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2000 Kentucky High School Sweet 16® Boys State Tournament

Rupp Arena

Lexington, KY

March 18, 2000

Elizabethtown (29-5) vs. Lexington Catholic (32-4)  Championship Game

 Elizabethtown coach James Haire started the following lineup:  5-9 Sr. Jason Johnston, 6-1 Sr. Chris Williams, 6-7 Sr. Nathan Sexton, 6-5 Sr. Antwain Barbour, and 6-0 Jr. Josh Pedigo.  Lexington Catholic coach Danny Haney countered with 6-3 Sr. Ben Wilson, 5-11 Sr. David Hewitt, 6-4 Sr. Matt Heissenbuttel, 6-5 Sr. Will Harris, and 6-2 Sr. Kip Wellman.

Elizabethtown staged a great comeback to defeat Lexington Catholic 79-69 to claim the state championship.  Catholic led 38-25 at halftime but E-town went on a 31-9 run in the third quarter to lead at the break 56-47. E-town played a solid fourth quarter to secure the win. E-town was paced by their three senior stars.  Antwain Barbour led the scoring with 31 points.  Chris Williams added 25 points including 14 points in the decisive third quarter.  Nathan Sexton added 9 points and pulled down 20 rebounds.  Catholic was led by Matt Heissenbuttel with 25 points.  Will Harris added 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Elizabethtown,9,16,31,23,79

Lexington Catholic,18,20,9,22,69

Elizabethtown (79) – Pedigo 3, Barbour 31, Sexton 9, Johnston 11, Williams 25.

Lexington Catholic (69) – Harris 20, Wellman 5, M. Heissenbuttel 25, Hewitt 5, Wilson 8, Wolford 2, Morton 2, Rose 2.

All Tournament Team – Antwain Barbour (Elizabethtown) (MVP), Matt Heissenbuttel (Lexington Catholic), Scott Hundley (Scott County), Anthony Johnson (Louisville Iroquois), Casey Alsop (Scott County), Tommy McKenzie (Johnson Central), Tony Key (Russellville), Will Harris (Lexington Catholic). Larry O’Bannon (Louisville Male), Teco Dickerson (Russellville), Michael Morris (Russellville), Nathan Sexton (Elizabethtown), DeShawn Bowman (Louisville Iroquois), Patrick Sparks (Muhlenberg North), and Chris Williams (Elizabethtown).

A special thanks to WL Stats and the KHSAA for providing the statistics and updates for this event.