Phone:
317–846–6601 Fax:
317–575–4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
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MEDIA
INFORMATION
November 14, 2007
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director
E–Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org
A TRIP TO THE
DOME ON THE LINE THIS WEEKEND
A trip to the RCA Dome over
Thanksgiving weekend is on the line this weekend as 10 semi-state football
games, two in each class, are scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The winners of
each game will earn a spot in the 35th annual state finals on Nov.
23-24 in Indianapolis.
Six of last year’s 10
state finalists are still alive this week, including defending champions
Indianapolis Cathedral (4A), Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (3A) and Sheridan (A).
Cathedral and Bishop Chatard
have each won 10 consecutive tournament games dating to last season, while
Sheridan has won 16 straight since 2005. The Blackhawks (13-0) host Churubusco
(11-2) on Friday and a victory would be their 35th straight which
would move Sheridan into fourth place on the state’s all-time consecutive
wins list. If Churubusco can pull the upset, the Eagles will have ended a
24-year drought since their last state finals appearance.
All-Time Consecutive Victories
60: Bloomington, 1967-73.
39: Gary Emerson, 1920-25.
37: Eastern (Greentown), 1961-65.
34: East Chicago Roosevelt,
1944-48.
34: Warren Central, 1983-86.
34: Sheridan, 2005-current.
Cathedral (11-2) will host
Evansville Reitz (13-0), which is coming off a record-setting scoring
performance in last week’s regional (more on that topic below). The game
will be played at the University of Indianapolis and is one of three games
scheduled for Saturday. It’s also a matchup of the two winningest
programs in state history according to records kept by the Indiana Football
Coaches Association. Cathedral has won 623 games in its history while Reitz has
595 to its credit. Sheridan is third with 591.
Top Five Most Football Victories
623: Indianapolis Cathedral.
595: Evansville Reitz.
591: Sheridan.
587: Elkhart Central.
566: Hammond.
Bishop Chatard (10-3) will meet Heritage Hills
(13-0) on Saturday at Pike High School. It’s the seventh time in the last
11 years the two teams have clashed in the post-season, the last six in the
semi-state round. Bishop Chatard is 5-1 in those meetings and 2-1 in the last
three, all of which have been played in Indianapolis. This will be the seventh
consecutive year that one or the other has advanced to the RCA Dome for the 3A
state championship game.
The only rematch of a regular season game is
the 5A contest with Columbus North (12-1) visiting Pike (13-0) for the second
time this year. One of the teams will advance to its first state championship
game. Pike, which won its first sectional title two weeks ago, handed Columbus
North its lone defeat of the season (33-14) on Sept. 21.
Carmel (5A), Southridge (2A) and Indianapolis
Cardinal Ritter (A) each finished as state runner-up last season and will be attempting
to advance to the state finals for a second straight year.
Carmel (11-2) hosts Merrillville (12-1) which
will be seeking its first spot in a state championship game since it won the 3A
title in 1976.
Southridge (10-3) will try for its fourth trip
to state this Saturday when it hosts Heritage Christian (12-1). Heritage
Christian won its first sectional championship two weeks ago in just its sixth
season of playing in the state tournament.
Cardinal Ritter (10-3) will host undefeated
Rockville (13-0) on Friday at Roncalli High School.
In the other 4A game, Lowell (12-1) will look
to advance to the state championship game for the second time in three years,
as the Red Devils play host to unbeaten Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (13-0).
Dwenger’s last trip to state resulted in a runner-up finish in 2002.
In 3A, the other contest features Fort Wayne
Concordia (9-4) at South Bend St. Joseph’s (11-2). The Cadets’ will
be playing for their first spot in the state championship game as their only
other appearance in the semi-state round came in 2002. St. Joe’s hopes to
end a drought of 12 years since it last played in a state championship game
when the Indians won the 3A tournament.
