MEMORY LANEA Look Back at Some of the Memorable Games in the Series

February 17, 2012 @ the “M Dome” Munster 69 Andrean 59

Last year’s game was actually much closer than the final score would indicate. In front of a packed house at the “M Dome”, Munster led 18-13, at the end of a fast paced first quar-ter behind a pair of threes from forward Danilo Zekovic and four points apiece from Mark Strbjak and Nate Bubash. Andrean came roaring back to lead by two at the half, 30-28, as six different play-ers found their way into the scorebook in a balanced 59’er attack. The third quarter was a back and forth affair that found Andrean still holding onto a one point lead at the end, 48-47, as Nick Davidson scored nine points and Collin Wojcik added seven for the Niners to offset seven points from Mike Schlotman and five more from Strb-jak for Munster. In the final frame Munster finally took over as the Mustangs defense held the Niners to just a pair of field goals, while Schlotman tallied eight, Bubash six and Strbjak added four more for the final mar-gin. Munster had three players in double figures: Schlotman, who led all scorers with 21 points, Strbjak with 16, Bubash with 15, and Zekovic with nine. Andrean was led in scoring by Davidson with 17, Wojcik with 16, Josh James with nine and Skyler Moss with eight.

December 16, 2006 LAC Tournament Semi-Finals @ Calumet

Munster 45 Andrean 43 In a low scoring, defensive struggle in the LAC Tournament semi-finals at Calumet, Munster prevailed on a Mike Bizoukas lay in at the buzzer after four missed Munster free throws and a missed lay-up down the stretch. Bizoukas led all scorers with 15 points while Adam Norton led the way for Andrean with 14.

January 6, 2006 @ “5959 Broadway” Andrean 54 Munster 53

In front of a raucous, overflow crowd at 5959 Broadway, Andrean handed Munster their first defeat of the season when Jesse Repay drove the crowd into delirium when he drained a baseline trey with five seconds left to give the Niners a come from behind, 54-53 win in dramatic fashion. Munster jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead before Andrean’s Chris Kaba got hot. Kaba nailed seven first quarter points to help give the 59’ers a 16-14 lead at the end of the first stanza. In the second quarter Andrean took advantage of stone cold Munster shooting (1 for 8 for the period) when Luke Haran-

gody heated up, scoring eight of his twelve first half points to stake the Niners to a seven point, 29-22 lead. Munster’s defense stiffened in the third quarter however, holding Andrean to just a pair of field goals and seven points in the period while the Mustangs put 20 points of their own on the board to lead by six heading into the final frame. The 20 point blitz by Munster in the third was highlighted by six

points from Jeff Marinier, on a pair from beyond the arc, and five points from Steve Luptak. The Stangs then stretched the lead to 10 points with four minutes to play in the final quarter before Andrean started the comeback. Munster helped out the cause by going 6 for 12 from the free throw line in the frame but still led by two points at 51-49 with 35 seconds to play. At that point the game had been so tight everyone in the oxygen starved gymnasium was anticipat-ing overtime. Munster’s Mike Bizoukas hit two free throws to give the ‘Stangs a four point lead before Haragody got a put-back on the ensuing possession, cutting the lead to 53-51. Munster then turned the ball over to set the stage for Repay’s redeeming heroics. After the inbounds pass with time running out, Repay drilled a three from deep in the

corner to win the game and send the place into pandemonium. Harangody finished with 20 points to lead all scorers. Bizou-kas had 17 to lead the way for Munster.

December 17, 2005LAC Tournament Championship @ Calumet

Munster 53 Andrean 51 It was a fitting game for the conference tournament champi-onship as Andrean and Munster slugged it out for 32 minutes before Munster escaped with a two point victory at Calumet. The first three quarters saw the lead change hands 20 times and the scored tied another 10 times before the Mustangs built a 10 point lead with 90 seconds to play behind center Scott Rut-kowski. Andrean staged a furious rally, hitting four threes in the 4th to close the gap to the final margin before falling short and Munster emerged victorious 53-51. Rutkowski, who went toe to toe with Andrean center Luke Harangody all night, had 20 points to lead the Mustangs. Harangody matched Rutkowski’s effort with 20 points of his own as the two centers shared game scoring honors. Aric VanWeelden had 15 and Steve Luptak added 10 for Munster. Chris Kaba and Anthony Johnson each had 15 point efforts for the Niners in the loss.

