1985 MEN'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BY GAME
This State Tourney was the prime example of the word "upset"! Ed Curran went into this tournament as the #8 seeded player and did not achieve the highest percentage among his competitors but battled and won the games he needed to win to be crowned the 1985 Men's State Champion! 1985 Kentucky State Class A Men (Rank: W/L - Rgr% - H2H - Pts) Pos Name Seed St Won Lost Pts Rgrs Sh R% --- ------------------ --- -- --- ---- --- ---- -- -- 1. Ed Curran 8 KY 6 1 256 181 308 58.76 2. Ed Henry 3 KY 5 2 257 274 394 69.54 3. Omar Blacketer 6 KY 5 2 247 221 348 63.50 4. Bob Hudnall 4 KY 4 3 211 215 378 56.87 5. Bill Henn 1 KY 3 4 222 234 396 59.09 6. Jim Noble 5 KY 3 4 213 177 308 57.47 7. Denny Malone 7 KY 1 6 224 220 376 58.51 8. Stan Lovelace 2 KY 1 6 203 177 326 54.29 1. Ed Curran 6-1 2. Ed Henry 5-2 Opponent Score Rgrs Shs % Opponent Score Rgrs Shs % -------- ----- ---- --- --- -------- ----- ---- --- --- 1. Bill Henn 40/17 33 60 66.0 1. Stan Lovelace 40/31 33 54 61.1 2. Bob Hudnall 42/21 26 42 61.9 2. Jim Noble 41/17 28 40 70.0 3. Stan Lovelace 41/23 26 44 59.1 3. Denny Malone 40/12 31 36 86.1 4. Ed Henry 40/29 37 60 61.7 4. Ed Curran 29/40 35 60 58.3 5. Jim Noble 44/11 22 30 73.4 5. Omar Blacketer 40/31 56 76 73.7 6. Omar Blacketer 7/41 13 32 40.6 6. Bill Henn 25/40 47 68 69.1 7. Denny Malone 42/34 24 50 48.0 7. Bob Hudnall 42/18 44 60 73.3 ---------------------- ---------------------- 256 181 308 58.76 257 274 394 69.54 3. Omar Blacketer 5-2 4. Bob Hudnall 4-3 Opponent Score Rgrs Shs % Opponent Score Rgrs Shs % -------- ----- ---- --- --- -------- ----- ---- --- --- 1. Bob Hudnall 40/6 26 36 72.2 1. Omar Blacketer 6/40 15 36 41.6 2. Stan Lovelace 10/42 9 28 32.1 2. Stan Lovelace 21/42 21 42 50.0 3. Bill Henn 43/26 37 54 68.5 3. Jim Noble 41/31 39 62 62.9 4. Denny Malone 40/38 46 72 63.9 4. Stan Lovelace 43/35 32 56 57.1 5. Ed Henry 31/40 52 76 68.4 5. Bill Henn 42/36 26 48 54.2 6. Ed Curran 41/7 25 32 78.1 6. Denny Malone 40/39 45 74 60.8 7. Jim Noble 42/34 26 50 52.0 7. Ed Henry 18/42 37 60 61.7 ---------------------- ---------------------- 247 221 348 63.50 211 215 378 56.87 5. Bill Henn 3-4 6. Jim Noble 3-4 Opponent Score Rgrs Shs % Opponent Score Rgrs Shs % -------- ----- ---- --- --- -------- ----- ---- --- --- 1. Ed Curran 17/40 26 50 52.0 1. Denny Malone 40/23 25 38 65.8 2. Denny Malone 41/38 37 66 56.1 2. Ed Henry 17/41 20 40 50.0 3. Omar Blacketer 26/43 33 54 61.1 3. Bob Hudnall 31/41 37 62 59.7 4. Jim Noble 22/40 29 48 60.4 4. Bill Henn 40/22 34 48 70.8 5. Bob Hudnall 36/42 23 48 47.9 5. Ed Curran 11/44 11 30 36.7 6. Ed Henry 40/25 50 68 73.5 6. Stan Lovelace 40/17 27 40 67.5 7. Stan Lovelace 40/33 41 62 66.1 7. Omar Blacketer 34/42 23 50 46.0 ---------------------- ---------------------- 222 234 396 59.09 213 177 308 57.47 7. Denny Malone 1-6 8. Stan Lovelace 1-6 Opponent Score Rgrs Shs % Opponent Score Rgrs Shs % -------- ----- ---- --- --- -------- ----- ---- --- --- 1. Jim Noble 23/40 20 38 52.6 1. Ed Henry 31/40 30 54 55.5 2. Bill Henn 38/41 37 66 56.1 2. Omar Blacketer 42/10 21 28 75.0 3. Ed Henry 12/40 22 36 61.1 3. Ed Curran 23/41 19 44 43.2 4. Omar Blacketer 38/40 46 72 63.9 4. Bob Hudnall 35/43 30 56 53.6 5. Stan Lovelace 40/22 27 40 67.5 5. Denny Malone 22/40 22 42 52.4 6. Bob Hudnall 39/40 46 74 62.2 6. Jim Noble 17/40 17 40 42.5 7. Ed Curran 34/42 22 50 44.0 7. Bill Henn 33/40 38 62 61.3 ---------------------- ---------------------- 224 220 376 58.51 203 177 326 54.29 **minor error in Malone vs Lovelace. (Game was either 40 or 42 shoes.)