Princeton Daily Clarion from Princeton, Indiana (2024)

March 30, 2009

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Princeton Daily Clarioni

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Princeton, Indiana

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Monday, March 30, 2009

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10

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three quarters of a mile was very impressed by Kelly said Brad Pegram course suits him Mythical Power closed in a little but Kelly Leak had the race Brad Pegram who travel to Sunland because he Tigers stayed home to celebrate wife birthday by bar becuing also missed Satur racing program at San ta Anita for a Princeton rea son He took his computer to papa Jim home in Los Angeles metropolitan Arcadia Calif hooked the computer into the TV and joined his dad in watching 81 79 state cham pionship win over Rochester in double overtime so proud of Prince Brad Pegram said was great to see although it almost made me sick not to be there in person Winters who was at the game kept calling me I was shocked when Bruce Grimm Jr made that shot to force overtime but the end was great and I were so excit ed A real Jim Pegram the agent for jockey Jose Valdivia called Sunday night and said the Tigers had us screaming and hollering was quite a said the former Princeton catch er and brother of ex Prince ton pitcher and basketball player Mike Pegram whose jump shot the last 15 sec onds beat Wood Memorial in the 1969 sectional final Straight A Continued from Page IB scored 43 against ort bomb that forced over Wayne Harding in 2008 The time one class era record is 40 by Continued from Page IB Brandt George held the defensive rebound inally after 16 lead changes and 9 ties the first state championship by any Princeton team the first state basketball champi onship by any Gibson Coun ty team became a reality on the floor where Gibson Southern girls in 2002 and Wood Memorial girls in 2007 were beaten in title games Sophom*ore Dontray Chavis rebounding Jalen three point miss after the Tigers had held the ball for 55 seconds was fouled as he went up to shoot Calmly Dontray broke the 79 79 tie by making the first free throw and then hit the second Malchow after calling time out called a play on which Brody Schoen the Arthur Trester Mental Attitude Award winner in bounded Schoen threw a baseball pass beyond half court but it was caught by Trevor George Trevor dribbled three times heard the horn threw the ball backward and skyward and the celebration was on was trying to block out my guy and get the said Dontray Chavis who authored 14 points and made The Associ ated Press A11 3A Tourna ment Team that included twin brother Rontray Chavis Trevor George and Jordan Simmons and Grimm who properly was named Most Valuable Player I went to the free throw line I thought Zebras out of gas in overtime and keep blocking out to get a defen sive rebound the waist down the Princeton kids areo strong I think they have tree trunks for legs the end their best offense was to miss the shot get the rebound and put it back Malchow said that on his throws wanted to get a Bryce Drew referring to a miracle shot that gave Valparaiso University an NCAA tourney game upset win a decade ago wanted Austin Lowe to catch the in bound throw and tip it to Bruce and hope come up with a miracle Trevor George who said Weeks followed overtime forcing basket by telling the Tigers to our said he throw long on that last play since Bruce was at half court just had to step up and get the ball When 1 grabbed it 1 think somebody grabbed my arm But I regained con trol of my dribble and the horn sounded just as I bounced the ball know this really sunk in yet starting Trevor said a minute The Tigers received a scare early the second quar ter when Trevor lay on the floor several seconds and walked gingerly to the bench He sat out just 46 sec of the since what Coach Weeks reminded me to focus on at mid While five Zebras hit at least one three including sophom*ore Evan Hoff who hit a trio of them no Zebra besides Grimm Jr scored in double figures The Tigers meanwhile received 25 points and a game high 14 rebounds by last gasp bid after Rontray' dhavisO and by 'A Dontray two free Trevor George 14 points by Dontray and 12 by Simmons Trevor George who strug gled on free throws part of the season shot 7 for 7 in the biggest game of his life Rontray who made a game high four steals and matched the four assists of Trevor George and Packer noted that were down at halftime (37 29) but we knew come back if we put our heads down We did do Weeks said the Tigers who out rebounded the northerners 43 32 including 28 18 in the second half and overtimes to the glass the second half and picked up our defensive intensity We made them rush some shots first half we rushed some things The second half we calmed basket that forced overtime was a tough shot he was going out of Malchow who said Marc Bowers and Colt Meadows set the screen that gave Grimm just enough room for the tying three said the onds stepped on foot and felt pain in tny Trevor said it Upon end Trevor shook hands with Grimm and told him the best player played Twin brother Brandt George the only oth er senior called the marathon win awesome "Everybody on our team deserves this I just wish been able to get through that triple screen and keep Grimm from hitting that tying shot But it turned out great