January 7, 2005 @ the “M Dome” Andrean 68 Munster 64

Luke Harangody exploded for 36 points including 12 in a 21 point Niner first quarter as Andrean outlasted Munster 68-64 in front of a capacity crowd at the “M Dome”. Trailing by eight, 21-13, at the start of the second quarter, the Mustangs responded with a 22 point onslaught of their own to take a 35-34 lead at the half behind seven apiece from Mike Bizoukas and Aric VanWeelden. Haran-gody, who had seven points of his own in the second quarter, kept the pressure on in the 3rd quarter by adding eight more to his tally sheet but Munster still managed to extend their lead to three at 51-48 at the end of the frame behind a nine point effort by Steve Luptak. The big guns for Munster fell silent in the fourth as the Stangs scored just seven points from the floor and 13 for the quarter, while Harangody dropped in 11 more to lead the Niners to a 20 point quarter and the victory. Chris Kaba added 14. Bizoukas had 15 to pace Mun-ster, who had four players in double figures as VanWeelden and Scott Rutkowski scored 12 apiece and Luptak finished with 11.

December 18, 2004LAC Tournament Championship @ Calumet

Andrean 60 Munster 57 In a typical back and forth Munster-Andrean game, the Nin-ers rallied from a 10 point halftime deficit to win 60-57 and capture the Lake Athletic Conference tournament championship at Calumet. A three point bucket from David Boarden in the closing seconds won it for Andrean. Munster built a five point, 16-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and an eight point second quarter effort from Jeff Marinier helped the Mustangs extend the lead to ten at the half at 37-27, before the Niners woke up. Luke Harangody threw down eight of his game high 15 points in the third quarter as Andrean trimmed the deficit to 48-46 at the end of the frame. In the fourth quarter it was the David Boarden show for Andrean. Boarden, who shared game scoring honors with Ha-rangody with 15 points, put 11 on the board in the final period while the Niners held Munster to just two field goals, setting the stage for Boarden’s buzzer beating heroics. Jeff Marinier had 12 and Steve Luptak added 11 to pace Munster.

January 9, 2004 @ “5959 Broadway” Munster 82 Andrean 80

In a high flying, high scoring affair in front of a roaring ca-pacity crowd at Andrean, Munster came out on top in an 82-80 shootout. The Mustangs had three players score 20 points or better, while Andrean had two players over 20 and one with 19. Munster came out on fire in the first period, scoring 21 for the quarter to build a five point, 21-16 lead behind 10 points from Josh Martin, who finished with 24 on the night. Bernie Talian had 10 points in the quarter to spark Andrean, including

three from downtown. Talian would finish with 19 for the game including six buckets from beyond the arc. The Mustangs continued to burn up the nets, posting 26 in the second frame behind 10 points, including a pair of triples, from Andrean transfer Pete Trgovich III and nine points from

Dustin Bothwell. “Three-Pete” had 20 in the contest. As red hot as Munster was shooting, Andrean was hotter as the 59’ers managed to shave a point off the lead with a 27 point second quarter of their own behind nine from Frank Provenzano and seven from David Carson, coupled with a pair of Talian triples. The Niners took over the momentum in the third quarter, outscoring the Mustangs 20 to 12 to take a four point, 63-59 advantage into the final frame behind 11 more from Provenzano, who led all scorers with 26 in the contest. Eight points from Bothwell in the period kept the Mustangs breathing heading into the final eight minutes down just four. Bothwell would finish with 25 for the ‘Stangs, including three from

