Macon (Meridian) Boys Basketball — 2008-09 

 Macon (Meridian) (29-2)

 School Information
Name: Meridian High School
City: Macon
City Population: Macon 1,138; Blue Mound 1,028; Boody 275; Elwin 50
County: Macon
Enrollment: 337
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Green/Silver/White
Conference: Okaw Valley
Superintendent: Dr. Frank Meyer
Principal: Jack Blickensderfer
Athletic Director: Kevin Reedy
Head Coach: Jack Blickensderfer
Assistant Coaches: Mike Stogsdill, Darrin Shasteen, Clint Cowman, Kaleb Renfro

Trainer: Becki Dellert
Captains: Dakota Getz, Jacob Shasteen, Trent Swigert
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Stanford (Olympia), 77-71, in Class 2A Regional Final

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 10  *Cory Burns              G      5-9  150   17  Jr.
 15  *Dakota Getz             F      6-4  215   17  Sr.
 20  Kyle Gates               G      6-0  150   16  So.
 21  *Jacob Shasteen          F      6-3  175   17  Sr.
 22  Bryson Barnes            F      6-3  150   16  So.
 23  Logan Washburn           G      5-10 150   17  Sr.
 25  *Trent Swigert           G      6-0  150   16  Jr.
 30  Caleb Brown              F      6-3  150   16  So.
 32  Casey Dodson             F      6-3  200   16  Jr.
 33  Mike Tague               G      6-1  200   15  Fr.
 35  Tyler Albers             F      6-3  160   15  Fr.
 42  *Kyle Fore               F      6-4  225   17  Jr.
 44  Josh Thompson            F      6-0  200   18  Sr.
 45  Brandon Kitchens         F      6-6  190   18  Sr.

 Statistics

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Cory Burns              31    63   125    11    27    32    49   169    5.5    66   110
Dakota Getz             30   238   412     0     2    75   126   551   18.4   395    80
Kyle Gates              17     4     6     2     4     2     4    12    0.7     4     1
Jacob Shasteen          27   181   378    39   123   113   144   514   19.0   217    61
Bryson Barnes           14     1     3     0     2     2     2     4    0.3     4     5
Logan Washburn          25    40    98    37    82     0     0   117    4.7    27    26
Trent Swigert           31   139   284    50   132    82   106   410   13.2    88   204
Caleb Brown              9     0     0     0     0     1     3     1    0.1     1     2
Casey Dodson            30    25    66     2     6    15    25    67    2.2    94    40
Mike Tague              11     0     3     0     2     0     0     0    0.0     0     1
Tyler Albers             2     0     0     0     0     1     2     1    0.5     2     0
Kyle Fore               31    85   161     0     1    63    84   233    7.5   126    38
Josh Thompson           21     6    11     0     0     2     3    14    0.7    12     5
Brandon Kitchens        21     7    15     0     0     2     7    16    0.8    20     0
TEAM TOTALS             31   789  1562   141   381   390   555  2109   68.0  1057   573
OPPONENT TOTALS         31   559  1397   130   442   198   330  1446   46.6   626   170
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb 11/25 Lovington W 72 53 Jacob Shasteen 29 Jacob Shasteen 13 12/5 Pawnee W 68 46 Dakota Getz 22 Dakota Getz 13 Macon County Tournament *12/8 Niantic (Sangamon Valley) W 94 63 Jacob Shasteen 35 Dakota Getz 15 *12/11 Decatur (St. Teresa) W 68 63 Jacob Shasteen 23 Dakota Getz 13 *12/12 Warrensburg (W.-Latham) W 68 47 Trent Swigert 21 Dakota Getz 12 12/19 Argenta (A.-Oreana) W 79 40 Jacob Shasteen 22 Dakota Getz 17 State Farm Classic *12/26 Roanoke (R.-Benson) W 64 51 Jacob Shasteen 22 Dakota Getz 11 *12/27 Minonk (Fieldcrest) W 60 58 Dakota Getz 25 Dakota Getz 14 *12/29 Bloomington (Central Catholic) W 72 57 Dakota Getz 24 Dakota Getz 17 *12/30 Peoria (P. Christian) L 49 53 Dakota Getz 24 Dakota Getz 13 1/3 Cerro Gordo W 87 40 Jacob Shasteen 19 Dakota Getz 11 1/6 Mt. Pulaski W 71 52 Dakota Getz 21 Dakota Getz 11 1/9 Tuscola W 56 31 Dakota Getz 14 Dakota Getz 12 Trent Swigert 14 1/13 Maroa (M.-Forsyth) W 59 31 Dakota Getz 21 Dakota Getz 12 1/16 Monticello W 70 53 Jacob Shasteen 32 Dakota Getz 25 1/20 Shelbyville W 66 41 Cory Burns 13 Dakota Getz 11 Dakota Getz/Kyle Fore 13 1/23 Clinton W 79 55 Jacob Shasteen 29 Jacob Shasteen 16 1/27 Moweaqua (Central A & M) W 69 41 Dakota Getz 17 Dakota Getz 11 Jacob Shasteen 17 Bethany (Okaw Valley) Conference Tournament *1/31 Moweaqua (Central A & M) W 60 20 Kyle Fore 12 Dakota Getz 10 *2/3 Tolono (Unity) W 58 38 Trent Swigert 15 Dakota Getz 10 *2/7 Decatur (St. Teresa) W 69 63 Dakota Getz 19 Dakota Getz 22 2/10 Warrensburg (W.-Latham) W 63 29 Trent Swigert 16 Jacob Shasteen 14 Kyle Fore 16 2/13 Tolono (Unity) W 61 42 Jacob Shasteen 28 Dakota Getz 8 2/14 Seneca W 51 43 Trent Swigert 19 Dakota Getz 12 2/17 Sullivan L 58 61 Dakota Getz 28 Dakota Getz 16 2/20 Decatur (St. Teresa) W 72 45 Jacob Shasteen 22 Dakota Getz 14 Macon (Meridian) Regional *2/25 Argenta (A.-Oreana) W 91 45 Jacob Shasteen 38 Jacob Shasteen 11 *2/27 Moweaqua (Central A & M) W 65 42 Dakota Getz 25 Dakota Getz 14 Tuscola Sectional *3/3 Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley) W 67 53 Dakota Getz 25 Dakota Getz 13 *3/6 Catlin W 67 41 Dakota Getz 26 Dakota Getz 15 Normal (ISU) Super-Sectional *3/10 Colfax (Ridgeview) W 76 62 Dakota Getz 23 Dakota Getz 13

 Head Coach Jack Blickensderfer

Year      W-L       
Cerro Gordo
1971-72   18-7      
1972-72   28-3      
1973-74   28-3      
3 yrs.    74-13     
Sparta
1974-75   22-3      
Cerro Gordo
1975-76   19-6      
1976-77   21-5      
1977-78   20-5      
3 yrs.    60-16     
Mt. Zion
1978-79   12-13     
1979-80   22-3      
1980-81   23-4      
3 yrs.    57-20     
Macon (Meridian)
2003-04   19-9      
2004-05   23-8      
2005-06   21-8      
2006-07   22-7      
2007-08   24-4      
2008-09   29-2      
6 yrs.    138-38    
GRAND TOTAL
16 yrs.   351-90    

 Tournament History

2001-A     59   81  0-1 (27-4)     DNP  Jason Doty
      L   59   81  Pana (H.S.)