The History of:
The Boy's Varsity Holiday Tournament at Silver Creek High School
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The Silver Creek Holiday Tournament, as it has been known since 1961, is held at Silver Creek High School, in Sellersburg, Indiana, on the last weekend in December each year. The Silver Creek Holiday Tournament, has included the same four boy's high school varsity basketball teams for 47 consecutive years, the Charlestown HS Pirates, the Clarksville HS Generals, the Providence HS Pioneers, and the host Silver Creek HS Dragons. The tournament games are decided by draw, and include one first round game for each team the first night of the tournament, followed the second night by a consolation game for the losers of the first round; and a championship game for the winners of the first round. The Tournament Champion is presented the traveling Championship Barrel trophy. The Tournament also includes the selection of an All-Tournament Team and MVP; as well as since 1968, the crowning of a Tournament Queen. The Queen is selected from a court of four queen candidates, comprised of one senior grade girl selected from each high school participating in the tournament. This Holiday Tournament is one of the most historic in all of the rich traditions of Indiana High School Basketball.
PAST CHAMPIONS AND RUNNER-UPS OF THE SILVER CREEK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT:
| Year |
Champion (# of X's) |
Runner-up |
Score |
Year | Champion (# of X's) | Runner-up | Score | |
| 1961 | Providence | Silver Creek | 51-50 | 1986 | Silver Creek (10) | Charlestown | 59-56 | |
| 1962 | Clarksville | Silver Creek | 72-63 | 1987 | Silver Creek (11) | Clarksville | 72-71 | |
| 1963 | Silver Creek | Charlestown | 65-54 | 1988 | Clarksville (5) | Silver Creek | 86-71 | |
| 1964 | Charlestown | Providence | 61-47 | 1989 | Charlestown (7) | Clarksville | 66-59 | |
| 1965 | Silver Creek (2) | Providence | 86-57 | 1990 | Charlestown (8) | Silver Creek | 98-68 | |
| 1966 | Charlestown (2) | Providence | 68-58 | 1991 | Silver Creek (12) | Clarksville | 64-47 | |
| 1967 | Providence (2) | Silver Creek | 62-55 | 1992 | Silver Creek (13) | Clarksville | 73-65 | |
| 1968 | Silver Creek (3) | Providence | 74-69 | 1993 | Charlestown (9) | Silver Creek | 52-50 | |
| 1969 | Providence (3) | Silver Creek | 89-78 | 1994 | Silver Creek (14) | Clarksville | 73-62 | |
| 1970 | Silver Creek (4) | Providence | 81-62 | 1995 | Silver Creek (15) | Providence | 64-52 | |
| 1971 | Providence (4) | Clarksville | 95-52 | 1996 | Silver Creek (16) | Charlestown | 65-50 | |
| 1972 | Silver Creek (5) | Providence | 53-52 | 1997 | Silver Creek (17) | Charlestown | 79-69 | |
| 1973 | Charlestown (3) | Providence | 57-56 | 1998 | Providence (7) | Charlestown | 84-49 | |
| 1974 | Clarksville (2) | Charlestown | 55-54 | 1999 | Silver Creek (18) | Charlestown | 68-51 | |
