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

_____________________________________________________________________________

MEDIA INFORMATION                                                                      February 21, 2006

Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director                                                                    

E-Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org

 

 

FASTEST HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING MEET THIS WEEKEND

Two defending state champions return, another from 2004 and possibly a second individual that will attempt to qualify on Tuesday night make up the field for the 69th Annual IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving State Finals this weekend at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.

 

Preliminary swimming heats get underway Friday night at 6 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. CST. The top 16 in each event will return for competition on Saturday with the top eight individuals vying for state championship honors. Those finishing ninth through 16th on Friday will make up the competitors in the consolation heats. All diving will take place on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. EST / 8 a.m. CST with the top 21 of 32 competitors advancing from the prelims to the semis after five dives each. After three dives each in the semis, the top 16 will advance to the final round for another three dives each. All championship and consolation finals, including diving, will commence at 1:05 p.m. EST / 12:05 p.m. CST on Saturday.

 

Seniors Chris Oleksiak of Center Grove and Nate Taylor of Warsaw both won state titles last year and are among the favorites in this year’s event. Oleksiak won the 500 freestyle a year ago and returns this weekend with the second-fastest time at 4:37.73. He’s less than a second behind top-seeded Andrew Hoffman of Homestead (4:37.12) who finished fourth in 2005. Oleksiak is also seeded sixth in the 200 freestyle.

 

Taylor enters this year’s 100 breaststroke with the sixth-fastest time (58.40) after taking the blue ribbon medal in 2005. Richmond’s Aaron Koger starts in the coveted fourth lane of the fourth heat, reserved for the fastest swimmer, after turning in a 56.59 in winning the New Palestine Sectional on Saturday. Taylor is also entered in the 200 individual medley where he’s the 12th seed.

 

North Central’s Michael Christy, who won the 200 IM as a freshman in 2004, returns as the top seed in the event. The junior was timed in 1:51.72 in winning the Carmel Sectional and helping the defending state champion Panthers to their second straight sectional championship over the weekend. Christy entered last year’s state meet as the second seed in the event and finished as the runner-up to graduated Arthur Miller of Northridge. Christy also has the fastest time in the 100 backstroke at 50.55, the only person in the meet to have the top time in two events.

 

Also attempting to qualify through Tuesday’s diving regional is Elwood’s Caleb Dunnichay. The senior won the one meter event as a sophomore in 2004 and must be among the top eight divers at the Hamilton Southeastern Regional this evening to advance to Saturday’s diving competition in Indianapolis. He finished third in last year’s state meet.

 

North Central tops the meet with 19 individual swims and three relays with Homestead right behind with 18 and three relays. Carmel and Hamilton Southeastern have 11 each and both are qualified in each relay event.

 

Munster, competing at the Crown Point Sectional, and Center Grove, competing at Indian Creek, each won their 21st sectional crown in a row on Saturday.

 

Results from each event will be posted to the IHSAA website as the meet progresses both days.

 

·   Heat Sheets | Psych Sheets

 

·   DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS IN THE FIELD

500 Freestyle – Chris Oleksiak, 12, Center Grove (Seeded 2nd).

100 Breaststroke – Nate Taylor, 12, Warsaw (Seeded 6th).

 

·   FORMER STATE CHAMPIONS IN THE FIELD

200 Individual Medley – Michael Christy, 11, North Central (Indpls.) (Won event in 2004 and top seed this year)

*One Meter Diving – Caleb Dunnichay, 12, Elwood (Won event in 2004).

Contingent on qualifying in Tuesday’s diving regionals.

 

·   TOP SEEDS

200 Medley RelayMunster, 1:35.71.

200 Freestyle – Drew Sease, 12, North Central (Indpls.), 1:39.62.

200 Individual Medley – Michael Christy, 11, North Central (Indpls.), 1:51.72.

50 Freestyle – Andrew Bretscher, 12, Greencastle, 20.90.

100 Butterfly – Cody Sowder, 12, Lebanon, 51.30.

100 Freestyle – Peter Jameson, 12, North Central (Indpls.), 45.34.

500 Freestyle – Andrew Hoffman, 12, Homestead, 4:37.12.

200 Freestyle RelayHomestead, 1:27.52.

100 Backstroke – Michael Christy, 11, North Central (Indpls.), 50.55.

100 Breaststroke – Aaron Koger, 12, Richmond, 56.59.

400 Freestyle Relay – North Central (Indpls.), 3:11.50.

 

STATE FINALS

Prelims: Friday, Feb. 24; Starting time is 6 p.m. EST.

Finals: Saturday, Feb. 25; Diving prelims and semis begin at 9 a.m. EST; Consolations and finals for all events begin at 1 p.m. EST.

Admission: $8.00 per session or $12.00 both days.

Site: Indiana University Natatorium, IUPUI, 901 W. New York St., Indianapolis.

Driving Directions | Parking | Competition Pool | Indianapolis Accomodations & Dining

Webcast: Audio streaming of the meet can be heard through the IHSAA’s official internet provider, HoosierAuthority.com.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Times are approximate

Friday

5:30 p.m. -- Opening Ceremonies

6:00 p.m. -- 200 Yd. Medley Relay

6:16 p.m. -- 200 Yd. Freestyle

6:32 p.m. -- 200 Yd. Individual Medley

6:50 p.m. -- 50 Yd. Freestyle

15 MINUTE BREAK

7:14 p.m. -- 100 Yd. Butterfly

7:26 p.m. -- 100 Yd. Freestyle

7:38 p.m. -- 500 Yd. Freestyle

8:08 p.m. -- 200 Yd. Freestyle Relay

8:23 p.m. -- 100 Yd. Backstroke

8:35 p.m. -- 100 Yd. Breaststroke

8:48 p.m. -- 400 Yd. Freestyle Relay

Saturday

9:00 a.m. -- Diving Preliminaries (5 dives) & Semi-Finals (3 dives)

12:45 p.m. -- Opening Ceremonies

1:05 p.m. -- Finals and Consolation Finals

 

Advancement: During Friday preliminaries, the top eight in each swimming event will advance to Saturday’s championship heat, while the ninth through 16th positions will compete in Saturday’s consolation heat. All diving will take place on Saturday with the top 21 of 32 competitors advancing from the prelims to the semis after five dives each. After three dives each in the semis, the top 16 will advance to the final round for another three dives each.

