Indiana State | Archive | October, 2005

Class 5A: Carter's 230 yards, late TD helps Decatur Central end No. 13 Ben Davis' dynasty, 27-22

Posted on 29 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Brandon Jones

Staff Writer

INDIANAPOLIS â??? The answer to the trivia question, â??When was the last time the Ben Davis Giants failed to win a sectional championship on the gridiron?â? used to be â??1994.â? Now, folks, that trivia question has a new answer â??? â??2005.â?

Behind a huge offensive line, diminutive Decatur Central senior running back Daniel Carter put up fantasy-type numbers (35 carries, 230 yards, three touchdowns), including the decisive 75-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, to lift the unranked Hawks to a 27-22 Class 5A Sectional 6 semifinal victory Oct. 28.

Perhaps there was something in the air Friday night on Indianapolisâ?? Westside. For the first time in quite sometime, the Giants entered the game as, dare I say, underdogs? The Hawks of Decatur Central entered the game at 8-2 which was good enough to earn them a third-place finish in Conference Indiana. Ben Davisâ?? season was like a roller coaster as it was full of ups and downs. The Giants finished a mediocre .500 in the highly competitive Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference and for the first time in quite sometime, there was some doubt as to whether or not this edition of the Ben Davis football squad had what it takes.

On the other hand, many questions surrounded Decatur Central as well. The Hawks had an opportunity two weeks earlier to claim a share of the Conference Indiana crown as they hosted Bloomington South. The Panthers entered Decatur Township and passed their way through, over, and around the Hawks en route to a big win. That caused many to question whether Decatur Central was for real or not.

The Hawks answered those questions by rolling through the Pike Red Devils last week and they wasted no time in picking up where they left of this week. Little did anyone know that, at the time, the first drive of the ballgame, would set the tone for the evening. The Hawks received the opening kickoff and wasted no time. They used a variety of â??trick playsâ? finishing with perhaps the most impressive play of the Hawks season. Quarterback Chase Lyday found wideout Zack Goodbar on a 10-yard out pattern before Goodbar lateraled the ball to Carter, who took care of the rest in running 28 yards for the score. The Hawks scoring drive consisted of three plays, and just 29 seconds into the game it was 7-0 in favor of Decatur Central.

After forcing a Ben Davis punt, Decatur Central continued to roll. Another short drive of 50 yards and just 3 plays resulted in Carterâ??s second touchdown of the evening, a four-yard march this time. The Hawks now found themselves ahead 14-0 just 3:55 into the game. After an impressive kickoff return to the Decatur Central 23, the Giants were unable to convert a first down. They did get on the board however with a 33-yard field goal by kicker Tamba Samba.

The Hawks next possession was cut short on a long third down play in which the Ben Davis defense collapsed on Lyday forcing him to fumble. The Giants pounced on the ball at the Decatur Central 16-yard line. They then wasted no time in getting back into the ballgame as they scored just two plays later with a 7 yard plunge by Deaun Williams. Score: Decatur Central 14, Ben Davis 10

Just when one might think that the Hawksâ?? short run had ended and the talent of the Giants would win out, carter â??? the stateâ??s second-leading rusher and a Mr. Football candidate, told them otherwise. A 54-yard burst up the left side on just the second play after the kickoff undoubtedly destroyed all of the momentum that Ben Davis and its fans had just grasped. Carter had one man to beat, but was downed at the Giants 7-yard line. However, the sneaky 160-pound senior broke three tackles on his next carry and walked into the end zone putting the Hawks back in front 21-10. Carter was done carrying for the first half, but had amassed 129 yards on 13 carries through two quarters of football.

The Giants did score on a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback MarQueis Gray, but the PAT was no good. Heading into the locker room it was a 21-16 advantage to Decatur Central.

The body language in the stands at Ben Davis High School was unexpectedly confident heading into the second half of play. Their team had spotted Decatur Central 14 points, but had outscored them 16-7 the rest of the way and many had the thought that the time was now.

The football team made them believers right out of the locker room. Sophomore Tandon Doss returned the kickoff 76 yards to start the second half and the Giants were in business. Just two plays later, Williams scored his second touchdown of the night on a four-yard run and the Giants had their first lead of the evening at 22-21. The two-point conversion pass was no good meaning the Giants held the lead by the slimmest of margins.

The second half, as in many football contests, was all about defensive adjustments. Other than a 17-yard scamper by Carter on his first carry of the second half, the Giants had figured out how to slow down the senior. Carter had runs of two, three, two, one, one, three, two, and two yards on his next eight carries, and many thought that was the sign that the Giants would roll once again in 2005 as they ended the third quarter holding a 22-21 lead.

After a Decatur Central punt to start the fourth quarter, Ben Davis seemed poised to put the Hawks away with one final score. The Hawks defense had other ideas, however. Just 30 seconds into the final period, the Giants were facing a third down from their own 25. Williams, who had carried the load for the Giants all evening, made the biggest of all mistakes. He put the football on the ground after a host of Hawks met him at the 25. The Hawks pounced on the ball, and we were set for a great final period.

Carter then made a magical run of the Hawks very first play from scrimmage, putting himself over the 200-yard mark with his next carry. A run to the left in which he literally escaped numerous Giant defenders ended with a dive at the pylon and his third touchdown of the evening.

That would be all the Hawks needed. The Giants had numerous chances down the stretch as they crossed the 50-yard line, but they were unable to convert. The rest was just mathematical as the Hawks handed the ball to their playmaker and let him do the work in running down the clock.

Now the Hawks have earned themselves a possible answer to a trivia question of their own. This question will be asked in Decatur Township for years to come: â??In what year did Decatur Central win its first sectional championship in football?â? If the Hawks can continue to roll next week in defeating Indianapolis Northwest, the answer will be â??2005.â?

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No. 4 North Central advances to boys soccer final with penalty-kick victory over ninth-ranked Lake Central

Posted on 29 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Mike McGraw

Executive Director

INDIANAPOLIS â??? The boys soccer state finals semifinal battle
between fourth-ranked North Central (Indianapolis) and No. 9 Lake
Central was a game that soccer aficionados surely would have loved and
those who question soccer would have hated.

The game was played at a tactical pace and saw the ball go in the
net only after regulation and overtime had passed; the game was decided
on penalty kicks. The two teams combined to muster only six shots on
goal for the entire contest. North Central owned four of those,
including the gameâ??s only solid scoring opportunity, a cross in the
last minute of the first half that was headed by a Panther just inches
wide of the net.

Ultimately, North Central prevailed, 5-4, on the aforementioned
kicks. That was probably poetic justice as the Panthers increasingly
controlled the game as it progressed. They applied steadily increasing
pressure in the second half, and fully 15 of the final 20 minutes were
played in front of the Lake Central net. Despite the lack of real
scoring chances, North Central coach Jerry Little thought controlling
the play proved critical.

â??We kinda gained control as the second half progressed, and that
was important simply from a confidence standpoint,� Little said.

That confidence was apparent during the kicks at the end as one
after another Panther calmly stepped up and drilled easy goals into the
net. In fact, the only kick missed by either team was Lake Centralâ??s
initial attempt.

Lake Central was making its first appearance in the state finals,
and a large contingent of Indian fans was in attendance. The Indiansâ??
girls team was also playing in the girls semifinals that followed.
However, the tone of the game did not give fans of either team much
reason for excitement.

When all was said and done, the Panthers advanced to face their old
neighborhood foe, Carmel, in the championship game. Fans of Indiana
soccer will not be surprised to hear that news.

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Late insurance goal looms large as sixth-ranked Carmel weathers comeback to defeat No. 4 Evansville Memorial, 3-2

Posted on 29 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Adam Rouse

Staff Writer

INDIANAPOLIS â??? No. 6 Carmel scored three unanswered goals and
weathered a late comeback from No. 4 Evansville Memorial to defeat the
Tigers, 3-2, at Kuntz Stadium Oct. 29 in the semifinal round of the
boys state soccer finals.

