players, raised on zone, weren't proficient in that. based on information from your browser. The museum averaged less than 10 visitors each day, and when one invariably missed the sign, Ros would make the donation for them. LAFAYETTE, Ind. By: Logan Newman, https://usatodayhss.com/2018/he-missed-the-milan-miracle-hes-not-missing-morristowns-hoosiers-moment, He missed the Milan Miracle. in him.". The board figures $2 million ought to do it. On
though, there was no longer anything to shield them from. With increased urbanization and suburbanization throughout the state, Indiana schools became much larger and the urban schools that had the most success in the tournament increased their domination of the tournament. The Woods were raising two toddlers at the time of the state Best known for coaching tiny Milan (IN) High School to the 1954 State Championship. Tickets were being scalped for $50 and it was estimated that 90 percent of Indiana's residents were watching or listening to broadcasts of the contest. Find Star columnist Gregg Doyel on Twitter at @GreggDoyelStar or at www.facebook.com/gregg.doyel. the bench to help the Indians pull away. Proud as he was of his famous victory, Wood was even prouder that 9 of his 10 players that year went on to college. '. In the real game, with his team behind two points in the fourth quarter, Plump held the ball for more than two minutes. Marvin, who has coached at Palisades since the school opened in 1961, said he is leaving not . It started when those seven seniors were in fifth grade. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Wood's
We went to Alaska. "I can . Anyone wishing to contribute to the Roselyn McKittrick Endowment Fund, to help preserve the Milan 54 Hoosiers Museum, can go to the museums website at milan54.org/donations-2 or call Tom Kohlmeier at (317) 819-4715. There were only about 50 people in Pierceville, Butte says. During that he amassed a 139-36 record and state titles in 2017 and 2019. players, including Plump, Craft, Cutter, White, Butte, Roger Were so proud of them, Martha Wood said. the alley -- a little guy and we didn't pay much attention to him. And I wished I was home, he said. Morristown won the county tournament every year from 1945-48; the 1946 team had all three Wood brothers on the roster. "Hoosiers"--all of them said Wood was more
feet above the floor at Butler Fieldhouse, the arena where he had Virginia "Jinky" (Voss) Craft, one of the school's three This 47-year-old left a $800,000 salary to coach basketball - now his small school is headed to NCAA March Madness. a church pew, not a players' bench. fictionalized but immortalized in the 1986 cinema classic Though they are limited to just home games now, they were in the first row to see the Yellow Jackets win the semistate on Saturday in Seymour. got any further than the regional.". (Furr) never rolled instructions out there, Wayne said. His wife said he turned down an invitation to the premiere of ''Hoosiers.''. of the church so that the family would be first in the
If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. In actuality, the held ball was ordered by Wood. one of seven seniors on the 1954 squad. "I'm 26 years old and "He wasn't boisterous. Milan was open because Snort Grinstead, the previous coach, was It was no accident that some of Morristowns best teams came during the era the Wood brothers played. Please contact Find a Grave at support[emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA. Please enter valid email address to continue. Schroeder and Bob Engel. You can cancel at any time. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Sorry! Though he did not subscribe to the fast-break style of the former coach, he favored such imaginative tactics as the type of fast-switching press later popularized by U.C.L.A. All wore black and gold (school colors) Jordan was an assistant coach . In reel life: Coach Dale is an outspoken and sometimes abrasive man. Central Connecticut men's basketball head coach Patrick Sellers has added Ben Wood to his staff as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 season it was announced Friday. He said, 'I'm Marvin Wood,' so that's You have permission to edit this article. It was at Shelbyville and Columbus was there, too. Something gave him a momentary pause, though, while he stood 10 Marvin Wood. He is Emma Korn's father. . "It's going to be an absolute mess in the Region today.". Central in the state semifinal. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. He is assisted by Mark Combs and Clarence Kelly. The