 

Credentials: The 2005-06 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential is accepted for admittance. Please fax requests, including the name of the media member to be credentialed, on company letterhead to Jason Wille at 317-575-4244.  No e-mail requests accepted. Approved requests may be claimed at the media will call table at the concourse level of the I.U. Natatorium. Please have media identification available.

 

Media Work Area: Four phone lines will be available in the media working area of the west bleachers for use by writers and photographers. Results from each event will be distributed and also posted to the IHSAA website as the meet progresses both days. Writers and photographers will also have access to the pool deck.

 

Media Hosts: IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille, Communications Director Joe Gentry and assistant Amber Feldman will be on hand to assist in your coverage of the state meet.

 

Off Limits: For safety and liability reasons, members of the media are not permitted on the moveable bulkheads that separate the pools or on any of the diving platforms. Also, due to congestion in the immediate area of the starting blocks with timers and judges, we ask that writers and photographers steer clear of that area as well. Editors and sports directors -- please share this information with those who are covering the event and might not necessarily have access to this release. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

 

WRESTLING

 

NEW TEAM WRESTLING STATE CHAMPION ASSURED THIS SATURDAY

The 11th Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling State Tournament is down to eight teams as the state finals are scheduled for Center Grove High School in Greenwood this Saturday.

 

With two-time defending state champion Lawrence North out of the mix, a new state championship team is assured. All but one team, Merrillville, has advanced to this level of the tournament.

 

The event, which features three rounds of dual competition begins with quarterfinal action at 10 a.m. EST / 9 a.m. CST. Semifinals and championship rounds will follow shortly thereafter.

 

Included in the field are 40 wrestlers who participated in last week’s Individual State Finals at Conseco Fieldhouse. Among them are eight young men who captured state championships in their respective weight classes, two others who settled for runner-up honors and another who won a state title in 2005.

 

Fourth-ranked Mishawaka tops the field with three state champions: Josh Harper at 103, Ian Hinton at 171 and Pat Day at 215. The Cavemen are making their seventh consecutive appearance at the team finals and will be looking for their school’s first state title since 1991.

 

Bloomington South, ranked 15th in the final state coaches poll, boasts a pair of state winners – Kurt Kinser at 152 and Paul Young at 160. Young won his second straight title at that weight on Saturday and enters with an unblemished 49-0 record this season.

 

Third-ranked Merrillville also offers a championship duo in 119 champ Javier Salas and heavyweight Dexter Larimore with an undefeated mark of 41-0.

 

Evansville Mater Dei heads to Greenwood ranked a top the coaches poll with a 21-0 mark in duals this year. The tradition-rich Wildcats, winners of 10 team titles, haven’t missed out on a team finals appearance in the 11 years of the event, but came away empty on Saturday in terms of individual champions for the first time since 2000. Mater Dei is one of three undefeated teams in the lower half of the bracket along with Mishawaka (28-0) and second-ranked Perry Meridian (29-0) which is led by Nick Walpole at 140, the 2005 state winner.

 

Information on each of the eight squads can be found in the PDF file, Meet the Teams.

 

Results from each match will be posted to the IHSAA website as the meet progresses on Saturday.

 

·   2006 STATE CHAMPIONS IN THE FIELD (8)

Bellmont: 135 – Matt Irwin, 12, 45-0 (also 2004 runner-up at 125).

Bloomington South: 152 – Kurt Kinser, 12, 47-0 (2005 runner-up at 145); 160 – Paul Young, 12, 49-0 (also 2005 champ at 160).

Merrillville: 119 – Javier Salas, 12, 40-1; 275 – Dexter Larimore, 12, 41-0 (also 2004, 2005 runner-up at 275).

Mishawaka: 103 – Josh Harper, 9, 47-0; 171 – Ian Hinton, 11, 42-0 (also 2005 runner-up at 171); 215 – Pat Day, 12, 46-2.

 

·   2006 STATE RUNNERS-UP IN THE FIELD (2)

Columbia City: 160 – Bryan Deutsch, 12, 42-2 (also 2005 runner-up at 152).

Perry Meridian: 152 – Kevin Clem, 12, 50-6.

 

·   FORMER STATE CHAMPIONS IN THE FIELD (1)

Perry Meridian: 140 – Nick Walpole, 12, (2005 champ at 140).

 

 

11th ANNUAL IHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE FINALS

Date: Saturday, Feb. 25.

Time: Quarterfinals begin at 10 a.m. EST / 9 a.m. CST with semifinal round and championship round to follow.

Admission: $8.00.

Advancement: This is a single elimination tournament in which the winning team shall advance to the next round.

Site: Center Grove High School, 2717 S. Morgantown Road, Greenwood | School website

 

Quarterfinals

Match 1: Merrillville (21-1) vs. Bellmont (23-1).

Match 2: Bloomington South (24-7) vs. Columbia City (20-2).

Match 3: Perry Meridian (29-0) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (21-0).

Match 4: Indianapolis Cathedral (21-6) vs. Mishawaka (28-0).

 

Semifinals

Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.

 

Championship

Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6.

 

 

Credentials: The 2005-06 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential is accepted for admittance. Please fax requests, including the name of the media member to be credentialed, on company letterhead to Jason Wille at 317-575-4244.  No e-mail requests accepted. Approved requests will be held at the media will call table at Door 6 on the south side of the school. Please have media identification available. 

