Media Release of October 3, 2000
Football tournament pairings
will be drawn Wednesday morning
Pairings for the 2000 IHSAA Football Tournament Series will be drawn Wednesday at the IHSAA office beginning at 8 a.m. (EST). The pairings will be placed on the IHSAA website by 9:30 a.m. under Football/2000 Tournament Pairings. Additionally, the Associated Press will staff the draw and expedite the pairings to its subscriber list.
Unbeaten list in football
drops to 24 teams
With two games remaining in the regular season, the list of unbeatens across the state has dwindled to 24 teams. Leading the way at 7-0 are defending state champions Ben Davis (Class 5A), Indianapolis Cathedral (4A) and Fort Wayne Luers (2A). All are ranked No. 1 in their respective class.
The unbeaten list includes:
In 1999, 16 teams finished the regular season with perfect records. The count was 17 in 1998 and 1997. The state’s longest regular-season unbeaten streak belongs to Bloomington South with 44 straight victories dating to Oct. 6, 1995.
Sectional draws to watch include four groups that have two unbeaten teams. In Class 4A, Indianapolis Cathedral and Plainfield are in Sectional 15, while Jasper and Owen Valley are in Sectional 16. In Class 2A, Central Noble and Jimtown are in Sectional 27. In Class A, Hagerstown and Shenandoah are in Sectional 36.
FOOTBALL
2000 Individual Single-Game Bests
www.ihsaa.org/b-football/00Bests.htm
2000 Individual Leaders
As reported to the Indiana High School Athletic Association
Through games of Sept. 30, 2000
SCORING
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
TD |
PAT/1 pt. |
PAT/2 pt. |
Total Points |
Points Per Game |
|
Josh Smith, Attica |
A |
Senior |
7 |
34 |
20 |
12 |
248 |
35.4 |
|
Courtney Clency, Park Tudor |
A |
Senior |
7 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
154 |
22.0 |
|
Chris Spillmann, Owen Valley |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
24 |
0 |
4 |
152 |
21.7 |
|
Donnie McCoy, Decatur Central |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
138 |
19.7 |
|
Brandon Jones, Peru |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
22 |
0 |
2 |
136 |
19.4 |
|
Clint Bobb, Seymour |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
120 |
17.1 |
|
DeMarreo Campbell, Calumet |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
120 |
17.1 |
|
Otis Shannon, Indianapolis Cathedral |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
120 |
17.1 |
|
Doug Ebey, Central Noble |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
118 |
16.8 |
|
Luke Seward, Frankfort |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
17 |
0 |
2 |
106 |
15.1 |
|
R.J. Sanfrey, Homestead |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
104 |
14.8 |
|
Tyler Roth, Winamac |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
104 |
14.8 |
|
Cole Seifrig, Heritage Hills |
3A |
Soph. |
7 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
102 |
14.5 |
|
Chris Trump, Hamilton Heights |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
17 |
0 |
2 |
102 |
14.5 |
|
Drew Leer, Lakeland |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
100 |
14.2 |
|
Robbi Petre, Clinton Central |
A |
Senior |
7 |
14 |
0 |
8 |
100 |
14.2 |
|
Ben Wissel, Richmond |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
100 |
14.2 |
|
Seth Rainey, Mount Vernon |
3A |
Soph. |
7 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
98 |
14.0 |
|
Shawn Zellers, Southwood |
A |
Senior |
7 |
13 |
17 |
0 |
98* |
14.0* |
|
Derek Rehage, East Central |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
13.7 |
|
Matt Miller, Mitchell |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
13.7 |
|
Josh Mills, Delphi |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
13.7 |
|
Jon Roman, Pendleton Heights |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
13.7 |
|
Lee James, South Vermillion |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
94 |
13.4 |
|
Tom Restivo, Plainfield |
4A |
Senior |
6 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
80 |
13.3 |
*Includes one field goal
RUSHING