â??We have come from behind so many times this year,â? said Carmel
coach Dan Kapsalis. â??We knew they were going to come out hard and we
came out flat, and itâ??s kind of a problem weâ??ve been having all year.

â??We found a way to battle back.â?

The win sends the Greyhounds into the state championship match on an eight-game winning streak.

Carmel had just scored on a penalty kick from senior Chris Cutshaw
to go up 3-1 with 6:23 left in the game, and it appeared as if the
Greyhounds held a comfortable lead.

Evansville Memorial wasnâ??t quite ready to see the end of its
season, though, and made a late charge to get within a goal with 5:20
remaining.

Carmelâ??s junior goalie, Zach Carr, thought the ball was going out
of bounds near his own goal, only to see a Tiger attacker retrieve the
ball and send it back into action. When the ball stopped bouncing,
senior Ali Lotfalian scooped up the loose ball and deposited it into
the net to reduce the deficit to 3-2.

The Greyhoundsâ?? defense was able to hold strong over the final five
minutes, however, to secure the victory and advance to the state
championship match against co-No. 4-ranked North Central (Indianapolis)
tonight.

â??Thatâ??s one heck of a great team (Memorial),â? said Kapsalis. â??We
stole that game from them a little bit. It was pretty 50-50 most of the
game. They had chances, we had chances and we took advantage of theirs
(mistakes). We made a mistake at the end to make it a little more
interesting.

â??Iâ??m proud of my boys for battling back like they have all year. We
have the opportunity to play another game, and I think weâ??ve earned
it.�

Evansville Memorial jumped on the board first just 1:33 into the
match on a rebound shot from sophomore Brandon Stapleton to give the
Tigers a 1-0 lead.

The Greyhounds were able to respond as sophomore Daniel Moore took
a bouncing ball on the left side of the goalie box and headed it into
the net to tie the contest 1-1 with 25:35 remaining in the first half.

The score remained 1-1 coming out of halftime until Cutshaw scored
the first of his two goals at the 49:43 mark of the contest. The senior
flared the ball over keeper Steven Walsh to give the Greyhounds a 2-1
advantage.

Carr made eight saves on 13 shots while his counterpart made five saves on 18 shots.

Senior Alex Isaacs collected an assist on the first Tiger goal,
while junior Aaron Henkle assisted Mooreâ??s goal in the first half for
the Greyhounds.

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STATE FINALS: Boys cross country

Posted on 29 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

Your boys cross country team and individual state finals results:

Team results

1. WARREN CENTRAL

1 3 23 44 47 (64) (90) = 118

DE’SEAN TURNER , ONDRAIUS RICHARDSON , TIM ARMSTRONG , CODY SMITH , JAMES

HODGES , MICAH ALDRICH , CALEB PACK

2. VALPARAISO

16 21 26 31 36 (46) (78) = 130

KEVIN NUPPNAU , TIMOTHY HENNESSY , BILLY RYAN , DONNY JOHNSON , JOHN

FARRELL , JEFF JENSEN , JOSEPH SIROKIE

3. COLUMBUS NORTH

12 14 19 45 56 (88)(121) = 146

ERIC CAVE , PAUL ZIELINSKI , JOHN PENCE , PATRICK RYAN , RYAN HILDINGER ,

SEAN MCEWAN , DUSTIN WEISNER

4. CARMEL

13 18 39 42 55 (59) (71) = 167

CHAD BOWMAN , JACOB RICH , KEVIN COURTNEY , SCOTT ELLABARGER , LOGAN

ROSENBERG , WILL PETERS , J.D. SMITH

5. INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD

6 11 33 50 72 (115)(137) = 172

ANDREW POORE , AARON KREMER , CHRIS DIETRICK , SETH BALL , IAN NELSON ,

NICK METZGER , BUD COONCE

6. NORTHRIDGE

7 28 30 49 97 (103)(112) = 211

LOREN SPIRITO , LADD MERCER , ANDY WILLIAMS , NATE YODER , MITCH KEYSER ,

GARAN GALBREATH , JEREMY MILTROKA

7. FORT WAYNE NORTHROP

4 38 41 60 70 (106)(123) = 213

ROBERT MOLDOVAN , JORDAN PULVER , SAM BIRD , BRETT RAHRER , CASEY JOHNSON ,

ANDREW PIROPATO , BRANDON SMITH

8. CROWN POINT

5 43 51 62 85 (113)(134) = 246

STEPHEN HEIN , LOGAN KOCH , DUSTIN MILLER , JOE RATTAZZI , JOE KOLAVO ,

PHILIP HEBDA , BRIAN WITT

9. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

10 22 57 80 87 (118)(126) = 256

JUSTIN ROEDER , MADISON ROEDER , CALE ALLEN , EVAN HITCHCOCK , SEAN FLECK ,

ALEX SUSOTT , JIAN XIAO

10. OAK HILL

9 25 37 93 95 (116)(120) = 259

NENO BELLINOTTI , MATT MCCLAIN , BRYANT BLAIR , CHRIS NOLAN , SHANE LENON ,

SEAN SCHWARZE , ANDREW NORRIS

11. PORTAGE

20 53 58 63 74 (86)(125) = 268

PHILIPP HECKHAUSENN , JEREMY DAVIES , MARK FISCHER , BRANDON CAMPBELL ,

JAKE AHLBORN , JIM FLANNERY , STEPHEN BAIN

12. BLOOMINGTON NORTH

24 40 52 54 111 (135)(138) = 281

MICHAEL HOFFMAN , TIM SCHOCH , WILL AUTIO , ANDREW BUZZELLI , RYAN JACKSON ,

TRENT DOWNEY , DUSTIN ALBERT

13. ANDREAN

17 48 68 83 89 (96) (99) = 305

GREG STRABAVY , DOUG PEARSON , PHIL MALETTA , JONATHAN JIMENEZ , GARETT

BONK , MATT GRENNES , JAKE BENNETT

14. BLACKFORD

15 27 73 92 104 (109)(131) = 311

JACK SHRADER , ADAM KLINE , BRANDON RUCKER , MATT FREEL , KEAN COY , RYAN

PINKERTON , TYLER ATKINSON

15. FORT WAYNE DWENGER

32 65 75 76 84 (101)(117) = 332

BEN REIFENBERG , STEVE STEIDLE , JOSEPH RYAN , JORDAN HOGAN , JAVIER

MERCEDES , MICAHEL NIEZER , SAM LEFFERS

16. CHESTERTON

2 61 77 91 102 (114)(124) = 333

ADAM MARTIN , CHESTER VANEK , RUSSELL WILK , ALEX SISTO , TIM CARMODY ,

GREG OSBORN , DAN OSBORN

17. FLOYD CENTRAL

29 69 82 98 108 (129)(132) = 386

BEN DRAPER , MARK HAMILTON , BRAD ROBERTSON , DARRELL DAVIS , KEIGAN MULL ,

SAM MIRES , JOSH KELLEY

18. SILVER CREEK

66 79 81 94 100 (107)(127) = 420

ALEX JONES , RYAN STROM , BRENDAN CHWALEK , JONATHAN MUNCY , RYAN SMITH ,

SEAN BARNETT , ANDY FRUITS

19. MITCHELL

8 67 105 119 122 (133)(136) = 421

RYAN CHASTAIN , KEVIN MARTIN , NICHOLAS TYREE , NICHOLAS EARLS , DAVID

MILULSKY , GABE HAWORTH , RYAN SMITH

20. TERRE HAUTE NORTH

34 35 110 128 130 (139)(140) = 437

JOSHUA BEDFORD , ZACHERY MAYHEW , KEVIN DEPASSE , JIMMY HOUSLEY , BRANDON

QUERY , THEODORE DASON , JADEN BROWN

Individual results

1 207 BROCK HAGERMAN PENDELTON HEIGHTS 12 7:02 15:13.2 4:55

2 1 262 DE’SEAN TURNER WARREN CENTRAL 11 7:01 15:25.5 4:59

3 2 56 ADAM MARTIN CHESTERTON 12 7:01 15:31.8 5:01

4 131 ADAM GREEN FRANKLIN CENTRAL 11 6:55 15:36.3 5:03

5 236 MICHAEL PABODY SOUTHPORT 12 7:02 15:37.3 5:03

6 237 MICHAEL DISHER SOUTHPORT 11 7:02 15:41.1 5:04

7 3 265 ONDRAIUS RICHARDSON WARREN CENTRAL 11 7:12 15:41.8 5:04

8 4 125 ROBERT MOLDOVAN FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 11 7:00 15:43.1 5:05

