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March 6, 2008

Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director

E–Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org

 

BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL ACTION THIS SATURDAY

Nine of last year’s 16 regional champions have returned to this Saturday’s regional round in the 98th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament.

 

Among that group are six of last year’s state finalists and three of the four defending state champions – East Chicago Central (4A), Plymouth (3A) and Northwestern, which won the 2A title a year ago, but is competing in 3A this year. In fact, the latter two could meet in Saturday night’s championship game at Plymouth setting up the first tournament meeting between two defending state champions from the previous year. For that to happen though, No. 5 Northwestern (21-2) would have to defeat Kankakee Valley (13-10) in the semifinal opener and No. 8 Plymouth would need to get past Hammond Clark (15-7) in the second game.

 

Besides those two, several other ranked teams will be in action and the most competitive site could be the Class 3A regional at Washington’s Hatchet House where the four teams have a combined 82-8 mark. All four are ranked in 3A’s top 10 and three are listed in the top five. The first game features top-ranked Evansville Memorial (20-1) meeting No. 10 Charlestown (20-3) with fourth-ranked and home-standing Washington (19-2) facing No. 2 Edgewood (23-2) in the second game.

 

Terre Haute North boys basketball coach Jim Jones, who will guide the Patriots in this weekend’s 4A Seymour regional against Evansville Reitz, has announced his retirement at the conclusion of this season. With 680 career victories in 45 years on the sideline and the last 23 at North, Jones is tied with Cloverdale’s Pat Rady as the winningest active coach in the state and ranks fourth all-time. Only Loogootee’s Jack Butcher (806), North Knox’s Howard Sharpe (724) and Columbus North’s Bill Stearman (714) accumulated more victories in state history.

 

The Class 2A regional final at Greenfield-Central will be webcast live on Saturday evening at 8 pm ET at www.ihsaasports.org. The game will feature the No. 8 Lawrenceburg-Eastern Hancock winner against the No. 4 Winchester-Heritage Christian winner.

 

Please note that the location of each semi-state game will be announced Sunday afternoon at www.ihsaa.org.

 

Regionals

Date: Saturday, March 8.

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

Times: All times Eastern unless noted otherwise.

 

Class 4A

1.   Michigan City

Game 1 – South Bend Riley (20-5) vs. Warsaw (14-8). 10 am CT

Game 2 – Crown Point (17-6) vs. East Chicago Central (19-3). 12 pm CT

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 7:30 pm CT

 

2.   Marion

Game 1 – New Castle (17-6) vs. Lafayette Jefferson (23-1). 10 am

Game 2 – Fort Wayne Snider (15-6) vs. Marion (21-4). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

3.   Southport

Game 1 – North Central (Indianapolis) (17-7) vs. Brownsburg (18-5). 10 am

Game 2 – Carmel (21-2) vs. Franklin Central (17-7). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

4.   Seymour

Game 1 – Terre Haute North (11-12) vs. Evansville Reitz (16-7). 10:30 am

Game 2 – East Central (16-7) vs. New Albany (24-0). 12:30 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

Class 3A

5.   Plymouth

Game 1 – Kankakee Valley (13-10) vs. Northwestern (21-2). 10:30 am

Game 2 – Hammond Clark (15-7) vs. Plymouth (20-3). 12:30 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8:30 pm

 

6.   Blackford

Game 1 – Delta (18-5) vs. Peru (12-11). 10 am

Game 2 – Lakeland (17-7) vs. Harding (19-3). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

7.   Shelbyville

Game 1 – Rushville (12-10) vs. Danville (18-5). 10 am

Game 2 – Batesville (22-2) vs. Beech Grove (19-3). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

8.   Washington

Game 1 – Evansville Memorial (20-1) vs. Charlestown (20-3). 10:30 am

Game 2 – Washington (19-2) vs. Edgewood (23-2). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

Class 2A

9.   North Judson

Game 1 – Westview (22-1) vs. Hammond Bishop Noll (19-4). 10 am CT

Game 2 – Culver Community (12-11) vs. Garrett (9-12). 11:30 am CT

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 7 pm CT

 

10.  Tipton

Game 1 – Tipton (21-2) vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (20-3). 10 am

Game 2 – Carroll (Flora) (10-12) vs. Northfield (14-8). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

11.  Greenfield-Central

Game 1 – Eastern Hancock (15-8) vs. Lawrenceburg (20-3). 10 am

Game 2 – Heritage Christian (12-9) vs. Winchester (20-3). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

