Indiana State | Archive | July, 2009

If you are a consistent visitor to HoosierAuthority.com, you already know we are heavily involved with the St. Vincent Spirit of Sport Awards. The event has rapidly become one of the highlights of the summer in the high school sports world of Central Indiana.

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Now, we invite you to share in the evening from the comfort of your home. On Sunday, July 19, Hoosier Authority videocasted a red carpet ceremony as well as the award ceremonies LIVE – now you can watch all the festivities via our archives! Just click on the WEBCASTS button above, then look under Recent Archives for either broadcast.

Join Ralph Reiff of St. Vincent Sports Performance and Hoosier Authority Executive Director Mike McGraw as they spoke with the nominees and luminaries present at this year’s Spirit of Sport Awards.

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The 2009 football schedule for the Mid-State Conference has been finalized, with play set to begin Friday, Aug. 21. Here’s the week-by-week lineup, courtesy of John Harrell’s website (last year’s records, with enrollment listed next to school):

MID-STATE
                                         CONF.  PTS   OPP   ALL   PTS   OPP
Whiteland (1,551)               6-0    241    79    11-1    452    173
Plainfield (1,337)                5-1    197    126    9-3    332    210
Mooresville (1,351)             4-2    120    80    8-3    304    120
Martinsville (1,682)             2-4    118    202    3-7    204    319
Decatur Central (1,759)    2-4    137    152    2-8    193    256
Greenwood (1,164)            1-5    98    151    4-7    180    294
Franklin (1,481)                  1-5    42    163    3-7    126    249

Friday, Aug. 21 (all times ET)
Columbus East vs. Greenwood, 6 pm @ Lucas Oil Stadium
Decatur Central at Franklin Central, 7 pm
Indianapolis Manual at Martinsville, 7 pm
Lebanon vs. Mooresville, 8:30 pm @ Lucas Oil Stadium
Northview at Franklin, 7 pm
Plainfield at Danville, 7 pm
Whiteland at New Palestine, 8:30 pm

Friday, Aug. 28
Franklin at Indianapolis Washington, 7 pm
Greenwood at Indian Creek, 7 pm
Indianapolis Chatard at Whiteland, 7 pm
Mooresville at Indianapolis Manual, 7 pm
Perry Meridian at Decatur Central, 7 pm

Saturday, Aug. 29
Evansville Harrison at Plainfield, 5 pm
Martinsville vs. Bloomington South, 8 pm @ Lucas Oil Stadium

Friday, Sept. 4
Decatur Central at Mooresville‡, 7 pm
Franklin at Shelbyville, 7:30 pm
Greenwood at Martinsville‡, 7 pm
Plainfield at Whiteland‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 11
Martinsville at Decatur Central‡, 7 pm
Plainfield at Roncalli, 7 pm
Whiteland at Greenwood‡, 7 pm

Saturday, Sept. 12
Mooresville at Franklin‡, 5:30 pm @ Lucas Oil Stadium

Friday, Sept. 18
Franklin at Decatur Central‡, 7 pm
Martinsville at Plainfield‡, 7 pm
Mooresville at Greenwood‡, 7 pm
Whiteland at Danville, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 25
Guerin Catholic at Greenwood, 7 pm
Martinsville at Mooresville‡, 7 pm
Plainfield at Decatur Central‡, 7 pm
Whiteland at Franklin‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 2
Decatur Central at Greenwood‡, 7 pm
Franklin at Plainfield‡, 7 pm
Roncalli at Martinsville, 7 pm
Mooresville at Whiteland‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 9
Greenwood at Franklin‡, 7 pm
Roncalli at Decatur Central, 7 pm
Plainfield at Mooresville‡, 7 pm
Whiteland at Martinsville‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 16
Decatur Central at Whiteland‡, 7 pm
Franklin at Martinsville‡, 7 pm
Greenwood at Plainfield‡, 7 pm
Mooresville at Franklin County, 7 pm
‡Conference game

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By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

INDIANAPOLIS – On a chilly, breezy mid-July night that felt more like football sectional weather, the North relied on defense to rebound from an early deficit before reeling off 17 unanswered points in the second quarter of a 20-13 victory in the annual North-South All-Star Game held July 17 at North Central (Indianapolis).

