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BB LAFAYETTE JEFF SEMI: 3A #7 Rochester downs #13 Delta, 49-42

Posted on 23 March 2009 by .

By Jeff Hodge
Contributing Writer
LAFAYETTE – Class 3A seventh-ranked Rochester went on a late 8-0 run March 21 to take control of its Lafayette Jefferson Semistate clash against No. 13 Delta, and the Zebras made sure their first state finals berth in 72 years was secure by hitting 12 of 13 free throws down the stretch of a 49-42 victory.
Rochester (23-3), coming off its first regional title in 66 seasons, got a game-high 27 points from senior Bruce Grimm in snapping Delta’s 11-game winning streak. The Zebras will face top-ranked Princeton (28-0) in the 3A final Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Behind senior guard Skylar Case’s 10 first-half points, Delta (22-5) held a slim 23-20 lead after a first half that featured five lead changes and four ties. The Eagles shot 50 percent (7 of 14) from the field in the opening 16 minutes, including 3 of 8 from behind the 3-point arc. 
Rochester tied the game at 31 with 2:14 remaining in the third quarter before Delta senior Greg Heban’s layup with under two minutes on the clock made it 33-31 heading to the fourth. The set up what would be a frenzied finish for a 3A championship berth between these two evenly matched teams.
Seth Smoot gave Delta its final lead at 35-33 with 7:15 left in the game. But that’s when Rochester went out on its 8-0 run to take a commanding (relatively speaking to the rest of this game) 41-35 lead with 3:14 to play. Delta did not score again until sophomore Jake Bryan hit a desperation three from about 30 feet, cutting the gap to 41-38. 
But the Zebras earned their stripes at the stripe, missing but one of their baker’s dozen chances from 15 feet away to nail it down. 
Delta was led by Heban’s 11 points, while Rochester did a number on Case (10 points) in blanking him after his dominant opening half.
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BB: Jac-Cen-Del: Some places it just means more

Posted on 23 March 2009 by .

By Mike McGraw
Executive Director
OSGOOD – At the Seymour Semistate last Saturday, an announcement was made between quarters of the second game informing people that Jac-Cen-Del was going to hold a pep rally when the team got home that evening. 
The top-ranked Eagles had won the first game of the day, 38-32 over No. 7 North Daviess, for a berth in the Class A state finals March 28 opposite defending state champion No. 3 Triton. It was only about a 45-mile drive, so I decided to head over to Osgood to witness the celebration. 
Even I, the renowned romantic of Indiana basketball, was not prepared for what I saw.
For me – and anyone else driving on U.S. 421 in the southeastern portion of the state – the celebration began about five miles from the school. That is when I ran into the back of the parade headed to the school. As the procession ambled through Osgood, there were families lining the sidewalk in front of nearly every home and open business.
I arrived at the school to find a crowd of over a thousand people waiting for the team to arrive. It seemed the local fire department had taken them on a tour of every small town in the school district. While they waited, generations of local residents slapped backs and reminisced about previous days of glory for the local lads.
The ream eventually entered the gymnasium to a thunderous ovation. (You can see that greeting in the top video of this story.) As with most pep rallies, everybody spoke, from coaches to administrators to players. When all that was finished, the real fun began. 
A local hero took to the microphone. His name is Dave Porter, and he is easily in his late 80s. He was the basketball coach at Jac-Cen-Del in the late 1960s when the Eagles advanced to the Indianapolis Semistate in the non-class system. Some 40 years later, he is still a beloved icon of the community. 
Current coach David Bradshaw played for Porter, and after the celebration began to break up the two sat down to talk with Hoosier Authority. (That video is to the right.) The mutual love and admiration will warm your heart.
Finally, there is a video interview with Jac-Cen-Del’s No. 1 fan. I’ll let this gentleman, Sylvester Young, speak for himself. However, you should know that he, too, is a local legend. (Click on the Videos link above the story.)
This was one of the biggest nights in Jac-Cen-Del history, and that made it one of the biggest in the history of the community. There are still some places left in Indiana where it just means more. We at Hoosier Authority were privileged to be included.
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BB SEYMOUR SEMI: 1A #1 Jac-Cen-Del dispatches #7 North Daviess, 38-32

Posted on 21 March 2009 by .

