1999 TOURNAMENT TIDBITS
FIRST-TIME SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS (7)
Eastern (Greentown), Frankton, Fremont, Hamilton Southeastern, Hanover Central, Hobart, Park Tudor.
DROUGHT BREAKERS
Westfield (first title since 1976), Fort Wayne Elmhurst (1977), Evansville North (1978), Highland (1983), Austin (1985), Andrean (1986), Franklin Central (1988), Maconaquah (1988), Wapahani (1988), Winchester (1988).
REPEAT SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS (28)
Ben Davis, Connersville, Evansville Memorial, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Fort Wayne Luers, Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin, Gary West Side, Jasper, Madison, Marion Lakeview Christian, New Washington, NorthWood, Northeast Dubois, North Judson, North Knox, Penn, Rising Sun, Southwestern (Shelbyville), South Decatur, Sullivan, Terre Haute South, Triton, Triton Central, Tri-County, Tri-West Hendricks, West Washington, Yorktown.
BEST RECORDS IN THE FIELD
Indianapolis Cathedral (24-0), New Albany (22-0).
LOSING RECORDS IN THE FIELD (5)
Jimtown (9-13), Maconaquah (10-12), Southmont (10-12), Triton (8-14), West Washington (10-11).
RANKED TEAMS ELIMINATED
(14 of 40)
4A
: Center Grove, DeKalb, Jeffersonville, Valparaiso.3A
: Corydon Central, Washington.2A
: Forest Park, North Newton, Winamac.A:
Clinton Central, Lapel, Milan, North Vermillion, White River Valley.
1998 STATE FINALS TEAMS ALIVE
Franklin, 1998 Class 3A runner-up.
FORMER STATE CHAMPIONS ALIVE
Fort Wayne Snider, Huntington North, Kokomo.
SMALLEST SCHOOLS IN THE FIELD
Washington Catholic (119 students), Eminence (150), Southwestern (Shelbyville) (223).
LARGEST SCHOOLS IN THE FIELD
Penn (2,928 students), Ben Davis (2,589 in three grades), Huntington North (2,101).
ALL-TIME SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
21 -- Rushville.
20 -- Bedford North Lawrence.
17 -- Sullivan.
16 -- Columbia City, Crown Point, NorthWood.
15 -- Valparaiso.
14 -- Connersville, Huntington North, Kokomo, Marion, Scottsburg, Twin Lakes.
13 -- Ben Davis, Center Grove, Columbus North, DeKalb, Indianapolis Tech, Lake Central, New Castle.
12 -- Benton Central, Terre Haute South, Warren Central, Warsaw.
11 -- Batesville, Corydon Central, Jasper, North Central (Indianapolis), Vincennes Lincoln.
10 -- Anderson Highland, Boonville, Carmel, McCutcheon, Michigan City Rogers, Mooresville, North Judson, Prairie Heights, Seymour, South Dearborn.
ACTIVE SECTIONAL TITLE STREAKS
8 -- Ben Davis, Connersville.
7 -- NorthWood.
4 -- Gary West Side, Jasper, Madison, North Judson.
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), Benton Central (1992), 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 -- Columbus East (1997), Lafayette Jefferson (1995), Seymour (1991),Warsaw (1991), Washington (1997).
ACTIVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STREAKS
5 -- NorthWood.
No other school has an active streak longer than 1.