Indiana High School Athletic Association

IHSAA Media Release

September 5, 2001

Contact: Jim Russell, Sports Information Director

317-846-6601

STATE FOOTBALL LEADERS INCLUDE FOUR JUNIORS, TWO SENIORS

In the first weekly statistical compilation of the 2001 Indiana high school football season, four juniors and two seniors are setting the pace in the six individual categories. Those leaders are:

SCORING – Junior Dustin Dalton of Benton Central has scored 10 touchdowns and added a two-point PAT for a state-best 62 points in three games for the undefeated Bison. He opened the season with 30 points while scoring on five runs in just nine carries as Benton Central defeated Tri-County 60-13. Dalton is followed closely by senior Charlie McIntosh of Hamilton Heights and junior Matt Shafer of Indian Creek with 60 points each.

RUSHING – Senior Tucker Benedict of Southern Wells has rushed for 681 yards in three games, an average of 227 yards a game for the 3-0 Raiders. Benedict opened the campaign with a 248-yard effort against Blackford in a 30-7 victory. He followed with games of 239 and 194 for Southern Wells, ranked No. 1 in Class A Cory Jacquay of New Haven, Charlie McIntosh of Hamilton Heights and Matt Owen of Owen Valley also are averaging better than 200 yards a game in rushing.

PASSING – Junior Casey Gillin of Indian Creek tops the passing chart by a wide margin in his first season with the Braves. Gillin, the son of first-year Indian Creek coach Mike Gillin, has thrown for 355, 357 and 317 for a total of 1,029 yards (343.0 per game) in his first three games along with nine touchdowns for 3-0 Indian Creek. He has connected on 58 of 77 attempts (.753). Gillin’s 357-yard effort against Park Tudor on Aug. 24 ranks as the highest single-game passing total reported this season. It is one of 12 games of 300 or more yards reported. In total passing yards, sophomore Mike Vlahogeorge (902) of Lafayette Jefferson is second, followed by senior Joey Lynch (882) of Delta. Also among the state leaders at 687 yards is Jake Schiff of Class 2A top-ranked Evansville Mater Dei. Schiff has moved from sixth to third place on the state’s career pass yardage list with 8,424. His only remaining targets are Adam Schiff of Evansville Mater Dei (8,743) and Earl Haniford of Martinsville (11,110).

RECEIVING – Junior Devin Loy of Indian Creek has been the chief recipient of Gillin’s accurate arm, catching 19 passes for 506 yards and five touchdowns to lead the state in receiving yardage with a 168.6 per game average. Sam Logan of South Newton and Dustin Keller of Lafayette Jefferson follow.

PUNTING – Senior Dave Helvey of Hamilton Southeastern has punted 12 times for an average of 42.0 with a best of 48 yards to grab the early state lead. Kevin Broderick of Brebeuf Jesuit and Blake Schoen of Benton Central follow.

INTERCEPTIONS – Junior Jake Whittenburg of Muncie Southside has pilfered four passes in three games to lead the interceptions list. Five players have been reported with three interceptions each.

Thanks!

We thank all the media members and coaches who provided the information to compile the first statistics list of the 2001 Indiana high school football season. The compilation will continue weekly through the completion of the 2001 IHSAA football tournament.

Please send weekly updates to the IHSAA office by 9 p.m. each Monday.

IHSAA FAX number: 317-575-4244.

E-Mail: jrussell@ihsaa.org

2001 Football Individual Leaders

Through games of Sept. 1, 2001

As reported to the Indiana High School Athletic Association

SCORING

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	TD	PAT/1 pt.	PAT/2 pt.	Total Points	Points Per Game
Dustin Dalton, Benton Central	3A	Junior	3	10	0	1	62	20.6
Charlie McIntosh, Hamilton Heights	3A	Senior	3	10	0	0	60	20.0
Matt Shafer, Indian Creek	2A	Junior	3	10	0	0	60	20.0
Nathan Walker, Tri	A	Senior	3	8	0	4	56	18.6
Tucker Benedict, Southern Wells	A	Senior	3	9	0	0	54	18.0
Matt Handlon, Valparaiso	5A	Senior	3	8	0	1	50	16.6
Derek Leas, Southern Wells	A	Senior	3	6	10	0	49*	16.3
Levi Nehrt, Brownstown Central	2A	Senior	3	8	0	0	48	16.0
Brad Salyer, Noblesville	5A	Senior	3	8	0	0	48	16.0
Sam Logan, South Newton	A	Senior	3	5	10	1	45*	15.0
Brent Doty, Wawasee	4A	Senior	3	7	0	1	44	14.6
Austin Smith, Zionsville	4A	Senior	3	7	0	1	44	14.6
Brian Bradshaw, Knightstown	2A	Senior	3	7	0	0	42	14.0
Eddie Horst, South Central (Union Mills)	A	Senior	3	7	0	0	42	14.0
D.J. Krieg, Perry Central	A	Senior	3	7	0	0	42	14.0
Brandon Short, Eastbrook	2A	Junior	3	7	0	0	42	14.0
Maurice Swain, Anderson	5A	Senior	3	7	0	0	42	14.0

