2001 IHSAA CLASS
2A FOOTBALL STATE FINALS
RCA Dome,
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F.W. Bishop Luers (14-0) |
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Officials: Tim Fogarty,
David Mecklenburg, Bruce Harmon, Dan Brown, David Minniear.
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Steve Shank 48 pass from Kyle Lindsay (Jason Egts kick),
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Jhormy Martinez 24 run
(Jason Egts kick),
2nd Quarter
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Tony Kleber 12
interception return (Jason Egts kick),
3rd Quarter
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Anthony Spencer 2 run (Eric Smith from Kyle
Lindsay), 4:53.
4th Quarter
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Brian Kurtz 63 pass from Kyle Lindsay (Jason Egts kick),
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Jhormy Martinez 27 pass
from Eric Smith (Jason Egts kick),
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Jhormy Martinez 15 run
(Jason Egts kick),
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Brian Kurtz 25 interception return (Jason Egts kick),
Time of
Game �
Team Statistics
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F.W. Bishop Luers |
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24 |
First Downs |
18 |
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18/19 |
Rushes/Yards |
42/240 |
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439 |
Passing Yards |
181 |
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39/54/3 |
Passing Comp./Att./Int. |
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71/458 |
Plays/Total Net Yards |
54/421 |
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67 |
Return Yards |
121 |
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3/31.3 |
Punts/Avg. |
3/35.3 |
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2/10 |
Penalties/Yards |
4/36 |
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4/2 |
Fumbles/Lost |
3/2 |
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Time of Possession |
24:31 |
Individual
Statistics
Rushing
Evansville Mater Dei � Doug
Martin 3-44; Sam Wildeman 5-16; Dan Schenk 1-2;
Patrick Mallory 1-1; Ryan Dewig 2-0; Jake Schiff
6-minus 44.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Jhormy Martinez 20-118;
Brian Kurtz 8-65; Anthony Spencer 7-61; Kyle Lindsay 7-minus 4.
Passing
Fort
Wayne Bishop Luers � Kyle Lindsay 6-11-0-154; Eric
Smith 1-1-0-27.
Receiving
Evansville Mater Dei �
Blake Kollker 14-130; Patrick Mallory 10-192; Craig
Moore 9-85; Dan Alcorn 3-22; Sam Wildeman 2-0; Matt
Johnson 1-10.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Steve Shank 3-76; Brian Kurtz 2-69; Jhormy Martinez 1-27; Eric Smith 1-9.
Tackles
Evansville Mater Dei �
Scott Lewis 8; Dan Alcorn 7; Robert Schmitt 7; Ryan Dewig
7; Thomas Unfried 6; Blake Maurer 6; Bryan Benke 4; Patrick Mallory 3; Blake Kollker
2; Brett Devault 2; Carl Ramsbey
2; Sam Wildeman 2; Chris Folz
2; Kenny Miller 1; Doug Martin 1; Dan Schenk 1; David Knapp 1; Jake Schiff 1;
Brent Schmitt 1.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Jason Egts 9; Adam Krouse 9; Brian Carsten 7; Brian
Kurtz 6; Tony Kleber 5; Anthony Spencer 5; Matt
Millhouse 4; Adam Griffith 3; Tony Moore 3; Ryan Egts
3; Nick Shiffley 1; Mickey Skordos
1; Chris Custard 1; Brad Knipp 1; Nick Smith 1; Kyle
Lindsay 1; Erik Laroe 1; David Handel 1; Ben Wyss 1.
Sacks
Fort
Wayne Bishop Luers � Adam Griffith 2-20; Chris
Custard 1-0.
Interceptions
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers � Brian Kurtz 1-25; Tony Kleber
2-42.
Fumble Recoveries
Fort
Wayne Bishop Luers � Adam Griffith 1-0; Ben Wyss 1-0.
Class 2A Game
Notes
Lindsay Named Class 2A
Mental Attitude Award Recipient
Kyle Lindsay of Fort Wayne
Bishop Luers was selected by the IHSAA Executive
Committee as the 2001 recipient of the Phil N. Eskew
Award for Mental Attitude in Class 2A Football.
Lindsay was the starting
quarterback in three straight Class 2A state championship games, helping the
Knights to state titles in 1999 and 2001. In those three seasons, Bishop Luers compiled a 41-3 record. Lindsay finished his career
with more than 6,000 passing yards. He owns school records for passing yardage,
touchdown passes, PAT kicks, consecutive PAT kicks, and field goals).
The three-sport athlete has
been a three-year varsity performer in basketball and a three-year varsity
starter in baseball.
Academically, he ranks in
the top 20 percent of his senior class with a 3.7 grade point average and is a
member of the National Honor Society. He also served as freshman class
president and has been a volunteer for Big Brothers-Big Sisters.
Lindsay is the son of Matt
Lindsay, the football coach and athletic director at Bishop Luers.
