1998 TOURNAMENT FACTS & FIGURES

FIRST-TIME REGIONAL CHAMPIONS (16) -- 4A: None. 3A: Carroll (Fort Wayne), Evansville Memorial, Lebanon, Plainfield, West Lafayette. 2A: Bluffton, Manchester, Northeastern, Tri-West Hendricks. 1A: Marion Lakeview Christian, Morgan Township, New Washington, Northeast Dubois, Rising Sun, Tri, Tri-County.

DROUGHT BREAKERS (last title) -- Bloomfield (1977), Jeffersonville (1977), Madison (1978), Fort Wayne Luers (1980), Franklin (1987), North Judson (1988), Fort Wayne Snider (1988).

REPEAT REGIONAL CHAMPIONS (5) -- Connersville, Martinsville, McCutcheon, NorthWood, Valparaiso.

BEST RECORDS IN THE FIELD -- Lake Central (24-0), Martinsville (24-0), Rising Sun (24-0).

UNRANKED TEAMS ALIVE (10) -- 4A: Fort Wayne Snider. 3A: Carroll (Fort Wayne), Lebanon, Madison. 2A: Bluffton, Fort Wayne Luers, Northeastern, Southridge. 1A: Northeast Dubois, Tri-County.

FORMER STATE CHAMPIONS ALIVE (3) -- Fort Wayne Snider, Lake Central, Martinsville.

SMALLEST SCHOOL IN THE FIELD -- Marion Lakeview Christian, 100 students.

LARGEST SCHOOL IN THE FIELD -- Lake Central, 2,644 students.

TOP CONFERENCES -- Two teams each: Hoosier Hills (Jeffersonville, Madison); Mid-State (Franklin, Plainfield); Olympic (Connersville, McCutcheon); Summit (Fort Wayne Luers, Fort Wayne Snider); Tri-Eastern (Northeastern, Tri).

AGGREGATE SEMI-STATE FIELD RECORDS -- 4A: Kokomo 87-10 (.896); Southport 92-6 (.938). 3A: Warsaw 75-20 (.789); Jasper 78-17 (.821). 2A: Logansport 78-16 (.829); Bedford North Lawrence 77-17 (.819). 1A: Huntington North 82-13 (.863); Greenwood 87-8 (.915).

 

 

REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS

(Year of last title)

10 -- Scottsburg (1995).

9 -- Bedford North Lawrence (1992), Valparaiso (1998).

8 -- Anderson (1994), NorthWood (1998), Rushville (1995).

7 -- Ben Davis (1998), Columbia City (1997), Crown Point (1997), Fort Wayne Northrop (1994), Huntington North (1996), Kokomo (1997), Mooresville (1985).

6 -- Evansville Bosse (1997), McCutcheon (1998), Noblesville (1996), Pike Central (1995).

5 -- Anderson Highland (1989), Columbus East (1997), Lafayette Jefferson (1995), Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (1991), Seymour (1991), Warsaw (1991), Washington (1997).

 

ACTIVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STREAKS

5 -- NorthWood.

4 -- Valparaiso.

3 -- McCutcheon.

 

SEMI-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS

(Year of last title)

4 -- Bedford North Lawrence (1992), Crown Point (1997), Kokomo (1996), Noblesville (1990), Valparaiso (1996).

3 -- Columbus East (1997), East Chicago Roosevelt (1979), Heritage (1983), Huntington North (1995), Rushville (1993), Scottsburg (1989), Warsaw (1991).