And the other game in 2A pits Fort Wayne
Bishop Luers (9-4) at Cass (11-2). Cass is playing in its second semi-state
game in three years and third overall (1994). The Kings hope the third
time’s the charm, while Luers, with six 2A state championships over the
years, tries to end a string of five seasons without a semi-state crown.
Scores from each game will
be posted to the IHSAA website this weekend along with state championship game
pairings.
TIME,
SITE CHANGED FOR HERITAGE HILLS-BISHOP CHATARD FOOTBALL GAME
Please note the Class 3A semi-state
football game between Heritage Hills and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard,
originally scheduled to be played Saturday night at Broad Ripple High School,
has been moved to Pike High School and will be played at 2 pm ET.
FRIDAY
ON IHSAASPORTS.ORG: ROCKVILLE VS. CARDINAL RITTER
The Class A semi-state game
featuring Rockville (13-0) and Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (10-3) will be
webcast live at IHSAASports.org from Roncalli High School beginning at 7:30 pm
ET on Friday.
Semi-States
Date: Friday, November 16, 2007 unless
otherwise indicated.
Admission: $7.
Times: All games begin at 7 pm
local time unless otherwise indicated.
Determining Home Team
Classes 2A and 4A:
*Regional non-host, if applicable,
or highest sectional # (i.e., Sect. 2 is higher than Sect. 1).
Classes A, 3A and 5A:
*Regional non-host, if applicable,
or lowest sectional # (i.e., Sect. 1 is lower than Sect. 2).
*If regional winner has not hosted either
sectional final or regional, that school will be the designated host.
Class 5A
Merrillville (12-1) at Carmel (11-2). 8 pm
ET
Columbus North (12-1) at Pike (13-0).
Class 4A
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (13-0) at Lowell
(12-1). 7 pm CT
Evansville Reitz (13-0) at Indianapolis
Cathedral (11-2). Sat, 7 pm ET, at University of Indianapolis
Class 3A
Fort Wayne Concordia (9-4) at South Bend St.
Joseph’s (11-2). 7:30 pm ET
Heritage Hills (13-0) at Indianapolis Bishop
Chatard (10-3). Sat, 2 pm ET, at Pike HS
Class 2A
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (9-4) at Cass (11-2).
Heritage Christian (12-1) at Southridge
(10-3). Sat, 5 pm ET
Class A
Churubusco (11-2) at Sheridan (13-0). 7:30 pm ET
Rockville (13-0) at Indianapolis Cardinal
Ritter (10-3). 7:30 pm ET, at Roncalli HS
State Finals
RCA Dome, 100 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana,
46225. Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome
website
Admission: $10.00 per
day; $18.00 both days (all seats general admission).
Determining Home Team: Home team shall be determined by a coin toss at the pre-tournament
meeting on Monday, November 19, at 10 am ET / 9 am CT at the IHSAA office in
Indianapolis.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Class A: 3:30 pm ET.
Class 2A: 7 pm ET.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Class 3A: 12 pm ET.
Class 4A: 3:30 pm ET.
Class 5A: 7:05 pm ET.
Notables
Active Consecutive Tournament
Victories
16: Sheridan
(2005-current).
10:
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (2006-current); Indianapolis Cathedral
(2006-current).
All-Time Consecutive Tournament Victories
26: Warren
Central (2003-07).
23: Roncalli
(2002-05).
22: Penn
(1995-98), Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (2001-04).
Defending Semi-State Champions Still Alive (6 of 10)
5A: Carmel.
4A: Indianapolis Cathedral.
3A: Indianapolis Bishop
Chatard.
2A: Southridge.
A: Indianapolis Cardinal
Ritter, Sheridan.
Active Semi-State Championship Streaks
2: Indianapolis Bishop
Chatard, Sheridan.
Most Consecutive Semi-State Championships
4 by Fort Wayne Bishop
Luers, 1999-2002; 4 by Roncalli, 2002-05; 4 by Warren Central, 2003-06.
