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 16, 2004

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

SEMI-STATE PLAY NEXT IN 2004 IHSAA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

The IHSAA Football Tournament Series moves to the semi-state round of tournament play this Friday evening.

 

The first year “semi-state” games were played was 1981 when the tournament expanded from 24 to 48 teams in each of three classes and a fourth week was added to the format. Semi-state games were the third round contests just prior to the state championship games.

 

The next format change came in 1983, when the tournament expanded to four classes and, for the first of two years, the state used a “cluster” system to its select play-off teams. All schools were grouped into “clusters” of four to six teams prior to the regular season and the team with the greatest number of victories over opponents from within their cluster would earn a play-off spot. The same four-round tournament that began in 1981 continued through 1984.

 

The most recent major change to the state tournament occurred in 1985 when the state expanded to five classes and the format was altered allowing all member schools to participate regardless of regular season record. A six-week tournament was installed with the first three rounds known as sectionals, followed by the regional, semi-state and state championship game. That same format continues today.

 

Class 5A

Penn (12-1) at Fort Wayne Snider (13-0)

7:30 p.m. @ F.W. Wayne H.S.

Warren Central (12-1) at Columbus North (12-1)

7:00 p.m.

 

Class 4A

Logansport (11-2) at Wawasee (12-1)   (7:30 p.m.)

7:30 p.m.

Columbus East (13-0) at Roncalli (11-2)

7:00 p.m.

 

Class 3A

Andrean (11-2) at New Prairie (12-1)

7:00 p.m.

Heritage Hills (13-0) at Indianapolis Chatard (11-2)

Saturday, 7:00 p.m., @ Franklin Central H.S.

 

Class 2A

Eastbrook (13-0) at Glenn (10-3) 

7:30 p.m.

Tri-West Hendricks (13-0) at Brownstown Central (12-1)

7:30 p.m.

 

Class A

West Central (11-2) at  Seeger (13-0)

7:30 p.m.

Indianapolis Ritter (9-4) at Linton-Stockton (11-2)

7:30 p.m.

 

All five of last year’s state champions are still alive in this years tourney:

 

The defending 5A state champion, Warren Central (12-1), travels to Columbus North (12-1).

The 2003 4A winner, Roncalli (11-2), plays host to Columbus East (13-0).

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (11-2), defending 3A titlist, looks to defend at home against Heritage Hills (13-0).

In class 2A, Tri-West Hendricks (13-0), last year’s state champ, goes to Brownstown Central (12-1).

Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (9-4) continues defense of its class A crown, heading to Linton-Stockton (11-2)

 

Former semi-state champions still in the field include:

 

SCHOOL

TOTAL

YEARS

Penn

9

1983-89-91-95-96-97-99-2000-03

Roncalli

8

1983-85-88-89-93-94-99-2002

Indianapolis Chatard

7

1983-84-97-98-2001-02-03

Fort Wayne Snider

4

1981-86-92-2002

Tri-West Hendricks

4

1989-95-96-2003

Indianapolis Ritter

4

1987-91-92-2003

Warren Central

3

1984-85-2003

Andrean

3

1997-2001-02

Wawasee

1

1985

Heritage Hills

1

2000

Seeger

1

2003

 

A history of previous semi-state champions is on the web at History: IHSAA Football Semi-State Champions.  The complete pairings are available on the IHSAA website, in HTML format at 2004 IHSAA Football Pairings-HTML or in bracket form at 2004 IHSAA Football Pairings-Brackets.

 

Media:  Credential requests for the football state finals are now being accepted.  Please fax your request on company letterhead to Jerry Baker, (317) 575-4244.   No e-mails.   Approved credentials will be available at Media Will Call on the south side of the RCA Dome the day of the games.

 

Broadcast applications must go through Mark Higdon at Associated Sports, Inc., (317) 633-1462.

 

                                                            FINAL FOOTBALL POLLS    

                   CLASS 5A                                                                                CLASS 4A

IFCA

AP

SCHOOL

SEMI-STATE OPP.

IFCA

AP

SCHOOL

SEMI-STATE OPP.

1

1

Fort Wayne Snider

Vs. Penn

1

1

East Noble

---

2

4

Penn

At Fort Wayne Snider

2

3

Muncie Central

---

3

3

Warren Central

At Columbus North

3

2

Mooresville

---

4

2

Lawrence Central

---

4

4

Delta

---

5

5

Ben Davis

---

5

5

Zionsville

---

6

6

Merrillville

---

6

6

Columbus East

At Roncalli

7

7

Avon

---

7

8

East Central

---

8

---

North Cntl. (Indpls.)

