Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc.

     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 INFORMATION

March 7, 2007

Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director

E-mail: jwille@ihsaa.org

 

BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS THIS SATURDAY

Two defending state champions survived sectional play and two schools captured their first championships in school history as 64 teams advance to the regional games in the 97th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament.

 

Regional games will be played Saturday, March 10, at 16 sites in the four classes with two semifinal games early in the day followed by a championship game that evening. The survivors will move on to the semi-state round for a single game on Saturday, March 17, with the winners earning a spot in the March 24 state finals at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

 

Defending state champs Lawrence North (4A) and New Castle (3A) each won their respective sectional on Saturday and among 29 repeat winners from last year. For Lawrence North, it was its fifth consecutive and 24th straight tournament victory dating to 2003. Tecumseh (A) won its ninth consecutive sectional championship while Evansville Mater Dei (3A) lost a sectional game for the first time since 1998.

 

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (3A) and Wheeler (2A) each won the first sectional championship in school history. Bishop Luers upended Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, 72-70, at Bellmont, while Wheeler topped Hammond Bishop Noll at home, 81-44.

 

Several long sectional championship droughts ended last weekend, the longest of which belonged to North Central (Farmersburg), which celebrated its first crown since 1967. The Class A Thunderbirds defeated host White River Valley, 49-39, in the final game.

 

Please note that the location of each semi-state game will be announced on Sunday, March 11, at ihsaa.org.

 

Regionals

Date: Saturday, March 10.

Admission: $6 per session; $9 both sessions.

Pairings

 

TOURNAMENT NOTES

 

Looking for First Regional Title (16 of 64)

4A – Franklin Central.

3A – Edgewood, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Gary Wirt, Hammond Clark, NorthWood.

2A – Eastside, Fairfield, North Montgomery, Providence, South Knox, Wheeler.

A – Lanesville, North Central (Farmersburg), Tri-County, Wes-Del.

 

Looking to Break Regional Championship Drought (Five or More Years)

64 years – Rochester (1943).

45 – Eminence (1962).

39 – Evansville Reitz (1968).

34 – South Bend Adams (1973).

26 – Indianapolis Howe (1981).

24 – Cloverdale (1983).

21 – Southridge (1986).

15 – Lawrenceburg (1992).

14 – Fort Wayne South Side (1993).

10 – New Albany (1997).

9 – Evansville Bosse, Morristown, Northwestern (1998).

8 – Madison, Morgan Township, North Central (Indianapolis), Terre Haute North (1999).

7 – Jac-Cen, Del, Marion, Tecumseh, Tippecanoe Valley, Winchester (2000).

6 – Batesville, Blue River Valley, Brebeuf Jesuit, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Covington, East Chicago Central, Park Tudor, Shenandoah (2001).

5 – Barr-Reeve (2002).

 

Defending Regional Champions Still Alive (9 of 64)

4A – Bloomington South, Lawrence North, Muncie Central, Penn.

3A – Jay County, New Castle, Plymouth.

2A – Harding.

A – Oregon-Davis.

 

Active Regional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

3 – Lawrence North.

 

Most Consecutive Regional Championships

13 by Marion, 1975-87.

 

Top Five All-Time Regional Championship Leaders

38 – Lafayette Jefferson.

34 – Marion, Muncie Central.

33 – Kokomo.

28 – Anderson.

 

Best Records in the Field (Two losses or less)

4A – Fort Wayne South Side (20-2), Franklin Central (23-2), Muncie Central (20-2), Valparaiso (22-2).

3A – Edgewood (22-0), New Castle (23-2), Plymouth (21-2).

2A – Northwestern (21-2).

A – Oregon-Davis (23-1), Tri-County (22-1).

 

2006 State Champions Still Alive (2 of 4)

4A – Lawrence North.

3A – New Castle.

 

2006 State Finals Teams Still Alive (5 of 8)

4A – Lawrence North, Muncie Central.

3A – Jay County, New Castle.

2A – Harding.

A – None.

 

First-Time Sectional Champions

4A – None.

3A – Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.

2A – Wheeler.

A – None.

 

Sectional Championship Drought Breakers (Five or more years)

40 – North Central (Farmersburg) (1967).

29 – Eminence (1978).

24 – Cloverdale (1983).

21 – Indianapolis Howe (1986).

18 – Gary Wirt (1989).

14 – Eastside, South Knox (1993).

13 – Southridge (1994).

10 – Lawrenceburg (1997).

9 – Evansville Bosse, South Bend Adams (1998).

7 – Evansville Reitz, Marion (2000).

6 – Carroll (Fort Wayne), NorthWood, Park Tudor (2001).

5 – Barr-Reeve, Fairfield, Morristown, Shenandoah (2002).

 

Repeat Sectional Champions (29 of 64)

4A – Bloomington South, East Chicago Central, Lawrence North, Muncie Central, Penn, Pike, Valparaiso.

