Media Release of October 17, 2000
16 teams enter 2000 IHSAA football
tournament with perfect records
Defending state champions Fort Wayne Luers (Class 2A) and Indianapolis Cathedral (Class 4A) headline a list of 16 teams that enter the 2000 IHSAA Football Tournament this week with perfect regular-season records.
For the first time since the IHSAA expanded the playoff format to include five classes in 1985, no Class 5A team navigated the regular season unscathed. Bloomington South was the last to fall, suffering a 24-14 loss at Decatur Central last week that ended a 45-game regular-season winning streak.
There are five unbeaten teams in Class 4A, two in Class 3A, six in Class 2A and three in Class A. There also were 16 unbeaten teams during the 1999 regular season. That compares to 17 in 1998 and 1997, 20 in 1996 and 19 in 1995.
Attica (Class A), Brownstown Central (2A), Heritage Hills (3A) and Owen Valley (4A) enjoyed their second consecutive unbeaten regular seasons. With Bloomington South’s loss, Heritage Hills owns the state’s longest unbeaten regular-season string at 23 games. During that streak, the Patriots have posted 12 shutouts.
Fort Wayne Luers owns the state’s longest overall winning streak at 17 games, followed by Indianapolis Cathedral at 16.
Indianapolis Cathedral (9-0) begins its title defense against Avon (7-2) at Indianapolis Broad Ripple in Class 4A Sectional 15. That field also includes Plainfield (9-0), which opens at home against Greenwood (3-6). The Plainfield-Greenwood winner will meet the Indianapolis Cathedral-Avon winner in the second round.
The only first round battle of unbeatens comes in Class 4A Sectional 16 where Jasper (9-0) and Owen Valley (9-0) square off Friday at Spencer. The survivor of that match advances to play the winner of Vincennes Lincoln (8-1) vs. Northview (2-7). The Sectional 15 champion will meet the Sectional 16 champion in regional play.
In Class 2A, Fort Wayne Luers (9-0) opens its title defense against visiting Manchester (5-4) in Sectional 28. In the same regional area, unbeatens Jimtown (9-0) and Central Noble (9-0) are in opposite brackets of Sectional 27 and can’t meet until the championship round.
Among the other defending state champions, five-time Class 5A champ Ben Davis (8-1) entertains Indianapolis Northwest (2-7) in Sectional 6. Five-time Class 3A king Roncalli (6-3) hosts four-time state champion Indianapolis Chatard (4-5) in Sectional 22. Between them, they’ve captured the last three Class 3A state titles and five of the last seven. In Class A, Lafayette Central Catholic (5-4) opens at home against North White (7-2).
Game-by-game season results and overall records for each team are located on the IHSAA website within the Football section. Schools are organized by class and sectional.
2000 UNDEFEATED TEAMS
CLASS 5A --
None.CLASS 4A – Delta, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jasper, Owen Valley, Plainfield.
CLASS 3A – Elwood, Heritage Hills.
CLASS 2A – Brownstown Central, Central Noble, Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Luers, Jimtown, Winamac.
CLASS A -- Attica, Hagerstown, Southern Wells.
WHAT'S AHEAD ON THE IHSAA WEBSITE
GIRLS SOCCER/BOYS SOCCER
Tuesday-Wednesday (Oct. 17-18) -- Regional results will be posted under the respective gender as they are received from the host schools. They will be found under Girls Soccer/2000 Regional Results and Boys Soccer/2000 Regional Results. This information also can be accessed from the main page of the IHSAA website under the red-highlighted oval: 2000 Tournament Results.
Saturday (Oct. 21) – Semi-state results will be posted under the respective gender as they are received from the host schools. They will be found under Girls Soccer/2000 Semi-State Results and Boys Soccer/2000 Semi-State Results. This information also can be accessed from the main page of the IHSAA website under the red-highlighted oval: 2000 Tournament Results.
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday-Saturday (Oct. 19-21) – Sectional results under Volleyball/2000 Sectional Results. This information also can be accessed from the main page of the IHSAA website under the red-highlighted oval: 2000 Tournament Results.
FOOTBALL
Friday (Oct. 20) – Sectional results under Football/2000 Sectional Results.
BOYS TENNIS
Saturday (Oct. 20-21) – Singles and doubles state finals results under Boys Tennis/2000 Singles and Doubles State Finals Results.
