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Ron Best (Frankfort)POY Terry Bahler (Central Catholic)
Jim Fields (Lafayette Jeff) Alan Reynolds (Seeger)
Gene Bowen (Lafayette Jeff) Hal Shelton (North Montgomery)
Kevin Sims (Benton Central) Mark Hesser (Crawfordsville)
Bruce Beisel (Rossville) Bruce Ford (Covington)
Kenny Sheets (Rossville)
1975: Southwestern & Wainwright consolidate to form McCutcheon.
a. Bob Kriebel (West Lafayette) is named to the Silver Anniversary Team.
Area Leading Scorer: Dick Swadley (Seeger) 24.5 ppg
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Bruce Beisel (Rossville) Tom Norfleet (Benton Central)
Kevin Sims (Lafayette Jeff) Wynn Lawson (Tri-County)
Jack Costello (Central Catholic) Dave Grenat (Lafayette Jeff)
Jim Ogborn (Attica) Jay Eiche (Frankfort)
Andy Scott (Frankfort) Dick Swadley (Seeger)
1976: Denny Blind (Lafayette Jeff) is named to the Silver Anniversary Team.
a. Ralph Vaughn (Frankfort ‘36) is elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Area Leading Scorer: Dale Simmons (Clinton Prairie) 26.7 ppg
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Gary Plamondon (Central Catholic)POY Jim Ogborn (Attica)
Wynn Lawson (Tri-County) Gary Rice (Crawfordsville)
Mike Miller (Lafayette Jeff) Dale Simmons (Clinton Prairie)
Paul Nicely (Western Boone) John Anthrop (Central Catholic)
Ron Fox (Harrison) Jeff Hodge (West Lafayette)
Coach-of-the-Year: Tom Spear (Harrison)
1977: Fritz Franz (Lafayette Jeff) is named to the Silver Anniversary Team.
a. Bob Primmer (Frankfort ‘30), Larry Hobbs (Scircleville ’27), Don Reichert (FW South ’37 &

former Head Coach @ Covington) are elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Area Leading Scorer: Gary Plamondon (Central Catholic) 29.2 ppg
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Dale White (Covington)POY Al Buck (Southmont)
Gary Plamondon (Central Catholic) Tom Allen (Carroll)
Ron King (Lafayette Jeff) Mark Fellure (Lafayette Jeff)
Steve Hutson (Frontier) Sam Reed (Benton Central)
Joe Ruch (Frankfort) Craig Gallipo (Frankfort)
Rick Sytsma (Kankakee Valley)
Coach-of-the-Year: John Milholland (Frankfort)
1978: Dwayne Rater’s Covington Trojans complete an undefeated regular season before losing in the Fountain
Central Sectional Championship Game to Seeger. The Trojans will finish the season w/ a 22-1 record.
a. Dale White (Covington) is named to the Indiana All-Star Team.
b. Faye Branham (Crawfordsville ’28), Doxie Moore (Delphi ’30), Billy Reeves (West Point ’25),
& Lee Thorn (Wingate ’16) are elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Area Leading Scorer: Dan Cochran (Clinton Prairie) 26.4 ppg

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