MEDIA
INFORMATION
November 12, 2008
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information
Director
E–Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
NINE UNBEATEN FOOTBALL
TEAMS MARCH INTO REGIONALS
Nine
undefeated teams remain and two games feature a battle of those unbeaten as the
36th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament moves along to the
regional championship round this weekend.
Nineteen
games will be played Friday evening with one – Columbus East (12-0) at Jasper
(11-1) – scheduled for Saturday night. The 20 winning teams will advance to
semi-state contests the following weekend.
In Class
4A, No. 3 Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (12-0) travels to
No. 6 Delta (12-0) and in Class A, fifth-ranked Linton-Stockton (12-0) heads to
third-ranked Rockville (12-0). Both games are scheduled for Friday at 7 pm ET.
Should
Bishop Dwenger emerge victorious, it would mark the
Saints’ 15th regional championship and tie them with Hobart for the
most in state history.
In Class A,
second-ranked and three-time defending state champion Sheridan (11-1) will be
playing for its 22nd consecutive tournament victory at No. 10
Pioneer (10-2). Already owning the longest active tournament win streak in the
state, a Sheridan victory would tie them with Penn (1995-98) and Indianapolis
Bishop Chatard (2001-04) for third place on the state’s all-time list.
Another big matchup occurs
in Class 3A where two-time defending champion and top-ranked Indianapolis Bishop
Chatard (10-1) plays host to third-ranked North Montgomery (12-0). Bishop
Chatard has won 14 straight state tournament games dating back to 2006 and will
be attempting to nail down its eighth consecutive regional crown which would
tie Ben Davis (1995-2002) for the longest streak in state history. North
Montgomery will be trying for its first regional title since it won
back-to-back 2A state championships in 1995 and 1996.
Bellmont is the
lone team in the field of 40 to have won its first sectional crown last
weekend. The No. 6 Braves (11-1) will host Yorktown (10-2) in Class 3A and both
teams are among four others – Madison-Grant and Rensselaer Central in Class 2A
and Lapel and Triton in Class A – looking for their first regional
championship.
Scores from
each game will be posted to the IHSAA.org this weekend along with semi-state
matchups.
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).
Class 5A
Penn (9-3) at Merrillville
(9-3). 6:30 pm CT
Carmel (11-1) at Fort Wayne Snider (11-1).
Ben Davis (9-3) at Warren Central (9-3).
Center Grove (11-1) at Castle (10-2). 6:30 pm CT
Class 4A
Griffith (8-4) at Lowell
(12-0).
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (12-0) at Delta (12-0).
Zionsville (8-4) at
Indianapolis Cathedral (9-2).
Columbus East (12-0) at Jasper (11-1). Sat, 7 pm
Class 3A
Andrean (6-6) at NorthWood (10-2). 7:30 pm ET
Yorktown (10-2) at Bellmont
(11-1).
North Montgomery (12-0) at Indianapolis Bishop
Chatard (10-1).
Evansville Memorial (10-2) at Heritage Hills (8-3).
Class 2A
Cass (11-1) at Rensselaer
Central (7-5).
Jimtown (10-2) at
Madison-Grant (7-5). 7:30 pm
Heritage Christian (11-1) at Speedway (9-3).
Brownstown Central (10-1) at Southridge
(11-1). 7:30 pm
Class A
Southern Wells (12-0) at
Triton (8-4). 7:30 pm
Sheridan (11-1) at Pioneer
(10-2). 7:30 pm
Lapel (10-2) at Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (12-0).
Linton-Stockton (12-0) at Rockville (12-0).
Semi-States
Date: Friday, November 21.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $7.00.
Determining Home Team
Classes 2A and 4A: *Regional
non-host, if applicable, or lower sectional # (i.e., Sect. 1 is lower than
Sect. 2).
Classes A, 3A and 5A: *Regional
non-host, if applicable, or higher sectional # (i.e., Sect. 2 is higher than
Sect. 1).
*If regional winner has
not hosted either sectional final or regional, that school will be the
designated host.
State Finals
Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis. | Indiana
Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium website
Dates: Friday, Nov. 28; Saturday, Nov. 29.
Admission: $15 per day; $25 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, Nov. 24.
Times:
Class A, Friday, 3:30 pm ET.
Class 2A, Friday, 7
pm ET.
Class 3A, Saturday,
12 pm ET.
Class 4A, Saturday,
3:30 pm ET.
Class 5A, Saturday,
7:05 pm ET.
Notables
All-Time Consecutive Tournament Victories
26: Warren Central, 2003-07.
23: Roncalli, 2002-05.
22: Penn, 1995-98; Indianapolis Bishop Chatard,
2001-04.
21: Sheridan,
2005-current.
Active Consecutive Tournament Victory Streaks
21: Sheridan, 2005-current.
