Attica Basketball

"To produce trustworthy leaders, workers, and citizens who value the pursuit of excellence. Our young men will inspire others with their effort, loyalty, humility, and thankfulness in times of both triumph and trial."

Our first summer workout for high school players will take place at the end of May on Thursday the 29th. Workouts will then proceed every Tuesday and Thursday throughout June from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.

Mailings are being sent to the parents of all returning JV and Varsity players from last season. In the mailing you will receive a detailed layout of all of our summer plans. Workouts will be open to ALL high school players.

As a reminder to high school players: if you didn't leave your practice jersey at the school you will need to find it and bring it on May 29.

All camps are for the grade the student is currently in (2007-2008 school year):

7th and 8th grade camp: May 12-15 from 3:30-5:00

4th-6th grade camp: June 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th from 11:00-12:30

2nd and 3rd grade camp: June 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th from 9:00-10:30

**All camps are $25.00

***The Elementary camps will not have camp on Wednesday, June 4. We are having a school wide Bigger, Faster, Stronger training that day for both coaches and athletes. The training will take place all day and will require the use of the gym.

****Signup sheets will be passed out to all interested campers soon. No payment need be made until the first day of camp. If you don't receive a signup sheet you may just sign up on the first day of camp or pick up a signup sheet at the elementary or high school offices.

As most people know, basketball is now a year-round activity. Last summer I felt we had a very good summer. Our numbers were high at every workout, and we had strong attendence at all of our summer tournaments. I feel that our summer helped us make a nice jump in our win total from the previous year. I'm hoping that after another good summer this year we are able to make another big jump. Here are three tournaments we are planning on playing in during the month of June:

June 7 Ball State University Shootout

June 13 & 14 Bismarck-Henning Shootout

June 28 & 29 Team Camp @ IU Bloomington

"A time will come when winter will ask what you have been doing all summer."

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I'll spend the first four hours sharpening my axe."

"All battles are won before they are fought."

Joe Collison was named all conference. This is a really nice accomplishment for Joe. He was also named to the all bi-county team and to the first team all-sectional. Joe had an outstanding senior season. It is nice to see him recognized.
Devin Foster was named all bi-county and to the first team all-sectional. Devin was outstanding in the sectional; he is very deserving of this honor. Devin was also named honorable mention all conference. I thought he had a chance to make the team; he will just have to make certain that he makes it next season.
Zach Little was also named honorable mention all conference. I think Zach stands a very good chance to make the team next season as well.

Attica completed its season on Friday night in the sectional semi-final vs Rockville. I couldn't be more proud of the way our team competed and pushed the Rox. After our game, which ended 56-51, Rockville went on to win the sectional on Saturday night. They are capable of going much farther.
Our team really came together after the Christmas break this season. We seemed to get better each and every game, and that culminated with a chance to beat the Rox on Friday. We had the lead down to 2 in the 4th quarter and had opportunities to take the lead but coudln't get a shot to fall. Being in this situation and pushing a team like Rockville was a very positive experience for the many young players we had on the floor Friday night.
Last year we had no seniors, so after our last game we knew we weren't saying goodbye to anyone. This year, it was difficult knowing our 4 seniors were closing out their careers. I hope they are as proud of their final effort as I am.

The Ramblers pulled out a tight one against Covington on Tuesday night in the opening round of sectional. The game ended as most Attica-Covington games do; it went down to the wire with the end result in doubt up until the final second.
It was another really big win for us. It was the first sectional win for all of these kids, and it was the first sectional win for their coach.
Friday night will bring a rematch against Rockville. We will play the early game again--tipping off at 6:00.

We finished our regular season Friday night with a loss to an outstanding South Newton team. While you always feel like you could win more, we can't be unhappy with our 7-13 finish. We made a nice jump up in both our conference and non-conference records from a year ago. I want to be a program that is improving each practice, each game, and each season. I think we are doing that.

Seeger 7-0 (17-3)
Rockville 6-1 (19-3)
Attica 4-3 (7-13)
Fountain Central 4-3 (6-14)
Turkey Run 3-4 (10-11)
Riverton Parke 2-5 (7-14)
Covington 1-6 (4-16)
North Vermillion 1-6 (4-16)

Summer schedule coming soon.

Our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade seasons have been completed. Thanks to coaches Kevin Burris, Steve Smyth, Ed Burris, and Ryan Blankenship. These guys did a great job with our kids and we appreciate their efforts. Information on spring and summer camps won't be far off!

Attica has a rich basketball tradition dating back to a first sectional title in 1927.

Points (Game)
Jeff Cooper 49 vs Seeger (1985)
State Record = 90 Tim Saylor-White's 1970-71

Points (Season)
Josh Smith 649 (2001)
State Record = 1079 Dave Shephard-Carmel 1969-70

Rebounds (Game)
Jim Ogborn 29 vs Covington (1975)
State Record = 41 Roger Beck-Stilesville 1963-64

Rebounds (Season)
Brian Shepherd 324 (1985)
State Record = 720 Kent Benson-New Castle 1972-73

Assists (Game)
Rich Stoll 17 vs Crawfordsville (1980)
State Record = 23 Jason Young-Logansport 1995-96

Assists (Season)
Troy Estes 211 (1982)
State Record = 262 Mike Wade-Knightstown 1985-86

Three-Point Field Goals (Game)
Joe Remaklus 6 vs Crawfordsville (1998)
State Record = 14 Matt Carter-Perry Central 1996-97

Three-Point Field Goals (Season)
Theron Schmid 55 (1999)
State Record = 127 Shane Meadows-Henryville 2003-04