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

____________________________________________________________________________

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                              October 29, 2002

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

 

SOCCER STATE FINALS SATURDAY

   The state finals of the 9th Annual IHSAA Girls and Boys Soccer Tournaments is slated for this Saturday morning and evening, November 2, at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis. 

 

Girls Semi-Finals at 10:00 a.m.  (two fields)   (Gates open at 8:30 a.m.)

 

            Chesterton (22-2-1)   vs.   Bloomington South (18-4-2)   (East Field)

            Fort Wayne Snider (22-0-1)   vs.   Carmel (23-0)   (West Field)

 

            Note:   Chesterton: State runner-up to Carmel in 2000 (0-5)

                                          Lost to Homestead (1-2) in afternoon game of 2001 state finals

                                         Won their fourth sectional, third regional, second semi-state

                        Bloomington South: 1st trip to State Finals

                                                       Won their third sectional title and first regional and semi-state

                        Fort Wayne Snider: 1st trip to State Finals

                                                       Won their third sectional and regional, first semi-state

                        Carmel:  Five-time state champion (1994, ’95, ’97, ’00, ’01…all under Frank Dixon)

                                      State runner-up in 1996 (Evansville Memorial 0-1)

                                      Won their ninth sectional, eighth regional, sixth semi-state

 

Boys Semi-Finals at 12:00 Noon  (two fields)

 

            Merrillville (20-4)   vs.   North Central (Indpls.) (20-3-1)   (East Field)

            Evansville Memorial (19-3)   vs.   Fort Wayne Canterbury (17-4-2)   (West Field)

 

            Note:    Merrillville: Second trip to state finals, 2001 lost to Fort Wayne Canterbury in afternoon (1-3)

                        North Central (Indpls.): Three-time state champion (1994, ’95, ’96…all under Jerry Little)

                                                              State runner-up in 2000 (Castle 0-1)

                        Evansville Memorial: Second trip to state finals, 1994 lost to North Central (Indpls.) in afternoon (1-2)

                        F.W. Canterbury: Three-time state champion (1997, ’98, ’01)

                                                     State Runner-up in 1996 (North Central, Indpls. 1-6)

 

Girls Championship at 6:00 p.m.  (East Field)  (Gates open at 4:30 p.m.)

Boys Championship at 8:00 p.m.  (East Field

 

Tickets:   Session $8.00,   Season $12.00

 

 

BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER LEADERS LISTED

   The statewide statistical listing of boys and girls soccer leaders is available on the IHSAA website under 2002 Boys Soccer Leaders and 2002 Girls Soccer Leaders.  More soccer information is available on the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association website at Indiana Soccer Coaches Association.

 

STATE FINALS IN CROSS COUNTRY ALSO ON SATURDAY

   The State Finals in the 57th Annual Boys and 22nd Annual Girls Cross Country Tournaments will be conducted this Saturday, November 2, 2002, at the Indiana University Cross Country course in Bloomington.

 

   The boys state champ a year ago, Franklin, did not qualify as a team, but did manage to get junior Brad Wheeler in the field.

 

   Carmel won it all for the ninth time a year ago on the ladies side of the ledger and has qualified, once again, to compete for the team title

 

   The girls competition will get underway at 1:00 p.m., with the boys going at 1:45 p.m.  Admission is $5.00 for both events.

 

   Lane assignments for the girls are available on the IHSAA web site at 2002 Girls Cross Country Lane Assignments.

The boys lineup is also online at 2002 Boys Cross Country Lane Assignments.

 

SECOND ROUND OF SECTIONALS IN FOOTBALL

   The 30th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament kicks moves into the second round of the sectionals this Friday night, November 1.  The matchups are available on the IHSAA web at 2002 Football Pairings.  The state finals will again be played at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis on Friday, November 29, and Saturday, November 30.

 

   Defending 5A state champion Ben Davis rolled to a 63-0 win over Southport and will travel to Pike this Friday.  4A defending state titlist Jasper stays alive with a 24-7 victory over Evansville Central and will host Floyd Central next.  In 3A, last year’s winner, Indianapolis Chatard, came away with a triumph at Lebanon, 28-14, and plays host to West Vigo Friday night.  The 2A winner from 2001-02, Fort Wayne Luers, also lived to play another day, with a 40-12 win at Woodlan.  Next up for Knights is a home game against Bluffton.  Southern Wells, which grabbed the single A crown a year ago, blasted Taylor 41-6 and travels to Madison-Grant for the next tourney affair.

 

   Football state finals credential requests may be made on company letterhead and mailed or faxed to Jerry Baker no later than November 25.  Requests received by November 18 will be mailed out to those approved working members of the media, otherwise they must be picked up at the gate.

 

   All broadcast requests should be directed to Mr. Mark Higdon, Associated Sports Productions, Inc., 225 South East Street, Suite 144, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.  Phone (317) 633-1462.  Fax (317) 633-1461

 

FINAL FOOTBALL RANKINGS

Below are the final IFCA & AP polls, with last week’s results and this week’s tournament opponent:

 

                        CLASS 5A

IFCA

AP

School

Record

Sectional Last Week

This Week

1

1

Penn

9-0

42-7 Elkhart Memorial

Elkhart Central    

2

2

Warren Central

10-0

42-7 Lawrence North

North Central (Indpls)    

3

6

Valparaiso

9-1

62-6 Gary Wallace

Lake Central   

4

3

Fort Wayne Snider

9-0

bye

Homestead    

5

4

Castle

9-1

7-10 Evansville Reitz

 

6

8

Center Grove

9-1

26-14 Martinsville

T.H. South    

7

7

Franklin Central

9-0

21-7 Lawrence Central

Richmond

8

---

Ben Davis

7-3

 63-0 Southport

Pike     Decatur Central

9

5

Homestead

10-0

65-0 Marion

F.W. Snider

10

9

Goshen

10-0

45-0 Michigan City

 Mishawaka

---

10

Evansville Reitz

9-1

10-7 Castle

Jeffersonville

---

10

Perry Meridian

8-1

35-38 Indpls Northwest

 

 

                        CLASS 4A

IFCA

AP

School

Record

Sectional Last Week

This Week

1

1

Vincennes Lincoln

10-0

29-7 Owen Valley

Boonville

2

3

Muncie Central

10-0

9-7 Delta

Jay County

3

2

Fort Wayne Dwenger

9-1

31-14 East Noble

Concord   

4

4

McCutcheon

9-1

18-7 Plainfield

Brownsburg    

5

6

Pendleton Heights

8-1

bye

Shelbyville

6

5

Delta

8-2

7-9 Muncie Central

 

7

8

Mooresville

8-2

0-3 Zionsville

 

8

7

Jasper

8-2

24-7 Evansville Central

Floyd Central

9

9

Zionsville

8-2

3-0 Mooresville

Avon 

10

---

Munster

7-3

18-21 Griffith

 

---

10

South Bend Clay

8-2

25-0 Hobart

Logansport

 

                        CLASS 3A

IFCA

AP

School

Record

Sectional Last Week

This Week

1

1

Indianapolis Chatard

10-0

28-14 Lebanon

West Vigo

2

2

Heritage Hills

10-0

14-12 Evansville Memorial

Sullivan

3

3

Andrean

9-1

54-16 Gary Wirt

Hammond Noll

4

4

Danville

10--

68-0 Crawfordsville

Brebeuf

5

5

Western

8-2

20-32 Twin Lakes

 

6