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30, 2005
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IHSAA WINTER TOURNAMENT
SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE
Ten different schools captured
the 12 state championship trophies that were awarded this winter by members of
the IHSAA Executive Committee as the second of three tournament seasons drew to
a close last weekend with the boys basketball state
finals. Meanwhile, 12 other schools also claimed state runner-up honors in the
six different sports.
Leading the way were North
Central of Indianapolis and Lawrence North with two state titles each. North
Central won its first state crown in boys swimming and diving since 1983 while
the school’s girls basketball team repeated as 4A
champ. Lawrence North repeated in two different sports as the wrestling team
won its fourth championship overall (1992, 1993, 2004) and the boys basketball
team won its third (1989, 2004).
The Lapel boys
basketball team won the Class A crown, the first team state championship in the
school’s history. The Bulldogs were the only school with that distinction
during the winter season.
Other highlights of the
winter tournament season include:
Girls
Swimming & Diving
Hamilton Southeastern opened
the finals by winning the 200 medley relay in meet-record time of
1:45.31. The previous mark of 1:45.73 by
Freshman Michelle McKeehan of Center Grove joined Baughman as a double winner
in the meet and became the first frosh to win two individual titles since Lacey
Boutwell of Noblesville pulled it off in 1997-98 and
just the third overall.
Sophomore Kelci Bryant of Harrison (West Lafayette) became the first
person in state history to break the 500-point mark (504.10), edging defending
champion Brittney Feldman of Indianapolis Broad
Ripple to win the one-meter diving.
Individual
Wrestling
Griffith senior Angel Escobedo and Lawrence North senior Reece Humphrey grabbed
the spotlight at the 67th Annual IHSAA Individual Wrestling State
Finals at Conseco Fieldhouse
in
Escobedo capped a brilliant career by winning his fourth straight state championship, earning a standing
ovation from the Conseco Fieldhouse
crowd of 10,783. Escobedo became the
seventh four-time state champ in
Humphrey also capitalized on the opportunity of
etching his name into
Senior Matt Coughlin of Evansville Mater Dei made it
to his fourth consecutive state championship match and came away with his
second straight title pinning
Senior Chris Kasten of
Winamac, last year’s champ at 215, stepped up a weight class and decisioned
Team
Wrestling
Lawrence North won nine of
14 matches to win the team wrestling championship at the 10th Annual
IHSAA Team Wrestling State Finals. Coached by Brett Crousore,
Lawrence North repeated as
Reece Humphrey completed his
second straight perfect season at 51-0, a week after winning his third straight
individual state title. Humphrey wrestled up in the 135 pound class in all
three matches after winning the 130 pound state championship a week ago.
Boys
Swimming & Diving
North Central of
Indianapolis won its second IHSAA championship overall and its first since 1983
by out-distancing runner-up Penn at the 68th Annual Indiana High
School Athletic Association Boys Swimming and Diving State Finals at the IU
Natatorium in Indianapolis on Saturday. North Central ended
Coach Mark Hesse’s Panthers put an exclamation point on their team
title by winning the meet’s final event, the 400 freestyle relay. The
tandem of Drew Sease, Peter Jameson, Riley Boulden, and Michael Christy was victorious in 3:06.18.
Northridge senior Arthur
Miller won two individual events and one relay title with an outstanding
day. Miller led from start to finish in winning the 100 backstroke and
the 200 individual medley. The top-seeded Raiders
opened the meet with their first-ever relay state championship by winning the
200 medley relay. Miller’s standout performance led coach
Joe Keller’s squad to third place in the final team standings.
Evansville Reitz senior John
Schmitt was a double winner in the 100 and 200 freestyle.
Girls
Basketball
Tri-Central became the
second school in state history to win three consecutive IHSAA titles, joining
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers. The Trojans became the
first Class A school to win three in a row, surviving a heart-stopping finish
to hold on for a 47-46 win over Northeast Dubois.
In Class 2A, Shenandoah
earned its second state championship in three years with a hard-fought 54-49
triumph over North Judson-San Pierre. The Raiders trailed 40-31 late in
the third quarter but out-scored the Bluejays, 21-9,
in the final quarter.
Top-ranked South Bend St.
Joseph’s also rallied in the final eight minutes, using a 24-10 margin in the
fourth quarter to knock off Corydon Central, 70-57, for the 3A crown. St.
Joe finished its season 25-1, recording the first girls’ basketball title by a
North Central of
Indianapolis became the second team to win back-to-back 4A championships with a
tight 57-54 win over Gary West Side in the final. North Central 6-5 junior
center Amber Harris put up some amazing numbers with game-highs of 25 points,
14 rebounds, and five steals. Her scoring total is third-best in Class 4A
finals history and her rebounding output ranks third all-time. North
Central tied a record for the most losses by a state champion with seven,
equaling the total by 1999-2000 Class A champion Triton.
