Indiana State | Archive | September, 2008

By Mike McGraw
Executive Director

It lived up to the billing, and then some.

The Sept. 23 match between Class 4A No. 2 undefeated Muncie Central and 3A second-ranked host Delta was an epic showdown. The Delaware County rivals battled through five intense games before the home-standing Eagles pulled the upset.

That is, if you can call it that. The Eagles prevailed 25-19, 19-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-9 to hand the Bearcats their first loss of the season.

Momentum in this match swayed back and forth, depending on which team could successfully get into its offense. Both teams made that difficult on the opponent by, among other things, serving several aces. Delta had five on the evening, while Muncie Central knocked home eight service-winners.

If you are looking for a hero, look no further than Delta’s freshman setter, Morgan Bergren. The 5’11” Bergren did a masterful job of setting for the Eagles’ powerful senior hitter, 6’2” Darcy Dorton.

Dorton responded with 26 kills in the five games, nearly half of the 56 recorded by the Eagles.

The victory moves Delta to 16-4 on the season. More importantly, the Eagles lay claim to victories over both Muncie powers, Central and Burris, in the same year.

Those who know Munciana volleyball will testify that is a rare feat indeed.

So what do you think? Share your thoughts on our Volleyball message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

By The Waterboy
Contributing Water

The Waterboy is a young and enthusiastic fan of both high-quality H2O and Indiana high school football who has been kind enough to share his insights with us on the 2008 season. Sound off on his thoughts and predictions via the link at the bottom of this story!

CLASS 5A
A pair of big games last week in Conference Indiana and one in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference made the picture a lot clearer in 5A.

Lawrence Central and Southport both won big over opponents Columbus North and Bloomington South. You can’t call them spoilers anymore – both the Bears and the Cardinals are for real and will be very dangerous come tournament time.

Hamilton Southeastern held off a determined Lafayette Jefferson team 41-31, while Fort Wayne Snider handled Harding 31-6.

Pike and Ben Davis return to the Top 10 after beating lesser opponents in Week 5, and Valparaiso falls out after being upset by Chesterton.

Class 5A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 6
Wk6    Wk5    School            Over.    Conf.        Result
1      1     Carmel             5-0    3-0        (W 27-6 Lawrence North)
2      2     Warren Central         5-0    3-0        (W 42-7 North Central (Indianapolis))
3      3     Center Grove         4-1    2-1        (W 35-6 Terre Haute South)
4      4     Hamilton SE         5-0    5-0        (W 41-31 Lafayette Jefferson)
5      5     Fort Wayne Snider    5-0    5-0        (W 31-6 Harding)
6      6     Lawrence Central     5-0    3-0        (W 34-17 Columbus North)
7     NR     Southport         4-1    3-0        (W 48-21 Bloomington South)
8      10     Pike            3-2    1-2        (W 41-21 Bloomington North)
9     8    Bloomington South     4-1    2-1        (L 21-48 Southport)
10     NR     Ben Davis        4-1    2-1        (W 26-17 Terre Haute North)

Best of the rest:
Lafayette Jefferson (L 31-41 Hamilton Southeastern)
Columbus North (L 17-34 Lawrence Central)
Castle (L 28-42 Evansville Reitz)
Valparaiso (L 10-12 Chesterton)

CLASS 4A
Evansville Reitz got back into the Top 10 after humbling Castle 42-28 last week in the Reitz Bowl.

Indianapolis Cathedral moved above .500 for the first time this season with a win over Indianapolis Arlington.

Shelbyville and Delta are looking better and better every week of the season – we might just see a battle of unbeatens in the final week of the season as the Golden Bears and the Eagles will meet for the likely Hoosier Heritage Conference championship in Week 9.

Roncalli (or “Rapscallion” as spellcheck wants to call the Rebels), beat an overmatched Indianapolis Scecina team 35-14.

Class 4A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 6
Wk6    Wk5    School            Over.    Conf.        Result
1     1     Columbus East        5-0    3-0        (W 42-14 New Albany)
2     2     Lowell             5-0    3-0        (W 55-7 Highland)
3     3     Indianapolis Cathedral     3-2    n/a        (W 37-21 Indianapolis Arlington)
4     4     Delta             5-0    3-0        (W 27-21 Yorktown)
5     5     Shelbyville         5-0    3-0        (W 45-10 Greenfield-Central)
6     6     Fort Wayne Dwenger     5-0    5-0        (W 49-0 Fort Wayne Elmhurst)
7     7     Whiteland         5-0    2-0        (W 40-7 Danville)
8     NR     Evansville Reitz        4-1    3-0        (W 42-28 Castle)
9     8     Mooresville         5-0    3-0        (W 11-3 Greenwood)
10    9     Roncalli            3-2    n/a        (W 35-14 Indianapolis Scecina)

Best of the rest:
Concord (W 35-14 Goshen
Plainfield (W 41-25 Martinsville)
Jasper (W 31-10 Vincennes Lincoln)
Hobart (W 29-3 Andrean)
Plymouth (W 35-21 Elkhart Memorial)

CLASS 3A
There are two new additions to the 3A Top 10 this week in Western and Yorktown.

