Phone: 317-846-6601
Fax: 317-575-4244 Website:
www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
____________________________________________________________________
MEDIA INFORMATION
March 14, 2007
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports
Information Director
E-mail: jwille@ihsaa.org
TWO
DEFENDING CHAMPS RETURN TO GYMNASTICS STATE FINALS
Two
defending state champions as well as the two-time defending team champion are
included in the field for the 35th Annual Gymnastics State Finals at
The opening
ceremonies begin at 12:30 pm ET / 11:30 am CT with competition in four events
beginning 30 minutes later.
A total of 27 schools are represented in the meet
with eight –
The Saints, who captured their state
record eight consecutive regional crown last weekend at Huntington North by just
.025 of a point, return the bulk of last year’s participants that set a state finals
record with 113.300 points. Among them is junior Jeanna Van Hoey, the two-time
defending champ in the uneven bars. She also claimed the all-around title as a
freshman in 2005.
Katelyn Fernandes is the other returning
state champ from a year ago. The Center Grove sophomore claimed the vaulting
crown in 2006 helping her team to a runner-up finish, just .2 of a point behind
Bishop Dwenger. The Trojans won their fifth straight regional title last week
at Columbus East.
Lawrence Central, top-ranked in the state
coaches poll, also won its fourth consecutive regional last weekend at Harrison
(
TOURNAMENT NOTES
Teams Represented (27)
Cambridge City Lincoln, Carmel, Carroll
(Fort Wayne), Center Grove, Chesterton, Columbus East, Columbus North, Connersville,
Crown Point, Eastbrook, Elkhart Central, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne
Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne Snider, Hagerstown, Hobart, Huntington North, Jeffersonville,
Lawrence Central, Logansport, Muncie Southside, Perry Meridian, Plainfield, Roncalli,
Southmont, Valparaiso, Western.
Competing
for Team Championship (8)
Defending State Champions in the
Meet
§
Vault
– Katelyn Fernandes, 10, Center Grove.
§
Uneven
Bars – Jeanna Van Hoey, 11, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
Other
§
Uneven
Bars, All-Around – Jeanna Van Hoey, 11, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (won both in
2005).
35th
Date: Saturday,
Mar
Time: Opening
ceremonies at 12:30 pm ET; Competition at 1 pm ET.
Admission: $7.00.
Site: Perry Meridian High School,
Media Host: IHSAA Sports Information Director
Jason Wille will be on hand to assist you in your coverage of the event.
Media Credentials: The “2006-07 IHSAA State Finals
Media Credential” is good for admission. For individuals needing credentials,
please fax a request on company letterhead to Jason Wille at 317-575-4244
immediately.
Programs: Complimentary copies of the official
state finals program will be available for members of the media and include the
order of participants in each event as well as some history behind the event.
Working Space: Tables, chairs and electrical power
will be available in the balcony area for use by the media. The school’s
athletic office will have an available phone line for filing stories and
photographs following the meet.
Photographers: With the exception of the IHSAA’s
Official Photographer from “Visual Sports Network”, all photographers should
remain off the competition floor during the event. The lower level bleachers
are available for your use. After the event, you will be welcome on the floor
for the award ceremonies. Also, during
the event, please use discretion when photographing the athletes as your camera
strobe can pose a danger to the safety of the athletes during their
performances. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Results: Copies of the official results will
be distributed at the meet’s conclusion and will also be posted to the IHSAA
website at www.ihsaa.org.
TRIP TO BASKETBALL STATE FINALS ON THE LINE SATURDAY
Nearly half
the field of 16 teams will be gunning for its first appearance in the March 24
state finals when semi-state action takes place this Saturday at four sites
around the state. Each site will host a doubleheader with the first game
beginning at 1 pm ET / 12 pm CT.
Each of the
winners will earn a spot in the 97th State Finals at Conseco
Fieldhouse.
Seven teams
– East Chicago Central,
In Class
4A, Bloomington South, which faces North Central of Indianapolis in the second
game at
Results
from each game will be posted to ihsaa.org on Saturday as soon as possible.
Semi-States
Date: Saturday,
March 17.
Admission: $7.
Times: All
listed as Eastern Time unless noted otherwise.
Home Team: The second team listed in each game
is the designated home team.
North
1.
A –
4A –
2.
2A – Northwestern (23-2) vs.
3A – NorthWood (19-5) vs.
South
3.
2A –
4A –
4.
A – Barr-Reeve (22-3) vs.
Lanesville (23-3). 1 pm
3A –
State Finals
Date: Saturday, March 24.
Site: Conseco Fieldhouse,
Conseco Fieldhouse | No. 1 Venue in
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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 ticket office at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Home Team: Winners of the south semi-states
will be the designated home teams.
