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Macon (Meridian) Boys Basketball — 2008-09 

 Macon (Meridian) (29-2)

 School Information
Name: Meridian High School
City: Macon
City Population: Macon 1,138; Blue Mound 1,028; Boody 275; Elwin 50
County: Macon
Enrollment: 337
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Green/Silver/White
Conference: Okaw Valley
Superintendent: Dr. Frank Meyer
Principal: Jack Blickensderfer
Athletic Director: Kevin Reedy
Head Coach: Jack Blickensderfer
Assistant Coaches: Mike Stogsdill, Darrin Shasteen, Clint Cowman, Kaleb Renfro

Trainer: Becki Dellert
Captains: Dakota Getz, Jacob Shasteen, Trent Swigert
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Stanford (Olympia), 77-71, in Class 2A Regional Final

 Roster 

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 10  *Cory Burns              G      5-9  150   17  Jr.
 15  *Dakota Getz             F      6-4  215   17  Sr.
 20  Kyle Gates               G      6-0  150   16  So.
 21  *Jacob Shasteen          F      6-3  175   17  Sr.
 22  Bryson Barnes            F      6-3  150   16  So.
 23  Logan Washburn           G      5-10 150   17  Sr.
 25  *Trent Swigert           G      6-0  150   16  Jr.
 30  Caleb Brown              F      6-3  150   16  So.
 32  Casey Dodson             F      6-3  200   16  Jr.
 33  Mike Tague               G      6-1  200   15  Fr.
 35  Tyler Albers             F      6-3  160   15  Fr.
 42  *Kyle Fore               F      6-4  225   17  Jr.
 44  Josh Thompson            F      6-0  200   18  Sr.
 45  Brandon Kitchens         F      6-6  190   18  Sr.

 Statistics 

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Cory Burns              31    63   125    11    27    32    49   169    5.5    66   110
Dakota Getz             30   238   412     0     2    75   126   551   18.4   395    80
Kyle Gates              17     4     6     2     4     2     4    12    0.7     4     1
Jacob Shasteen          27   181   378    39   123   113   144   514   19.0   217    61
Bryson Barnes           14     1     3     0     2     2     2     4    0.3     4     5
Logan Washburn          25    40    98    37    82     0     0   117    4.7    27    26
Trent Swigert           31   139   284    50   132    82   106   410   13.2    88   204
Caleb Brown              9     0     0     0     0     1     3     1    0.1     1     2
Casey Dodson            30    25    66     2     6    15    25    67    2.2    94    40
Mike Tague              11     0     3     0     2     0     0     0    0.0     0     1
Tyler Albers             2     0     0     0     0     1     2     1    0.5     2     0
Kyle Fore               31    85   161     0     1    63    84   233    7.5   126    38
Josh Thompson           21     6    11     0     0     2     3    14    0.7    12     5
Brandon Kitchens        21     7    15     0     0     2     7    16    0.8    20     0
TEAM TOTALS             31   789  1562   141   381   390   555  2109   68.0  1057   573
OPPONENT TOTALS         31   559  1397   130   442   198   330  1446   46.6   626   170




 Scores
 


Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp  High Scorer    Pts  High Rebounder Reb
11/25  Lovington                      W  72  53  Jacob Shasteen  29  Jacob Shasteen  13
12/5   Pawnee                         W  68  46  Dakota Getz     22  Dakota Getz     13
Macon County Tournament
*12/8  Niantic (Sangamon Valley)      W  94  63  Jacob Shasteen  35  Dakota Getz     15
*12/11 Decatur (St. Teresa)           W  68  63  Jacob Shasteen  23  Dakota Getz     13
*12/12 Warrensburg (W.-Latham)        W  68  47  Trent Swigert   21  Dakota Getz     12
12/19  Argenta (A.-Oreana)            W  79  40  Jacob Shasteen  22  Dakota Getz     17
State Farm Classic
*12/26 Roanoke (R.-Benson)            W  64  51  Jacob Shasteen  22  Dakota Getz     11
*12/27 Minonk (Fieldcrest)            W  60  58  Dakota Getz     25  Dakota Getz     14
*12/29 Bloomington (Central Catholic)   W  72  57  Dakota Getz     24  Dakota Getz     17
*12/30 Peoria (P. Christian)          L  49  53  Dakota Getz     24  Dakota Getz     13
1/3    Cerro Gordo                    W  87  40  Jacob Shasteen  19  Dakota Getz     11
1/6    Mt. Pulaski                    W  71  52  Dakota Getz     21  Dakota Getz     11
1/9    Tuscola                        W  56  31  Dakota Getz     14  Dakota Getz     12
                                                 Trent Swigert   14
1/13   Maroa (M.-Forsyth)             W  59  31  Dakota Getz     21  Dakota Getz     12
1/16   Monticello                     W  70  53  Jacob Shasteen  32  Dakota Getz     25
1/20   Shelbyville                    W  66  41  Cory Burns      13  Dakota Getz     11
                                                 Dakota Getz/Kyle Fore 13
1/23   Clinton                        W  79  55  Jacob Shasteen  29  Jacob Shasteen  16
1/27   Moweaqua (Central A & M)       W  69  41  Dakota Getz     17  Dakota Getz     11
                                                 Jacob Shasteen  17
Bethany (Okaw Valley) Conference Tournament
*1/31  Moweaqua (Central A & M)       W  60  20  Kyle Fore       12  Dakota Getz     10
*2/3   Tolono (Unity)                 W  58  38  Trent Swigert   15  Dakota Getz     10
*2/7   Decatur (St. Teresa)           W  69  63  Dakota Getz     19  Dakota Getz     22
2/10   Warrensburg (W.-Latham)        W  63  29  Trent Swigert   16  Jacob Shasteen  14
                                                 Kyle Fore       16
2/13   Tolono (Unity)                 W  61  42  Jacob Shasteen  28  Dakota Getz      8
2/14   Seneca                         W  51  43  Trent Swigert   19  Dakota Getz     12
2/17   Sullivan                       L  58  61  Dakota Getz     28  Dakota Getz     16
2/20   Decatur (St. Teresa)           W  72  45  Jacob Shasteen  22  Dakota Getz     14
Macon (Meridian) Regional
*2/25  Argenta (A.-Oreana)            W  91  45  Jacob Shasteen  38  Jacob Shasteen  11
*2/27  Moweaqua (Central A & M)       W  65  42  Dakota Getz     25  Dakota Getz     14
Tuscola Sectional
*3/3   Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)   W  67  53  Dakota Getz     25  Dakota Getz     13
*3/6   Catlin                         W  67  41  Dakota Getz     26  Dakota Getz     15
Normal (ISU) Super-Sectional
*3/10  Colfax (Ridgeview)             W  76  62  Dakota Getz     23  Dakota Getz     13

 Head Coach Jack Blickensderfer 

Year      W-L       
Cerro Gordo
1971-72   18-7      
1972-72   28-3      
1973-74   28-3      
3 yrs.    74-13     
Sparta
1974-75   22-3      
Cerro Gordo
1975-76   19-6      
1976-77   21-5      
1977-78   20-5      
3 yrs.    60-16     
Mt. Zion
1978-79   12-13     
1979-80   22-3      
1980-81   23-4      
3 yrs.    57-20     
Macon (Meridian)
2003-04   19-9      
2004-05   23-8      
2005-06   21-8      
2006-07   22-7      
2007-08   24-4      
2008-09   29-2      
6 yrs.    138-38    
GRAND TOTAL
16 yrs.   351-90

 Tournament History 

2001-A     59   81  0-1 (27-4)     DNP  Jason Doty
      L   59   81  Pana (H.S.)