 

Media Work Area: Work space in each corner of the balcony level of the gymnasium will be available for use by credentialed media. There will be a single room off the northwest corner of the gym floor where media may send their stories and/or photographs using the available telephone lines.

 

Results: Results from each level of the meet -- quarterfinals, semifinals and finals -- will be posted to the IHSAA website at www.ihsaa.org.

 

Media Hosts: IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille and Sports Information Assistant Mike Wilson will be on hand to assist in your coverage of the state meet.

 

Due to space limitations: Due to space limitations on the gymnasium floor, the tournament administration has asked that the media please work from the bleacher or balcony area and to avoid the floor until after the completion of the first round of matches. During the semifinals and championship round, writers and photographers are welcome to work closer to the action on the floor. Thank you for your cooperation.

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

ROB WEAVER OF PORTLAND NAMED IHSAA MEDIA AWARD WINNER

Rob Weaver, of WPGW AM FM in Portland, has been selected as the 2005-06 recipient of the IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award for District II.

 

Weaver will be honored Friday, Feb. 24, in a special ceremony during the Jay County-Union County boys basketball game in Portland. Pat Mapes, Chairman of the IHSAA Executive Committee, and Joe Gentry, Communications Director, will be on hand to make the presentation.

 

With a sports broadcasting career that spans 34 years, including the last 30 as radio voice of Jay County High School sports on WPGW, Weaver is a fixture on the east central Indiana high school sports scene. He has experience broadcasting football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball, wrestling, baseball and softball for the Patriots and also called action for Union City football and boys basketball for WIUC radio in Winchester.

 

For the first 29 years at Jay County, Weaver worked side-by-side with his color announcer, Les Eads, who retired after last year’s boys basketball season.  Weaver stated that the retirement of Eads made it tempting for him to retire as well, but he is still waiting for the Patriots to win the boys basketball state championship.

 

Weaver’s wife, Mindy, is a teacher at Jay County High School and has coached the Jay County Cheerleaders for more than 25 years.  They are the parents of daughter, Libby, who now resides in Nashville, Tennessee, and son, Kyle, who is a junior and on the swim team at Wabash College. Together, Rob and Mindy own majority interest in WPGW AM FM and WZBD FM in Berne. A native of Marion, Weaver has a Bachelor’s degree from Ball State University and a Master’s degree from Indiana University in education. He taught school for eight years in Elkhart, Marion and Fountain City before making the transition to full-time radio. For the past two years, Weaver has served as Executive Director of the John Jay Center for Learning in downtown Portland while continuing his sportscasting career as well.

 

He credits the late Bill Fowler, former WBAT sportscaster in Marion, and former Marion High School basketball coach, Jack Colescott, for peaking his interest in broadcasting sporting events.

 

This is the 22nd year the IHSAA has recognized an outstanding member of the Indiana news media from each of the three IHSAA legislative districts for their excellence in the coverage of high school sports. District II covers 28 counties across central Indiana. Weaver is the third honoree of this school year joining Lance Wilkerson of News 25 (WEHT-TV ABC) in Evansville in District III, and Tony Ross of WTCA in Plymouth in District I.

 

On behalf of its 400 member schools, the Indiana High School Athletic Association is pleased to salute Rob Weaver and recognize his dedicated service to high school athletics in the state of Indiana.

 

Previous award winners from east central Indiana include:

 

Bob Barnet, Muncie Star, 1985-86

Bob Powers, Connersville News-Examiner, 1986-87

Phil Stigleman, WKBV, Richmond, 1988-89

Ken Hill, Sports Hotline, Marion, 1989-90

Morry Mannies, WLBC, Muncie, 1989-90

Ron Lemasters, Muncie Star, 1991-92

Jeff Weller, WLBC, Muncie, 1993-94

Jan Clark, Richmond Palladium-Item, 1995-96

Ed Hamilton, Elwood Call-Leader, 1996-97

Rod Brooks, WXXP, Anderson, 1997-98

Jim Brunner, WBAT, Marion, 1998-99

Paul Beitler, Bluffton News-Banner, 2000-01

John Hodge, New Castle Courier-Times, 2000-01

Tom Byrum, Winchester News-Gazette, 2004-05

 

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

 

STATE FINALS BERTHS ON THE LINE SATURDAY

The Sweet 16 will be whittled down to the eight state finalist teams this Saturday as the 31st Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament rolls on to the semi-state games. Each of the four sites will host a doubleheader with the first game set for 1 p.m. EST / 12 p.m. CST.

 

Eleven of the 16 teams will be looking for their first trip to the state finals but Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (3A) and Kokomo (4A) will each be going for a record sixth appearance.

 

With three-time defending Class A champion Tri-Central and 2A winner Shenandoah both falling in the regional, South Bend St. Joseph’s (22-2) in 3A is the only 2005 state finalist still alive. The No. 2 Indians will take on ninth-ranked Bishop Luers (22-4) in the second game at Elkhart Central’s Northside Gym.

 

Scores from each game will be posted to the IHSAA website as they become available on Saturday.

 

Semi-States

Date: Saturday, Feb. 25.

Admission: $7.00.

Home Team: The second team listed in each game will be the home team.

 

North

1.   Elkhart Central (Northside Gym) 1 pm

Game 1 – Class 2A -- Westview (23-3) vs. Harding (16-7).

Game 2 -- 3A -- South Bend St. Joseph’s (22-2) vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (22-4).

 

2.   Plymouth 1 pm

Game 1 -- A -- Argos (22-4) vs. Lafayette Central Catholic (16-10).

Game 2 -- 4A -- South Bend Washington (24-1) vs. Kokomo (23-2).

