The Plymouth Pilgrims won their second state championship in boys basketball beating Evansville Bosse, 72-61, and capping off a 25-2 season for 34th year Head Coach Jack Edison.
Edison had to wait 25 years to return Plymouth to championship glory, the longest stretch between titles for a coach in state finals history. Plymouth and Edison won their first title in 1982.
The Pilgrims jumped out to a 30-16 lead at halftime and never looked back. They allowed the Bulldogs to score only six points in the first quarter and 16 in the first half.
Plymouth’s scoring defense ranked second in the state this year but the Bulldogs scored a 3A state finals record 30 points in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late. The Bulldogs never got closer than seven points in the second half. Plymouth hit 17 for 22 from the free throw line down the stretch and cruised to the victory.
Plymouth junior Randy Davis had 28 points on 13 of 14 from the line to go along with his four rebounds. Senior Jared Wendel added 20 points and shot 9 for 10 from the field.
Bosse was led in scoring by senior guard Cardell McFarland’s 22 point effort. McFarland shot 8 for 15 from the field. The only other Bosse player to score in double figures was Matt Lander with 10.
Plymouth returned four players from its 2005 state finals squad that finished as runners-up to Washington, 74-72.
Bosse is no stranger to the state finals with seven trips overall though the Bulldogs were making their first appearance since 1982. They won the hoops crown in 1944, 1945 and 1962. Bosse was coached by second year head coach Jeff Hein. Bosse finished its season with a 22-5 record.
Both teams combined to break a 3A state finals record for most combined points in a quarter with 55. Bosse had 30 and Plymouth 25 in the fourth quarter.
Following the game, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee named Jason Renz of Plymouth High School as the winner of the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude Award.
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