USA-365's H.S. Boys Basketball, Class 4A, Sectional 2 Championship Game Photo Gallery:
Valparaiso 54, Crown Point 49

USA-365.com Photos by Mark Smith

Dated: 03-07-2009

03-07-2009 Boys Box Score: 
CROWN POINT (15-8) 8 - 14 - 11 - 16 == 49
03-07-2009 Class 4A, Sectonal 2 Final at MICHIGAN CITY, IN
VALPARAISO (20-3) 17 - 9 - 12 - 16 == 54
Green-dressed girls with writing on them was typical of VHS students at the championship game.  (All photos by Mark Smith)  (All photos by Mark Smith)

Griffith football coach Russ Radtke was one of the referees. (All photos by Mark Smith) The CP cheerleaders tried to boost the boys over the Vikings. (All photos by Mark Smith)
CP girls showed up in school colors to support the boys. Looking to her left is Valparaiso student Alaina Carlson, who sung the national anthem prior to the Class 4A, Sectional 2 title game, 03-07-2009.
The CP bench reacts as Michael 'Spike" Albrecht hits a 3-pointer to give CP a 43-42 lead with 3:00 minutes left in the championship game. Brady Schuster (40) tries to slap the ball away from Kyle Jacques (10) late in the game.
Adam Buttterfield (20) dribbles up the floor against CP senior Brady Schuster (40).  Read the story:  Crown Point falls to Valparaiso 54-49 in Sectional Finals to end season MICHIGAN CITY (03-09-2009) by Mark Smith The Vikings' Brad Karp (12) rises up and hits a 25-footer at the end of the first half to give VHS a 26-22 lead.  (All photos by Mark Smith.)
Boys Scoring Summary:

CROWN POINT (49) Michael Albrecht 3-2-9, Tony
Patrick 1-0-3, Brent Jacobus 1-0-2, CJ Mantel 2-0-
6, Michael Lipton 2-2-6, Nate Akers 4-1-9, Brady
Schuster 5-2-14, Nik Pusara 0-0-0-0, Chris Lakich
0-0-0.  TOTALS:  18 (7-10) 49.

 

VALPARAISO (54) Kyle Jacques 0-0-0, Brad Karp 7-2-19, Andy Martin 2-2-7, Adam Butterfield 0-0-0,
Derek Kennett 0-1-1, Jerrick Suiter 4-5-14, Hayden
Humes 5-2-13, Rick Freeman 0-0-0, Mark Hofferth 0-0-0.  TOTALS:  18 (12-15) 54.

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