| 1975 | Charlestown (4) | Clarksville | 77-54 | 2000 | Clarksville (6) | Silver Creek | 72-63 | |
| 1976 | Silver Creek (6) | Clarksville | 60-53 | 2001 | Silver Creek (19) | Clarksville | 71-43 | |
| 1977 | Clarksville (3) | Charlestown | 76-47 | 2002 | Silver Creek (20) | Providence | 62-61 | |
| 1978 | Providence (5) | Silver Creek | 62-61 | 2003 | Silver Creek (21) | Clarksville | 77-46 | |
| 1979 | Silver Creek (7) | Clarksville | 81-53 | 2004 | Providence (8) | Silver Creek | 47-35 | |
| 1980 | Charlestown (5) | Providence | 73-66 | 2005 | Providence (9) | Silver Creek | 46-37 | |
| 1981 | Silver Creek (8) | Charlestown | 63-54 | 2006 | Providence (10) | Clarksville | 50-30 | |
| 1982 | Silver Creek (9) | Charlestown | 61-54 | 2007 | Charlestown (10) | Providence | 39-29 | |
| 1983 | Providence (6) | Charlestown | 57-40 | 2008 | ||||
| 1984 | Clarksville (4) | Silver Creek | 54-52 | 2009 | ||||
| 1985 | Charlestown (6) | Providence | 42-36 | 2010 |
PAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS & MVP'S OF THE SILVER CREEK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT: (MVP shown in bold if awarded)
| 1961 | Jon Miller/PR | Mike Renfro/PR | Woody Bailey/SC | Donnie Bush/CH | Eddie Spainhour/CL | |||
| 1962 | Bobby Loy/CL | Eddie Spainhour/CL | Barry Overbay/CL | Paul Love/CL | Reid Bailey/SC | Woody Bailey/SC | Stanley Byers/SC | |
| 1962 | (continued) | Dale Ferguson/CH | Roger Case/CH | |||||
| 1963 | Reid Bailey/SC | Woody Bailey/SC | Ronnie Allen/SC | Dale Ferguson/CH | Ray Blunk/PR | |||
| 1964 | Rick Myers/CH | Amos Brashear/CH | Jerry Hellman/PR | Ernie Gilbert/SC | Bob Shorter/CL | |||
| 1965 | Reid Bailey/SC | Ricky Knight/SC | David Lewis/SC | Dana Olsen/PR | Ben Ledbetter/CH | |||
| 1966 | Ben Ledbetter/CH | Bob Brasher/CH | Mike Colin/PR | David Lewis/SC | Jim Kelly/CL | |||
| 1967 | Paul Bolduc/PR | Gary Leonard/PR | Ray Ratledge/SC | Norm Kalkoff/CH | Tom Tuner/CL | |||
| 1968 | Steve Green/SC | R.T. Green/SC | Bobby Murphy/PR | Norm Kalkoff/CH | Dan Albertson/CH | |||
| 1969 | David Renfro/PR | Bobby Murphy/PR | Steve Green/SC | R.T. Green/SC | Dan Albertson/CH | Danny Gibson/CL | ||
| 1970 | Steve Green/SC | Phil Miller/SC | Tony Kinnaird/PR | Mike Bottorff/CH | David Moser/CL | |||
| 1971 | Tony Kinnaird/PR | Jeff Wayne/PR | SteveMcCreight/CL | Rick Gunterman/SC | Mike Bottorff/CH | |||
| 1972 | Tom Renn/SC | Terry Cook/SC | Chris Renfro/PR | Mike Peters/CL | Steve Wilson/CH | |||
| 1973 | John Denney/CH | Chris Renfro/PR | Pat Harris/PR | Mike Ettel/PR | MikeMaschmeyer/CL | Jim Cash/SC | ||
| 1974 | Marcus Stewart/CL | Kem Martin/CH | John Denney/CH | Jim Knight/CH | Charles Mannix/SC | |||
| 1975 | Jerry Johnson/CH | Rick Hogue/CH | Gary Cravens/CL | DavePennington/SC | Charles Mannix/SC | |||
| 1976 | Charles Mannix/SC | Guy Scotts/SC | David Thomas/CL | Billy Block/PR | Jerry Johnson/CH | |||