*Includes one field goal

RUSHING

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Rushes	Yards	Rushing TD	Yards Per Game
Tucker Benedict, Southern Wells	A	Senior	3	57	681	9	227.0
Cory Jacquay, New Haven	3A	Senior	3	88	657	--	219.0
Charlie McIntosh, Hamilton Heights	3A	Senior	3	69	636	9	212.0
Matt Owen, Owen Valley	2A	Senior	3	62	606	4	202.0
Brad Salyer, Noblesville	5A	Senior	3	88	583	8	194.3
Tyler Harmon, Perry Meridian	5A	Junior	3	95	567	5	189.0
Nathan Walker, Tri	A	Senior	3	68	545	8	181.6
Brad Seiss, Warsaw	5A	Senior	3	70	517	4	172.3
Jason Peasley, Mooresville	4A	Senior	3	82	509	5	169.6
Clint Pogue, Union City	A	Senior	3	61	506	5	168.6
Brian Bradshaw, Knightstown	2A	Senior	3	44	494	6	164.6
Dustin Dalton, Benton Central	3A	Junior	3	57	468	10	156.0
Corey Fogle, Eastside	2A	Soph.	3	55	458	--	152.6
Kyle Orr, Brebeuf Jesuit	3A	Senior	3	97	450	4	150.0
Jon Roman, Pendleton Heights	4A	Senior	3	64	433	4	144.3
Mike Watson, Warren Central	5A	Senior	3	57	422	6	140.6
Jason Powell, Hagerstown	A	Senior	3	53	420	6	140.0

PASSING

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Comp.	Attempts	Yards	Passing TD	Per Game
Casey Gillin, Indian Creek	2A	Junior	3	58	77	1,029	9	343.0
Mike Vlahogeorge, Lafayette Jefferson	5A	Soph.	3	45	92	902	4	300.6
Joey Lynch, Delta	4A	Senior	3	45	70	882	11	294.0
Anthony Lindsey, Bloomington North	5A	Soph.	3	47	100	718	7	239.3
Justin Wentzel, South Newton	A	Senior	3	44	70	710	8	236.6
Jake Schiff, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	3	44	69	687	9	229.0
Joe Ness, Logansport	4A	Senior	3	50	90	680	5	226.6
Courtney Reese, Heritage	3A	Senior	3	42	69	669	10	223.0
Cory Julian, Tecumseh	A	Soph.	3	56	108	665	6	221.6
Logan Whitman, Northview	4A	Soph.	3	60	122	658	7	219.3
Mitch Brown, New Albany	5A	Junior	3	34	68	648	7	216.0
Brent Doty, Wawasee	4A	Senior	3	37	70	601	3	200.3
Dan Rardin, LaPorte	5A	Senior	3	36	63	599	10	199.7
Ross Wiethoff, Seymour	4A	Senior	3	32	62	540	6	180.0
Kyle Lindsay, Fort Wayne Luers	2A	Senior	3	31	51	534	7	178.0
Blake Wilkins, Triton Central	2A	Junior	3	45	100	511	4	170.3
Ryan Doerffler, Fort Wayne Concordia	3A	Junior	3	33	74	506	5	168.6
Dustin Huff, Martinsville	5A	Junior	3	28	52	504	5	168.0
Charlie Pingleton, Greencastle	2A	Soph.	3	25	51	488	6	162.6
Mark Vlink, Crown Point	5A	Junior	3	40	85	483	3	161.0
Mat Sattison, Fremont	A	Senior	3	28	40	478	5	159.3
Jess Steury, Leo	3A	Junior	3	30	66	477	6	159.0
Lee Evans, Eastbrook	2A	Soph.	3	23	39	450	3	150.0
Shon Hubert, Perry Central	A	Junior	3	22	37	422	8	140.6