 

South

3.   Southport 1 pm

Game 1 -- A -- South Central (Elizabeth) (22-5) vs. Attica (23-2).

Game 2 -- 2A -- Heritage Christian (23-3) vs. North Knox (23-4).

 

4.   Jeffersonville 1 pm

Game 1 -- 3A -- Rushville (23-3) vs. Evansville Memorial (22-4).

Game 2 -- 4A -- Hamilton Southeastern (22-3) vs. Castle (23-3).

 

 

State Finals

Date: Saturday, March 4.

Site: Conseco Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis.

Conseco Fieldhouse | Seating Chart | Driving Directions | Parking | Fieldhouse History & Facts | Indy Hotels & Dining

Admission: 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 Conseco Fieldhouse ticket office.

Home Team: The winner of the north semi-state game will be the designated home team.

 

Session I

10:36 a.m. EST – Class A Championship

Approx. 12:30 p.m. EST – Class 2A Championship

Session II

6:06 p.m. EST – Class 3A Championship

Approx. 8 p.m. EST – Class 4A Championship

 

 

TOURNAMENT NOTES

 

Looking for First Semi-State Title (11 of 16): 4A: Castle, Hamilton Southeastern, South Bend Washington; 3A: Evansville Memorial; 2A: Harding, North Knox, Westview; A: Argos, Attica, Lafayette Central Catholic, South Central (Elizabeth).

 

Looking to Break Semi-State Championship Drought (Five Or More Years): 4A: None; 3A: Rushville (1993); 2A: None; A: None.

 

Top 10 All-Time Semi-State Championship Leaders: 5: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Kokomo, Valparaiso; 4: Bedford North Lawrence, Crown Point, Noblesville, Shenandoah, Warsaw; 3: Ben Davis, Bloomfield, Columbus East, East Chicago Roosevelt, Fort Wayne Snider, Heritage, Huntington North, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lake Central, North Central (Indpls.), Rushville, Scottsburg, Tri-Central.

 

Best Records Left in the Field (Two losses or less): 4A: South Bend Washington (24-1), Kokomo (23-2); 3A: South Bend St. Joseph’s (22-2); 2A: None; A: Attica (23-2).

 

Ranked Teams Still Alive (ICGSA Poll): 4A: 1. South Bend Washington, 4. Kokomo, 8. Hamilton Southeastern; 3A: 2. South Bend St. Joseph’s, 6. Rushville, 7. Evansville Memorial, 9. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers; 2A: 1. Heritage Christian; A: 5. Attica, 9. Argos.

 

2005 State Champions Still Alive (1 of 4): 3A: South Bend St. Joseph’s.

 

2005 State Finals Teams Still Alive (1 of 8): 3A: South Bend St. Joseph’s.

 

Former State Champions Still Alive (3): 4A: Kokomo 1992, 1993, 2003 (4A); 3A: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 1999 (2A), 2000 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2002 (3A); South Bend St. Joseph’s 2005 (3A); 2A: None; A: None.

 

First-Time Regional Champions (8): 4A: Hamilton Southeastern, South Bend Washington; 3A: None; 2A: Harding, Westview; A: Argos, Attica, Lafayette Central Catholic.

 

Regional Championship Drought Breakers (Five or more years): 4A: None; 3A: Rushville (1995); 2A: None; A: None.

 

Repeat Regional Champions (3): 4A – Castle, Kokomo; 3A – South Bend St. Joseph’s; 2A – None; A – None.

 

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY

Coaches from the eight schools in the 2006 IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals will gather Monday (Feb. 27) at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the pre-tournament administrative meeting and media interviews. Due to another event in the building that day and space limitations, the school personnel meeting will be held in “Pepsi Square” but will be closed to the news media. At approximately 11 a.m. EST / 10 a.m. CST, the coaches will be brought to the restaurant known as the “Best Locker Room” on the playing floor level to answer questions from the media.

 

Beginning at 10:45 a.m. EST / 9:45 a.m. CST, 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.

 

 

STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Tuesday, February 21, 2006)

The following lists of statistical leaders are compiled from information contained at Stats & Go, the IHSAA’s exclusive athletic statistics reporting and publishing service. The IHSAA encourages each of its member schools to participate by registering for free at www.statsandgo.com and updating team and individual statistics by 4 p.m. each Monday of the season.

 

Points per game

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

FG

3FG

FTM

Points

High

PPG

1.

Megan King

Fort Wayne Canterbury (A)

11

23

223

25

178

649

43

28.2

2.

Mallory Gorski

South Central (Union Mills) (A)

12

22

223

23

119

588

51

26.7

3.

Samantha Stahl

Owen Valley (3A)

11

24

226

23

152

627

37

26.1

4.

Ashley Barlow

Pike (4A)

12

25

210

50

159

629

42

25.2

5.

Angie Bush

Morgan Township (A)

12

24

196

31

129

552

37

23.0

6.

Susan Lester

Pendleton Heights (3A)

12

24

208

27

137

526

37

22.0

7.

Becca Bruszewski

Wheeler (2A)

11

21

173

21

90

457

35

21.8

8.

Stephanie Wagner

Jimtown (2A)

11

22

150

18

146

464

26

21.2

9.

Skylar Diggins

South Bend Washington (4A)

9

25

185

57

100

527

43

21.1

T10.

Sarah Bassler

Southport (4A)

11

18

131

30

81

373

38

20.7

T10.

Andi Winney

Yorktown (3A)

12

21

169

0

96

434

35

20.7

12.

Fahkara Malone

Evansville Memorial (4A)

12

24

183

35

87

488

34

20.3

T13.

Jessica Huffman

Whiteland  (3A)

12

21

163

27

65

418

33

19.9

T13.

Amanda Stull

Rushville (3A)

12

26

170

10

167

517

30

19.9

T15.