BOYS and GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Sunday (Oct. 22)/Monday (Oct. 23) -- Regional results as they are reported from the 16 regional sites for each gender. Team scores and the winning individual’s time will be posted in the respective gender under Girls Cross Country/2000 Regional Results or Boys Cross Country/2000 Regional Results.
BOYS TENNIS
SINGLES AND DOUBLES STATE FINALS
October 20-21, 2000
Five Seasons Sports Country Club, 1300 E. 96th Street, Indianapolis
Admission: Free.
Competition will be conducted outdoors if weather conditions permit.
Records: Regular-season records listed first, post-season tournament records listed second.
First Round Singles
Date, time, location to be determined by competing schools; play must be completed by 3 p.m. Friday
Josh Johnson, sophomore, Vincennes Lincoln (16-4, 7-0) vs. Brad Rhodes, senior, Mooresville (15-1, 5-0).
Clint Keithley, senior, Valparaiso (15-0, 6-0) vs. Matt Zollman, sophomore, Yorktown (18-0, 5-0).
Singles Quarterfinals
Friday, Oct. 20, 3 p.m.
Ryan Recht, senior, Homestead (28-0, 8-0) vs. Johnson-Rhodes winner.
Ryan Keckley, sophomore, South Bend St. Joseph’s (23-0, 7-0) vs. Josh Surowski, junior, Floyd Central (24-2, 6-0).
Brandon Gill, senior, Park Tudor (15-1, 5-0) vs. Matt Bell, sophomore, Kokomo (16-4, 7-0).
Tony Epkey, senior, Center Grove (21-2, 5-0) vs. Keithley-Zollman winner.
Singles Semifinals
Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m.
Recht/Johnson-Rhodes winner vs. Keckley/Surowski winner.
Gill/Bell winner vs. Epkey/Keithley-Zollman winner.
Singles Championship
Saturday, Oct. 21, 1 p.m.
Morning losers meet for third place.
Morning winners meet for state championship.
Doubles First Round
Friday, Oct. 20, 4:30 p.m.
David Kelvin, junior/Kansei Umeno, junior, Zionsville (18-0, 5-0) vs. John Kolb, junior/Nick Murphy, senior, Vincennes Lincoln (12-4, 6-0).
Nathan Gordon, junior/Landon Lauber, junior, Plymouth (21-2, 7-0) vs. Tristan Beach, junior/Billy Elliott, junior, Carmel, (13-0, 5-0).
Doubles Semifinals
Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m.
Cody Hawkins, senior/Matthew Tyhach, senior, Elkhart Central (19-3, 5-0) vs. Zionsville-Vincennes Lincoln winner.
Robert Briscoe, senior/Brent Monroe, senior, Floyd Central (22-0, 6-0) vs. Plymouth-Carmel winner.
Doubles Championship
Saturday, Oct. 21, 1 p.m.
Morning losers meet for third place.
Morning winners meet for state championship.
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 Oct. 7, 2000
SCORING
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
TD |
PAT/1 pt. |
PAT/2 pt. |
Total Points |
Points Per Game |
|
Josh Smith, Attica |
A |
Senior |
9 |
43 |
23 |
18 |
317 |
35.2 |
|
Chris Spillmann, Owen Valley |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
32 |
0 |
6 |
204 |
22.6 |
|
Tyler Radtke, Griffith |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
28 |
0 |
9 |
186 |
20.6 |
|
Otis Shannon, Indpls. Cathedral |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
186 |
20.6 |
|
Seth Rainey, Mount Vernon |
3A |
Soph. |
9 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
118 |
19.6 |
|
Donnie McCoy, Decatur Central |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
27 |
0 |
2 |
166 |
18.4 |
|
Rodney Byrnes, Indpls. Ritter |
A |
Senior |
9 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
162 |
18.0 |
|
Clint Bobb, Seymour |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
17.3 |
|
Robbi Petre, Clinton Central |
A |
Senior |
9 |
22 |
0 |
10 |
152 |
16.8 |
|
Doug Ebey, Central Noble |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
24 |
4 |
0 |
148 |
16.4 |
|
Chris Trump, Hamilton Heights |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
24 |
0 |
2 |
148 |
16.4 |
|
DeMarreo Campbell, Calumet |
3A |
Junior |
9 |
23 |
0 |
4 |
146 |
16.2 |
|
Luke Seward, Frankfort |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
23 |
0 |
2 |
142 |
15.7 |
|
