State Championships Saturday

[Jayhoosier83]

The 1A, 2A, and 4A games will be on tv on the Bally Sports Indiana channel and streamed on IHSAATV.ORG; the 3A game will only be streamed because of the Pacers game.

1A Championship Game 10:30 am

Southwood (15-12) vs Lutheran (19-7)

Starting Line Ups

Southwood:
G: Nathan Lahner 6'0" SR 15.6 PPG
G: Will Winer 6'2" JR 9.8 PPG
F: Cole Winer 6'3" SR 14.0 PPG
F: Jason Oprisek 6'1" SR 10.8 PPG
F: Dylan Stout 6'4" SR 8.3 PPG

Lutheran:
G: Aiden Alialy 6'1" SR 7.2 PPG
G: L.J. Ward 5'10" Soph 13.1 PPG
G: Durray Smith 5'11" SR 12.2 PPG
G: Cayden Loescher 6'3" Soph 8.8 PPG
F: Kaiden Patterson 6'5" SR 6.5 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

Lutheran 97
Southwood 66

2A Championship Game 12:45 pm

Fort Wayne Blackhawk (26-3) vs
Linton-Stockton (29-1)

Starting Line Ups

Fort Wayne Blackhawk:
G: Jimmy Davidson 6'3" SR 6.9 PPG
G: Gage Sefton 6'4" SR 16.6 PPG
G: Isaac Smith 6'5" JR 9.3 PPG
F: Josh Furst 6'6" SR 19.0 PPG
F: Kellen Pickett 6'8" Soph 13.7 PPG

Linton-Stockton:
G: Logan Webb 6'3" SR 16.7 PPG
G: Braden Walters 6'5" JR 6.4 PPG
F: Joey Hart 6'6" SR 23.7 PPG
F: Paul Oliver 6'3" FR 7.2 PPG
F: Nathan Frady 6'4" SR 8.8 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

Fort Wayne Blackhawk 52
Linton-Stockton 45

 

[secondasky]

The 1A, 2A, and 4A games will be on tv on the Bally Sports Indiana channel and streamed on IHSAATV.ORG; the 3A game will only be streamed because of the Pacers game.

1A Championship Game 10:30 am

Southwood (15-12) vs Lutheran (19-7)

Starting Line Ups

Southwood:
G: Nathan Lahner 6'0" SR 15.6 PPG
G: Will Winer 6'2" JR 9.8 PPG
F: Cole Winer 6'3" SR 14.0 PPG
F: Jason Oprisek 6'1" SR 10.8 PPG
F: Dylan Stout 6'4" SR 8.3 PPG

Lutheran:
G: Aiden Alialy 6'1" SR 7.2 PPG
G: L.J. Ward 5'10" Soph 13.1 PPG
G: Durray Smith 5'11" SR 12.2 PPG
G: Cayden Loescher 6'3" Soph 8.8 PPG
F: Kaiden Patterson 6'5" SR 6.5 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

2A Championship Game 12:45 pm

Fort Wayne Blackhawk (26-3) vs
Linton-Stockton (29-1)

Starting Line Ups

Fort Wayne Blackhawk:
G: Jimmy Davidson 6'3" SR 6.9 PPG
G: Gage Sefton 6'4" SR 16.6 PPG
G: Isaac Smith 6'5" JR 9.3 PPG
F: Josh Furst 6'6" SR 19.0 PPG
F: Kellen Pickett 6'8" Soph 13.7 PPG

Linton-Stockton:
G: Logan Webb 6'3" SR 16.7 PPG
G: Braden Walters 6'5" JR 6.4 PPG
F: Joey Hart 6'6" SR 23.7 PPG
F: Paul Oliver 6'3" FR 7.2 PPG
F: Nathan Frady 6'4" SR 8.8 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

Do you know if Bally broadcast the high school games last week?

 

[GR8IUFAN]

The 1A, 2A, and 4A games will be on tv on the Bally Sports Indiana channel and streamed on IHSAATV.ORG; the 3A game will only be streamed because of the Pacers game.

