Indiana High School Athletic Association

     9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650

Phone: 317-846-6601    Fax: 317-575-4244    Website: www.ihsaa.org

Blake Ress, Commissioner

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MEDIA ADVISORY                                                        November 18, 2003

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

TWENTY FOOTBALL TEAMS HEAD TO SEMI-STATES

The 31st Annual IHSAA Football Tournament Series advances to the semi-state round this Friday, November 21, with only two of last year’s state champions still in the hunt. 

 

Defending Class 5A champion Ben Davis was knocked out of the title chase on Friday by Warren Central, 27-20.  2002 Class A titleholder Southwood had earlier been eliminated, as had last year’s Class 2A winner, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.

 

Roncalli, winner a season ago in 4A, defeated Mooresville, 35-14, and plays at East Central.  Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, the Class 3A 2002 champ, handled Blackford, 50-21 and advances to a home game against Heritage Hills..

 

The combined record of the remaining teams still alive in the state tournament is 226-33 (.873).  Penn and Roncalli are the leaders among teams still alive in tournament play in semi-states won with eight.  Hamilton Heights, Harding, Garrett, Seeger and Tecumseh are all seeking their first trip to the state finals.

 

The complete pairings and results for the 31st Annual Football Tournament Series are available on the IHSAA website at 2003 IHSAA Football Tourney Pairings.

 

2003 SEMI-STATE CAPSULES

Class 5A

Fort Wayne Snider (12-1) at Penn (12-1)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

F.W. Snider

4 / 5

4

1981 (3A), 1986 (5A), 1992 (5A), 2002 (5A)

Penn

5 / 4

8

1983 (4A), 1989 (5A), 1991 (5A), 1995 (5A), 1996 (5A),

1997 (5A), 1999 (5A), 2000 (5A)

 

Warren Central (11-2) at Center Grove (11-2)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

Warren Central

9 / 7

2

1984 (4A), 1985 (5A)

Center Grove

8 / 8

1

2000 (5A)

 

Class 4A

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (8-5) at East Noble (13-0)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

F.W. Dwenger

X / X

5

1983 (3A), 1990 (3A), 1991 (3A), 1996 (3A), 2002 (4A)

East Noble

1 / 1

1

2000 (4A)

 

Roncalli (10-3) at East Central (11-2)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

Roncalli

7 / X

8

1983 (3A), 1985 (3A), 1988 (3A), 1989 (3A), 1993 (3A),

1994 (3A), 1999 (3A)

East Central

8 / 7

2

1993 (4A), 1994 (4A)

 

Class 3A

NorthWood (10-3) at Hamilton Heights (11-2)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

NorthWood

X / X

3

1986 (3A), 1993 (3A), 1998 (3A)

Hamilton Heights

7 / 9

0

 

 

Heritage Hills (13-0) at Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (12-1)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

Heritage Hills

1 / 1

1

2000 (3A)

Indpls. Chatard

2 / 3

6

1983 (2A), 1984 (2A), 1997 (3A), 1998 (3A), 2001 (3A), 2002 (3A)

 

Class 2A

Harding (12-1) at Garrett (12-1)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

Harding

3 / 4

0

 

Garrett

X / X

0

 

 

Tri-West Hendricks (12-1) at South Spencer (11-2)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

Tri-West Hendricks

9 / 10

3

1989 (2A), 1995 (A), 1996 (A)

South Spencer

X / X

1

1988 (2A)

 

Class A

Seeger (13-0) at Adams Central (11-2)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

Seeger

2 / 2

0

 

Adams Central

6 / 8

1

2000 (A)

 

Indianapolis Ritter (10-2) at Tecumseh (11-2)

School

Rank

IFCA / AP

Semi-States

Won

Years

Indpls. Ritter

3 / 7

3

1987 (2A), 1991 (A), 1992 (A)

Tecumseh

8 / 9

0

 

 

                                                           Semi-State Championship Leaders

Total

School

Last

10

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers

2002

9

Ben Davis

2002

 

Hobart

1996

8

Penn

2000

 

Roncalli

2002

6

Franklin Central

1990

 

Indianapolis Cathedral

1999

 

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard

2002

 

Sheridan

1998

5

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

2002

 

Jimtown

1998

 

A complete list of semi-state champs by school is available on-line at  History: IHSAA Semi-State Champions.

 

FOOTBALL STATE FINALS MEETING MONDAY

The 10 teams involved in the 2003 IHSAA State Football Tournament State Finals will convene in the IHSAA offices at 9150 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis on Monday, November 24 at 10:00 a.m.  Coaches and representatives from each school will be on hand.

 

The business portion of the program will run at least one hour, after which coaches will be available for interviews. 

 

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TO ANNOUNCE ACADEMIC ALL-STARS

Next Monday, November 24, the Indianapolis Colts will announce the 24 high school student-athletes they will be honoring on Saturday, November 29, as a part of the IHSAA 2003 State Football Championships.

 

In conjunction with the Indiana High School Athletic Association and the Indiana Football Coaches Association, the Colts will cite the winners with the 2003 Indiana High School Academic All-Stars Award. 