South Bend St. Joseph’s stayed at third despite losing to Penn yet again. There was hope that this might be the year for an upset of the Kingsmen in the Northern Indiana Conference.

North Montgomery dropped to fourth, while NorthWood jumped a couple spots to sixth.

Class 3A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 6
Wk6    Wk5    School            Over.    Conf.        Result
1     1     Indianapolis Chatard     4-1    n/a        (W 22-7 Anderson Highland)
2     2     West Lafayette         5-0    3-0        (W 35-14 Tipton)
3     3     SB St. Joseph’s     4-1    2-1        (L 20-34 Penn)
4     5     North Montgomery     5-0    3-0        (W 20-14 OT Lebanon)
5     4     Brebeuf            4-1    n/a        (W 20-3 Culver Academies)
6     8     NorthWood        4-1    2-1        (W 56-0 Wawasee)
7     7     Mount Vernon (Posey)    4-1    2-1        (W 28-14 Washington)
8     6     Heritage Hills         2-2    1-1        (L 24-28 North Posey)
9     NR     Western         5-0    3-0        (W 47-21 Maconaquah)
10     NR     Yorktown         4-1    3-1        (L 21-27 Delta)
 
Best of the rest:
Bellmont (L 14-34 Homestead)
Edgewood (W 48-13 Sullivan)
Batesville (L 6-21 East Central)
Glenn (W 48-14 Triton)

CLASS 2A
The Heritage Christian Eagles took first place in the rankings for the first time this year after a 52-15 thrashing of Indianapolis Lutheran. Fort Wayne Luers fell to second after being upset by Fort Wayne North.

The Tipton Blue Devils fell to ninth, down two from seventh, after their 35-14 loss at West Lafayette.

One new addition this week is Oak Hill, which won big over Madison-Grant last week 49-0.

Class 2A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 6
Wk6    Wk5    School            Over.    Conf.        Result
1     2     Heritage Christian    5-0    n/a        (W 52-15 Indianapolis Lutheran)
2     1     Fort Wayne Luers    4-1    4-1        (L 19-21 Fort Wayne North)
3     3     North Putnam        5-0    2-0        (W 28-0 Park Tudor)
4     4     Jimtown        4-1    4-0        (W 34-20 New Prairie)
5     5     Fairfield         5-0    5-0        (W 63-16 Eastside)
6     6     Speedway         4-1    3-0        (W 27-9 Monrovia)
7     8     Wheeler         4-1    3-0        (W 66-6 South Central (Union Mills))
8     9     Evansville Mater Dei    4-1    3-1        (W 8-0 Evansville Harrison)
9     7     Tipton             4-1    2-1        (W 14-35 West Lafayette)
10     NR     Oak Hill         5-0    3-0        (W 49-0 Madison-Grant)

Best of the rest:
Cass (W 34-6 Hamilton Heights)
Southridge (W 28-6 South Spencer)
Paoli (W 36-24 West Washington)
Bremen (W 61-7 Culver Community)
North Knox (W 56-0 North Central (Farmersburg))

CLASS A
There was no change whatsoever in any of the 1A Top 10 spots this week. Indianapolis Scecina lost to Roncalli to fall to just 3-2, but the Crusaders play a very tough schedule and will still compete with the best teams around.

Sheridan may be in danger of slipping as the Blackhawks have played a couple sloppy games against lesser opponents the last two weeks.

Class A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 6
Wk6    Wk5    School            Over.    Conf.        Result
1     1    Sheridan        5-0    2-0        (W 34-13 Benton Central)
2    2    Indianapolis Ritter    5-0    0-0        (W 54-13 Guerin Catholic)
3    3    Rockville         5-0    4-0        (W 72-0 Turkey Run)
4    4    Perry Central        5-0    2-0        (W 42-0 Tell City)
5    5    Linton            5-0    2-0        (W 67-0 Springs Valley)
6    6    Churubusco        5-0    5-0        (W 22-15 Angola)
7    7    Laf. Central Catholic    4-1    2-0        (W 63-14 Carroll (Flora))
8    8    Tecumseh        5-0    n/a        (W 24-2 South Decatur)
9    9    Indianapolis Scecina    3-2    2-0        (L 14-35 Roncalli)
10    10    Southern Wells        5-0    3-0        (W 35-3 Woodlan)

Best of the rest:
Whiting (W 36-33 OT Hammond Noll)
North Daviess (W 22-21 Union (Dugger))
North Miami (W 41-18 Manchester)

FOOTBALL? You bet! Share your thoughts on our Football message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

The Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association has released its fifth set of rankings for the 2008 boys tennis season, and the story this week is stability as the top 11 teams remain unchanged.