1A Championship Game 10:30 am

Southwood (15-12) vs Lutheran (19-7)

Starting Line Ups

Southwood:
G: Nathan Lahner 6'0" SR 15.6 PPG
G: Will Winer 6'2" JR 9.8 PPG
F: Cole Winer 6'3" SR 14.0 PPG
F: Jason Oprisek 6'1" SR 10.8 PPG
F: Dylan Stout 6'4" SR 8.3 PPG

Lutheran:
G: Aiden Alialy 6'1" SR 7.2 PPG
G: L.J. Ward 5'10" Soph 13.1 PPG
G: Durray Smith 5'11" SR 12.2 PPG
G: Cayden Loescher 6'3" Soph 8.8 PPG
F: Kaiden Patterson 6'5" SR 6.5 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

2A Championship Game 12:45 pm

Fort Wayne Blackhawk (26-3) vs
Linton-Stockton (29-1)

Starting Line Ups

Fort Wayne Blackhawk:
G: Jimmy Davidson 6'3" SR 6.9 PPG
G: Gage Sefton 6'4" SR 16.6 PPG
G: Isaac Smith 6'5" JR 9.3 PPG
F: Josh Furst 6'6" SR 19.0 PPG
F: Kellen Pickett 6'8" Soph 13.7 PPG

Linton-Stockton:
G: Logan Webb 6'3" SR 16.7 PPG
G: Braden Walters 6'5" JR 6.4 PPG
F: Joey Hart 6'6" SR 23.7 PPG
F: Paul Oliver 6'3" FR 7.2 PPG
F: Nathan Frady 6'4" SR 8.8 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

Coached by IU sharp shooter Matt Roth

 

[Jayhoosier83]

Do you know if Bally broadcast the high school games last week?

Don't think so. The IHSAA website doesn't have that channel listed as broadcasting them.

 

[Jayhoosier83]

3A Championship Game 6:00 pm

NorthWood (27-2) vs
Guerin Catholic (20-8)

Starting Line Ups

NorthWood:
G: Ethan Wolfe 5'11" JR 7.0 PPG
G: Cade Brenner 6'3" SR 18.0 PPG
F: Brock Bontranger 6'2" SR 4.6 PPG
F: Ian Raasch 6'6" SR 15.1 PPG
F: Tyler Raasch 6'8" Soph 9.5 PPG

Guerin Catholic:
G: Kamea Chandler 5'11" SR 11.0 PPG
G: Robert Sorenson 6'0" JR 14.6 PPG
G: Jack Cherry 6'2" JR 4.3 PPG
F: Dylan Muerans 6'7" JR 8.1 PPG
F: Bryson Cardinal 6'7" Soph 6.5 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

4A Championship Game 8:15 pm

Kokomo (24-4) vs Ben Davis (32-0)

Starting Line Ups

Kokomo:
G: Reis Beard 5'8" JR 5.0 PPG
G: Zavion Bellamy 6'0" SR 8.0 PPG
G: Shayne Spear 6'2" SR 11.2 PPG
F: Patrick Hardimon 6'4" SR 8.2 PPG
F: Flory Bidunga 6'10" JR 20.2 PPG

Ben Davis:
G: Clay Butler III 6'1" SR 10.5 PPG
G: Sheridan Sharp 6'3" SR 9.5 PPG
G: K.J. Windham 6'3" JR 9.1 PPG
F: Shaun Arnold 6'5" SR 7.6 PPG
F: Zane Daughtry 6'9" SR 13.6 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

 

[Radio Zero]

Coached by IU sharp shooter Matt Roth

What team does Roth coach?

 

[Sobchak_Security]

What team does Roth coach?

Blackhawk Christian

 

[Radio Zero]

Blackhawk Christian

Thanks.

 

[Radio Zero]

Blackhawk Christian

Further question: was Roth a walk-on? I can’t remember anymore.

 

[Crayfish57]

3A Championship Game 6:00 pm

NorthWood (27-2) vs
Guerin Catholic (20-8)

Starting Line Ups

NorthWood:
G: Ethan Wolfe 5'11" JR 7.0 PPG
G: Cade Brenner 6'3" SR 18.0 PPG
F: Brock Bontranger 6'2" SR 4.6 PPG
F: Ian Raasch 6'6" SR 15.1 PPG
F: Tyler Raasch 6'8" Soph 9.5 PPG

Guerin Catholic:
G: Kamea Chandler 5'11" SR 11.0 PPG
G: Robert Sorenson 6'0" JR 14.6 PPG
G: Jack Cherry 6'2" JR 4.3 PPG
F: Dylan Muerans 6'7" JR 8.1 PPG
F: Bryson Cardinal 6'7" Soph 6.5 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

4A Championship Game 8:15 pm

Kokomo (24-4) vs Ben Davis (32-0)

