Garner

26

117-222

36-89

82-112

85/3.2

100

82

352

13.5

Granger

25

10-30

3-18

13-21

15/0.6

18

10

36

1.4

Leer

26

97-206

17-45

57-71

107/4.1

30

27

268

10.3

Lustig

26

34-74

2-16

20-32

75/2.8

31

20

90

3.4

Melton

1

0-0

0-0

2-2

0/0.0

1

0

2

1.0

Porter

26

183-334

49-127

97-124

194/7.4

43

42

512

19.6

Steele

26

15-32

7-20

6-9

5/0.1

17

7

43

1.6

Trissel

26

47-94

0-0

15-32

65/2.5

32

14

109

4.1

 

Quick Facts

Location: Alexandria

County: Madison

Superintendent: John McFarren

Principal: Steve Telfer

Athletic Director: Ron Garner

Head Coach: Garth Cone

Assistant Coaches: Doug Bellar, Mark Smith, Mickey Foley, Marty Carroll

Nickname: Tigers

Colors: Cardinal & Gold

Conference: Central Indiana

Enrollment: 572 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to Anderson Sectional semifinals; lost to Frankton, 74-65

 

1997-98 Results (20-6)

Pendleton Heights

W

61-35

Muncie Southside

W

57-53

Anderson

L

75-59

Peru

W

74-72

Madison-Grant

W

72-64

Wapahani

W

67-41

Lapel

W

99-51

Anderson Highland

W

51-46

Delta

L

89-63

Tipton

W

75-56

Hamilton Heights

L

70-55

Elwood

L

71-58

Frankton

W

68-62

Shenandoah

W

73-44

Blackford

W

77-55

Yorktown

L

69-59

Mississinewa

W

72-55

Wabash

L

81-71

Huntington North

W

60-54

Oak Hill

W

62-53

Alexandria Sectional

   

Tipton

W

64-39

Frankton

W

63-57

Alexandria Regional

   

Eastbrook

W

63-58

Fort Wayne Semi-State

   

Bremen

W

56-54

Northwestern

W

84-72

Class 2A State Finals

   

Southwestern (Hanover)

W

57-43

 

 

Lafayette Central Catholic Knights

 

Team Roster

*Probable starters

Lt.

Dark

Name

Height

Position

Grade

12

12

*Brad Metzger

5-11

G

12

20

20

Richard Gilman

5-11

G

10

22

22

Dan Schukraft

6-1

G

11

24

24

*Bill Bogan

5-11

G

12

30

30

*Erik Franklin

6-5

F

12

32

32

Josh McCarty

6-5

F

11

34

34

Adam Pechin

5-11

G

11

40

40

Kyle Shaffer

6-2

F

11

42

42

Ryan Gilman

5-11

G

10

44

44

*Dustin Johnson

6-2

F

12

50

50

*Eric Washington

6-6

C

10

52

52

Nick Weiss

6-3

C

11

 

Head Coach Chad Dunwoody

Years

School

W-L

1996-98

Laf. Central Catholic H.S.

49-21

3 years

Total

49-21

 

State Finals History

State Champion: 1998 (A)

 

Team Statistics

 

FGM-A

FG%

3FGM-A

3FG%

FTM-A

FT%

PTS/AVG

REB/AVG

PF

ST

TO

A

BLK

CC

HS

674-1,523

44.2

160-475

33.6

334-532

62.7

1,842/68.2

1,084/40.1

488

231

437

519

126

Opp.