Session I
Class A State
Championship – 10:30 am ET.
Class 2A State
Championship – follows Class A game.
Session II
Class 3A State Championship – 6 pm ET.
Class 4A State Championship – follows Class 3A game.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
Seeking
4A:
3A: NorthWood.
2A:
A: Lanesville, Oregon-Davis.
Seeking to
47 –
25 –
8 – North
Central (
7 –
6 –
Batesville (2001).
5 –
Barr-Reeve (2002).
Seeking to Repeat as Semi-State
Champions
None.
Seeking
4A:
3A: NorthWood.
2A:
A: Lanesville, Oregon-Davis.
Note: 1935-36 was the first year for
semi-states.
Most Consecutive Semi-State
Championships
4 – Ben
Davis (1993-96).
Top 10 All-Time Semi-State
Championship Leaders (Year of last title)
13 –
12 –
11 –
8 –
Note: 1935-36 was the first year for
semi-states.
Best Records in the Field (Two
losses or less)
4A: None.
3A:
2A: Northwestern (23-2).
A: Oregon-Davis (25-1).
Top Current Winning Streaks
16 –
13 –
Northwestern.
12 –
Oregon-Davis.
11 –
10 –
Ranked
Teams Still Alive (State Coaches Poll)
9. North
Central (
Ranked
Teams Still Alive (AP Poll)
4A: 9.
3A: 4.
2A: 2. Northwestern; 3.
A: 1. Oregon-Davis; 4. Barr-Reeve; 7. Lanesville; 10.
2005
State Champions Still Alive
None.
2005 State
Finalist Teams Still Alive
None.
7 –
3 –
3 –
1 –
1 – North Central (
1 –
First-Time Regional Champions
4A – None.
3A – NorthWood.
2A –
A – Lanesville.
Regional Championship Droughts
Broken (Five or more years)
9 years – Evansville
Bosse, Northwestern (1998).
8 – North Central (
7 –
6 – Batesville,
5 – Barr-Reeve (2002).
Repeat Regional Champions
4A –
3A –
2A – None.
A – Oregon-Davis.
Coaches
from the eight schools in the 2007 IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals will
gather Monday (March 19) at Conseco Fieldhouse in
At approximately
11 am ET / 10 am CT, members of the media should go to the Entry Pavilion on
the north side of Conseco Fieldhouse. Fieldhouse personnel will be on hand to
escort you from there to the meeting area.
Updated
statistics, rosters and other team information as submitted by the schools will
be distributed at the interview session. 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 state finals credentials at the press conference, please indicate that
on your request.
Also, the
IHSAA has partnered with Olive Garden,
which will cater lunch to all administrators, coaches and media in attendance on
Monday. Olive Garden will also invite all eight state finalist teams to dine in
one of their Indianapolis-area restaurants for a pre-game dinner preceding the
state finals. Media is invited to attend
and interview the players and coaches at the team dinners. For information,
contact Lopa Desai at 212-537-8248 or ldesai@gcigroup.com.
INDIANA
HIGH SCHOOLS WELL-REPRESENTED IN NCAA TOURNEYS
A total of 40 men’s players and 23 women’s players who played high school
basketball inside our borders will participate in this year’s NCAA basketball
tournaments that begin this week.
North Central (
Thanks to
IHSAA assistants Mike Wilson and Don Kaczorowski for compiling the following
information.
Men’s Tournament
Jordan
Campbell, 6-5, Fr, G,
Patrick
Brand, 6-6, So, F,
Pete
Campbell, 6-7, Jr, F,
Brandon
Crone, 6-6, Sr, F,
A.J.