Starting Line Ups

Kokomo:
G: Reis Beard 5'8" JR 5.0 PPG
G: Zavion Bellamy 6'0" SR 8.0 PPG
G: Shayne Spear 6'2" SR 11.2 PPG
F: Patrick Hardimon 6'4" SR 8.2 PPG
F: Flory Bidunga 6'10" JR 20.2 PPG

Ben Davis:
G: Clay Butler III 6'1" SR 10.5 PPG
G: Sheridan Sharp 6'3" SR 9.5 PPG
G: K.J. Windham 6'3" JR 9.1 PPG
F: Shaun Arnold 6'5" SR 7.6 PPG
F: Zane Daughtry 6'9" SR 13.6 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

Northwood fans get it twice, stuck with Chicago sports channel and then it still isnt on if we got Indy. Finals used to always be on 46 around here.

 

[Radio Zero]

Northwood fans get it twice, stuck with Chicago sports channel and then it still isnt on if we got Indy. Finals used to always be on 46 around here.

YOU LIVE UP HERE, TOO?!

 

[Sobchak_Security]

Further question: was Roth a walk-on? I can’t remember anymore.

No he was a scholarship player. Recruited by Sampson. Believe it was Rick Majerus who called Roth the greatest high school shooter he’d ever seen.

 

[Radio Zero]

No he was a scholarship player. Recruited by Sampson. Believe it was Rick Majerus who called Roth the greatest high school shooter he’d ever seen.

Thanks again (and high praise!).

 

[Crayfish57]

YOU LIVE UP HERE, TOO?!

My property taxes go to Northwood

 

[Radio Zero]

My property taxes go to Northwood

Nice.

We ought to get together and burn one. I’ve got the White Album super deluxe set.

 

[VanPastorMan]

Northwood fans get it twice, stuck with Chicago sports channel and then it still isnt on if we got Indy. Finals used to always be on 46 around here.

The state finals isn't on WHME anymore? I used to enjoy watching all the games on that channel.

 

[Crayfish57]

The state finals isn't on WHME anymore? I used to enjoy watching all the games on that channel.

They don't have anything live on anymore now that the state is selling pay per view

 

[VanPastorMan]

No he was a scholarship player. Recruited by Sampson. Believe it was Rick Majerus who called Roth the greatest high school shooter he’d ever seen.

I call Isaac Smith Fort Wayne Blackhawk's Matt Roth. There was a game earlier in the year where he rose up on the break and threw down a vicious dunk. I didn't realize he could get up there like that.

 

[Middawg]

I know the programs focus is on the portal right now but seems like a good day for CMW and crew to be in attendance.

 

[TerhuneHoosierfan]

The 1A, 2A, and 4A games will be on tv on the Bally Sports Indiana channel and streamed on IHSAATV.ORG; the 3A game will only be streamed because of the Pacers game.

1A Championship Game 10:30 am

Southwood (15-12) vs Lutheran (19-7)

Starting Line Ups

Southwood:
G: Nathan Lahner 6'0" SR 15.6 PPG
G: Will Winer 6'2" JR 9.8 PPG
F: Cole Winer 6'3" SR 14.0 PPG
F: Jason Oprisek 6'1" SR 10.8 PPG
F: Dylan Stout 6'4" SR 8.3 PPG

Lutheran:
G: Aiden Alialy 6'1" SR 7.2 PPG
G: L.J. Ward 5'10" Soph 13.1 PPG
G: Durray Smith 5'11" SR 12.2 PPG
G: Cayden Loescher 6'3" Soph 8.8 PPG
F: Kaiden Patterson 6'5" SR 6.5 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

2A Championship Game 12:45 pm

Fort Wayne Blackhawk (26-3) vs
Linton-Stockton (29-1)

Starting Line Ups

Fort Wayne Blackhawk:
G: Jimmy Davidson 6'3" SR 6.9 PPG
G: Gage Sefton 6'4" SR 16.6 PPG
G: Isaac Smith 6'5" JR 9.3 PPG
F: Josh Furst 6'6" SR 19.0 PPG
F: Kellen Pickett 6'8" Soph 13.7 PPG

Linton-Stockton:
G: Logan Webb 6'3" SR 16.7 PPG
G: Braden Walters 6'5" JR 6.4 PPG
F: Joey Hart 6'6" SR 23.7 PPG
F: Paul Oliver 6'3" FR 7.2 PPG
F: Nathan Frady 6'4" SR 8.8 PPG