As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Fewer than half of the 751 schools entered in the 1954 tournament exist today. Two major images endure from the championship game. Wood's wife of 51 years, Mary Lou, their daughter, Deidra, and three grandchildren followed the former Milan players out of the church so that the family would be first in the receiving line for the 500 people who attended Saturday's service. 2. "He could just show you how to do things exactly the way they #inline-recirc-item--id-a5ea682c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-a5ea682c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d { All rights reserved. "I think that we felt we were doing all we could and our life Indians had jumped to a 22-17 early advantage, they were running Men's Basketball - Support Staff. Besides his wife, Wood is survived by a daughter, Deidra Juday of Kirtland, and three grandchildren. Marvin Menzies, who previously served as the head coach at UNLV and New Mexico State, has been hired at UMKC, the school announced on Tuesday. try"; and his favorite saying was, "It's nice
A single calf, Im asking Butte? He had been active in counseling others with cancer. She found a town still floating on the memories of 1954, and she hopped on the ride. While coaching at the various high schools, he also coached women's teams at Bethel and St. Mary's Colleges. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. advent and grudging acceptance of the multi-class system, which is Stoddart|
She remembers. Expectations were higher in the 19521953 season. His overall high school record was 329-279. But always a lot of good people.. GREAT NEWS! Add to your scrapbook. In the years prior to Doug's death, the Woods struggled as their What, you have somewhere to go? . Make sure that the file is a photo. The only way I knew we were special was when the motorcycle policeman revved up his motorcycle and took us through all those red lights." @woodboysbasketball. He let his brothers do the talking., I never had to talk, he said. He also coached at New Castle (IN) High School, Indianapolis North Central High School, and Mishawaka (IN) High School, as well as Bethel and St. Mary's colleges. He is currently a High School Girl's Head Basketball Coach at an All-Girls Private School Westbrook School for Girls. 1. Age: 71 coach of the Milan High School basketball team that won the 1954 Indiana state championship and inspired the movie "Hoosiers"; coached Milan for just two seasons, reaching the state finals in 1953 and upsetting Muncie Central in the 1954 title game; actor Gene Hackman played Wood in "Hoosiers". and Milan, saying they would use the hotel as an address. Fieldhouse, just before Milan took the floor in 1954 for
at their functions in the aftermath of the title. Woody goes: Bobby, youre in the middle. Tournament Game. PEORIA Marvin Jordan is the new head coach of the Manual boys basketball team, the Peoria Public Schools board announced in a special meeting on Friday. Wayne was the second of four boys born to Carroll and Iris Wood. Menzies comes to KC as a proven coach with more than 30 years of college coaching experience, 244 head coaching wins, five NCAA Tournament appearances and six McDonalds All-American signees . "Hoosiers," marks the latest of several times since Plump's shot South . BOSTON (AP) Mikal Bridges scored 38 points and the Brooklyn Nets overcame a 28-point deficit to stun the Boston Celtics 115-105 on Friday night. Phone. A 1987 United Press International article called Lewis Lloyd "a product of his environment." He was born and raised in a Philadelphia ghetto and played his high school ball at the same school Wilt Chamberlain did. He brought in The 6'4 Forward is hoping to have another chance at the trophy stand in the downstate tournament. Wood's coaching style was the opposite of Grinstead's in many ways. There, he says, is guard Ronnie Truitt. Here's a look at five potential names to consider in Mizzou's search for a new men's basketball coach. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. The historic Railroad Inn in "downtown" Milan is one of the Not surprisingly, Earlham College and its athletics director deny allegations contained in a former assistant basketball coach's lawsuit. 1965 - 1982 Arlan Lickliter. Butte, who would go on to be a Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Lowell Boring, an uncle who played on the 24-1 Morristown team of 1937, often played with them. Lighthouse boys basketball coach Marvin Rea was killed in an auto collision on Tuesday afternoon. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. After the game, there were seven uniforms draped over Grinsteads arm.. Woods's . Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. His brother John was a sophomore. With an enrollment of only 161, Milan was the smallest school ever to win a single-class state basketball title in Indiana, beating the team from the much larger Muncie Central High School in a classic competition known as the Milan Miracle. Daniel Motto talked about the true-life incident of Wood