9 5 80 STEPHEN HEIN CROWN POINT 12 7:04 15:43.5 5:05

10 134 ANDY WEATHERFORD GREENCASTLE 11 7:01 15:44.0 5:05

11 6 157 ANDREW POORE INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATA 11 7:03 15:44.4 5:05

12 167 ADRIEN DANNEMILLER MARTINSVILLE 11 7:01 15:45.7 5:06

13 7 190 LOREN SPIRITO NORTHRIDGE 11 7:03 15:46.4 5:06

14 8 172 RYAN CHASTAIN MITCHELL 12 7:10 15:50.2 5:07

15 37 ISAAC DAVIS BROWNSBURG 12 7:09 15:50.6 5:07

16 162 TITO MEDRANO LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON 10 7:05 15:51.0 5:07

17 9 195 NENO BELLINOTTI OAK HILL 12 7:06 15:51.6 5:07

18 10 136 JUSTIN ROEDER HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 12 7:03 15:53.2 5:08

19 208 COLE HARDACRE PENDELTON HEIGHTS 11 7:14 15:54.1 5:08

20 223 SEAN JENNINGS SEYMOUR 11 7:10 15:54.8 5:08

21 222 JACOB LAIRD RUSHVILLE 11 7:02 15:55.8 5:09

22 221 MATT HAMMERSMITH PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 12 7:07 15:57.1 5:09

23 180 ERIC SCHULZ NEW ALBANY 12 7:10 15:57.7 5:09

24 11 154 AARON KREMER INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATA 11 7:07 16:01.4 5:11

25 12 67 ERIC CAVE COLUMBUS NORTH 12 7:07 16:02.4 5:11

26 164 ALVIN SANGSUWANGUL LAWRENCE NORTH 11 7:01 16:05.6 5:12

27 13 41 CHAD BOWMAN CARMEL 11 7:13 16:05.6 5:12

28 14 75 PAUL ZIELINSKI COLUMBUS NORTH 11 7:11 16:07.4 5:13

29 168 JUSTIN FLOYD MERRILLVILLE 12 7:03 16:08.6 5:13

30 15 23 JACK SHRADER BLACKFORD 12 7:00 16:09.3 5:13

31 16 254 KEVIN NUPPNAU VALPARISO 12 7:18 16:10.1 5:13

32 17 1 GREG STRABAVY ANDREAN 12 7:04 16:10.2 5:13

33 18 40 JACOB RICH CARMEL 11 7:06 16:10.6 5:14

34 19 70 JOHN PENCE COLUMBUS NORTH 10 7:11 16:11.1 5:14

35 88 JOSEPH STAMPER CULVER ACADEMIES 12 7:14 16:14.1 5:15

36 20 216 PHILIPP HECKHAUSENN PORTAGE 11 7:17 16:14.2 5:15

37 21 251 TIMOTHY HENNESSY VALPARISO 12 7:16 16:14.9 5:15

38 22 135 MADISON ROEDER HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 11 7:07 16:15.9 5:15

39 133 HENRY LEE III GARY ROOSEVELT 11 7:15 16:15.9 5:15

40 23 263 TIM ARMSTRONG WARREN CENTRAL 12 7:12 16:16.8 5:16

41 24 31 MICHAEL HOFFMAN BLOOMINGTON NORTH 10 7:16 16:16.8 5:16

42 147 TEDDY BRITTON HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 11 7:10 16:16.9 5:16

43 25 200 MATT MCCLAIN OAK HILL 10 7:05 16:17.0 5:16

44 89 NATHAN MORROW DEKALB 10 7:08 16:17.2 5:16

45 132 RANDY PLACENCIA GARRETT 12 7:03 16:17.8 5:16

46 26 255 BILLY RYAN VALPARISO 12 7:18 16:17.8 5:16

47 274 CAMRON WALTERS WHITKO 12 7:04 16:18.0 5:16

48 27 18 ADAM KLINE BLACKFORD 12 7:05 16:18.4 5:16

49 51 HILLARY BOWEN CHARLESTOWN 10 16:18.7 5:16

50 181 ETHAN MERKEL NORTHEAST DUBOIS 12 7:10 16:19.5 5:16

51 28 187 LADD MERCER NORTHRIDGE 10 7:09 16:23.1 5:18

52 90 JAURICE DYE ELKART MEMORIAL 11 7:02 16:23.8 5:18

53 29 92 BEN DRAPER FLOYD CENTRAL 12 7:23 16:24.5 5:18

54 30 192 ANDY WILLIAMS NORTHRIDGE 12 7:11 16:24.6 5:18

55 31 258 DONNY JOHNSON VALPARISO 11 7:18 16:25.7 5:18

56 32 112 BEN REIFENBERG FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER 11 7:11 16:26.0 5:19

57 117 FORREST FOELLINGER FORT WAYNE ELMHURST 12 7:11 16:26.1 5:19

58 38 EDWARD RICO CALUMET 11 7:07 16:28.7 5:19

59 148 JAKE STAHL HERITAGE HILLS 12 7:17 16:28.9 5:19

60 182 DUSTIN BETZ NORTHEAST DUBOIS 10 7:21 16:29.3 5:20

61 33 151 CHRIS DIETRICK INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATA 12 7:12 16:29.8 5:20

62 34 238 JOSHUA BEDFORD TERRE HAUTE NORTH 12 7:19 16:31.5 5:20

63 35 246 ZACHERY MAYHEW TERRE HAUTE NORTH 10 7:20 16:31.8 5:20

64 36 250 JOHN FARRELL VALPARISO 12 7:18 16:34.5 5:21

65 130 ALLEN TIPPMANN FORT WAYNE SNIDER 12 7:13 16:35.1 5:21

66 165 ANDREW CLEVELAND LOWELL 12 7:02 16:36.4 5:22

67 37 196 BRYANT BLAIR OAK HILL 10 7:13 16:37.0 5:22

68 38 127 JORDAN PULVER FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 12 7:17 16:37.8 5:22

69 116 KYLE SCHMIDT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 12 7:22 16:38.2 5:22

70 39 43 KEVIN COURTNEY CARMEL 10 7:16 16:38.2 5:22

71 40 34 TIM SCHOCH BLOOMINGTON NORTH 10 7:17 16:39.2 5:23

72 41 119 SAM BIRD FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 10 7:13 16:39.8 5:23

73 42 42 SCOTT ELLABARGER CARMEL 12 7:24 16:41.2 5:23

74 43 81 LOGAN KOCH CROWN POINT 10 7:18 16:41.4 5:24

75 44 266 CODY SMITH WARREN CENTRAL 11 7:16 16:42.1 5:24

76 45 72 PATRICK RYAN COLUMBUS NORTH 12 7:19 16:42.4 5:24

77 46 253 JEFF JENSEN VALPARISO 12 7:18 16:43.0 5:24

78 47 264 JAMES HODGES WARREN CENTRAL 12 7:17 16:43.0 5:24

79 48 4 DOUG PEARSON ANDREAN 11 7:22 16:43.7 5:24

80 49 193 NATE YODER NORTHRIDGE 12 7:19 16:44.0 5:24

81 50 149 SETH BALL INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATA 12 16:44.8 5:25

82 51 83 DUSTIN MILLER CROWN POINT 12 7:25 16:45.2 5:25

83 52 25 WILL AUTIO BLOOMINGTON NORTH 11 7:18 16:46.8 5:25

84 53 212 JEREMY DAVIES PORTAGE 12 7:23 16:47.7 5:26

85 54 26 ANDREW BUZZELLI BLOOMINGTON NORTH 9 7:28 16:47.8 5:26

86 55 46 LOGAN ROSENBERG CARMEL 9 7:16 16:48.6 5:26

87 56 68 RYAN HILDINGER COLUMBUS NORTH 12 7:21 16:48.7 5:26

88 57 138 CALE ALLEN HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 10 7:26 16:49.0 5:26

