Indiana High School Athletic Association

     9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650

Phone: 317-846-6601    Fax: 317-575-4244    Website: www.ihsaa.org

Blake Ress, Commissioner

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MEDIA ADVISORY                                                        March 16, 2004

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

SEMI-STATES NEXT FOR BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNEY

The 94th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament moves to the semi-state round this Saturday at Lafayette Jefferson, Warsaw, Bedford-North Lawrence and Seymour High Schools.

 

Last year’s Class 4A champion, Pike, was eliminated earlier in sectional action.  The Class 3A defending champ, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, advances to the Seymour Semi-State and a meeting with Evansville Mater Dei.  Cass, the 2002-03 Class 2A title-holder, was shoved aside by Bluffton on Saturday in the South Adams Regional, 35-32.  In Class A, Lafayette Central Catholic, last year’s winner, was also knocked out of tournament play, losing to Tri-Central, 64-58, in the title game of the Frankfort Regional.

 

Among the top-ranked squads, Class 4A No. 1 Lawrence North continues to roll, heading to the Bedford North Lawrence Semi-State and a date with Bloomington North.  Tippecanoe Valley, tops in Class 3A, was ousted during sectional play.  Brownstown Central, the leader in Class 2A, has a date with Centerville, also at Bedford North Lawrence.  Waldron, in Class A, puts their No. 1 ranking and the state’s only unbeaten mark on the line in the Seymour Regional, with White River Valley providing the opposition.

 

The combined record of the final-16 teams is 343—62 (.847).  The Class 4A field has the best winning percentage of.894 (93-11).  Class 3A’s mark is .796 (78-20), with Class 2A at .863 (88-14) and Class A showing an .815 mark (84-17).

 

Semi-state-wise, the field at Lafayette Jefferson has the leading percentage, .891 (90-11), followed by Bedford North Lawrence at .886 (93-12), Seymour at .820 (82-18) and Warsaw with .788 (78-21).

 

Former state champions still in the field include:  Lawrence North (1989); Bloomington North (1997); and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (3A-2003).

 

SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS

Date:                            Saturday, March 20       

Times:                          1:00 p.m., and immediately following

Ticket Information:          Session:  $7.00

 

LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON

Game 1 – Class 4A        Valparaiso (22-2) vs. Columbia City (24-3)

Game 2 – Class 3A        Western (23-2) vs. Bellmont (21-4)

 

WARSAW

Game 1 – Class 2A        Jimtown (23-2) vs. Garrett (19-6)

Game 2 – Class A         Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (14-10) vs. Tri-Central (22-3)

 

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE

Game 1 – Class 4A        Lawrence North (27-2) vs. Bloomington North (20-4)

Game 2 – Class 2A        Centerville (20-5) vs. Brownstown Central (26-1)

 

SEYMOUR

Game 1 – Class 3A        Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (15-8) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (19-6)

Game 2 – Class A         Waldron (25-0) vs. White River Valley (23-4)

 

FINAL-16 STATS

SCHOOL

CLASS

RECORD

OFF.

DEF.

BIG

WIN

BIG

LOSS

SEMI-STATES

WON

Lawrence North

4A

27-2

68.0

49.0

65 (120-55 Broad Ripple)

5 (55-60 Bloomington South)

1989

Valparaiso

4A

22-2

65.5

49.7

46 (73-27 S. Cntl.-Union Mills)

17 (58-75 Lake Central)

1994

Columbia City

4A

24-3

55.5

40.6

47 (80-33 New Haven)

6 (36-42 Wawasee)

---

Bloomington North

4A

20-4

61.2

45.9

59 (84-25 Christian Academy)

39 (28-67 Perry Meridian)

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western

3A

23-2

64.3

51.0

43 (67-24 Sheridan)

9 (79-88)

---

Bellmont

3A

21-4

59.0

48.8

29 (80-51 New Haven)

11 (57-68 F.W. Concordia

11 (41-52 F.W. Dwenger)

---

Ev. Mater Dei

3A

19-6

65.6

57.2

30 (88-58 Tell City)

13 (78-91 Heritage Hills)

---

Indpls. Chatard

3A

15-8

54.9

53.3

27 (52-25 Scecina)

18 (49-67 Arlington)

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brownstown Cntl.

