Tag: Griffith History

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From the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 23rd Women’s Induction Class Program:

𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛 (𝗛𝗨𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗦) 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗥, 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟴
The late Ruth (Hutchins) Parker, a 1928 graduate of Griffith, was a prolific scorer in her era, setting a record of 120 points in an 126-4 victory over Merrilville on Feb. 4, 1928. That was after she scored 106 points on a 53-of-64 shooting in a 115-10 win over Ross on Jan. 28, 1928. As a senior, the Purple Pantherettes of coach C.L. Wilson went 17-0 and outscored opponents by an average of 30.2 points, 41.9 to 11.7. These numbers were amassed when six-player rules were used for girls’ basketball – three forwards and three guards on each side of center line, no crossing the center line, two-dribbles maximum and a player had three seconds to pass or shoot the ball. After high school, Hutchins played basketball in an independent league, once scored 159 points in a game and later worked in the railroad industry. She married Ralph Parker, and they were parents to three children. The one-time scoring star passed away at 46 on March 29, 1956.