By Mike McGraw
Executive Director
SEYMOUR – For a team that wants to slow the tempo of a basketball game, there is no more helpless feeling than when the tables get turned. That is exactly what happened to North Daviess in the late stages of its Class A Seymour Semistate game with Jac-Cen-Del March 21. 
The top-ranked Eagles took a page out of No. 7 North Daviess’ playbook to secure a 38-32 victory and a first-ever trip to the state finals.
The first half of this game did nothing to foreshadow the twist of fate that would come in the final minutes. North Daviess spent the first two quarters doing what it does best: dictating tempo and hitting open shots. The results were in line with what they had been throughout the tourney as the Cougars grabbed an early lead and seemed completely in control. 
Jac-Cen-Del (24-2) was not helping its cause with some sloppy passing that eliminated the limited chances the Eagles had to score. To say the Eagles were frustrated would be a major understatement. When halftime arrived, the scoreboard showed Jac-Cen-Del with just 11 points and facing a six-point deficit at 17-11. 
At the speed this game was being played, six points might as well have been 26 points.
After the game, Jac-Cen-Del coach David Bradshaw described his halftime speech as forceful. I think the better term would be effective. The Eagles took the floor in the third quarter and wiped out two quarters of North Daviess’ work in less than three minutes, opening the second half with a 10-2 blitz to take the lead at 21-19. 
North Daviess (21-6) responded with its usual steadiness, however, and the quarter ended 26-25 in favor of Jac-Cen-Del. 
The tension mounted in the early minutes of the final period as both teams became increasingly cautious in attacking the bucket. With the score tied at 27, Jac-Cen-Del senior guard Blake Sutton drained a 3-pointer from the right baseline. But North Daviess responded with a score of its own, cutting the margin to 30-29 with just under four minutes to play. 
That is when the Eagles decided it was time to switch roles in the game of cat-and-mouse that had been played all day. They pulled the ball out and took more than 90 seconds off the clock before cashing in on two charity tosses. 
In fact, from the four-minute mark to the one-minute mark, there were just two possessions for each team. They resulted in four points for the Eagles and none for North Daviess. 
The lead would eventually blossom to 36-29 before the Cougars could respond, but it was too little, too late. Jac-Cen-Del moves on to Conseco Fieldhouse for its March 28 battle with defending state champion Triton (24-2) in the 1A final. The third-ranked Trojans toppled No. 6 Lafayette Central Catholic, 50-47, at the Lafayette Jefferson Semistate.
After the game, Sutton said he was aware at the time of just how big his shot was that put the Eagles in front. His comments are in the video players on this page. 
Meanwhile, a euphoric coach Bradshaw said it was impossible to describe what the victory meant to his community. His comments are also on this page.
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BB SEMISTATES: Results

Posted on 21 March 2009 by .

Results from the March 21 semistate round of the 99th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament (stay tuned for full HoosierAuthority.com coverage!) plus the state finals schedule, courtesy of ihsaa.org:
SEMISTATES
Date: Saturday, March 21
Times: All times ET
Admission: $7
Home team: The winner of the odd-numbered regional is the designated home team.
NORTH

1. Lafayette Jefferson
Class A: #3 Triton 50, #6 Lafayette Central Catholic 47

Class 3A: #7 Rochester 49, #13 Delta 42
2. Warsaw

Class 2A: #2 Fort Wayne Luers 78, North Judson 48
Class 4A: #6 Fort Wayne Snider 63, #8 Munster 60
SOUTH
3. Southport
Class 2A: Brownstown 54, #4 Winchester 43
Class 4A: #1 Bloomington South 58, Franklin Central 55
4. Seymour
Class A: #1 Jac-Cen-Del 38, #7 North Daviess 32
Class 3A: #1 Princeton 66, Greensburg 56
STATE FINALS
Date: Saturday, March 28
Site: Conseco Fieldhouse, 125 South Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis
Admission: Session $15, season $25
Tickets: Reserved tickets can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the state finals (contact participating schools for ticket distribution hours). Tickets also will be available game day at the ticket office at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Home team: In each state championship game, the winner of the south semistate is the designated home team.

SESSION I
Class A State Championship: #3 Triton (24-2) vs. #1 Jac-Cen-Del (24-2). 10:30 a.m. ET

Class 2A State Championship: #2 Fort Wayne Luers (22-4) vs. Brownstown (20-6). To follow
SESSION II
Class 3A State Championship: #7 Rochester (23-3) vs. 1 Princeton (28-0). 6 p.m. ET
Class 4A State Championship: #6 Fort Wayne Snider (25-1) vs. #1 Bloomington South (25-0). To follow
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Gym STATE FINALS: Results

Posted on 21 March 2009 by .

Complete results from the 37th Annual IHSAA Girls Gymnastics State Finals held March 21 at Perry Meridian (stay tuned to HoosierAuthority.com for complete coverage!), courtesy of ihsaa.org:

STATE FINALS
Date: Saturday, March 21
Time: Opening ceremonies at 12:30 p.m. ET with competition at 1 p.m.
Admission: $8
Site: Perry Meridian High School, 401 W. Meridian School Rd., Indianapolis

Team scores
1. #1 Valparaiso 28.450 28.625 27.700 28.800 113.575
2. #3 Chesterton 27.775 28.175 26.925 28.625 111.500
3. #8 Roncalli 28.125 27.325 26.725 28.425 110.600
4. #2 Fort Wayne Dwenger 27.800 28.300 25.900 28.500 110.500
5. #5 Hagerstown 28.125 26.625 26.800 28.600 110.150
5. #4 Columbus North 27.975 28.025 26.175 27.975 110.150
7. #11 Fort Wayne Snider 26.250 24.500 25.725 26.225 102.700
8. #19 Lawrence Central 26.225 26.100 24.500 24.400 101.225

