If you're a fan of high school sports, you had to be on the edge of your seat this weekend, whatever event you happened to be at. Here at HSSTM, we certainly were.

On Saturday, I headed out to Mt. Vernon to catch some of the girls basketball tournament. The regionals are always, in my humble opinion, the most difficult step for any team searching for an elusive state title.

As I drove to Fortville, I had the Eagles debut 1972 album playing. And as I approached Mt. Vernon H.S., the final track began to play, a little known, non-hit called "Tryin." Here's what I heard as I pulled my car in to the packed parking lot:

"I'm just arriving in the city
and there's music on my mind
lookin' for my destination and
my home is far behind
'Cause it's a long road ahead
and you can make it in the end
and I'm gonna make it with my friends
And I'm tryin'..."

What a fitting tribute to this brutal day of basketball. Two games in 12 hours. A trip to the semistate hanging in the balance. Think about how true those lyrics are. The final destination is Conseco Fieldhouse in two weeks. There's still a long road ahead. But these teams are made of teenagers, most of whom are friends and don't want to see their journey end.

Pretty weird to hear that song at that moment. And pretty cool, too. For a recap of the girls basketball regionals, as far as Central Indiana teams are concerned, click here.

What else went down this weekend? Plenty...

The boys basketball tournament drawing took place last night. Our old friend, The Mind, breaks it all down here.

Individual wrestling state champions were crowned at Conseco over the weekend. I have to give a shout-out to my alma mater's own 103 pound state champ, Ethan Raley. The Indian Creek freshman went 33-0 and defeated previously unbeaten Casey Kenney of Jay County in the finals.

Raley was one of five locals to capture individual crowns. New Palestine's Kyle Ulrey (46-0) defeated Martinsville’s Briar Runyan at 152 pounds. A two-year, epic rivalry continued as Cathedral sophomore Brandon Wright (44-2) defeated Anderson Highland’s Camden Eppert in the 112 pound final. Eppert had defeated Wright in last year’s 103-lb. final, but had defeated the top-ranked Highland star twice before in this tournament. Lawrence North’s Cashe Quiroga won the 119-pound final with a 12-6 victory over Alex Weinzapfel of Evansville Mater Dei. And HSSTM January cover subject Chico Adams successfully defended his heavyweight crown at 285-pounds with a 3-2 victory over Winchester’s Adam Chalfant. Chico ends his high school career with two state titles and 107 consecutive wins. For more on the state finals, click here. 

Check back to HSSTM.com often for updates, scores and highlights. And remember - we're all tryin...