Findlay defeated Montverde 86-83 in OT to win the 3rd NHSI Championship in 4 seasons. The Pilots (32-1) defeated Coolidge 79-44 in the Quarterfinals and St. Benedict's 68-55 in the semifinals.
Findlay's Anthony Bennett was named MVP of the NHSI and Brandon Ashley was named to the All-Tournament Team
The Pilots improve to 9-1 all-time at the 4 year old NHSI event with 5 more wins than the next closest team
Findlay finished 2011-12 with a 32-1 record averaging 93.8 points per game and allow 62.1 and won all but 2 games by double-digit margins
Findlay beat MaxPreps, ESPN, & Rivals preseason #1 ranked teams by a combined 195 to 150
THE 2011-12 NHSI CHAMPION
FINDLAY PREP PILOTS
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L to R: Winston Shepard, Kingsley Okoroh, Petar Rusic, Nick Madray, Nigel Williams-Goss, Benas Griciunas, Brandon Ashley, Matt Willms, Christian Wood, Amedeo Della-Valle, Dominic Artis, Anthony Bennett |
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Amedeo Della Valle |
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Winston Shepard |
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Anthony Bennett |
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Benas Griciunas |
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Brandon Ashley |
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Christian Wood |
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Dominic Artis |
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Kingsley Okoroh |
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Matt Willms |
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Nick Madray |
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Nigel Williams-Goss |
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Petar Rusic |
FINDLAY PREP IN 5 SEASONS UNDER COACH PECK
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Coach Michael Peck |
157-8 (65-0 Home, 92-8 Away)
3 ESPN NHSI Championships
4 NBA Draft Picks in 2 Years
6 McDonald's All-Americans
100% High School Graduation Rate
100% Graduates on NCAA Division 1 Scholarship
100% Graduates Have Qualified as Freshman
1 Pac-12 Player of the Year
1 Big 12, 1 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
1 Big 10, 1 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
8 Alums Selected Conference All-Freshman Teams