Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Panther notes, after the championship

By Rex Kirts

Good things happen to teams after winning the state basketball championship in Indiana.
The 2008-09 South championship team was honored by the state legislature with a visit to the State House in Indianapolis. The same thing will happen to the 2010-11 Panther champions. The visit is set up for Monday.
Also on the agenda for coach J.R. Holmes' team is a visit to elementary schools which feed into South. That is being arranged.
Other notes: During post-game festivities in 2009, Holmes gave his state championship medal to his father, Cocky. This year, J.R. gave medals to his brother, Mike, and son, Jon. J.R. has a medal, too, but he had to buy it. The IHSAA permits schools to buy extra medals . . . On the Monday after Saturday's victory over Kokomo, Panthers Spencer Turner, Aaron Binford, Trae Washington, Michael Bower, Kyle Dugan, Aareone McCoy, Keaton Hendricks and Isaiah Gooch decided they hadn't had enough basketball and were in the gym shooting.