Ashley Chase

Switzerland County (2A)

12

22

154

17

101

426

29

19.4

T15.

Shelby Ross

Columbus East (4A)

11

22

165

40

56

426

27

19.4

17.

Azjah Bass

Lawrence North (4A)

11

23

146

28

114

434

31

18.9

18.

Lauren Bosworth

Prairie Heights (2A)

12

22

135

67

77

414

38

18.8

19.

Elaine Hessel

Plymouth (3A)

11

20

147

5

73

372

31

18.6

T20.

Ashley Hummer

Mishawaka Marian (3A)

12

24

140

85

76

441

30

18.4

T20.

Stacey Secrest

Union (Dugger) (A)

12

21

121

25

120

387

31

18.4

 

Rebounds per game

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

Off

Def

Total

High

RPG

T1.

Alexandra Guyton

Bloomington North (4A)

10

22

108

174

282

20

12.8

T1.

Maria Roller

Medora (A)

12

21

93

176

269

23

12.8

3.

Andi Winney

Yorktown (3A)

12

21

103

149

252

21

12.0

4.

Anna Kammrath

South Central (Union Mills) (A)

12

22

113

148

261

18

11.9

5.

Jessica Sheets

Hebron (A)

12

24

134

143

277

18

11.5

6.

Jessica Hull

South Bend Adams (4A)

9

21

91

148

239

17

11.4

7.

Susan Lester

Pendleton Heights (3A)

12

24

101

167

268

17

11.2

T8.

Kelsie Manuel

Union (Dugger) (A)

11

21

96

134

230

20

11.0

T8.

Kasey Micheal

Blackford (3A)

12

22

65

177

242

17

11.0

T10.

Ebony Jackson

Indianapolis Arlington (4A)

11

21

5

210

215

14

10.2

T10.

Stephanie Steele

Silver Creek (3A)

12

21

60

155

215

18

10.2

T12.

Ayrica Harvey

Lawrenceburg (2A)

12

21

101

111

212

16

10.1

T12.

Katie Lyons

New Palestine (3A)

11

22

71

151

222

18

10.1

14.

LaTonya Lloyd

Charlestown (2A)

11

25

78

172

250

16

10.0

T15.

Brittni Birkey

Southwood (2A)

12

21

70

135

205

16

9.8

T15.

Sarah Fenneman

Evansville Reitz (4A)

12

21

63

143

206

18

9.8

T15.

Megan Payton

Bloomington South (4A)

12

17

59

108

167

15

9.8

18.

Katy Smith

Cascade (2A)

12

21

107

96

203

19

9.7

19.

Hannah Holmes

Edgewood (3A)

11

21

85

116

201

22

9.6

T20.

Donna Ferree

Silver Creek (3A)

10

22

79

128

207

19

9.4

T20.

Gwen Kelly

Bethany Christian (A)

10

22

86

121

207

22

9.4

T20.

Lauren Kenney

Mooresville (4A)

12

23

91

126

217

14

9.4

                                               

Assists per game

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

Games

Assists

High

Per Game

1.

Lindsey Davis

Charlestown (2A)

11

25

152

10

6.1

2.

Skylar Diggins

South Bend Washington (4A)

9

25

139

11

5.6

3.

Emily Phillips

South Bend Washington (4A)

10

25

132

12

5.3

T4.

Cindi Boricich

Hebron (A)

11

24

123

9

5.1

T4.

Beth Marshall

Hamilton Southeastern (4A)

12

22

113

10

5.1

T6.

Ashley Barlow

Pike (4A)

12

25

121

11

4.8

T6.

Skyler Gick

Benton Central (3A)

9

21

101

8

4.8

T6.

Mallory Masiongale

Yorktown (3A)

12

19

91

8

4.8

T6.

Sarah Pease

South Central (Elizabeth) (A)

12

22

106

8

4.8

10.

Lyndsey Osborn

Blackford (3A)

12

22

103

9

4.7

11.

Katie Ahaus

Southport (4A)

11

20

92

10

4.6

12.

Jessica Huffman

Whiteland  (3A)

12

21

94

8

4.5

T13.

Fahkara Malone

Evansville Memorial (3A)

12

24

105

10

4.4

T13.

Marceya Mingo

Fort Wayne South Side (4A)

11

23

102

8

4.4

T13.

Amanda Stull

Rushville Consolidated (3A)

12

26

115

8

4.4

T16.

Jessica Campbell

South Spencer (2A)

12

24

103

7

4.3

T16.

Michelle Oswalt

West Lafayette (3A)

11

22

95

12

4.3

T18.

Kelsey Page

Silver Creek (3A)

12

21

89

11

4.2

T18.

Ashley Roberts

Columbus East (4A)

12

24

100

8

4.2

T18.

April Singer

Marion Lakeview Christian (A)

11

20

83

8

4.2

 

Field Goal Percentage (minimum of 4.0 FGM per game)

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

Games

FGM

FGA

Pct.

1.

Tiffany Fisher

Westview (2A)

10

26

177

262

.676

2.

LaTonya Lloyd

Charlestown (2A)

11

25

155

240

.646

3.

Elaine Hessel

Plymouth (3A)

11

20

142

226

.628

4.

Andi Winney

Yorktown (3A)

12

21

169

273

.619

5.

Sarah Fenneman

Evansville Reitz (4A)

12

21

129

209

.617

6.

Amber Clark

Huntington North (4A)

10

24

109

179

.609

7.

Mallory Gorski

South Central (Union Mills) (A)

12

22

200

329

.608

8.

Mollie Taulbee

Knox (3A)

11

20

136

225

.604

9.

Whitney Sanders

Eastern Greene (2A)

12

20

97

161

.603

10.

Jackie Yerga

Munster (4A)

12

23

123

205

.600

11.

