Phone:
317–846–6601 Fax:
317–575–4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
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MEDIA
INFORMATION
November 1, 2006
Contact:
E–Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
VOLLEYBALL
STATE TITLES ON THE LINE SATURDAY AT HINKLE FIELDHOUSE
Half of last year’s state finalists return, including
two defending state champions, as the 35th Annual IHSAA Volleyball
State Finals are contested in the
Four different sites will be used for the morning semifinals
which begin at 9 am EST / 8 am CST with the winners at each site converging on
Hinkle Fieldhouse on the campus of
Eight of the 16 teams have advanced back from last
year’s field of teams, including defending champions Muncie Burris (2A)
and Michigan City Marquette (A). Burris has swept every 2A state title since
1997 while
Besides
In Class 2A, Burris will take on Brownstown Central, another
regular in the 2A state finals and making its fifth straight appearance. The
winner of that match will go up against either
In the 3A tournament, none of last year’s participants made it back but it features four teams that have qualified for state at one time or another including three – Mishawaka Marian, Roncalli and Delta – which have each carried home the big trophy at least once. Marian takes on Jasper in the opener while Roncalli and Delta face off in the second semifinal.
In 4A, all four teams have played at this level in recent
years. The first semi features, Muncie Central which has qualified every year
since 2002, taking on Penn. These two faced off in the championship match in
2002 with the Bearcats carting off with the fourth of its five trophies. Penn
has managed to advance to the finals every other year since 2000. The other
semi will showcase
The Meet the Teams file from the IHSAA website contains rosters, statistics and season results on all 16 squads.
35th
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2006.
Admission: $8.00 per session; $12.00 both sessions.
Television: The Class 4A championship match will be
broadcast live beginning at 8:10 p.m. EST / 7:10 p.m. CST on all Comcast,
Insight and Bright House Networks cable systems in the state. Longtime sports
broadcaster Jerry Baker, and Mike Lingenfelter, former Wapahani volleyball
coach, will provide play-by-play and analysis, respectively. A list of
affiliates will be posted to the IHSAA website on Thursday.
Home Team: The second-named team in each pairing will
be the designated home team.
Semifinal
Matches
Class 4A at North Central
HS,
Match 1:
Match 2:
Class 3A at
Match 1:
Match 2: Roncalli (30-5) vs. Delta (29-8). To
follow
Class 2A at Ben Davis HS,
Match 1: Brownstown Central (26-9) vs.
Match 2:
Class A at Hinkle Fieldhouse,
Match 1: Cowan (29-7) vs. Loogootee (32-4). 9
am EST
Match 2:
Championship Matches
Hinkle Fieldhouse,
Class A
Winner
of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 2:30 pm EST
Class 2A
Winner
of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. Begins no earlier than 4:15 pm EST
Class 3A
Winner
of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. Begins no earlier than 6 pm EST
Class 4A
Winner
of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. Begins no earlier than 8:10 pm EST
State Finals Media
Credentials – The 2006-07 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential is good
for admission. For those outlets without credentials and planning to cover the
volleyball state finals, please fax a request on company letterhead containing
names of the working individuals to Sports Information Director
Media Services – A member of the IHSAA staff will be available at each of the semifinal sites on Saturday to assist in your coverage as well as at Hinkle Fieldhouse for the championship round later in the day. Official programs will be available at each site while computer-generated box scores will be issued for the championship matches only. Interviews may be conducted with coaches and players following their matches though we request your cooperation in holding your interviews for the championship matches until after the award ceremonies have concluded. Electrical power and phone lines will be available at each site for filing stories and photographs.
NOTES
Defending State Champions in the Finals
2A –
A –
Returning State Finalists
4A –
3A – None.
2A –
Brownstown Central,
A – Cowan,
4A –
3A – Delta,
2A –
A –
First-time State Finalists
4A – None.
3A – None.
2A –
A – None.
Kirk Robinson of Akron, who has served as a licensed IHSAA official for 23 years, is the 2006 recipient of the Interscholastic Officials Association award for excellence in the sport of girls volleyball.
During his career, Robinson has worked 18 sectionals, 12 regionals, three semi-states and five state championships in 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors an outstanding official in each of 11 sports.