2A

26-1

73.5

51.8

66 (100-34 New Washington)

6 (48-54 Seymour)

---

Jimtown

2A

23-2

56.9

39.3

43 (66-23 Argos)

10 (47-57 Fairfield)

---

Garrett

2A

19-6

52.9

42.6

39 (66-27 Hamilton)

24 (27-51 Columbia City)

---

Centerville

2A

20-5

66.7

56.7

43 (69-26 Rand. Southern)

35 (62-97 Richmond)

---

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waldron

A

25-0

68.6

52.3

34 (85-51 Jac-Cen-Del)

---

---

W.R.V.

A

23-4

61.9

48.7

40 (87-47 North Knox)

16 (45-61 Bloom. North)

---

Tri-Central

A

22-3

72.1

55.6

41 (90-49 Lakeview Christian)

12 (59-71 Western)

---

F.W. Blackhawk

A

14-10

59.5

56.2

25 (74-49 Fremont)

26 (44-70 F.W. Concordia)

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                        SEMI-STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS LEADERS

TOTAL

SCHOOL

LAST

13

Marion

2000

12

Lafayette Jefferson

1996

11

Anderson

1990

11

Muncie Central

1988

8

New Albany

1996

8

East Chicago Washington

1985

7

Kokomo

1997

6

Gary Roosevelt

1991

6

Jeffersonville

1995

5

Evansville Bosse

1982

5

Fort Wayne Central

1960

5

Indianapolis Crispus Attucks

1959

 

The complete draw is on the IHSAA website at 2004 IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Pairings.

 

            FINAL 2004 A.P. RANKINGS

No.

School – Class 4A

Semi-State

Opponent

No.

School – Class 3A

Semi-State

Opponent

1

Lawrence North

Bloomington North

1

F.W. Concordia

---out---

2

North Central (Indpls.)

---out---

2

Tippecanoe Valley

---out---

3

Pike

---out---

3

Western

Bellmont

4

Munster

---out---

4

Vincennes Lincoln

---out---

5

Bloomington South

---out---

5

Heritage Hills

---out---

6

Columbia City

Valparaiso

6

Benton Central

---out---

7

Valparaiso

Columbia City

7

Bellmont

Western

8

Indpls. Arlington

---out---

8

Wawasee

---out---

9

Anderson

---out---

9

Washington

---out---

10

Muncie Central

---out---

10

Leo

---out---

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

School – Class 2A

Semi-State

Opponent

No.

School – Class A

Semi-State

Opponent

1

Brownstown Central

Centerville

1

Waldron

White River Valley

2

Forest Park

---out---

2

Caston

---out---

3

Muncie Burris

---out---

3

White River Valley

Waldron

4

Jimtown

Garrett

4

Loogootee

---out---

5

Wheeler

---out---

5

Tri-Central

F.W. Blackhawk

6

Bluffton

---out---

6

Morgan Township

---out---

7

Garrett

Jimtown

7

Henryville

---out---

8

Glenn

---out---

8

Tecumseh

---out---

9

Cass

---out---

9

Bloomfield

---out---

10

Centerville

Brownstown Central

10

Orleans

---out---

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOYS BASKETBALL STATE FINALS CREDENTIALS

We are accepting credential requests for this year’s boys tournament state finals.  The application information is on the web at 2004 Boys Basketball Tournament Credentials.

 

Broadcast requests must go through Mark Higdon, Associated Sports Productions, Inc., 36 South Pennsylvania Street, Suite 190, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.  Phone 317-633-1462.  Fax 317-633-1461.  A listing of radio outlets which have already signed up for the IHSAA Radio Network for coverage of the boys state finals is on the web at 2004 IHSAA Radio Network.

GIRLS GYMNASTICS STATE FINALS SATURDAY

The 32nd Annual IHSAA Girls Gymnastics Tournament moves to the state finals round this Saturday at Perry Meridian High School, south of Indianapolis.  Competition will get underway at 1:00 p.m., following the opening ceremonies at 12:30 p.m.

 

Last year’s team champion, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, qualified as a team for a repeat in 2004.  They captured the Huntington North Regional, 108.900-107.475 over Carroll (Fort Wayne).  The regional results from all four sites are on the IHSAA website at 2004 IHSAA Gymnastics Regional Results.

 

Returning individual returning champions include Rebekah Porter of Valparaiso (All-Around, Vault, Floor Exercise) and Ashley Jacob, Lawrence Central (Bars).

