Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The last 25 State Champions

To get you ready for tomorrow's state tournament -- and to catch you up on the last quarter-century of Kentucky high school hoops -- here are the final games of each of the last 25 boys' state tournaments. Key players for the winning team are sometimes listed in parentheses. Games in italics were played at Freedom Hall in Louisville; all other games were played at Rupp Arena in Lexington:

1987: Clay Co. 76, Lou. Ballard 73 (Richie Farmer)
1988: Lou. Ballard 88, Clay Co. 79 (Allen Houston)
1989: Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park 75, Wayne Co. 73
1990: Lou. Fairdale 77, Covington Holmes 73
1991: Lou. Fairdale 67, Lex. Tates Creek 63
1992: University Heights 59, Lex. Catholic 57
1993: Marion Co. 85, Lex. Dunbar 77 (Anthony Epps)
1994: Lou. Fairdale 59, Lex. Dunbar 56
1995: Breckinridge Co. 70, Lou. Pleasure Ridge Park 63
1996: Paintsville 71, Ashland Blazer 53
1997: Lou. Eastern 71, Ft. Thomas Highlands 59
1998: Scott Co. 89, Paintsville 78
1999: Lou. Ballard 71, Scott Co. 47
2000: Elizabethtown 79, Lex. Catholic 69 (Antwain Barbour)
2001: Lex. Lafayette 54, Lou. Male 49
2002: Lex. Catholic 83, Paducah Tilghman 53
2003: Mason Co. 86, Lou. Ballard 65 (Chris Lofton)
2004: Warren Cent. 66, Mason Co. 56
2005: S. Laurel 70, Warren Cent. 59
2006: Lou. Jeffersontown 61, Owensboro Apollo 48
2007: Scott Co. 56, Lou. Ballard 50
2008: Mason Co. 57, Cov. Holmes 48 (Darius Miller)
2009: Cov. Holmes 67, Lou. Central 63
2010: Shelby Valley 73, Lou. Ballard 61

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