2013 Boys Sweet 16 State Championship Game
Madison Central Indians vs Ballard Bruins
This Championship Game is considered by many as one of the greatest games in State Tourney History. The ending of this game was one for the ages! The coaches are Hall of Famers – Excitement is off the charts – That’s what it’s all about – Chasing that golden trophy at the end of the RAINBOW
Box Score
Madison Central (65)
Stocker 3, Taylor 16, Parke 3, Bosley 20, Hawkins 21, Walker 1, George 1
Ballard (64)
Dow, Martin 19, Snider 23, Byrd, Holland 15, Berry 2, Perry 3, Caggins, Douglas 2
Coaches
Coach Allen Feldhaus, Jr. – Madison Central High School Indians
Coach Allen Feldhaus Jr. played under his father for the Mason County Royals and was part of the 1981 state tournament team. In his playing days, Feldhaus Jr. scored 1,234 points and was part of the first team in school history to make the state tournament in 1981. He went on to play at Eastern Kentucky. Coach Feldhaus began his career at Clinton County before moving on to Green County and then on to the Madison Central Indians in Richmond. Allen Jr., is one of the state’s most successful high school coaches, winning the 2013 state championship and leading the Indians to four 11th Region titles. He was honored as the Courier-Journal Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013. Feldhaus Jr. earned his 700th career win with an 88-81 victory over Christian County in 2023, now standing at over 750 wins late this season.
Coach Chris Renner – Ballard Bruins
Chris Renner coached high school basketball in Kentucky for 27 years, including 24 years as the boys’ head coach at Louisville Ballard High School. He coached the girls’ team at Southeast Christian for two years and the boys’ team at Waggener one season before going to Ballard. He compiled a won-loss record of 703-186. His Bruins won nine seventh region titles and reached the KHSAA Sweet 16 tournament championship game five times, winning the grand title 1999. He was the seventh coach in state history to reach 700 wins and only the third from Louisville, joining Dale Mabrey of Pleasure Ridge Park and the late William Kean of Louisville Central. Coach Renner retired after the 2021-22 basketball season.