Carmel stays at No. 1, followed by North Central (Indianapolis), Center Grove, Indianapolis Cathedral, and Zionsville. You have to go all the way to No. 12, where Columbus North supplants Greenwood, to find any tick of change in the rankings.

The IHSTeCA’s Top 20 from Sept. 22:

1. Carmel
2. North Central (Indianapolis)
3. Center Grove
4. Indianapolis Cathedral
5. Zionsville
6. Brebeuf
7. Park Tudor
8. Hamilton Southeastern
9. Munster
10. Terre Haute North
11. Homestead
12. Columbus North
13. Bloomington North
14. West Lafayette
15. Floyd Central
16. Greenwood
17. Plainfield
18. Jeffersonville
19. Fort Wayne Canterbury
19. Castle

So what do you think? Share your thoughts on our Boys Tennis message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

Here are results from Week 5 (Sept. 15-20) of the 2008 Indiana boys tennis season, courtesy of IHSTeCa.com:

Sept. 20
Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference Tourney
#1 Carmel 55
#2 North Central (Indianapolis) 33.5
#3 Center Grove 28
#10 Terre Haute North 22
Lawrence North 19.5
Terre Haute South 16
Ben Davis 6
Warren Central 1

Hoosier Crossroads Conference Tourney
#5 Zionsville 51
#8 Hamilton Southeastern 43
#21 Brownsburg 36
#20 Fishers 34
#25 Harrison (West Lafayette) 28
Westfield 26
McCutcheon 21
Noblesville 19
Lafayette Jefferson 14
Avon 8

Homestead Invitational
#11 Homestead 36
#17 Floyd Central 27
Bloomington South 25
Fort Wayne Dwenger 21
Northridge 21
Peru 9
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 7
Yorktown 4

Jeffersonville Invitational
#23 Jeffersonville 40
#12 Greenwood 34
Evansville Memorial 25
Mississinewa 21
Providence 20
Silver Creek 20
New Albany 17
Columbus East 3

Concord Invitational
Concord 3, Bethany Christian 2
Concord 5, Lakeland 0
Concord 4, Westview 1
Westview 3, Bethany Christian 2
Westview 5, Lakeland 0
Bethany Christian 5, Lakeland 0

LaPorte Invitational
Plymouth 3, LaPorte 2
Penn 4, Valparaiso 1
Plymouth 3, Penn 2 (championship)

Madison-Grant Invitational
Plainfield 35
Columbia City 23
Eastern 17
Madison-Grant 15

Merrillville Invitational
Lake Central 42
Centerville 32
Merrillville 31
Highland 28

Whiteland Invitational
Batesville 4, Jennings County 1
Batesville 3, Shelbyville 2
Batesville 3, Whiteland 2

Kokomo 5, Muncie Central 0
Lake Central 4, Chesterton 1
Lake Central 5, Crown Point 0
Lake Central 4, Portage 1
Logansport 4, Anderson 1
Logansport 5 New Castle 0
Richmond 3, Kokomo 2
Richmond 3, Marion 2

Sept. 18
#1 Carmel 3, #4 Indianapolis Cathedral 2
#2 North Central (Indianapolis) 5, Delta 0
#5 Zionsville 5, #14 West Lafayette 0
#6 Brebeuf 5, Indianapolis Chatard 0
#8 Hamilton Southeastern 5, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 0
#13 Columbus North 3, Lawrence Central 2
#13 Columbus North 5, Southport 0
#15 Fort Wayne Canterbury 5, Leo 0
#18 Plainfield 5, Martinsville 0
#21 Castle 5, Evansville North 0
Angola 5, Churubusco 0
Bremen 3, Triton 2
Centerville 5, Union County
Columbus East 3, Seymour 2
Concord 4, Northridge 1
DeKalb 5, New Haven 0
Evansville Mater Dei 3, Evansville Bosse 2
Fort Wayne South 5, Fort Wayne Elmhurst 0
Fort Wayne Northrop 5, Fort Wayne North 0
Fountain Central 4, Attica 1
Franklin Central 4, Perry Meridian 1
Franklin Central 4, Pike 1
Greensburg 5, Hauser 0
Jimtown 4, Triton 1
Lebanon 5, Danville 0
Logansport 3, Kokomo 2
Madison-Grant 3, Hamilton Heights 2
Manchester 3, Whitko 2
Marion 4, Huntington North 1
Muncie Burris 3, Frankton 2
New Palestine 5, Triton Central 0
Norwell 3, East Noble 2
Pekin (Eastern) 4, Brownstown 1
Richmond 5, New Castle 0
Seymour 4, Brownstown 1
Triton 4, New Prairie 1
Westview 4, Fairfield 1
Whitko 5, Tippecanoe Valley 0