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Rushes |
Yards |
Rushing TD |
Yards Per Game |
|
Brandon Jones, Peru |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
215 |
1,696 |
20 |
242.2 |
|
Chris Spillmann, Owen Valley |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
214 |
1,676 |
24 |
239.4 |
|
Otis Shannon, Indianapolis Cathedral |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
189 |
1,499 |
20 |
214.1 |
|
Josh Smith, Attica |
A |
Senior |
7 |
150 |
1,474 |
29 |
210.5 |
|
Chris Trump, Hamilton Heights |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
179 |
1,458 |
17 |
208.2 |
|
Donnie McCoy, Decatur Central |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
176 |
1,431 |
23 |
204.4 |
|
Tom Restivo, Plainfield |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
146 |
1,118 |
12 |
186.3 |
|
Derenzo Bushrod, Evansville North |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
140 |
1,300 |
13 |
185.6 |
|
Gary Fessel, North Harrison |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
199 |
1,266 |
11 |
180.8 |
|
DeMarreo Campbell, Calumet |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
118 |
1,255 |
18 |
179.2 |
|
Josh Mills, Delphi |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
167 |
1,214 |
16 |
173.4 |
|
Brian Bradshaw, Knightstown |
A |
Junior |
7 |
175 |
1,200 |
12 |
171.4 |
|
Robbi Petre, Clinton Central |
A |
Senior |
7 |
164 |
1,191 |
14 |
170.1 |
|
Luke Seward, Frankfort |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
171 |
1,187 |
16 |
169.5 |
|
Corey Jacquay, New Haven |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
159 |
1,185 |
13 |
169.2 |
|
Ryan Roederer, Charlestown |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
135 |
1,173 |
12 |
167.5 |
|
Jon Roman, Pendleton Heights |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
138 |
1,167 |
16 |
166.7 |
|
Drew Leer, Lakeland |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
193 |
1,160 |
15 |
165.7 |
|
Nathan Walker, Tri |
A |
Junior |
7 |
146 |
1,145 |
11 |
163.5 |
|
Josh Santus, North Central (Farmersburg) |
A |
Senior |
7 |
181 |
1,142 |
8 |
163.1 |
|
Doug Ebey, Central Noble |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
124 |
1,127 |
18 |
161.0 |
|
Chris Adkins, Glenn |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
137 |
1,098 |
12 |
156.8 |
|
Courtney Clency, Park Tudor |
A |
Senior |
7 |
131 |
1,096 |
17 |
156.5 |
|
Jonny Zwitt, Center Grove |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
175 |
1,083 |
13 |
154.7 |
|
R.J. Sanfrey, Homestead |
5A |
Sr. |
7 |
94 |
1,055 |
-- |
150.7 |
PASSING
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Comp. |
Attempts |
Yards |
Passing TD |
Per Game |
|
Brett Rhatigan, Lafayette Jefferson |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
108 |
220 |
2,110 |
18 |
301.4 |
|
Will Sullivan, Lebanon |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
120 |
220 |
1,887 |
17 |
269.5 |
|
Jake Schiff, Evansville Mater Dei |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
97 |
159 |
1,760 |
19 |
251.4 |
|
Clayton Richard, McCutcheon |
4A |
Soph. |
7 |
106 |
180 |
1,715 |
15 |
245.0 |
|
Kirk Page, Mitchell |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
95 |
174 |
1,660 |
13 |
237.1 |
|
Chris Hill, Lawrence North |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
114 |
201 |
1,648 |
13 |
235.4 |
|
Brent Doty, Wawasee |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
139 |
220 |
1,547 |
14 |
221.0 |
|
Elliot Vice, Southmont |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
108 |
240 |
1,542 |
21 |
220.2 |
|
Matt Ogle, Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
88 |
156 |
1,487 |
10 |
212.4 |
|
Brandon Dumford, Northeastern |
A |
Senior |
7 |
72 |
154 |
1,442 |
18 |
206.0 |
|
Steve Howell, Southport |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
99 |
198 |
1,438 |
9 |
205.4 |
|
Nathan Gibson, Northwestern |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
104 |
177 |
1,381 |
12 |
197.2 |
|
Jeremy Newton, Linton-Stockton |
A |
Senior |
7 |
82 |
166 |
1,349 |
11 |
192.7 |
|