Samantha Stahl

Owen Valley (3A)

11

24

203

347

.585

12.

Megan Effinger

Evansville Central (4A)

11

23

122

210

.581

13.

Kacie Ellis

Centerville (2A)

12

21

105

181

.580

14.

Jessica Hull

South Bend Adams (4A)

9

21

88

152

.579

15.

Skylar Diggins

South Bend Washington (4A)

9

25

128

222

.577

16.

Reagan Kanne

Rensselaer Central (2A)

12

22

114

198

.576

17.

Ashley Pulskamp

North Decatur (2A)

11

21

96

167

.575

18.

Shanea Wyant

Lafayette Jefferson (4A)

12

23

140

244

.574

19.

Abby Neff

Lakeland (3A)

10

23

143

251

.570

20.

Anna Kammrath

South Central (Union Mills) (A)

12

22

138

244

.566

 

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (minimum of 1.6 3-Point FGM per game)

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

Games

3FGM

3FGA

High

Pct.

1.

Rachel Nolting

Columbus East (4A)

12

24

51

98

7

.520

2.

Ashley Hummer

Mishawaka Marian (3A)

12

24

85

172

7

.494

3.

Nikki Geyer

Bellmont (3A)

12

21

34

75

5

.453

4.

Kylie York

Hamilton Southeastern (4A)

12

23

73

163

8

.448

5.

Courtney Reising

Evansville Memorial (3A)

12

24

53

119

5

.445

6.

Amber McKinley

Shenandoah (2A)

12

23

52

118

4

.441

7.

Jennifer Carlisle

Charlestown (2A)

11

21

40

91

4

.440

8.

Sarah Condra

Whiteland (3A)

10

21

42

97

5

.433

9.

Skylar Diggins

South Bend Washington (4A)

9

25

57

134

6

.425

10.

Allison Matheis

Northeast Dubois (A)

10

23

47

111

5

.423

11.

Alison Lamb

North Decatur (2A)

12

21

45

109

6

.413

12.

Jennifer Britton

Lake Central (4A)

11

21

52

127

5

.409

13.

Kristin Craig

Carmel (4A)

12

25

44

109

5

.404

14.

Ashley Becker

Lafayette Jefferson (4A)

12

23

42

107

4

.393

15.

Shelby Ross

Columbus East (4A)

11

22

40

104

5

.385

16.

Kaci Holland

Silver Creek (3A)

12

22

66

174

6

.379

17.

Jennifer Johnson

Bluffton (2A)

12

20

35

93

4

.376

18.

Deserea Jones

South Bend Clay (4A)

10

23

40

107

6

.374

19.

Emily Batliner

Floyd Central (4A)

11

20

32

87

4

.368

20.

Julie Vaughan

Evansville Central (4A)

12

23

59

161

5

.367

 

Free Throw Percentage (minimum of 2.0 FTM per game)

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

Games

FTM

FTA

Pct.

1.

Stephanie Wagner

Jimtown (2A)

11

22

146

161

.907

2.

Erin Jacobson

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (3A)

11

23

76

87

.874

3.

Susan Lester

Pendleton Heights (3A)

12

24

137

158

.867

4.

McKenna Williams

North Knox (2A)

11

27

175

203

.862

5.

Angie Bush

Morgan Township (A)

12

24

129

150

.860

6.

Brittany Craney

Pike Central (3A)

11

22

72

84

.857

7.

Rachel Nolting

Columbus East (4A)

12

24

106

124

.855

8.

Amanda Stull

Rushville (3A)

12

26

167

196

.852

9.

Ashley Barlow

Pike (4A)

12

25

159

187

.850

10.

Jennifer Britton

Lake Central (4A)

11

21

45

53

.849

T11.

Michelle Haney

Westview (2A)

11

26

101

120

.842

T11.

Danielle Hobbs

Bloomington North (4A)

11

22

48

57

.842

T11.

Julie Swisher

Lowell (4A)

12

22

64

76

.842

14.

Becca Morris

Glenn (2A)

11

22

82

99

.828

15.

Shelby Ross

Columbus East (4A)

11

22

56

68

.824

16.

Megan Effinger

Evansville Central (4A)

11

23

91

111

.820

17.

Sarah Bassler

Southport (4A)

11

18

81

100

.810

18.

Betsy Adams

Twin Lakes (3A)

10

22

72

89

.809

19.

Mandy Yoder

NorthWood (3A)

11

25

92

114

.807

20.

Corie West

New Castle (3A)

11

22

87

108

.806

 

Blocks per game

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

Games

Blks

High

Per Game

1.

Janelle Fathauer

Covington (A)

12

21

84

9

4.0

2.

Amber Harris

North Central (4A)

12

21

77

7

3.7

3.

Andrea Gordon

East Noble (4A)

11

20

69

7

3.5

4.

Stephanie Steele

Silver Creek (3A)

12

21

71

8

3.4

T5.

Hayley Elkins

Medora (A)

12

21

69

7

3.3

T5.

Katie Lyons

New Palestine (3A)

11

22

72

6

3.3

7.

Donna Ferree

Silver Creek (3A)

10

22

69

7

3.1

8.

Natalie Emro

Munster (4A)

10

24

73

7

3.0

9.

Tiffany Fisher

Westview (2A)

10

26

76

7

2.9

T10.

Nukeitra Hayes

Indiana School for the Deaf (A)

11

19

51

5

2.7

T10.

Chelsea Hite

West Noble (3A)

9

15

41

5

2.7

12.

Anna Kammrath

South Central (Union Mills) (A)

12

22

57

9

2.6

13.

Kate Barwick

Bethany Christian (A)

10

22

54

4

2.5

T14.

Jessica Chamberlain

Evansville Central (4A)

12

23

56

6

2.4

T14.