---

8

7

Roncalli

Vs. Columbus East

9

10

Columbus North

Vs. Warren Central

9

9

Hobart

---

10

9

Center Grove

---

10

10

Wawasee

Vs. Logansport

---

8

Elkhart Central

---

 

 

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     CLASS 3A                                                                                   CLASS 2A

IFCA

AP

SCHOOL

SEMI-STATE OPP.

IFCA

AP

SCHOOL

SEMI-STATE OPP.

1

1

Heritage Hills

At Indpls. Chatard

1

1

Tri-West Hendricks

At Brownstown Central

2

2

Indpls. Chatard

Vs. Heritage Hills

2

3

Rensselaer Central

---

3

3

NorthWood

---

3

4

Eastbrook

At Glenn

4

4

Hamilton Hts

---

4

2

Heritage

---

5

6

Ev. Mater Dei

---

5

6

Harding

---

6

9

Andrean

At New Prairie

6

8

Garrett

---

7

---

Griffith

---

7

5

Indian Creek

---

8

8

Ev. Memorial

---

8

9

South Spencer

---

9

5

Blackford

---

9

7

North Judson

---

10

7

Brebeuf Jesuit

---

10

10-t

Brownstown Central

Vs. Tri-West Hendricks

---

10

New Prairie

Vs. Andrean

---

10-t

Winchester

---

 

 

                      CLASS A

IFCA

AP

SCHOOL

SEMI-STATE OPP.

1

1

Seeger

Vs. West Central

2

2

Pioneer

---

3

4

Whiting

---

4

5

Sheridan

---

5

3

Shenandoah

---

6

6

Perry Central

---

7

7

Carroll (Flora)

---

8

--

Indianapolis Ritter

At Linton –Stockton

9

8

Linton

Vs. Indianapolis Ritter

10

9

Laf. Cntl. Catholic

---

---

19

West Washington

---

 

 

FOOTBALL STATS ON-LINE

The updated compilation of 2004 IHSAA football stats is available on the IHSAA website at 2004 IHSAA Statistics Leaders.

 

ICGSA GIRLS SOCCER  AND CROSS COUNTRY ALL-STATE TEAMS SELECTED

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its selections for its 2004 All-State Teams and District Coaches of the Year.  Those selections are available on the IHSAA website at 2004 ICGSA Soccer All-State Teams.

 

The ICGSA also announced its cross country all-state nominees.  They are on the web at 2004 ICGSA Cross Country All-State Team.

 

TWO CHANGES AMONG LEADERS IN LATEST ICGSA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS

The Taylor Titans and the Fort Wayne Canterbury Cavaliers took over the top spots in the latest ICGSA Class 2A and Class A polls respectively this week, moving up one notch from the pre-season poll one week ago.  Bloomington North and South Bend St. Joseph’s stayed atop the 4A and 3A rating charts.

 

     CLASS 4A                                                   CLASS 3A

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

1

1

Bloomington North

1

1

South Bend St. Joseph’s

2

2

Hamilton Southeastern

2

3

Evansville Memorial

3

3

Gary West

3

2

Fort Wayne Luers

4

4

Castle

4

4

Brebeuf Jesuit

5

6

North Central (Indpls.)

5

5

West Lafayette

6

7

Valparaiso

6

7

Pendleton Heights

7

8

Jeffersonville

7

9

Corydon Central

8

5

East Chicago Central

8

---

Plymouth

9

10

Ben Davis

9

10

NorthWood

10

9

New Albany

10

---

Roncalli

 

     CLASS 2A                                                   CLASS A

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

1

2

Taylor

1

2

Fort Wayne Canterbury

2

1

Shenandoah

2

3

Indianapolis Lutheran

3

3

Winamac

3

1

Tri-Central

4

4

Boone Grove

4

4

Clinton Prairie

5-t

8

Charlestown

5

8

Northeast Dubois

5-t

5

Rochester

6

6

Argos

7

6

Harding

7

9

South Central (Elizabeth)

8

10

South Putnam

8

5

Southern Wells

9

---

Garrett

9

7

Morristown

10

9

Brownstown Central

10

10

Washington Catholic

 

BOYS BASKETBALL SEASON BEGINS MONDAY

The 2004-05 IHSAA boys basketball season will officially begin next Monday, November 22, as teams from throughout the state may begin regular season competition, all leading up to the State Finals at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday, March 26, 2005.

