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Bright House Networks and Comcast have teamed up with the Indiana High School Athletic Association to offer customers the chance to relive some of history’s most exciting Indiana boys basketball state championship games On Demand. Starting today, classic boys basketball state championship games from the IHSAA’s extensive video vault will be available on Bright House Networks’ Local On Demand channel No. 600 and in the “Get Local” category of Comcast’s On Demand library at no additional cost to digital cable customers.

Leading up to this year’s 100th boys tournament March 27 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, which can be seen exclusively on the HomeTown Sports Indiana (channel No. 81 on both Bright House Networks and Comcast), the following classic IHSAA boys championship games are available starting today on On Demand:

1954: Milan vs. Muncie Central
In this game, the inspiration for “Hoosiers,” Bobby Plump hits the game winner with just 3 seconds to go for the biggest upset in state tournament history.

1955: Indianapolis Attucks vs. Gary Roosevelt
Oscar Robertson, future NBA player and arguably Indiana’s all-time greatest basketball star, leads Crispus Attucks to the first of its three state titles in five years.

1989: Lawrence North vs. Kokomo
In the last championship game played at Market Square Arena, Todd Leary scores 26 points and Eric Montross has 19 points and 18 rebounds for Lawrence North.

1995: Ben Davis vs. Merrillville
A matchup between the state’s two top-ranked teams ends with No. 1 Ben Davis winning its first-ever state title.

2007 4A: East Chicago Central vs. North Central
In the highest-scoring 4A championship game in IHSAA history, the Cardinals – coached by Pete Trgovich, who played for the undefeated 1971 East Chicago Washington team – outlast the Panthers to win the school’s first state title.

In the coming weeks, the following games will also be featured On Demand:
1956: Indianapolis Attucks vs. Lafayette Jefferson; 1965: Indianapolis Washington vs. Fort Wayne North Side; 1969: Indianapolis Washington vs. Gary Tolleston; 1971: East Chicago Washington vs. Elkhart; 1972: Connersville vs. Gary West; 1977: Carmel vs. East Chicago Washington; 1978: Muncie Central vs. Terre Haute South; 1980: Indianapolis Broad Ripple vs. New Albany; 1982: Plymouth vs. Gary Roosevelt; 1986: Marion vs. Anderson; 1990: Bedford North Lawrence vs. Concord; 1991: Gary Roosevelt vs. Brebeuf; 2000 4A: Marion vs. Bloomington North; 2005 3A: Washington vs. Plymouth; 2006 4A: Lawrence North vs. Muncie Central; 2007 2A: Northwestern vs. Winchester; 2008 4A: Brownsburg vs. Marion; and 2009 3A: Princeton vs. Rochester.