Senior backcourt ace Todd Leary led the scoring with 54 points in two games, but seven foot junior center Eric Montross drew most of the publicity as Lawrence North captured the 79th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals Tournament with a 74-57 victory over Kokomo at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, March 25 , 1989. Montross delivered 21 points and 19 rebounds in the afternoon when Lawrence North registered a convincing 81-62 win over South Bend St. Joseph's team that had been ranked #1 in the polls during most of the season. It was just the second loss in a 29-2 season for St. Joseph's. Montross came back with 19 points and 18 rebounds in the championship game against Kokomo. He was a dominating force all day coupled with Leary who provided the outside threat that gave Montross more room to operate around the basket. Leary had 28 points against South Bend St. Joseph's and 26 against Kokomo. Kokomo advanced to the championship game with a 73-70 nod over Floyd Central in the tourney opener. Pat Graham, the state's leading scorer with a 32 point average, ripped the nets for 37 points, and the Highlanders almost turned the tables after a disastrous 23-8 Kokomo start. The Wildkats shot a blistering .605 from the field, paced by Brad Sebree with 22 points, Brian Reaves with 15 and Keith Gaillard with 10. Graham scored 26 points in the second half, and Floyd Central shot in front by a 54-49 score at the end of three quarters, but Kokomo refused to weaken. Sean Gibson backed up Graham with a strong 19 point performance for Floyd Central which shot .532 from the field and finished the season with an outstanding 23-4 record. Lawrence North, 25-4 for the season, got excellent balance from Montross, Victor Bush and Damon Watts to go along with Leary in the championship game. The first suburban Indianapolis state champion took charge early and played a sticky defense that forced Kokomo to hit just .385 from the field. Montross, Bush and Watts drilled 13 of their 15 shots, and Lawrence North also outscored Kokomo at the foul line, 25-4. Leary got his game high 26 with 8-for-21 shooting, mostly from the outside, and he sank nine straight free throws for the Marion County crew, coached by Jack Keefer. Leary set a state finals record with four three point baskets during the afternoon match-up. The IHSAA Executive Committee unanimously selected Pat Graham of Floyd Central High School as the recipient of the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude Award. Farm Bureau Insurance, corporate sponsor of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to Floyd Central High School in his name. A total of 4,587 student-athletes from 386 schools participated in the tournament series program.
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