Defending state champions Evansville Mater Dei (Class 2A) and Heritage Hills (Class 3A) headline a list of 15 teams that enter the 2001 IHSAA Football Tournament this week with perfect regular-season records.

There are two unbeaten teams in Class 5A, one in Class 4A, three in Class 3A, seven in Class 2A and two in Class A. There were 16 unbeaten teams during the 2000 regular season. Other recent seasons saw 16 unbeatens in 1999, 17 in 1998 and 1997, 20 in 1996 and 19 in 1995.

Five teams – including four in Class 2A – repeated perfect regular-season campaigns. Evansville Mater Dei was joined in that performance by Fort Wayne Luers, the team it topped 56-10 for the 2000 Class 2A state crown. Brownstown Central (2A) posted its third straight 9-0 regular season, while Jimtown (2A) made it two straight. Heritage Hills extended its regular-season string to a state-best 32 games. The Patriots haven’t dropped a regular-season game since Sept. 11, 1998 in an overtime setback to Southridge. During that streak the Patriots have posted 16 shutouts, including four this season.

There are no first-round battles of unbeatens, but one looms in the second round between Brownstown Central and Indian Creek in Class 2A Sectional 31.

Among the defending state champions, five-time state champion Penn (8-1) begins defense of its title at Michigan City in Class 5A Sectional 2. In Class 4A, East Noble (1-8) opens at home against Concord. In Class 3A, Heritage Hills (9-0) plays host to Washington. In Class 2A, Evansville Mater Dei (9-0) visits Tell City. In Class A, Adams Central (3-6) travels to Northfield.

CLASS 5A – Ben Davis, Warsaw.

CLASS 4A – Seymour.

CLASS 3A – Danville, Hamilton Heights, Heritage Hills.

CLASS 2A – Brownstown Central, Eastbrook, Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Indian Creek, Jimtown, Seeger.

CLASS A -- Perry Central, South Newton.

Host site assignments, dates and format for the 2002 IHSAA Girls Basketball and Boys Basketball tournaments were approved by the IHSAA Executive Committee at its monthly meeting last Thursday (Oct. 11).

2002 IHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament information is available at:

2002 IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament information is available at:

Several regional games scheduled for Tuesday (Oct. 16) and Wednesday (Oct. 17) have been delayed at least one day because of wet field conditions across the state.

Updated girls regional schedules are available at:

Updated boys regional schedules are available at

Regional results will be posted as they become available from the host schools under the respective gender under Girls Soccer/2001 Regional Results and Boys Soccer/2001 Regional Results.

Results from semi-state competition scheduled for Saturday will be posted as they become available from the host schools under the respective gender under Girls Soccer/2001 Semi-State Results and Boys Soccer/2001 Semi-State Results.

Wednesday (Oct. 17) – Pairings for the IHSAA Singles and Doubles State Finals will be posted after all regional competition is completed. Regional play was delayed last weekend because of rain. Two regional singles matches were scheduled for Tuesday. The state finals pairings will be listed under Boys Tennis/2001 Singles and Doubles State Finals Pairings.

Friday-Saturday (Oct. 19-20) – Singles and doubles state finals results will be posted under Boys Tennis/2001 Singles and Doubles State Finals Results.

Thursday-Saturday (Oct. 18-20) – Sectional results will be posted as they are received from the host schools under Volleyball/2001 Sectional Results.

Friday-Saturday (Oct. 20-21) – Sectional results will be posted as they are received from the host schools under Football/2001 Sectional Results.

Saturday (Oct. 20) – Semi-State results will be posted 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/2001 Semi-State Results or Boys Cross Country/2001 Semi-State Results.

Matt Crick, a junior running back at Whiteland, broke the 30-year-old school record for career rushing yardage Oct. 12 in a 20-10 upset of previously unbeaten Speedway. Crick carried 12 times for 216 yards and three touchdowns to move his season total to 1,071 and his career total to 3,037. The previous Whiteland career standard of 2,969 was set in 1971 by Rob Shirley.

Casey Gillin, a junior quarterback at Indian Creek, broke the Johnson County record for touchdowns in a game when he tossed six Oct. 12 as the Braves completed their first undefeated regular season since 1975 by downing South Decatur 49-6. The triumph also clinched Indian Creek’s first outright conference football crown since 1984. Gillin, who leads the state in passing at 299.2 yards a game, has thrown for 2,693 yards and 27 touchdowns this season. The yardage ranks 21^st on the state’s season passing chart.

Charlie McIntosh, a senior running back at Hamilton Heights, rewrote the school record for touchdowns in a game when he scored six times Oct. 12 as the Huskies completed a perfect regular season by downing Peru 48-27 to win the Mid-Indiana Conference title. McIntosh has scored 26 touchdowns this season and stands second on the state’s scoring leaders list with 19.5 points per game. He also ranks second in rushing with 211.8 yards a game.

Kyle Orr, a senior running back at Brebeuf Jesuit, broke school records for single-game and season rushing in a 356-yard performance Oct. 12 as the Braves topped Culver Military 27-7. The effort also ranks as the highest single-game output reported in the state this season.

Valparaiso completed its first undefeated football season in Duneland Conference play since 1975 by downing Hobart 35-0.