Ben Wissel, Richmond |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
23 |
0 |
2 |
142 |
15.7 |
|
Brandon Jones, Peru |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
22 |
0 |
2 |
136 |
15.1 |
|
Adam Barth, Centerville |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
128 |
14.2 |
|
Robert Haney, Indiana Deaf |
A |
Senior |
7 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
100 |
14.2 |
|
Sal Shabazz, South Bend Clay |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
128 |
14.2 |
|
Cole Seifrig, Heritage Hills |
3A |
Soph. |
9 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
126 |
14.0 |
|
Sam Logan, South Newton |
A |
Junior |
9 |
17 |
15 |
2 |
121 |
13.4 |
|
Derenzo Bushrod, Evansville North |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
120 |
13.3 |
|
Matt Miller, Mitchell |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
120 |
13.3 |
|
Tom Restivo, Plainfield |
4A |
Senior |
6 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
80 |
13.3 |
|
Ryan Roederer, Charlestown |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
120 |
13.3 |
|
Jon Roman, Pendleton Heights |
4A |
Junior |
9 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
120 |
13.3 |
|
Jonny Zwitt, Center Grove |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
120 |
13.3 |
RUSHING
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Rushes |
Yards |
Rushing TD |
Yards Per Game |
|
Chris Spillmann, Owen Valley |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
247 |
2,174 |
31 |
241.5 |
|
Robert Haney, Indiana Deaf |
A |
Senior |
7 |
144 |
1,564 |
16 |
223.4 |
|
Otis Shannon, Indpls. Cathedral |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
243 |
1,971 |
30 |
219.0 |
|
Derenzo Bushrod, Evansville North |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
144 |
1,954 |
20 |
217.1 |
|
Chris Trump, Hamilton Heights |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
229 |
1,910 |
24 |
212.2 |
|
Donnie McCoy, Decatur Central |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
242 |
1,839 |
27 |
204.3 |
|
Brandon Jones, Peru |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
260 |
1,826 |
20 |
202.8 |
|
Josh Smith, Attica |
A |
Senior |
9 |
190 |
1,806 |
36 |
200.6 |
|
DeMarreo Campbell, Calumet |
3A |
Junior |
9 |
159 |
1,685 |
23 |
187.2 |
|
Tom Restivo, Plainfield |
4A |
Senior |
6 |
146 |
1,118 |
12 |
186.3 |
|
Ryan Roederer, Charlestown |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
179 |
1,620 |
19 |
180.0 |
|
Robbi Petre, Clinton Central |
A |
Senior |
9 |
229 |
1,611 |
22 |
179.0 |
|
Luke Seward, Frankfort |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
204 |
1,554 |
23 |
172.6 |
|
Gary Fessel, North Harrison |
3A |
Junior |
9 |
249 |
1,523 |
14 |
169.2 |
|
Tyler Radtke, Griffith |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
246 |
1,503 |
25 |
167.0 |
|
Drew Leer, Lakeland |
3A |
Junior |
9 |
249 |
1,467 |
16 |
163.0 |
|
Doug Ebey, Central Noble |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
169 |
1,445 |
22 |
160.5 |
|
Brian Bradshaw, Knightstown |
A |
Junior |
9 |
212 |
1,438 |
15 |
159.7 |
|
Ben Wissel, Richmond |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
162 |
1,437 |
23 |
159.6 |
|
Jonny Zwitt, Center Grove |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
220 |
1,426 |
18 |
158.4 |
|
Josh Santus, North Central (Farmersburg) |
A |
Senior |
9 |
223 |
1,400 |
12 |
155.5 |
|
Nathan Walker, Tri |
A |
Junior |
9 |
188 |
1,400 |
15 |
155.5 |
|
Jon Roman, Pendleton Heights |
4A |
Junior |
9 |
168 |
1,388 |
20 |
154.2 |
|
Sal Shabazz, South Bend Clay |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
168 |
1,381 |
21 |
153.4 |
|
Josh Mills, Delphi |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
204 |
1,357 |
18 |
150.7 |
PASSING
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Comp. |
Attempts |
Yards |
Passing TD |
Per Game |
|
Brett Rhatigan, Lafayette Jefferson |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