CLICK HERE FOR 19 GAME HIGHLIGHT VIDEOS AS WELL AS POSTGAME VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH NORTHWOOD’S
SKYLER TITUS, DELTA’S GREG HEBAN, WESTERN’S JAKE LAZAR, AND CARMEL’S
MORGAN NEWTON!

The South led many of the game’s statistical categories, including a total yards advantage of 307-222. But the South also led the turnovers category, and the lopsided 5-1 count allowed the North to turn timely boo-boos into easy points and, ultimately, a victory.

After spotting the South a 7-0 lead near the end of the first quarter courtesy of its own fumble, the North forced turnovers on three consecutive South drives in the second stanza in rallying to a 17-7 lead at the half. That trio of takeaways included a fumble and an interception by Mr. Football Morgan Newton, the Kentucky-bound quarterback from Carmel.

But the North also victimized Rockville QB Matt King, who was intercepted three times and saw his highly entertaining scrambling style net only six yards on four carries. King may well have nightmares about Delta’s Greg Heban for awhile after the Indiana University-bound cornerback picked him twice, including the virtual game-clincher with less than three minutes to play.

The South didn’t quit, however. With Newton back at the helm for possibly one more patented nutty comeback with just 1:25 remaining, the South moved from its own 13 to the North 30 with 12.9 seconds left. But a pair of Newton passes would fall incomplete, including a Hail Mary that went out the back of the end zone on the final play.

Not surprising for a defensive-minded game, the evening’s most impressive stats came from North punter Brandon Williams. Titus’ teammate at NorthWood, the Northwestern-bound booter averaged 44.4 yards on his five punts – two travelling more than 50 yards and three landing inside the 20, with no touchbacks.

The box score:

South        7    0     6    0 – 13
North        0    17    0    3 – 20

First quarter
South: Duwyce Wilson (Columbus East) 8-yard pass from Matt King (Rockville); Justin Moore (Fishers) XP kick

Second quarter
North: Kevin Piet (Valparaiso) 19-yard pass from Skyler Titus (NorthWood); Jake Lazar (Western) XP kick
North: Carlton Austin (LaPorte) 2-yard run; Lazar XP kick
North: Lazar 31-yard FG

Third quarter
South: Eric Williams (Warren Central) 3-yard run; Moore XP kick failed

Fourth quarter
North: Lazar 26-yard FG

                       South       North
First Downs     18              12
Rushes-Yds     38-145      35-128
Passing Yds     62              94
Comp-Att-INT 10-31-4     9-20-0
Fumbles-Lost    2-1            1-1
Penalties-Yds   6-103        2-10
Punts-Avg       4-35.8       5-44.4

Rushing
South: Eric Williams 12-70, Morgan Newton 11-30, Nick Turner 5-18, Zane Fakes 2-14, David Brown 2-8, Matt King 4-6
North: Skyler Titus 7-45, Devin Leas 11-37, Carlton Austin 10-30, George Ezell 5-24, Matt Lancaster 1- (-8)

Passing
South: Newton 5-18-1 103, King 5-13-3 59
North: Lancaster 4-10-0 51, Titus 5-10-0 43

Receiving
South: Tyrone Walker 4-84, Duwyce Wilson 3-44, Williams 1-19, Fakes 1-9, Morgan Cook 1-6
North: Marquis Nichols 2-26, Kevin Piet 2-25, Mitchell Petrie 1-19, Josh Ruben 1-9, Devin Leas 1-6, Ethan Cronk 1-6, Ezell 1-3

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The 2009 football schedule for the Hoosier Heritage Conference has been finalized, with play set to begin Friday, Aug. 21. Here’s the week-by-week lineup, courtesy of John Harrell’s website (last year’s records, with enrollment listed next to school):