Individual results:

Vault
Place, Name, Team, Average
1. Kellie Kidd Valparaiso 9.800
2. Katelyn Fernandes Center Grove 9.775
3. Kayla Heator Fremont 9.750
4. Alixandra Richey Lawrence Central 9.725
5. Audrey Lewis Columbus North 9.675
6. Caitlyn Catania Hagerstown 9.575
7. Ashley Farley Portage 9.500
8. Alicia Roche FW Bishop Dwenger 9.500
9. Courtney Mundell Harrison (West Lafayette) 9.500
10. Emily Guarneri Marion 9.500
Steffanie Long Valparaiso 9.475
Caitlin Radke FW Carroll 9.475
Callie Kuehl Chesterton 9.450
Chrissy Day Columbus North 9.450
Brittany Trahin FW Bishop Dwenger 9.425
Alyssa Servie Roncalli 9.425
Brittany Rains New Castle 9.400
Jessy Hoskins Hagerstown 9.400
Brannon Springer FW Concordia 9.400
Sarah Wyant McCutcheon 9.375
Tori Becher Roncalli 9.350
Ashlan Millikan New Castle 9.350
Anna Mariutto Roncalli 9.350
Brittany Pond Oak Hill 9.325
Kelley Freeman Chesterton 9.325
Nikki McCracken Western 9.250
Molly Moran Franklin Central 9.200
Allyson Kraft Valparaiso 9.175
Jordyn Hoskins Hagerstown 9.150
Kaitie Schultheis Roncalli 9.125
Emily Holmen Valparaiso 9.075
Renee Linsenmann Chesterton 9.000
Alex O’Brien Chesterton 8.950
Krista Berry Morristown 8.950
Madison Baldini Logansport 8.900
Katharine Nix FW Bishop Dwenger 8.875
Ashley St. Myers FW Snider 8.850
Cassie Funcheon Columbus North 8.850
Jessica Baker Huntington North 8.800
Kylie Culley Lawrence Central 8.750
Jenna Pittenger FW Snider 8.750
Chelsea Hannie FW Snider 8.650
Chelsea Scott Hagerstown 8.625
Ashley Faghihi FW Bishop Dwenger 8.600
Danielle Guitard FW Snider 8.550
Rebecca Dodge Lawrence Central 7.750
Kelsie Bevis Columbus North 0.000
Michelle Sordelet FW Bishop Dwenger 0.000
Camille Hayes Lawrence Central 0.000

Bars
Place, Name, Team, Average
1. Kayla Heator Fremont 9.725
2. Kellie Kidd Valparaiso 9.700
3. Callie Kuehl Chesterton 9.600
4. Cassie Funcheon Columbus North 9.575
5. Brittany Trahin FW Bishop Dwenger 9.550
6. Emily Holmen Valparaiso 9.525
7. Alixandra Richey Lawrence Central 9.500
8. Andrea Whited Columbus North 9.500
9. Alicia Roche FW Bishop Dwenger 9.475
10. Kelley Freeman Chesterton 9.425
Jessica Johnson Valparaiso 9.400
Ashlan Millikan New Castle 9.400
Camille Hayes Lawrence Central 9.400
Krista Berry Morristown 9.350
Katelyn Fernandes Center Grove 9.275
Grace Schenkel FW Bishop Dwenger 9.275
Alyssa Servie Roncalli 9.275
Caitlyn Catania Hagerstown 9.250
Brannon Springer FW Concordia 9.175
Brianne Hendrix Chesterton 9.150
Steffanie Long Valparaiso 9.150
Jordyn Hoskins Hagerstown 9.125
Kaitie Schultheis Roncalli 9.100
Allison Franklin Columbus East 9.050
Chrissy Day Columbus North 8.950
Rachel Fagan Roncalli 8.950
Madison Baldini Logansport 8.650
Michelle Sordelet FW Bishop Dwenger 8.625
Brittany Pond Oak Hill 8.600
Taylor Gadaleta Roncalli 8.500
Ashley St. Myers FW Snider 8.450
Nikki McCracken Western 8.375
Audrey Lewis Columbus North 8.350
Jessy Hoskins Hagerstown 8.250
Chelsea Scott Hagerstown 8.225
Keri Henry FW Snider 8.050
Danielle Guitard FW Snider 8.000
Debbie Scheibelhut Chesterton 7.950
Jessica Bieker FW Snider 7.950
Caitlin Radke FW Carroll 7.825
Molly Moran Franklin Central 7.550
Kylie Culley Lawrence Central 7.200
Emily Guarneri Marion 7.000
Rebecca Dodge Lawrence Central 6.750
Theresa Hilger FW Bishop Dwenger 0.000
Laura Wight FW Snider 0.000