 

FOOTBALL CREDENTIALS NOW AVAILABLE

   Football State Finals credential requests may now be made on company letterhead for representatives of the media outlets throughout the state who will be actively covering the event.  Requests should be mailed or faxed to Jerry Baker no later than November 24, 2003 and may be picked up at media Will Call near the base of the staircase on the west side of Senate Avenue, on the south side of the RCA Dome.

 

Note:  If you are planning to attend the Football State Finals meeting on Monday and wish to pick up your credentials at that time, please let us know in advance, on company letterhead, and we will make every effort to have those credentials available then.

 

A reminder that the IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will not be accepted for the football finals.

 

Mailing address:            Jerry Baker                              

                                    IHSAA

                                    9150 North Meridian Street

                                    Indianapolis, IN   46260

                                    Fax no: (317) 575-4244

 

BROADCAST INFO

All radio and internet broadcast requests should be directed to Mr. Mark Higdon, Associated Sports Productions, Inc., 225 South East Street, Suite 144, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.  Phone (317) 633-1462.  Fax (317) 633-1461.  You may also contact Mark to request information on joining the IHSAA Radio Network for complete coverage of any or all of the State Finals games.  The current listing now stands at 57 radio stations throughout the state which will be joining the network.  That list is available at 2003 IHSAA Football Radio Network.

 

FOOTBALL STATS ON-LINE

The IHSAA continues its weekly compilation of football statistics in a number of categories throughout the playoffs.  Those stats, as provided by the schools, are available on the IHSAA website under IHSAA 2003 Football Leaders.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON SET TO TIPOFF

Next Monday, November 24, will be the opening day for regular season games for the 2003-04 boys basketball season.  The state tournament will begin with sectional play on March 2, 2004, with the state finals on March 27.

 

Defending state champs include: Pike, 4A; Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, 3A, Cass, 2A; and Lafayette Central Catholic, 1A.

            Associated Press Pre-Season Polls

            Class 4A                                 Class 3A

Rk.

School

Rk.

School

1

Lawrence North

1

Fort Wayne Elmhurst

2

Pike

2

Gary Roosevelt

3

North Central (Indpls)

3

Washington

4

Columbia City

4

Indpls. Chatard

5

Carmel

5

Fort Wayne Concordia

6

Muncie Central

6

Sullivan

7

Munster

7

Benton Central

8

Bloomington North

8

Gibson Southern

9

Fort Wayne Snider

9

New Castle

10

Hamilton Southeastern

10

Bellmont

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Class 2A                                 Class A

Rk.

School

Rk.

School

1

Muncie Burris

1

Lafayette Central Catholic

2

Cass

2

White River Valley

3

Bluffton

3

Loogootee

4

Forest Park

4

Pioneer

5

Hammond Noll

5

Bloomfield

6

Winchester

6

Tri-Central

7

Brownstown Central

7

Morgan Township

8

Indian Creek

8

Tecumseh

9

Austin

9

Argos

10

Centerville

10

Wes-Del

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Pre-Season Top 20 Poll will be released on Monday, November 24.

 

FIRST WEEK OF GIRLS BASKETBALL SEASON COMPLETED

Following an abbreviated opening week of the IHSAA girls basketball season, there were no changes in the No. 1 spots in any of the four classes:  Warsaw, Class 4A; Brebeuf Jesuit, Class 3A; Shenandoah, Class 2A; and Tri-Central in Class A.

 

Last year’s Class A winner, Kokomo, was ranked No. 15 this week after opening up the year at 20th in the pre-season poll.  In 4A, the 2003 champ, Beech Grove, moved into the top-10 at No. 9.  The 2003 Class 2A winner, Shenandoah, stayed in the top-spot for the second successive week.  Last season’s titlist in Class A, Tri-Central, continues as the leader again this week in that classification.

 

ICGSA

Class 4A

ICGSA

Class 3A

No.

Last

Wk

School

No.

Last

Wk.

School

1

1

Warsaw

1

1

Brebeuf Jesuit

2

2

Merrillville

2

2

S.B. St. Joseph’s

3

3

Mooresville

3

3

Ft. Wayne Luers

4

4

North Cntl (Indpls.)

4

5

Evansville Memorial

5

5

Gary West

5

6

Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

6

7

Jeffersonville

6

7

Angola

7

6

Bloomington North

7

8

Corydon Central

8

9

Hamilton SE

8

10-t

Tippecanoe Valley

9

8

E.C. Central

9

12

Beech Grove

10

10

Perry  Meridian

10-t

4

North Harrison

 

 

 

10-t

17

Vincennes Lincoln

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ICGSA

Class 2A

ICGSA

Class A

No.

Last

Wk

School

No.

Last

Wk.

School

1

1

Shenandoah

1

1

Tri-Central

2

2

Heritage Christian

2

3

Clinton Prairie

3

3

Indian Creek

3

7

Washington Catholic

4

4

Southwestern (Hanover)

4

9

Indpls. Lutheran

5

6

North Knox

5

2

North Vermillion

6

8

Boone Grove

6

4

Washington Township

7

10-t

Winamac

7

10

F.W. Canterbury

8

7

Rochester

8

11-t

Southwestern (Shelbyville)

9

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Taylor

9-t

5

Union City

10

---

Switzerland Co.

