Knightstown, Indiana — In a trip the Tolsia Boys will never forget, the Rebels beat the Man Hillbillies 80-72 in the Hoosier Gym on Saturday. The same gym the movie ‘Hoosiers’, which a big hit for Gene Hackman, was filmed for the ages.
Front Kylie Carpenter, Isabella Kitts, Desiree Keene, Alyssa Wright, Gracie Edwards, Krystal Keene, Back Robert Evans, Zach Waller, Cole Blackburn, Josh Hofmeister, Parker Watts, Evan Ball, Josh Muncy, Dakota Blackburn, Bryson Muncy, Cyrus Chaudhry, Jaron Hodge, Brian Stacy, Peyton Muncy, Logan Spence, CJ Waller, Jared Switzer
Parker Watts had a game high 38 points including 3 three pointers to lead the Rebels, Bryson Muncy tallied 20 points, Robert Evans added 9 points, Josh Hofmeister netted 8 points, Cole Blackburn had 4 points, Evan Ball 2 points and Dakota Blackburn chipped in with 1 point.
The Rebels hit 8 three pointers and went 13 of 15 from the free throw line.
Man was led by Jake Endicott with 21 points, Trey Ward 19 points, Noah Frazier 11 points, Devon Sanders 8 points, Blake Hicks and Justin Mullins had 6 points each, Bryson Wingler 1 point.
The Hillbillies hit 7 three pointers and went 15 of 22 from the free throw line.
With the win the Rebels clinched the #2 seed in the upcoming Region 4 Section 1 tournament and will play at Rebel Arena in the semifinals.
Playing in the gym that the movie Hoosiers was filmed was a great experience for both teams and their fans.
THS 23 16 27 14 = 80
MHS 18 18 22 14 = 72
The Rebels will close out the regular season with a road contest at Bloomingdale Baptist on Monday night.
Man will play for the #3 seed on Tuesday when the they travel to Sherman.
Tolsia Head Coach Brian Stacy
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Knightstown, Indiana. It’s a place I’ve always wanted to visit and maybe one day get to experience coaching a game in. So, when my good friend Coach Blevins from Man High called me up and asked did our team want to go, we jumped at the opportunity.”
“…My guys had never even heard of the movie ‘Hoosiers’ so we had a team night and watched the movie before we went and they loved the movie! They’ve been going around quoting some of the one liners out of the movie to me. Especially Parker Watts favorite line I’ll make the shot coach! lol. Overall it was a great team experience and going into sectional play I thought the trip kinda bonded the team.”
“…Adjusting to the size of the floor was a big difference compared to size of the floor at Rebel Arena. Man gave us a great game on the small floor they really got after us on defense. We had some good team scoring from a lot of guys. Just overall team experience for our young team.”