Farm Bureau Insurance,
corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000 scholarship to
Bishop Luers�
With the victory, Bishop Luers wins its fifth state title overall and second in
three years. Luers also won titles in 1985, 1989,
1992 and 1999 � all in Class 2A. The Knights move into a six-way tie for second
place for most football state championships with Ben Davis,
Schiff Adds To His Record
Passing Totals
Already the state record
holder in season passing yards and career passing yards, Evansville Mater Dei
quarterback Jake Schiff added 439 more yards to his current totals. He finished
the game 39-for-54 with three touchdowns and three interceptions. He finished
his three-year varsity career at 41-3. The following are his final
season-by-season numbers:
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Jake Schiff�s Career |
Year |
Games |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TDS |
YPG |
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2001 |
Senior |
15 |
279 |
415 |
4,468 |
45 |
297.8 |
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2000 |
Junior |
15 |
217 |
349 |
3,780 |
43 |
252.0 |
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1999 |
Soph. |
14 |
260 |
406 |
3,947 |
42 |
281.9 |
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Totals |
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44 |
756 |
1,170 |
12,195 |
130 |
277.1 |
All-Time Career Passing
Leaders
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Name |
School |
Final Year |
Yards |
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Jake Schiff |
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2001 |
12,195 |
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Earl Haniford |
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1995 |
11,110 |
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Adam Schiff |
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1998 |
8,743 |
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Jeff George |
Warren Central |
1985 |
8,126 |
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B.J. Schlicher |
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1995 |
8,101 |
State Records Held By
Schiff
Passing Yardage in a Game �
556 yards vs.
Passing Yardage in a Season
� 4,468, 2001 (Second place 3,973 by Rick Mirer,
Passing Yardage in a Career
� 12,195 (Second place 11,110 by Earl Haniford,
Martinsville, Final year 1995).
Touchdown Passes in a
Season � 45, 2001 (ties 45 by Jeff George, Warren Central, 1985).
Touchdown
Passes in a Career -- 130.
Passing Completions in a
Season � 279 (Second place 268 by Adam Schiff, 1997).
Passing Completions in a
Career � 756 (Second place 685 by Earl Haniford,
Final year 1995).
Overall Championship Game
Records Set By Jake Schiff
Most Passes Attempted � 54
(Previous 46 by Jeff George, Warren Central, 1985; 46 by Chris Koester,
Evansville Mater Dei, 1994).
Most Passes Completed � 39
(Previous 25 by Jeff George, Warren Central, 1985).
Most
Passing Yards � 439 (Previous 395 by Rick Mirer,
Goshen, 1988).
Schiff also tied the Class
2A state finals record with three touchdown passes, the same mark he tied last
year and holds with three other players.
Other Significant
Championship Game Records
Most Combined Points � 86
by Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (57) and Evansville Mater
Dei (29) (Class 2A record).
Most Points in a Quarter �
28 by Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (fourth quarter) (Tied Overall and Class 2A record).
Receiving Yards � 439 by
Evansville Mater Dei (Overall and Class 2A record).
Total Offensive Yards � 458
by Evansville Mater Dei (Class 2A record).
Most Receptions � 14 by
Blake Kollker, Evansville Mater Dei (Overall and
Class 2A record).
Most Receiving Yards � 192
by Patrick Mallory, Evansville Mater Dei (Overall and Class 2A record).
Most Interceptions � 2 by
Tony Kleber, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
(Tied Class 2A record).
Class 2A Game
Quotes
Evansville Mater Dei Coach
Mike Goebel
"The wheels came off
late but I still think we gave a very gutsy effort tonight. This was a great
game and my kids really gave it all they had."
"Fort Wayne Luers was pretty dominant in the first half tonight. (Fort
Wayne Bishop Luers defensive) line was a little
bigger than ours and they did a good job getting to (quarterback) Jake
(Schiff)."
"We knew it would be
an outstanding game and all I can really say is that they played a better game
tonight, but that won�t erase the tremendous state tournament ride we�ve
had."
"We have nothing to be
ashamed of. We just came up a little short against a good football team that
was extremely hungry tonight."
"We are losing a lot
due to a severe case of graduation, but we definitely hope to be back."
Mater Dei quarterback Jake
Schiff
"They (Bishop Luers linemen) were not only big but quick and it seemed
like they were getting in the backfield even before I got the snap off."
(On setting records)
"Truthfully, the records really belong to my teammates. It�s not like they
don�t mean something to me but they deserve the records too. I can tell you
this much, I�d be happy to trade in all the records tonight for a state
championship."
"It�s been an honor to
play for Coach Goebel and my teammates the last four years. I couldn�t ask for
a better group of guys to be around on and off the football field."
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Coach Matt Lindsay
"This might go down as
one of our greatest and proudest moments ever. I just didn�t think that our
kids were going to be denied tonight."
(On his son, quarterback
Kyle Lindsay) "He�s a great kid who doesn�t take a backseat to anyone. All
I can say is that he�s been the heart and soul of our football team and I
couldn�t be prouder of his accomplishments as a coach and parent."
"This is definitely
the most sweetest of all and it�s just really hard to
put into words how much this victory means to us."
"It�s been a great run
this season. For our nine seniors to finish their careers this way � it�s
absolutely great. This team has done a lot for football at Luers
and for the city of
"I think we beat them
on the line of scrimmage tonight and we knew that was one of the keys coming
in. The way they beat us last year is the same way we beat them this
year."
(On Jake Schiff)
"Schiff is just a great kid and a great player. We knew we couldn�t stop
his passing ability so we really focused on breaking down their line and
putting a lot of pressure on him."
Bishop Luers
quarterback Kyle Lindsay
"I�ve learned over my
four year career that I wouldn�t be the player that I am today without my dad
(Coach Matt Lindsay) pushing me."
"We had a few big pass
plays in the first quarter, which set the tone for the whole game and I felt
our ability to establish to running game early was definitely one of the keys
to our victory."