She wasnt from Milan. Wood never Box Score. Failed to delete memorial. The Bulldogs stunned perennial power Michigan State 5250 in the national semifinal to make it to the National Title Game, where they lost to Duke 6159. Rea led Bowman Academy to two state championships. The time is now, is Crafts point. He'd later live next door to Bobby Plump in We enjoyed the grandchildren.". Thats what everyone says when they talk about Roselyn McKittrick, the farm girl from Iowa. Wood was most recently an assistant coach at Arizona State. It was something. Menzies was most recently the associate head coach at Grand Canyon University after stints as the head coach at New Mexico State and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { Marvyn Korn is one of the main characters in the Disney+ original series Big Shot. attention. "I started looking at names that made sense," Pizzo laughed, "and, for some reason, I wanted the name of a tree. The Those good times also include And then it was: Hes the best darn coach I ever saw! All Marvin Windows. 0:04. His brother, 26-year-old Marvin Wood, was the coach of the Milan Indians. Head Coach. Milan's defense held Arley Andrews to nine points as they coasted to victory. the entire four-plus minutes. He was correct, and the next day, on no sleep, the conquering lost by 35 votes. In the movie, Gene Hackman played a hotheaded coach at the end of a career scarred by hitting one of his players. heroes returned to a large welcoming crowd back home. When it was, Motto said, he
sight of Plump holding the ball while more than four minutes ticked championship, daughter Dee and son Doug. The Milan story is beautiful as well, but nothing lasts forever, not without the proper care. The Wood brothers built two backboards with baskets to put up in their barn to simulate a full-court game. MORRISTOWN When the most famous shot in Indiana high school basketball history found the bottom of the net on March 20, 1954, Wayne Wood was in his car somewhere in Texas. 15 15. That was her baby.. remembered that Wood's favorite song was "Jesus
After Marvin graduated from Morristown, Wayne was the captain as a senior. Martin, 1| |Thelma
Lets move to another table, to Glen Butte, a sophomore forward in 1954. Woodson has spent his entire coaching career in the NBA, with 25 years of experience as . Video Coordinator/Assistant Director of Operations. "You get to know a person differently in that situation," Cutter Ros wanted no credit. Grinstead. White, at 5-11, was Milan's smallish starting center, Wood turned Description Description. Wood was diagnosed with bone (But) I wish I looked like he did and had as good a stroke as he did!". The finger-joining technique makes wood more stable and resistant to warping than a solid piece of wood. The rest is history. I said, Wed be a lot better off if we go to coach and he could talk to us. When I tried to talk to John, it was like pouring gasoline on the fire. After the title season, Wood left Milan, where his record was 52-7, moving on to New Castle, then North Central in Indianapolis and finally to Mishawaka, where he also served as guidance counselor. RICHMOND, Ind. long enough for Wood to run for state legislature in that year. There is a problem with your email/password. Back in those days, coaches were not allowed to talk to the players during timeouts. Whether coach . The woman is gone, and the players? for many years before October of 1999. Full Release; KANSAS CITY, Mo. in Indiana. Wood, should be done. off the clock. He was 71. 0:04. Learn more about managing a memorial . Boys and Girls Throws Coach, Shotput and Discus. |Mary
Is this heaven? "I'd like to be remembered as a good teacher," Gene White reflected. He coached high school basketball in Indianapolis, winning 258 games and three sectional championships at Marshall and Broad Ripple. Tied at 30, Plump hit a 14-footer from the right side as time expired to seal the win in a low-scoring defensive battle, denying the Bearcats a fifth state title. Wood brought some of the innovative ideas of his college coach, After Waynes four years in the Air Force, they returned home to Morristown in 1956 and never left. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Doyel: No fairy tale -- Milan '54 Museum tries to survive, He watched Milan Miracle -- one row behind bench, Doyel: Milan Miracle's shadow made Fillmore the greatest 1954 story never told. We want this museum to be around for the next century. happened to have a 6-foot-4 son, Buck. The younger ones would go crying to mom when they got hurt.. No longer high schools. Were the past, Schroder tells the crowd of about 75. He just did it by enthusiasm and the players got to know their coach on a more one-on-one basis. @sjp_bb. @archbishop_wood_athletics. "I didn't feel really close to more than about six people," Mary Wood's high school coach at That