| 1977 | Chuck Franz/CL | David Thomas/CL | Tony Stone/CL | Kevin Simms/CH | Rick Hobbs/SC | |||
| 1978 | DavidErnstberger/PR | Mike Very/PR | Brian Meyer/SC | NormPennington/SC | Chuck Franz/CL | |||
| 1979 | Robert Lee/SC | Scott Bostock/CL | Ralph Lovitt/PR | John Jones/CH | Paul Bennett/CH | |||
| 1980 | John Jones/CH | Paul Bennett/CH | Ralph Lovitt/PR | Scott Hornung/PR | Chris Kaiser/PR | Kelly Cook/SC | ||
| 1981 | Kelly Cook/SC | Greg Harrell/SC | Bill Ballard/CH | Wally Napier/CH | Jim Schmidt/PR | Doug Lopp/CL | ||
| 1982 | Brian Ehringer/SC | Donnie Stricker/SC | Wally Napier/CH | John Orman/CH | Jimmy Schmidt/PR | Tommie Basil/CL | ||
| 1983 | Wally Napier/CH | Jay Becht/PR | Mike Day/PR | Robbie Morris/PR | Kevin Christman/CH | Chris Balmer/SC | ||
| 1984 | Bill Smith/CL | Dean Worrall/CL | Kent Offutt/SC | Todd Sharp/SC | Gary Costelle/PR | Tommy Upton/CH | ||
| 1985 | MarkChristman/CH | Tom Masingo/CH | Tom Becht/PR | J.P. Grantz/PR | DavidHumphrey/CL | Phil Eckert/SC | ||
| 1986 | Jody Harvey/SC | Brent Richardson/SC | Mark Christman/CH | Jack Bolly/PR | John Boesing/PR | Todd Cobb/CL | ||
| 1987 | Brent Grangier/SC | Jody Harvey/SC | Derek Weyl/SC | Steve Hatton/CL | Steve Merchant/CL | Larry Stone/CH | ||
| 1988 | Steve Hatton/CL | Chris Kinnaird/CL | Mickey Gedling/SC | Scott Jones/SC | Chad Gilbert/CH | Todd Satterly/CH | ||
| 1989 | Steve Hatton/CL | Jamie Denney/CH | Chad Gilbert/CH | Terence Cobb/CL | Mickey Gedling/SC | Scott Jones/SC | ||
| 1990 | Chad Gilbert/CH | MarlonJemerson/CH | Scott Jones/SC | Tom Gohmann/PR | Chris Coyle/PR | Todd Zimmerman/CL | ||
| 1991 | Keenan Knight/SC | Roy Hooe/SC | Todd Zimmerman/CL | Nathan Jones/CL | Donnie Gohmann/PR | Jeremy Harvey/CH | ||
| 1992 | Mitch Speedy/SC | Kennan Knight/SC | Trico Terry/CL | Johnny Burrell/CL | Greg McBride/PR | Robbie Gullion/CH | ||
| 1993 | Brian French/CL | Jimmy Adams/CH | Scott Frazier/CH | Josh Renn/SC | Josh Upton/SC | Marty Gohmann/PR | ||
| 1994 | Corey Jones/SC | Josh Renn/SC | Josh Upton/SC | Tyrone Packer/CL | Marty Gohmann/PR | B.D. Ledbetter/CH | ||
| 1995 | Matt Renn/SC | Troy Hecker/SC | Kyle Bailey/SC | Chris Colin/PR | Matt McGinnis/CH | Brian French/CL | Joey McMahel/CL | |
| 1996 | Matt Renn/SC | Troy Hecker/SC | Ryan Downing/CH | Jerain Martin/CH | Joey McMahel/CL | Keth Roberts/CL | Michael Taylor/PR | |
| 1997 | Nick Mobley/SC | BrandonHoffman/SC | Joey McMahel/CL | Timmy Lewis/SC | Richie Andres/PR | Kenny Taylor/CH | ||
| 1998 | Ryan Miller/PR | Adam DeSpain/PR | Michael Frazier/CH | Timmy Lewis/SC | Chris Popp/SC | Jeremy Sebolt/CL | ||
| 1999 | Bobby Windell/SC | Neil Losey/SC | Jesse Whitlock/SC | Eric Brewer/CH | Michael Frazier/CH | Jake Elder/PR | Rick Skees/PR | Jeff Spainhour/CL |
| 2000 | Phil Carey/CL | David Hatton/CL | Paul Sheffield/CL | Brent Brewer/SC | Jesse Whitlock/SC | Cole Brummett/PR | J.W. Nickell/PR | Eric Brewer/CH |
