Indiana High School Athletic Association

9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650

Phone: 317-846-6601 Fax: 317-575-4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org

Blake Ress, Commissioner

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MEDIA ADVISORY January 14, 2003

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

CHATARD NEW NO. 1 IN A.P. 3A BOYS BASKETBALL POLL

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard moved up to No. 1 in Class 3A for the first time in school history on Tuesday when the weekly state rankings in boys basketball were announced by the Associated Press. The Trojans (7-0) replaced Gary Roosevelt, which lost at home to Morgan Park, Ill. on Friday. Pike (10-0), Cass (9-0) and Kouts (10-0) all remained No. 1 in Class 4A, 2A and A, respectively.

Class 4A	Class 3A	Class 2A	Class A
1. Pike	1. Indpls. Bishop Chatard	1. Cass	1. Kouts
2. DeKalb	2. Gary Roosevelt	2. Bluffton	2. Loogootee
3. Munster	3. Tippecanoe Valley	3. Muncie Burris	3. Argos
4. Bloomington North	4. Washington	4. Forest Park	4. Orleans
5. Lawrence North	5. Fort Wayne Elmhurst	5. North Knox	5. White River Valley
6. North Central (Indpls.)	6. Lebanon	6. Eastern (Bloomfield)	6. Bloomfield
7. Perry Meridian	7. North Harrison	7. Winchester	7. Clay City
8. Northview	8. Yorktown	8. Garrett	8. South Central (Elizabeth)
9. Kokomo	9. Scottsburg	9. Evansville Mater Dei	9. Tri-Central
10. Jeffersonville	10. NorthWood	10. Wheeler	10. Tecumseh

TOP TEAMS REMAIN UNCHANGED IN GIRLS BASKETBALL POLL

The January 13 poll from the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association finds last week’s top-ranked teams secure for another week as all four – Kokomo (12-0), Alexandria (14-0), Heritage Christian (12-1) and North Vermillion (13-0) – remain atop their respective classes. The biggest jump was made by Bloomington North (12-1) in Class 4A, up four spots to No. 4.

Class 4A	Class 3A	Class 2A	Class A
1. Kokomo	1. Alexandria	1. Heritage Christian	1. North Vermillion
2. East Chicago Central	2. Beech Grove	2. North Putnam	2. Tri-Central
3. Mooresville	3. Highland	3. Indian Creek	3. Borden
4. Bloomington North	4. Gibson Southern	4. Shenandoah	4. New Harmony
5. Pike	5. Angola	5. North Knox	5. Washington Catholic
6. Ben Davis	6. North Harrison	6. Southwestern (Hanover)	6. Oregon-Davis
7. Warsaw	7. Shelbyville	7. Rochester	7. Randolph Southern
8. Perry Meridian	8. Northwestern	8. Wabash	8. White River Valley
9. North Central (Indpls.)	9. Tippecanoe Valley	9. North Newton	9. North Central (Farmersburg)
10. Huntington North	10. Brebeuf Jesuit	10. Westview	10. Culver Community

For this week’s compilation of girls and boys basketball scoring and rebounding leaders through games of Jan. 11, as reported by the member schools, you can go to the IHSAA web site under Girls Statistical Leaders and Boys Statistical Leaders.

DUNELAND TEAMS TOP IHSGC GYMNASTICS POLL

Three Duneland Conference teams lead the way in the latest poll from the Indiana High School Gymnastics Coaches. Defending state champion Chesterton is the top ranked team followed by Valparaiso and Merrillville with Columbus East and Center Grove rounding out the top five.

Poll of Jan. 8

1. Chesterton

2. Valparaiso

3. Merrillville

4. Columbus East

5. Center Grove

6. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

7. Huntington North

8T. Carmel

8T. Fort Wayne Northrop

10. McCutcheon

NORTH CENTRAL (INDPLS.) NEW NO. 1 IN GIRLS SWIMMING

Based on some recent fast performances turned in, the North Central girls swimming and diving team overtook Carmel’s girls for the first time this season in the Jan. 12 poll from the Indiana High School Swimming Coaches Association. The Greyhounds had held down the top spot since the pre-season. Carmel’s boys, meanwhile, continue their perch atop the boys poll this week with South Bend Riley jumping over Hamilton Southeastern for second place.

BOYS POLL	GIRLS POLL
1. Carmel	1. North Central (Indpls.)
2. South Bend Riley	2. Carmel
3. Hamilton Southeastern	3. Lake Central
4. Yorktown	4. Munster
5. Lawrence North	5. Hamilton Southeastern
6. Chesterton	6. Fort Wayne Snider
7. Homestead	7. Columbus North
8. Wawasee	8. South Dearborn
9. North Central (Indpls.)	9. Castle
10. Northridge	10. Noblesville
11. Delta	11. Northridge
12. Center Grove	12. Yorktown
13. Harrison (West Laf.)	13. Brebeuf Jesuit
14. Penn	14. Homestead
15. Fort Wayne Concordia	15. Wheeler
16. Lake Central	16. Center Grove
17. Western	17. Evansville Harrison
18. Kokomo	18T. Southridge
19. Jeffersonville	18T. Terre Haute North
20. West Lafayette	20T. Bloomington North
	20T. Twin Lakes

TWO WEEKENDS REMAINING IN WRESTLING SEASON

Eight-time defending state champion Evansville Mater Dei continued its stranglehold on the top spot in the Jan. 9 poll of the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association. At the same time, the Wildcats and the rest of the state begin the countdown to the end of the regular season and gear up for the post-season state tournament series.

The pairings for the eight-team state finals of the Eighth Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling Tournament Series will be drawn on Thursday, January 23 at the IHSAA office. The draw will begin at 8 a.m. EST and will be posted to the IHSAA website on the Wrestling page shortly thereafter.

Some new wrinkles to the tournament this year include:

• Condensing sectional sites from 64 to 32
• Wrestlebacks at the sectional level only to determine third through sixth places in each weight class
• The top two scoring teams at the sectional will advance to the team regional
• The individual state finals will contain a “placement” round during Saturday’s semifinal round to determine medal match opponents in the evening session.

The entire tournament format is listed in the 2002-03 Winter Bulletin on page 170 for individuals and page 180 for the team portion.

Seeds for the sectional round will be determined at the sectional seeding meetings to be conducted Monday, Jan. 27 at the host school of each sectional.

Poll of Jan. 9

1. Evansville Mater Dei

2. Bellmont

3. Griffith

4. Portage