Beam
Place, Name, Team, Average
1. Kellie Kidd Valparaiso 9.600
2. Alixandra Richey Lawrence Central 9.575
3. Tori Becher Roncalli 9.525
4. Caitlyn Catania Hagerstown 9.375
5. Alyssa Servie Roncalli 9.300
6. Nadlie Runyon Jay County 9.250
7. Emily Holmen Valparaiso 9.150
8. Kelley Freeman Chesterton 9.150
9. Molly Moran Franklin Central 9.100
10. Audrey Lewis Columbus North 9.025
Alicia Roche FW Bishop Dwenger 9.025
Elizabeth Kozak Chesterton 8.950
Steffanie Long Valparaiso 8.950
Jessica Johnson Valparaiso 8.950
Nikki McCracken Western 8.925
Jessy Hoskins Hagerstown 8.925
Ashley St. Myers FW Snider 8.875
Samantha Wilburn Chesterton 8.825
Abaigale Light LaPorte 8.775
Kayla Heator Fremont 8.750
Caitlin Radke FW Carroll 8.725
Jessica Baker Huntington North 8.700
Katelyn Fernandes Center Grove 8.650
Tessa Lane Columbus North 8.600
Krista Berry Morristown 8.575
Cassie Herr Western 8.575
Cassie Funcheon Columbus North 8.550
Brannon Springer FW Concordia 8.550
Danielle Guitard FW Snider 8.550
Brittany Trahin FW Bishop Dwenger 8.525
Jordyn Hoskins Hagerstown 8.500
Madison Baldini Logansport 8.375
Callie Kuehl Chesterton 8.350
Olivia Lee FW Bishop Dwenger 8.350
Keri Henry FW Snider 8.300
Katharine Nix FW Bishop Dwenger 8.300
Brittany Pond Oak Hill 8.250
Ashlan Millikan New Castle 8.225
Chrissy Day Columbus North 8.200
Anna Mariutto Roncalli 7.900
Cassie Schultheis Roncalli 7.800
Chelsea Hannie FW Snider 7.800
Chelsea Scott Hagerstown 7.675
Kylie Culley Lawrence Central 7.475
Rebecca Dodge Lawrence Central 7.450
Kiya Hill DeKalb 7.175
Emily Guarneri Marion 0.000
Michelle Sordelet FW Bishop Dwenger 0.000
Laura Wight FW Snider 0.000
Camille Hayes Lawrence Central 0.000

Floor
Place, Name, Team, Average
1. Kellie Kidd Valparaiso 9.750
2. Tori Becher Roncalli 9.675
3. Steffanie Long Valparaiso 9.675
4. Caitlyn Catania Hagerstown 9.650
5. Kayla Heator Fremont 9.650
6. Alixandra Richey Lawrence Central 9.650
7. Callie Kuehl Chesterton 9.625
8. Caitlin Radke FW Carroll 9.600
9. Alicia Roche FW Bishop Dwenger 9.575
10. Chrissy Day Columbus North 9.550
Brittany Trahin FW Bishop Dwenger 9.550
Jessy Hoskins Hagerstown 9.525
Samantha Wilburn Chesterton 9.500
Kelley Freeman Chesterton 9.500
Jordyn Hoskins Hagerstown 9.425
Alyssa Servie Roncalli 9.425
Abbey Gilb South Dearborn 9.400
Emily Holmen Valparaiso 9.375
Katharine Nix FW Bishop Dwenger 9.375
Kelsie Bevis Columbus North 9.375
Katelyn Fernandes Center Grove 9.350
Kaitie Schultheis Roncalli 9.325
Nikki McCracken Western 9.325
Madison Baldini Logansport 9.225
Trisha Eberly Crown Point 9.200
Anna Mariutto Roncalli 9.150
Ashley St. Myers FW Snider 9.050
Chelsea Stretshberry Columbus North 9.050
Brannon Springer FW Concordia 9.000
Ashlan Millikan New Castle 8.975
Chelsea Hannie FW Snider 8.950
Diana Milenkovski Merrillville 8.925
Elizabeth Kozak Chesterton 8.875
Hillary Strock FW Northrop 8.850
Cassie Funcheon Columbus North 8.825
Chelsea Scott Hagerstown 8.750
Kaitlyn Neis Valparaiso 8.675
Molly Moran Franklin Central 8.600
Brittany Pond Oak Hill 8.525
Emily Guarneri Marion 8.500
Danielle Guitard FW Snider 8.225
Michelle Sordelet FW Bishop Dwenger 8.175
Kylie Culley Lawrence Central 8.075
Jenna Pittenger FW Snider 7.950
Rebecca Dodge Lawrence Central 6.675
Krista Berry Morristown 0.000
Brittany Rains New Castle 0.000
Laura Wight FW Snider 0.000
Camille Hayes Lawrence Central 0.000

