Page 42 - The History of Lafayette Area Boys Basketball

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Matt Petty (Crawfordsville)POY Doug Burns (Tri-County) Mike Crowley (Rensselaer-Central)
Doug Buuck (Harrison) Manoj Desai (West Lafayette) Alex Hipsher (West Lafayette)
Noah Haynes (Frontier) Mark Davisson (Rensselaer-Central) Chad Dunwoody (Harrison)
John Hensley (Lafayette Jeff) Tim Nierste (Frontier) Jason Horn (McCutcheon)
David Funk (Harrison) Brad Mohler (Rossville) Kevin Burris (Attica)
Coach-of-the-Year: Dave Young (Harrison)
1990s

1990: Noah Haynes (Frontier) leads the state in scoring w/ a 33.8 ppg average. He will play basketball @ Indiana
State & the University of West Florida.
a. Denny Brady (Lafayette Jeff) & Jack Walkey (Lafayette Jeff) are named to the Silver
Anniversary Team.
b. Bill Springer (Head Coach @ Southport & former Head Coach @ Seeger/Linden) is named
Assistant Coach for the Indiana All-Star Team.
Area Leading Scorer: Noah Haynes (Frontier) 33.8 ppg
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Noah Haynes (Frontier)POY Trent Smith (South Newton) Craig DeVault (Central Catholic)
Chad Dunwoody (Harrison) Tim Bobo (Benton Central) Chip Hammel (Lafayette Jeff)
Ryan Steinhart (Lafayette Jeff) Jeremy Tulley (West Lafayette) Dave Jordy (Lafayette Jeff)
Brad Mohler (Rossville) Brooks Padgett (Clinton Central) Tony Gineris (North Montgomery)
Kevin Whiteman (Lafayette Jeff) Jason Horn (McCutcheon) Manoj Desai (West Lafayette)
Craig Simmons (Fountain Central)
Coach-of-the-Year: Bruce Haynes (Frontier)
1991: The Fountain Central Mustangs, under the direction of Head Coach Bryan Hughes, win their first 23 games.
They will win the Fountain Central Sectional, before losing to Twin Lakes in the morning game of the
Lafayette Regional. The Mustangs will finish the season w/ a 23-1 record.
a. Steve Kirkpatrick (Lafayette Jeff) is named to the Silver Anniversary Team.
b. Bob Masters (Lafayette Jeff ’48), Bob Igney (Rossville ’37), Ray Craft (Milan ’54 & former
Head Coach @ Clinton Central) are elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Area Leading Scorer: Richie Hammel (Lafayette Jeff) 24.8 ppg
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Richie Hammel (Lafayette Jeff)POY Kyle Wagner (Delphi) Trent Provo (Twin Lakes)
Chip Hammel (Lafayette Jeff) Chad Geheb (Carroll) Courtney Harris (Lafayette Jeff)
Steve Gehring (Rensselaer-Central) Courtney Hall (McCutcheon) Mike Morrison (North Montgomery)
Craig Simmons (Fountain Central) Rodney Ping (McCutcheon) Mike Callahan (West Lafayette)
Brandon Berglund (Harrison) Rick Cosgray (Twin Lakes) Matt McQuinn (Clinton Central)
Kevin O’Brien (Frankfort)
Coach-of-the-Year: Bryan Hughes (Fountain Central)
1992: Jim Hammel’s 25-3 Lafayette Jeff Bronchos lose in the state championship game to Richmond 77-73 OT.
Richie Hammel (Lafayette Jeff) wins the Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude & is named to the
Indiana All-Star Team.
a. Denny Blind (Lafayette Jeff ’51), Arthur Masters (Thorntown ’19 & former Lafayette Jeff Head
Coach), Dave Schellhase (Evans. North ’62 & former Head Coach @ Clinton Prairie) are elected
to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
b. Steve Reash (Lafayette Jeff) is named to the Silver Anniversary Team.
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1 Team All-State: Richie Hammel (Lafayette Jeff)
Area Leading Scorer: Kyle Shirk (Southmont) 28.4 ppg
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