Indiana High School Athletic Association

IHSAA Media Release

September 11, 2001

Contact: Jim Russell, Sports Information Director

317-846-6601

2001-02 TOURNAMENTS BEGIN WITH GIRLS GOLF SECTIONALS

The first of 20 IHSAA tournaments in the 2001-02 school year begins this week with sectional competition in the 29th Annual IHSAA Girls Golf Tournament at 21 sites across the state. Every sectional site is scheduled to play an 18-hole round on Saturday (Sept. 15). In each sectional, the low three teams and the low three individuals from a team that doesn’t advance will qualify for regional competition at seven sites on Sept. 22. The state finals are set for Sept. 28-29 at the Legends of Indiana in Franklin with 18 holes each day.

The low nine teams and any other team within 20 strokes of the lead after the first round on Sept. 28 will return for the second round on Sept. 29. Individually, the low nine players -- excluding any that advance with their team -- and any other players within six strokes of the individual lead after the first round will advance to the second round on Sept. 29.

Martinsville enters as the six-time defending state champion. The Artesians were ranked second behind Western in this week’s girls golf poll conducted by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association. Noblesville was third, followed by Center Grove and Zionsville.

SECTIONAL SITES, TIMES, COMPETING TEAMS

www.ihsaa.org/g-golf/01Info.htm

IHSAA News

Dan Egierski of Evansville named IHSAA

distinguished media service award recipient

Dan Egierski, a native of South Bend who has become a fixture on the sporting scene of southwestern Indiana, has been named the 2001-02 recipient of the IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award in District III. He will be honored during pre-game ceremonies Friday (Sept. 14) when Castle plays host to Evansville North in Paradise.

A professional broadcaster since 1978, Egierski serves as sports director of WGBF in Evansville where he has been a staff member since 1986. He also has been a prolific play-by-play announcer for high school football, basketball and baseball in southwestern Indiana, along with college basketball, college baseball and pro baseball.

Egierski, 45, is a graduate of South Bend LaSalle High School (1974), where he was a four-year participant in football and baseball, and the University of Evansville (1978) with a degree in interpersonal communications. He began his career in 1978 with WGBF in Evansville before spending seven years with WTCJ in Tell City. During his career, he has averaged 20 high school football broadcasts and nearly 50 high school and college basketball broadcasts each year.

He has been honored previously as the Indiana broadcaster of the year, and was presented the key to the city of Evansville by Mayor Frank McDonald in 1999.

"I have always tried to be the best broadcaster I can be, keeping in mind how many hours and how hard the athletes have worked getting ready for each game," Egierski said of his approach to providing coverage of sports, particularly on the high school level. "I feel they deserve nothing less than a broadcaster who is well prepared for each game."

He lists his fondest broadcasting memories as providing the call on nine IHSAA state championship events involving southwestern Indiana teams, and the 1999 Castle-Evansville Memorial football game in which his son played his final regular-season high school football game. Egierski’s father, Jerry, traveled from South Bend to provide color commentary on the broadcast.

Egierski and his wife, Cindy, live in Newburgh. Their son, Ryan, is an engineering student at Purdue who graduated from Castle High School and was a four-year participant in football and baseball. Their daughter, Lauren, is a junior at Castle High School where she was a member of the 2001 IHSAA Class 3A softball state championship team and also participates in volleyball.

This is the 18th year the IHSAA has recognized an outstanding member of the Indiana media across the state in each of the IHSAA legislative districts. In previous years, there were five IHSAA legislative districts. With a change in the IHSAA governance structure that went to effect this year reducing the number of districts from five to three, Egierski will be one of three honorees in 2001-02. The other recipients will be announced at a later date.