All-Around
Place, Total, Name, Team, Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor
1. 38.850 Kellie Kidd Valparaiso 9.800 9.700 9.600 9.750
2. 38.450 Alixandra Richey Lawrence Central 9.725 9.500 9.575 9.650
3. 37.875 Kayla Heator Fremont 9.750 9.725 8.750 9.650
4. 37.850 Caitlyn Catania Hagerstown 9.575 9.250 9.375 9.650
5. 37.575 Alicia Roche FW Bishop Dwenger 9.500 9.475 9.025 9.575
6. 37.425 Alyssa Servie Roncalli 9.425 9.275 9.300 9.425
7. 37.400 Kelley Freeman Chesterton 9.325 9.425 9.150 9.500
8. 37.250 Steffanie Long Valparaiso 9.475 9.150 8.950 9.675
9. 37.125 Emily Holmen Valparaiso 9.075 9.525 9.150 9.375
10. 37.050 Katelyn Fernandes Center Grove 9.775 9.275 8.650 9.350
10. 37.050 Brittany Trahin FW Bishop Dwenger 9.425 9.550 8.525 9.550
12. 37.025 Callie Kuehl Chesterton 9.450 9.600 8.350 9.625
13. 36.200 Jordyn Hoskins Hagerstown 9.150 9.125 8.500 9.425
14. 36.150 Chrissy Day Columbus North 9.450 8.950 8.200 9.550
15. 36.125 Brannon Springer FW Concordia 9.400 9.175 8.550 9.000
16. 36.100 Jessy Hoskins Hagerstown 9.400 8.250 8.925 9.525
17. 35.950 Ashlan Millikan New Castle 9.350 9.400 8.225 8.975
18. 35.875 Nikki McCracken Western 9.250 8.375 8.925 9.325
19. 35.800 Cassie Funcheon Columbus North 8.850 9.575 8.550 8.825
20. 35.625 Caitlin Radke FW Carroll 9.475 7.825 8.725 9.600
21. 35.225 Ashley St. Myers FW Snider 8.850 8.450 8.875 9.050
22. 35.150 Madison Baldini Logansport 8.900 8.650 8.375 9.225
23. 34.700 Brittany Pond Oak Hill 9.325 8.600 8.250 8.525
24. 34.450 Molly Moran Franklin Central 9.200 7.550 9.100 8.600
25. 33.325 Danielle Guitard FW Snider 8.550 8.000 8.550 8.225
26. 33.275 Chelsea Scott Hagerstown 8.625 8.225 7.675 8.750
27. 31.500 Kylie Culley Lawrence Central 8.750 7.200 7.475 8.075
28. 28.625 Rebecca Dodge Lawrence Central 7.750 6.750 7.450 6.675
29. 26.875 Krista Berry Morristown 8.950 9.350 8.575 0.000
30. 25.000 Emily Guarneri Marion 9.500 7.000 0.000 8.500
31. 16.800 Michelle Sordelet FW Bishop Dwenger 0.000 8.625 0.000 8.175
32. 9.400 Camille Hayes Lawrence Central 0.000 9.400 0.000 0.000

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BB SEMISTATES: Preview

Posted on 20 March 2009 by .

From ihsaa.org
The March 21 semistate round of the boys basketball state tournament involves five former state champions, two winners from 2008, and five teams looking to advance to the state finals for the first time in school history.
Four sites will host a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. ET, with the winners of each game punching their ticket to the 99th State Finals at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Fort Wayne Luers and Triton, last year’s state champions in Class 2A and A, respectively, both survived regional challenges last Saturday and will attempt to defend their semistate titles this weekend. Other former state champs still alive are three-time Class A winner Lafayette Central Catholic (1998, 2000, 2003), 4A Bloomington South (1919), and 3A Delta (2002).
Five teams – three in Class 4A and two in Class A – are seeking to break through to the state finals for the first time. Fort Wayne Snider and Munster meet in the second game at Warsaw, while Franklin Central will take on Bloomington South in the finale at Southport. Jac-Cen-Del and North Daviess face one another in the Seymour Semistate opener. Snider, Munster, Franklin Central, and North Daviess each claimed the school’s first regional crown last Saturday. 
Three teams hope to end long droughts that have reached 70-plus years since their last appearance in the state finals. Greensburg, which faces top-ranked and undefeated Princeton in 3A, is a victory away from ending the longest dry spell of the teams involved – 78 years. The 1931 Pirates were a part of the state finals when it was a 16-team affair but were defeated in their first game at Hinkle Fieldhouse, then just four years old. 
North Judson, which faces Luers this weekend, hasn’t advanced to state in 75 years, and Rochester’s last trip came in 1937.
Several long winning streaks will be put on the line Saturday, too. Princeton owns the longest as the Tigers are perfect in their 27 outings this season. Bloomington South has won 24 straight, Fort Wayne Snider 19 consecutive, Winchester 17, Jac-Cen-Del 16, and North Daviess 15 in a row.
Of historical note …
Seeking first state finals appearance
4A: Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin Central, Munster
A: Jac-Cen-Del, North Daviess
Seeking to break state finals drought (five or more years since last appearance)
78: Greensburg (1931)
75: North Judson (1934)
72: Rochester (1937)
49: Bloomington South (1960)
26: Princeton (1983)
7: Delta (2002)
6: Lafayette Central Catholic (2003)
5: Brownstown (2004)
Seeking to repeat as semistate champion
2A: Fort Wayne Luers, Winchester
A: Triton
Seeking first semistate championship
4A: Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin Central, Munster
3A: Greensburg
2A: North Judson
A: Jac-Cen-Del, North Daviess
Note: 1935-36 was the first year for semistates.
Most consecutive semistate championships
4: Ben Davis (1993-96)
Top 10 all-time semistate championship leaders
14: Marion
13: Muncie Central
12: Lafayette Jefferson
11: Anderson
8: East Chicago Washington, New Albany
7: Kokomo
6: Elkhart Central, Evansville Bosse, Gary Roosevelt, Jeffersonville
Best records in the field (two losses or less)
4A: Bloomington South (24-0), Fort Wayne Snider (24-1), Munster (24-1)
3A: Princeton (27-0)
A: Jac-Cen-Del (23-2), Triton (23-2)
Current winning streaks
27: Princeton
24: Bloomington South
19: Fort Wayne Snider
17: Winchester
16: Jac-Cen-Del
15: North Daviess
12: Lafayette Central Catholic
11: Delta
10: Munster
7: Rochester, Triton
6: North Judson
5: Fort Wayne Luers, Franklin Central
4: Brownstown, Greensburg
Ranked teams still alive (coaches’ poll)
1. Bloomington South
5. Fort Wayne Snider
7. Munster
8. Princeton
15. Fort Wayne Luers
20. Franklin Central
2008 state champions still alive
2A: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
A: Triton
2008 state finalist teams still alive
2A: Fort Wayne Luers, Winchester
A: Triton
Former state champions still alive (5)
3: Lafayette Central Catholic, 1998 (A), 2000 (A), 2003 (A)
1: Bloomington South, 1919
1: Delta, 2002 (3A)
1: Fort Wayne Luers, 2008 (2A)
1: Triton, 2008 (A)
First-time regional champions
4A: Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin Central, Munster
A: North Daviess
Regional championship droughts broken (five or more years)
66: Rochester (1943)
26: Princeton (1983)
25: Greensburg (1984)
14: North Judson (1995)
9: Jac-Cen-Del (2000)
7: Delta (2002)
5: Brownstown (2004) 
Repeat regional champions
2A: Fort Wayne Luers, Winchester
A: Lafayette Central Catholic, Triton
SEMISTATES
Date: Saturday, March 21
Times: All times ET
Admission: $7
Home team: The winner of the odd-numbered regional is the designated home team.
NORTH