Sept. 17
#1 Carmel 3, #6 Brebeuf 2
#4 Indianapolis Cathedral 5, #20 Fishers 0
#5 Zionsville 5, #25 Harrison (West Lafayette) 0
East Noble 3, #15 Fort Wayne Canterbury 2
#21 Castle 5, Boonville 0
#26 Plymouth 3, Warsaw 2
Centerville 5, Tri 0
Concord 4, Goshen 1
DeKalb 4, Manchester 1
Fort Wayne Northrop 4, Leo 1
Fountain Central 3, Benton Central 2
Frankton 3, Tipton 2
Greensburg 5, Columbus East 0
Jasper 4, New Albany 1
Lebanon 5, Rossville 0
Logansport 4, Huntington North 1
Muncie Burris 5, Yorktown 0
Muncie Central 3, Shenandoah 2
Princeton 3, Evansville Bosse 2
Richmond 5, Anderson Highland 0
Vincennes Rivet 3, North Daviess 2
Westview 5, West Noble 0

Sept. 16
#3 Center Grove 3, #6 Brebeuf 2
#4 Indianapolis Cathedral 4, #19 Heritage Christian 1
#8 Hamilton Southeastern 4, Lawrence North 1
#10 Terre Haute North 3, Terre Haute South 2
#13 Columbus North 5, Bloomington South 0
#15 Fort Wayne Canterbury 4, Fort Wayne Dwenger 1
#18 Plainfield 5, Mooresville 0
#20 Fishers 3, #25 Harrison (West Lafayette) 2
#21 Castle 5, Tell City 0
#26 Plymouth 5, Elkhart Memorial 0
Angola 5, Fairfield 0
Columbia City 4, East Noble 1
Culver Academies 3, Chesterton 2
DeKalb 5, Bellmont 0
Delta 4, Yorktown 1
Fort Wayne Northrop 5, Fort Wayne Wayne 0
Fort Wayne South 3, Fort Wayne North 2
Fountain Central 5, South Vermillion 0
Franklin Central 3, Lawrence Central 2
Frankton 4, Blackford 1
Jasper 4, Evansville Memorial 1
Kokomo 4, Lafayette Jefferson 1
New Palestine 5, Indianapolis Tech 0
Seymour 4, Brown County 1
Wabash 4, Manchester 1
Warsaw 5, Wawasee 0
Westview 5, Prairie Heights 0

Sept. 15
#3 Center Grove 4, #16 Bloomington North 1
#10 Terre Haute North 5, West Vigo 0
Bluffton 4, Fort Wayne Wayne 1
Centerville 5, Cambridge City Lincoln 0
Columbia City 4, Norwell 1
Culver Academies 4, South Bend Riley 1
DeKalb 4, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 1
Eastern Hancock 3, Frankton 2
Evansville Memorial 5, Evansville Bosse 0
Fort Wayne Dwenger 5, New Haven 0
Fort Wayne South 4, Blackhawk Christian 1
Fountain Central 4, Seeger 1
Franklin 4, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 1
Franklin Central 5, Beech Grove 0
Greensburg 4, Whiteland 1
Lebanon 4, Lafayette Jefferson 1
Logansport 3, Twin Lakes 2
Mississinewa 5, Alexandria 0
New Palestine 4, Pendleton Heights 1
North Daviess 5, Washington 0
Richmond 4, Anderson 1
Seymour 5, Edinburgh 0
Wabash 3, Elwood 2
Westview 4, NorthWood 1
Whitko 4, Central Noble 1

So what do you think? Share your thoughts on our Boys Tennis message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

According to the Sagarin power ratings, there are 17 big games on tap for Week 6 of the 2008 Indiana high school football season. Stay tuned to HoosierAuthority.com for a complete wrap of results and game stories!

Till then, here’s a preview of those big contests via the pertinent numbers taken from John Harrell’s Indiana high school football site (rankings are from the latest coaches’ polls):

Northern Indiana
Five biggies …

4A #8 Concord (5-0) at 2A #4 Jimtown (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:30 pm Eastern Time, Knepp Field.
COACHES: Tim Dawson, 123-91 in 20th year at Concord. Mike_Campbell, 4-1 in 1st year at Jimtown.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Concord, 87.89, 8th overall, 3rd in Class 4A. Jimtown, 70.06, 61st overall, 4th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Concord defeated Goshen, 35-14, Sep. 19. Jimtown defeated New Prairie, 34-20, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Concord 1-0, Jimtown 0-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Concord 13-12, Jimtown 16-9.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Jimtown, 9-5.
LAST MEETING: Jimtown, 35-14, Sep. 21, 2007.

2A #1 Fort Wayne Luers (4-1) at 3A #14 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (2-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Zollner Stadium.
COACHES: Matt Lindsay, 186-87 in 22nd year at Fort Wayne Luers. Dean Doerffler, 46-44 in 8th year at Fort Wayne Concordia, 106-80 in 17th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne Luers, 79.56, 32nd overall, 1st in Class 2A. Fort Wayne Concordia, 68.12, 73rd overall, 7th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Fort Wayne Luers lost to Fort Wayne North, 21-19, Sep. 19. Fort Wayne Concordia defeated Fort Wayne Northrop, 43-14, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Fort Wayne Luers 3-0, Fort Wayne Concordia 2-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Fort Wayne Luers 9-16, Fort Wayne Concordia 14-11.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Fort Wayne Luers, 13-2.
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne Luers, 17-0, Sep. 21, 2007.