 

MEDIA:  The 2003-04 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will  provide entry into the 2004 IHSAA Girls Gymnastics State Finals at Perry Meridian High School  on March 20, 2004.

 

                                                State Champions By Total:     

Total

School

Last

6

Homestead

2000-01

5

Valparaiso

1997-98

4

Perry Meridian

1981-82

3

Chesterton

2001-02

3

Connersville

1998-99

2

Columbus North

1973-74

2

Fort Wayne Dwenger

2002-03

2

Merrillville

1991-92

2

North Central (Indpls.)

1976-77

1

Columbus East

1989-90

1

Portage

1974-75

 

For a list of former team state champions, along with the final score and runner-up, log on to History: Gymnastics Team State Champions.  The history of former individual winners is also available at History: Individual Gymnastics State Champions.

STATE FINALS

Date:                March 20, 2004

Time:               12:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies

                          1:00 p.m. – Competition

Location:         Perry Meridian High School, 401 W. Meridian School Rd., Indianapolis.

Admission:       $6.00

Qualifiers:        2004 Bars Qualifiers

                        2004 Beam Qualifiers

                        2004 Floor Exercise Qualifiers

                        2004 Vault Qualifiers

                        2004 All-Around Qualifiers

 

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS 2004 COACHES FINAL POLL

Rank

School

Rank

School

1

Hobart

11

New Castle

2

F.W. Dwenger

12

F.W. Northrop

3

Lawrence Central

13

Homestead

4

Valparaiso

14

F.W. Concordia

5

Carroll (F.W.)

15

Crown Point

6

Center Grove

16

Sullivan

7

LaPorte

17

Columbus East

8

Chesterton

18

Michigan City

9

New Palestine

19-t

F.W. Snider

10

Columbus North

19-t

Perry Meridian

 

 

19-t

Wawasee

 

 

2003-2004 INDIANA COACHES OF GIRLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION

SWIMMING DISTRICT COACHES OF THE YEAR

District 1 - Cindy Carter, Hobart

District 2 - Chris Knoblauch, FW Snider

District 2 - Mark Yordy, Oak Hill

District 3 - Mark Hesse, North Central (Indianapolis)

District 4 - Bev Arnold, Jay County

District 5 - Larry Zoller, Mt. Vernon (Posey)

 

2004 ICGSA Swimming State Coach of the Year:   Mark Hesse, North Central (Indianapolis)

 

NFHS NATIONAL RECORD BOOK NOW AVAILABLE

The 2004 National High School Sports Record Book from the National Federation of State High School Associations, containing records and top performances in 16 sports for boys and girls, a history of the top achievements of high school greats, is now available through the NFHS.  For ordering information, log on to 2004 NFHS High School Record Book.

 

MILESTONES

Senior A.J. Graves of White River Valley reached the 2,000-point career mark in the Wolverines win over Tecumseh in the White River Valley Regional on March 13.

 

IHSAA OVERTIME

Larry Angle has resigned as boys basketball coach at Indian Creek.  His30-year career record is 389-139.  Also at the school, Dana Scott has submitted her resignation as girls basketball coach, after five seasons with the Braves.

 

After three seasons, Mike Nay has announced his resignation as girls basketball coach at Northridge.

 

John Willoughby has retired as girls basketball coach at LaVille after 22 seasons.

 

Lloyd Michael will be retiring at the end of the school year, after 21 years as A.D. at Hagerstown.  Terry Schraub, a teacher in the Nettle Creek system for 25 years, will become the new athletic director.

 

Following three seasons on the job, Matt Stinson has resigned as football coach at Fort Wayne Northrop.

 

Brian Payne, volleyball coach at Terre Haute South for eight years, has resigned.

 

Decatur Central girls basketball coach Tom Gliva has resigned.

 

Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter has announced the resignation of girls basketball coach Lori James.

 

Greg Hall is stepping down as athletic director at Zionsville, to become assistant principal at the school.  Also at the school, Steve Guenin takes over as girls golf coach, replacing Nancy Nuce.

 

After 12 years as boys basketball coach at Center Grove, Bill Zych has announced his resignation.

 

IHSAA ----- LOOKING AHEAD

Saturday, March 20

Boys Basketball Semi-States

Saturday, March 20

Girls Gymnastics State Finals

Monday March 22

First Contest – Softball

Saturday, March 27

Boys Basketball State Finals

Monday, March 29

First Contest – Baseball, Boys Golf, Girls Tennis

 

 

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