IHSAA Champions Network

THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO WATCH INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

www.ihsaatv.org

Halftime score:

Linton 29 FWB 18

 

[TerhuneHoosierfan]

They don't have anything live on anymore now that the state is selling pay per view

Yeah, it's a shame. I always looked forward to watching the state finals on our local station every year. Then FOX Sports Midwest began broadcasting it, but no longer. Hell, I'm a DISHTV customer and FOX Sports Midwest and FOX Sports Central has been removed and the Chicago Sports Channel for the Cubs games has long since been removed as well (probably around 5 years now). I'm listening to the IHSAA 2A champiinship game on 93.3 Sports (Linton).

 

[TerhuneHoosierfan]

2A Championship game final score:

FWB 52 Linton 45

(Wow! Two different halves. Linton goes stone cold in second half).

 

[Jayhoosier83]

2A Championship game final score:

FWB 52 Linton 45

(Wow! Two different halves. Linton goes stone cold in second half).

Looked like Linton was going to run away with it like Lutheran did in the 1st game.

 

[Jayhoosier83]

One player on Guerin Catholic has a last name that should look familiar. Bryson Cardinal is the son of former Boilermaker, Brian.

 

[ulrey]

I know the programs focus is on the portal right now but seems like a good day for CMW and crew to be in attendance.

Walsh is there.

 

[VanPastorMan]

2A Championship game final score:

FWB 52 Linton 45

(Wow! Two different halves. Linton goes stone cold in second half).

Matt Roth cutting down the Nets. It is going to be interesting to see how they develop talent in coming years. I have a good feeling about this Kellen Pickett.

 

[Crayfish57]

One player on Guerin Catholic has a last name that should look familiar. Bryson Cardinal is the son of former Boilermaker, Brian.

Is he going bald yet?

 

[oldcougar77]

Matt Roth cutting down the Nets. It is going to be interesting to see how they develop talent in coming years. I have a good feeling about this Kellen Pickett.

I'm not sure if he still does, but prior to being named head coach at FWB, Roth was running a basketball training academy in Fort Wayne. Similar to what Ed Schilling did in Indy at the time he was named head coach at Park Tudor. Roth doesn't need to develop talent within his elementary schools and small communities the way coaches at other 1A and 2A schools. He just develops relationships with the best young players in the city of Ft. Wayne and surrounding metropolitan area and steers them to Blackhawk.

Don't delude yourself into thinking Matt Roth has the same challenges as the guys who coach at places like Linton or Southwood or Loogootee. He sits at the peak of an unlevel playing field.

 

[ulrey]

Is he going bald yet?

Definitely knee pads

 

[TerhuneHoosierfan]

Looked like Linton was going to run away with it like Lutheran did in the 1st game.

Yeah, I listened to the game and they went 2 for 15 in the 3rd quarter and just couldn't buy a hoop, but it sounded like FWB cranked it up defensively.

Linton has been really good for quite a few years. Living in Vigo County, I watched them dominate in the First Financial Bank Wabash Valley Classic in Terre Haute this year. The FFBWV tournament is a nice little much scaled down version of the huge one I remember before the days of consolidation. It's not even close to the excitement I remember from experiencing watching it as a kid when my Dad would take me in the late 50's to see the finals at the "then" old Indiana State Teachers College gym. With TH North, South and West Vigo stinking on ice annually, not much competition (other than Sullivan and Bloomfield) greeted Linton in that tournament. They had a very solid team with good size, athleticism and balanced scoring led by UCF bound Joey Hart. Too bad! I would've liked them to win it all.

 

[VanPastorMan]

I'm not sure if he still does, but prior to being named head coach at FWB, Roth was running a basketball training academy in Fort Wayne. Similar to what Ed Schilling did in Indy at the time he was named head coach at Park Tudor. Roth doesn't need to develop talent within his elementary schools and small communities the way coaches at other 1A and 2A schools. He just develops relationships with the best young players in the city of Ft. Wayne and surrounding metropolitan area and steers them to Blackhawk.

Don't delude yourself into thinking Matt Roth has the same challenges as the guys who coach at places like Linton or Southwood or Loogootee. He sits at the peak of an unlevel playing field.

One thing I do appreciate is Ft Wayne Blackhawk plays against higher class competition. They play against a lot of those bigger schools in the Fort.