1. Lafayette Jefferson
Class A: #6 Lafayette Central Catholic (20-6) vs. #3 Triton (23-2). 1p

Class 3A: #13 Delta (22-4) vs. #7 Rochester (22-3). To follow
2. Warsaw

Class 2A: #2 Fort Wayne Luers (21-4) vs. North Judson (20-5). 1p
Class 4A: #6 Fort Wayne Snider (24-1) vs. #8 Munster (24-1). To follow
SOUTH
3. Southport
Class 2A: Brownstown (19-6) vs. #4 Winchester (21-3). 1p
Class 4A: #1 Bloomington South (24-0) vs. Franklin Central (21-5). To follow
4. Seymour
Class A: #7 North Daviess (21-5) vs. #1 Jac-Cen-Del (23-2). 1p
Class 3A: #1 Princeton (27-0) vs. Greensburg (16-8). To follow
STATE FINALS
Date: Saturday, March 28
Site: Conseco Fieldhouse, 125 South Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis
Admission: Session $15, season $25
Tickets: Reserved tickets can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the state finals (contact participating schools for ticket distribution hours). Tickets also will be available game day at the ticket office at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Home team: In each state championship game, the winner of the south semistate is the designated home team.

SESSION I
Class A State Championship: 10:30 a.m. ET
Class 2A State Championship: follows Class A game

SESSION II
Class 3A State Championship: 6 p.m. ET
Class 4A State Championship: follows Class 3A game

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BT&F RANKINGS: Seven newcomers to second boys track poll

Posted on 20 March 2009 by .

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches has released its second poll for the 2009 boys track & field season, and the news this week is the ascension of seven new schools into the rankings.
Indianapolis Cathedral (14th) and Anderson Highland (15th) lead the run of newbies, with Terre Haute North (16th) joining Elkhart Central (19th), Marion (20th), Chesterton (21st), and Hamilton Southeastern (23rd) as upwardly mobile. Teams dropping out of the poll, meanwhile, are Bloomington South (formerly 11th), Brebeuf (12th), Zionsville (17th), Gary West (18th), Avon (23rd), Elkhart Memorial (2th), and Mishawaka (25th).
Defending state champion Ben Davis remains atop the rankings, with Warren Central, Lawrence Central, and Fort Wayne Northrop staying the same as well. Pike bumps up one spot from sixth to fifth, while Center Grove (eighth) and Merrillville (ninth) enter the Top 10 after climbing from Nos. 13 and 10, respectively.
The season’s second boys IATCCC poll from March 20:
1. Ben Davis
2. Warren Central
3. Lawrence Central
4. Fort Wayne Northrop
5. Pike
6. North Central (Indianapolis)
7. Carmel
8. Center Grove
9. Merrillville
10. Fishers
11. Lawrence North
12. Fort Wayne Snider
13. Southport
14. Indianapolis Cathedral
15. Anderson Highland
16. Terre Haute South
17. Homestead
18. Terre Haute North
19. Elkhart Central
20. Marion
21. Chesterton
22. Valparaiso
23. Hamilton Southeastern
24. Castle
25. South Bend Clay
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BB REG 7: Greensburg takes the title over 3A #17 N. Montgomery, 62-57

Posted on 19 March 2009 by .