Curt Rawlings, Clinton Central |
A |
Senior |
7 |
53 |
107 |
1,326 |
16 |
189.4 |
|
Mike Rhinehart, Homestead |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
91 |
167 |
1,308 |
15 |
186.8 |
|
Kelvin Norfleet, Harding |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
81 |
174 |
1,303 |
14 |
186.1 |
|
Justin Wentzel, South Newton |
A |
Junior |
7 |
52 |
87 |
1,218 |
17 |
174.0 |
|
Mike Watson, Madison |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
90 |
183 |
1,216 |
8 |
173.7 |
|
Jay Cutler, Heritage Hills |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
58 |
95 |
1,209 |
19 |
172.7 |
|
Dustin Huff, Martinsville |
5A |
Soph. |
7 |
87 |
150 |
1,167 |
8 |
166.7 |
|
Jason Reese, North Montgomery |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
70 |
158 |
1,145 |
14 |
163.5 |
|
Doug Bouchie, Vincennes Lincoln |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
60 |
109 |
1,131 |
17 |
161.5 |
|
Tim Schafer, Wheeler |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
82 |
142 |
1,129 |
11 |
161.2 |
|
Alex Kixmiller, North Knox |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
90 |
158 |
1,119 |
8 |
159.8 |
|
Jason Renn, Valparaiso |
5A |
Soph. |
7 |
73 |
127 |
1,091 |
14 |
155.8 |
RECEIVING
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Catches |
Yards |
Receiving TD |
Yards Per Game |
|
Dustin Deno, Lafayette Jefferson |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
43 |
875 |
10 |
125.0 |
|
Sam Logan, South Newton |
A |
Junior |
7 |
33 |
817 |
13 |
116.7 |
|
Brandon Clifton, McCutcheon |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
37 |
793 |
10 |
113.2 |
|
Travis Reynolds, Mitchell |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
45 |
757 |
6 |
108.1 |
|
Torey Rauch, Southmont |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
43 |
707 |
8 |
101.0 |
|
Jared Schiff, Evansville Mater Dei |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
36 |
699 |
6 |
99.8 |
|
Nick Elliott, Lebanon |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
35 |
680 |
10 |
97.1 |
|
Matt Singleton, Homestead |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
44 |
678 |
-- |
96.8 |
|
Tyler Clevenger, Winchester |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
47 |
645 |
6 |
92.1 |
|
Nathan Whalen, Greenwood |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
25 |
635 |
5 |
90.7 |
|
Patrick Mallory, Evansville Mater Dei |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
32 |
617 |
8 |
88.1 |
|
Ryan Hahaj, Fort Wayne Northrop |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
31 |
614 |
2 |
87.7 |
|
Kyle Beck, West Lafayette |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
20 |
601 |
7 |
85.8 |
|
Luke Dean, Salem |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
28 |
583 |
5 |
83.2 |
|
Jeremy McCormick, North Montgomery |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
20 |
574 |
7 |
82.0 |
|
Andy Papagiannis, Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
39 |
570 |
-- |
81.4 |
|
Scott Ritchie, Knox |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
28 |
570 |
-- |
81.4 |
|
BrandonPullen, Clinton Central |
A |
Junior |
7 |
19 |
562 |
6 |
80.2 |
|
Dan Hartman, East Central |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
29 |
558 |
5 |
79.7 |
|
Danny Gibson, Madison |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
37 |
549 |
5 |
78.4 |
|
Bobby Likens, Wawasee |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
41 |
549 |
4 |
78.4 |
|
Brett Behrens, Wheeler |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
41 |
543 |
5 |
77.5 |
|
Kevin Hall, Northwestern |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
40 |
542 |
6 |
77.4 |
|
Marques Keys, Lafayette Jefferson |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
29 |
538 |
3 |
76.8 |
|
Matt Miller, Mitchell |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
24 |
527 |
6 |
75.2 |
PUNTING
3 punts per game minimum
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Punts |
Total Yards |
Best |
Avg. Punt |
|
Ross Collins, Union City |
A |
Senior |
3 |
10 |
421 |
66 |
42.1 |
|