Previous award recipients from southwestern Indiana were:

Don Bernhardt, Evansville Courier, 1984-85

Rex Kirts, Bloomington Herald-Times, 1985-86

Bob Simmers, WITZ Radio, Jasper, 1986-87

H. O. (Whitey) Jones, Corydon Democrat, 1987-88

Charlie Jenkins, WXVW Radio, Jeffersonville, 1988-89

Arv Koontz, Seymour Tribune, 1989-90

Joe Smith, WBWB Radio, Bloomington, 1990-91

Larry Goffinet, Perry County News, 1991-92

Dave Hunter, WAOV Radio, Vincennes, 1992-93

Norman Hall, WBNL Radio, Boonville, 1993-94

John Harrell, Bloomington Herald-Times, 1994-95

Dave Dedrick, WUME/WSEZ Radio, Paoli, 1995-96

Bob Bridge, Bedford Times-Mail, 1996-97

Mike Blake, WFIE-TV, Evansville, 1997-98

Larry Schweizer, WBNL, Boonville, 1998-99

Pete Swanson, Princeton Daily Clarion, 1999-00

Ted Throckmorton, WAVG, Jeffersonville, 2000-01

September Executive Committee Meeting

Minutes of the IHSAA Executive Committee’s monthly meeting on Sept. 6 are available at:

http://www.ihsaa.org/Board/2001-02/090601.htm

Football
2001 Individual Leaders
Through games of Sept. 8, 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	4	15	0	1	92	23.0
Cole Seifrig, Heritage Hills	3A	Junior	4	14	0	1	86	21.5
Charlie McIntosh, Hamilton Heights	3A	Senior	4	14	0	0	84	21.0
Matt Shafer, Indian Creek	2A	Junior	4	14	0	0	84	21.0
DeMarreo Campbell, Calumet	3A	Senior	4	13	0	1	80	20.0
Kyle Charlesworth, Seeger	2A	Senior	4	12	0	2	76	19.0
Nathan Walker, Tri	A	Senior	4	10	0	6	72	18.0
Brian Kaufman, Northeastern	A	Senior	4	11	0	2	70	17.5
Matt Handlon, Valparaiso	5A	Senior	4	11	0	1	68	17.0
Tucker Benedict, Southern Wells	A	Senior	4	10	0	0	60	15.0
Tyler Gholston, Floyd Central	4A	Soph.	4	10	0	0	60	15.0
Stephen Meyer, Batesville	3A	Senior	4	10	0	0	60	15.0
Levi Nehrt, Brownstown Central	2A	Senior	4	10	0	0	60	15.0
Korrie Gillespie, Warren Central	5A	Senior	4	9	0	2	58	14.5
Jason Powell, Hagerstown	A	Senior	4	9	0	1	56	14.0
Austin Smith, Zionsville	4A	Senior	4	9	0	1	56	14.0
Tierre Carpenter, Norwell	3A	Junior	4	9	0	0	54	13.5
Adam Drake, South Adams	2A	Senior	4	9	0	0	54	13.5
Eric McClurg, Center Grove	5A	Senior	4	9	0	0	54	13.5
Brad Seiss, Warsaw	5A	Senior	4	9	0	0	54	13.5
Drew Leer, Lakeland	3A	Senior	4	8	0	2	52	13.0
Sam Logan, South Newton	A	Senior	4	6	10	1	51*	12.7
Derek Leas, Southern Wells	A	Senior	4	6	10	0	49*	12.2
Joel Cyrier, Mishawaka	5A	Junior	4	8	0	0	48	12.0
Eddie Horst, South Central (Union Mills)	A	Senior	4	8	0	0	48	12.0
Jon Roman, Pendleton Heights	4A	Senior	4	8	0	0	48	12.0
Brad Salyer, Noblesville	5A	Senior	4	8	0	0	48	12.0
Brad Seiss, Warsaw	5A	Senior	4	8	0	0	48	12.0
Mike Watson, Warren Central	5A	Senior	4	8	0	0	48	12.0