Graves, 6-1, Sr, G,
Grant
Leiendecker, 6-3, Fr, G, Fort
Marcus
Nellums, 6-4, Sr, G, Fort Wayne (Northrop)
Nick
Rodgers, 6-1, Fr, G, Noblesville (Noblesville)
Ben Slaton,
6-1, So, G, Columbus (
Drew
Streicher, 6-7, Jr, G/F, Washington (
Josh
McRoberts, 6-10, So, F,
Eastern
Ryan
Dillman, 6-0, Fr, G,
Earnest
Maul, 6-1, Jr, G,
Adam
Ahlfeld, 6-0, Jr, G,
Armon
Bassett, 6-1, Fr, G,
A.J. Ratliff,
6-3, Jr, G,
Errek Suhr,
5-8, Sr, G,
Kyle Taber,
6-8, So, F,
Dominic
James, 5-11, So, G,
Antonio
Ballard, 6-4, Fr, G,
Notre Dame, University of
Luke
Harangody, 6-8, Fr, F, Schereville (Andrean)
Luke
Zeller, 6-11, So, F/C, Washington (
Mike
Conley, Jr., 6-1, Fr, G,
Greg Oden,
7-0, Fr, C,
Mark Titus,
6-4, Fr, G, Brownsburg (Brownsburg)
David
Teague, 6-5, Sr, G,
Chris
Kramer, 6-3, Fr, G, Huntington (
Bobby
Riddell, 5-9, So, G, Lafayette (
Chris
Hartley, 6-4, Sr, G, Noblesville (Noblesville)
A.J. Graft,
6-6, Jr, F, Granger (Penn)
Geno
Parker, 6-4, Fr, G, Fort Wayne (FW Snider)
Southern
Jordan
Armstrong, 6-6, Fr, F,
Wesley
Clemmons, 6-3, So, G,
Tony
Passley, 6-5, So, G,
Dan Cage,
6-5, Sr, G,
Virgina, University of
Jamil
Tucker, 6-8, Fr, F,
Vaughn
Duggins, 6-3, Fr, G, Pendleton (
Ronnie
Thomas, 6-8, So, F, Middlebury (Northridge)
Justin
Cage, 6-6, Sr, F,
Women’s Tournament
Brittany
Myers, 5-8, Jr, G, Madison (
Liz
Honegger, 5-11, Sr, F, Lafayette (Laf.
Laura
Bugher, 6-1, Fr, F,
Cassie
Kerns, 6-3, So, F/C,
Mara
Freshour, 6-1, So, G,
Kristin
Drabyn, 5-7, Jr, G, Avon (
Heather
Luttrell, 5-11, Sr, G,
Sharri
Rohde, 5-11, Sr, F,
Julie
Briody, 6-0, Sr, G, Lynnville (Tecumseh)
Notre Dame, University of
Ashley
Barlow, 5-9, Fr, G,
Danielle
Ben-Tsvulun, 6-3, Fr, F, Fort Wayne (Harding)
Melissa
Lechlitner, 5-7, Fr, G,
Brittany
Dildine, 5-9, Sr, G,
Katie
Gearlds, 6-1, Sr, G/F, Beech Grove (Beech Grove)
Jodie
Howell, 5-11, So, G,
FahKara
Malone, 5-3, Fr, G,
Dee Dee
Jernigan, 5-11, Fr, G,
Ashley
Lovelady, 5-7, Jr, G,
Alex
Webster, 5-9, Sr, G,
Suntana
Granderson, 5-10, Sr, G,
Miranda
Green, 5-6, Sr, G,
Amber
Harris, 6-5, Fr, F,
Jerri
Taylor, 5-7, So, G,
BOYS BASKETBALL STATISTICS
ATTENTION BOYS BASKETBALL COACHES
Please be
sure to report your final statistics of the season at Athlistics.com upon your team’s
elimination from the state tournament so that your players will continue to
appear in the weekly state leaders listings through the end of the state
finals. The last compilation of the season will be announced the week following
the state finals.
Information
as of Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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 |
|
DeShaun Thomas |
Fort Wayne
Bishop Luers (3A) |
9 |
23 |
206 |
38 |
140 |
666 |
45 |
28.9 |
|
Eric
Gordon |
North
Central (4A) |
12 |
21 |
134 |
49 |
190 |
605 |
50 |
28.8 |
|
Eshaunte
Jones |
Fort Wayne
North Side (4A) |
12 |
23 |
124 |
97 |
98 |
637 |
43 |
27.7 |
|
Aaron
Carter |
Perry
Central (2A ) |
12 |
21 |
144 |
39 |
148 |
553 |
43 |
26.3 |
|
Nate
Kasper |
Wheeler
(2A) |
12 |
23 |
190 |
27 |
98 |
559 |
44 |
24.3 |
|
Wes
Dickinson |
Western
(3A) |
12 |
23 |
126 |
50 |
155 |
557 |
36 |
24.2 |
|
Danny
Lewallen |
|
12 |
21 |
112 |
59 |
97 |
498 |
40 |
23.7 |
|
Matt
Howard |
|
12 |
21 |
177 |
0 |
142 |
496 |
42 |
23.6 |
|
Garrett
Butcher |
|
11 |
20 |
169 |
3 |
122 |
469 |
38 |
23.4 |
|
Kyle Kuric |
|
11 |
18 |
125 |
37 |
58 |
419 |
37 |
23.2 |
|
Melvin
Sillmon |
Howe
Military (A) |
11 |
21 |
198 |
0 |
92 |
488 |
39 |
23.2 |
|
Brandon
Wood |
|
12 |
18 |
93 |
52 |
64 |
406 |
37 |
22.5 |
|
Jason
Chorba |
|
11 |
22 |
117 |
44 |
119 |