Editor's Note: Most of the historical information and quotes for this article were found in an incredibly detailed retelling of Crawfordsville's 1911 State Championship run, by S. Chandler Lighty. For a more in depth look at Crawfordsville basketball, check out the Basketball Heritage Project, which chronicles the history of Montgomery County Basketball.
Crawfordsville's early dominance in Indiana high school basketball started the way so many great sports stories do: with a rivalry.
Since basketball's origins began in the late 1800s, the sport was a new concept to most. But as an indoor winter sport, it caught on quick in Indiana in the early 1900s; particularly in Crawfordsville.