downtown. The offensive fireworks continued in the final stanza as Car-son, who matched Bothwell’s 25, threw down 10 points in an attempt to stave off a determined Munster comeback. It wasn’t enough as the Mustangs outscored Andrean 23-17 in the period behind nine more points from Martin to win 82-80. Both teams sizzled from long range as Andrean dropped in 11 three-point-ers and Munster 10 from beyond the arc. Despite a shaky first half at the free throw line (5-9, 55%), Munster won the game from the stripe, nailing a sparkling 11 of 12 in the second half to finish 16-21 for the contest. Andrean was 9 of 12 from the line but only got to the stripe four times in the second half.

February 13, 2003LAC Tournament Opener @ the “M Dome”

Munster 54 Andrean 52 Although Andrean had a five point, 12-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, the Niners never recovered from a 21 point Munster second period, as the ‘Stangs took a lead they never relinquished, en route to a 54-52 victory. While Munster’s defense was holding Andrean to five points in the second, the Mustangs offense rolled, with six players scoring in the frame, led by five apiece from Josh Martin and John Jamicich to give Munster a 28-17 lead at the half. Munster still held the same 11 point margin at the end of three quarters at 42-31 after the teams traded punches in a stand-off period highlighted by three long range bombs from Jamicich for Mun-ster and a pair from Pete Trgovich III for Andrean. Jamicich and “Three-Pete” each had five treys for the game. Trgovich, dropped in 11 points in the fourth to lead a furious Andrean comeback, but the Mustangs were able to hold off the rally, winning 54-52. Trgovich would lead all scorers in the game with 23. Jamicich had 17 to lead Munster while Dustin Bothwell added 13 and Jim Phelan chipped in 10 points.

Front Row (from L to R): Steve Herndon, Luke Wuchenich, Ben Wanicki,Craig Dedelow, Cody Gryzbowski, Nate Bubash, Pat McCarthy,

Mike Schlotman, Adam Ostoich, Sam Toth, Drew HackettBack Row (from L to R): John Doherty - Trainer , Ken Croner - Assistant,

Bojan Jovanovic - Assistant, Mike Hackett - Head Coach, Jake Argenta - Assistant, Jack Cundiff - Assistant, Greg Luksich - Assistant

MIKE HACKETT

LUKE WUCHENICH

MIKE SCHLOTMAN SAM TOTH STEVE HERNDON CRAIG DEDELOW ADAM OSTOICH

DREW HACKETT NATE BUBASH CODY GRYZBOWSKI PAT McCARTHY BEN WANICKI

Asst.Coaches (from L to R): Ken Croner, Bojan Jovanovic, Greg Luksich, Jake Argenta

THE mike hackett FILEDate of Birth: April 6, 1965Teaches: Health & Physical Education

EDUCATIONHigh School: Michigan City Elston 1983 College: Franklin College 1987Bachelor’s Degree: In Health & Physical EducationGrad School: Indiana University 1994Master’s Degree: In Health & Physical Education

FAMILYMike has been married to wife Vicki for 18 years. Mike and Vicki have two sons: Drew, 16, and Luke, 14.Family Pet: “Duke” - a four year old English bulldog ATHLETICSHigh school: Played basketball and baseball at Michigan City ElstonCollege: Played basketball at Franklin College.

HIGHLIGHTS Four year starter at Franklin College. Named Franklin College MVP as a junior and senior and All-District as a senior.Ranks 7th all time in career scoring at Franklin with 1,566 career points. All time career assists leader at Franklin with 531.

