IHSAA Media Release

February 26, 2002

Contact: Jerry Baker

E-mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

Phone: 317-846-6601

 

 

 

SIX FIRST-TIMERS MAKE TRIP TO 2002 GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL FINALS

 

Of the eight teams that will make their way to Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday, only two have felt the pressure and experienced the excitement of playing for an IHSAA girls state basketball championship in the history of their school.

 

In 3A, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is back for the fourth consecutive year and looking for their fourth straight championship, though this time they will make the trip under new head coach, Teri Rosinski, after Gary Andrews took the Knights all the way the previous three trips and they will move up to the 3A classification after having won their previous titles in 2A. Though pre-season rated #4, the Knights stumbled in their second game of the season and four more times along the way to fall out of the top-ten at season’s end.

 

The other “experienced” visitor to the state finals is Shenandoah.  The Raiders know the way to Conseco Fieldhouse by virtue of their trip to that locale one year ago.  That trip ended in disappointment for them as they lost to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, 39-55, in the title game.  Six of those player return to Indianapolis this week, but between them, they only accounted for a total of 12 points in that meeting.

 

2002 STATE FINALISTS RANKINGS

Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Poll

 

Class

School

Preseason Ranking

Final Ranking

Class A

Hebron

North Vermillion

No. 1

No. 2

No. 2

No. 1

Class 2A

Shenandoah

Southwestern (Hanover)

No. 10

No. 5

unranked

No. 1-t

Class 3A

Ft. Wayne Bishop Luers

Gibson Southern

No. 4

unranked

unranked

unranked

Class 4A

South Bend Riley

Terre Haute South

No. 8

No. 1

unranked

No. 3

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL FINALS INFO

Saturday, March 2     Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Ticket Information:   Session $10.00   Season $15.00

Reserved tickets can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the state finals. Contact participating schools for ticket distribution hours. Tickets also will be available game day at the ticket office at Conseco Fieldhouse.

STATE FINALS PAIRINGS

Session I ----------

Class A Championship

10:30 a.m. – Hebron (25-2)  vs  North Vermillion (24-1)

Class 2A Championship

12:30 p.m. (approx.) – Shenandoah (22-3)  vs  Southwestern (Hanover) (24-2)

 

Session II ----------

Class 3A Championship

6:30 p.m. -- Ft. Wayne Bishop Luers (20-5)  vs  Gibson Southern (25-4)

Class 4A Championship

8:30 p.m. (approx.) -- South Bend Riley (24-3)  vs  Terre Haute South (24-2)

 

BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNEY BEGINS TONIGHT

The 92nd Annual Boys Basketball Tournament Series gets underway at 64 sectional sites tonight with the Pike Red Devils, Muncie Southside Rebels, Harding Hawks and Attica Red Ramblers looking to defend titles they picked up a year ago.  Complete tourney pairings are available on the IHSAA website.

 

Defending 4A champion Pike will open up against Indianapolis Broad Ripple in the Carmel Sectional.  3A titleist, Muncie Southside, moves up to 4A and will meet Richmond in the Richmond Sectional.  2A champ, Harding, jumps into the 3A battles this year and will open with Fort Wayne Elmhurst in the Fort Wayne Wayne Sectional.  Attica, the class A winner last March, begins defense of its title against Riverton Parke in the sectional at North Vermillion.

 

ALL-TIME SECTIONAL LEADERS

School

   Total

    Last

Kokomo

67

1998

Vincennes/Vincennes Lincoln

67

1997

Marion

63

2000

Richmond

58

1996

Lafayette Jefferson

57

2000

Connersville

56

1997

Logansport

56

1996

New Castle

53

2000

Muncie Central

51

2001

Anderson

49

1998

Columbus/Columbus North

49

1997

Lebanon

49

2001

Frankfort

46

1997

Franklin

45

1999

Rushville

44

1993

Seymour

44

1992

Valparaiso

44

1997

New Albany

41

1997

Crawfordsville

40

1989

Shelbyville

40

2001

AP POLL OF FEB. 18

 