 

A.P. PRE-SEASON RANKINGS

4A                                                                            3A                                              

RANK

SCHOOL

LAST YR.

RANK

SCHOOL

LAST YR.

1

Lawrence North

29-2/State Champ

1

Evansville Mater Dei

21-6/State Champ

2

Pike

19-4/lost Sect.

2

Bellmont

22-5/lost State

3

North Central (Indpls.)

21-4/lost Reg.

3

Washington

18-5/lost Sect.

4

Muncie Central

20-4/lost Reg.

4

Vincennes Lincoln

19-6/lost Reg.

5

Carmel

15-7/lost Sect.

5

Fort Wayne Concordia

19-4/lost Sect.

6

Indpls. Arlington

19-4/lost Sect.

6

Heritage Hills

19-5/lost Sect.

7

Bloomington South

17-4/lost Sect.

7

Western

23-3/lost Semi.

8

Richmond

16-6/lost Sect.

8

Tippecanoe Valley

20-3/lost Sect.

9

Fort Wayne Snider

17-4/lost Sect.

9

Pendleton Heights

19-7/lost Reg.

10

Anderson

18-4/lost Sect.

10

Indpls. Bishop Chatard

15-9/lost Semi.

                                           

2A                                                                      A                                                    

RANK

SCHOOL

LAST YR.

RANK

SCHOOL

LAST YR.

1

Jimtown

25-2/State Champ

1

Tri-Central

22-4/lost Semi.

2

Forest Park

22-3/lost Reg.

2

Loogootee

19-5/lost Reg.

3

Bluffton

20-5/lost Reg.

3

Waldron

27-0/State Champ

4

Brownstown Cntl.

27-2/lost State

4

Caston

20-2/lost Sect.

5

Muncie Burris

19-3/lost Sect.

5

Bloomfield

19-6/lost Sect.

6

Centerville

20-6/lost Semi.

6

White River Valley

23-5/lost Semi.

7

Cass

17-7/lost Reg.

7

Lafayette Central Catholic

19-7/lost Reg.

8

Wheeler

20-5/lost Sect.

8

Fort Wayne Blackhawk

15-11/lost State

9

Garrett

19-7/lost Semi.

9

Orleans

21-5/lost Reg.

10

Knightstown

17-7/lost Reg.

10

Lapel

14-7/lost Sect.

 

ICGSA RELEASES ALL-STATE VOLLEYBALL SQUADS

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has announced its selections for its 2004 Girls Volleyball All-State Teams.  Those selected are on-line at 2004 ICGSA All-State Volleyball.

 

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL DEFIBRILLATOR CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS

Nearly a year after launching the Indiana High School Defibrillator Educational Outreach Campaign, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the Children’s Better Health Institute, is hailing the effort as a success.  To read more, go to

IHSAA Defibrillator Program.

 

COACHES ASSOCIATIONS SITES

Football:              http://site14112.dellhost.com/ifca.htm

ICGSA:                 http://www.icgsa.org/

Swimming:          http://www.indianaswimming.org/

Wrestling:            http://www.ihswca.com/

Gymnastics:         http://www.ingymnastics.com/

B/Basketball:       http://www.ibcahoopscoaches.com/

 

IHSAA OVERTIME

Former Clarksville girls basketball coach William Mack “Butch” Troutman died November 4 in Jeffersonville.  He led the girls basketball tem to three sectional titles and also coached the softball team to a pair of sectional championships in the 1980s.

 

Warsaw High School retired the jersey of 2004 Miss Basketball Jaclyn Leininger before their girls basketball game last Saturday. 

Leininger, who wore No. 32, now plays at Miami of Ohio.

 

Andy Strati has resigned as football at Goshen after two seasons.

 

After five seasons, Rick Wellington has submitted his resignation as football coach at Bloomington North.

 

Castle volleyball coach Fred Bracher has announced his resignation after 10 years with the program.

 

IHSAA LOOKING AHEAD

Friday, November 19

Football Semi-States

Monday, November 22

First Practice – Gymnastics

Monday, November 22

First Contest – Boys Basketball, Boys Swimming

Friday, November 26

Football State Finals – Class A, 2A

Saturday, November 27

Football State Finals – Class 3A, 4A, 5A

 


 

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