89 58 214 MARK FISCHER PORTAGE 11 7:24 16:49.1 5:26

90 59 39 WILL PETERS CARMEL 12 7:06 16:49.3 5:26

91 60 128 BRETT RAHRER FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 11 7:19 16:49.8 5:26

92 61 62 CHESTER VANEK CHESTERTON 10 7:18 16:49.9 5:26

93 62 85 JOE RATTAZZI CROWN POINT 11 7:19 16:50.9 5:27

94 63 211 BRANDON CAMPBELL PORTAGE 12 7:19 16:51.5 5:27

95 64 267 MICAH ALDRICH WARREN CENTRAL 10 7:22 16:51.9 5:27

96 65 115 STEVE STEIDLE FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER 12 7:26 16:52.2 5:27

97 163 ANTHONY HILB LAPORTE 12 7:17 16:52.8 5:27

98 66 233 ALEX JONES SILVER CREEK 10 7:30 16:53.5 5:27

99 67 176 KEVIN MARTIN MITCHELL 11 7:28 16:53.7 5:27

100 68 6 PHIL MALETTA ANDREAN 11 7:23 16:54.2 5:28

101 69 93 MARK HAMILTON FLOYD CENTRAL 12 7:29 16:55.1 5:28

102 70 123 CASEY JOHNSON FORT WAYNE NORTHROP 11 7:22 16:55.7 5:28

103 71 47 J.D. SMITH CARMEL 9 7:27 16:57.0 5:29

104 72 156 IAN NELSON INDIANAPOLIS BISHOP CHATA 10 7:18 16:57.2 5:29

105 73 22 BRANDON RUCKER BLACKFORD 11 7:27 16:57.3 5:29

106 74 209 JAKE AHLBORN PORTAGE 12 7:24 16:57.7 5:29

107 75 113 JOSEPH RYAN FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER 11 7:26 16:59.0 5:29

108 76 106 JORDAN HOGAN FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER 12 7:29 16:59.2 5:29

109 77 63 RUSSELL WILK CHESTERTON 11 7:27 16:59.8 5:29

110 161 ZACH HERBIG JASPER 11 7:23 16:59.9 5:29

111 36 SAQIB HUSSAIN BREBEUF JESUIT 12 7:12 17:00.6 5:30

112 78 256 JOSEPH SIROKIE VALPARISO 12 7:18 17:00.8 5:30

113 79 226 RYAN STROM SILVER CREEK 12 7:40 17:00.9 5:30

114 80 142 EVAN HITCHCOCK HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 10 7:25 17:01.3 5:30

115 81 235 BRENDAN CHWALEK SILVER CREEK 9 7:40 17:02.4 5:30

116 82 94 BRAD ROBERTSON FLOYD CENTRAL 12 7:31 17:02.5 5:30

117 83 5 JONATHAN JIMENEZ ANDREAN 11 7:24 17:02.6 5:30

118 84 110 JAVIER MERCEDES FORT WAYNE BISHOP DWENGER 11 7:26 17:04.7 5:31

119 85 82 JOE KOLAVO CROWN POINT 10 7:24 17:05.6 5:31

120 86 215 JIM FLANNERY PORTAGE 12 7:27 17:06.3 5:32

121 87 139 SEAN FLECK HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 11 7:24 17:07.7 5:32

122 88 69 SEAN MCEWAN COLUMBUS NORTH 11 7:26 17:08.3 5:32

123 89 8 GARETT BONK ANDREAN 10 7:26 17:12.2 5:33

124 90 270 CALEB PACK WARREN CENTRAL 9 7:28 17:13.3 5:34

125 91 61 ALEX SISTO CHESTERTON 11 7:33 17:15.3 5:34

126 92 17 MATT FREEL BLACKFORD 10 7:29 17:16.0 5:35

127 93 201 CHRIS NOLAN OAK HILL 12 7:25 17:16.1 5:35

128 94 231 JONATHAN MUNCY SILVER CREEK 11 7:46 17:17.5 5:35

129 95 199 SHANE LENON OAK HILL 12 7:31 17:18.6 5:36

130 96 2 MATT GRENNES ANDREAN 12 7:29 17:18.7 5:36

131 97 186 MITCH KEYSER NORTHRIDGE 9 7:43 17:21.1 5:36

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No. 9 Scecina topples seventh-ranked host Heritage Christian for third straight sectional title

Posted on 27 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Sarah Clough

Staff Writer

INDIANAPOLIS — The Heritage Christian Sectional proved to be a battle royale as the six-team volleyball field featured three of the top nine Class 2A teams in the state. No. 7 Heritage Christian came into the Oct. 22 championship match as the favorite after beating fifth-ranked Park Tudor earlier in the day.

But No. 9 Indianapolis Scecina refused to hand over its reign as two-time defending sectional champ. The host Eagles used a strong start to win a close first game by a 25-23 count, but Scecina came back hard and swept the final three games (25-17, 25-21, 25-21) to complete the threepeat.

At 23-23 of the first game, this one looked like a toss-up and as if the match surely would go all five games. Heritage Christian was able to close the final two points when Scecinaâ??s serve receive broke down, setting up freshman outside Kelly Faris with an overpass that she turned into a ****. The Eagles than got an ace for the final point.

The start of the second game, however, was the exact opposite. As the Eagles made back-to-back hitting and passing errors, Scecina pulled ahead and began chalking up kills and aces of its own. The Crusaders gained an early five-point lead and managed to stay ahead the remainder of the game.

Heritage Christian worked hard to close the point gap, but despite outside hitters Emily Anderson and Faris finding holes in Scecinaâ??s defense, the Eagles could not rally back for a point advantage. The Crusaders went on big point runs when they needed it the most as setter Sarah Rumely ran Scecinaâ??s entire offense, spreading sets and giving hitters an open net to swing on.

Heritage Christian eliminated many of its unforced errors to start the third game, but Scecinaâ??s attacks were even more aggressive, allowing the Crusaders to jump ahead with another point lead. Faris brought back the Eagles with two aces, tying the score at 8, but Scecina regained the lead after some huge swings by Taylor Aldridge and Kara McCarthy. Aldridge also contributed with a brutal top-spin serve that earned two consecutive aces for Scecina.

Scecinaâ??s fourth-game efforts were just as strong, showing the team coming together perfectly. Rumely continued to spread the offense and proved to be a threat herself while Sarah Korson, Kate Carrico, McCarthy, and Aldridge continued their attacks at the net.

Although Carrico did not post as many kills as the rest of the Scecina offense, she played a crucial role in the teamâ??s win. Carrico proved to be one of Scecinaâ??s smartest hitters as she chased not-so-perfect sets and scrambled to get around blockers while showing great court awareness and always keeping the ball in.

Still, Heritage Christian looked as though it could make a run in Game 4. Scecina had taken another lead, but toward the end of the game momentum appeared to have swung in favor of the Eagles. But Scecinaâ??s offense came together perfectly at just the right time, allowing the Crusaders to pull off the win.

The reward for surviving such a power-packed sectional? Scecina (28-7) gets to face top-ranked and national power Muncie Burris (32-4) at 11 a.m. Oct. 29 in Game 1 of the Triton Central Regional. The second game will pit fourth-ranked Union County (29-6) against Lawrenceburg (26-4), with the winners meeting at 7 p.m. for the regional championship.

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Week 11 sectional semifinals preview: Two dozen big games

Posted on 27 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

Staff Report

HoosierAuthority.com has identified the 24 games this weekend involving teams with standout records, and nine of them are in Class 4A. Perhaps the largest showdown, ironically, once again comes in the smallest grouping as Class A defending state champ No. 5 Seeger (9-1) travels to top-ranked Pioneer (10-0).