4A #10 Hobart (5-0) at 4A #2 Lowell (5-0)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Central Time, The Inferno (WTMK, 88.5 FM).
COACHES: Wally McCormack, 43-21 in 6th year at Hobart, 56-23 in 7th year overall. Kirk Kennedy, 140-67 in 18th year at Lowell.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Lowell, 85, 16th overall, 6th in Class 4A. Hobart, 79.91, 30th overall, 10th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Hobart defeated Andrean, 29-3, Sep. 19. Lowell defeated Highland, 55-7, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Hobart 3-0, Lowell 3-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Hobart 7-17, Lowell 6-19.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Lowell, 8-2.
LAST MEETING: Lowell, 10-7, Sep. 21, 2007.

1A #13 North Miami (4-1) at Southwood (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Shermon Wagoner Field.
COACHES: Greg Miller, 20-27 in 5th year at North Miami. Dan Snyder, 11-15 in 3rd year at Southwood.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Southwood, 53.82, 143rd overall, 6th in Class 1A. North Miami, 45.94, 194th overall, 15th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: North Miami defeated Manchester, 41-18, Sep. 19. Southwood lost to Rochester, 28-13, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: North Miami 4-21, Southwood 16-9.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Southwood, 9-5.
LAST MEETING: North Miami, 14-13, Sep. 21, 2007.

Portage (4-1) at 5A #10 Chesterton (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Central Time, Chesterton Field (WHLP, 89.9 FM).
COACHES: Mark Peterson, 9-6 in 2nd year at Portage, 27-21 in 5th year overall. John Snyder, 42-38 in 8th year at Chesterton, 44-45 in 9th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Chesterton, 83.99, 19th overall, 11th in Class 5A. Portage, 75.81, 40th overall, 20th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Portage lost to Crown Point, 21-6, Sep. 19. Chesterton defeated Valparaiso, 12-10, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Portage 9-16, Chesterton 8-12.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Portage, 10-6.
LAST MEETING: Chesterton, 14-7, Sep. 21, 2007.

Central Indiana
Nine biggies …

Harrison (West Lafayette) (3-2) at Zionsville (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Eagles Stadium.
COACHES: Jeromy Flowers, 8-19 in 3rd year at Harrison (West Lafayette). Larry McWhorter, 113-37 in 13th year at Zionsville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Zionsville, 85.22, 14th overall, 5th in Class 4A. Harrison (West Lafayette), 80.1, 29th overall, 19th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Harrison (West Lafayette) defeated Fishers, 41-28, Sep. 19. Zionsville defeated Westfield, 35-7, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Harrison (West Lafayette) 2-1, Zionsville 2-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Harrison (West Lafayette) 10-15, Zionsville 11-14.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Zionsville, 8-0.
LAST MEETING: Zionsville, 27-21, overtime, Sep. 21, 2007.

1A #12 Indianapolis Scecina (3-2) at Greenwood (2-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Woodman Field.
COACHES: Ott Hurrle, 105-85 in 17th year at Indianapolis Scecina, 106-94 in 18th year overall. Mike Campbell, 8-18 in 3rd year at Greenwood.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Greenwood, 67.85, 76th overall, 20th in Class 4A. Indianapolis Scecina, 52.36, 157th overall, 10th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Indianapolis Scecina lost to Indianapolis Roncalli, 35-14, Sep. 19. Greenwood lost to Mooresville, 11-3, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Indianapolis Scecina 9-16, Greenwood 20-5.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: No meetings.

5A #6 Lawrence Central (5-0) at 5A #13 Bloomington South (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Fred Huff Field.
COACHES: Jayson West, 5-0 in 1st year at Lawrence Central. Drew Wood, 32-16 in 5th year at Bloomington South, 80-26 in 10th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Lawrence Central, 97.64, 3rd overall, 3rd in Class 5A. Bloomington South, 83.63, 21st overall, 13th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Lawrence Central defeated Columbus North, 34-17, Sep. 19. Bloomington South lost to Southport, 48-21, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Lawrence Central 8-17, Bloomington South 12-13.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Tied, 5-5.
LAST MEETING: Lawrence Central, 54-37, Sep. 21, 2007.

Lawrence North (2-3) at 5A #3 Center Grove (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Center Grove field.
COACHES: Tom Dilley, 33-27 in 6th year at Lawrence North, 68-43 in 10th year overall. Eric Moore, 79-34 in 10th year at Center Grove, 127-39 in 14th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Center Grove, 91.52, 7th overall, 5th in Class 5A. Lawrence North, 81.51, 25th overall, 17th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Lawrence North lost to Carmel, 27-6, Sep. 19. Center Grove defeated Terre Haute South, 35-6, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Lawrence North 0-1, Center Grove 0-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Lawrence North 18-7, Center Grove 8-12.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Center Grove, 9-2.
LAST MEETING: Center Grove, 44-36, Sep. 21, 2007.