14: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, 2006-current.
9: Carmel (2007-current).
Defending Regional Champions Still
Alive (13 of 20)
5A: Carmel,
Merrillville.
4A: Fort
Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lowell.
3A:
Heritage Hills, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
2A: Cass,
Heritage Christian, Southridge.
A:
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Rockville, Sheridan.
Active Regional Championship Streaks
(Three or more years)
7:
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
3:
Sheridan.
Most Consecutive Regional
Championships
8 by Ben
Davis, 1995-2002.
Seeking First Regional Championship
5A: None.
4A: None.
3A: Bellmont, Yorktown.
2A:
Madison-Grant, Rensselaer Central.
A: Lapel,
Triton.
Drought Breaker Hopefuls (Five or
more years since last regional championship)
15 years:
Evansville Memorial (1993).
14: Castle
(1994).
12: North
Montgomery (1996).
8:
Zionsville (2000).
7: Delta,
Southern Wells (2001).
6: Ben
Davis, Pioneer (2002).
5: Center
Grove (2003).
Top 10 All-Time Regional
Championships
15: Hobart.
14: Fort
Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
13: Ben
Davis, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Roncalli.
12: Carmel,
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
11: Fort
Wayne Snider, Jasper, Penn, Sheridan.
Repeat Sectional Champions (20 of
40)
5A: Carmel,
Fort Wayne Snider, Merrillville, Penn.
4A:
Columbus East, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Griffith,
Indianapolis Cathedral, Lowell.
3A: Andrean, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Heritage Hills.
2A: Cass,
Heritage Christian, Southridge.
A:
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Linton-Stockton, Rockville, Sheridan, Triton.
First-Time Sectional Champions
5A: None.
4A: None.
3A: Bellmont.
2A: None.
A: None.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES WINTER SPORT TOURNAMENT PLANS
General
formats, sites and preliminary plans for each of the 2008-09 winter state tournaments
were presented and approved by the IHSAA Executive Committee last Friday at its
November meeting.
The most
significant moves are a return of one of the boys
basketball regionals to Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse after a one-year hiatus due to scheduling
conflicts as well as alterations to the wrestling tournaments.
Effective
with this year’s tournament, the fourth place wrestler in each weight class at
each individual regional will advance to the individual semi-state creating a
16-person bracket in each weight class at the semi-state.
Also
approved was the elimination of the team semi-states. The eight state finalist
teams will now be determined through a four-team format at eight regional sites
and made up only of teams that win their respective sectional. Sectional
runner-up teams will not advance to the team tournament.
Also
approved was an extension of the Association’s contract for The Legends of
Indiana Golf Course to serve as host of the boys and girls golf state finals
through 2013-14.
Minutes of
the November 7 meeting of the Executive Committee are available here.
TWO INDIANA HOOPS TEAMS SELECTED TO PLAY IN 2008 T-MOBILE
INVITATIONAL
The National
Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. have
announced the eight-team basketball field for this year's T-Mobile
Invitational, which will be held December 29-30 at Ball State University's Worthen Arena in Muncie. Lawrence North is among the four
boys teams while South Bend Washington is one of the four girls teams invited.
The
announcement from the NFHS is available here.
NIAAA TO HONOR TWO INDIANA ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS
The
National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) has
announced it will honor one current Indiana athletic administrator along with a
former during luncheon festivities at the National Conference of High School
Directors of Athletics on Dec. 15 in San Diego, CA.
Don Bales, CMAA,
longtime athletic director at Lowell High School, is the 2008 recipient of the
Award of Merit and Roland Inskeep, CMAA, former athletic administrator of North
Central High School in Indianapolis, is the 2008 recipient of the Thomas E.
Frederick Award of Excellence.
To read
more on Bales’ announcement, click here;
for more on Inskeep’s announcement, click here.
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.
After 30
years as varsity track and field coach at Hamilton High School, Brian Miller will be stepping down as
coach though he will continue as cross country coach next fall. Miller
joins Jim Sanxter as the only Hamilton coaches with
over 30 years of commitment to Marine athletes. He has coached
over 300 track and field athletes and has worked with 20 different coaches in
his tenure. He has taken numerous athletes to the regional and state
track and field meets and will receive a 30-year plaque from the Indiana
Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches (IATCCC) in January. Miller was
also the athletic director at Hamilton for 27 years where he directed the 24
different teams.
Four
coaches were inducted into the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association
(ICGSA) Volleyball Hall of Fame last Friday evening at the organization’s
banquet in Muncie. The 2008 class consisted of Kathy Nalley-Schembra of Roncalli, Sharon
"Kay" Saunders of Wes-Del, Mary
Lou Denbo of Orleans, and Gail Gripe of Lafayette Jefferson.
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