In what is becoming a theme for the State Tournaments this year, the North dominated Class B, as the #2 seed from the North Shelby defeated the North's #1 seed Fairfield (although those seedings can be a little misleading...Shelby was clearly the better team coming in).
Shelby and Fairfield had already met four times before their Title game clash, each winning two matchups, although Fairfield had taken the last two, including the Northern B Divisional Championship game (35-24). But Shelby was determined not to lose to the Eagles for a 3rd straight time, coming out hot and never letting up in an impressive 47-30 win. Shelby actually won all three of Tourney game by an average of 12 points, so they deserved this crown.
Columbus, who I picked as one of the favorites, ran into Shelby in the 1st Round and never really had a chance against this tough Shelby squad. The Cougars did win their Friday Loser-Out game against Manhattan-Christian, but then suffered a 1 point loss to Missoula Loyola in Saturday's Loser-Out contest to get sent home.
Congrats once again to Shelby, who definitely earned this 2008 State B Boys Title.
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