Lawrenceburg (5-0) at 3A #16 Batesville (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Batesville field.
COACHES: Bob Brookbank, 44-60 in 10th year at Lawrenceburg, 96-98 in 18th year overall. Eric Heppner, 92-55 in 13th year at Batesville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Lawrenceburg, 63.15, 97th overall, 11th in Class 2A. Batesville, 59.37, 112th overall, 14th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Lawrenceburg defeated Franklin County, 48-14, Sep. 19. Batesville lost to East Central, 21-6, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Lawrenceburg 1-0, Batesville 1-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Lawrenceburg 8-12, Batesville 11-14.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Batesville, 9-5.
LAST MEETING: Batesville, 34-7, Sep. 21, 2007.

5A #12 Pike (3-2) at Columbus North (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Max Andress Field.
COACHES: Derek Moyers, 17-3 in 2nd year at Pike, 51-33 in 8th year overall. Tim Bless, 62-38 in 9th year at Columbus North, 74-47 in 11th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Pike, 85.15, 15th overall, 9th in Class 5A. Columbus North, 82.16, 23rd overall, 15th in Class 5A.
LAST OUTING: Pike defeated Bloomington North, 41-21, Sep. 19. Columbus North lost to Lawrence Central, 34-17, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Pike 1-1, Columbus North 1-1.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Pike 12-13, Columbus North 16-9.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Pike, 7-2.
LAST MEETING: Pike, 20-14, semistate, Nov. 16, 2007.

Roncalli (3-2) at 4A #6 Indianapolis Cathedral (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Indianapolis Arlington (WXLW, 950 AM; WXLW, 950 AM).
COACHES: Bruce Scifres, 179-52 in 19th year at Indianapolis Roncalli. Rick Streiff, 125-29 in 14th year at Indianapolis Cathedral, 146-72 in 19th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Indianapolis Cathedral, 91.66, 6th overall, 2nd in Class 4A. Indianapolis Roncalli, 80.94, 27th overall, 9th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Indianapolis Roncalli defeated Indianapolis Scecina, 35-14, Sep. 19. Indianapolis Cathedral defeated Indianapolis Arlington, 37-21, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Indianapolis Roncalli 0-1, Indianapolis Cathedral 1-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Indianapolis Roncalli 16-9, Indianapolis Cathedral 12-3.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Indianapolis Roncalli, 8-6.
LAST MEETING: Indianapolis Cathedral, 42-7, sectional, Oct. 19, 2007.

2A #16 Tipton (4-1) at Clinton Central (2-3)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Bulldog Stadium.
COACHES: Aaron Tolle, 23-13 in 4th year at Tipton. Mike Quick, 2-3 in 1st year at Clinton Central, 34-52 in 9th year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Tipton, 67.98, 74th overall, 6th in Class 2A. Clinton Central, 44.97, 206th overall, 19th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Tipton lost to West Lafayette, 35-14, Sep. 19. Clinton Central defeated Tri-Central, 54-12, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Tipton 13-12, Clinton Central 15-10.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Tipton, 2-1.
LAST MEETING: Tipton, 30-8, Sep. 21, 2007.

Tri-West Hendricks (4-1) at Crawfordsville (3-2)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Athenian Field.
COACHES: Chris Coll, 12-12 in 3rd year at Tri-West. Rex Ryker, 27-32 in 6th year at Crawfordsville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Tri-West, 58.07, 121st overall, 17th in Class 2A. Crawfordsville, 56.95, 126th overall, 19th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Tri-West defeated Southmont, 30-14, Sep. 19. Crawfordsville lost to Beech Grove, 41-28, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Tri-West 8-17, Crawfordsville 11-14.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Tri-West, 7-2.
LAST MEETING: Crawfordsville, 38-35, Sep. 21, 2007.

Southern Indiana
Three biggies …

Evansville Central (4-1) at 4A #9 Evansville Reitz (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Central Time, Reitz Bowl.
COACHES: Andy Owen, 11-5 in 2nd year at Evansville Central. Tony Lewis, 4-1 in 1st year at Evansville Reitz.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Evansville Reitz, 77.96, 36th overall, 14th in Class 4A. Evansville Central, 70.14, 60th overall, 18th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Evansville Central defeated Evansville Bosse, 35-21, Sep. 19. Evansville Reitz defeated Castle, 42-28, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Evansville Central 1-1, Evansville Reitz 2-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Evansville Central 11-14, Evansville Reitz 9-11.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Evansville Reitz, 12-5.
LAST MEETING: Evansville Reitz, 40-10, Sep. 14, 2007.