HOOSIER HERITAGE
                                                CONF.   PTS   OPP   ALL   PTS   OPP
Delta (900)                             7-0    337    149    12-1    584    280
Shelbyville (1,155)                6-1    281    121    9-2    440    196
Yorktown (708)                      5-2    181    86    10-3    364    211
Rushville (821)                      4-3    226    182    7-5    381    285
New Palestine (1,055)         3-4    141    206    4-6    190    292
Greenfield-Central (1,341)   2-5    82    228    4-7    131    315
Pendleton Heights (1,170    1-6    155    263    2-8    237    383
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (1,108) 0-7    41    209    2-9    130    345

Friday, Aug. 21 (all times ET)
Connersville at Rushville, 7 pm
Greenfield-Central at New Castle, 7:30 pm
Jay County at Delta, 7 pm
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) at Kokomo, 7 pm
Pendleton Heights at Yorktown‡, 7:30 pm
Shelbyville at Greensburg, 7 pm
Whiteland at New Palestine, 8:30 pm

Friday, Aug. 28
Greenfield-Central at Pendleton Heights‡, 7:30 pm
New Palestine at Delta‡, 7:30 pm
Rushville at Shelbyville‡, 7 pm
Yorktown at Mt. Vernon (Fortville)‡, 7:30 pm

Friday, Sept. 4
Delta at Greenfield-Central‡, 7:30 pm
Franklin at Shelbyville, 7:30 pm
Greensburg at Rushville, 7 pm
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) at Connersville, 7 pm
Muncie South at Yorktown, 7 pm
Pendleton Heights at New Palestine‡, 7:30 pm

Friday, Sept. 11
Delta at Muncie South, 7 pm
Greenfield-Central at Yorktown‡, 7:30 pm
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) at Rushville‡, 7 pm
Shelbyville at Pendleton Heights‡, 7:30 pm

Saturday, Sept. 12
New Palestine at Batesville, 12 pm @ Lucas Oil Stadium

Friday, Sept. 18
Pendleton Heights at Mt. Vernon (Fortville)‡, 7:30 pm
Rushville at New Palestine‡, 7 pm
Shelbyville at Greenfield-Central‡, 7:30 pm
Yorktown at Delta‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 25
Delta at Pendleton Heights‡, 7:30 pm
Greenfield-Central at Rushville‡, 7 pm
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) at Shelbyville‡, 7:30 pm
New Palestine at Yorktown‡, 7:30 pm

Friday, Oct. 2
Anderson Highland at Yorktown, 7:30 pm
Jay County at Pendleton Heights, 7:30 pm
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) at Greenfield-Central‡, 7:30 pm
Rushville at Delta‡, 7 pm
Shelbyville at New Palestine‡, 7:30 pm

Saturday, Oct. 10 (Hoosier Heritage Classic @ Lucas Oil Stadium)
Greenfield-Central at New Palestine‡, 11 am
Yorktown at Shelbyville‡, 1:45 pm
Rushville at Pendleton Heights‡, 4:30 pm
Delta at Mt. Vernon (Fortville)‡, 7:15 pm

Friday, Oct. 16
Indianapolis Chatard at Greenfield-Central, 7:30 pm
New Palestine at Mt. Vernon (Fortville)‡, 7:30 pm
Pendleton Heights at Anderson Highland, 7 pm
Shelbyville at Delta‡, 7:30 pm
Yorktown at Rushville‡, 7 pm
‡Conference game

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If you are a consistent visitor to HoosierAuthority.com, you already know we are heavily involved with the St. Vincent Spirit of Sport Awards. The event has rapidly become one of the highlights of the summer in the high school sports world of Central Indiana.

It is a night when we celebrate all that is right with athletics.

Now, we invite you to share in the evening from the comfort of your home. Hoosier Authority will be videocasting the award ceremonies LIVE this Sunday, July 19, at 7 p.m. ET. We also will be videocasting a red carpet show beginning Sunday at 4:45 p.m.

Just click on the WEBCASTS button above, then  look under Current Schedule for the event. Or, go back to the WEBCASTS page afterwards and find it under the Recent Archives!

Please join Ralph Reiff of St. Vincent Sports Performance and Hoosier Authority Executive Director Mike McGraw as they talk with the nominees and luminaries present at this year’s Spirit of Sport Awards.

