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                                                              March 4, 2003

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL

2003-07 SECTIONAL GROUPINGS ANNOUNCED

IHSAA Commissioner Blake Ress today released the 2003-07 sectional groupings for baseball, girls and boys basketball, softball and volleyball, effective 2003-04.  The realignment was unanimously approved by the IHSAA Executive Committee and is available on the IHSAA web site at 2003-07 Sectional Alignment.

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS SATURDAY

With a combined record of 192-23, a field of eight outstanding teams will make their way to Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis this Saturday to square off in the 28th Annual IHSAA Girls High School Basketball Tournament.

 

Former champions in the field include North Vermillion, Class A winner in 2002, Southwestern (Hanover) 2A titlist in 2002, and Kokomo, triumphant in 1992 and 1993.

 

For the first time in girls’ tournament history, the same two teams will meet for a championship.  In class 2A last year, Southwestern (Hanover) defeated Shenandoah 70-64.  The Rebels and the Raiders, under the same head coaches, Donna Cheatham and Todd Salkoski, will meet for the 2A crown again in 2003.

 

It’s the first trip to the “big show” for Tri-Central, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Beech Grove and Perry Meridian.

 

Girls Basketball State Finals Info

 

Saturday, March 8     Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Ticket Information:   Session $10.00   Season $18.00

Reserved tickets can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the state finals. Contact those schools for ticket distribution hours. Tickets also will be available game day at the ticket office at Conseco Fieldhouse.  Box office opens at 8:00 a.m.

 

Session I ----------

Class A Championship

10:30 a.m. – Tri-Central (22-4)  vs. North Vermillion (26-0)

 

Class 2A Championship

12:30 p.m. (approx.) -- Shenandoah (23-5) vs. Southwestern (Hanover) (21-7)

 

Session II ----------

Class 3A Championship

6:30 p.m. -- South Bend St. Joseph’s (24-2) vs. Beech Grove (27-1)

 

Class 4A Championship

8:30 p.m. (approx.) -- Kokomo (25-0) vs. Perry Meridian (24-4)

 

MEDIA NOTE:  All media should enter through the media entrance on the Delaware Street side of Conseco Fieldhouse.  Credentials for pick-up will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m. 

 

BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNEY BEGINS TONIGHT

The 93rd Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Series will get underway in full force this evening at 64 sites throughout the state

 

Defending 4A champion Gary West Side will open up play in its own sectional against Lake Central.  Last year’s 3A winner, Delta, travels to Yorktown to meet the host Tigers.  The 2A winner in 2001-02, Speedway, hosts its own sectional and plays Indianapolis Ritter in the opener.  And, the class A defending champ, Rossville, meets Clinton Prairie in the Tri-Central curtain raiser.

 

The state’s top-rated teams will test the waters early.  Class 4A’s top team, Pike (22-0), opens up with a major test as they face North Central (Indpls.) (15-5) at Noblesville.  Gary Roosevelt (19-1), the leader in 3A, begins play in the bye bracket at Calumet, facing Griffith (18-3).  The top team in 2A, Cass (20-0), hosts its own sectional and meets Delphi (14-6) in the bye game.  In class A, Argos (20-1), number-one in this week’s poll, squares off against Southwood (11-8) at Culver Community.

 

The complete line-up of pairings for the 2003 tourney is available at 2003 Boys Basketball Tournament Pairings.

 

Anderson is the run-away all-time leader in sectional victories with 50.  Lafayette Jefferson is the leader in consecutive sectional crowns with 28 between 1945-1972.  You’ll find a complete list of sectional champs in the history section on the IHSAA web site under IHSAA Boys Basketball.

 

A.P. BOYS BASKETBALL POLL

The leaders remained the same in the final Associated Press Poll for the week ending February 29, 2003.  Despite a battle royal with number-two Lawrence North, Pike (22-0) stays at number-one in class 4A.  Gary Roosevelt (19-1) is still the class of the field in 3A. Cass (20-0) is out front again in 3A.  And, in Class A, Argos (20-1) maintains the number one slot heading into tourney play.

 

A.P. BOYS BASKETBALL POLL 03/03/03

No.

Class 4A

Sectional Opponent

Sectional Site

1

Pike

North Central (Indpls.)

Noblesville

2

Lawrence North

Connersville

Indianapolis Arlington

3

Bloomington North

Columbus North

Columbus North

4

DeKalb

East Noble

Warsaw

5

Munster

East Chicago Central

Gary West Side

6

Columbia City

Warsaw

Warsaw

7

Perry Meridian

Franklin Central

Perry Meridian

8

Evansville Harrison

Evansville Reitz

Castle

9

North Cntl  (Indpls)

Pike

Noblesville

10

Muncie South

New Castle

New Castle

No.

Class 3A

Sectional Opponent

Sectional Site

1

Gary Roosevelt

Griffith

Calumet

2

Indianapolis Chatard

Brebeuf Jesuit

Greenfield-Central

3

Tippecanoe Valley

Kankakee Valley

Plymouth

4

Gibson Southern

Mount Vernon

Boonville

5

Griffith

Gary Roosevelt

Calumet

6

Washington

Pike Central

Washington

7

Yorktown

Delta

Yorktown

8

Heritage Hills

Evansville Memorial

Boonville

9

Fort Wayne Concordia

West Noble

Leo

10

Harding

Ft. Wayne Luers

New Haven

No.

Class 2A

Sectional Opponent

Sectional Site

1

Cass

Delphi

Cass

2

North Knox

North Posey

North Knox

3

Bluffton

Garrett

South Adams

4

Muncie Burris

Madison-Grant

Mississinewa

5

Eastern (Bloomfield)

Linton-Stockton

North Knox

6

Wheeler

Lake Station Edison

Boone Grove

7

Winchester

Centerville

Hagerstown

8

Forest Park

South Spencer

Southridge

9

Garrett

Bluffton

South Adams

10

Centerville

Winchester

Hagerstown

No.

Class A

Sectional Opponent

Sectional Site

1

Argos

Southwood

Culver Community

2

Clay City

Shakamak

Clay City

3

Orleans

Springs Valley

Orleans

4

South Central (Elizabeth)

Medora

Orleans

5

Kouts

LaCrosse

Kouts

6

Loogootee

Washington Catholic

North Daviess

7

Southwestern (Shelbyville)

Morristown

Southwestern (Shelbyville)

8

Bloomfield

Union (Dugger)

Clay City

9

Pioneer

White’s

Culver Community

10

Barr-Reeve

Vincennes Rivet

North Daviess

 

IBCA BOYS BASKETBALL POLL 03/02/03

No.

School

No.

School

1

Pike

11

Evansville Harrison

2

DeKalb

12

South Bend Riley

3

Bloomington North

13

North Central (Indpls.)

4