Varsity basketball team sets new records in 2007-08

NEW INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Games played

Career: 106, Todd Martin, 2003-08 (previous: Sherwin Beachy, 96)

Consecutive: 99, Carl Martin, 2-7-04 to 3-8-08 (previous: Kevin Bontrager and Richard Miller, 81, 1990-94)

Free throws made

Consecutive: 27, Joel King, 2-23-07 to 2-23-08 (previous: Jeremy Yoder, 1994-95 season)

Season: 111, Todd Martin, 2007-08 (previous: 108, Sherwin)

Career: 324, Todd Martin, 2003-08 (previous: 314, Sherwin)

Free throws attempted

Season: 140, Todd Martin, 2007-08 (previous: 131, Sherwin, 1998-99 season)

Career: 401, Todd Martin, 2003-08 (previous: 384, Sherwin)

Three-point field goal shooting percentage

Career: 41.2% (143-347), Todd Martin, 2003-08 (previous: 40.5%, Sherwin)

NEW TEAM RECORDS

Scoring offense

Consecutive games, 60 or more points scored, season: 11 (1-25-08 to 2-28-08) (previous: 9, inaugural 1984-85 season)

Wins and losses

Best record over a five-year period: 89-25 (.781), 2003-08

Rebounds

Season: 746, 2007-08 (previous: 702, 1997-98)

Miscellaneous

Most games, season: 26, 2007-08 (previous: 26, 2000-01 season)

Assorted facts

All-time record: 335-177 (.654)

Record for the last five years: 89-25 (.781)

All-time postseason record: 45-22 (.672)

ICSTS regional titles: 3 (2005 at Columbus, 2006 and 2008 at Trinity)

All-time in-season tournament record: 35-22 (.614)

In-season tournament titles: 7 (1987 Factoryville Holiday Tourney, 1992 Grace Baptist Turkey Tourney, 1997-98 Northern Indiana Christian Invitational, 1998-99 N.I.C.I., 2005 and 2007 Cougar Classic, 2006 Canterbury Invitational)

All-time record vs. IHSAA foes: 48-9 (.842)

All-time record vs. public schools: 2-0 (1.000)

Player notes

• Todd Martin finished in the top all time for career points (3^rd with 1,387), scoring average (10^th at 13.0), total rebounds (4^th), overall steals (5^th), total assists (3^rd), assists per game (7^th), free throws made (1^st), free throws attempted (1^st), free throw shooting percentage (2^nd), consecutive free throws made (tied for 5^th with 18), three-point field goals made (3^rd)
• On the all-time single-season lists, Todd finished in the top ten in points (tied for 6^th), free throws made and attempted (1^st in both), defensive rebounds (7^th), three pointers made (tied for 8^th), three point shooting percentage (5^th)
• Carl Martin finished in the top ten for career points (10^th with 778), total rebounds (8^th), career steals (8^th), field goal shooting percentage (10^th at 51.1%)
• Mike Troyer finished in the top ten for career steals (2^nd with 170), career steals per game (4^th), career assists (4^th), career assists per game (6^th), career free throws made (8^th), career free throws attempted (9^th)
• Mike also finished in the top ten for a single season in free throws attempted (8^th), steals (3^rd), steals per game (5^th), assists (9^th)
• Caleb Miller finished his career 5^th all time for field-goal shooting percentage at 52.4%
• In career free-throw shooting percentage, Joel King finished 5^th at 76.4%; his 88.5% in 2007-08 was second-best in a single season

Team notes

• The 2007-08 Couriers are the first Courier team to win in-season tournament titles in three straight seasons (2005 and 2007 Cougar Classic, 2006 Canterbury Invitational). The 1997-98 and 1998-99 teams won back-to-back Northern Indiana Christian Invitational (N.I.C.I.) titles.
• The varsity has won at least 10 games in 17 straight seasons.
• The number of consecutive winning seasons now stands at 12.
• The team’s 274 steals was one shy of the record set in 2000-01.
• By beating the Huntington Eagles and Community Baptist, the Couriers beat the 2007-08 state runners-up in both the ICBA (Indiana homeschool) and IACS (Indiana Association of Christian Schools).
• In the first home game at the new gym the Couriers beat a Noble/Whitley team that placed fourth of 16 teams in the ICBA tournament.
• The Trinity Athletic Center has become a home away from home. The Couriers are 5-1 on the Titans’ home court over the last two seasons.

This senior class only missed the state finals once in their career including an ACSI runners-up finish as eighth grade for Todd and Carl. Only the classes of 1994 (4-for-4), 1995 (4-for-4 with Reggie Yoder 5-for-5) and 2006 (4-for-4) have had more success in the postseason.