MEDIA
INFORMATION
November 4, 2008
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information
Director
E–Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
VOLLEYBALL STATE FINALS IN
MUNCIE AREA ON SATURDAY
Nine of
last year’s state finals participants, including five that played in their
respective championship matches, have journeyed back for this Saturday’s 37th
Annual IHSAA Volleyball State Finals in the Muncie area.
For the
second year, the volleyball state finals will be played in Delaware County with
Ball State University’s Worthen Arena serving as the
anchor site for four state championship matches that afternoon and evening.
Four
different sites will be used for the morning semifinals which begin at 9 am ET
/ 8 am CT with the winners at each site converging on Worthen
Arena for their respective state championship match. Yorktown High School will
host two semifinal matches in Class 4A; Muncie Central will host the 3A
matches, Delta the 2A contests and Worthen Arena will
be the site for the Class A semifinalists. The Class A state title match begins
at 2:30 pm ET, with the 2A, 3A and 4A matches scheduled to begin no earlier
than 4:15 pm, 6 pm and 8:10 pm, respectively. The 4A state championship match
will be broadcast live to a state-wide audience on the Indiana Cable Network
(affiliates to be announced later this week on the IHSAA website) and all four
title matches will be webcast globally in live video and audio on www.ihsaasports.org.
Muncie
Burris, the 11-time defending Class 2A state champion, headlines the list of 16
teams along with four-time defending Class A champ Marquette Catholic. Those
two join three runner-up teams from last year – Elkhart Memorial (4A),
Mishawaka Marian (3A) and Brownstown Central (2A) who are back trying to take
that final step.
Also
returning from last year’s field are Brebeuf Jesuit
(3A), Fairfield (2A), Floyd Central (4A) and Lafayette Central Catholic (A).
Indianapolis Lutheran (A) is the lone team making its initial appearance in the
volleyball state finals.
The Class
2A semifinal between Burris and Fairfield is the only rematch from last year’s
early round when the Owls took a 3-1 decision to advance to the final match.
Rosters,
statistics and season results on all 16 teams are available here: 4A | 3A | 2A | A.
The 37th Annual IHSAA
Volleyball State Finals
Date: Saturday,
November 8, 2008.
Admission: $8.00 per
session; $12.00 both sessions.
General
admission tickets will be available for purchase at the participating schools
this week. Contact those schools for ticket distribution hours. Tickets also
will be available from the IHSAA (317-846-6601), Ticketmaster.com or from any
of the host venues.
Parking: Ball State University charges a
$5.00 all-day parking fee in the Worthen Arena lots.
Internet: IHSAASports.org
will stream all the live action of each of the four state championship matches
beginning at 2:30 pm ET on Saturday.
Television: The Class
4A championship match will be broadcast live on the Indiana Cable Network
beginning at 8:10 pm ET / 7:10 pm CT on all Comcast, Insight and Bright House
Networks cable systems in the state. A list of affiliates will be posted to the
IHSAA website later this week.
Home Team: The
second-named team in each pairing will be the designated home team.
Semifinal Matches
Class 4A
Yorktown HS, 1100 S. Tiger Drive, Yorktown, IN
Match 1 – Muncie Central (36-2) vs. Floyd Central
(35-3). 9 am ET
Match 2 – Elkhart Memorial (36-1) vs. Indianapolis
Cathedral (34-2). Follows Match 1
Class 3A
Muncie Central HS, 801 N. Walnut Street, Muncie, IN
Match 1 – Mishawaka Marian (32-6) vs. Boonville
(24-12). 9 am ET
Match 2 – Delta (31-6) vs. Brebeuf
Jesuit (25-7). Follows Match 1
Class 2A
Delta HS, 3400 E. State Road 28, Muncie, IN
Match 1 – Brownstown
Central (28-7) vs. Southwood (29-6). 9 am ET
Match 2 –
Muncie Burris (34-4) vs. Fairfield (36-2). Follows Match 1
Class A
Worthen Arena, Ball State University. Website
Match 1 –
Indianapolis Lutheran (25-12) vs. Marquette Catholic (34-4). 9 am ET
Match 2 –
Barr-Reeve (35-2) vs. Lafayette Central Catholic (35-2). Follows Match 1
State Championship Matches
Worthen Arena, Ball State University, Muncie. Website
Class A
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 2:30 pm ET
Class 2A
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 4:15 pm ET
Class 3A
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 6 pm ET
Class 4A
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2. 8:10
pm ET
Media Information
Media Parking: There is no designated parking area
for media at any venue. Please be aware that Ball State does charge a $5.00
all-day parking fee in the Worthen Arena lots.
State Finals Media Credentials: Deadline is Thursday, Nov. 6, 4 pm
ET. The 2008-09
IHSAA State Finals Media Credential issued previously this fall is good for
admission. For those outlets without credentials and planning to cover the
volleyball state finals, please apply
for credentials by e-mailing or faxing your request on company letterhead (with
name of individual applying) to
IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille (jwille@ihsaa.org or 317-575-4244).