Robinson was nominated for this award by the Northern
Indiana Officials Association (NIOA), one of 26 local associations in the state
of
In addition to volleyball, Robinson also officiates basketball and has worked two state championships in girls basketball in 2002 and 2005. An active member of the NIOA, he has served as president, sports chairman, clinician and rules interpreter.
Professionally, Robinson has worked 24 years at Pike Lumber
Company in
FORTY FOOTBALL
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES THIS WEEKEND
Forty sectional championship games in the 34th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament Series are scheduled for this weekend. Currently, all games are set to be played Friday evening.
The winners at each site will advance to a regional championship game the following week. Scores from each site will be posted to the IHSAA website on Friday along with regional contests.
Twenty-one of the games are rematches from regular season contests while nine are rematches from last year’s sectional finals.
Penn has ruled Class 5A, Sectional 2 for 11 straight years, the longest active streak in the state. The Kingsmen will put that mark on the line as they host LaPorte on Friday, one of six schools out for their first-ever sectional crown.
Sectional Championship Games
Date: Friday, November 3, 2006.
Times: 7 pm local time unless otherwise noted.
Admission: $5.00.
Sectionals: AP-style | 5A 4A 3A 2A A PDF
NOTES
Defending Sectional Champions Still Alive (26 of 40)
5A –
4A –
3A –
Batesville,
2A –
Jimtown, North Posey, Rensselaer Central,
A – Adams
Central, Knightstown, Park Tudor, Perry Central, Riverton Parke,
Active Sectional Championship Streaks (three or more years)
11 years –
6 –
5 – Batesville, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
4 –
3 – Adams
Central,
Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
19 by
Seeking First Sectional Championship
5A –
4A – None.
3A – None.
2A –
A – None.
Drought Breaker Hopefuls (Five or more years since last sectional championship)
22 years –
17 –
16 – North Putnam (1990).
15 –
14 –
Cascade, South Newton,
13 – North
Central (
10 – South
9 –
8 –
7 –
6 –
5 –
Top Five All-Time
Sectional Championships
19 –
16 – Ben Davis, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Jimtown, Penn, Roncalli.
2006 Rematches
– Twenty-one of the 40 games are rematches from earlier this season.
Listed below are the rematches along with their previous result.
|
Sectional Championship Game |
Previous result |
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5A |
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Warren Central (11-0) at North Central (Indpls.) (8-3). |
Warren Central 53, @ North Central 34, Sept. 15. |
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4A |
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@ Concord 42, |
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Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (10-1) at |
@ Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 20, |
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@ Whiteland 38, |
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3A |
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New |
@ New |
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2A |
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Cascade (10-1) at North Putnam (11-0). |
@ North Putnam 28, Cascade 13, Sept. 1. |
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@ Clarksville 14, Brownstown Central 13, Sept. 1. |
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North Posey (4-6) at Southridge (9-2). |
Southridge 45, @ North Posey 0, Sept. 8. |
|
A |
|
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West Central (5-6) at |
@ South |
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Southern Wells (7-4) at |
@ |
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Eastern Hancock (6-5) at Knightstown (5-6). |
Eastern Hancock 15, @ Knightstown 12, Sept. 15. |
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Park Tudor (6-5) at Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (10-1). |
@ Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 31, Park Tudor 7, Sept. 23. |
|
Fountain Central (10-1) at Riverton Parke (8-3). |
Fountain Central 34, @ Riverton Parke 6, Sept. 1. |
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Perry Central (9-1) at |
@ Perry Central 38, |
Rematches from Last
Year’s Sectional Championship Games
Nine of this week’s 40 championship games are rematches from last year’s sectional final.
|
Sectional Championship Game |
2005 result |
|
5A |
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@ |
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4A |
|
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@ Lowell 32, Hobart 6. |
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Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (10-1) at |
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@ Delta 28, |
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3A |
|
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@ |
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New |
New |
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Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (10-1) at |
@ Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 34, |
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2A |
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None. |
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|
A |
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Southern Wells (7-4) at |
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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 30, 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.
·
Players listed in BOLD are still competing in the state
tournament.
Rushing Yards per game
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Name |
Grade |
School (Class) |
Games |
Rush |
Yds. |
TD |
YPG |
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1. |