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MEDIA
INFORMATION
Contact:
E-Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
GIRLS GYMNASTICS STATE
FINALS THIS SATURDAY
Plenty of new faces will perform
this Saturday in the quest for a championship as the 33rd Annual
IHSAA Girls Gymnastics State Finals take place at
A different team will appear
on the podium’s top step this year as defending champion
Valparaiso will be gunning
for its sixth state title in the sport attempting to tie the state record,
while Bishop Dwenger is looking for its third, including its second in three
years. Every other team is in search of its first crown, including
Individually, only two
former state champions return to this year’s meet and they both won the same
event. Competing in the uneven parallel bars is defending winner Brianna
Neumann, a senior from Fort Wayne Northrop and junior Ashley Jacob of Lawrence
Central who won the event as a freshman two years ago. Neumann, placed third in
the bars at the Huntington North Regional last Friday while Jacob won
all-around honors, including three of the four events at the Harrison Regional
in
The absence of
Based on their regional
performances, those to keep an eye on include Jacob who recorded a 9.8 on the
vault and a 38.325 in the all-around competition to top all regional
participants; junior Emily Goins of New Palestine who tallied a 9.55 on the
balance beam and; senior Jorie Stahl of Crown Point who bested the rest in the
floor exercise with her 9.8 last weekend.
State Finals Order of
Participants | Regional
Results | Sectional
Results
The 33rd
Date:
Time: Opening ceremonies begin at
Admission: $6.00.
Where:
Media Host:
IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille will be on hand to assist you in
your coverage of the event.
Credentials:
The black, laminated “2004-05 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential” is good for
admission.
Programs: Complimentary
copies of the official state finals program will be available for members of
the media and include the order of participants in each event as well as some
history behind the event.
Working Space: Tables, chairs and electrical power will be available in the balcony
area for use by the media. The school’s athletic office will have an available
phone line for filing stories and photographs.
Photographers: With the exception of the IHSAA’s Official Photographer from 20-20
Photographic, all photographers should remain off the competition floor during
the event. The lower level bleachers are available for your use. After the
event, you will be welcome on the floor for the award ceremonies. Also, during
the event, please use discretion when photographing the athletes as your camera
flash can pose a danger to the safety of the athletes during their
performances. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Results:
Copies of the official results will be distributed at the meet’s conclusion and
will also be posted to the IHSAA website at www.ihsaa.org.
BOYS BASKETBALL
One defending state champion, five others who have
previously been crowned state winners and five more who are playing in their
first semi-state highlight this Saturday’s action as the 95th Annual
Boys State Basketball Tournament Series reaches its third of four stops.
Doubleheaders at each of four sites will be the order of the
day with the winner of each game earning a spot in next Saturday’s state finals
at Conseco Fieldhouse in
Lawrence North is the only defending state champion still
alive in this year’s tournament and will face Terre Haute South in the second
game at
The second game at
Harding, the 2001 champ in Class 2A, will go toe-to-toe with
Glenn, a first-time comer to the semi-state round, in the opener at Huntington
North.
Besides Glenn, Roncalli and Wawasee, other teams playing in
their first semi-states this weekend are Knightstown, which will face 2003 2A
state
The first game at Lafayette Jefferson will feature Lapel and
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian. Lapel hasn’t played in the semi-state since its
only other trip in 1940, the year the Bulldogs lost to Hammond Technical in the
first game of the state finals. Blackhawk Christian, on the other hand, will be
looking for a repeat journey to Conseco Fieldhouse after falling to Waldron in
last year’s Class A state championship game.
BOYS BASKETBALL
SEMI-STATES
Date:
Times: Recommended time of
Ticket Information: $7.00.
Media Credentials: Contact host athletic department, unless
a live television, radio or internet broadcast is planned. In that case, please
contact
Home Team: Second team listed in each pairing is
designated as home team.
Game 1 – Class A – Lapel (23-3) vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk
Christian (17-8).
Game 2 – Class 4A –
Game 1 – Class 2A – Harding (15-9) vs. Glenn (20-6).
Game 2 – Class 3A – Wawasee (20-6) vs.
Game 1 – Class 2A –
Game 2 – Class 4A – Terre Haute South (22-5) vs.
Game 1 – Class A – Loogootee (20-4) vs. Hauser (19-6).
Game 2 – Class 3A –
STATE FINALS PAIRINGS
Date:
Site: Conseco Fieldhouse,
Conseco Fieldhouse | Seating
Chart | Driving
Directions | Parking
| Fieldhouse Facts | Fieldhouse History
Indianapolis
Accommodations | Restaurants
& Dining
Ticket Information: Session $10.00; Season $18.00.
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.
Session I
Class A Championship
Class 2A Championship
Session II
Class 3A Championship
Class 4A Championship
TOURNAMENT TIDBITS
LOOKING
LOOKING TO
LOOKING TO REPEAT AS SEMI-STATE CHAMPIONS – 4A:
SEMI-STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS (Year of last title)
– 13 – Marion (2000); 12 – Lafayette
Jefferson (1996); 11 – Anderson (1990), Muncie Central (1988); 8 – New Albany
(1996), East Chicago Washington (1985); 7 – Kokomo (1997); 6 – Gary Roosevelt
(1991), Jeffersonville (1995); 5 – Evansville Bosse (1982), Fort Wayne Central
(1960), Indianapolis Crispus Attucks (1959); 4 – Ben Davis (1996), Evansville
Central (1953), Fort Wayne South Side (1958), Lafayette Central Catholic
(2003), Madison (1962), Pike (2003), Richmond (1992), South Bend Central
(1963), Terre Haute South (1991), Vincennes Lincoln (1984), Warsaw (1996). Note: 1935-36 was the first year for
semi-states.
