Back in the day - before the factories were shut down, single-class basketball was assassinated and gaming and social media took their grip on the interests of young boys – the basketball games at Central High School's fieldhouse galvanized Muncie.
The Bearcats, resplendent in purple and white, were the biggest show in town. They were the greatest on Earth as far as most of the local citizens were concerned, a vortex that inhaled a community, instilled pride and knit generations together.
Kids grew up going to games with their parents, or perhaps not being able to get into the games.