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The 2009 football schedule for the Sagamore Conference has been finalized, with play set to begin Friday, Aug. 21. Here’s the week-by-week lineup, courtesy of John Harrell’s website (last year’s records, with enrollment listed next to school):

SAGAMORE
                                             CONF.   PTS   OPP   ALL   PTS   OPP
North Montgomery (693)     7-0    274    125    12-1    488    241
Tri-West Hendricks (579)   5-2    204    167    7-3    252    194
Lebanon (1,044)                   5-2    137    80    5-5    143    187
Crawfordsville (731)             4-3    169    176    4-6    238    280
Southmont (641)                   3-4    137    196    6-6    219    306
Danville (785)                        2-5    157    201    2-8    203    309
Western Boone (635)         1-6    114    209    3-8    214    347
Frankfort (883)                     1-6    131    169    1-9    151    250

Friday, Aug. 21 (all times ET)
Cascade at Tri-West Hendricks, 7 pm
Fountain Central at Southmont, 7 pm
Frankfort at Western, 7 pm
Lebanon vs. Mooresville, 8:30 pm @ Lucas Oil Stadium
North Montgomery at Benton Central, 7 pm
Plainfield at Danville, 7 pm
Sheridan at Western Boone, 7 pm
West Lafayette at Crawfordsville, 7 pm

Friday, Aug. 28
Carmel at Lebanon, 7 pm
Danville at Crawfordsville‡, 7 pm
North Montgomery at Seeger, 7 pm
South Putnam at Tri-West Hendricks, 7 pm
Southmont at North Putnam, 7 pm
Twin Lakes at Frankfort, 7 pm
Western Boone at Clinton Central, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 4
Frankfort at Crawfordsville‡, 7 pm
Southmont at North Montgomery‡, 7 pm
Tri-West Hendricks at Lebanon‡, 7 pm
Western Boone at Danville‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 11
Crawfordsville at Western Boone‡, 7 pm
Danville at Southmont‡, 7 pm
Lebanon at Frankfort‡, 7 pm
Tri-West Hendricks at North Montgomery‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 18
Beech Grove at Crawfordsville, 7 pm
North Montgomery at Lebanon‡, 7 pm
Southmont at Tri-West Hendricks‡, 7 pm
Western Boone at Frankfort‡, 7 pm
Whiteland at Danville, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 25
Crawfordsville at Tri-West Hendricks‡, 7 pm
Frankfort at Danville‡, 7 pm
Lebanon at Southmont‡, 7 pm
North Montgomery at Western Boone‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 2
Crawfordsville at Lebanon‡, 7 pm
Danville at North Montgomery‡, 7 pm
Southmont at Frankfort‡, 7 pm
Tri-West Hendricks at Western Boone‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 9
Lebanon at Danville‡, 7 pm
North Montgomery at Crawfordsville‡, 7 pm
Tri-West Hendricks at Frankfort‡, 7 pm
Western Boone at Southmont‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 16
Crawfordsville at Southmont‡, 7 pm
Danville at Tri-West Hendricks‡, 7 pm
Frankfort at North Montgomery‡, 7 pm
Lebanon at Western Boone‡, 7 pm
‡Conference game

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Courtesy of John Harrell’s wonderful Indiana high school basketball website, here’s a look at the coaching changes for the upcoming 2009-10 boys basketball season (through July 15):