*Includes one field goal

RUSHING

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Rushes	Yards	Rushing TD	Yards Per Game
Charlie McIntosh, Hamilton Heights	3A	Senior	4	88	931	13	232.7
Cory Jacquay, New Haven	3A	Senior	4	127	890	--	222.5
Tucker Benedict, Southern Wells	A	Senior	4	78	809	10	202.2
Matt Owen, Owen Valley	2A	Senior	4	80	796	6	199.0
Nathan Walker, Tri	A	Senior	4	87	779	10	194.7
Corey Fogle, Eastside	2A	Soph.	4	79	778	10	194.5
DeMarreo Campbell, Calumet	3A	Senior	4	75	775	13	193.7
Tyler Harmon, Perry Meridian	5A	Junior	4	124	743	6	185.7
Tyler Gholston, Floyd Central	4A	Soph.	4	90	735	10	183.7
Dustin Dalton, Benton Central	3A	Junior	4	79	711	14	177.7
Brad Seiss, Warsaw	5A	Senior	4	98	707	8	176.7
Jason Peasley, Mooresville	4A	Senior	4	109	677	7	169.2
Drew Leer, Lakeland	3A	Senior	4	98	651	8	162.7
Josh Wheat, Lawrence Central	5A	Junior	4	80	651	7	162.7
Jon Roman, Pendleton Heights	4A	Senior	4	82	629	8	157.2
Kyle Charlesworth, Seeger	2A	Senior	4	62	623	0	155.7
Brad Salyer, Noblesville	5A	Senior	4	94	622	8	155.5
Jason Powell, Hagerstown	A	Senior	4	80	613	9	153.2
Josh Nelson, Western	3A	Junior	4	84	611	5	152.7
Jason Bell, Indpls. Arlington	5A	Senior	4	63	604	6	151.0
Eddie Horst, South Central (Union Mills)	A	Senior	4	71	604	7	151.0
Clint Pogue, Union City	A	Senior	4	79	594	6	148.5
Matt Shafer,Indian Creek	2A	Junior	4	63	586	13	146.5
Brian Bradshaw, Knightstown	2A	Senior	4	91	561	6	140.2

PASSING

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Comp.	Attempts	Yards	Passing TD	Per Game
Casey Gillin, Indian Creek	2A	Junior	4	75	99	1,232	10	308.0
Joey Lynch, Delta	4A	Senior	4	57	87	1,126	13	281.5
Mike Vlahogeorge, Lafayette Jefferson	5A	Soph.	4	54	121	1,110	8	277.5
Clayton Richard, McCutcheon	4A	Junior	4	45	85	967	9	241.7
Mitch Brown, New Albany	5A	Junior	4	50	104	958	8	239.5
Brad Goins, Andrean	3A	Junior	4	62	108	938	8	234.5
Jake Schiff, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	4	57	91	909	13	227.2
Mike Watson, Madison	4A	Senior	4	66	124	899	7	224.7
Cory Julian, Tecumseh	A	Soph.	4	71	138	864	7	216.0
Justin Wentzel, South Newton	A	Senior	4	57	90	840	9	210.0
Ross Wiethoff, Seymour	4A	Senior	4	51	100	970	11	194.0
Joe Ness, Logansport	4A	Senior	4	59	109	760	5	190.0
Anthony Lindsey, Bloomington North	5A	Soph.	4	55	112	757	7	189.2
Ty Fritz, South Bend Adams	4A	Junior	4	57	105	727	--	181.7
Charlie Williams, Lafayette Central Catholic	A	Senior	4	39	70	659	3	164.7
Dustin Huff, Martinsville	5A	Junior	4	36	64	652	6	163.0
Dan Rardin, LaPorte	5A	Senior	4	41	75	648	10	162.0
Sam Scheib, Southport	5A	Senior	4	57	117	628	3	157.0
Alex Subler, South Adams	2A	Senior	4	40	81	626	8	156.5
Chris West, Speedway	2A	Junior	4	32	57	621	8	155.2

