Fort Wayne Bishop Luers claimed its second consecutive 2A IHSAA state title at Conseco Fieldhouse with a convincing 67-49 victory over Brownstown Central. The win capped a 23-4 season for Bishop Luers and fifth year head coach James Blackmon. Second-ranked Luers (23-4) led by only three points at halftime, but a 15-4 run to end the third quarter helped seal the Knights’ title. Top scorer Deshaun Thomas contributed nine points in the streak and led all scorers with 34 points. He led the state in scoring this season with a 30.3 average and now sits in 11th place on the state’s all-time scoring list with 2,254 points. Ranked second in the state in rebounding, Thomas pulled in 15 to finish the game with a double-double. Teammate Lawrence Barnett had 12 points and five rebounds, Ken Mullen added 10 points and four rebounds, and Evan Blackmon chipped in nine points and six rebounds. Mullen also broke the 2A championship game record with four blocked shots. Brownstown Central’s Blaze Ayers led his team with 18 points, 12 from the free throw line, and five rebounds, and Ryan Shoemaker added 10 points. The unranked Braves, coached by 11th year leader Dave Benter, finished their season 20-7. Luers which advanced to the final with a 30-point win over North Judson last Saturday, held its biggest advantage of 25 points at 58-33 with 3:51 remaining. Brownstown Central, the 2004 2A state runner-up, was playing in its third-ever state finals (1931). Following the game, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee named Blaze Ayers of Brownstown Central High School as the winner of the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude Award.
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