E-mail requests MUST originate from a recognized business account; e-mails from
personal accounts (ie: yahoo.com, aol.com, etc.) will
not be accepted. Approved requests will be available for pickup on Saturday
at whichever venue the media organization designates. Directions as to where
credentials may be claimed are listed below.
Yorktown HS Will-Call
(Class 4A): Enter
at Door 12 on the south side of the Main Gymnasium of the school.
Muncie Central HS
Will-Call (Class 3A): Enter on the west side of Muncie Fieldhouse.
Delta HS Will-Call
(Class 2A): Enter
the double doors on the school’s east side which face
the football stadium. Credentials may be claimed at the ticket office in the
foyer.
Worthen Arena Will-Call (Class A and
championship round): Enter
the arena at Lower Level, Gate 1. Will-call will be at the ticket windows just
inside the building.
Media Services: Members of the IHSAA staff and the
host school will be on hand at each of the sites to assist in your coverage.
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 state championship matches until
after the award ceremonies have concluded.
Worthen Arena Media Work Room: Worthen Arena’s Media Work Room is located
at Room 203 on the Main Level. Electrical power and phone lines will be
available for use. The facility also is equipped for wireless internet access.
See Sports Information Director Jason Wille on site for further information
about this service. Drinks and snacks also will be served during the day in the
work room.
Media Seating: Except where seating is marked for
specific media outlets with reserved phone lines, an open seating policy will
be used at each venue on Saturday.
Notables
Defending State Champions in the Field (2): Marquette Catholic, Muncie Burris.
Returning
State Finalists (9):
Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownstown Central, Elkhart Memorial,
Fairfield, Floyd Central, Lafayette Central Catholic, Marquette Catholic,
Mishawaka Marian, Muncie Burris.
Former
State Champions in the Field (5): Brebeuf Jesuit, Delta, Indianapolis
Cathedral, Marquette Catholic, Mishawaka Marian, Muncie Burris, Muncie Central.
2007
State Runners-Up in the Field (3): Brownstown Central, Elkhart Memorial, Mishawaka Marian.
First
Time Participants (1): Indianapolis Lutheran.
Three or
More Consecutive State Finals Appearances
12: Muncie Burris.
10: Marquette Catholic.
7: Brownstown Central.
3: Fairfield, Mishawaka Marian.
FRANKLIN’S
DAN MORGAN NAMED VOLLEYBALL’S TOP OFFICIAL
Dan Morgan is the recipient of the 2008 Interscholastic
Athletic Official Association Award for excellence in the sport of volleyball.
Morgan will be honored during Saturday’s state
finals. A licensed official for 20 years, he has officiated 11
sectionals, four regionals, and one state
final.
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 11
sports.
The
A member of the Indiana Officials Association, Morgan
is also licensed in football and basketball. He has worked as a
volleyball clinician for two years, and basketball clinician for eight.
He has been a rules interpreter for basketball since 2004. Morgan has
served the Indiana Officials Association as volleyball chairman for eleven
years, and also has acted at various times as president, vice-president, and
recording secretary of the Mid-Hoosier Officials Association.
Morgan is a 1986 graduate of Shelbyville High
School. He earned his bachelor’s degrees in Political Science, History,
and Spanish from
Professionally, he is the Regional Director for
Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation. He has been married to his wife
Natalie for seven years, and they have two children, Heather Hughes and
Cameron.
FORTY
FOOTBALL SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES FRIDAY
All 40
sectional championship games in the 36th Annual IHSAA Football State
Tournament Series are scheduled for this Friday night.
The winners
at each site will advance to a regional championship game the following week.
Scores from each game will be posted to the IHSAA website on Friday along with
regional matchups.
In Class A,
No. 2 Sheridan won its 20th consecutive tournament game last Friday
with a 34-28 road victory over No. 7 Lafayette Central Catholic. The win moves
Sheridan into fourth on the state’s all-time list of consecutive tournament
wins. The three-time defending state champion Blackhawks (10-1) will host
Clinton Central (8-3) in Sectional 36 Friday at 7 pm ET.
Six games
involve a pair of ranked teams, according to the final regular season poll
released by the Indiana Football Coaches Association. One of the most highly
anticipated is the top five matchup in Class 4A, Sectional 14
involving No. 5 Indianapolis Cathedral (8-2) at No. 4 Whiteland (11-0).
That game will be webcast on www.ihsaasports.org
on Friday at 7 pm ET.
All-Time Consecutive Tournament Victories
26: Warren Central, 2003-07.
23: Roncalli, 2002-05.
22: Penn, 1995-98; Indianapolis Bishop Chatard,
2001-04.
20: Sheridan,
2005-current.
Active Consecutive Tournament Victory Streaks
20: Sheridan, 2005-current.
13: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, 2006-current.
8: Carmel, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
(2007-current).
Sectional championship games
involving two ranked teams (Coaches
Association poll)
Class 5A
Sectional 5
10 Lawrence Central (9-2) at 9 Warren Central (8-3).
Class 4A
Sectional 14
5 Indianapolis Cathedral (8-2) at 4 Whiteland
(11-0).