Hereâ??s an overview of â??the numbersâ? involving Week 11â??s top sectional semifinals:

Class 5A

Sectional 2

Mishawaka (9-1) at Penn (8-2)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Freed Field.

COACHES: Jim Aldrich, 80-50 in 13th year at Mishawaka. Cory Yeoman, 33-6 in 3rd year at Penn.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Penn, 86.62, 11th overall, 7th in Class 5A. Mishawaka, 78.56, 31st overall, 18th in Class 5A.

LAST WEEK: Mishawaka defeated Elkhart Central, 45-6. Penn defeated South Bend Adams, 56-6.

VS. COMMON FOES: Mishawaka 7-0. Penn 6-0.

LAST MEETING: Penn, 41-35, overtime, Sep. 30.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Penn, 13-0.

Sectional 3

Fort Wayne Snider (10-0) at Homestead (8-2)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Dave Walters Memorial Stadium (WCYT, 91.1 FM).

COACHES: Russ Isaacs, 161-24 in 15th year at Fort Wayne Snider. Chad Zolman, 15-7 in 2nd year at Homestead.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne Snider, 83.44, 20th overall, 14th in Class 5A. Homestead, 75.71, 44th overall, 24th in Class 5A.

LAST WEEK: Fort Wayne Snider defeated Warsaw, 42-7. Homestead defeated Fort Wayne Northrop, 42-21.

VS. COMMON FOES: Fort Wayne Snider 2-0. Homestead 1-1.

LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne Snider, 49-21, sectional, Nov. 5, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Fort Wayne Snider, 8-1.

Sectional 5

Lawrence North (8-2) at North Central (Indianapolis) (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Panthers Stadium.

COACHES: Tom Dilley, 22-10 in 3rd year at Lawrence North, 57-26 in 7th year overall. Rick Streiff, 19-24 in 4th year at North Central (Indianapolis), 143-68 in 18th year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Lawrence North, 96.69, 2nd overall, 2nd in Class 5A. North Central (Indianapolis), 90.61, 8th overall, 5th in Class 5A.

LAST WEEK: Lawrence North defeated Richmond, 28-10. North Central (Indianapolis) defeated Franklin Central, 31-7.

VS. COMMON FOES: Lawrence North 4-2. North Central (Indianapolis) 4-2.

LAST MEETING: Lawrence North, 31-7, Sep. 2.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: North Central (Indianapolis), 6-5.

Sectional 6

Decatur Central (8-2) at Ben Davis (6-4)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Giants Stadium (WBDG, 90.9 FM).

COACHES: Tim Able, 27-26 in 5th year at Decatur Central, 79-73 in 14th year overall. Tom Allen, 16-7 in 2nd year at Ben Davis, 24-10 in 3rd year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Ben Davis, 90.24, 8th overall, 6th in Class 5A. Decatur Central, 83.56, 19th overall, 14th in Class 5A.

LAST WEEK: Decatur Central defeated Pike, 43-10. Ben Davis defeated Southport, 41-14.

VS. COMMON FOES: Decatur Central 1-0. Ben Davis 1-0.

LAST MEETING: Ben Davis, 54-26, sectional, Oct. 24, 2003.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Ben Davis, 9-0.

Sectional 7

Avon (9-1) at Columbus North (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Max Andress Field.

COACHES: Dave Shelbourne, 30-12 in 4th year at Avon, 180-123 in 29th year overall. Tim Bless, 39-27 in 6th year at Columbus North, 51-36 in 8th year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Avon, 84.65, 15th overall, 11th in Class 5A. Columbus North, 79.87, 27th overall, 17th in Class 5A.

LAST WEEK: Avon defeated Terre Haute South, 46-0. Columbus North defeated Brownsburg, 10-6.

VS. COMMON FOES: Avon 0-1. Columbus North 1-0.

LAST MEETING: Columbus North, 17-6, sectional, Oct. 29, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Columbus North, 1-0.

Class 4A

Sectional 10

Wawasee (8-2) at Concord (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Dunlap Field (WAWC, 103.5 FM).

COACHES: Joe Rietveld, 43-44 in 8th year at Wawasee. Tim Dawson, 94-85 in 17th year at Concord.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Wawasee, 83.69, 19th overall, 5th in Class 4A. Concord, 79.91, 26th overall, 8th in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: Wawasee defeated South Bend Washington, 38-14. Concord defeated Angola, 37-7.

VS. COMMON FOES: Wawasee 5-1. Concord 3-3.

LAST MEETING: Concord, 45-26, Sep. 9.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Concord, 11-3.

East Noble (8-2) at Plymouth (10-0)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, The Rockpile.

COACHES: Chris DePew, 38-18 in 5th year at East Noble. John Barron, 18-4 in 2nd year at Plymouth.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Plymouth, 91.2, 7th overall, 2nd in Class 4A. East Noble, 76.39, 41st overall, 11th in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: East Noble defeated DeKalb, 35-21. Plymouth defeated Northridge, 44-6.

VS. COMMON FOES: East Noble 2-1. Plymouth 3-0.

LAST MEETING: Plymouth, 14-0, sectional, Oct. 29, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: East Noble, 2-1.

Sectional 11

Logansport (10-0) at Fort Wayne Dwenger (9-1)

GAME TIME: SATURDAY — 7 pm EST, Zollner Stadium.

COACHES: Elmer Britton, 27-18 in 4th year at Logansport, 236-146 in 35th year overall. Chris Svarczkopf, 37-12 in 4th year at Fort Wayne Dwenger.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Logansport, 79.34, 30th overall, 9th in Class 4A. Fort Wayne Dwenger, 76.62, 38th overall, 10th in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: Logansport defeated Columbia City, 65-7. Fort Wayne Dwenger defeated Fort Wayne Wayne, 39-0.

VS. COMMON FOES: None.

LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne Dwenger, 35-7, sectional, Oct. 31, 2003.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Fort Wayne Dwenger, 1-0.

Sectional 12

Jay County (7-3) at Delta (9-1)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Delta Stadium.

COACHES: Shane Hill, 19-23 in 4th year at Jay County. Grant Zgunda, 78-16 in 8th year at Delta, 115-28 in 13th year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Delta, 65.52, 88th overall, 25th in Class 4A. Jay County, 56.37, 138th overall, 40th in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: Jay County defeated Pendleton Heights, 41-28. Delta defeated Connersville, 41-28.

VS. COMMON FOES: Jay County 3-0. Delta 2-1.

LAST MEETING: Delta, 32-6, Aug. 19.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Delta, 11-0.

Sectional 13

Indianapolis Cathedral (9-1) at Lebanon (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Lebanon.

COACHES: Jim O’Hara, 25-18 in 4th year at Indianapolis Cathedral, 62-42 in 10th year overall. Kent Wright, 26-24 in 5th year at Lebanon.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Indianapolis Cathedral, 92.48, 3rd overall, 1st in Class 4A. Lebanon, 73.14, 52nd overall, 16th in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: Indianapolis Cathedral defeated McCutcheon, 35-7. Lebanon defeated Harrison (West Lafayette), 18-6.

VS. COMMON FOES: None.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

Roncalli (8-2) at Westfield (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Stanley Stadium (WXLW, 950 AM).

COACHES: Bruce Scifres, 163-38 in 16th year at Indianapolis Roncalli. Bo Belden, 17-44 in 6th year at Westfield.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Indianapolis Roncalli, 86.82, 10th overall, 3rd in Class 4A. Westfield, 74.72, 46th overall, 13th in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: Indianapolis Roncalli defeated Zionsville, 27-24, overtime. Westfield defeated Plainfield, 10-7.

VS. COMMON FOES: Indianapolis Roncalli 2-0. Westfield 1-1.

LAST MEETING: Indianapolis Roncalli, 42-7, sectional, Oct. 22, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Indianapolis Roncalli, 2-0.

Sectional 14

Owen Valley (8-1) at Greenwood (9-1)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Woodman Field.

