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MEDIA
INFORMATION October
18, 2005
Contact:
E-Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
SINGLES,
Two
singles players, including the defending state champion, return to the IHSAA
Boys Tennis State Finals for Singles and Doubles players this weekend at
In
all six singles players and nine doubles teams make up this year’s field with
early round matches on Friday and semifinals and championship/consolation
matches on Saturday.
Heritage
Christian senior Steven Myers is back to defend the singles title he earned
last year and will attempt to become the first repeat winner in the tournament
since
Senior
Christian Nikou of Center Grove and sophomore Derek
Carpenter of Fort Wayne South Side each earned a bye into the semifinals on
Saturday morning thanks to their respective teams advancing to the semi-state
of the team competition on Oct. 8. Nikou will face
the winner of Thiago Franco of Hauser and David Kovas of South Bend Adams, while Carpenter awaits the Myers-Schouweiler winner.
The
doubles bracket will see all new faces this season. After winning both of their
matches at last weekend’s team state finals competition, sophomore Joby Bacher and senior Phil Luke
of West Lafayette will take on a team from either Plymouth or Providence on
Friday at 2 p.m. The match between the latter is scheduled for Friday at 10
a.m.
Center
Grove and Heritage Christian are the only two schools to have representatives
in both tournaments.
When: Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22.
Times: Listed below.
Admission: Free
Where:
Note: Won-loss records indicate regular season record
followed by post-season tournament record.
Note: Pairings are listed in bracket order below.
26th Annual Singles Tournament
Quarterfinals, Fri. 2 p.m.
Christian Nikou (12), Center
Grove (16-1, 7-0), bye.
Thiago Franco (11), Hauser (11-0, 4-0) vs. David Kovas (12),
Steven Myers (12), Heritage Christian (17-3, 5-0) vs. Hunter Schouweiler
(11),
Derek Carpenter (10),
Fort Wayne South Side (18-3, 6-0),
bye.
Semifinals, Sat. 10 a.m.
Christian Nikou (12), Center
Grove (16-1, 7-0) vs. winner of Franco-Kovas.
Derek Carpenter
(10), Fort Wayne South Side (18-3,
6-0) vs. winner of Myers-Schouweiler.
Finals, Sat. 2 p.m.
16th Annual Doubles Tournament
First Round, Fri. 10 a.m.
Josh Beguin (11)/Jacob Palmer (11),
Quarterfinals, Fri. 2 p.m.
Joby Bacher
(10)/Phil Luke (12),
Corey Kozachenko (12)/Greg Larson (12), LaPorte (13-0, 5-0) vs. John
Beeler (12)/Jonathan Plump (12), Brebeuf Jesuit
(14-2, 6-0).
Eric Doerr (12)/Mark Metheny (12),
Peter Davis
(12)/Robert Mumme (12), Heritage Christian (19-1, 6-0) vs. Matt Smith (10)/Zane Smith (10),
Center Grove (15-4, 7-0).
Semifinals, Sat. 10 a.m.
Bacher/Phil Luke-winner of Beguin/Palmer-Rodden/Sweets winner vs. Kozachenko/Larson-Beeler/Plump
winner.
Doerr/Metheny-Evans/Rigby winner vs. Davis/Mumme-M. Smith/Z. Smith winner.
Finals, Sat. 2 p.m.
FOOTBALL
DOZEN FOOTBALL TEAMS BEGIN TOURNAMENT PLAY FRIDAY NIGHT
Twelve
undefeated teams highlight the first round of sectional action in the 33rd
Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament Series which begins this week.
Cass,
Columbus East,
As
of Tuesday, with the exception of two contests, 149 games are expected to be
played on Friday night. One game, South Decatur at
Nine
sectionals have only seven teams thus allowing one team in each to receive a
bye into the second round. Those nine schools – Evansville Harrison and
Lafayette Jefferson in 5A;
Sectionals
Dates: Friday, October 21; Friday,
October 28; Friday, November 4.
Admission: $5.00.
Determining Home Team
First Round – The second-named team in the blind draw is host school unless the two
teams agree to switch the site.
Second Round – The team without a home
game will host. Exception: The bye
team will always be the visitor. If both teams were home or both were visitors,
the second-named team in the quarter bracket will host.
Third Round – The host team will be the team that
has played the most away games. If both teams have played the same number of
away games, the bottom bracket team shall host.
Undefeated
Teams All teams are 9-0.
5A –
4A –
3A –
2A – Cass.
A – Knightstown, Linton-Stockton, Perry Central, Pioneer, Whiting.
Top
Games Matchups of teams with four or less losses between them.
Class 5A
None.
Class 4A
Sectional
13
Zionsville (8-1) at Roncalli (7-2).
Sectional 14
Sectional 15
Sectional 16
Class
3A
Sectional
19
West Noble (8-1) at Culver
Academies (7-2).
Class 2A
Sectional 27
Cass (9-0) at Heritage
(8-1).