143 |
276 |
2,680 |
29 |
297.7 |
|
Will Sullivan, Lebanon |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
154 |
287 |
2,362 |
21 |
262.4 |
|
Jake Schiff, Evansville Mater Dei |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
129 |
216 |
2,281 |
24 |
253.4 |
|
Clayton Richard, McCutcheon |
4A |
Soph. |
9 |
135 |
256 |
2,168 |
17 |
240.8 |
|
Steve Howell, Southport |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
144 |
276 |
2,164 |
15 |
240.4 |
|
Kirk Page, Mitchell |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
141 |
251 |
2,163 |
17 |
240.3 |
|
Elliot Vice, Southmont |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
139 |
314 |
2,003 |
22 |
222.5 |
|
Chris Hill, Lawrence North |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
130 |
239 |
1,907 |
16 |
211.8 |
|
Rob Thomas, Indpls. Broad Ripple |
5A |
Freshman |
9 |
95 |
165 |
1,888 |
17 |
209.7 |
|
Brandon Dumford, Northeastern |
A |
Senior |
9 |
93 |
192 |
1,850 |
24 |
205.5 |
|
Mike Rhinehart, Homestead |
5A |
Senior |
8 |
126 |
212 |
1,842 |
24 |
204.6 |
|
Kelvin Norfleet, Harding |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
104 |
219 |
1,797 |
20 |
199.6 |
|
Matt Ogle, Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
110 |
200 |
1,784 |
18 |
198.2 |
|
Nathan Gibson, Northwestern |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
129 |
220 |
1,773 |
15 |
197.0 |
|
Jeremy Newton, Linton-Stockton |
A |
Senior |
9 |
105 |
220 |
1,747 |
16 |
194.1 |
|
Mike Watson, Madison |
4A |
Junior |
9 |
128 |
263 |
1,739 |
12 |
193.2 |
|
Joe Ness, Logansport |
4A |
Junior |
9 |
140 |
311 |
1,736 |
14 |
192.8 |
|
Tim Schafer, Wheeler |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
105 |
191 |
1,668 |
18 |
185.3 |
|
Curt Rawlings, Clinton Central |
A |
Senior |
9 |
63 |
128 |
1,645 |
20 |
182.7 |
|
Phillip Johnson, Tell City |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
110 |
215 |
1,620 |
14 |
180.0 |
|
Kyle Anslinger, Evansville Reitz |
5A |
Soph. |
9 |
100 |
191 |
1,565 |
12 |
173.8 |
|
Justin Wentzel, South Newton |
A |
Junior |
9 |
66 |
121 |
1,530 |
21 |
170.0 |
|
David Eads, Franklin |
4A |
Senior |
8 |
118 |
218 |
1,358 |
12 |
169.7 |
|
Dustin Huff, Martinsville |
5A |
Soph. |
9 |
104 |
176 |
1,513 |
12 |
168.1 |
|
John Johnson, Hagerstown |
A |
Junior |
9 |
86 |
147 |
1,506 |
18 |
167.3 |
RECEIVING
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Catches |
Yards |
Receiving TD |
Yards Per Game |
|
Pat Graham, Indpls. Broad Ripple |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
48 |
1,215 |
16 |
135.0 |
|
Dustin Deno, Lafayette Jefferson |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
56 |
1,138 |
14 |
126.4 |
|
Matt Singleton, Homestead |
5A |
Senior |
8 |
58 |
906 |
-- |
113.2 |
|
Travis Reynolds, Mitchell |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
69 |
988 |
8 |
109.7 |
|
Sam Logan, South Newton |
A |
Junior |
9 |
41 |
986 |
17 |
109.5 |
|
Brandon Clifton, McCutcheon |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
50 |
976 |
12 |
108.4 |
|
Brett Behrens, Wheeler |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
57 |
966 |
11 |
107.3 |
|
Ben Steckler, Southridge |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
40 |
896 |
11 |
99.5 |
|
Torey Rauch, Southmont |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
56 |
895 |
8 |
99.4 |
|
Ryan Hahaj, Fort Wayne Northrop |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
40 |
881 |
6 |
97.8 |
|
Danny Gibson, Madison |
4A |
Junior |
9 |
56 |
875 |
8 |
97.2 |
|
Derreck Parkevich, Logansport |
4A |
Junior |
8 |
59 |
778 |
5 |
97.2 |
|
Kyle Beck, West Lafayette |
3A |
Junior |
9 |
32 |
867 |
9 |
96.3 |
|
Nick Elliott, Lebanon |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
45 |
867 |
12 |
96.3 |
|
Patrick Mallory, Evansville Mater Dei |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
46 |
867 |
12 |
96.3 |
|
