Top-ranked Carmel (girls) and Fort Wayne Canterbury (boys) eye the top prize in Indiana high school soccer Saturday (Oct. 28) at the seventh annual IHSAA Soccer State Finals at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis.

Play begins at 10 a.m. with the girls semifinals games on two fields. The boys semifinals are at noon on two fields. In the evening session, the girls championship is at 6 p.m. and the boys championship at 8 p.m.

New state champions are assured as 1999 winners North Central of Indianapolis (girls) and Penn (boys) were eliminated at the sectional level. None of the teams from the 1999 girls state finals field is back and only Castle from the 1999 boys contingent. But each field includes two former IHSAA state champions.

On the girls side, three-time state champion Carmel (1994, 1995, 1997) and Evansville Memorial (1996) return to the girls field after a one-year hiatus. In the boys competition, three-time state champion North Central (1994, 1995, 1996) is back for the first time in four seasons while Fort Wayne Canterbury (1997, 1998) returns after a one-year absence.

In the most recent coaches association poll, Carmel was the top-ranked girls team and first-round opponent Noblesville was ninth. Evansville Memorial and Chesterton shared the No. 15 ranking. In the boys poll, Fort Wayne Canterbury was No. 1 and semifinals opponent North Central was fourth. Castle was ranked sixth, while Portage was unranked.

Tickets: $8 for one session; $10 for both sessions.

Credentials: IHSAA 2000-01 media pass will be honored. Contact Jim Russell at IHSAA office for additional information.

Pre-Tournament Information: Season results and statistics for each state finals team are posted on the IHSAA website under boys soccer and girls soccer.

West Field – Evansville Memorial (16-5-1) vs. Chesterton (20-1-0)

East Field -- Noblesville (14-3-4) vs. Carmel (20-1-1).

East Field -- Winner of Evansville Memorial-Chesterton vs. Winner of Noblesville-Carmel.

West Field -- Portage (17-4-1) vs. Castle (20-1-2).

East Field -- North Central (Indianapolis) (19-1-4-) vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury (20-2-1).

East Field – Winner of Portage-Castle vs. Winner of North Central-Fort Wayne Canterbury.

Saturday (Oct. 28) – State finals results will be posted under the respective gender throughout the day. Girls Soccer/2000 State Finals Results and Boys Soccer/2000 State Finals 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. 28) – Regional results under Volleyball/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.

Friday (Oct. 27) – Sectional results under Football/2000 Sectional Results.

Saturday (Oct. 28 – Semi-state results as they are reported from the four semi-state sites for each gender. Team scores and the individual qualifiers (top 15) will be posted in the respective gender under Girls Cross Country/2000 Semi-State Results or Boys Cross Country/2000 Semi-State Results.

A field of 64 sectional champions in the 29^th annual IHSAA Volleyball Tournament Series moves to regional play at 16 sites Saturday (Oct. 28). At each site, the four teams will play two semifinals matches beginning at 11 a.m., followed by the championship match at 7 p.m.

The 16 regional winners -- four in each class -- will advance to the state finals Nov. 4. On the morning of Nov. 4, the two semifinals matches in each class will be played at four sites beginning at 9 a.m. Those sites are:

Class A -- Westfield High School.

Class 2A -- Noblesville High School.

Class 3A -- Hamilton Heights High School.

Class 4A -- Hamilton Southeastern High School.

The two morning winners in each class will advance to the state championship match. All championship matches will be played at Noblesville High School. The Class 2A match will begin at 2:30 p.m., followed in order by Class 3A, Class 4A and Class A.

During last week's sectional play, each of the four defending state champions advanced and five schools won their first title. Moving to regional competition were 1999 state champions Michigan City Marquette (Class A), Muncie Burris (Class 2A), Indianapolis Cathedral (3A) and Muncie Central (Class 4A). Michigan City Marquette and Indianapolis Cathedral are ranked No. 1 in the coaches association poll in their respective classes. Also advancing were Brownstown Central, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, and Center Grove, No. 1 in Class 4A.

Jasper (3A) claimed its 12^th consecutive title, while Castle (4A) won its seventh straight and Muncie Central (4A) its sixth. Jasper leads the state in overall IHSAA volleyball sectional titles with 24, followed by Evansville Mater Dei (23), Carmel (22), Clinton Prairie (22), Bellmont (21), Providence (21), Roncalli (20) and Seymour (20).

First-time sectional champions were:

Class A – Jac-Cen-Del, Medora.

Class 2A – Bremen.

Class 3A – Franklin County.

Class 4A – Lawrence Central.