Ashley Everhart

Eastside (2A)

12

21

51

5

2.4

T14.

Hannah Singleton

South Spencer (2A)

12

24

57

5

2.4

17.

Alexandra Guyton

Bloomington North (4A)

10

22

50

6

2.3

T18.

Ashley Chase

Switzerland County (2A)

12

22

47

5

2.1

T18.

Daress McClung

Lawrence North (4A)

9

23

49

6

2.1

T20.

Becca Bruszewski

Wheeler (2A)

11

21

41

7

2.0

T20.

Amber Clark

Huntington North (4A)

10

24

49

5

2.0

T20.

Chelsea Falkenstein

Evansville Memorial (3A)

10

24

47

6

2.0

T20.

Sarah Lowther

Southwood (2A)

10

21

42

5

2.0

T20.

Maria Roller

Medora (A)

12

21

42

5

2.0

 

Steals per game

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

Games

Stls

High

Per Game

1.

Katy Smith

Cascade (2A)

12

21

146

12

7.0

2.

Heather Gonser

Owen Valley (3A)

9

24

128

12

5.3

3.

Mallory Gorski

South Central (Union Mills) (A)

12

22

109

10

5.0

4.

Sha’la Jackson

Fort Wayne South Side (4A)

11

23

112

8

4.9

5.

Fahkara Malone

Evansville Memorial (3A)

12

24

116

8

4.8

6.

Kyleigh Turner

Cowan (A)

12

19

83

7

4.4

7.

Heidi Freund

Hebron (A)

12

20

85

10

4.3

8.

Julie Seiss

Warsaw (4A)

12

20

84

11

4.2

T9.

Allison Horton

Lanesville (A)

12

25

100

10

4.0

T9.

Maegan Vanhoose

Lanesville (A)

12

23

91

10

4.0

T11.

Ashley Barlow

Pike (4A)

12

25

97

8

3.9

T11.

Emily Batliner

Floyd Central (4A)

11

20

77

8

3.9

T11.

Zaquanna Braden

Fort Wayne South Side (4A)

11

23

90

11

3.9

T11.

Marceya Mingo

Fort Wayne South Side (4A)

11

23

90

7

3.9

T11.

Shelby Ross

Columbus East (4A)

11

22

85

8

3.9

T16.

Skylar Diggins

South Bend Washington (4A)

9

25

95

8

3.8

T16.

Amanda Stull

Rushville (3A)

12

26

98

10

3.8

T18.

Emily Conrad

Bellmont (3A)

12

21

77

7

3.7

T18.

Ashley Cosentino

Lowell (4A)

12

22

81

8

3.7

T18.

Michelle Haney

Westview (2A)

11

26

96

9

3.7

T18.

Aubrey Holle

Fort Wayne Canterbury (A)

10

23

84

7

3.7

T18.

Lauren Kenney

Mooresville (4A)

12

23

86

7

3.7

 

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

 

THE ROAD TO CONSECO FIELDHOUSE REVEALED

A field of 393 teams and 5,626 participants are entered as the 96th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Series tips off next week at 64 sectional sites. One site, Class A, Sectional 56 with nine teams at Lapel, will get action underway on Monday, Feb. 27 with the majority of sites scheduled to begin the following night. Sectional play continues through the week with championship games set for Saturday, March 4. The two-round regionals are slated for March 11, followed by one-game semi-states on March 18 with the winners earning a spot in the state finals at Conseco Fieldhouse on March 25. In all, 389 games will be played over the four-week tournament. Complete Pairings

 

 

TOURNAMENT NOTES

 

Defending State Champions: 4A – Lawrence North (playing in Sectional 10 at Indianapolis Arsenal Technical); 3A – Washington (Sectional 31 at Washington); 2A – Forest Park (Sectional 48 at Southridge); A – Lapel (Sectional 56 at Lapel).

 

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years): 7 years – Evansville Mater Dei (3A), Tecumseh (A); 5 years – Covington (A); 4 years – Lafayette Central Catholic (A); 3 years – Forest Park (2A); Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (A); Lawrence North (4A); Loogootee (A); Morgan Township (A); Muncie Central (4A); Orleans (A); Rushville (3A); Tri-Central (A).

 

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships: 69: Kokomo; 68: Vincennes/Vincennes Lincoln; 63: Marion; 59: Lafayette Jefferson; 58: Richmond; 56: Connersville, Logansport; 54: Muncie Central, New Castle; 50: Anderson, Lebanon.

 

First-Time Tournament Participants (All in Class A): Bethesda Christian (Sectional 56 at Lapel), Liberty Christian (Sectional 54 at Southern Wells), Trinity Lutheran (Sectional 59 at Orleans), University (Sectional 56 at Lapel).

 

Defending Sectional Champions4A – Bloomington North, Concord, Decatur Central, DeKalb, Evansville Harrison, Fort Wayne North Side, Gary West Side, Jennings County, Kokomo, Lawrence North, Muncie Central, North Central (Indianapolis), Pike, South Bend Clay, Terre Haute South, Valparaiso; 3A – Andrean, Bellmont, Brebeuf Jesuit, Delta, Edgewood, Evansville Mater Dei, Hammond, New Castle, Plymouth, Roncalli, Rushville, Scottsburg, Tippecanoe Valley, Twin Lakes, Washington, Wawasee; 2A – Austin, Boone Grove, Cascade, Centerville, Eastern Greene, Forest Park, Fremont, Glenn, Harding, Heritage Christian, Knightstown, North Montgomery, North Decatur, Northfield, Northwestern, Rensselaer Central; A – Argos, Bloomfield, Covington, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Hauser, Henryville, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lapel, Loogootee, Morgan Township, Orleans, South Decatur, Tecumseh, Tri, Tri-Central, West Central.