Seeking First Semi-State Championship
5A: Columbus North,
Merrillville, Pike.
4A: Evansville Reitz.
3A: Fort Wayne Concordia
Lutheran.
2A: Cass, Heritage
Christian.
A: Rockville.
Drought Breaker Hopefuls (Five or more years since last
semi-state championship)
24 years: Churubusco (1983).
12: South Bend St.
Joseph’s (1995).
5: Fort Wayne Bishop
Dwenger, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (2002).
Top 10 All-Time Semi-State Championships
11: Roncalli.
10: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.
9: Ben Davis, Hobart,
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Penn.
8: Sheridan.
7: Indianapolis Cathedral.
6: Franklin Central,
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Jimtown, Warren Central.
EVANSVILLE REITZ-COLUMBUS EAST SET RECORD FOR REGIONAL SCORING
In last Saturday’s
61-60 Evansville Reitz victory over Columbus East in Class 4A football, the two
teams combined to set the record for most points in a regional game and the
third-most in a state tournament contest.
Three ties, 13 lead changes
and more than 1,100 total yards in the game fueled a dramatic ending.
Trailing 60-53, Evansville
Reitz scored its final touchdown with just 37 seconds on the clock to cut its
deficit to one. The extra point was good to tie the game at 60-60, but a
penalty on the play allowed Reitz another attempt. The team elected to take the
point off the board go for a two-point conversion and the lead. The Panthers
were successful as quarterback Paul McIntosh crossed the goal line. McIntosh
also intercepted Columbus East’s last-ditch attempt with 5.7 seconds
left. In the game, he ran 29 times for 232 yards and
six touchdowns, and he was 18-of-27 passing for 219 yards and another TD for
451 yards of total offense. He also punted and lined up to return punts and
kickoffs.
Reitz held a
40-38 lead at halftime.
Only two other
games in state tournament history, both in sectionals, resulted in more points
scored:
133 points: Richmond 87, Connersville 46, 1998 first
round sectional game.
122 points: Brownstown Central 98, Triton Central 24,
1999 second round sectional game.
FOOTBALL STATE FINALS COACHES MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
The
administrators and coaches of the 10 state finalist football teams will gather
for a meeting at the IHSAA Office, 9150 N. Meridian Street in Indianapolis, beginning
at 10 am ET / 9 am CT on Monday, Nov. 19. Coaches will be available for media
interviews following the meeting at approximately 11 am ET. The meeting will
follow a 9 am press conference the IHSAA is hosting regarding the effect its
various state finals have on the central Indiana economy. Information packets
on each of the state finalists, including rosters, stats and season results,
will be available at the meeting and will be posted to the IHSAA website later
in the afternoon.
FOOTBALL MEDIA CREDENTIAL REQUESTS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
For
media outlets intending to cover the football state finals on Nov. 23-24,
please fax a credential request on company letterhead to IHSAA Sports
Information Director Jason Wille at 317-575-4244. If your request is contingent
on a specific team advancing, please indicate so. Also, please include the
names of the working individuals representing your outlet. The deadline for
requests is 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Credentials will not be
granted after that time. Approved requests will be available for pickup at
the state finals coaches meeting on Monday, Nov. 19 (please indicate your
intentions to do so) otherwise they will be available at media will-call on
Senate Avenue on the south side of the RCA Dome on game day. Credentials will
not be mailed.
INDIANAPOLIS
COLTS HONOR 2007 INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC ALL-STARS
Note: This news release was also issued earlier this
week by the Indianapolis Colts.
The Indianapolis Colts will
be honoring 24 high school student-athletes this Sunday, November 18 at 8:30 am
in Room 143-4 of the Indiana Convention Center (adjacent to the North
Lounge).
In conjunction with the
Indiana High School Athletic Association and the Indiana Football Coaches
Association, the
The
The 24 2007 Indiana High
School Academic All-Stars will be honored on Sunday at the morning program, and
they will be presented at halftime of the Colts-Kansas City Chiefs game
(kickoff is 1:00 p.m. ET).