12.  Southridge

Game 1 – Paoli (19-4) vs. Tri-West Hendricks (11-12). 10:30 am

Game 2 – South Knox (18-6) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (13-9). 12:30 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

Class A

13.  Triton

Game 1 – Morgan Township (20-4) vs. Triton (21-2). 10:30 am

Game 2 – Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (18-5) vs. Tri-County (16-7). 12:30 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

14.  Frankfort

Game 1 – Daleville (16-6) vs. Lafayette Central Catholic (18-5). 10 am

Game 2 – Monroe Central (15-8) vs. Rockville (22-3). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

15.  Martinsville

Game 1 – Waldron (14-8) vs. South Decatur (13-9). 10 am

Game 2 – Indianapolis Lutheran (19-4) vs. Shakamak (19-5). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

16.  North Daviess

Game 1 – Barr-Reeve (17-5) vs. Borden (18-5). 10 am

Game 2 – Tecumseh (19-5) vs. Orleans (20-1). 12 pm

Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm

 

Semi-States

Date: Saturday, March 15.

Admission: $7.

Note: Teams will be assigned to semi-state sites on Sunday, March 9.

 

North

1.   Lafayette Jefferson 1 pm

2.   Warsaw 1 pm

South

3.   Southport 1 pm

4.   Seymour 1 pm

 

State Finals

Date: Saturday, March 22.

Site: Conseco Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis.

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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.

 

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.

 

 

Facts & Figures

 

Looking for First Regional Title (19 of 64)

4A: East Central, Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin Central.

3A: Beech Grove, Charlestown, Edgewood, Hammond Clark, Lakeland.

2A: Carroll (Flora), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, South Knox, Tri-West Hendricks.

A: Borden, Daleville, Indianapolis Lutheran, Monroe Central, Rockville, South Decatur, Tri-County.

 

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

62: Culver Community (1946).

40: Evansville Reitz (1968).

29: Rushville (1979).

27: Kankakee Valley (1981).

19: Evansville Memorial, Tipton (1989).

18: South Bend Riley (1990).

16: Lawrenceburg (1992).

15: Carmel (1993).

13: Brownsburg (1995).

12: Lafayette Jefferson (1996).

11: New Albany (1997).

10: Crown Point, Peru (1998).

9: Morgan Township, Terre Haute North (1999).

8: Danville, Paoli, Tecumseh, Triton, Warsaw (2000).

7: Hammond Bishop Noll (2001).

6: Delta (2002).

5: Eastern Hancock, Northfield, Orleans (2003).

 

Defending Regional Champions Still Alive (9 of 16)

4A: East Chicago Central, Marion, North Central (Indianapolis).

3A: Batesville, Northwestern (2A last year), Plymouth.

2A: Winchester.

A: Barr-Reeve, Lafayette Central Catholic.

 

Active Regional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

3: Plymouth.

 

Most Consecutive Regional Championships

13 by Marion, 1975-87.

 

Top 10 All-Time Regional Championship Leaders

38: Lafayette Jefferson

35: Marion

34: Muncie Central

33: Kokomo

28: Anderson

25: Logansport

20: Evansville Central, Richmond.

19: Frankfort, Rushville, Vincennes Lincoln.

 

Best Records in the Field (Two losses or less)

4A: Carmel (21-2), Lafayette Jefferson (23-1), New Albany (24-0).

3A: Batesville (22-2), Edgewood (23-2), Evansville Memorial (20-1), Northwestern (21-2), Washington (19-2).

2A: Tipton (21-2), Westview (22-1).

A: Orleans (20-1), Triton (21-2).

 

2007 State Finals Teams Still Alive (6 of 8)

4A: East Chicago Central, North Central (Indianapolis).

3A: Northwestern (2007 2A champion), Plymouth.

2A: Winchester.

A: Barr-Reeve.

 

First-Time Sectional Champions

4A: None.

3A: None.

2A: Carroll (Flora).

A: Borden, Indianapolis Lutheran.

 

Sectional Championship Drought Breakers (Five or more years)

23: Culver Community, Daleville (1985).

17: East Central, Tri-West Hendricks (1991).

16: Beech Grove, Kankakee Valley (1992).

12: Evansville Memorial (1996).

11: Brownsburg (1997).

10: Crown Point, Peru (1998).

8: Charlestown (2000).

7: Tipton (2001).

6: Paoli, Rockville (2002).

5: Eastern Hancock, Lakeland, South Bend Riley, Triton (2003).

 

Repeat Sectional Champions (26 of 64)

4A: East Chicago Central, Evansville Reitz, Franklin Central, Marion, New Albany, New Castle, North Central (Indianapolis), Terre Haute North.

