The first big sporting event leading into the 2006-07 school year took place July 21-23 as the 4th Annual Soccer Showcase took place at Pendleton. Forty-four boys teams completed in 11 four-team groups on Day 1, with winners and losers playing the next day for the championship and third place.
Among the highlights were:
Pike�s Group G-winning run with penalty-kick victories Lake Central and Concord
Elkhart Central�s Group H romps over Columbus North (ranked third last year) and Chesterton (ranked No. 20 in 2005) by 8-0 and 5-0 scores
Zionsville, ranked 17th a year ago, capturing Group K with 3-0 and 6-2 wins over New Castle and Speedway
Results by group, courtesy of hoosierfutbol.com:
Group A
Decatur Central 4, North Knox 3
Lowell 4, Northview 0
North Knox 4, Northview 2, third place
Lowell 2, Decatur Central 0, championship
Group B
Mooresville 1, Hobart 1 (3-2 on penalty kicks)
Batesville 4, Hamilton Heights 1
Hamilton Heights 2, Hobart 0, third place
Batesville 4, Mooresville 1, championship
Group C
Lafayette Jefferson 6, Anderson Highland 0
Fort Wayne Luers 2, Covenant Christian 1
Covenant Christian 7, Anderson Highland 0, third place
Lafayette Jefferson 3, Fort Wayne Luers 0, championship
Group D
Pendleton Heights 4, Vincennes Lincoln 0
Highland 1, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 1 (8-7 on penalty kicks)
Carroll (Fort Wayne) 5, Vincennes Lincoln 0, third place
Highland 2, Pendleton Heights 1, championship
Group E
Noblesville 1, Brebeuf 1 (5-4 on penalty kicks)
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 3, Northridge 0
Brebeuf 2, Northridge 2 (4-2 on penalty kicks), third place
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 1, Noblesville 0, championship
Group F
Homestead 1, Columbus East 1 (4-3 on penalty kicks)
Harrison (West Lafayette) 2, Bethany Christian 0
Bethany Christian 3, Columbus East 0, third place
Homestead 1, Harrison (West Lafayette) 1 (4-3 on penalty kicks), championship
Group G
Pike 2, Lake Central 2 (3-0 on penalty kicks)
Concord 2, Evansville Harrison 0
Lake Central 5, Evansville Harrison 1, third place
Pike 1, Concord 1 (4-3 on penalty kicks), championship
Group H
Elkhart Central 8, Columbus North 0
Chesterton 1, Brownsburg 0
Brownsburg 7, Columbus North 0, third place
Elkhart Central 5, Chesterton 0, championship
Group I
Lawrence Central 7, Jeffersonville 0
Avon #1 4, Castle 0
Castle 2, Jeffersonville 1, third place
Lawrence Central 3, Avon #1 1, championship
Group J
Merrillville 2, Warsaw 1
Westfield 8, Waldron 0
Warsaw 10, Waldron 2, third place
Westfield 4, Merrillville 0, championship
Group K
Zionsville 3, New Castle 0
Speedway 1, Avon #2 1
Avon#2 2, New Castle 1, third place
Zionsville 6, Speedway 2, championship
The 2006 boys All-Showcase team:
Ian Kelly | 11 | Midfield | Harrison (West Lafayette) |
Connor Burt | 12 | Midfield | Concord |
Austin Hall | 12 | Forward | Lawrence Central |
Ruben Garrido | 11 | Midfield | Elkhart Central |
Keagen Harkenrider | 9 | Midfield | Homestead |
Nick Schauff | 11 | Defense | Mt. Vernon (Fortville) |
Kevin Berglund | 11 | Midfield | Chesterton |
Sean McGrath | 11 | Midfield | Pike |
Zac Holaday | 11 | Forward | Brownsburg |
Justin Fox | 12 | Midfield | Avon |
Justin Holmes | 11 | Goalkeeper | Elkhart Central |
Jesse Ramer | 9 | Midfield | Bethany Christian |
Eric Myers | 12 | Forward | Mt. Vernon (Fortville) |
Alex Siefert | 12 | Midfield | Batesville |
Jorge Ramirez | 12 | Midfield | Elkhart Central |
Ben Hartman | 12 | Defense | Lawrence Central |
Alex Navarette | 12 | Midfield | Lafayette Jefferson |
Jake Freisinger | 12 | Forward | Lake Central |