Schools winning sectional titles after a long drought were:

Centerville (2A), first title since 1977.

Blue River Valley (A) first title since 1978.

Hammond Gavit (3A), first title since 1978.

Highland (4A), first title since 1981.

Clinton Central (A), first title since 1989

Lake Central (25-8) vs. Penn (34-2).

Highland (27-6) vs. Michigan City (35-1).

Championship.

Marion (28-8) vs. Fort Wayne Snider (30-7).

McCutcheon (30-6) vs. Warsaw (25-8).

Championship.

Ben Davis (12-21) vs. Lawrence Central (18-13).

Muncie Central (31-5) vs. Carmel (21-14).

Championship.

Martinsville (29-6) vs. Floyd Central (32-4).

Center Grove (34-2) vs. Castle (27-7).

Championship.

Mishawaka Marian (32-4) vs. Frankfort (25-9).

South Bend St. Joseph’s (25-7) vs. Hammond Gavit (23-10).

Championship.

Yorktown (32-2) vs. NorthWood (28-7).

Bellmont (21-15) vs. Fort Wayne Concordia (32-2).

Championship.

Indianapolis Cathedral (33-2) vs. Franklin Community (28-5).

Owen Valley (28-3) vs. Zionsville (24-11).

Championship.

Jasper

Franklin County (25-4) vs. Jasper (22-14).

Mitchell (30-1) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (28-7).

Championship.

North Newton (18-13) vs. Bremen (24-5).

Garrett (21-14) vs. Hebron (24-5).

Championship (5 p.m.)

Muncie Burris (29-6) vs. Northwestern (17-15).

Leo (24-11) vs. Northfield (20-15).

Championship.

North Montgomery (23-5) vs. Triton Central (19-11).

Monrovia (26-4) vs. Centerville (23-7).

Championship.

Forest Park (28-3) vs. North Knox (22-9).

Union County (30-5) vs. Brownstown Central (34-1).

Championship.

Triton

Adams Central (28-6) vs. Triton (27-9).

Michigan City Marquette (34-2) vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (21-8).

Championship.

Clinton Prairie

Blue River Valley (19-11) vs. Cowan (24-10).

Frontier (23-8) vs. Clinton Central (24-8).

Championship.

Morristown

Morristown (20-12) vs. Jac-Cen-Del (5-22).

Bloomfield (23-10) vs. Riverton Parke (30-3).

Championship.

Loogootee (16-11) vs. Tecumseh (21-8).

Medora (23-11) vs. New Washington (20-12).

Championship.

The 28^th annual IHSAA Football Tournament moves into the second week of a six-week run after debuting with a few surprises but few upsets. It did include the first victories of the season for Evansville Harrison (5A) and South Bend Adams (4A). Wheeler, playing its first season of varsity football, made a successful IHSAA tournament debut with a 21-20 triumph in Class 2A at Glenn.

Individually, senior running back Otis Shannon of Indianapolis Cathedral became the state’s career rushing leader with 7,413 yards. Shannon gained 176 yards on 20 carries as the Irish defeated Avon 41-0.

Fifteen 16 of the teams that finished the regular season undefeated are still alive. The exception is in Class 4A, where Jasper ousted host Owen Valley 29-22 in a battle of unbeatens.

At least one more undefeated team will fall by the wayside in Class 4A, as Plainfield (10-0) hosts two-time defending state champion Indianapolis Cathedral (10-0).

Other top second-round games include:

• Warsaw (9-1) at Penn (9-1) in Class 5A. Penn took a 1999 first-round victory over the Tigers, 51-15.
• Jasper (10-0) at Vincennes Lincoln in Class 4A. It’s a rematch of an earlier Big Eight Conference thriller won 35-34 by host Jasper.
• Rochester (9-1) at Norwell (8-2) in Class 3A.
• Delphi (8-2) at Oak Hill (9-1) in Class 2A.
• Frontier (9-1) at North White (8-2) in Class A. North White has won five straight games since losing 12-6 on Sept. 15 at Frontier.
• Shenandoah (9-1) at Hagerstown (10-0) in Class A. It’s a rematch of a 1999 sectional championship game won by Hagerstown 13-0 at Shenandoah.

Valparaiso (7-3) at Merrillville (4-6).

Lake Central (3-7) at East Chicago Central (7-3).

Michigan City (7-3) at Mishawaka (7-3).

Warsaw (9-1) at Penn (9-1).

Fort Wayne South Side (6-3) at Homestead (9-1).

Huntington North (5-5) at Fort Wayne Snider (9-1), Spuller Stadium.