3A – Batesville, Hammond Clark, Jay County, Madison, New Castle, Plymouth, Tippecanoe Valley, Washington, Western.

2A – Cass, Harding, North Montgomery, Providence, Rochester.

A – Blue River Valley, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lanesville, Oregon-Davis, Orleans, Tecumseh, Tri-County.

 

 

 

GYMNASTICS REGIONALS FRIDAY

All four regional sites will host action on Friday night as the 35th Annual Girls Gymnastics State Tournament enters its second week.

 

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, the two-time defending state champion and winner in three of the last four years, will be one of six full teams competing at Huntington North on Friday. The Saints will be going after their eighth consecutive regional crown which would set a state record. Currently they are tied with Columbus East which won seven straight from 1989 to 1995.

 

The top two teams at each regional automatically qualify for the state finals at Perry Meridian High School on Saturday, March 17.

 

Results from each regional site will be posted to the IHSAA website as they become available over the weekend.

 

Regionals

Dates: Friday, Mar. 9 and Saturday, Mar. 10.

Admission: $6.

Advancement: The top six place winners in each event advance to the state finals; the top six place winners in the all-around competition advance to the state finals; all gymnasts who receive the score of the sixth place gymnast at the previous state finals meet advance to the state finals (Floor Exercise  –  9.675; Balance Beam  –  9.325; Vault  –  9.650; Bars  –  9.400; All-Around  –  37.300); The top two teams compiling the highest number of points at each regional shall advance as a complete team to the state finals; individual ties for advancement of the last position in the tournament series shall stand.

 

1.   Columbus East (2) Fri, 7 pm

      Columbus East, Connersville.

2.   Harrison (West Lafayette) (2) Fri, 6:30 pm

      Harrison (West Lafayette), Warren Central.

3.   Huntington North (2) Fri, 6 pm

      Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Muncie Central.

4.   Valparaiso (2) Fri, 6 pm CT

      Chesterton, Wawasee.

 

State Finals

Site: Perry Meridian High School, 401 W. Meridian School Road, Indianapolis.

Date: Saturday, Mar. 17.

Time: Opening ceremonies at 12:30 p.m. ET; Competition at 1 pm ET.

Admission: $7.

 

 

TOURNAMENT NOTES

 

2006 State Finalist Teams Still Alive (5 of 8)

Center Grove, Chesterton, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Lawrence Central, Valparaiso.

 

Defending Regional Champions

Center Grove, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Lawrence Central, Valparaiso.

 

Active Regional Championship Streaks

7 – Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.

4 – Center Grove, Lawrence Central, Valparaiso.

 

Most Consecutive Regional Championships

7 by Columbus East, 1989-95; Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, 2000-06.

 

Top 10 Regional Championships

13 – Valparaiso.

12 – Columbus East.

11 – Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Merrillville.

9 – Homestead, Perry Meridian.

 

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL STATISTICS

 

Final for 2006-07 Season

The following lists of statistical leaders are compiled from information contained at Athlistics.com, 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 Athlistics.com and updating team and individual statistics by 10 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. CT each Monday through the end of the season. Subscribers to the site will be able to assist their favorite school’s athletic department as 25 percent of subscription revenue benefits the school designated by the individual.

 

Points per game

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

FG

3FG

FTM

Points

High

PPG

Brittany Rayburn

Attica (A)

11

24

161

65

154

671

46

28.0

Megan King

Fort Wayne Canterbury (A)

12

25

206

41

120

655

38

26.2

Ty’Ronda Benning

Muncie Southside (4A)

11

19

158

28

86

486

42

25.6

Deja Mattox

Maconaquah (3A)

11

19

142

29

105

476

35

25.1

Sha’la Jackson

Fort Wayne South Side (4A)

12

25

208

34

102

620

39

24.8

Skyler Diggins

South Bend Washington (4A)

10

28

196

50

139

681

39

24.3

Sam Stahl

Owen Valley (3A)

12

26

186

33

153

624

31

24.0

Brittany Schoen

South Central (Elizabeth) (A)

11

25

120

80

111

591

38

23.6

Kayla Thompson

Covenant Christian (A)

12

21

138

43

76

481

33

22.9

Jordan Lewis

Greenfield-Central (4A)

11

21

185

2

96

472

34

22.5

Ta’Shia Phillips

Brebeuf Jesuit (3A)

12

27

251

0

97

599

32

22.2

Amie Newhart

Clinton Prairie (A)

12

22

152

20

115

479

34

21.8

Betsy Adams

Twin Lakes (3A)

11

25

99

72

111

525

35

21.0

Myra Kyle

Bluffton (2A)

11

22

117

36

120

462

36

21.0

Mollie Taulbee

Knox (3A)

12

17

97

18

100

348

34

20.5

Stephanie Wagner

Jimtown (2A)

12

25

131

41

127