| 1953 |
| Participants:
Astoria, Augusta, Carthage, Griggsville, Havana,
Mason City, V.I.T., and Western High. |
Championship:
Astoria 71, Havana, 67
Third place: Augusta 67, Western
High 53 |
| MVP:
Gene Morse, Havana |
| Notes:
The championship game featured 21 lead changes
before Astoria made 10 of 12 free throws in the
last three minutes of the game. The Pirates took
advantage of the three-minute foul rule, in which
all fouls called in the final three minutes are
two-shot fouls. |
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