 

[iueyedoc99]

I'm not sure if he still does, but prior to being named head coach at FWB, Roth was running a basketball training academy in Fort Wayne. Similar to what Ed Schilling did in Indy at the time he was named head coach at Park Tudor. Roth doesn't need to develop talent within his elementary schools and small communities the way coaches at other 1A and 2A schools. He just develops relationships with the best young players in the city of Ft. Wayne and surrounding metropolitan area and steers them to Blackhawk.

Don't delude yourself into thinking Matt Roth has the same challenges as the guys who coach at places like Linton or Southwood or Loogootee. He sits at the peak of an unlevel playing field.

This was Roth’s first year at Blackhawk. That’s some pretty fast “steering” of those elementary kids!

 

[oldcougar77]

One thing I do appreciate is Ft Wayne Blackhawk plays against higher class competition. They play against a lot of those bigger schools in the Fort.

But not in the tourney. Unlike North Daviess they aren't willing to play up to a level that tests them. They only play up to 2A because they have to based on previous success. Otherwise you can be they would be back in 1A. I have no respect for a program that has the ability to pick and choose from among the second-largest city in the state being content to play against true small-community schools in the state tournament.

They also play larger schools in the regular season because many of the smaller schools in the area want nothing to do with them. They know how Blackhawk constructs its program. When Blackhawk opts to put on some big boy pants and play in that 4A sectional with the city schools get back to me about respecting them.

 

[iueyedoc99]

But not in the tourney. Unlike North Daviess they aren't willing to play up to a level that tests them. They only play up to 2A because they have to based on previous success. Otherwise you can be they would be back in 1A. I have no respect for a program that has the ability to pick and choose from among the second-largest city in the state being content to play against true small-community schools in the state tournament.

They also play larger schools in the regular season because many of the smaller schools in the area want nothing to do with them. They know how Blackhawk constructs its program. When Blackhawk opts to put on some big boy pants and play in that 4A sectional with the city schools get back to me about respecting them.

So…just so I’m clear…the SCHOOL picks what division they play in, not the IHSAA?

Are you sure about that?

Blackhawk Baptist Church was really smart to hire Kelly Byrd as the church pastor when Russel was about 7. And to hire the Davidson boys dad about 10 years ago. But the sneakiest move has to be getting Caleb and Josh Furst both to enroll as kindergarteners!!

These guys should be scouting for IU!!

Yup sneaky Blackhawk is at it again!!

 

[oldcougar77]

This was Roth’s first year at Blackhawk. That’s some pretty fast “steering” of those elementary kids!

He's been connected with Blackhawk for a few years. He was close to Marc Davidson, the previous coach ( might have even been on staff). He's just following Davidson's model. This isn't particularly about Roth for me, it's about the enormous advantage of urban or large suburban area private schools in the class sports system. Check the success history of these types of schools in the lower three classes in the class era compared to single-class days in all sports. It's especially troublesome that guys like Roth and Schilling can recruit from their basketball academies to stock their high school teams.

 

[oldcougar77]

So…just so I’m clear…the SCHOOL picks what division they play in, not the IHSAA?

Are you sure about that?

If they want to play "up", absolutely true. Any school can choose to play in any class above its own assignment in any sport. They can't play lower, obviously. And they can pick which sports they wish to play in higher classes without impacting their other teams. The success factor that moves a school up is also "sport-specific"

 

[oldcougar77]

This was Roth’s first year at Blackhawk. That’s some pretty fast “steering” of those elementary kids!

Those academies aren't working exclusively with elementary kids. They work with all ages, including college students. Schilling got in trouble at Park Tudor because some of his high school players at the academy were scrimmaging with college players and even a couple of guys from the Pacers. Trevon Bluitt and the kid from Martinsville ( Troy something - name escapes me now) trained with Schilling and both left their community schools after the 8th grade to go to Park Tudor.

 

[Crayfish57]

Definitely knee pads

Joking aside I would have loved to have him play for IU.

 

[oldcougar77]

No he was a scholarship player. Recruited by Sampson. Believe it was Rick Majerus who called Roth the greatest high school shooter he’d ever seen.

IIRC Roth was "Creaned". He had another year of eligibility and wanted to come back but TC wanted the scholarship for a new player. Roth was certainly our best ( and maybe our only) shooter and we sure as hell could have used him the next season. Just one more example of Crean not knowing what the hell he was doing.

 

[Crayfish57]

Northwood wins 66-63 in OT