1998 TOURNAMENT FACTS & FIGURES
FIRST-TIME SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS (18) -- Bethany Christian, Bluffton, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Griffith, Lawrence North, Marion Lakeview Christian, Morgan Township, Muncie Burris, New Washington, Northeast Dubois, Rising Sun, Southwestern (Shelbyville), South Decatur, Tri, Triton, Union (Modoc), West Washington.
DROUGHT BREAKERS -- Triton Central (first title since 1978), Tri-County (1984), Manchester (1985), Tri-West Hendricks (1985), Franklin (1987), West Lafayette (1988).
REPEAT SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS (24) -- Ben Davis, Bloomfield, Brownstown Central, Castle, Connersville, Corydon, Fort Wayne Snider, Gary West Side, Homestead, Jasper, Lake Central, Lebanon, Madison, Martinsville, McCutcheon, Northeastern, NorthWood, North Central (Indianapolis), North Judson, Penn, Plainfield, Plymouth, Sullivan, Valparaiso.
ALL-TIME SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Bedford North Lawrence 20, Rushville 20, Columbia City 16, Crown Point 16, Sullivan 16, NorthWood 15, Marion 14, Scottsburg 14, Center Grove 13, Columbus North 13, Connersville 13, DeKalb 13, Huntington North 13, Indianapolis Tech 13, Kokomo 13, New Castle 13, Twin Lakes 13, Benton Central 12, Warren Central 12, Batesville 11, Corydon 11, North Central (Indianapolis) 11, Terre Haute South 11, Vincennes Lincoln 11, Boonville 10, Carmel 10, McCutcheon 10, Michigan City Rogers 10, Mooresville 10, Prairie Heights 10, South Dearborn 10.
ACTIVE SECTIONAL TITLE STREAKS -- Lake Central 8, Ben Davis 7, Connersville 7, NorthWood 6, Plainfield 5, Plymouth 5, Homestead 4, North Central (Indianapolis) 4, Valparaiso 4, Brownstown Central 3, Castle 3, Gary West Side 3, Jasper 3, Madison 3, Martinsville 3, McCutcheon 3, Northeastern 3, North Judson 3.
BEST RECORDS IN THE FIELD -- Lake Central (23-0), Martinsville (23-0), Rising Sun (23-0).
LOSING RECORDS IN THE FIELD -- Fort Wayne Dwenger (10-11), Lawrence North (7-16), Southwestern (Shelbyville) (9-12).
RANKED TEAMS ELIMINATED (14 of 40) -- 4A: Kokomo, New Albany, Perry Meridian; 3A: Evansville Bosse, Gibson Southern, Roncalli; Rushville; 2A: Wheeler, Winamac, Woodlan; A: Clinton Prairie, Covington, Park Tudor, Rossville.
FORMER STATE CHAMPIONS ALIVE (4) -- Fort Wayne Snider, Lake Central, Martinsville, Warsaw.
1997 SWEET SIXTEEN TEAMS ALIVE (5) -- Homestead, Martinsville, McCutcheon, NorthWood, Valparaiso.
SMALLEST SCHOOLS IN THE FIELD -- Marion Lakeview Christian, 100 students; Union (Modoc) 142, Morgan Township 190.
LARGEST SCHOOLS IN THE FIELD -- North Central (Indianapolis), 3,155 students; Penn, 2,842; Lake Central, 2,644.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS
(Year of last title)
10 -- Scottsburg (1995).
9 -- Bedford North Lawrence (1992).
8 -- Anderson (1994), Rushville (1995), Valparaiso (1997).
7 -- Columbia City (1997), Crown Point (1997), Fort Wayne Northrop (1994), Huntington North (1996), Kokomo (1997), Mooresville (1985), NorthWood (1997).
6 -- Ben Davis (1996), Evansville Bosse (1997), Noblesville (1996), Pike Central (1995).
5 -- Anderson Highland (1989), Columbus East (1997), Lafayette Jefferson (1995), McCutcheon (1997), Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (1991), Seymour (1991), Warsaw (1991), Washington (1997).
ACTIVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STREAKS
4 -- NorthWood.
3 -- Valparaiso.
2 -- McCutcheon.