2005 IHSAA Class 3A State Championship: Washington 74, Plymouth 72 OT - YouTube IHSAA

Washington senior center Luke Zeller swished a half-court shot at the overtime horn to give his team a 74-72 triumph over Plymouth in the IHSAA Class 3A championship game in front of a sellout crowd of 18,345 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Plymouth, which was trying to give 32nd-year coach Jack Edison his 500th career victory, had taken a 72-71 lead on a lay-up by freshman guard Randy Davis with two seconds left in overtime. Davis scored the Pilgrims’ final six points in the extra session, finishing with 10 for the game on 3-3 from the field and 4-4 at the line. Washington gave retiring coach Dave Omer a perfect send-off, completing a 27-2 campaign with its state title. Zeller just missed a triple double, finishing with game highs of 27 points, nine rebounds, and a Class 3A-record 11 assists. Zeller, the Class 3A Trester Award winner, hit 8-13 from the field, 2-4 from three-point range, and 9-10 at the line. Plymouth started the contest quickly, building its biggest lead at 17-12 on a three-pointer by senior guard Kyle Benge with 1:53 remaining in the first quarter. Benge finished with a team-high 22 points, breaking the 3A record for field goal attempts with 25. Benge also attempted a Class 3A-record 15 treys, beating the previous best of 11 by Joseph Poindexter of Fort Wayne Elmhurst in 2003. Benge finished his career with a school-record 1,979 career points, good for 42nd on the state all-time list. Washington scored the final five points of the first quarter to tie it at 17. The margin was no more than four points in the second quarter with Plymouth taking a 36-34 halftime lead. The game was tied at 47 with 3:01 left in the third before Washington ran off the final 10 points of the quarter to build a 57-47 advantage. Hatchets’ senior forward Isaac Stoll nailed back-to-back treys on consecutive possessions during the run. Stoll finished with 16 points, hitting a 3A-best .500 from three-point range on 4-8 shooting. The old record was .444 by Brice Jones of Muncie Southside in 2001. Plymouth trailed 62-51 with 5:13 remaining in regulation before mounting a furious rally to force the extra session. The Pilgrims tied it with 21 seconds on two free throws by senior guard Kyle Plumlee. Plumlee, who finished with 11 points, missed two shots in the final seconds of regulation. Washington tied the Class 3A record with torrid .692 shooting from the field, hitting 27-39 to equal Indianapolis Cathedral’s effort in 1998. The Hatchets shot 13-20 (.650) in the first half, 12-16 (.750) in the second half and 2-3 in overtime. Pilgrims’ senior guard Geoff Scheetz nailed a record five treys for 15 points in the contest. The previous standard was four treys by Brian Bell of Muncie Southside in 2001. Plymouth nailed a 3A record 11 treys, surpassing the previous standard of eight by Muncie Southside in 2001. The Pilgrims made 10-20 from beyond the arc in the first half. Plymouth 32 three-point attempts broke the previous record of 27 by Fort Wayne Elmhurst in 2003. The two teams combined for 19 treys to beat the old 3A mark of 10 by Muncie Southside and Evansville Mater Dei in 2001, with Washington breaking the 3A accuracy record by hitting 8-14 (.571) from beyond the arc. The two teams shot a 3A-record .458 from three-point range, shattering the previous mark of .357 by Muncie Southside and Mater Dei. Plymouth and Washington had 46 combined three-point attempts, exceeding the old standard of 38 by Fort Wayne Elmhurst and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard in 2003. Plymouth was perfect at the free throw line (11-11), exceeding the .955 (21-22) shot by Delta in 2002. Washington High School senior center Luke Zeller is the 2005 recipient of the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude for Class 3A. In the classroom, Zeller is the Valedictorian of his senior class of 164 with a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average and he will graduate with an Academic Honors Diploma. The All-American Scholar annually participates in the Dr. Suess “Read Across America” in elementary schools. He is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and he is a volunteer for the Camp Illiana Habitat for Humanity. Members of the IHSAA Executive Committee present the Trester Award to the outstanding senior participant in each classification of the boys’ basketball state finals. The recipients of this award, who were nominated by their principals and coaches, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in basketball. The award is named for Arthur L. Trester, who served as the first commissioner of the IHSAA from 1929-44. Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a scholarship check for $1,000.00 to Washington High School in the name of Luke Zeller.

2005 IHSAA Class 3A State Championship: Washington 74, Plymouth 72 OT - YouTube
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