Sectional 15
10 East Central (10-1) at 1 Columbus East (11-0).
Class 3A
Sectional 18
4 NorthWood (9-2) at 8
South Bend St. Joseph’s (9-2).
Class 2A
Sectional 26
6 Oak Hill (11-0) at 4 Cass (10-1).
Sectional 27
1 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
(8-3) at 7 Jimtown (9-2).
Sectional Championship
Games
Date: Friday, Nov. 7.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $5.00.
Determining
Home Team
Championships: 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.
Class 5A
Sectional 1
Merrillville (8-3) at Chesterton (9-2).
Sectional 2
LaPorte (3-8) at Penn
(8-3).
Sectional 3
Fort Wayne South Side (6-5) at Fort Wayne Snider
(10-1).
Sectional 4
Harrison (West Lafayette) (6-5) at Carmel (10-1).
Sectional 5
Lawrence Central (9-2) at Warren Central (8-3).
Sectional 6
Avon (9-2) at Ben Davis (8-3).
Sectional 7
Bloomington North (6-5) at Center Grove (10-1).
Sectional 8
Castle (9-2) at Jeffersonville (6-5).
Class 4A
Sectional 9
Hammond Morton (7-4) at Griffith (7-4).
Sectional 10
South Bend Clay (6-5) at Lowell (11-0).
Sectional 11
Fort Wayne Wayne (5-6) at
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (11-0).
Sectional 12
Muncie Southside (8-3) at Delta (11-0).
Sectional 13
Plainfield (9-2) at Zionsville (7-4).
Sectional 14
Indianapolis Cathedral (8-2) at Whiteland (11-0).
Sectional 15
East Central (10-1) at Columbus East (11-0).
Sectional 16
Jasper (10-1) at Evansville Central (6-5).
Class 3A
Sectional 17
Knox (7-4) at Andrean (5-6).
Sectional 18
NorthWood (9-2) at South
Bend St. Joseph’s (9-2).
Sectional 19
Bellmont (10-1) at Leo
(8-3).
Sectional 20
Yorktown (9-2) at West Lafayette (11-0). 7:30 pm
Sectional 21
Southmont (6-5) at North Montgomery (11-0).
Sectional 22
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (9-1) at Rushville (7-4).
Sectional 23
Heritage Hills (7-3) at Edgewood (10-1).
Sectional 24
Evansville Memorial (9-2) at Washington (8-3). 8 pm ET
Class 2A
Sectional 25
Rensselaer Central (6-5) at North Judson (8-3).
Sectional 26
Oak Hill (11-0) at Cass (10-1).
Sectional 27
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
(8-3) at Jimtown (9-2).
Sectional 28
Tipton (8-3) at Madison-Grant (6-5).
Sectional 29
Heritage Christian (10-1) at Lawrenceburg (10-1).
Sectional 30
Speedway (8-3) at Monrovia (7-4).
Sectional 31
Paoli (10-1) at Brownstown Central (9-1).
Sectional 32
North Posey (8-3) at Southridge
(9-1).
Class A
Sectional 33
Triton (7-4) at South Newton (8-3). 6:30 pm CT
Sectional 34
Southwood (9-2) at Southern
Wells (11-0).
Sectional 35
Pioneer (9-2) at North Miami (7-4).
Sectional 36
Clinton Central (8-3) at Sheridan (10-1).
Sectional 37
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (11-0) at South Decatur
(6-5).
Sectional 38
Lapel (9-2) at Hagerstown (10-1).
Sectional 39
Attica (8-3) at Rockville (11-0).
Sectional 40
North Daviess (8-3) at Linton-Stockton (11-0).
Regionals
Date: Friday, November 14.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $6.00.
Classes 2A and 4A: Sectional
final game non-host, if applicable, or higher sectional # (i.e., Sect. 2 is
higher than Sect. 1).
Classes A, 3A and 5A: Sectional final game non-host, if applicable, or lower sectional #
(i.e., Sect. 1 is lower than Sect. 2).
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.
Football Leaders | Volleyball
Leaders | Boys Soccer
Leaders | Girls Soccer
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.
Former
Indianapolis News and Star sportswriter Dick Denny recently authored a book
titled, Coach, Reflections of Indiana
Football Legend, Dick Dullaghan. Copies are
not available at book stores yet but anyone interested in obtaining a copy are
welcome to contact Dick Denny at adennybowl@aol.com or Dick Dullaghan at rldhc@comcast.net.
Columbus North boys soccer coach David Green has announced his
retirement after 27 years on the sideline. Green coached the Bull Dogs to six
sectional titles, six regionals and one appearance in
the state finals (2001).
The Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association will induct five
individuals into its Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. This
year’s inductees include Brian Dudley of Wapahani; Mike
Frame of Huntington University; Andy Benes, an Evansville Central graduate, who
now works with the St. Louis Cardinals; John Oliver, a youth baseball supporter
from northern Indiana and; Max Schumacher of the Indianapolis Indians.
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