freshman year Coach first year in Princeton everybody start ed picking up up his Packer who like sopho more classmates Rontray and Dontray hopes to gradu ate with three state champi onships said the Tigers on coming kept with it when things were Simmons who hopes to graduate in 2010 as a two time state champ described himself as very excit ed We made history a part of In the 12th year of class basketball the Tigers became first unbeaten champions Malchow noted lot of state tournament players have gone on to the NBA but do what Bruce did today Probably 25 coaches feel their team could have been here about having will I guess Princeton had a touch more than we Some teams denied a reg ulation victory that little over a minute earlier had seemed a certainty would have wilted then Not the Tigers who played with more patience and compo sure the second half and the two overtimes than in the first half Trevor George after struggling on tree throw shooting in several games shot 7 for 7 in the biggest game of his life All the Tigers under 60 percent through 28 games Saturday shot 13 for 17 before the largest audience ever seen Simmons in the post game noted made histo How much history? Of the 12 teams that have won state championships with unbeaten records only Princeton had to go over time to complete that feat Since the Tigers needed two overtimes they labored eight minutes longer than any of the other 11 other perfect champions Not that they hold the all time record for champi onship game longevity That goes back to 1913 when Wingate outlasted South Bend by 15 14 in believe it or not five overtimes Suffice it to say the pace in 1915 what it was Saturday Since then eight state championship games have gone one overtime three others double overtime The most notable from a south western Indiana perspec tive was 74 72 single overtime win over Dave Shepherd in a 1970 loss to East Chicago Roosevelt Grimm Jr who said he vowed in mid week that he going to let us is a cinch to make the Indi ana All Star Team that will meet Kentucky in the annu al June series Bruce make the Indiana All Stars some not thinking Rochester coach Rob Mal chow said 1 Mr Basketball? are some great players in the state but people watch ing today know Bruce is a great his coach said Since Jordan Hulls keyed Bloomington South to a 4A state championship that capped a perfect season and an Indiana University recruit be surprised if Mr Basketball But Big Red Nation should root for Grimm Jr because if anointed you can say the Tigers beat a Mr Basketball on a night he matched his career high for points Talk about the Big Red Nation covered Princeton since January 1989 and without question this is the most turned on the town has been in these 20 years Princeton was turned on in May and early June 1998 when Mike Real Quiet won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and went for the Triple Crown that he lost by a nose in the Belmont Real run brought nation al attention but Princeton as turned on then as in the past few weeks New rom COUKTRV CU33SB Zero Turn with Attitude! Power Lift fex' A A A A i AWOiE Push Button Deck Lift Operation for easy cleaning and maintenance Joystick or Twin Stick Controls Join us at our Open House April 10th 11th ICS Enterprises A Selection of used mowers priced to Phone: 386 6580 kieseentsit conet wwwkieselentcom Hwy 41 Princeton IN (Next to Mark's Auto Tinting) Unbeatable Prices OAKLAND CITY Wood scheduled baseball scrimmage Tuesday at North Posey has been cancelled ath letic director Steve Kilian said Sunday night Wood softball scrimmage at Evansville Mater Dei is still on Tuesday as scheduled Space Planning A Decorative Concrete New Construction Hopefully fans who have returned and the new fans the current Tigers have made will still find their way to the gym in a few years to watch young men who as talented but are just as earnest The current Tigers have set a model for successors Not only through perfor mance but because been gentlemen throughout the ride in which been terrific on the court Our state champions have conducted themselves as winning people And on the court in the toughest and ultimate of 29 tests their talent was matched by char acter that came to the fore in the form of heart and guts Tigers you earned Prince first state champi onship 1 Metal 1 0 COLORS TO CHOOSE ROM 2 2 window 1 36" entrance Door Roof Insulation Material Labor Tax Deuvery Included $11430 cl)afer (JTonstruttion Company (81 2) 21 5 0238 (81 2) 386 0508 Plymouth in 2005 when the Luke Zeller hit a half court three as time elapsed And made himself Mr Basketball None of those 11 teams was trying to protect a per fect record in extra time Mention of Washington reminds that the Tigers gave the Big Eight Confer ence a third state champi onship imfive years includ ing Washington's 2007 title Ted by Mr Basketball Tyler Zeller now of North Caroli na Princeton coach Tom Weeks said a few weeks ago that Zeller is the best high school player ever Talk about Mr Basketball a case can be made for Grimm Jr whose 40 points a championship game record because Tyler Zeller No scrimmage for baseball Trojans 1 Metal 1 0 COLORS TO CHOOSE ROM 1 1 OH DOOR 1 window 1 ENTRANCE DOOR i Roof Insulation Material Labor Tax Deuvery Included $6200 We Offer Custom Design A Room Additions Remodeling Post rame Homes RIEM Join us at our Open House April 10th 11th Enterprises A I.

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