566-1,484

38.1

109-395

27.5

310-481

64.4

1,551/57.4

667/24.7

480

--

414

--

--

 

Individual Statistics

Name

G

FG

3FG

FT

REB/

AVG

A

ST

PTS

AVG

Anthrop

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0/0.0

0

0

0

0.0

Bogan

27

31-70

14-34

25-42

96/3.5

110

25

101

3.7

Fogerty

6

1-3

0-1

2-6

4/0.7

0

0

4

0.7

Franklin

27

127-305

42-129

43-57

193/7.1

75

30

339

12.5

Ri. Gilman

9

3-6

1-2

5-6

2/0.2

3

1

12

1.3

Ry. Gilman

9

0-10

0-4

1-2

6/0.6

0

0

1

0.1

Johnson

27

57-124

0-0

26-55

114/4.2

16

16

140

5.1

McCarty

27

38-67

0-0

18-38

113/4.1

15

11

90

3.3

Metzger

27

80-199

36-105

75-105

105/3.8

201

68

271

10.0

Pechin

24

21-59

6-27

6-7

24/1.0

11

11

54

2.2

Schukraft

27

95-237

61-171

39-50

89/3.2

37

23

290

10.7

Shaffer

19

6-25

0-1

4-6

17/0.8

8

2

16

0.8

Washington

26

164-313

0-1

53-92

236/9.0

24

29

381

14.6

Weiss

24

53-105

0-0

37-66

86/3.5

19

15

143

5.9

 

Quick Facts

Location: Lafayette

County: Tippecanoe

Superintendent: Fr. Dan Gartland

Principal: David Worland

Athletic Director: Scott Muncy

Asst. Athletic Director: Tom Lathrop

Head Coach: Chad Dunwoody

Assistant Coaches: John Budzynski, Chad Geheb, Mason Budzynski

Nickname: Knights

Colors: Navy & White

Conference: Hoosier Heartland

Enrollment: 252 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to Lafayette Jefferson Sectional semifinals; lost to Harrison (West Lafayette), 72-40

 

1997-98 Results (24-3)

Roncalli

W

82-75

North Montgomery

W

79-57

Delphi

W

68-65

Rensselaer

W

76-59

Harrison (West Lafayette)

L

75-55

Sheridan

W

72-52

Indianapolis Cathedral

W

48-41

Clinton Prairie

W

78-68

North White

W

84-52

West Lafayette

W

47-39

Frontier

W

96-70

McCutcheon

L

60-36

Benton Central

L

69-65

Crawfordsville

W

61-50

Attica

W

87-81

Twin Lakes

W

61-47

Tri-Central

W

75-56

Clinton Central

W

80-64

Rossville

W

74-55

Carroll (Flora)

W

78-57

Sheridan Sectional

   

Clinton Prairie

W

86-74

Rossville

W

47-41

Carroll (Flora)

W

55-52

Clinton Central Regional

   

South Newton

W

60-36

Marion Semi-State

   

Bethany Christian

W

67-54

Blue River Valley

W

69-57

Class A State Finals

   

Bloomfield

W

56-48

 

Pike Red Devils

 

Team Roster

*Probable starters

Lt.

Dark

Name

Height

Position

Grade

10

10

Keith Borgan

5-7

G

9

12

12

Curtis Thomas

5-8

G

9

15

15

Chris McClimon

6-2

F

12

20

20

*Isaac Kincaid

6-2

G

12

22

22

*Jon Roos

6-0

G

11

24

24

Clarence Jefferson

6-1

G

11

30

30

Chris Thomas

6-0

G

9

32

32

Todd Patterson

6-4

F

10

34

34

*Mark Farris

6-6

F

11

40

40

Ricky Buckley

6-5

C

11

42

42

*Rodney Smith

6-6

F

12

44

44

*Mike Campbell

6-4

C

12

50

50

Brian Pinkins

6-5

C

11

--

--

Joe Nickless

5-11

G

11

 

Head Coach Alan Darner

Years

School

W-L

1986-95

Anderson Highland H.S.

142-59

1995-98

Pike H.S.

48-23

12 years

Total

190-82

 

State Finals History

State Champion: 1998 (4A)

 

Team Statistics

 

FG

FG%

3FG

3FG%

FT

FT%

PTS/AVG

REB/AVG

PF

ST

TO

A

BLK

PHS

822-1,700

48.3

158-418

37.7

362-527

68.6

2,164/74.6

986/34.0

509

341

340

533

1

2

8

Opp.