1A #6 Linton (5-0) at 1A #11 North Daviess (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm Eastern Time, Cougar Valley (WQTY, 93.3 FM; WRZR, 94.5 FM).
COACHES: Steve Weber, 76-19 in 9th year at Linton-Stockton. Scott Helms, 69-77 in 14th year at North Daviess.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Linton-Stockton, 53.12, 150th overall, 8th in Class 1A. North Daviess, 47.76, 181st overall, 14th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Linton-Stockton defeated Springs Valley, 67-0, Sep. 19. North Daviess defeated Union (Dugger), 22-21, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Linton-Stockton 1-0, North Daviess 1-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Linton-Stockton 6-19, North Daviess 13-12.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Linton-Stockton, 10-5.
LAST MEETING: Linton-Stockton, 14-0, Sep. 21, 2007.

2A #7 Evansville Mater Dei (4-1) at 3A #10 Evansville Memorial (3-2)
GAME TIME: SATURDAY 4:00 pm Central Time, Enlow Field (WYFX, 106.7 FM).
COACHES: Mike Goebel, 116-31 in 12th year at Evansville Mater Dei. John Hurley, 3-2 in 1st year at Evansville Memorial.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Evansville Memorial, 65.9, 86th overall, 8th in Class 3A. Evansville Mater Dei, 65.49, 88th overall, 8th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Evansville Mater Dei defeated Evansville Harrison, 8-0, Sep. 20. Evansville Memorial defeated Evansville North, 34-17, Sep. 19.
VS. COMMON FOES: Evansville Mater Dei 2-0, Evansville Memorial 2-0.
OPPONENTS’ RECORDS: Evansville Mater Dei 9-16, Evansville Memorial 10-10.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Evansville Mater Dei, 17-1.
LAST MEETING: Evansville Mater Dei, 20-3, Sep. 14, 2007.

FOOTBALL? You bet! Share your thoughts on our Football message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

It’s time once again for HoosierAuthority.com’s “Volleyball Weekly” program hosted by Kristen Ahaus of Team Indiana Volleyball.

In this week’s episode, Kristen recaps some of the big matches and tournaments that took place this past week in Central Indiana. Click here to watch the “Volleyball Weekly” program for the week of Sept. 22-27!

Spike psyche! Share your thoughts on our Volleyball message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches has released its sixth boys cross country poll of the 2008 season, and Franklin Central is this week’s main mover in going from 10th to seventh.

Zionsville and Fishers, meanwhile, also are movin’ up, with the Eagles going from 13th 10th and the Tigers up from 14th to 11th. South Bend Riley and Fort Wayne Snider sneak into the rankings at Nos. 23 and 24, respectively.

The first six schools – Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), McCutcheon, Terre Haute North, North Central (Indianapolis), and Chesterton – all remain unchanged.

Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school. The IATCCC’s Top 24 from Sept. 22:

1. Carmel
2. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
3. McCutcheon
4. Terre Haute North
5. North Central (Indianapolis)
6. Chesterton
7. Franklin Central
8. Northridge
9. Huntington North
10. Zionsville
11. Fishers
12. Westfield
13. Noblesville
14. LaPorte
15. Columbus North
16. Warren Central
17. Valparaiso
18. Bloomington South
19. Concord
20. Western
21. Fort Wayne North
22. Floyd Central
23. South Bend Riley
24. Fort Wayne Snider

LET’S HEAR IT! Share your thoughts on our Boys Cross Country message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches has released its sixth poll of the 2008 girls cross country season, and this week features a pair of schools which have moved up significantly in the Top 10.

Lake Central leaps from fifth to second, while Northridge jumps from eight to fourth. Those moves come largely at the expense of Carroll (Fort Wayne), which drops from second to fifth. Elsewhere, Center Grove creeps into the Top 10 at No. 10, up from 15th a week ago.

Four schools are new to the rankings this week as Penn (17th), Crown Point (18th), Brownsburg (22nd), and Mishawaka (23rd) all enter the fray, Portage, meanwhile drops all the way from 11th to 21st.

Carmel remains at No. 1, as does Franklin Central at No. 3.

Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school. The IATCCC girls poll from Sept. 22:

1. Carmel
2. Lake Central
3. Franklin Central
4. Northridge
5. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
6. Valparaiso
7. Noblesville
8. Columbus North
9. Westfield
10. Center Grove
11. North Central (Indianapolis)
12. Indianapolis Chatard
13. Huntington North
14. Bloomington South
15. Homestead
16. Fort Wayne Northrop
17. Penn
18. Crown Point
19. DeKalb
20. Indianapolis Cathedral
21. Portage
22. Brownsburg
23. Mishawaka
24. West Noble

LET’S HEAR IT! Share your thoughts on our Girls Cross Country message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

The Indiana Football Coaches Association has released its sixth set of polls for the 2008 season, and surprising Southport has finally busted into the Class 5A rankings. The Cardinals make their first appearance in forever at No. 9 in the large-school poll, one spot ahead of a Chesterton team also racing in from outside last week’s rankings.