9-t

8

Morristown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IHSAA WRESTLING SEASON TAKES TO THE MATS SATURDAY

The 2003-04 IHSAA wrestling campaign gets underway this Saturday.  For complete information on the weight control program, as well as other items pertaining to the season, go to the IHSAA website uner IHSAA Wrestling.

 

Since the team tournament became a separate team event during the 1995-96 season, Evansville Mater Dei has captured the team crown each year, eight in all.  A complete list of team winners, dating back to the 1922-23 season is on the web at History: Wrestling Team State Champions.

 

The listing of last year’s individual champs, as well as previous winners, can be located at History: Wrestling Individual State Champions.  The 2003-04 individual wrestling rankings are available throughout the season on The Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association website.

 

The lineup for the 2004 IHSAA State Tournament competition is as follows:

 

Sectional (Individual)

January 31, 2004

Regional (Individual)

February 7, 2004

Regional (Team)

February 4, 2004

Semi-State (Individual)

February 14, 2004

Semi-State (Team)

February 11, 2004

State (Individual)

February 20,21, 2004

State (Team)

February 28, 2004

 

IHSAA CENTENNIAL EVENTS APPROACHING

IHSAA Centennial Kick-off :  "A Conversation with John Wooden"
Sunday, November 30
Hinkle Fieldhouse on the campus of Butler University – Indianapolis
12:30 Doors Open, 1:30 Program


Spend the afternoon in venerable Hinkle Fieldhouse with Indiana's most beloved and celebrated basketball coach as he shares life lessons and inspiration from his Pyramid of Success. Audience members will be invited to ask Coach Wooden questions. Admission is $10.00 per person and may be purchased at the door.  General admission seating.

 

IHSAA Centennial Dinner
Tuesday, December 2
Warrior Fieldhouse, Warren Central High School
9500 E. 16th Street, Indianapolis
5:00 Reception, 6:30 Dinner, 7:30 Program

Join us for this once in a lifetime celebration of high school sports in Indiana. Dine with the some of the state's legendary high school athletes and coaches. Witness the unveiling of sport-related art submissions from the IHSAA/Hoosier Salon Centennial Art Contest. Seating is limited.

 

Tickets must be purchased in advance for this event.

 

For advance ticket information on both events, contact Darcy Vannatta at 317-633-1456.

 

ICGSA RELEASES ALL-STATE

SOCCER, CROSS COUNTRY AND VOLLEYBALL SELECTIONS

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its list of 2003 all-state honorees in their soccer, cross country and volleyball categories.  The list of all-state soccer players, as well as district coaches of the year, can be found at 2003 ICGSA Girls Soccer All-State.  The cross country winners are available at 2003 ICGSA Girls Cross Country All-State.  The selections for volleyball are also on-line at 2003 ICGSA Volleyball All-State.

 

2003-04 IHSAA SCHOOL DIRECTORY AVAILABLE ON-LINE

The 2003-04 IHSAA School Directory is now available on the IHSAA website at 2003-04 IHSAA School Directory in both PDF and HTML.

 

STATE FINALS MEDIA CREDENTIALS REMINDER

A reminder to all members of the working media!  If you have not yet applied for your IHSAA State Finals Media Credential, which is good for all IHSAA sports except boys/girls basketball and football, you should do so at your earliest convenience.  The application form is on-line at 03-04 IHSAA Media Credentials Form.

 

We have already begun the mailing process.  Please keep in mind that this year, each credential will be assigned only to an individual and that person should be prepared to show identification from your organization if it is requested.  No “generic” credentials will be assigned.

 

                        Latest Rankings:                                                        

Boys Swimming:            http://www.indianaswimming.org/boy/brank.htm

Girls Swimming:            http://www.indianaswimming.org/girl/grank.htm

 

IHSAA OVERTIME

Rollie Clements, who led Carroll (Fort Wayne) to the boys soccer semi-state this season, recently surpassed the career 200 win mark at the school (205-73-24).  His career record is now 253-99-29.

 

IHSAA ----- LOOKING AHEAD

Friday, November 21

Football Semi-States

Saturday, November 22

First Contest/Wrestling

Monday, November 24

First Contest/Boys Basketball

Thursday, November 27

Thanksgiving/IHSAA Offices Closed

Friday, November 28

Football State Finals (A, 2A)/IHSAA Offices Closed

Saturday, November 29

Football State Finals (3A, 4A, 5A)

Saturday, November 29

First Contest/Boys Swimming

Monday, December 8

First Contest/Gymnastics

Wed-Thurs-Fri, December 24-25-26

IHSAA Offices Closed

Wednesday, Thursday, Dec. 31, Jan. 1

IHSAA Offices Closed

Thursday, January 22

Wrestling Team Tourney Series Drawing (8:00 a.m.)

Saturday, January 31

Wrestling Sectionals - Individual

Sunday, February 1

Girls Basketball Pairings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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