RECEIVING

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Catches	Yards	Receiving TD	Yards Per Game
Devin Loy, Indian Creek	2A	Junior	3	19	506	5	168.6
Sam Logan, South Newton	A	Senior	3	26	464	5	154.6
Dustin Keller, Lafayette Jefferson	5A	Junior	3	20	434	2	144.6
Derreck Parkevich, Logansport	4A	Senior	3	21	388	2	129.3
Kyle Dobbs, Greencastle	2A	Senior	3	18	366	5	122.0
Chris Jackson, Delta	4A	Senior	3	15	356	2	118.6
D.J. Krieg, Perry Central	A	Senior	3	14	351	7	117.0
Patrick Mallory, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	3	15	328	2	109.3
Jake Miller, Delta	4A	Senior	3	12	283	5	94.3
Phil Christner, LaPorte	5A	Senior	3	18	279	3	93.0
Jimmy McGonigal, Plainfield	4A	Senior	3	8	261	4	87.0
Steve Shank, Fort Wayne Luers	2A	Senior	3	15	260	3	86.6
Travis Sexson, Lafayette Jefferson	5A	Senior	3	15	247	1	82.3
Nick Sexton, Bloomington North	5A	Junior	3	13	238	3	79.3
Dale Packard, Crown Point	5A	Senior	3	18	233	2	77.6
Doug Brewington, Indian Creek	2A	Junior	3	14	227	2	75.6
Dan Alcorn, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	3	14	226	5	75.3
Tywan Cole, Harding	3A	Senior	3	15	226	5	75.3
Brian Culp, Seymour	4A	Senior	3	10	223	2	74.3
Chris Marshall, Tecumseh	A	Senior	3	14	222	4	74.0
Brad McNew, LaPorte	5A	Senior	3	10	214	3	71.3
Jared Robling, Tecumseh	A	Senior	3	15	214	1	71.3
Joe O’Connell, Perry Meridian	5A	Junior	3	8	212	2	70.6
Eric Lambert, Logansport	4A	Senior	3	11	211	2	70.3
Josh McCurry, Triton Central	2A	Soph.	3	11	211	2	70.3
Warren English-Malone, New Albany	5A	Junior	3	10	210	2	70.0
Brad Grant, Triton Central	2A	Soph.	3	21	209	2	69.6
Josh Luley, Fort Wayne Concordia	3A	Senior	3	13	206	1	68.6
David Tubbs, Harding	3A	Senior	3	13	205	3	68.3
Ryan Podell, North Montgomery	2A	Senior	3	6	197	3	65.6
J.J. Robinson, Fort Wayne Snider	5A	Senior	3	9	195	1	65.0
Nick Ertel, Semour	4A	Junior	3	12	196	2	65.3
Kevin Smeltzer, Owen Valley	4A	Senior	3	7	185	2	61.6
Jeff Samardzija, Valparaiso	5A	Junior	3	7	184	3	61.3

PUNTING
3 punts per game minimum

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Punts	Total Yards	Best	Avg. Punt
Dave Helvey, Hamilton Southeastern	5A	Senior	3	12	480	48	42.0
Kevin Broderick, Brebeuf Jesuit	3A	Senior	3	9	373	50	41.4
Blake Schoen, Benton Central	3A	Senior	3	9	357	48	39.6
Josh Johnson, Hagerstown	A	Senior	3	11	434	52	39.4
David Smith, Mitchell	2A	Junior	3	13	508	59	39.0
Cameron Smith, Fort Wayne North Side	4A	Senior	3	15	577	48	38.4
Brandon Anweiler, Brownsburg	4A	Junior	3	10	376	48	37.6
Zach Hawley, Winchester	2A	Senior	3	17	610	50	35.8
Joe Ness, Logansport	4A	Senior	3	14	497	56	35.5
Tim Roberts, Owen Valley	4A	Junior	3	12	422	40	35.1

INTERCEPTIONS

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Int.	TD
Jake Whittenburg, Muncie Southside	4A	Junior	3	4	0
Dan Alcorn, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	3	3	0
Sam Logan, South Newton	A	Senior	3	3	0
Patrick Mallory, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	3	3	0
Ryan Shatto, Columbus North	5A	Junior	3	3	0
Daniel Veza, Brownsburg	4A	Junior	3	3	1
Ryan Hoover, South Newton	A	Senior	3	2	0
D.J. Menifee, Anderson	5A	Junior	3	2	0
Daniel Schultz, Lafayette Jefferson	5A	Soph.	3	2	0
Shawn Wood, Hamilton Heights	3A	Junior	3	2	0
Ben Brown, Zionsville	4A	Senior	3	2	0

Key Upcoming IHSAA Dates

Sept. 15 – Girls Golf Sectionals

Sept. 22 – Girls Golf Regionals

Sept. 27 – Boys and Girls Soccer Tournament Draw, 8 a.m.

Sept. 27-28-29 – Boys Tennis Sectionals

Sept. 28-29 – Girls Golf State Finals

Oct. 2-3 – Boys Tennis Regionals

Oct. 3 – Football Tournament Draw, 8 a.m.

Oct. 6 – Boys Tennis Semi-States

Oct. 8 – Volleyball Tournament Draw, 12 p.m.

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