Sectional 29
Cascade (8-1) at Tri-West
Hendricks (8-1).
Class A
Sectional 33
West Central (8-1) at
Sectional 39
Riverton Parke (7-2) at Fountain Central (8-1).
Sectional 40
Perry Central (9-0) at
Linton-Stockton (9-0).
STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Tuesday, October 18, 2005)
The following lists of statistical leaders are compiled
weekly 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.
Rushing Yards
|
Name |
Grade |
School (Class) |
Games |
Att. |
Yds. |
TD |
YPG |
|
1. Daniel
Carter |
12 |
|
9 |
223 |
2068 |
25 |
229.8 |
|
2. Bryan
Schroeder |
|
|
9 |
157 |
1946 |
24 |
216.2 |
|
4. Darryl Stott |
12 |
|
9 |
182 |
1747 |
22 |
194.1 |
|
5. Mario
Swope |
12 |
Brebeuf Jesuit (3A) |
9 |
220 |
1705 |
22 |
189.4 |
|
3. Ryan Fics |
12 |
|
9 |
153 |
1699 |
23 |
188.8 |
|
6. Ricky
Crider |
12 |
|
9 |
224 |
1679 |
24 |
186.6 |
|
9. Daniel
Keeling |
11 |
Crawfordsville
(3A) |
9 |
246 |
1615 |
15 |
179.4 |
|
|
12 |
Perry
Central (A) |
9 |
203 |
1604 |
23 |
178.2 |
|
10. Luke
Schmidt |
12 |
Jasper
(4A) |
9 |
172 |
1499 |
24 |
166.6 |
|
10. Dan
Johnson |
12 |
|
9 |
291 |
1424 |
8 |
158.2 |
Passing Yards
|
Name |
Grade |
School (Class) |
Games |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yds. |
TD |
Int. |
YPG |
|
1. Chris
Owen |
11 |
|
9 |
153 |
255 |
2549 |
26 |
8 |
283.2 |
|
2. Matt Rogers |
12 |
Indian
Creek (2A) |
9 |
129 |
204 |
2233 |
27 |
6 |
248.1 |
|
3. Eric
Watt |
11 |
|
9 |
128 |
242 |
2201 |
26 |
9 |
244.6 |
|
4. Levi Knach |
12 |
|
9 |
143 |
245 |
2071 |
18 |
11 |
230.1 |
|
5. Ben
Chappell |
12 |
|
9 |
141 |
243 |
2054 |
26 |
4 |
228.2 |
|
6. Dusty Manns |
12 |
Knox (2A) |
9 |
170 |
293 |
2050 |
20 |
17 |
227.8 |
|
7. Spud
Dick |
12 |
|
9 |
137 |
239 |
1979 |
18 |
12 |
219.9 |
|
8. Mike
Perkins |
11 |
|
9 |
154 |
342 |
1937 |
17 |
16 |
215.2 |
|
9. Kyle
Tweed |
11 |
|
9 |
176 |
291 |
1919 |
20 |
8 |
213.2 |
|
10. Kyle
Henson |
12 |
Frontier
(A) |
9 |
138 |
263 |
1909 |
19 |
10 |
212.1 |
Receiving Yards
|
Name |
Grade |
School (Class) |
Games |
Rec. |
Yds. |
TD |
YPG |
|
1. Kody Lemond |
11 |
|
9 |
86 |
1126 |
14 |
125.1 |
|
2.
Jeremiah Tworek |
12 |
Indian
Creek (2A) |
9 |
43 |
1025 |
17 |
113.9 |
|
3. Kris Staats |
12 |
LaPorte (5A) |
9 |
44 |
967 |
10 |
107.4 |
|
4. Keith
Condon |
12 |
Knox (2A) |
9 |
57 |
869 |
11 |
96.6 |
|
5. Brandon
Artis |
11 |
|
9 |
51 |
867 |
10 |
96.3 |
|
6. Chuck
Davis |
12 |
|
9 |
53 |
864 |
11 |
96.0 |
|
7. Shawn Mooney |
11 |
|
9 |
53 |
860 |
7 |
95.6 |
|
8. Dimitri Morson |
11 |
North
Vermillion |
8 |
43 |
847 |
10 |
105.9 |
|
9. Chas
Simpson |
11 |
|
9 |
32 |
841 |
8 |
93.4 |
|
10.
Brandon Bunton |
12 |
|
9 |
35 |
838 |
8 |
93.1 |
Scoring
|
Name |
Grade |
School |
Games |
TD |
PAT (1) |
PAT (2) |
FG |
Total |
PPG |
|
1. Matt
Cox |
12 |
Knightstown
(A) |
9 |
22 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
186 |
20.7 |
|
2. Mario
Swope |
12 |
Brebeuf Jesuit (3A) |
9 |
26 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
158 |
17.6 |
|
T3. Daniel
Carter |
12 |
|
9 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
156 |
17.3 |
|
T3. Bryan
Schroeder |
10 |
|