CLASS 4A

 

 

School

Record

Sectional

Opening Opponent

1

New Albany

20-1

Seymour

Jennings County

2

Indpls Pike

16-3

Carmel

Broad Ripple

3

Indpls Ben Davis

19-2

Indpls Tech

Brownsburg

4

Bloomington North

19-2

Columbus North

Columbus North

5

DeKalb

17-1

DeKalb

Wawasee

6

Indpls North Central

17-3

Carmel

Hamilton SE

7

Warsaw

17-2

DeKalb

East Noble

8

S.B.Washington

16-3

Michigan City

S.B. Riley

9

Elkhart Memorial

16-2

Elkhart Central

Penn

10

Fort Wayne South

16-3

Ft. Wayne Northop

Ft. Wayne Northrop

 

 

CLASS 3A

 

 

School

Record

Sectional

Opening Opponent

1

Bellmont

17-1

Blackford

Maconaquah

2

Indpls Brebeuf

19-3

Beech Grove

Beech Grove

3

Lebanon

17-2

Hamilton Heights

Westfield

4

Gibson Southern

19-2

Boonville

Boonville

5

Gary Roosevelt

15-4

Calumet

Griffith

6

Hammond Noll

16-3

Hammond Clark

Highland

7

Benton Central

16-3

Frankfort

Western

8

Fort Wayne Harding

15-4

Ft. Wayne Wayne

Ft. Wayne Elmhurst

9

Boonville

14-5

Boonville

Gibson Southern

10

Tippecanoe Valley

16-3

Plymouth

Whitko

 

 

CLASS 2A

 

 

School

Record

Sectional

Opening Opponent

1

Cass

19-0

Taylor

Taylor

2

Eastern (Bloomfield)

16-3

North Knox

North Posey

3

Winchester

17-2

Hagerstown

Centerville

4

North Knox

17-3

North Knox

Linton-Stockton

5

Muncie Burris

17-1

Mississinewa

Frankton

6

Speedway

14-4

Indian Creek

Indpls Scecina

7

Crawford County

15-3

Southridge

Forest Park

8

Paoli

16-5

Paoli

Clarksville

9

Bluffton

16-3

Woodlan

Garrett

10

Southmont

16-4

Fountain Central

Covington

 

 

CLASS A

 

 

School

Record

Sectional

Opening Opponent

1

Lafayette Catholic

16-5

Tri-County

North White

2

Rossville

15-4

Tri-Central

Tri-Central

3

Barr-Reeve

16-4

Loogootee

Vincennes Rivet

4

So. Central (Elizabeth)

16-4

Springs Valley

Orleans

5

Loogootee

13-5

Loogootee

Shoals

6

Caston

14-4

Caston

Argos

7

Blue River Valley

15-4

Monroe Central

Randolph Southern

8

Bloomfield

16-6

White River Valley

White River Valley

9

Argos

16-4

Caston

Caston

10

Tecumseh

15-6

Oakland City Wood

Northeast Dubois

 

To follow your favorite team, the IHSAA web site has pairings for the entire tourney up and running and you can check them out at BoysHighSchoolBasketballPairings

 

For the Girls Scoring Leaders, click on Basketball

For the Boys Scoring Leaders, click on Basketball   

 

GIRLS GYMNASTICS TOURNAMENT UNDERWAY SATURDAY

The 30th Annual IHSAA Gymnastics Tournament will begin on Saturday, March 2, 2002 at eight sites, moving on to the Regionals on Saturday, March 9 and the State Finals on Saturday March 16.

 

Homestead, unranked in the latest regular season poll, is back to defend its title and look to add to its record of six straight titles, including two in the last three years.  Chesterton, #1 in the poll, will be seeking its third championship.  The Trojans won it all in 1993 and 2000.

Sectionals

Date:   Saturday, March 2, 2002,  one session,  times determined by host schools.

