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 23, 2003
Contact:
Jason
Wille,
Asst. Sports Information Director
E-Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
TEAM WRESTLING TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED
The pairings for the eight-team
state finals of the Eighth Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling Tournament Series were drawn
this morning at the IHSAA office.
This year’s tournament begins
Saturday, Feb. 1 with 32 sites across the state hosting sectionals. The
tournament will conclude with the eight state finalist teams battling for the
championship on Saturday, March 1 at Center Grove High
School in Greenwood.
Eight-time defending state
champion Evansville Mater Dei, also top-ranked according to the latest rankings
by the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association, will begin its quest
to extend its title streak at the nine-team Evansville Central Sectional.
Listed below are the
sectional assignments as well as the pre-determined pairings for the regional
and semi-state rounds.
This year’s tournament has a
slightly different format from previous years as a result of actions approved
by the IHSAA Executive Committee last August 8. Those include:
- Condensing sectional sites from 64 to 32.
- Wrestlebacks will be utilized for the first time and occur at
the sectional level only to determine third through sixth places in each
weight class; there will be no wrestlebacks at
the regional or semi-state level.
- The top two scoring teams at the sectional will
advance their entire teams intact to the team regional, which includes
pre-determined pairings unlike previous years.
- The individual state finals will contain a
“placement” round during Saturday’s semifinal round to determine medal
match opponents in the evening session.
The IHSAA Individual Wrestling
Tournament will be conducted beginning with the sectionals on Feb. 1. Seeds for
the sectional round will be determined at coaches meetings to be conducted
Monday (Jan. 27) at the host school of each sectional. The 16 individual regionals are scheduled for Feb. 8, the four semi-states on
Feb. 15 and culminating with the state finals on Feb. 21-22 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Sectionals
Saturday, February 1, 2003
9 a.m. (local time)
1. East Chicago Central (10): East Chicago Central, Hammond, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit,
Hammond Morton, Hammond Bishop Noll, Highland, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting.
2. Calumet (11): Calumet, Gary Mann, Gary
Roosevelt, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Gary Wirt, Griffith, Hobart, Lake
Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.
3. Crown Point (8): Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point,
Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Newton, Valparaiso.
4. LaPorte
(8): Chesterton,
Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, North
Judson, Portage.
5. Mishawaka (9): LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka
Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend
St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.
6. Plymouth (9): Bremen, Culver Community, Culver
Military, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.
7. Twin Lakes (10): Cass, Caston,
Logansport, North White, Pioneer, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.
8. Lafayette Jefferson (9): Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic,
Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Seeger, West Lafayette.
9. Elkhart Memorial (8): Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown,
Northridge, NorthWood.
10. Westview
(10): Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
(11): Carroll
(Fort Wayne), Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne
Concordia, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne
North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Leo, Whitko.
12. New Haven (10): Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.
13. Peru (9): Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood,
Wabash, White’s.
14. Oak Hill (10): Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa,
Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.
15. Jay County (9): Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.
16. Delta (10): Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester, Yorktown.
17. Crawfordsville (9): Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain
Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion, Southmont, Turkey Run.
18. Zionsville (11): Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Rossville, Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.
19. Hamilton Heights (11): Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Highland, Elwood,
Frankton, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.
20. Lawrence Central (12): Indiana School for the
Blind, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis
Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Chatard,
Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Scecina, Lawrence
Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indpls.).
21. Decatur Central (12): Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit, Decatur Central, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Cardinal
Ritter, Park Tudor, Perry Meridian, Pike, Southport, Speedway.
22. Franklin Central (11): Beech Grove, Eastern
Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Lutheran, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Roncalli,
Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.
23. Shenandoah (11): Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Shenandoah,
Tri.
24. South Dearborn (10): Batesville, Connersville,
East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, North Decatur,
South Dearborn, Union County.
25. Avon (10): Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade,
Cloverdale, Danville, Greencastle, North
Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks.
26. Martinsville (8): Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Whiteland.
27. Owen Valley (9): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Northview,
Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo.
28. Jennings County (9): Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour, Scottsburg, Southwestern
(Hanover).
29. Jeffersonville (9): Charlestown, Corydon, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.
30. Southridge
(10): Crawford County, Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North
Knox, Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
31. Castle (9): Boonville, Castle, Gibson
Southern, Heritage Hills, Oakland City Wood, Princeton, South Spencer, Tecumseh,
Tell City.
32. Evansville Central (9): Evansville Central, Evansville Bosse,
Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.
