Phone:
317–846–6601 Fax:
317–575–4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
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MEDIA
INFORMATION
October 17, 2006
Contact:
E–Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
SINGLES,
DOUBLES TITLES TO BE DECIDED SATURDAY IN BOYS TENNIS
Eight singles players and five doubles teams are all that
remain as the State Finals in Boy Tennis Singles and Doubles are scheduled for
Friday and Saturday at
All eight singles players will compete on Friday in quarterfinal competition while only one doubles match will be contested. The winners will each earn a spot in the semifinal round on Saturday morning at 10 am EDT. Championship and consolation matches are set for Saturday afternoon at 2 pm EDT.
Two individuals, both singles players, have competed
previously in the Individual State Finals. Derek Carpenter, a Fort Wayne South
Side junior, finished fourth a year ago, while Joseph Boesing, a Floyd Central
senior, placed third in 2004. Boesing and the Highlanders finished third at
last Saturday’s team finals in
State Finals Media Credentials – The 2006-07 IHSAA State
Finals Media Credential issued previously for the girls golf and boys tennis team
state finals is good for admission. For those outlets without credentials and
planning to cover the event, please fax a request on company letterhead
containing names of the working individuals to Sports Information Director
State Finals
Date: October 20-21, 2006.
Admission: Free.
Site:
Singles
Friday, Oct. 20, 2 pm EDT
Joseph Boesing-12, Floyd Central (16-2, 9-0) vs. Danny
Lewallen-12,
Derek Carpenter-11,
Troy Brinker-11, Penn (15-1, 6-0) vs. Chris Herron-12,
Nick Volz-10,
Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 am EDT
Boesing-Lewallen winner vs. Carpenter-Segren winner.
Brinker-Herron winner vs. Volz-Ervin winner.
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2 pm EDT
Championship Match – Morning winners.
Consolation Match – Morning losers.
Doubles
Friday, Oct. 20, 2 pm EDT
Blake Applegate-12 | Elliott
Willey-12,
Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 am EDT
Thomas J. Snelson-12 | Gautham Vaidyanathan-12, Penn (15-0, 6-0) vs. Michigan City-Zionsville winner.
Nick Seger-12 | Pete Wilson-11, Jasper (14-4, 7-0) vs. Kush Govani-11 | Tommy Osborne-12,
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2 pm EDT
Championship Match – Morning winners.
Consolation Match – Morning losers.
FOOTBALL
SECTIONALS BEGIN FRIDAY
Eighteen teams successfully navigated the regular season to an unbeaten record as action begins Friday night in the 34th Annual IHSAA State Tournament Series.
Cass,
In all, 314 teams have entered the state tournament, three more than in 2005 and the most since the IHSAA moved to the five class system in 1985.
One hundred fifty-three games are scheduled for Friday with two more moved to Saturday. Results will be posted to the IHSAA website as they become available.
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Sectionals: AP-style | 5A 4A 3A 2A A PDF
NOTES
Sectionals
Dates: Friday, October 20, 2006 (first round games); Friday, October 27, 2006
(semifinal games); Friday, November 3, 2006 (championship games).
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
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.
Semifinals – 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.
Championship – 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.
All-Time Consecutive Tournament Victories
23 – Roncalli, 2002-05.
Active Consecutive Tournament Victory Streaks
18 – Warren Central, 2003-05.
6 – Jimtown, Lowell, NorthWood, Sheridan.
Defending Sectional Champions
Adams Central, Avon, Batesville, Cass, Concord,
Decatur Central, Delta, East Central, Eastbrook, Evansville Reitz, Fort Wayne
Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Greenwood, Griffith,
Hamilton Heights, Hamilton Southeastern, Heritage Hills, Indianapolis Bishop
Chatard, Jasper, Jimtown, Knightstown, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lawrenceburg,
Lowell, Merrillville, New Palestine, North Posey, NorthWood, Park Tudor, Penn,
Perry Central, Rensselaer Central, Riverton Parke, Roncalli, Sheridan,
Speedway, Tri-West Hendricks, Warren Central, West Central.
Active Sectional Championship Streaks (three or more years)
11 –
6 –
5 – Batesville, Eastbrook, Indianapolis Bishop
Chatard.
4 –
3 – Adams Central,
Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
19
by
Top 5 All-Time Sectional Championships
19 –
17 – Ben Davis.
16 – Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Jimtown, Penn, Roncalli.
VOLLEYBALL
SECTIONALS BEGIN THIS WEEK
The 35th Annual IHSAA Volleyball State Tournament
Series gets underway this week at 64 sites with some matches scheduled for
early in the week. The majority of sites, however, will begin on Thursday, Oct.
19, with championship matches on Saturday, Oct. 21. Three hundred ninety-four schools have entered this year’s
tournament.
Results from each
site will be added to the IHSAA website throughout the week as they become
available.
NOTES
Sectionals
Dates:
October 16-21, 2006.
Times:
Determined by host school.
Admission: $5.00 per session; $8.00 all sessions.
Defending Sectional Champions
Adams Central, Andrean, Attica, Avon, Batesville,
Bellmont, Bloomington North, Boonville, Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownstown Central,
Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Cascade, Castle, Center Grove, Clinton Central,
Cowan, Delta, Fairfield, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Snider, Hammond
Morton, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Scecina,
Jasper, Kouts, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lanesville, LaPorte, Lawrenceburg,
Linton-Stockton, Loogootee, Lowell, Madison-Grant, Martinsville, McCutcheon,
Michigan City Marquette, Mishawaka, Morristown, Muncie Burris, Muncie Central,
New Albany, New Castle, North Judson, Northeast Dubois, NorthWood, Norwell,
Oldenburg Academy, Perry Central, Prairie Heights, Providence, Roncalli, South
Bend St. Joseph’s, Southwood, Sullivan, Tecumseh, Union (Dugger), Union
County, Valparaiso, Wes-Del, West Central, West Lafayette, Wheeler.