School, 2008-09 coach, 2009-10 coach
Blackford                         John McGlothin        Dave Marshall
Bloomfield                        Ron McBride       
Bremen                           Kevin Ecenbarger      Kyle Hanyzewski
Columbia City                 David Parker          Chris Benedict
Connersville                   Rodney Klein          Kerry Brown
Crothersville                  Jim Stewart            Clint Waskom
East Noble                    Luke Cummings      Vince Beasley
Forest Park                     Tom Beach            Nate Hawkins
Gary West                      John Boyd       
Heritage Christian         Cary Chandler       
Indianapolis Chatard     Chris Quinn           Travis Daugherty
Jennings County            Scott Holdsworth      Dean Foster
Lighthouse Christian     Jeremy Swafford       
Madison                        Jim Matthews       
Manchester                  Gary Goshert            Aaron Cripe
Marion                         Joe Luce       
Michigan City                Bob Buscher            John Boyd
Milan                           Wes Peek                  Josh Blankinship
Northeastern               Clay Bolser              Brent Ross
Plainfield                      Dana Greene            Clay Bolser
Richmond                    Dean Foster            Joe Luce
Shelbyville                    Harry Larrabee        Tom Beach
South Dearborn            Kerry Brown            Toby Carrigan
Southport                      Mark Eccles (interim)      Wes Peek
Tipton                          Travis Daugherty        Brad Dickey
Valparaiso                    Chris Benedict       
White River Valley         Gene Hall                J.B. Neill

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The 2009 football schedule for Conference Indiana has been finalized, with play set to begin Friday, Aug. 21. Here’s the week-by-week lineup, courtesy of John Harrell’s website (last year’s records, with enrollment listed next to school):

CONFERENCE INDIANA
                                               CONF.  PTS   OPP   ALL    PTS   OPP
Southport (1998)                        7-0    232    139    9-2    359    245
Lawrence Central (2487)          5-2    248    156    9-3    433    262
Bloomington South (1733)       5-2    252    162    8-3    376    282
Pike (2902)                                  5-2    240    154    7-3    345    209
Columbus North (2114)            3-4    160    177    4-6    234    271
Bloomington North (1622)        2-5    208    242    6-6    359    418
Franklin Central (2453)             1-6    124    234    2-8    163    292
Perry Meridian (2141)               0-7    48    248    0-10    111    414

Friday, Aug. 21 (all times ET)
Bloomington South at Terre Haute South, 7 pm
Center Grove at Perry Meridian, 7 pm
Decatur Central at Franklin Central, 7 pm
Jeffersonville at Bloomington North, 7 pm
Lawrence Central at Lawrence North, 7 pm
North Central (Indianapolis) at Pike, 7 pm
Seymour at Columbus North, 7 pm
Southport at Roncalli, 7 pm

Friday, Aug. 28
Anderson at Southport, 7 pm
Bedford North Lawrence at Bloomington North, 7 pm
Columbus North at Columbus East, 7 pm
Franklin Central at Roncalli, 7 pm
North Central (Indianapolis) at Lawrence Central, 7 pm
Perry Meridian at Decatur Central, 7 pm
Pike at Center Grove, 7 pm

Saturday, Aug. 29
Martinsville at Bloomington South, 7 pm @ Lucas Oil Stadium

Friday, Sept. 4
Bloomington North at Columbus North‡, 7 pm
Bloomington South at Franklin Central‡, 7:30 pm
Lawrence Central at Perry Meridian‡, 7 pm
Southport at Pike‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 11
Bloomington North at Bloomington South‡, 7 pm
Columbus North at Franklin Central‡, 7 pm
Perry Meridian at Southport‡, 7 pm
Pike at Lawrence Central‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 18
Franklin Central at Perry Meridian‡, 7 pm
Lawrence Central at Columbus North‡, 7 pm
Pike at Bloomington North‡, 7 pm
Southport at Bloomington South‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 25
Bloomington South at Lawrence Central‡, 7 pm
Columbus North at Pike‡, 7 pm
Franklin Central at Southport‡, 7 pm
Perry Meridian at Bloomington North‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 2
Bloomington North at Franklin Central‡, 7 pm
Lawrence Central at Southport‡, 7 pm
Perry Meridian at Columbus North‡, 7 pm
Pike at Bloomington South‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 9
Bloomington South at Columbus North‡, 7 pm
Lawrence Central at Franklin Central‡, 7 pm
Pike at Perry Meridian‡, 7 pm
Southport at Bloomington North‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 16
Bloomington North at Lawrence Central‡, 7 pm
Columbus North at Southport‡, 7 pm
Franklin Central at Pike‡, 7 pm
Perry Meridian at Bloomington South‡, 7 pm
‡Conference game