The first five teams in 5A remain the same, with Lawrence Central bumping up one spot to seventh after the Bears’ 17-point victory over Columbus North. In 4A, Lowell moves from third to second ahead of this week’s showdown with 4A No. 10 Hobart in the state’s only battle of unbeaten schools.

Western goes from fourth to third, North Montgomery from sixth to fourth, Brebeuf from 14th to 10th, and Evansville Memorial from 14th to 10th in a tumultuous week in 3A. Oak Hill jumps from 11th to eighth and Wheeler from 14th to 10th in 2A, where defending state champion Fort Wayne Luers and defending runner-up Heritage Christian are now deadlocked at the top.

Finally, the top eight stay the same in 1A, where Southern Wells and Pioneer swap spots at ninth and 10th.

All the other top-ranked schools from a week ago – Carmel (5A), Columbus East (4A), Indianapolis Chatard (3A), and Sheridan (1A) – stay the same.

Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school name, vote total, and number of first-place votes if applicable. The coaches’ polls from Sept. 22:

Class 5A
1. Carmel 99 (9)
2. Warren Central 88 (1)
3. Center Grove 72
4. Fort Wayne Snider 64
5. Hamilton Southeastern 61
6. Lawrence Central 50
7. Ben Davis 43
8. Valparaiso 24
9. Southport 21
10. Chesterton 12
11. Lafayette Jefferson 9
12. Pike 5
13. Bloomington South 1
13. Avon 1

Class 4A
1. Columbus East 90 (9)
2. Lowell 73
3. Fort Wayne Dwenger 71
4. Shelbyville 57
5. Whiteland 52
6. Indianapolis Cathedral 36
7. Delta 30
8. Concord 28
9. Evansville Reitz 15
10. Hobart 13
11. Mooresville 12
12. Plymouth 7
13. Jasper 6
14. East Central 5

Class 3A
1. Indianapolis Chatard 96 (7)
2. West Lafayette 90 (2)
3. Western 75 (1)
4. North Montgomery 64
5. South Bend St. Joseph’s 63
6. NorthWood 61
7. Yorktown 23
8. Mount Vernon (Posey) 18
9. Brebeuf 15
10. Evansville Memorial 11
11. Heritage Hills 7
12. Edgewood 6
12. Bellmont 6
14. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 5
15. Glenn 4
16. Batesville 3
16. Charlestown 3

Class 2A
1. Fort Wayne Luers 93 (6)
1. Heritage Christian 93 (3)
3. North Putnam 72 (1)
4. Jimtown 62
5. Fairfield 55
6. Cass 49
7. Evansville Mater Dei 37
8. Oak Hill 24
9. Southridge 21
10. Wheeler 13
11. North Posey 7
12. Rochester 6
12. Harding 6
14. Brownstown 5
14. Speedway 5
16. Paoli 1
16. Tipton 1

Class A
1. Sheridan 100 (10)
2. Rockville 83
3. Indianapolis Ritter 81
4. Churubusco 71
5. Perry Central 51
6. Linton 44
7. Lafayette Central Catholic 39
8. Tecumseh 34
9. Southern Wells 28
10. Pioneer 8
11. North Daviess 6
12. Indianapolis Scecina 4
13. North Miami 1

Did they get it right? Share your thoughts on our Football message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its sixth set of polls for the 2008 volleyball season, and the news this week is the ascension of three schools into their respective Top 10s.

Northeastern (ninth) and Speedway (10th) make the move into the Class 2A poll, while Northeast Dubois gets into the 1A rankings at 10th.

Last week’s top-ranked schools – Elkhart Memorial (4A), Fort Wayne Dwenger (3A), Muncie Burris (2A), and 1A Marquette Catholic – all stay the same as the majority of the polls see very slight movement.

Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school. The coaches’ polls from Sept. 22:

Class 4A
1. Elkhart Memorial
2. Muncie Central
3. Avon
4. Indianapolis Cathedral
5. Floyd Central
6. LaPorte
7. New Albany
8. New Castle
9. Center Grove
10. Columbus East

Class 3A
1. Fort Wayne Dwenger
2. Delta
3. Mishawaka Marian
4. Bellmont
5. Indianapolis Chatard
6. Brebeuf
7. Roncalli
8. Yorktown
9. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran
10. Jasper

Class 2A
1. Muncie Burris
2. Brownstown
3. Fairfield
4. Park Tudor
5. Heritage Christian
6. Alexandria
7. Providence
8. Hauser
9. Northeastern
10. Speedway
 
Class A
1. Marquette Catholic
2. Lafayette Central Catholic
3. Cowan
4. Wes-Del
5. Barr-Reeve
6. Pioneer
7. Loogootee
8. Randolph Southern
9. Morristown
10. Northeast Dubois

So what do you think? Share your thoughts on our Volleyball message board.

[!] Flag as Inappropriate

Processing your request, Please wait....

Report as:	Violent or Repulsive Content|Hateful or Abusive Content|Harmful Dangerous Acts|Child Abuse|Spam|Infringes My Rights
Write in Words: (Optional)