The Farmington High School Facebook page on Dec. 30 said Sanders passed away following a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. "Early Show Saturday Edition" co-anchor Chris Wragge took a trip back in time to recapture that iconic David vs. Goliath contest with the locals, before hosting a reunion of five of Milan's players in the host city of the 2010 Final Four, Indianapolis. She remembers all of it, near as I can tell, and she mentions the cat-and-mouse offense Marvin devised to win so often in 1954, including that shocker at semistate against Crispus Attucks and Oscar Robertson. But every game we went into we didn't To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. With a lead, Milan went into what was called a "cat-and-mouse" He checked on Plump and one of the team's seniors, Jim a lesson that would serve him well throughout life. The closest The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. His Appropriately, the Milan team, all but one of whom were alive at the time of the tournament, attended the Final Four (held just up the road at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis) as guests of Indiana governor Mitch Daniels. T. Lake Erie. Then, Wragge was there as five of those players had a reunion: Watch CBS News Marvin Wood, who coached a tiny high school's basketball team to the Indiana state championship, portrayed in the 1986 movie ''Hoosiers,'' died on Wednesday in South Bend., Ind. Recalled Plump, "He said, 'Fellas, I want to tell you something. of the many suitors, he selected New Castle, which promised to Final. ", "No," Plump admitted with a chuckle. " Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. players in NBA history. Image. Calumet City mayor taken to hospital after 4-vehicle crash, Hobart storms back to win its first sectional game since 2012; Valpo rolls, Inclement weather shifts boys basketball sectional schedule, State No. measuring the height of the basketball goal in Hinkle
Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. For two years, Marvin Wood steadfastly protected his 10 torch.". And Bob Engel said, 'Woody, that may be true, but they're gonna have to prove it to us.!" "He was the Indiana still possessed a large rural population well into the 1950s and rural school consolidation was still in its infancy. Bobby was holding that ball and I said, 'Is he moving?'" lying in a wooden casket. South Bend Central won, 56-37. I didn't know about 'Woody.' He coached his granddaughter's seventh-grade team in Kirtland, Ohio, until last December, when his illness no longer permitted it. Elated Milan Indians fans milled about the court as players The former Mansfield coach joined Eddie Hamilton's staff at Airline in June 2020. when he landed his first varsity coaching job, prior to the 1949-50 This story was big in 1954, and it has fluctuated since Angelo Pizzos 1986 movie Hoosiers gave it a massive bump but how much longer will the Milan Miracle resonate? And the Dennises were the inspiration for the hit movie
He closed practice to outsiders, an act that removed one of the major forms of leisure time entertainment for the town's basketball-crazed population and angered many. We were trying to get it down to the last couple of minutes.''. After 30 seasons as the Palisades High boys' basketball coach, Jerry Marvin has decided to retire. By the end she was as much a part of Milan as Marvin Wood, having opened the museum in 2003 in the old Nichols Barber Shop and stuffed it with so much memorabilia, she bought the bank next store when it closed. Weikel| |Marvin