3A: Batesville, Edgewood, Hammond Clark, Harding, Northwestern, Plymouth, Washington.

2A: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Lawrenceburg, South Knox, Winchester.

A: Barr-Reeve, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Lafayette Central Catholic, Morgan Township, Orleans, Tecumseh, Tri-County.

 

 

GIRLS GYMNASTICS REGIONALS ON FRIDAY

Four regional sites will host action on Friday night as the 36th Annual IHSAA Girls Gymnastics State Tournament enters its second of three weeks.

 

Defending state champion Lawrence Central is one of six full teams competing at Harrison of West Lafayette on Friday and will gunning for its sixth consecutive regional crown. The Bears are led by sophomore Camille Hayes who won all-around honors at the Warren Central sectional last weekend after a first place in the bars, beam and floor exercise and a second in the vault.

 

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, last year’s state runner-up and the 2005 and 2006 state champion, is one of the teams competing at Huntington North. The Saints hope to extend their state record regional championship string to a ninth year in a row. Junior Alicia Roche took the all-around win on Saturday at the Fort Wayne Concordia sectional after a first place in the beam and second place finishes in the bars, floor and vault.

 

The top two teams at each regional automatically qualify for the state finals at Perry Meridian High School on Saturday, March 15.

 

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

 

Regionals

Dates: Friday, March 7.

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  –  9.525; Balance Beam  –  9.325; Vault  –  9.575; Bars  –  9.450; All-Around  –  37.175); 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 ET: Columbus East, Connersville.

2. Harrison (West Lafayette) (2) | Fri, 6:30 pm ET: Harrison (West Lafayette), Warren Central.

3. Huntington North (2) | Fri, 6 pm ET: 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 | Website

Date: Saturday, March 15.

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

Admission: $7.

 

 

Facts & Figures

 

2007 State Finalist Teams Still Alive (7 of 8)

Center Grove, Chesterton, Columbus North, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Lawrence Central, Valparaiso.

 

Defending Regional Champions Still Alive (4 of 4)

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

 

Active Regional Championship Streaks

8: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.

5: Center Grove, Lawrence Central.

 

Most Consecutive Regional Championships

8 by Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (2000-07).

 

Top 10 Regional Championships

13: Valparaiso

12: Columbus East, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.

11: Merrillville.

9: Homestead, Perry Meridian.

8: Columbus North, North Central (Indpls.).

6: Chesterton, Connersville, Lawrence Central.

 

 

STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS

 

Girls Basketball Leaders | Boys Basketball Leaders

 

 

NEWS & NOTES FROM AROUND THE STATE

 

Have an interesting note? A conference or school record, coaching milestone or something else of interest? Please e-mail IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille at jwille@ihsaa.org for consideration.

 

Edgewood senior Garrett Butcher passed Sean May as Monroe County’s all-time leading scorer with a 26-point, 12-rebound effort as the Class 3A second-ranked Mustangs defeated Mitchell, 74-57, on February 15. May's previous record was 1,664 points.

 

South Bend Washington junior Skylar Diggins won this year’s state scoring title in girls basketball with a 29.5 average pouring in 767 points in 26 games and leading her team to a 4A state runner-up finish. Diggins has scored 2,036 points in her first three prep seasons to rank 19th on the state’s career scoring list.

 

Mike Knezevich of Regional Radio Sports Network has been selected as the  “Indiana Sportscaster of the Year” by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA).  Knezevich a graduate of Hammond Morton High School and the University of Notre Dame will honored at the 49th Annual Awards Program in Salisbury, North Carolina, May 3-5, 2008. Knezevich also received the NSSA award two previous times in 2003 and 2004.

 

Long time Munster coach, Greg Luksich, was voted into the Munster coaches hall of fame this winter.  Luksich coached for 39 years in Munster including leading the girls basketball team from 1996-99 and a 54-14 record.

 

After 40 years in the coaching profession, Ray Schultz is stepping down from his position as head football coach at Indianapolis Lutheran. Schultz was instrumental in starting the football program at Lutheran three years ago. Counting the first year which included some junior varsity competition, his teams at Lutheran won 19 of their first 30 games, and this past year climbed their way into a top 10 ranking in Class A football. His combined varsity record at Manual High School and Lutheran High School was 78 wins and 77 losses. In 2006, Schultz was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame and in 2005 he was awarded the President Gerald R. Ford All-American High School Coach Award by the All-American Football Foundation.

 

 

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