BEST RECORDS IN THE FIELD –
TOP CURRENT WINNING STREAKS – Muncie Central (19 straight);
RANKED TEAMS STILL ALIVE (IBCA Poll) – 2.
2004 STATE CHAMPIONS ALIVE – 4A:
2004 STATE FINALIST TEAMS ALIVE – 4A:
FORMER STATE CHAMPIONS ALIVE – 4A:
SMALLEST SCHOOLS IN THE FIELD (from 2004-05
LARGEST SCHOOLS IN THE FIELD (from 2004-05
FIRST-TIME REGIONAL CHAMPIONS -- 4A: None; 3A:
Roncalli, Wawasee; 2A: Glenn,
Knightstown; A: Hauser.
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DROUGHTS BROKEN (Five or more
years) – 65 years – Lapel (1940); 54 – Glenn (1951); 22 –
REPEAT REGIONAL CHAMPIONS – 4A:
ACTIVE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STREAKS – 3 – Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian; 2 –
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERS (Year of last title) – 38 – Lafayette Jefferson (1996); 34 – Marion (1994);
33 – Kokomo (1997); 28 – Anderson (1996); 25 – Logansport (1974); 23 – Muncie
Central (2005); 20 – Richmond (1992); 19 – Evansville Central (1992), Frankfort
(1985), Rushville (1979); 18 – Bedford (1974), Connersville (1989), Washington
(2005); 17 – New Castle (2000); 15 – Jeffersonville (2000), New Albany (1997).
CREDENTIAL
REQUESTS BEING ACCEPTED FOR BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS
Requests for media
credentials to the 95th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals on
Saturday, March 26 are now being accepted.
All requests, except for
live radio and internet broadcasts, should be made to the attention of
The black, laminated pass
issued earlier this year and known as the “2004-05 IHSAA State Finals Media
Credential” WILL NOT be accepted for
admittance. This event, like football and girls basketball, requires a separate
application.
Those approved requests can
be mailed or picked up at the State Finals Press Conference at Conseco
Fieldhouse on Monday morning, March 21 if indicated on your request form. All
approved requests received Monday, March 21 or later will be held for pickup on
Saturday, March 26 at the Media Entrance of Conseco Fieldhouse.
Of note, the IHSAA asks your
cooperation in limiting your requests to legitimate, working members of the
media. Credentials are not transferable and unauthorized usage may result in
revocation of credential privileges. Also, children will not be granted
credentials and should not be brought to the venue. Your cooperation is
appreciated.
Coaches from the eight schools in the 2005 IHSAA Boys
Basketball State Finals will gather Monday (March 21) at Conseco Fieldhouse in
Beginning at 9:45 a.m. EST, members of the media (please
have identification if requested by security) should use the Entry Pavilion elevator
on the north side of Conseco Fieldhouse and take it to the playing floor level.
The “Best Locker Room” is straight down the hallway on the left. The usual Media
Entrance on the building’s southeast side will
not be available for entry.
Updated statistics, rosters and other team information as
submitted by the schools will be distributed at the press conference. For
outlets that cannot attend, a special state finals information package will be
available on the IHSAA website later that day. If you would like to pick up your credentials at the press conference,
please indicate that on your request. Please note credential request
information mentioned above.
Compiled by the
State Scoring & Rebounding Leaders
As reported to the IHSAA through games of March 12,
2005
A
complete list of the state’s top scorers and rebounders is available at: State's Leaders
Top 10 Scoring
|
Player |
School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Total |
Avg. |
High |
|
Dominic James |
|
4A |
12 |
22 |
685 |
31.1 |
49 |
|
Kyle Benge |
|
3A |
12 |
24 |
659 |
27.5 |
44 |
|
Shannon McCormick |
|
2A |
11 |
19 |
487 |
25.7 |
46 |
|
Eric Gordon |
North Central ( |
4A |
10 |
24 |
613 |
25.5 |
36 |
|
Adam Gore |
|
2A |
12 |
24 |
594 |
24.8 |
43 |
|
Jesse Howell |
South Spencer |
2A |
12 |
22 |
528 |
24.0 |
40 |
|
Jonathon Jamerson |
|
4A |
11 |
22 |
524 |
23.8 |
43 |
|
Jeremy Stouder |
|
A |
12 |
23 |
543 |
23.6 |
46 |
|
Luke Harangody |
Andrean |
3A |
11 |
23 |
541 |
23.5 |
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|
Jordan Brewer |
|
A |
12 |
22 |
517 |
23.5 |
44 |
Top 10 Rebounding
|
Player |
School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Total |
Avg. |
High |
|
Jeremy Stouder |
|
A |
12 |
23 |
299 |
13.0 |
22 |
|
Brandon Schumm |
Southern Wells |
A |
12 |
20 |
253 |
12.7 |
16 |
|
Luke Harangody |
Andrean |
3A |
11 |
23 |
284 |
12.3 |
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|
Andrew Joslin |
|
3A |
10 |
19 |
234 |
12.3 |
22 |
|
Mark Williams |
Howe Military |