Lafayette Jefferson (8-2) at Carmel (9-1).

Noblesville (9-1) at Harrison (West Lafayette) (3-7).

Warren Central (6-4) at Lawrence Central (8-2).

North Central (Indianapolis) (6-4) at Franklin Central (5-5).

Ben Davis (9-1) at Pike (7-3).

Indianapolis Tech (3-7) at Decatur Central (9-1).

Bedford North Lawrence (3-6) at Bloomington South (9-1).

Center Grove (9-1) at Terre Haute North (4-6).

Evansville Central (1-8) at Castle (9-1), 7 p.m.

New Albany (7-3) at Evansville Harrison (1-9), 7 p.m., Enlow Field.

Munster (7-3) at Griffith (9-1), 7 p.m.

Hammond (7-3) at Lowell (8-2), 7 p.m.

McCutcheon (7-3) at Hobart (6-4).

Logansport (4-6) at Plymouth (6-4).

Wawasee (4-6) at Concord (3-7).

South Bend Adams (1-9) at Goshen (8-2).

Fort Wayne Wayne (5-4) at Fort Wayne Dwenger (5-5).

East Noble (9-1) at Carroll (Fort Wayne) (6-4).

Muncie Central (7-3) at Jay County (2-8).

Delta (10-0) at Muncie Southside (6-4).

Franklin County (6-4) at Jennings County (5-5).

East Central (7-3) at Columbus East (7-3).

Mooresville (5-4) at Franklin (3-7).

Indianapolis Cathedral (10-0) at Plainfield (10-0).

Bloomington North (0-9) vs. Evansville North (7-3), Central Stadium.

Jasper (10-0) at Vincennes Lincoln (9-1).

New Prairie (8-2) at Culver Military (5-5).

South Bend St. Joseph’s (4-6) at Mishawaka Marian (6-4).

North Montgomery (6-4) at Benton Central (9-1).

West Lafayette (5-5) at Zionsville (7-3).

Angola (6-4) at NorthWood (8-2).

Lakeland (5-5) at Whitko (3-7).

Peru (6-4) at Mississinewa (3-7).

Rochester (9-1) at Norwell (8-2).

Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (7-3) at Hamilton Heights (9-1).

New Palestine (3-7) at Elwood (10-0).

Sullivan (8-1) at Beech Grove (7-3).

Brebeuf (3-7) at Roncalli (7-3).

Whiteland (7-2) at Batesville (6-4).

Edgewood (8-2) at Greensburg (4-6), 7 p.m.

Heritage Hills (10-0) at Mount Vernon (7-3).

Evansville Bosse (6-4) at Evansville Memorial (3-7), 7 p.m. Saturday, Enlow Field.

North Newton (4-6) at North Judson (6-4).

Bremen (5-5) at Wheeler (5-5).

Delphi (8-2) at Oak Hill (9-1), 7 p.m.

Winamac (10-0) at Eastbrook (7-3), 7 p.m.

Central Noble (10-0) at Fairfield (3-7).

Jimtown (10-0) at Eastside (8-2).

Woodlan (7-3) at Fort Wayne Luers (10-0).

Harding (3-7) at Heritage (8-2).

Speedway (7-3) at Western Boone (7-3).

Indianapolis Scecina (8-2) at Union County (7-3).

Southmont (5-5) at Monrovia (9-1).

Cloverdale (4-6) at Danville (9-1).

Charlestown (6-3) at Providence (6-4).

Brownstown Central (10-0) at Triton Central (5-5).

South Spencer (8-2) at Tell City (7-3), 7 p.m.

Mitchell (7-3) at Evansville Mater Dei (10-0), Reitz Bowl.

LaVille (2-8) at River Forest (5-5).

Culver Community (6-4) at Whiting (4-6).

Tri-County (0-9) at Pioneer (6-4).

Frontier (9-1) at North White (8-2).

Wes-Del (2-6) at Southern Wells (10-0).

Adams Central (7-3) at Southwood (7-3).

Eastern Hancock (6-4) at Union City (4-6).

Shenandoah (9-1) at Hagerstown (10-0).

Frankton (7-3) at Sheridan (3-7).

Clinton Central (7-3) at Cascade (3-7).

South Putnam (7-3) at North Vermillion (4-6).

Attica (10-0) at Turkey Run (5-5).

Milan (8-2) at Park Tudor (9-1).

South Decatur (5-5) at West Washington (7-3).

North Daviess (7-3) at Perry Central (6-4), 8 p.m.

Springs Valley (4-6) at Oakland City Wood Memorial (2-8), 7 p.m.