COACHING RESUMEAsst. Coach at Kankakee Valley 1987-1990 Asst. Coach at Merrillville 1990-2000Head Coach at Munster for 2000-Present

COACHING HIGHLIGHTSIn his 13th season at Munster, Mike owns a career record of 247-56, the highest winning percentage in the state of Indiana among active coaches. His Mun-ster teams have won four Lake Athletic Conference, five Northwest Crossroads Conference and three Lake Athletic Conference tournament championships. Un-der Hackett’s leadership the Mustangs have won three class 4A sectional championships (2009, 2010, 2011)

and two class 4A regional championships (2009, 2011). AWARDS Mike has won eight conference Coach of the Year awards2003 & 2011 IBCA District 1 Coach of the Year2011 NFHS Indiana Coach of the YearTwice named Region Sports Network Coach of the Year (2009, 2011), NWI Times Coach of the Year (2008), Post-Tribune Coach of the Year (2009).

OTHER NOTABLE INFOIBCA District 1 Representative (2008-2011)IBCA President Elect (2012-2014)Indiana All-Star Coach (2011)

Front Row (from L to R): D.J. Gonzalez, Ramon Guerrero, Matt Ruberry, JJ Bosak, Nick Podkul, Ben Davisdon, Shamir Johnson

Back Row (from L to R): Asst. Coach Scott Hicko, Head Coach Carson Cunningham, Nick Davidson, Sam Toporski, Daniel Keilman, Skyler Moss,

Collin Wojcik, Asst. Coach Greg Bosak

RAMON GUERRERO

NICK DAVIDSON

DANIEL KEILMAN BEN DAVIDSON J.J. BOSAK MATT RUBERRY D.J. GONZALEZ

SAM TOPORSKI NICK PODKUL SHAMIR JOHNSON COLLIN WOJCIK SKYLER MOSS

CARSON CUNNINGHAM GREG BOSAK SCOTT HICKO

THE carson cunningham FILEDate of Birth: May 7, 1977Teaches: Carson is in his eighth year teaching history at DePaul University.

EDUCATIONHigh School: Andrean 1996 College: Attended Oregon State University 1997 Graduated from Purdue University 2000Degree: Bachelor’s Degree in HistoryGrad School: Purdue University Degree: Master’s Degree in History 2001 PHD in History 2006

FAMILYCarson and his wife Christy have been married for eight years and have four children: Daughters Caroline, age 7, and Catie Joy, age 2 ½, and sons Case, age 5, and Indiana, age four months.

ATHLETIC CAREERHigh School: Played basketball all four years at Andrean.College: Played basketball for one year at Oregon State University (1997)and three years at Purdue University (1999-2001). Professional: Played one season in the CBA for the Gary Steelheads (2002) and two seasons for the Rockford Lightning (2003-2004) and over that time also played professionally in Estonia and Australia.

PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTSAndrean: Carson was a member of two sectional championship teams at Andrean under Coach Bob Buscher. As a senior, Carson averaged 22.9 points per game, 6.5 assists per game and 4.5 rebounds per game. Was named Post-Tribune Player of the Year, was a 1st team All-State selection and was named USA Today All American Honorable Mention as a senior and for his career was a three time All Area selection.Oregon State: Carson was the team’s co-leader in scoring at Oregon State his freshman year, averaging 14.9 points per game. Was named to the Pac 10 All Freshman team and was the runner up in the PAC 10 Freshman of the Year voting.

Purdue: Starred for three years at point guard forlegendary Coach Gene Keady at Purdue, averaging 8.9 points per game for his career. Carson was named to the NCAA West Regional All Tournament team in 2000 and was a two time Academic All-American.

COACHING RESUME Assistant Coach for one year at Andrean (2008)Head Coach at Andrean for five years (2009 to Present)

COACHING HIGHLIGHTSIn his fifith season at Andrean, Carson has a career mark of 74-37 and under his tutelage the 59ers have captured three sectional titles.

OTHER NOTABLE INFO Carson has authored three books, “Underbelly Hoops”, a narrative about playing basketball in the CBA; “American Hoops”, a history of USA Olympic basketball, and “Before the Curse”, a Chicago Cubs reader.

CARSON CUNNINGHAM GREG BOSAK SCOTT HICKOCARSON CUNNINGHAM GREG BOSAK SCOTT HICKO