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
SHELBYVILLE – A week after upsetting third-ranked Batesville en route to a Madison Sectional title, upstart Greensburg continued on its giant-slaying ways March 14 as the Pirates knocked off No. 9 Roncalli and No. 17 North Montgomery to collect the Class 3A Regional 7 title at Shelbyville.
That’s three upsets of ranked foes in four tries, folks, with the regional crown bearing yet one more opportunity March 21 for such a feat: top-ranked and undefeated Princeton at the Seymour Semistate.
In the Shelbyville Regional championship played before a raucous crowd at William L. Garrett Memorial Gymnasium, Greensburg (16-8) followed its game plan of getting out to an early lead then tearing it up at the free throw line against North Montgomery (18-6), which got a game-high 26 points from Purdue-bound senior forward D.J. Byrd.
Forced into the bonus with 5:46 left to play and clinging to a 40-36 lead, the Pirates canned 13 of their next 15 free throws en route to an impressive 18-of-25 effort over the final period. Having gone 5 for 5 in the first half, Greensburg would finish 23 of 30 (77 percent) from the stripe on the night.
Byrd attempted to keep the Chargers in the game by scoring five of his team’s first seven points of the fourth, including an uncontested dunk at the 5:06 mark that made it 42-40. But a subsequent scoreless streak of 3:10 all but killed the Chargers’ comeback effort as the lead grew to 11 with under two minutes to play.
That doesn’t mean that North Montgomery didn’t try its hardest, however. Baskets on six consecutive possessions allowed the Chargers to creep back within 59-56 with 16.8 seconds remaining. But Greensburg junior forward Greg Dougan knocked down both double-bonus free throws a second later to put the game out of reach.
North Montgomery led only once is this contest, going up 6-3 just over two minutes into the game on a 3-pointer from senior guard Kal Airey. But Greensburg responded with a 10-0 run over the next four minutes and led 15-10 heading to two.
The Chargers did manage a tie at 23 on a layin from senior guard Clay Pierce as the half approached. But a three from senior forward Elijah Harter and a putback by junior forward Ty Miller just ahead of the buzzer got Greensburg back on top, 28-23, at the break.
The Pirates were stifled for the first 3:30 of the second half, but North Montgomery failed to take advantage after converting on only one of six possessions during that span. From that 28-26 spot, Greensburg would move out to a 40-32 lead on a three from senior forward Latroi Wright before North Montgomery cut it to six on a drive by sophomore guard Andrew Airey with four seconds left in the period.
That set the stage for the free throw-laden fourth quarter, which played right into Greensburg’s hands.
Wright led the Pirates with 24 points, while Dougan added 14 and Harter had 11. Kal Airey scored 20 points for North Montgomery, whose Byrd finished 10 for 25 from the field n his final game.
Semifinal 1: 3A #17 North Montgomery 62, New Palestine 49
TO COME??

Semifinal 2: Greensburg 43, 3A #7 Roncalli 40
TO COME??
7. Shelbyville Regional
Game 1: North Montgomery 62, New Palestine 49
Game 2: Greensburg 43, Roncalli 40
Championship: Greensburg 62, North Montgomery 57
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GT&F RANKINGS: Warren, North Central, Pike at the top

Posted on 19 March 2009 by .

The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches has released its preseason poll for the 2009 girls track & field season, and three-time defending state champion Warren Central leads a pack of five Indianapolis-area schools among the first five.

The Warriors pace North Central (Indianapolis), Pike, Carmel, and Lawrence North – four of the five schools belonging to the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference. Another four teams, meanwhile, represent Fort Wayne: three Summit Athletic Conference squads in No. 6 Snider, 10th-ranked Wayne, and No. 18 Northrop, plus Northeast Hoosier Conference power Carroll.

The season’s first IATCCC girls poll from March 17:

1. Warren Central
2. North Central (Indianapolis)
3. Pike
4. Carmel
5. Lawrence North
6. Fort Wayne Snider
7. Brownsburg
8. Lake Central
9. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
10. Fort Wayne Wayne
11. West Lafayette
12. Lawrence Central
13. Gary West
14. Hamilton Southeastern
15. Ben Davis
16. Merrillville
17. Valparaiso
18. Fort Wayne Northrop
19. Park Tudor
20. Westfield

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BB SEMISTATES: Uncle Mike’s predictions for the Elite 8

Posted on 18 March 2009 by .