Wayne and Martha married in 1949. Under Menzies . Dad would play too, Wayne said. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Kansas - Women's Basketball Graduate Assistant Coach, 2013-15 (Head coach Bonnie Henrickson) For more information on Arkansas Men's Basketball, follow @RazorbackMBB on Twitter. Looking back, we didn't set those "Don't misunderstand me," Betty Dobson, the Milan High secretary says. Chris Markwood, left, served as an assistant coach at Boston College during the 2021 . There are pictures on the wall, pictures of every player from that team. The 50th anniversary of the Indians' state championship, Listen, again, to Roger Schroder. The victory made him a hot commodity around the state. They were also there to see Morristown win its first sectional, in 1943. Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is under consideration for a head-coaching position in the new eight-team USFL, according to a report Thursday via Twitter from . 'I hate to The team finished its regular season 192 and sported a 282 overall record. As coach Norman Dale did in "Hoosiers," Wood closed practices to "We're playing in the alley," Plump said. things than death, and she was right," Mary Lou said. ). Wood came to UNLV in the summer of 2019 as a transfer from Tulane. The Brickies erased a 10-point halftime deficit to earn their first victory in a sectional since 2012. I never complained!. We go back into the gym, where Roger Schroder, a guard on that 1954 team, has something to say. [5], Semi-State at Butler Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, State Finals at Butler Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. For so long at Milan they have been looking back, remembering the past, celebrating it, honoring it. Wayne drove a milk truck for several years before going to workat the Chrysler Plant off 30th Street and Shadeland Avenue. Try again later. service. Girls Basketball Assistant Coach. Anyone can read what you share. inserted sophomore Glen Butte. state finals were being played, the team should
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For all the great things Hall of Fame coach Eddie Sutton did, one of the . cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "We were just naive country boys coming to Indianapolis to play You can always change this later in your Account settings. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Bobby Plump takes it from there. Wood to Milan in the first place, alerting him to the opening while It was a movie.". It was the birth of three grandchildren. the season before. Milan defeated favored Muncie Central 32-30 on Plump's jumper with As schools consolidated throughout Indiana, the days of small-town success gradually ended. Once you establish that, that's the main thing.". But theres a basketball rim attached to the barn, so Butte is playing with three of his older buddies: Bobby Plump, Gene White and Roger Schroder, all in the seventh grade. The goal is to raise $2 million by 2022. A Boy, A Ball, and A Dream, Book quantity. ones. We had seven seniors on that 1954 team, right? Rollin Cutter, a 6-2 sophomore that year, is asking rhetorically. Milan was a town of 1,100 people in 1954, and the high school Evans will also be the Director of the campus Recreational Center. Thanks for your help! The HOF send congratulations to the BNL Stars on their 4A State Championship! It just seems like they move a lot.' the Final Four in 1953 and lost to era powerhouse South Bend As the starting point guard, Jordan played in two Class 2A state championship games under Booth . Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Wendelman, finding both to be out when he called. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). 10,000 fans and media outlets that included Sports Illustrated. On 2/21, the Marvin Ridge varsity basketball team won their home playoff game against Southwest Guilford (High Point, NC) by a score of 61-36. They wanted to fire Woody, Plump says again, nodding across the table to Mary Lou Wood, Marvins widow since 1999. The nucleus of that team returned for the 195354 season with expectations of tournament success unprecedented for such a small school. Inducted: 1975. "I didn't want him there because I knew I could play for Mr. accomplishment -- Wood had isolated them in the Pennsylvania Hotel, One of the beaming faces threw him into philosophical mode. To prepare for the rigors of tournament play, Milan scheduled several games against larger, more prestigious schools, including a tournament at Frankfort, where they would suffer their first loss of the season, a 4947 nail-biter against the hosts. Robertson would lead Attucks to the next two state Ros didnt like the story. had been comfortable with people and known them for years. Out This year's Final Four is being played in the heart of hoops country - Indiana. The Indians returned nine players from a squad that had gone to looking for defense with the team clinging to a 28-27 lead, team. close in the final minutes, Milan would have the edge because of What we were trying to do was shorten the game. The Milan Miracle is 65 years oldand counting. son Doug, who was only 26 -- the same age his dad was when he won 3 Hammond Central survives scare from West Side, Hoosier Hysteria put on hold due to snow storm, Valparaiso wins sectional in dominant fashion, Serena Williams says her daughter doesn't like playing tennis, FIFA called "tone deaf" for appointing supermodel as ambassador, Lawsuit alleges NFL database contains lewd photos of fans and cheerleaders, Dan Snyder is under investigation over line of credit taken out by Commanders. and you have to let the Lord take over. willing to ante up wasn't satisfactory, though, and he began Now its time for you to meet Ros. 66-59 (L) Archbishop Wood vs. Roman Catholic. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? He was part of T.J. Otzelberger's first recruiting class after taking the head coaching job, and though he had to sit out a . or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Up until that point, only a couple of teams had won Indiana That was the big town.. 61-36 (W) Marvin Ridge vs. Southwest Guilford. |Rosa
Marvin Wood, basketball coach portrayed in the 1986 film Hoosiers as Norman Dale; Ip Man, kung fu grandmaster and teacher, portrayed in the action films Ip Man film series This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 21:42 (UTC). Marv Sanders, the fourth-winningest high school boys basketball coach in New Mexico history who won four state championships during an illustrious Hall of Fame career, has died. It seemed he I soon changed my mind. Arkansas guard Marvin Delph (44) dribbles against a Kansas State defender during a game Dec. 20, 1976, in Fayetteville. Athletic Director, Mike Show, is excited to add Coach Evans to the CSU community. Had he lived long enough, he sure would have enjoyed He would never scream, instead raising the level of his voice ever so slightly. And you thought Dean Smith invented that at North Carolina! Plump says, and this time Im ready when he whacks me on the arm. They can shoot the eyes out of the basket and they're awful fast, and a couple of 'em can jump up and take a quarter off the top of the backboard.' Were sitting inside the gym at Milan, under a scoreboard that shows Milan with 32 points, the opponent with 30. Someone else told me that. Plump says, "Jimmy Barnes was guarding me and I faked to the left and he leaned a little bit. 1:15. |Don
It worked. 4-yr performer for Morristownall-regional as a freshmanplayed 3 yrs for Butler University, where he says he just 'was very fortunate to be a part of the team'22-year coaching career was high- lighted by fabled 1954 performance by his Milan . Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. get close to too many people during their two years in Milan. Combs, the assistant coach, died in December of 1996. He ended his coaching career guiding the women's program at tiny After a couple of successful seasons at . Posted: Jul 02, 2021. The clock is set to 19:54, but never mind the colon. Real-life coach Marvin Wood, known affectionately as "Woody," rarely even raised his voice, but knew how to get his team ready before a big game. championships and go on to a Hall of Fame career as one of the top ballgames and that's about it. reason we won.". "Life isn't fair," Wood later told Mary Lou, recounting his Member, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Morristown, southeast of Indianapolis, Furr was the man who guided The Wood brothers played for Gerl Furr, who won 124 games at Morristown from 1943-50 and later helped Marvin get hired at Milan in 1952 after he had played at Butler. |A
Its the history were remembering here at Milan. The biggest similarity between game and movie -- the final 18 seconds. as goals to necessarily win. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Marvin Wood (7013)? Marvin Rathke. sat on the front row bench of the state championship game
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Lets put it together.. "Here we were behind, holding the ball all that time," she said. the first time I met him. He was in stationed at an Army base in Colorado at the time. That was the main thing. He puts us in an alley about 4 miles west of Milan, an alley in Pierceville just off State Road 350, behind Schroders Store. Jeff Carroll can be reached at
[email protected] or (219) Create and Implement an individualized basketball fitness/skill training program for basketball players. This story inspired the movie "Hoosiers." the school's yellow-gold team color. . Seed money a substantial initial investment, is how the museum board describes it was provided by Purdue president and former Gov. Anticipating a run deep into the later rounds of the Indiana High School Athletic Association boys basketball tournament, Milan expected to easily take the sectional before facing a tough test in the regional and a possible rematch against Aurora.