Active Sectional Championship Streaks (three or more years)
17 – Jasper.
10 – Center Grove.
9 –
8 – Brownstown Central,
7 –
6 – Adams Central,
5 –
4 –
3 – Brebeuf Jesuit,
Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
19
by
Top 5 All-Time Sectional Championships
29 – Jasper.
25 –
24 – Castle,
CROSS COUNTRY
SEMI-STATES SATURDAY
Cross country runners from across the state have one final hill to climb in order to qualify for the state meet as four sites will host semi-state races this Saturday in the 62nd Annual Boys and 27th Annual Girls tournaments.
Bloomington North, Franklin
Central,
Results from each site will be posted to the IHSAA website as they are received. Lane assignments for the state meet are expected to be available by noon on Monday from the IHSAA website.
State Finals Media Credentials – The 2006-07 IHSAA State
Finals Media Credential issued previously for the girls golf and boys tennis
state finals is good for admission. For those outlets without credentials and
planning to cover the cross country state meet, please fax a request on company
letterhead containing names of the working individuals to Sports Information
Director
Semi-States
Date: Saturday, October 21, 2006.
Admission: Free.
Advancement: The top 15 individuals and top five teams
advance to the state finals.
1.
Qualifiers from
2. Franklin Central, 10:30 am EDT
Qualifiers from Brebeuf Jesuit, Franklin Central, Noblesville, Rushville. Map
3.
Qualifiers from Bellmont, Delta,
4. New Prairie 10:30 am CDT
Qualifiers
from
State Finals
Date: Saturday, October 28, 2006.
Times: (Girls) 1 p.m. EDT; (Boys) 1:45 p.m. EDT.
Admission: $5.00 per person.
LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course,
Course Layouts and Driving Directions
BOYS NOTES
Defending Semi-State Champions Still Alive (4 of 4)
All-Time Consecutive Semi-State Championships
7 by
None.
Top 5 All-Time Semi-State Championships
16 –
14 –
12 –
6 –
5 – Columbus North,
GIRLS NOTES
Defending Semi-State Champions Still Alive (4 of 4)
All-Time Consecutive Semi-State Championships
7 by
7 –
Top 5 All-Time Semi-State Championships
11 –
10 –
8 – Northridge.
5 – Floyd Central.
4 –
SOCCER TOURNAMENTS ROLL ON
TO SEMI-STATES
A big week of soccer is in store as the 13th Annual tournaments for girls and boys roll on at sites across the state.
The girls tournament features 32 teams scheduled to play regional matches on Wednesday, Oct. 18, with the winners of each match advancing to semi-state play at four sites on Saturday, Oct. 21.
Sixteen teams are all that remain in the boys tournament
with semi-state matches scheduled for four sites this Saturday as well.
Semifinal matches are scheduled for the morning hours with evening championship
to determine each of this year’s state finalists. The state finals are
scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28 at Kuntz Memorial Stadium in
Results from this week’s girls regionals and all of Saturday’s semi-state action will be posted to the IHSAA website as they are received, while information on each of the state finalist teams, including statistics and season results, is expected to be available next Tuesday.
State Finals Media Credentials – The 2006-07 IHSAA State
Finals Media Credential issued previously for the girls golf and boys tennis
state finals is good for admission. For those outlets without credentials and
planning to cover the soccer state finals on Saturday, Oct. 28, please fax a
request on company letterhead containing names of the working individuals to
Sports Information Director
GIRLS NOTES
Regionals
Date: October 18, 2006.
Admission: $5.00.
Semi-States
Date: October 21, 2006.
Admission: $6.00 per session; $8.00 both sessions.
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Brackets
PDF
Defending Regional Champions Still Alive
Avon, Center Grove, East Central, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Snider, Lake Central, Muncie Central, Valparaiso.
All-Time Consecutive Regional Championships
8 by
Active Regional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)
6 – Center Grove.
4 –
3 – East Central, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
Top 5 All-Time Regional Championships
10 –
9 – Center Grove.
8 –
7 – East Central,
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Defending Semi-State Champions Still Alive (as
of 10/17)
Fort Wayne Bishop
Dwenger,
All-Time Consecutive Semi-State Championships
5 by
None.
Top 5 All-Time Semi-State Championships
8 –
4 –
3 – Chesterton, Homestead.
2 – Bloomington South, Evansville Central, Fort Wayne Snider, Lake Central, South Bend St. Joseph’s.
BOYS NOTES
Semi-States
Date: October 21, 2006.
Admission: $6.00 per session; $8.00 both sessions.
· Brackets
PDF
Defending Semi-State Champions Still Alive
All-Time Consecutive Semi-State Championships
4 by
None.
Top 5 All-Time Semi-State Championships
7 –
4 –
3 –
FOOTBALL
ATTENTION
FOOTBALL 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 on Monday, Nov. 27.
STATE STATISTICAL
LEADERS
Information as
of Monday, October 16, 2006
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.
Rushing Yards per game
|
|
Name |
Grade |
School (Class) |
Games |
Rush |
Yds. |
TD |
YPG |
|
1. |
Darren Evans |
12 |
Warren Central (5A) |
9 |
173 |
1681 |
36 |
186.8 |
|
2. |
Craig Ray |
12 |
|
9 |
198 |
1614 |
18 |
179.3 |
|
3. |
Michael Woodsmall |
11 |
North Central (Farmersburg)
(A) |
9 |
222 |
|