 

Schools Seeking First Sectional Championship4A – Hamilton Southeastern, Westfield; 3A – Culver Academies, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Franklin County, West Noble; 2A – Churubusco, Frankton, Northeastern, Prairie Heights, Wheeler; A – Bethesda Christian, Borden, Carroll (Flora), Covenant Christian, Crothersville, Elkhart Christian Academy, Evansville Day, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Holy Cross, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Lutheran, International, Keystone, Lakewood Park Christian, Lanesville, Liberty Christian, New Harmony, Oldenburg Academy, Restoration Christian, Shoals, Trinity Lutheran, Union (Modoc), University, Vincennes Rivet, Washington Township, Westville, White’s.

 

 

STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Tuesday, February 21, 2006)

The following lists of statistical leaders are compiled from information contained at Stats & Go, the IHSAA’s exclusive athletic statistics reporting and publishing service. The IHSAA encourages each of its member schools to participate by registering for free at www.statsandgo.com and updating team and individual statistics by 4 p.m. each Monday of the season.

 

Points per game

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

FG

3FG

FTM

Points

High

PPG

1.

Grayson Flittner

Tri-Central (A)

12

19

176

73

141

566

42

29.8

2.

Vaughn Duggins

Pendleton Heights (3A)

12

18

197

23

112

529

48

29.4

3.

Kelly Muensterman

Evansville Mater Dei (3A)

12

18

185

49

75

494

42

27.4

4.

Eric Gordon

North Central (Indpls.) (4A)

11

20

181

47

112

521

44

26.1

5.

Ryne Lightfoot

NorthWood (3A)

12

17

137

35

128

437

38

25.7

6.

Jonathan Jamerson

South Bend Washington (4A)

12

18

137

54

126

454

40

25.2

7.

Shannon McCormick

Muncie Burris (2A)

12

18

155

38

99

447

45

24.8

8.

Jared Rehmel

Shakamak (A)

12

18

149

58

89

445

42

24.7

9.

Chris Vanhoose

Lanesville (A)

11

20

151

36

142

480

39

24.0

10.

Luke Harangody

Andrean (3A)

12

20

177

4

112

470

37

23.5

11.

Dallas Richardson

Lafayette Jefferson (4A)

12

18

147

61

66

421

33

23.4

12.

Chase Haltom

Cloverdale (2A)

12

19

153

79

57

442

36

23.3

13.

Josh Singer

Marion Lakeview Christian (A)

12

18

169

8

64

410

37

22.8

T14.

Dairese Gary

Concord (4A)

11

17

132

21

93

378

35

22.2

T14.

Josh Smith

Orleans (A)

12

19

169

4

80

422

35

22.2

T14.

T.J. Wells

Keystone (A)

12

15

138

0

57

333

34

22.2

17.

Luke Smith

Rochester (2A)

12

18

135

41

80

391

31

21.7

18.

Kevin Sindle

Elkhart Memorial (4A)

12

20

159

46

86

430

44

21.5

19.

Preston Mattingly

Evansville Central (4A)

12

17

121

30

84

356

40

20.9

T20.

Lance Robinson

Danville (3A)

12

17

147

17

41

352

35

20.7

T20.

Daniel Watson

Eastbrook (2A)

12

15

110

47

43

310

55

20.7

 

Rebounds per game

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

Off

Def

Total

High

RPG

1.

Jeron Lewis

Fort Wayne North Side (4A)

12

18

88

153

241

20

13.4

2.

Nathan Schumacher

Evansville Central (4A)

12

17

90

115

205

19

12.1

3.

Luke Harangody

Andrean (3A)

12

20

124

116

240

20

12.0

T4.

Kevin Kyle

North Montgomery (2A)

12

18

64

142

206

18

11.4

T4.

Sergey Struck

Southwood (2A)

12

17

76

118

194

23

11.4

6.

Jordan Brittain

Medora (A)

12

16

78

100

178

18

11.1

7.

Matt Howard

Connersville (3A)

11

19

49

156

205

18

10.8

8.

Blaine Hammond

Blue River Valley (A)

11

17

75

96

171

17

10.1

T9.

Trevor Davids

Western Boone (3A)

12

17

82

86

168

18

9.9

T9.

Ben Werner

Fairfield (2A)

11

15

60

89

149

20

9.9

11.

Adam Richie

North Judson–San Pierre (2A)

12

16

50

103

153

17

9.6

12.

Luke Etchison

Frankton (2A)

12

15

54

87

141

13

9.4

13.

Lance Robinson

Danville (3A)

12

17

47

111

158

16

9.3

14.

Garrett Butcher

Edgewood (3A)

10

18

72

93

165

19

9.2

15.

Mark Mosier

Westville (A)

11

17

51

104

155

19

9.1

16.

Matt Kobli

Whiting (A)

12

14

49

77

126

17

9.0

T17.

Chad Bain

Clarksville (2A)

12

18

52

109

161

14

8.9

T17.

Tyree Glass

Fort Wayne Wayne (3A)

12

19

80

89

169

15

8.9

T17.

Norman Wells

Madison Consolidated (3A)

12

19

58

111

169

13

8.9

20.

John Leonard

Michigan City Marquette (A)

10

15

60

70

130

19

8.7

                                               

Assists per game

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

Games

Assists

High

Per Game

1.

Brice Miles

Fort Wayne Wayne (3A)

11

19

157

13

8.3

2.

Tyler Atchison

Orleans (A)

12

19

136

12

7.2

T3.

Zach Hahn

New Castle (3A)

11

19

134

12

7.1

T3.

Kyle Holsinger

Lapel (A)

12

20

142

14

7.1

5.

Kevieun Lewis

Fort Wayne North Side (4A)

12

19

131

13

6.9

6.

Brant Sarkisian

Mishawaka Marian (3A)

12

18

122

12

6.8

7.

Lance Robinson