COACHES: Duane Potts, 21-18 in 4th year at Owen Valley. Rick Wimmer, 55-41 in 9th year at Greenwood, 162-82 in 23rd year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Greenwood, 80.46, 24th overall, 6th in Class 4A. Owen Valley, 50.67, 162nd overall, 47th in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: Owen Valley defeated Greencastle, 44-13. Greenwood defeated Northview, 27-14.

VS. COMMON FOES: Owen Valley 0-1. Greenwood 1-0.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

Sectional 15

Seymour (8-2) at East Central (8-2)

GAME TIME: 8 pm EDT, Trojan Field.

COACHES: Jeff Richey, 11-10 in 2nd year at Seymour. Don Stonefield, 35-13 in 4th year at East Central.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Seymour, 74.26, 50th overall, 15th in Class 4A. East Central, 72.25, 56th overall, 18th in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: Seymour defeated Columbus East, 28-13. East Central defeated Franklin County, 16-8.

VS. COMMON FOES: None.

LAST MEETING: East Central, 28-7, sectional, Oct. 31, 2003.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: East Central, 3-2.

Sectional 16

Vincennes Lincoln (7-2) at Jasper (9-1)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Alumni Stadium (WZDM, 92.1 FM).

COACHES: Mike Hidde, 130-44 in 16th year at Vincennes Lincoln. Tony Ahrens, 25-8 in 3rd year at Jasper.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Jasper, 66.42, 81st overall, 23rd in Class 4A. Vincennes Lincoln, 62.47, 107th overall, 32nd in Class 4A.

LAST WEEK: Vincennes Lincoln defeated Princeton, 42-7. Jasper defeated Evansville Central, 27-16.

VS. COMMON FOES: Vincennes Lincoln 6-0. Jasper 5-1.

LAST MEETING: Jasper, 31-14, Sep. 16.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Vincennes Lincoln, 8-7.

Class 3A

Sectional 21

Mississinewa (8-2) at New Palestine (8-2)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Kelso Stadium.

COACHES: Steve Rinker, 24-28 in 5th year at Mississinewa. Doug Armstrong, 29-16 in 4th year at New Palestine, 31-34 in 6th year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: New Palestine, 67.04, 74th overall, 12th in Class 3A. Mississinewa, 47.73, 183rd overall, 34th in Class 3A.

LAST WEEK: Mississinewa defeated Yorktown, 35-6. New Palestine defeated Indianapolis Howe, 43-20.

VS. COMMON FOES: Mississinewa 1-0. New Palestine 1-0.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

Sectional 22

Indianapolis Chatard (8-2) at Crawfordsville (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Athenian Field.

COACHES: Vince Lorenzano, 33-6 in 3rd year at Indianapolis Chatard, 92-73 in 14th year overall. Rex Ryker, 14-18 in 3rd year at Crawfordsville.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Indianapolis Chatard, 82.66, 21st overall, 2nd in Class 3A. Crawfordsville, 64.3, 93rd overall, 19th in Class 3A.

LAST WEEK: Indianapolis Chatard defeated Greencastle, 48-7. Crawfordsville defeated Beech Grove, 35-19.

VS. COMMON FOES: None.

LAST MEETING: Indianapolis Chatard, 44-10, sectional, Oct. 29, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Indianapolis Chatard, 2-0.

Class 2A

Sectional 26

Jimtown (9-1) at Glenn (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, John Glenn Field.

COACHES: Bill Sharpe, 261-50 in 26th year at Jimtown. Justin Bogunia, 54-38 in 8th year at John Glenn.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Jimtown, 77.52, 34th overall, 2nd in Class 2A. John Glenn, 62.47, 108th overall, 7th in Class 2A.

LAST WEEK: Jimtown defeated Bremen, 42-0. John Glenn defeated Central Noble, 27-6.

VS. COMMON FOES: Jimtown 7-0. John Glenn 4-2.

LAST MEETING: Jimtown, 26-7, Aug. 26.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Jimtown, 10-0.

Sectional 28

Eastbrook (9-1) at Madison-Grant (8-2)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Argyll Stadium.

COACHES: Jeff Adamson, 142-52 in 17th year at Eastbrook. Randy Sehy, 8-2 in 1st year at Madison-Grant.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Eastbrook, 57, 134th overall, 14th in Class 2A. Madison-Grant, 53.64, 154th overall, 17th in Class 2A.

LAST WEEK: Eastbrook defeated Bluffton, 40-19. Madison-Grant defeated Alexandria, 27-0.

VS. COMMON FOES: Eastbrook 6-1. Madison-Grant 7-0.

LAST MEETING: Eastbrook, 24-15, Sep. 2.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Eastbrook, 7-1.

Sectional 31

Brownstown (7-3) at Indian Creek (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Braves Field.

COACHES: Reed May, 127-24 in 13th year at Brownstown Central. Mike Gillin, 47-9 in 5th year at Indian Creek, 213-81 in 27th year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Indian Creek, 47.79, 181st overall, 26th in Class 2A. Brownstown Central, 44.44, 201st overall, 35th in Class 2A.

LAST WEEK: Brownstown Central defeated Providence, 14-10. Indian Creek defeated Union County, 46-16.

VS. COMMON FOES: None.

LAST MEETING: Brownstown Central, 26-13, sectional, Oct. 29, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Brownstown Central, 6-1.

Clarksville (7-3) at Lawrenceburg (8-2)

GAME TIME: 8 pm EDT, Lawrenceburg.

COACHES: Brian Glesing, 7-3 in 1st year at Clarksville, 30-27 in 5th year overall. Bob Brookbank, 29-45 in 7th year at Lawrenceburg, 81-83 in 15th year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Lawrenceburg, 60.83, 120th overall, 13th in Class 2A. Clarksville, 40.41, 221st overall, 42nd in Class 2A.

LAST WEEK: Clarksville defeated Charlestown, 33-7. Lawrenceburg defeated Triton Central, 29-6.

VS. COMMON FOES: Clarksville 1-1. Lawrenceburg 1-0.

LAST MEETING: Lawrenceburg, 29-20, sectional, Oct. 22, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Lawrenceburg, 2-1.

Sectional 32

North Knox (7-2) at South Spencer (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, L. Fred Ayer Field (WUZR, 105.7 FM).

COACHES: Shawn McDowell, 7-2 in 1st year at North Knox. Bruce Green, 50-19 in 6th year at South Spencer.

SAGARIN RATINGS: South Spencer, 50.16, 168th overall, 21st in Class 2A. North Knox, 31.36, 263rd overall, 52nd in Class 2A.

LAST WEEK: North Knox defeated Washington, 28-13. South Spencer defeated Tell City, 29-27.

VS. COMMON FOES: North Knox 1-0. South Spencer 1-0.

LAST MEETING: South Spencer, 48-0, sectional, Oct. 24, 2003.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: South Spencer, 3-0.

Class A

Sectional 35

Seeger (9-1) at Pioneer (10-0)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, The Pit.

COACHES: Brian Moore, 128-22 in 13th year at Seeger. Mike Johnson, 111-57 in 15th year at Pioneer.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Pioneer, 79.79, 29th overall, 1st in Class 1A. Seeger, 59.3, 124th overall, 9th in Class 1A.

LAST WEEK: Seeger defeated Attica, 49-6. Pioneer defeated Caston, 70-0.

VS. COMMON FOES: None.

LAST MEETING: Seeger, 22-0, sectional, Oct. 29, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Seeger, 2-0.

Frontier (7-3) at Lafayette Central Catholic (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, LaRocca Field.

COACHES: Greg Martz, 18-34 in 5th year at Frontier. Ryan Gallogly, 18-14 in 3rd year at Lafayette Central Catholic.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Lafayette Central Catholic, 60.16, 121st overall, 7th in Class 1A. Frontier, 55.85, 141st overall, 10th in Class 1A.

LAST WEEK: Frontier defeated North White, 25-19. Lafayette Central Catholic defeated Tri-County, 24-6.

VS. COMMON FOES: Frontier 3-1. Lafayette Central Catholic 3-1.

LAST MEETING: Lafayette Central Catholic, 49-6, sectional, Oct. 22, 2004.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Lafayette Central Catholic, 2-0.

