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Second-ranked North Daviess overcame a fourth-quarter rally and went on to a 48-46, double-overtime victory over Lafayette Central Catholic in the Class A state championship game.

In the first double-overtime state title game since 2009, coach Brent Dalrymple’s Cougars never trailed in either extra session, but had to withstand a dramatic situation with no time left on the clock after overtime No. 2.

With ND leading, 48-45, Central Catholic’s Clark Barrett was fouled on a 3-point shot attempt as the clock expired. Barrett converted the first free throw and, after a North Daviess timeout, missed the second attempt to give the Cougars (27-3) their first-ever state championship in any sport.

The Cougars held a 27-17 lead in the third quarter only to see the Knights (20-10) rally and tie the game at 34-34 on a jumper by Tanner Fields with 1:08 left in regulation. The first overtime ended at 38-38 before the Cougars hit the first four points of the second overtime and were never caught.

Devin Collins led the winners with 15 points and Jaylen Mullen added 13 points. Barrett and Clark Obermiller led coach David Barrett’s Knights with 13 points each.

Clark Obermiller named Ray Craft Mental Attitude Award recipient
Following today’s game, the IHSAA Executive Committee named Clark Obermiller as the recipient of the Ray Craft Mental Attitude Award presented by the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever.

The award is annually presented to a senior, who is nominated by his principal and coach, and has demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability during his four years of high school.

Obermiller will graduate with academic honors this spring including taking accelerated coursework in Mathematics during his career.

He captains this year's team and also captained the soccer team last fall. He's also participated baseball, football and golf during his career at Central Catholic.

He is the son of Joe and Laura Obermiller of West Lafayette, IN and will be attending Purdue University beginning next fall.

The Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, presenting sponsors of the IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament, presented a $1,000 scholarship to the Central Catholic High School general scholarship fund in the name of Clark Obermiller.

Beginning in 2016, the Class A award was re-named in honor of Ray Craft, the long-time associate commissioner who served from 1983 to 2008. Craft was involved at nearly every level of Indiana secondary education and interscholastic athletics during his career including administering the boys basketball state tournament for many years. He was also a starting senior guard on Milan High School’s 1954 state championship basketball team.