RECEIVING

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Catches	Yards	Receiving TD	Yards Per Game
Kelly Martin, McCutcheon	4A	Junior	2	13	355	4	177.5
Danny Gibson, Madison	4A	Senior	4	43	683	7	170.7
Dustin Keller, Lafayette Jefferson	5A	Junior	4	25	581	5	145.2
Sam Logan, South Newton	A	Senior	4	33	572	6	143.0
Casey Nowinski, Andrean	3A	Senior	4	34	548	4	137.0
Devin Loy, Indian Creek	2A	Junior	4	25	545	6	136.2
Chris Jackson, Delta	4A	Senior	4	22	523	5	130.7
Derreck Parkevich, Logansport	4A	Senior	3	21	388	2	129.3
Patrick Mallory, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	4	20	429	3	107.2
Brian Culp, Seymour	4A	Senior	4	19	411	5	102.7
D.J. Krieg, Perry Central	A	Senior	4	16	389	7	97.2
Warren English-Malone, New Albany	5A	Junior	4	18	377	2	94.2
Micah Staley, Concord	4A	Senior	4	18	370	3	92.5
Nick Ertel, Seymour	4A	Junior	4	19	358	4	89.5
Jimmy McGonigal, Plainfield	4A	Senior	4	9	351	4	87.7
Jake Miller, Delta	4A	Senior	4	14	325	5	81.2
Phil Christner, LaPorte	5A	Senior	4	22	324	4	81.0
Adam Drake, South Adams	2A	Senior	4	20	324	7	81.0
Paul Haan, Lafayette Central Catholic	A	Senior	4	11	316	1	79.0
Dan Alcorn, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	4	19	286	6	71.5
Randy Kincaid, Tri	A	Senior	4	18	285	4	71.2
Jeff Samardzija, Valparaiso	5A	Junior	4	11	285	6	71.2
Cole Flittner, Tipton	3A	Senior	4	21	282	5	70.5
Brett McCoy, North Decatur	A	Senior	4	19	282	5	70.5
Doug Brewington, Indian Creek	2A	Junior	4	18	280	2	70.0
Matt Overmeyer, McCutcheon	4A	Soph.	4	12	276	4	69.0
Ryan Kaufman, Northeastern	A	Senior	4	16	269	3	67.2
Chris Marshall, Tecumseh	A	Senior	4	18	265	5	66.2
Dale Packard, Crown Point	5A	Senior	4	21	264	2	66.0
Ryan Litherland, Avon	4A	Senior	4	14	260	2	65.0
Eric Mattingly, Speedway	2A	Senior	4	12	258	3	64.5
Kyle Gilbert, Norwell	3A	Junior	4	12	256	1	64.0
Clay Walker, Martinsville	5A	Senior	4	12	254	4	63.5
Joe O’Connell, Perry Meridian	5A	Junior	4	11	253	3	63.2
Travis Sexson, Lafayette Jefferson	5A	Senior	4	16	249	1	62.2
Arik Flanders, Frankton	A	Senior	4	10	241	3	60.2
Ken Bergfeldt, Hamilton Southeastern	5A	Junior	4	11	240	3	60.0

PUNTING
3 punts per game minimum

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Punts	Total Yards	Best	Avg. Punt
Clint Bontempo, Fort Wayne Wayne	4A	Senior	4	21	924	62	44.0
Josh Theobald, Frontier	A	Junior	4	12	488	--	40.6
Blake Schoen, Benton Central	3A	Senior	4	12	487	59	40.5
Jeremy Lugbill, Concord	4A	Senior	4	16	639	53	39.9
Dave Helvey, Hamilton Southeastern	5A	Senior	4	15	593	49	39.5
Tyler White, Paoli	2A	Soph.	4	19	747	55	39.3
David Smith, Mitchell	2A	Junior	4	16	621	59	38.8
Josh Hash, Park Tudor	A	Senior	4	14	538	49	38.4
Brandon Anweiler, Brownsburg	4A	Junior	4	13	480	48	36.9
Zach Hawley, Winchester	2A	Senior	4	21	775	55	36.9
Orry Stull, Southmont	3A	Soph.	4	17	627	59	36.8
Nick Urankar, North Judson	2A	Junior	4	18	661	--	36.7
Chris Kutanovski, Crown Point	5A	Junior	4	22	790	44	35.9
Cameron Smith, Fort Wayne North Side	4A	Senior	4	20	719	48	35.9
Josh Johnson, Hagerstown	A	Senior	4	13	464	52	35.6
Tim Roberts, Owen Valley	4A	Junior	4	16	568	55	35.5
Joe Ness, Logansport	4A	Senior	4	17	598	56	35.1

INTERCEPTIONS

Player, School	Class	Grade	Games	Int.	TD
Zach Gennicks, Linton-Stockton	A	Senior	4	6	1
D. J. Krieg, Perry Central	A	Senior	4	5	0
DeMarreo Campbell, Calumet	3A	Senior	4	4	0
Ted Nord, Heritage Hills	3A	Senior	4	4	0
Sam Logan, South Newton	A	Senior	4	4	0
Scott McKinney, Tipton	3A	Senior	4	4	0
Jake Whittenburg, Muncie Southside	4A	Junior	4	4	0
Dan Alcorn, Evansville Mater Dei	2A	Senior	4	3	0
Adam Drake, South Adams	2A	Senior	4	3