Sites:   Chesterton,  Columbus East,  Decatur Central,  Harrison (West Lafayette),  Homestead,  Muncie Central,  Richmond,  Wawasee

Admission:   $4.00

Regionals

Date:   Saturday, March 9, 2002,  one session,  times determined by host schools,

Sites:   Columbus East, Harrison (West Lafayette),  Muncie Central,  Valparaiso

Admission:   $5.00

State Finals

Date:    Saturday, March 16, 2002,  Perry Meridian High School, Indianapolis.

             Opening Ceremonies at 12:30 p.m.,  Team Competition at 1 p.m.

Admission:   $6.00

Sectionals Advancement

The top three teams, the top six finishers in each individual event and the top six in the all-around competition will advance to the regional meet. Also advancing to the regional will be any gymnast who matches or betters the score of the sixth place gymnast at last year’s state meet in a respective event (Floor Exercise: 9.575; Balance Beam: 9.275; Vault: 9.500; Uneven Parallel Bars: 9.525; All-Around: 37.425).

 

February 19th Indiana High School Gymnastics Coaches’ Poll

 

1

CHESTERTON

13

F.W. SNIDER

2

VALPO

14

CENTER GROVE

3

MERRILLVILLE

15

McCUTCHEON

4

F. W. DWENGER

16

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH

5

PIKE

17

F.W. NORTHROP

6

NEW CASTLE

18

NOBLESVILLE

7

WAWASEE

19

RICHMOND

8

PLAINFIELD

20

CONNERSVILLE

9

PORTAGE

21

CROWN POINT

10

COLUMBUS EAST

22

SOUTHPORT

11

HOBART

 

 

12

CARMEL

 

 


The 2001-02 Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has named its Academic All-State Gymnastics Team.  For a complete look, click on gymnastics. and the IHSAA web site will take you there.

 

CARMEL REPEATS AS BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING STATE CHAMPION

The Carmel Greyhounds rolled to their ninth state championship in the last 13 years at the 65th Annual Boys Swimming and Diving State Finals at the I.U. Natatorium on Saturday, February 23.

 

For all the results, go to the IHSAA web site at  http://www.ihsaa.org/b-swimming/BSwim2.htm

 

Top 10 Team Scores

1. Carmel

299.5

2. S.B. Riley

154

3. North Central (Indpls.)

153.5

4. Hamilton Southeastern

149

5. Chesterton

123

6. Harrison (West Lafayette)

113

7. Homestead

101

8. Center Grove

97.5

9. Yorktown

74

10. Northridge

73.5

BRIAN HARTLEY NAMED KELLER MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD RECIPIENT

Brian Hartley of North Central (Indpls.) was selected winner of the prestigious Herman F. Keller Mental Attitude Award by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee.

 

Brian was a two-time champion at the state meet, with victories in the 200 yard freestyle and a record setting effort in the 500 yard freestyle. A co-captain of this year's team, he has been a winner of a number of awards, including being an eight time individual Marion County champion and a former USA Swimming Indiana 13-14 Boys Overall High Point Champion. He was named the school's Most Outstanding Athlete in 2000 and 2001, and the Northern Lights Rookie of the Year in 2001.

 

He is co-editor in chief of the North Central High School newspaper, Northern Lights, and enjoys playing the piano and flag football with his friends.  He will attend the University of Florida to major in Broadcast Journalism.  Upon graduation from North Central, he will be awarded the North Central Honors Diploma, symbolic of the many honors classes he has taken while attending the school.

 

The Award honors the former IHSAA assistant commissioner, Herman F. Keller, who served the association from 1961-1973. The recipient of the award, who was nominated by his principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in swimming and diving. Doug Wigand, a representative of Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a $1,000 scholarship to North Central High School in Indianapolis in the name of Hartley, whose parents, Jan and Bob Hartley, were on hand to witness the occasion.