Ben Morrow, West Washington |
A |
Senior |
9 |
31 |
810 |
10 |
90.0 |
|
Dan Hartman, East Central |
4A |
Junior |
9 |
44 |
804 |
9 |
89.3 |
|
Lucas Quinlan, Southport |
5A |
Senior |
8 |
31 |
680 |
4 |
85.0 |
|
Jared Schiff, Evansville Mater Dei |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
40 |
761 |
7 |
84.5 |
|
Tyler Clevenger, Winchester |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
55 |
759 |
7 |
84.3 |
|
Luke Dean, Salem |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
39 |
720 |
6 |
80.0 |
|
Andy Papagiannis, Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
4A |
Junior |
9 |
50 |
718 |
-- |
79.7 |
|
Matt Miller, Mitchell |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
37 |
698 |
8 |
77.5 |
|
Marques Keys, Lafayette Jefferson |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
42 |
697 |
8 |
77.4 |
|
Kevin Hall, Northwestern |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
49 |
687 |
7 |
76.3 |
PUNTING
3 punts per game minimum
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Punts |
Total Yards |
Best |
Avg. Punt |
|
Clay Bays, Kokomo |
5A |
Junior |
9 |
28 |
1,136 |
61 |
40.5 |
|
Ross Collins, Union City |
A |
Senior |
5 |
19 |
770 |
66 |
40.5 |
|
Chris Brock, Eastern (Greentown) |
A |
Senior |
9 |
36 |
1,443 |
60 |
40.0 |
|
Kevin Ksenak, Hobart |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
33 |
1,286 |
58 |
38.9 |
|
Jared Scrafton, Warsaw |
5A |
Senior |
8 |
31 |
1,192 |
55 |
38.4 |
|
Justin Long, Martinsville |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
29 |
1,111 |
63 |
38.3 |
|
Dave Helvey, Hamilton Southeastern |
5A |
Junior |
9 |
32 |
1,208 |
52 |
37.7 |
|
Ryan Linn, Southmont |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
34 |
1,274 |
57 |
37.4 |
|
Phil Vorndran, DeKalb |
4A |
Junior |
9 |
31 |
1,154 |
50 |
37.2 |
|
Justin Grimes, Crawfordsville |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
30 |
1,096 |
-- |
36.5 |
|
Clint Williams, Elwood |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
29 |
1,057 |
70 |
36.4 |
|
Aaron Hanlin, Westfield |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
31 |
1,126 |
56 |
36.3 |
|
Dustin Bales, Tipton |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
43 |
1,540 |
58 |
35.8 |
|
Rob Hogg, Valparaiso |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
28 |
994 |
65 |
35.5 |
INTERCEPTIONS
|
Player, School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Int. |
TD |
|
Chase Cornils, Hagerstown |
A |
Senior |
9 |
12 |
1 |
|
Kyndal Hashman, Columbus East |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
12 |
0 |
|
Jeremy Newton, Linton-Stockton |
A |
Senior |
9 |
11 |
1 |
|
Eric Anthrop, Lafayette Central Catholic |
A |
Senior |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
David Gater, East Noble |
4A |
Senior |
9 |
9 |
2 |
|
Ben Morrow, West Washington |
A |
Senior |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Brandon Pullen, Clinton Central |
A |
Junior |
9 |
9 |
1 |
|
Blake Schoen, Benton Central |
3A |
Junior |
9 |
9 |
2 |
|
Theron Schmid, Attica |
A |
Senior |
9 |
9 |
0 |
|
Andy Bolinger, Huntington North |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
8 |
0 |
|
Aaron Pearison, Sullivan |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
8 |
1 |
|
Bret Winegardner, Pioneer |
A |
Fr. |
9 |
8 |
0 |
|
Kyle Podell, Winamac |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
7 |
0 |
|
Lee Schulz, Cass |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
7 |
0 |
|
Billy Slama, Zionsville |
3A |
Senior |
9 |
7 |
0 |
|
Taylor Clark, Carmel |
5A |
Senior |
9 |
6 |
0 |
|
Phillip Johnson, Tell City |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
6 |
0 |
|
Nick Lain, Tell City |
2A |
Junior |
9 |
6 |
1 |
|
Ross McDonald, Fountain Central |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
6 |
0 |
|
Josh Smith, Attica |
A |
Senior |
9 |
6 |
3 |
|
Chris Adkins, Glenn |
2A |
Senior |
9 |
5 |