601-1,388

43.2

110-307

35.8

319-513

62.1

1,631/56.2

734/25.3

498

159

538

323

46

 

Individual Statistics

Name

G

FG

3FG

FT

REB/

AVG

A

ST

PTS

AVG

Borgan

3

2-2

0-0

0-0

0/0.0

1

0

4

1.3

Brown

7

21-42

7-17

13-16

7/1.0

28

15

62

8.9

Buckley

29

35-81

0-0

18-32

109/3.7

7

10

88

3.0

Campbell

29

84-169

0-0

57-85

204/7.0

36

39

225

7.7

Farris

29

91-173

5-17

16-33

125/4.3

60

38

203

7.0

Jefferson

16

15-40

1-7

11-12

12/0.8

3

4

42

2.6

Kincaid

29

190-427

71-182

99-120

104/3.5

81

62

550

18.9

McClimon

26

24-61

8-29

1-5

26/1.0

16

18

57

2.2

Patterson

3

0-1

0-0

0-0

0/0.0

1

0

0

0.0

Pinkens

23

22-43

0-0

7-22

57/2.4

9

7

51

2.2

Roos

29

49-122

8-24

25-45

67/2.3

130

51

131

4.5

Smith

27

158-261

0-6

51-77

164/6.0

32

36

367

13.5

Thomas

29

131-278

58-136

64-80

90/3.1

129

61

384

13.2

 

Quick Facts

Location: Indianapolis

County: Marion

Superintendent: Dr. Eric Witherspoon

Principal: Jim Rollins

Athletic Directors: Shelly Haley, Steve Stocker

Head Coach: Alan Darner

Assistant Coaches: Joe Pearson, Troy Inman

Nickname: Red Devils

Colors: Red & White

Conference: Conference Indiana

Enrollment: 2,103 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to Ben Davis Sectional semifinals; lost to Ben Davis, 58-44

 

1997-98 Results (28-1)

Muncie Central

W

83-63

Columbus North

W

83-49

Martinsville

W

99-80

Ben Davis

W

89-58

Franklin Central

W

63-34

New Albany

W

69-50

Carmel

W

66-56

Southport

W

78-64

Plainfield

W

83-61

Lawrence Central

W

63-57

North Central (Indpls.)

W

85-65

Warren Central

W

51-46

Franklin Central

W

83-55

Perry Meridian

W

75-59

North Central (Indpls.)

L

55-51

Perry Meridian

W

81-53

Indianapolis Ritter

W

90-37

Indianapolis Northwest

W

92-53

Decatur Central

W

101-56

Indianapolis Cathedral

W

73-68

Bloomington North

W

56-51

Bloomington South

W

46-43

Noblesville Sectional

   

Noblesville

W

66-64

Indianapolis Broad Ripple

W

107-65

North Central (Indpls.)

W

69-66

Anderson Regional

   

Anderson

W

68-65

Bloomington Semi-State

   

Ben Davis

W

64-52

Lawrence Central

W

73-52

Class 4A State Finals

   

Marion

W

57-54

 

Indianapolis Cathedral

Fighting Irish

 

Team Roster

*Probable starters

Lt.

Dark

Name

Height

Position

Grade

10

10

Bobby Allen

5-8

G

11

20

20

*Zach Fox

6-1

G

12

21

21

Mike Davis

5-10

G

12

22

22

Matt Lee

6-5

F

12

23

23

Eddie Freije

5-11

G

11

24

24

*A.T. Simpson

6-5

G

12

32

32

John Shelbourne

6-5

F

12

33

33

Rufus Sanders

6-8

C

10

34

34

*Phil Brown

6-1

G

11

40

40

Scott Peterson

6-3

F

11

42

42

*Rylan Hainje

6-5

F

12

44

44

*Grant Sterley

6-6

F

11

 

Head Coach Pete Berg

Years

School

W-L

1986-90

Menard H.S., La.