Sectional 37

Union City (7-3) at Knightstown (10-0)

GAME TIME: 7 pm EST, Panther Field.

COACHES: Greg Saulmon, 14-16 in 3rd year at Union City. Don Willard, 213-179 in 39th year at Knightstown.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Knightstown, 62.43, 109th overall, 4th in Class 1A. Union City, 37.22, 236th overall, 31st in Class 1A.

LAST WEEK: Union City defeated Tri, 34-30. Knightstown defeated Hagerstown, 56-0.

VS. COMMON FOES: Union City 5-1. Knightstown 5-0.

SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

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Duneland Conference preview: Valparaiso, Chesterton the favorites as youth reigns

Posted on 27 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Chris May

Contributing Writer

The Duneland Conference looks to be a two-team battle heading into the 2005-06 season, with the Valparaiso Vikings and Chesterton Trojans tops in most minds. While thereâ??s never a bad year with Duneland talent, this one should be a precursor to some spectacular talent over the next couple of seasons.

Bob Punterâ??s Valparaiso squad (22-3 overall, 12-2 conference) comes off a conference co-championship shared with Merrillville last season. As is the case with a number of teams in the league, the Vikingsâ?? best talent has more than one year left to play. Juniors Robbie Hummel and Scott Martin are undoubtedly two of the most talented players in the conference and both will one day play Division I basketball.

Martin saw more consistent time from beginning to end of last season, while Hummelâ??s game has skyrocketed from a smaller varsity role early last year to solid play at the end of the year â??? heâ??s now one of the more highly regarded players in the state. Hummel will begin the season with 10 scholarship offers, including Indiana, Purdue, and Notre Dame. Martinâ??s main suitor to this point has been Northwestern.

To go along with the growth of his game, Hummel has physically grown as well, starting last season around 6â??5â? and beginning this one closer to 6â??7â?. Martin, meanwhile, checks in at 6â??5â?. According to Merrillville coach Jim East, Hummel and Martinâ??s size and ball-handling abilities make it difficult to defend and pressure the Vikes, while their length creates problems for opposing teamsâ?? offense.

East and Punter both consider Chesterton (9-12, 6-8) to be a formidable contender. The biggest reason for that is another dominating junior, 6â??10â? Evan Schmidt. Tom Pellerâ??s team also has one of the top sophomores in the state in 6â??3â? forward Zach Novak.

While East is slow to sing the praises of his Merrillville Pirates (18-4, 12-2), he has only two losing seasons in 25 years at the school, and his team should finish in the upper half of league play. Pounded by the loss of seven seniors, including Indiana All-Star Josh Mayo, the 37-year head coach says he will stick around for four more seasons to stay with a very solid class of freshmen.

This yearâ??s edition of Pirate basketball will be a physically small team, although their coach likes what he sees from 6â??6â?, 215-pound freshman Ryan Smith, who will see varsity time immediately. 6â??2â? Greg Hill will be a third-year starter and likely the best senior in the Duneland, while 5â??10â? senior guard Darryl Evans is tremendously athletic.

Beyond those three schools, Crown Point (13-9, 7-7) should have a developing year under its new coach, former Bellmont mentor Shawn Busick. The Bulldogs lost nine seniors from last yearâ??s roster as well as coach Tom Johnson, who headed to Lebanon. Despite the depletion in numbers, though, the Bulldogs featured an undefeated freshman team last year that could see numerous members thrown into the varsity fire early on. One conference coach commented that the program is probably a year away from contending for a Duneland title, but Crown Point could be giving plenty of teams fits by the end of this year.

Lake Central (11-10, 9-5) begins Year 2 under coach Dave Milausnic. Michigan City (6-16, 4-10) is a team picked by one conference coach to be improved and possibly a bit of a surprise to outsiders this year. (The Wolves will have to improve upon their 1-10 record in their final 11 games last year, though.) LaPorte (8-14, 4-10) took a heck of a stumble from its 21-4 campaign the season prior, but Tom Wellsâ?? Slicers can be dangerous if they are hitting their 3-pointers, which they love to take. Portage (8-13, 2-12) rounds out the field of competitors in the DAC.

Big games:

Dec. 3: Merrillville at Chesterton

Dec. 28: Chesterton at Valparaiso

Jan. 3: Merrillville at Valparaiso

Feb. 3: Valparaiso at Chesterton

Feb. 9: Chesterton at Merrillville

Feb. 17: Valparaiso at Merrillville

Big names:

6â??7â? Valpo junior Robbie Hummel

6â??5â? Valpo junior Scott Martin

6â??10â? Chesterton junior Evan Schmidt

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STATE FINALS: Avon, Concord, Norwell, Paoli capture marching band class championships

Posted on 27 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Jon Howard

Contributing Writer

INDIANAPOLIS — The RCA Dome was host to the 33rd Annual ISSMA
State Marching Band Finals Oct. 22. More than 5,000 students
representing 40 different schools competed for four class state
championships in front of over 30,000 fans. In honor of the event, Gov.
Mitch Daniels issued a proclamation that October 22, 2005, would be
declared â??Band Dayâ? across the state.

To qualify for the state finals, a band must first receive a
gold rating at the district level. Two weeks later, it must place in
the Top 5 at a designated regional site. At the Dome, the Top 10
compete in a showcase of music, drill, and pageantry.

For crowd control reasons, the order of competition was
Class B, Class C, Class D (smallest), and then Class A (largest). These
classes are not based upon band size, but school size; therefore, the
bands have a wide variety of sizes.

Class B bands ranged anywhere from 98 to 233 students, and the day
kicked off with a bang as defending champion Northview stepped off with
its show titled â??Shattered Glass.â? When awards were presented, however,
it was Concord that was declared the new state champion, edging out
southern powers Jasper, Greenwood, and Northview.

What made this class so interesting was the appearance of two
newcomers, Greenfield and Columbus East. One would have thought
Greenfield had just won the state championship after talking to
director Steve Angel.

â??Our goal was not about beating other bands, but bettering our
performance each time out, and our kids achieved that,� Angel said.
â??Itâ??s incredible!â?

Columbus East experienced similar emotions and was already thinking of next year.

â??We were a little overwhelmed by the large crowd and experience,
but we made our goals,â? said Tim Brookshire, assistant director. â??Next
year, we will be even more ready.�

Class C bands ranged from 65 to 148 students. The unique
story here was Doug Hassell, the director at state champ Gibson
Southern last year. In the off-season, Hassell relocated to Norwell,
which came out on top this weekend, just edging out traditional power
Cass. Hassell totally deflected the attention from himself to others.

â??It takes a lot of hard work from the kids and a great staff,â? he said.

Class D bands may be the smallest in size (44 to 106 kids),
but that does not make them any less special. Bill and Gayle Laughlin
have been with Paoli for quite some time, and this year brought their
eight title in the last 10 years.

â??It takes a tremendous love for performance, great work ethics, and
a supportive community and staff to pull this off,� Bill Laughlin said
immediately following the awards.

Second place went Heritage, which was making its first appearance
at the finals. There were a lot of tears in the band afterwards, but
probably not for the reason you would think. The schoolâ??s Kevin
Christenson was gracious and proud with the result.

â??Sure, there are probably some tears of disappointment to come so
close, but we lost to a great champion like Paoli in our first
appearance,â? Christenson said. â??There are a lot more tears of pure joy
here for such a great season.�

Class A was missing a few big names this year, but everyone
had been here before. With the exception of LaPorte, the bands ranged
from 150 to 280 students. The sights and sounds of this class will
excite even the casual observer, and the competition was so close that
there was even a tie for second place between Castle and Homestead.

When it was all said and done, though, Avon had won its third title
in a row in Class A, and the Oriolesâ?? fifth overall. Director Jay Webb
gave a lot of credit to his 43 seniors, who have never lost a state
championship.

Back to LaPorte. Marching only 84 (eight Class C bands were
larger), director Mickey Stisherâ??s Slicers placed 10th. They did not
bore or disappoint the crowd, however, as the Slicersâ?? show was full of
both energy and excitement. Like Webb, Stisher was quick to credit his
seniors.

