BOYS BASKETBALL EAST CHICAGO | West Side picked itself off the ground after two embarrassing quarters, pushed E.C. Central briefly against the wall, then got smacked down Saturday night.
It had been three years since C.E. Murray High played for a state title at the Colonial Center. It had been four since the War Eagles took home the top prize in Class A girls basketball. That was long enough for Schwanna Dunmore. The all-state senior closed a stellar career Saturday, scoring 28 points and making nearly every key play down the stretch to beat Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 77-61 for the
Led by three players in double figures, the C.E. Murray War Eagles closed out the fourth quarter on a 15-4 run to defeat Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 77-61 for the Class A girls state championship.
POST YOUR COMMENTS COLUMBIA †Entering Saturday, the C.E. Murray girls basketball team hadn’t played in a close game since the beginning of the season and hadn’t won a state championship since 2004. The War Eagles managed to do both at the Colonial Center. Behind a 15-4 run to close the fourth quarter, C.E. Murray claimed its third state title under coach Darren Mazyck with a 77-61
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A few years ago, the C.E. Murray girls basketball team appeared to have a dynasty in the making. The War Eagles won back-to-back state championships in 2002 and ’03, outscoring their opponents by double digits in both finals. In 2004, C.E. Murray made it back to Columbia looking for a third straight title. But there the War Eagles fell 68-51 to Hunter-Kinard-Tyler. After early playoff exits
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