36-81

1995-98

Cathedral H.S.

55-19

9 years

Total

91-100

 

State Finals History

State Champion: 1998 (3A)

State Finalist: 1982, 1998 (3A)

 

Team Statistics

 

FG

FG%

3FG

3FG%

FT

FT%

PTS/AVG

REB/AVG

PF

ST

TO

A

BLK

CHS

557-1,245

44.7

114-344

33.1

326-495

65.8

1,554/59.7

859/33.0

419

228

403

410

40

Opp.

442-1,134

38.9

94-315

29.8

262-419

62.5

1,240/47.6

608/23.3

479

209

409

247

60

 

Individual Statistics

Name

G

FG

3FG

FT

REB/

AVG

A

ST

PTS

AVG

Allen

26

13-34

9-24

9-12

22/0.8

24

17

44

1.6

Brown

26

83-208

28-77

62-83

86/3.3

40

19

256

9.8

Davis

26

8-21

4-13

8-10

22/0.8

19

6

28

1.0

Fox

25

43-123

16-58

19-25

56/2.2

45

32

121

4.8

Freije

25

14-48

11-35

16-26

23/0.9

41

27

55

2.2

Hainje

26

166-291

2-13

103-158

235/9.0

65

50

437

16.8

Lee

15

19-65

10-37

12-20

27/1.8

5

3

60

4.0

McClyde

2

1-2

0-0

0-0

0/0.0

0

0

2

1.0

Newson

1

1-1

0-0

0-0

0/0.0

1

0

2

2.0

Peterson

24

17-32

1-2

24-35

48/2.0

16

2

59

2.4

Sanders

5

5-8

0-1

1-2

5/1.0

0

2

11

2.2

Shannon

3

2-3

0-0

1-2

2/0.6

0

1

5

1.6

Shelbourne

17

4-11

0-0

1-2

10/0.6

0

1

9

0.5

Simpson

26

69-171

18-44

32-68

138/5.3

111

53

188

7.2

Sterley

26

112-227

15-40

38-52

129/4.9

42

15

277

10.6

Tillis

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

1/1.0

1

0

0

0.0

 

Quick Facts

Location: Indianapolis

County: Marion

President: Julian T. Peebles

Principal: Fr. Patrick J. Kelly

Athletic Director: Jim Williams

Asst. Athletic Director: Denise Farrell

Head Coach: Peter Berg

Assistant Coaches: Greg Piper, Scott Hicks, Ken Roseman, Rich Andriole, Ned Wicker, Terry Fox

Nickname: Fighting Irish

Colors: Navy Blue & Old Gold

Conference: Independent

Enrollment: 1,047 in four grades

Last Year’s Tournament: Advanced to Indianapolis Semi-State semifinals; lost to Delta, 59-48

 

1997-98 Results (22-4)

Indianapolis Broad Ripple

W

57-53

Indianapolis Manual

W

44-30

Columbus North

W

56-40

Indianapolis Ars. Technical

W

61-48

Lafayette Central Catholic

L

48-41

Brebeuf

W

67-31

Muncie Southside

W

60-40

Indianapolis Ritter

W

52-21

Richmond

W

57-42

Indianapolis Arlington

W

64-40

Indianapolis Manual

L

50-46

Indianapolis Arlington

W

71-62

Indianapolis Chatard

W

59-49

Shelbyville

W

50-49

Roncalli

W

70-45

Carmel

L

55-46

Pike

L

73-68

Indianapolis Northwest

W

70-50

McCutcheon

W

54-47

Plainfield Sectional

   

Indianapolis Chatard

W

57-56

Plainfield

W

59-51

Danville

W

66-38

Shelbyville Regional

   

Greenfield-Central

W

64-48

Evansville Semi-State

   

Evansville Bosse

W

70-58

Madison

W

73-49

Class 3A State Finals

   

Yorktown

W

72-47