Regional
Pairings
Wednesday, February 5, 2003
6 p.m. (local time)
1. Highland
No. 1 team
at East Chicago Central vs. No. 2 team at Calumet.
No. 1 team
at Calumet vs. No. 2 team at East Chicago
Central.
2. LaPorte
No. 1 team
at Crown Point vs. No. 2 team at LaPorte.
No. 1 team
at LaPorte vs. No. 2 team at Crown Point.
3. South Bend Clay
No. 1 team
at Mishawaka vs. No. 2 team at Plymouth.
No. 1 team
at Plymouth vs. No. 2 team at Mishawaka.
4. Harrison (West
Lafayette)
No. 1 team
at Twin Lakes vs. No. 2 team at Lafayette
Jefferson.
No. 1 team
at Lafayette Jefferson vs. No. 2 team at Twin Lakes.
5. Jimtown
No. 1 team
at Elkhart Memorial vs. No. 2 team at Westview.
No. 1 team
at Westview vs. No. 2 team at Elkhart Memorial.
6. Garrett
No. 1 team
at Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. No. 2 team at New Haven.
No. 1 team
at New Haven vs. No. 2 team at Carroll (Fort Wayne).
7. Huntington North
No. 1 team
at Peru vs. No. 2 team at Oak Hill.
No. 1 team
at Oak Hill vs. No. 2 team at Peru.
8. Muncie Central
No. 1 team
at Jay County vs. No. 2 team at Delta.
No. 1 team
at Delta vs. No. 2 team at Jay County.
9. North Montgomery
No. 1 team
at Crawfordsville vs. No. 2 team at Zionsville.
No. 1 team
at Zionsville vs. No. 2 team at Crawfordsville.
10. Indianapolis Manual
No. 1 team
at Hamilton Heights vs. No. 2 team at Lawrence Central.
No. 1 team
at Lawrence Central vs. No. 2 team at Hamilton Heights.
11. Beech Grove
No. 1 team
at Decatur Central vs. No. 2 team at Franklin Central.
No. 1 team
at Franklin Central vs. No. 2 team at Decatur Central.
12. Milan
No. 1 team
at South
Dearborn vs. No. 2 team at Shenandoah.
No. 1 team
at Shenandoah vs. No. 2 team at South Dearborn.
13. Avon
No. 1 team
at Avon vs. No. 2 team at Martinsville.
No. 1 team
at Martinsville vs. No. 2 team at Avon.
14. Seymour
No. 1 team
at Owen Valley vs. No. 2 team at Jennings County.
No. 1 team
at Jennings County vs. No. 2 team at Owen Valley.
15. Jasper
No. 1 team
at Jeffersonville vs. No. 2 team at Southridge.
No. 1 team
at Southridge vs. No. 2 team at Jeffersonville.
16. Evansville Mater Dei
No. 1 team
at Castle vs. No. 2 team at Evansville Central.
No. 1 team
at Evansville Central vs. No. 2 team at Castle.
Semi-State
Pairings
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
7 p.m. (local time)
1. Valparaiso: Winner at Highland vs. Winner at LaPorte.
2. Rochester: Winner at South Bend Clay vs. Winner at Harrison (West
Lafayette).
3. Columbia City: Winner at Jimtown vs. Winner at Garrett.
4. Bellmont: Winner at Huntington North vs. Winner at Muncie Central.
5. Lawrence North: Winner
at North Montgomery vs. Winner at Indianapolis Manual.
6. New Castle: Winner at
Beech Grove vs. Winner at Milan.
7. Avon: Winner at Avon vs. Winner at Seymour.
8. Southridge: Winner at Jasper vs. Winner at Evansville Mater Dei.
State
Finals Pairings
Saturday, March 1, 2003
Center Grove High
School, Greenwood
Quarterfinals
10 a.m. EST
Match 1
Winner at Lawrence North vs. Winner at Columbia City.
Match 2
Winner at Rochester vs. Winner at Valparaiso.
Match 3
Winner at Bellmont
vs. Winner at Avon.
Match 4
Winner at New Castle vs. Winner at Southridge.
Semifinals
30 minutes following the
conclusion of the quarterfinals at approximately 12 p.m. EST
Match 5
Winner of
Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Match 6
Winner of
Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.
Championship
30 minutes following the
conclusion of the semifinals at approximately 2:30 p.m. EST
IHSAA 02-03/22