| 2001 | Josh Lanham/SC | Matt McCoy/SC | Todd Spencer/SC | David Hatton/CL | Zak Appleby/CL | MarcusBickwermert/PR | Patrick Weber/PR | Zach Howard/CH |
| 2002 | Josh Lanham/SC | Geoff Miller/SC | TerryRoudenbush/SC | Tyler Adkinson/PR | Jeffery Lovan/PR | Dave Hatton/CL | Luke Wohlleb/CL | |
| 2003 | TerryRoudenbush/SC | Corey Jenkins/SC | Josh Lanham/SC | Ryan Robay/CL | Leroy Wilson/CL | Virgil Durham/CH | Alex Hall/CH | Justin Benedetti/PR |
| 2004 | Matt Lilly/PR | Jonathan Lilly/PR | Max McCrite/PR | Kyle Barnett/SC | Andrew Esters/SC | Ryan Bobay/CL | Anthony Stein/CL | Alex Hall/CH |
| 2005 | Justin Benedetti/PR | Matt Lilly/PR | Keevan Miller/PR | Josh Knight/SC | Michael Inman/SC | Chad Bain/CL | Joe Stover/CL | Stephen Grayson/CH |
| 2006 | Luke Fitzgerald/PR | Brad Combs/PR | Matt Lilly/PR | Elijah Johnson/CL | Josh Noe/CL | ZachMerschbrock/CH | BowmanThrasher/CH | Justin Knight/SC |
| 2007 | ZachMerschbrock/CH | StephenGrayson/CH | Chris Chastain/CH | John Hardin/PR | Matt Leist/PR | SpencerRobinson/SC | Nick Townsend/SC | Ryan Gettlefinger/CL |
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PAST QUEENS OF THE SILVER CREEK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT:
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Queen | School | Year | Queen | School | |
| 1968 | Deanna Watts | Clarksville | 1992 | Renae Kerber | Silver Creek | |
| 1969 | Linda Cauble | Clarksville | 1993 | Beth Williams | Providence | |
| 1970 | Lana Smith | Silver Creek | 1994 | Katie Butt | Providence | |
| 1971 | Marilyn Bowen | Charlestown | 1995 | Janna Shreve | Silver Cree | |
| 1972 | Karen Knight | Providence | 1996 | Angela Bledsoe | Charlestown | |
| 1973 | Robin Zurshmeide | Providence | 1997 | Kristin Hall | Charlestown | |
| 1974 | Carrie White | Clarksville | 1998 | Lara Renn | Silver Creek | |
| 1975 | Diana Fulkerson | Charlestown | 1999 | Mindy Staley | Silver Creek | |
| 1976 | Gina Pemberton | Charlestown | 2000 | Julie Pickerrell | Providence | |
| 1977 | Debbie Kochert | Providence | 2001 | Ashley Spitznagel | Clarksville | |
| 1978 | Ann Lipps | Providence | 2002 | Charly Day | Providence | |
| 1979 | Pam Edelen | Clarksville | 2003 | Christine Lewis | Clarksville | |
| 1980 | Karen James | Charlestown | 2004 | Allison Jackson | Silver Creek | |
| 1981 | Jenny Stewart | Clarksville | 2005 | Kayla Bowling | Charlestown | |
| 1982 | Karen Lutz | Charlestown | 2006 | Sheenagh Gividen | Clarksville | |
| 1983 | Brenda Nierengarten | Clarksville | 2007 | Alex Franz | Providence | |
| 1984 | Audra Gaines | Silver Creek | 2008 | |||
| 1985 | Kim Scull | Clarksville | 2009 | |||
| 1986 | Amy Gettlefinger | Providence | 2010 | |||
| 1987 | Gail Galloway | Clarksville | 2011 | |||
| 1988 | Melissa Bower | Silver Creek | 2012 | |||
| 1989 | Jill Usui | Charlestown | 2013 | |||
| 1990 | Jennifer Fisher | Providence | 2014 | |||
| 1991 | Kristi Poe | Silver Creek | 2015 |