â??We do not have the staff or the budget that most of these schools
have; therefore, we rely on our great student leadership and devoted
staff,â? he said. â??It was a great year!â?

It may sound clich?©, but there were no losers at this event.
As always, it was an incredible day. Many seniors left the field full
of emotion as they knew that they had just finished their last show.
Every band had to qualify through districts and regionals just for the
honor of competing in the RCA Dome. For the seniors, it was a great way
to go out. For the rest, pep band and concert band await them for the
rest of the year.

Most marching band members, though, were already setting goals to get back to the Dome and place higher next year.

Team results:

Class A

1. Avon

2. Castle

2. Homestead

4. Ben Davis

5. Center Grove

6. Penn

7. Columbus North

8. Lafayette Jefferson

9. Fort Wayne Northrop

10. LaPorte

Class B

1. Concord

2. Jasper

3. Greenwood

4. Northview

5. Carroll (Fort Wayne)

6. Fort Wayne North

7. Floyd Central

8. Greenfield

9. DeKalb

10. Columbus East

Class C

1. Norwell

2. Cass

3. Maconaquah

4. Western

5. Gibson Southern

6. New Castle

7. North Harrison

8. Scottsburg

9. Heritage Hills

9. Vincennes Lincoln

Class D

1. Paoli

2. Heritage

3. Clay City

4. Forest Park

5. Tri-West Hendricks

6. Winchester

7. Pioneer

8. Eastern (Greentown)

9. North Posey

10. Taylor

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Mike: Continentals' victory shows what is right (and wrong) with high school sports

Posted on 26 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

By Mike McGraw

Executive Director

If you want to know what is so great about high school sports, it was
on display the night of Oct. 21. To witness it, you did not need to be
in one of the palaces of Indianaâ??s suburban football factories.
Instead, you needed to be at a modest facility in Indianapolis among a
crowd that barely numbered in the hundreds.

The hearts and loyalties of those people connected with
Indianapolis Washington High School have been severely tested in the
last decade. Continental faithful have seen their school closed,
reopened, and now once again facing athletic extinction because of the
proposed â??athletic consolidationâ? within Indianapolis Public Schools
athletics. The policy — a means of increasing the competitive success
of IPS sports — has been hastily couched in budgetary terms after
receiving a less-than-warm welcome when first floated.

In the midst of all of this, a VERY young group of Washington
footballers have suffered through a dismal season. They entered
sectional play winless and, in most cases, having been horribly
overmatched. However, this group had no intention of â??going quietly
into that good night� once sectionals rolled around. The Continentals
pulled together and defeated West Vigo Friday night, 26-19.

It is a win that exhibits everything good about high school sports.
Nobody cared about this game, and certainly it seemed there was no
reason for the Continentals to care. But they did. Regardless of what
happens to their program at the hands of people who, in most cases,
have no idea what this season was like, this group will live with the
knowledge that they didnâ??t quit when it would have been so easy to do
just that.

Following the uplifting victory, though, it didnâ??t take long to
comprehend one of the major things wrong with high school sports. Any
idea what this heartwarming story warranted in the Continentalsâ??
hometown newspaper, The Indianapolis Star? Well, let me tell you.

Five lines and a box score.

Gee, does the term â??utterly disgracefulâ? come to mind? Meanwhile,
readers in Central Indiana were regaled with a half-page story about a
young man who pulls double-duty as both a kicker and a soccer player at
suburban Avon. It was a good story, but one has to question priorities
here. The standard defenses, in review, just do not hold water.

Donâ??t talk to me about the need to sell newspapers. The city on the
paperâ??s masthead is Indianapolis. There is a certain journalistic
obligation to at least modestly cover those schools in the central area
of your charter.

And donâ??t talk to me about limited resources. The Star is not
nearly as understaffed as is HoosierAuthority.com. If I can take an
hour to pound out this editorial, some reporter can take 30 minutes to
make a phone call and pound out a couple of paragraphs about the
exploits of a school thatâ??s within potential walking distance of the
newspaperâ??s headquarters.

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No clear-cut favorite – individual or team – in sight at girls cross country state finals

Posted on 24 October 2005 by alexanderscot.

Staff Report

When 20 teams and more than 150 individuals take the course Oct. 29 at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country course in Terre Haute, all eyes will be up front. The individual battle to be called state champion will be the focus of every runner competing this weekend who has qualified for what — just like on the boys side — is sure to be a very exciting meet.

This yearâ??s edition of the individual girls race to be state champ is going to be extremely exciting. In past years, there have been a handful of prohibitive favorites in this race. The year 2005 will be a different story, however, as there is no clear-cut favorite for this yearâ??s title.

As expected, Central Indiana boasts the most talent in the field. The Franklin Central Semistate held Oct. 22 was full of surprises on the girls side. Erika Utter, usually a complement to Lawrence North frontrunner Rachel Ehret, surged during the second half of the race in taking the title in a time of 14:38. Ehret, still a dangerous contender, faded to 11th after a quick start that included leading at the halfway point.

Ehret went from on top of the world to that disappointing semistate finish in just seven days. A week earlier, she beat then-undefeated freshman Katy Achtien of Indianapolis Cathedral in winning the Brebeuf Regional title. Achtien recovered nicely this past weekend as she took home third place at the semistate competition, and the youngster remains a threat.

Hamilton County powers Westfield and Carmel boast multiple threats that could challenge and take home the title. Westfieldâ??s Kristina Krasich, Maggie Bingham, and Breanne Ehrman, as well as Carmelâ??s Kayla McCurdy, Lauren Waterman, and Bridgett Blair, all have battled one another throughout the IHSAA tournament series.

Looking to the northeast, Northridge senior Megan Jackson has been denied an individual state championship so far in her career. She has run to multiple All-State finishes in the past but has not gotten over the hump. This past weekend at IP-Fort Wayne, though, Jackson held off some stiff competition in winning the New Haven Semistate in a blazing time of 14:32, four seconds ahead of surprising freshman Rachel Hissong of DeKalb.

Culver Academies sophomore Alex Banfich surprised everyone in finishing third as a freshman last season in Terre Haute, but she has looked very powerful in dominating her competition all season long this year. And Banfich took home the title this past weekend at the New Prairie Semistate, winning in a time of 14:28 that was 10 seconds faster than Valparaisoâ??s Lauren Hardesty.

Silver Creekâ??s Kelsey Page has dominated the competition down south all season long, and Saturday was no exception as she defeated the Bedford North Lawrence Semistate field in a time of 14:59. That effort was eight seconds better than runner-up Jenny Kulow of Brown County.

Others to keep an eye on:

– Sarah Neubacher (Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran)

– Sara Kehe (Chesterton)

– Amanda Hardesty (Valparaiso)

– Anna Weber (Michigan City)

– Kelsey Nielsen (Bremen)

– Marry Ballinger (Chesterton)

– Kyla Chapman (Rensselaer)

– Lindsey Daluga (West Lafayette)

– Renee Masterson (Beech Grove)

– Wendy Mahlan (Bellmont)

– Shelbi Burnett (Center Grove)

– Amye Adcock (Mt. Vernon (Fortville))

– Kelsey Pence (Columbus North)

– Bethany Scruton (Columbus North)

As for the team title, many of the traditional powers will be in the mix. Central Indiana again boasts the top contenders here, led by top-ranked Carmel and No. 2 Westfield. That Hamilton County duo has been battling all season long for state supremacy, and the fight will continue this weekend. Third-ranked Indianapolis Cathedral, No. 7 Lawrence North, and eighth-ranked Center Grove are also legitimate contenders.

From the north, Northridge, Valparaiso, and Chesterton are threats for the title. No. 4 Valparaiso, the defending state champion, always seem to come up HUGE when it matters â??? case in point, the Vikings avenged a regional loss to ninth-ranked Chesterton in winning this past weekendâ??s New Prairie Semistate. Meanwhile, No. 5 Northridge was quietly dominating the competition at the New Haven Semistate in scoring an extremely impressive 37 points.

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