Page 41 - The History of Lafayette Area Boys Basketball

1986: The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights (Head Coach: Steve Bennett) complete an undefeated regular season.
They will lose to Lafayette Jeff in the Sectional & finish w/ a record of 21-1.
a. Mark Jewell (Lafayette Jeff) is named Mr. Basketball & will play basketball @ Iowa &
Evansville.
b. Al Harden (Covington) is named to the Silver Anniversary Team.
c. Joe Sexson (Arsenal Tech ‘52 & former Head Coach @ Southwestern) is enshrined in the
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
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1 Team All-State: Mark Jewell (Lafayette Jeff)
Area Leading Scorer: Brian Shepherd (Attica) 24.8 ppg
1 Team 2 Team 3 Team
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Mark Jewell (Lafayette Jeff)POY Todd Bacon (Benton Central) Joe Dixon (Benton Central)
Brian Shepherd (Attica)POY Joe Eylens (Lafayette Jeff) Brian Goodwin (Frankfort)
Burton Street (Twin Lakes) John Shoup (Clinton Central) Bret Hawks (Harrison)
Scott Woodrow (Covington) Skip Burns (West Lafayette) John McLaughlin (Twin Lakes)
Dave Barrett (Central Catholic) Rob Gloyeske (Central Catholic) Brian Good (Rossville)
Coach-of-the-Year: Steve Bennett (Central Catholic)
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1987: Covington & Rossville record their 1000 program victories.
a. Dave Barrett (Lafayette Central Catholic) is named to the Indiana All-Star Team.
b. Wayne Wilson (Lafayette Jeff) is named to the Silver Anniversary Team.
c. Virgil Sweet (Covington ’45), Evan Thompson (Frankfort ’31), Edward Elliott (Lafayette Jeff
’32) are enshrined in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Area Leading Scorer: John Shoup (Clinton Central) 26.7 ppg
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1 Team 2 Team 3 Team
Dave Barrett (Central Catholic)POY Brian Good (Rossville) John Jones (Crawfordsville)
John Shoup (Clinton Central) Paul Hart (McCutcheon) Ed Wilson (Lafayette Jeff)
Joe Eylens (Lafayette Jeff) Rob Gloyeske (Central Catholic) Bob Knebel (West Central)
John McLaughlin (Twin Lakes) Craig Stanley (Harrison) Mike Montes (West Lafayette)
Joe Dixon (Benton Central) Joe Sliger (Harrison) Kent Chezem (Clinton Prairie)
Coach-of-the-Year: Steve Bennett (Central Catholic)
1988: The IHSAA adopts the use of the 3p.t line for highs school basketball.
a. Henry Ebershoff (Lafayette Central Catholic) & Gene Milner (Rossville) are named to the Silver
Anniversary Team.
b. Pat Malaska (Crawfordsville ’33), Doyal Plunkitt (Frankfort ’26), Dick Atha (Otterbein ’49),
Duane Klueh (TH State ‘43 & former Head Coach @ Fowler) are elected to the Indiana Basketball
Hall of Fame.
Area Leading Scorer: Brian Good (Rossville) 28.8 ppg
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1 Team 2 Team 3 Team
Brian Good (Rossville)POY Mike Montes (West Lafayette) Steve Barrett (Central Catholic)
Steve Butz (Central Catholic) Todd Herren (Lafayette Jeff) Andy Davison (Clinton Central)
Doug Buuck (Harrison) Aaron Franks (Tri-County) Kyle Kerber (McCutcheon)
Matt Petty (Crawfordsville) Alex Hipsher (West Lafayette) George German (McCutcheon)
Tony Donoho (Lafayette Jeff) Mike Crowley (Rensselaer-Central) Ty Vanderkolk (Lafayette Jeff)
Coach-of-the-Year: Bob Knapp (Rossville)
1989: The Hoosier Heartland Conference is formed.
a. Matt Petty (Crawfordsville) is named to the Indiana All-Star Team & will attend Creighton
University on a basketball scholarship.
b. Howard Williams (New Ross ‘41) is elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Area Leading Scorer: Doug Burns (Tri-County) 28.4 ppg

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