Josh Harrison, Riverton Parke |
A |
Senior |
6 |
19 |
795 |
-- |
41.8 |
|
Clay Bays, Kokomo |
5A |
Junior |
7 |
25 |
998 |
61 |
39.9 |
|
Kevin Ksenak, Hobart |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
27 |
1,051 |
58 |
38.9 |
|
Jared Scrafton, Warsaw |
5A |
Senior |
6 |
26 |
1,008 |
55 |
38.7 |
|
Chris Brock, Eastern (Greentown) |
A |
Senior |
7 |
35 |
1,347 |
60 |
38.4 |
|
Ryan Linn, Southmont |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
28 |
1,074 |
57 |
38.3 |
|
Steve Weatherford, Terre Haute North |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
29 |
1,107 |
60 |
38.1 |
|
Phil Vorndran, DeKalb |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
25 |
940 |
50 |
37.6 |
|
Justin Long, Martinsville |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
23 |
861 |
60 |
37.4 |
|
Ryan Stafford, Carmel |
5A |
Junior |
7 |
21 |
769 |
58 |
36.6 |
|
Clint Williams, Elwood |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
25 |
902 |
70 |
36.0 |
|
Dustin Bales, Tipton |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
31 |
1,115 |
-- |
35.9 |
|
Aaron Hanlin, Westfield |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
24 |
853 |
56 |
35.5 |
|
Zach Hawley, Winchester |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
34 |
1,200 |
55 |
35.2 |
|
John Sheridan, Columbus North |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
28 |
986 |
46 |
35.2 |
|
Nick Morris, Cass |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
23 |
809 |
-- |
35.1 |
INTERCEPTIONS
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Int. |
TD |
|
Kyndal Hashman, Columbus East |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
11 |
0 |
|
Chase Cornils, Hagerstown |
A |
Senior |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Ben Wissel, Richmond |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Theron Schmid, Attica |
A |
Senior |
7 |
9 |
0 |
|
Andy Bolinger, Huntington North |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
8 |
0 |
|
Blake Schoen, Benton Central |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
8 |
2 |
|
Eric Anthrop, Lafayette Central Catholic |
A |
Senior |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
David Gater, East Noble |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
Jeremy Newton, Linton-Stockton |
A |
Senior |
7 |
7 |
1 |
|
Aaron Pearison, Sullivan |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
7 |
1 |
|
Brandon Pullen, Clinton Central |
A |
Junior |
7 |
6 |
1 |
|
Lee Schulz, Cass |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
6 |
0 |
|
Chris Adkins, Glenn |
2A |
Senior |
7 |
5 |
0 |
|
Brett Behrens, Wheeler |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
5 |
0 |
|
Dougie Brewington, Park Tudor |
A |
Senior |
7 |
5 |
0 |
|
Brady Crisp, Benton Central |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
5 |
0 |
|
B.J. Cunningham, Tippecanoe Valley |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
5 |
2 |
|
Justin Hamm, Seymour |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
5 |
0 |
|
Josh Parker, Edgewood |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
5 |
0 |
|
Kyle Podell, Winamac |
2A |
Junior |
7 |
5 |
0 |
|
Jason Smith, Elwood |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
5 |
1 |
|
Luke Versprlle, Hamilton Heights |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
5 |
1 |
|
Jay Cutler, Heritage Hills |
3A |
Senior |
7 |
4 |
1 |
|
Matt King, Noblesville |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
4 |
1 |
|
Kyle Davis, Plymouth |
4A |
Junior |
7 |
4 |
0 |
|
Chris Gurchiek, Penn |
5A |
Senior |
7 |
4 |
0 |
|
Philo Lange, Park Tudor |
A |
Senior |
7 |
4 |
0 |
|
Kris Sexton, Westfield |
3A |
Junior |
7 |
4 |
0 |
|
Derek Zimmerman, Owen Valley |
4A |
Senior |
7 |
4 |
0 |
MILESTONES
Central Noble
clinched its first football conference title in 20 years with a 62-0 victory over Fairfield on Sept. 29. The Cougars moved to 4-0 in Division I of the Northeast Corner Conference.Mitchell named its football field in honor of 1964 graduate Terry Cole during ceremonies Sept. 29. Cole enjoyed an outstanding high s