EIGHTH STRAIGHT TEAM WRESTLING TITLE FOR EVANSVILLE MATER DEI

 

Evansville Mater Dei’s stranglehold on the wrestling state title continued as the Wildcats downed Perry Meridian, 49-12, in the championship match of the Seventh Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling State Finals at Center Grove High School in Greenwood.

 

Mater Dei’s remarkable run of wrestling state titles reached eight (nine overall including 1986) as the Wildcats won 11 of the 14 matches in the championship round. Mater Dei won its first crown of the current streak in 1995 when the title was decided on points at the individual state finals. Mike Goebel, who led the team to a 21-0 finish this season, has been the Mater Dei coach all along.

 

For all the team numbers, go to TeamWrestlingFinals.htm

 

LOOKING AHEAD

Friday, March 1:        Boys Basketball Sectionals

Saturday, March 2:   Girls Basketball State Finals

Saturday, March 2:   Boys Basketball Sectionals

Saturday, March 2:   Girls Gymnastics Sectionals

Saturday, March 9:   Boys Basketball Regionals

Saturday, March 9:   Girls Gymnastics Regionals

Saturday, March 16:  Boys Basketball Semi-States

Saturday, March 16:  Girls Gymnastics Finals

 

MILESTONES

Eric Walsh, senior from Caston, became the school’s all-time scoring leader on Feb. 19, when his 28 point effort in a 61-50 win over Rochester pushed his total to 1,340 and past the former record holder, Luke Zartman.

 

Adam Richardson joined Blackford’s 1,000-point club on Feb. 16, scoring 20 points in the Bruins 65-51 victory over Southern Wells to raise his total to 1,004.

 

Chris Gray of  Indianapolis Manual passed the 1,000 point career mark Feb. 23 in the Redskins 67-43 win over Cardinal Ritter.

 

South Central (Elizabeth) achieved the best record in school history during the 2001-02 girls basketball season, finishing up at 18-4 after defeating Corydon Central on Feb. 22 for the first time in 19 years, 75-45.

 

With their 18-2 record, Elkhart Memorial, coached by Steve Johnson, racked up the best boys basketball winning percentage in school history.

 

After a 26-point performance on Feb. 22 against Woodlan, Seth Colclasure of Bellmont ran his career total to 2,102 heading into tournament play.  That places him at #20 on the state’s all-time scoring list, only 14 points behind New Castle’s Steve Alford.

IHSAA OVERTIME

The South Quad of the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association has elected Joe Rademacher of Barr-Reeve as its incoming VP.  The members also selected Don Poole, retired Jeffersonville coach, to serve on the IHSBCA Board of Directors.

 

The Indiana Football Coach’s Association will hold a clinic at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis March 15th and 16th.  Grant Teaff will be the featured speaker on the 15th.

 

Ben Davis High School’s Kevin Vanderbush has been named national high school strength and conditioning coach of the year by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society.

 

Wawasee’s Shanna Zolman,  Jenny Pfeiffer of Jennings County, Warren Central’s Ashley Mays, along with Sharika Webb and Jessica Wright of Indianapolis Cathedral have been named nationwide finalists for the inaugural McDonald’s All-American game to be played April 4 at Madison Square Garden.

 

Shanna Zolman of Wawasee, who had her jersey retired at halftime of the Wawasee boys game on Feb. 22, has also been chosen to participate in the Phoenix/WBCA High School All-America Game in Hartford, Connecticut on April 5.

 

Ken Bye, head football and boys track coach at Michigan City,  has announced his retirement.

 

Steve Edwards has been named head football coach at Highland, replacing Brad Smith who will concentrate on his duties as Athletic Director with the Trojans.

 

The Duneland Athletic Conference has voted unanimously to invite Penn, Mishawaka and Lake Central to join their conference for the 2003-04 year.

 

Lea Woodridge of Noblesville, has been named District III Coach of the Year.  This season, she led her girls basketball team to an 18-3 record and the Hoosier Crossroads Conference title.