By Mike McGraw
Executive Director
I really started cooking last week by going 12 of 16 on my regional picks. That is not only an improvement over my sectional percentage, but also was good enough to humiliate Aylsworth (a sickly 9-7) for a second straight week. Here is how I see the semistates:
1A North @ Lafayette: Triton vs. Lafayette Central Catholic
Uncle Mike: I was there last year when Triton played a nearly perfect game to knock of CC at Crawley Center. They did that again last week in knocking off Bowman Academy in the regional. Triton is a very good team, but even the greatest of squads eventually have a day when they are not at the very top of their game. I just don’t think they have enough margin for error against Central Catholic. I will take the Knights.
Managing Editor E. Shawn Clearly Can’t Pick Even His Nose Correctly: I **** at this basketball game-picking thang, which does not bode well for Louisville fans. But “Hollywood Knights” was a tremendously underrated HBO cult classic from 1980. Triton.
1A South @ Seymour: Jac-Cen-Del vs. North Daviess
Uncle Mike: North Daviess is a very difficult team to play against. However, in order for them to play the style they want, they have to be ahead. What happens if Jac-Cen-Del jumps out to the early lead? Also, as much as I **** to say it, you almost have to hope for all parties concerned that North Daviess gets beat somewhere along the line. In the long run, I am not sure a championship wouldn’t forever put “the shot” in the annals of Indiana lore, and nobody wants that.
Managing Editor E. Shawn Clearly Can’t Pick Even His Nose Correctly: I prefer to think of non-infamous shots when I think of “The Shot,” McLovin – ones that I was there for. Scott Skiles’ 30-footer to send the 1982 state championship into overtime against Gary Roosevelt. Luke Zeller’s 40-foot j to down those same Plymouth Pilgrims four years ago. Those things that Claire Freeman and Bria Goss threw in two weeks ago to earn girls state titles for Heritage Christian and Ben Davis, respectively. The Nerf football I threw into the Knightstown campground hoop from 50 feet away a few years back after winning that night’s euchre tournament (and I am even worse at euchre than at prognosticating!). The point? As in so many other instances … there isn’t one. Jac-Cen-Del.
2A North @ Warsaw: Fort Wayne Luers vs. North Judson
Uncle Mike: It’s been nice knowing you, Judson. This is the end of the road. Luers could probably name the score.
Managing Editor E. Shawn Clearly Can’t Pick Even His Nose Correctly: “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” an ABBA classic that recently was in my car CD player. Seriously. (Right now, it’s Third Eye Blind, The Jayhawks, the soundtrack from “A Lot Like Love,” and The Babys “Anthology.”) 2A rout No. 1: Luers.
2A South @ Southport: Winchester vs. Brownstown
Uncle Mike: Realistically, there were only two things that could keep Winchester from making it back to Conseco: Lawrenceburg and overconfidence. Well, they faced both in the regional championship last week and survived. I will take the Golden Falcons.
Managing Editor E. Shawn Clearly Can’t Pick Even His Nose Correctly: I just found out that the younger brother of one of my long-lost Lawrence friends from high school, whom I NEVER beat in one-on-one basketball, teaches in the Lawrenceburg system. Trippy. 2A rout No. 2: Winchester.
3A North @ Lafayette: Delta vs. Rochester
Uncle Mike: The power numbers say Rochester. I say if you bet against a Paul Keller-coached team in a big game, you are crazy. I like the Eagles.
Managing Editor E. Shawn Clearly Can’t Pick Even His Nose Correctly: I like The Eagles too, especially that “Long Run” album. (Man, that was eighth grade!) In fact, when I was at the Columbus East gymnastics regional last Friday, they were playing a bunch of Eagles’ songs, including some from that LP. If those dorks hadn’t broken up, they woulda been the biggest band of the ‘80s. But I digress. McLovin is in love with Delta, and I am stealing all his NCAA picks for my brackets as he claims to know 20 times more about hoops than moi. He’s probably right. Delta. 
3A South @ Seymour: Greensburg vs. Princeton
Uncle Mike: I love watching well-coached, fundamental basketball teams, and Greensburg is certainly both of those things. However, in this instance, they have two things going against them – Princeton is better, and Toyota is better than Honda. I will take down Evansville way.
Managing Editor E. Shawn Clearly Can’t Pick Even His Nose Correctly: Enough of the cars references, already! Then again, The Cars were my first favorite rock band … Princeton.
4A North @ Warsaw: Fort Wayne Snider vs. Munster
Uncle Mike: This smells of upset. Nonetheless, there is too much romantic in me to go against Ray Sims on his farewell tour. I will take Snider.
Managing Editor E. Shawn Clearly Can’t Pick Even His Nose Correctly: It smells of something, but that is the pasting that one of these teams will be receiving in next weekend’s anti-climactic 4A final. Snider.
4A South @ Southport: Franklin Central vs. Bloomington South
Uncle Mike: I will take Bloomington South. But if last week didn’t show anything else, it should have shown that Mark James will find a way to make it interesting.
Managing Editor E. Shawn Clearly Can’t Pick Even His Nose Correctly: It had better be more interesting than the last time they met, a 32-point drubbing by South two months ago. B-town.
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