“On behalf of Jim
Irsay and the Irsay family, and with deep appreciation for the IHSAA and IFCA,
the Colts are pleased to honor 24 outstanding football players who represent
their families and schools in an outstanding manner,” said Colts President
Bill Polian. “The dedication it
takes to be an excellent achiever in the classroom and on the playing field is
something that goes unnoticed too often.
This awar
“On behalf of the
IFCA, this is a great opportunity to honor another group of outstanding high
school student-athletes around the State of Indiana. This is what the IFCA is all about, and we
thank the coaches and parents who helped shape the lives of these young men,”
said Mark A. Miller, athletic director an
Media members are invited
to cover Sunday’s press conference.
Reporters and photographers may report to Room 143-4 at 8:00 am For more information, please call Pam
Humphrey at (317) 808-5111.
2007 Indiana High School Academic All-Stars
OFFENSE
Pos. Name High
School
OL David Lang Lowell
OL Zach Smorch Mt. Vernon
OL Isaac Schroeder Perry Central
OL Ross Robison Leo
OL John Risting Park Tudor
WR Austin Boling North Vermillion
WR Adam Persinger Triton Central
TE T.J. Reese Southridge
RB Justin Wright Crawfordsville
RB Shane Evans Delphi
QB Andrew Pimentel Cathedral
K Ben McCartney West Lafayette
DEFENSE
Pos. Name High
School
DL John
Aversa South Bend St.
Joseph’s
DL Robert
Belden Decatur Central
DL Dan
Borman Evansville North
DL Quinn
Easter Sullivan
LB Matt
McCollough Elkhart Memorial
LB Chris
Reig Evansville Reitz
LB Matt
Mabry Chesterton
DB Anthony
Buell Angola
DB Kent
Crick Evansville
Central
DB Craig
Fruth Hammond Clark
DB Rory
Mannering Lewis Cass
P Koby
Kraemer Terre Haute South
STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
ATTENTION COACHES / STATISTICIANS
Please be sure to report
your final statistics of the season at DigitalSports.com upon your team’s
elimination from the state tournaments 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 each respective sport will follow the week after its state
finals.
NEWS & NOTES FROM AROUND THE STATE
Harry (Don) Inskeep, an inaugural class inductee of the Indiana High School Swimming and
Diving Hall of Fame, passed away earlier this week. He coached, taught,
officiated, was an administrator, and served as a school board member in
Indianapolis’ Lawrence Township.
Rob Miller has resigned as girls soccer coach at Concord. Miller coached the program for 10 seasons,
compiling a record of 89-72-24. During
this time his teams won five Northern Lakes Conference Championships and three
sectional crowns. His 2004 team went
16-3-3 and reached the state finals.
Miller will continue as a wellness teacher at Concord.
Beginning July
1, 2011, New Castle Chrysler High School
will officially become just New Castle High School after the community’s
school board recently voted 3-2 to eliminate Chrysler from the school’s
name. Chrysler had been a long-time center of the city’s manufacturing
economy.
Concord High School has
named Jeff Payne as its new boys
track coach. Payne has taught math at
Concord since 2002. He is a 1998
graduate of Goshen High School and a 2002 graduate of Purdue University. He has been an assistant in the boys track
program for the past five years, and has also been head boys cross country
coach for the past five seasons. Under
his leadership, the boys cross country team recorded its best overall finish in
school history this season, placing ninth at semi-state.
Todd Tharp has retired as boys and girls tennis coach at
Concord. Tharp went 89-41 in eight boys
seasons at Concord, including three sectional and one Northern Lakes Conference
championship. He has a 177-172 record in
21 boys seasons overall. On the girls
side he was 23-17 in three seasons at Concord and 153-167 in 20 seasons
overall.
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