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                                                              December 17, 2002

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

IHSAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION FINALIZED

   The IHSAA Board of Directors election was held by mail vote in each of the IHSAA Districts between December 1st  and 10th, 2002 and the results were announced at the regular monthly Board of Directors meeting on December 12th at the IHSAA office in Indianapolis.

 

   Re-elected to serve three-year terms beginning July 1st were:  Phil Hoskins, Fairfield; Phillip Gardner, Wes-Del; Patrick Mapes, Delta; Jim Feist, Eastern (Pekin); and John Williams, Evansville Harrison.  Geoff Penrod, Columbia City athletic director, was the only new member elected to the board.

 

 

BASKETBALL SHOWCASES SCHEDULED

   The inaugural IHSAA/IBCA/ICGSA Showcases for boys and girls basketball have been scheduled for this spring and summer at Ben Davis High School.

 

   Boys’ activity will take place Saturday, April 26, 2003.  Prior to that date, nomination forms must be returned by February 1, with the players invited by letter on March 1 and a deadline of March 15 for the selected players to confirm their participation. Any player with eligibility remaining will be considered.  Approximately 100 athletes will be invited to each showcase

 

   The girls’ showcase is slated for Saturday, July 26, 2003, with specific deadlines to be determined.

 

   The day’s schedule will begin at 7:30 a.m. with registration and run through 5:30 p.m.  The events will be open to the public, with a $5.00 admission charge.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS

   The same foursome which claimed the top spots in the A.P. boys basketball poll one week ago does the same again this week, with Pike (3-0), Gary Roosevelt (4-0), Cass (5-0) and White River Valley (4-0) settled in the premier positions.

 

A.P.

No.

Class 4A

No.

Class 3A

No.

Class 2A

No.

Class A

1

Pike

1

Gary Roosevelt

1

Cass

1

White River Valley

2

North Central (Indpls.)

2

Washington

2

Eastern (Greene)

2

Kouts

3

DeKalb

3

Indpls. Chatard

3

Winchester

3

Loogootee

4

Bloomington North

4

Tippecanoe Valley

4

Muncie Burris

4

Argos

5

Perry Meridian

5

Harding

5

Bluffton

5

Bloomfield

6

Munster

6

Lebanon

6

Garrett

6

Laf. Cntl. Catholic

7

Kokomo

7

Ft. Wayne Elmhurst

7

Forest Park

7

South Cntl. (Harrison)

8

New Albany

8

Benton Central

8

North Knox

8

Tecumseh

9

Lafayette Jeff

9

Brebeuf Jesuit

9

Indian Creek

9

Rockville

10

Lawrence North

10

Yorktown

10

Westview

10

Tri-Central

 

IBCA

No.

Team

No.

Team

1

Pike

11

South Bend Riley

2

North Central  (Indpls.)

12

Kokomo

3

Bloomington North

13

Lafayette Jefferson

4

DeKalb

14

Indpls. Chatard

5

Gary Roosevelt

15

Columbia City

6

Munster

16

Columbus East

7

Perry Meridian

17

Cass

8

Muncie Central

18

Lebanon

9

Evansville Harrison

19

Elkhart Central

10

Lawrence North

20

LaPorte

 

ICGSA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLL

   For the week ending December 16, 2002, there were no changes among the teams in the top spots of the four classifications in girls basketball.  Kokomo (8-0), Alexandria (11-0), Heritage Christian (6-1) and North Vermillion (8-0) still rule the roost in their respective groupings.

 

ICGSA

No.

Class 4A

No.

Class 3A

No.

Class 2A

No.

Class A

1

Kokomo

1

Alexandria

1

Heritage Christian

1

North Vermillion

2

Pike

2

Highland

2

Southwestern (Hanover)

2

New Harmony

3

Mooresville

3

Beech Grove

3

North Putnam

3

Borden

4

Perry Meridian

4

Ft. Wayne Luers

4

Indian Creek

4

Tri-Central

5

Gary West

5

Gibson Southern

5

Shenandoah

5

Washington Catholic

6

East Chicago Central

6

Shelbyville

6

North Knox

6

Oregon-Davis

7

Bloomington North

7

Angola

7

North Judson

7

Union City

8

Warsaw

8

North Harrison

8

Mississinewa

8

Clinton Prairie

9

Ben Davis

9

Brebuef Jesuit

9

Rochester

9

Randolph Southern

10

Huntington North

10

Corydon Central

10

Evansville Mater Dei

10

Southwestern (Shelby)

 

 

   For the latest girls and boys basketball scoring and rebounding stats, as reported by the schools, you can go to the IHSAA web site under Girls Statistical Leaders and Boys Statistical Leaders.

 

IHSSCA SWIMMING POLLS

   It’s still all Carmel in the latest IHSSCA swimming polls.  The Greyhounds’ teams finished last season in the number-one positions, then went on to claim state titles and were placed at the top of the heaps to begin the 2002-03 season, with no signs of slowing down.

 

                BOYS POLL                                                                 GIRLS POLL

No.

Team

No.

Team

 

No.

Team

No.

Team

1

Carmel

11

South Bend Riley

 

1

Carmel

11

Noblesville

2

Homestead

12

F.W. Concordia

 

2

N. Central (Indpls.)

12

Brebeuf Jesuit

3

Yorktown

13

Northridge

 

3

Munster

13

Center Grove