Gymnastics
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger recorded its second IHSAA Gymnastics championship
in three years and its third overall with a tight victory over runner-up
Lawrence Central at the 33rd Annual IHSAA Gymnastics State Finals at
Jeanna Van Hoey became the first
freshman to win the IHSAA all-around crown since Angie Cook of
Lawrence Central junior
Ashley Jacob won her second individual event state championship with an
outstanding 9.900 in the vault. She had won the uneven bars as a freshman
in 2002-03. Jacob finished third in the all-around competition (37.800)
to lead coach Michelle Annee’s
second-ranked Bears to their second state runner-up finish.
Center Grove senior Natalie Hesler prevailed in the floor exercise with a 9.75
score. She finished second in the all-around competition (37.800) and on
the uneven bars (9.55), receiving the Mildred M. Ball Mental Attitude Award
following the meet. Coach Eric Howe’s top-ranked Trojans placed third in
the meet.
Boys
Basketball
Lapel claimed its first
state basketball championship with a 51-40 win over Loogootee in the Class A final
before a class basketball-era afternoon session record crowd of 15,748.
The 25-3 Bulldogs had ended a long sectional drought, winning their first since
1943 and advanced to the state finals for the first time since 1940.
Lawrence North became the
first repeat winner in Class 4A with a 63-52 triumph over Muncie Central.
Wildcat junior center Greg Oden dominated with a 4A-record 29 points (14-19 FG), nine rebounds, and six
blocked shots. The evening session was the first state finals sellout
since 1989 with 18,345 filling Conseco Fieldhouse. The combined attendance of 34,093 for
both sessions is a new record in the class basketball era which began in 1998.
2004-05 IHSAA Winter Tournament Parade
of Champions
|
Sport |
Champion Coach |
Runner-Up Coach |
Score |
Mental Attitude Award Recipient |
Participation |
|
Girls Swimming & Diving Feb. 11-12 IU
Natatorium, IUPUI, |
Tom Burchill |
Andy Pederson |
269-200 |
Christine Shehorn, North Central (Indpls.) |
227 teams; 3,654
athletes |
|
Boys Swimming & Diving Feb. 25-26 IU
Natatorium, IUPUI, |
North
Central (Indpls.) Mark Hesse |
Penn Dan Vogelgesang |
221-187 |
Joseph Retrum, Hamilton Southeastern |
222 teams;
2,926 athletes |
|
Wrestling Feb. 26 Center
Grove HS, |
Brett Crousore |
Jared Williams |
48-17 |
Kenneth
Caldwell, |
306 teams; 6,025
athletes |
|
Girls Basketball, Class A March 5 Conseco Fieldhouse, |
Tri-Central Kathie Layden |
Northeast
Dubois Alan Matheis |
47-46 |
None |
383 teams;
5,319 athletes (all classes) |
|
Girls Basketball, Class 2A March 5 Conseco Fieldhouse, |
Shenandoah Todd Salkoski |
North
Judson-San Pierre John Hampton |
54-49 |
Kara Keesling, Shenandoah |
|
|
Girls Basketball, Class 3A March 5 Conseco Fieldhouse, |
South Bend
St. Joseph’s Mike Megyese |
Corydon
Central Michael Uhl |
70-57 |
Dana Beaven, Corydon Central |
|
|
Girls Basketball, Class 4A March 5 Conseco Fieldhouse, |
North
Central (Indpls.) Alan Vickrey |
Rodney Fisher |
57-54 |
Isabell Rhenwrick, |
|
|
Gymnastics March 19 Perry
Meridian HS, |
Fort Wayne
Bishop Dwenger Rose Nix |
Michelle Annee |
112.825-112.475 |
Natalie Hesler, Center Grove |
86 teams,
694 athletes |
|
Boys Basketball, Class A March 26 Conseco Fieldhouse, |
Lapel Jimmie Howell |
Loogootee Steve Brett |
51-40 |
Jason Holsinger, Lapel |
388 teams,
5,615 athletes (all classes) |
|
Boys Basketball, Class 2A March 26 Conseco Fieldhouse, |
Tom Beach |
Harding Al Gooden |
68-63 |
None |
|
|
Boys Basketball, Class 3A March 26 Conseco Fieldhouse, |
Dave Omer |
Jack Edison |
74-72 (OT) |
Luke
Zeller, Washington |
|
|
Boys Basketball, Class 4A March 26 Conseco Fieldhouse, |
Jack Keefer |
Matt Fine |
63-52 |
Brandon
McPherson, Lawrence North |
|
BOYS BASKETBALL
State Scoring & Rebounding Leaders
Final Listing for 2004-05
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 |
26 |
697 |
26.8 |
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 |
|
Jordan Brewer |
|
A |
12 |
22 |
517 |
23.5 |
44 |
|
Brandon Kaiser |
East Central |
4A |
12 |
20 |
468 |
23.4 |
36 |
Top 10 Rebounding
|
Player |
School |
Class |
Grade |
Games |
Total |