wrealwrestler101 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) I haven't seen as much as I thought I would about it, but after the conclusion of the IHSAA State Finals, the Warren Central Warriors were crowned your 2016 Team State Champions. Jim Tonte has done a tremendous job over the years at Perry Meridian, and instantly made his mark at Warren with a team title. Hats off to him, but more importantly, the Warriors looked dominant and broke the IHSAA team points record previously held by Tonte at Perry Meridian just three years ago. It made me think, this could be one of the best teams Indiana has ever seen. They boasted a 12-1 record, and dominated pretty much every individual tournament. So, I compiled a list of my personal favorite teams over the years to watch. Please feel free to post your favorites. What would some match-ups between these teams look like? 10. Lawrence North, 1992 (Based upon the individual strength of the "Fab 4.") 9. Warren Central, 2016 8. Perry Meridian, 2013 (28-0, 8/14 Qualifiers, one 7th place, two 5th place-winners, four finalists, three champions.) 7. Crown Point, 2009 6. Lawrence North, 2004 5. Perry Meridian, 2012 (27-0, 9/14 Qualifiers, two 7th place-winners, one 4th place, two 3rd place, two runner-ups, one champion.) 4. Lawrence North, 2005 (29-0, an unstoppable run led by 3-time Champ Reece Humphrey.) 3. Mishawaka, 2010 (10/14 Qualifiers, 10 All-State, 2 runner-ups in Beck and Lentz.) 2. Evansville Mater Dei, 2002 (Four finalists, one champion.) 1. Evansville Mater Dei, 2003 (NO QUESTION. 10/14 Qualifiers, two 3rd place-winners, five finalists, four champions.) Edited February 23, 2016 by wrealwrestler101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth34 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 So this list is based on individual scoring but tie-breaker for dual strength as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio Jr. Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 3 Jim Tonte Teams....Man is a legend...so lucky to be able to coach against and know a great man like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrealwrestler101 Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) So this list is based on individual scoring but tie-breaker for dual strength as well? I guess in the most basic terms, yes. I was just looking in terms of the overall dominance each team held in their respective seasons. Edited February 23, 2016 by wrealwrestler101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) I believe a few years back we had an article on here or at least a well organized post that talked about the top team in Indiana history and used some stats to try to rank them. Someone maybe able to bring that one back up. Based on some of the points that were made earlier are we talking best "Tournament" team rather than dual meet team. In that case the 2003 Griffith squad with Alex Tsirtsis, Angel Escobedo, Andre Hernandez, David Martin III, Jose Escobedo, Santana Adams and a few other semi-state qualifiers should be close to the top 10. If it wasn't for the juggernaut of EMD that year that team would be one of the most talked about of all time. Edited February 23, 2016 by MattM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Need to expand past one team in the 1900's and the rest in the 2000's. Good start though. allyourbase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrealwrestler101 Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 I believe a few years back we had an article on here that talked about the top team in Indiana history and used some stats to try to rank them. Someone maybe able to bring that one back up. Based on some of the points that were made earlier are we talking best "Tournament" team rather than dual meet team. In that case the 2003 Griffith squad with Alex Tsirtsis, Angel Escobedo, Andre Hernandez, David Martin III, Jose Escobedo, Santana Adams and a few other semi-state qualifiers should be close to the top 10. If it wasn't for the juggernaut of EMD that year that team would be one of the most talked about of all time. Three NCAA All-Americans on that team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Bat Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 http://indianamat.com/index.php/topic/46808-best-team-ever/?fromsearch=1 Here's a topic from two years ago. Pretty good discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade McClurg Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 You'd have to ask Coach Tonte or Coach Schoettle to confirm the validation of this statement.... But, I believe if they would have scored 2013 Perry Meridian first round points at the State Tournament that year, PM would still hold the record for most team points scored in a single state finals. Regardless, congratulations to the Warren Central Warriors on being crowned IHSAA state champions! It's a very difficult tournament to win as an individual and as a team as well, and they got the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD92 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 And under the current scoring system, the 03 MD blows them out of the water there as well. As for the 92 LN team, that team had 4 individuals. That's it. No way that was a top 10 all time "team". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfangms Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 And under the current scoring system, the 03 MD blows them out of the water there as well. As for the 92 LN team, that team had 4 individuals. That's it. No way that was a top 10 all time "team". The bold part of your statement is not entirely true, though it would depend on your definition of blowing a team out of the water. If my math is correct, the teams are only separated by 7.5 total points. I scored it 142-134.5. MD 03 vs. Perry 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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