Page 279 - The History of Lafayette Area Boys Basketball

Wingate Spartans
Best Season: 22-3 (1912-13 State Champions) & 19-5 (1913-14 State Champions)
Montgomery County Tournament Champions: 1932, 1935, 1936
All-time Tournament Record: 59-38
Sectional (5) 1917 1918 1922 1925 1931
State (2) 1913 1914

Career Scoring: Homer Stonebraker (1914)
Unknown point total
Consolidation: Wingate will combine w/ New Richmond starting w/
the 1953-54 school year to form Coal Creek Central.
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame:
1. Homer Stonebraker ’14 1962
2. Alonzo Goldsberry ’20 1972
3. John Forest Crane ’13 2013
4. Lee Thorn ’16 1978
Noteworthy
1. Wingate is the first school to win back-to-back state
championships (1913 & 1914).
2. Homer Stonebraker scored 74 points (or 80 pts.) @
Hillsboro in 1913.
3. The 1919-20 Wingate team was kicked out of the IHSAA, along w/ Crawfordsville, & played an
independent schedule throughout the Midwest.

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