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The 2009 football schedule for the Hoosier Crossroads Conference has been finalized, with play set to begin Friday, Aug. 21. Here’s the week-by-week lineup, courtesy of John Harrell’s website (last year’s records, with enrollment listed next to school):

HOOSIER CROSSROADS
                                              CONF.  PTS    OPP   ALL    PTS    OPP
Hamilton SE (2,228)               9-0    291    140    9-1    312    189
Avon (2,438)                            7-2    269    208    9-3    367    258
Fishers    (2,028)                    6-3    244    177    7-4    302    253
Zionsville (1,627)                    5-4    202    113    8-5    307    168
Lafayette Jefferson (2,406)    5-4    237    250    6-5    300    308
Harrison (West Laf.) (1,677)  4-5    228    227    6-6    296    309
Brownsburg (2,150)               4-5    147    181    5-6    178    244
Noblesville (2,344)                 3-6    140    272    3-7    140    313
McCutcheon (1,833)              1-8    136    257    1-9    150    299
Westfield (1,606)                   1-8    140    209    1-9    140    233

Friday, Aug. 21 (all times ET)
Avon at Hamilton Southeastern‡, 7 pm
Fishers at Noblesville‡, 7 pm
Harrison (West Lafayette) at Westfield‡, 7 pm
Lafayette Jefferson at Zionsville‡, 7:30 pm
McCutcheon at Brownsburg‡, 7 pm

Friday, Aug. 28
Hamilton Southeastern at Fishers‡, 7 pm
Lafayette Jefferson at Harrison (West Lafayette)‡, 7 pm
Westfield at Avon‡, 7 pm
Zionsville at McCutcheon‡, 7 pm

Saturday, Aug. 29
Noblesville vs. Brownsburg‡, 5:30 pm @ Lucas Oil Stadium

Friday, Sept. 4
Avon at Harrison (West Lafayette)‡, 7 pm
Brownsburg at Hamilton Southeastern‡, 7 pm
Fishers at Westfield‡, 7 pm
McCutcheon at Lafayette Jefferson‡, 7 pm
Noblesville at Zionsville‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 11
Fishers at Avon‡, 7 pm
Hamilton Southeastern at Zionsville‡, 7 pm
Harrison (West Lafayette) at McCutcheon‡, 7 pm
Lafayette Jefferson at Noblesville‡, 7 pm
Westfield at Brownsburg‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 18
Brownsburg at Avon‡, 7 pm
Hamilton Southeastern at Lafayette Jefferson‡, 7 pm
Harrison (West Lafayette) at Fishers‡, 7 pm
Noblesville at McCutcheon‡, 7 pm
Zionsville at Westfield‡, 7 pm

Friday, Sept. 25
Avon at Noblesville‡, 7 pm
Brownsburg at Lafayette Jefferson‡, 7 pm
McCutcheon at Fishers‡, 7 pm
Westfield at Hamilton Southeastern‡, 7 pm
Zionsville at Harrison (West Lafayette)‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 2
Fishers at Zionsville‡, 7 pm
Hamilton Southeastern at Noblesville‡, 7 pm
Harrison (West Lafayette) at Brownsburg‡, 7 pm
Lafayette Jefferson at Avon‡, 7 pm
McCutcheon at Westfield‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 9
Avon at McCutcheon‡, 7 pm
Brownsburg at Zionsville‡, 7 pm
Hamilton Southeastern at Harrison (West Lafayette)‡, 7 pm
Lafayette Jefferson at Fishers‡, 7 pm
Noblesville at Westfield‡, 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 16
Fishers at Brownsburg‡, 7 pm
Harrison (West Lafayette) at Noblesville‡, 7 pm
McCutcheon at Hamilton Southeastern‡, 7 pm
Westfield at Lafayette Jefferson‡, 7 pm
Zionsville at Avon‡, 7 pm
‡Conference game

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From courierpress.com

Jake Wood knew it was gone as soon as he hit the ball.

In the top of the fourth inning with his North squad trailing 3-0 in the first game of a July 11 doubleheader at the North-South All-Star baseball series, Wood blasted a two-run home run over Braun Stadium’s right-field fence onto the University of Evansville soccer field, bringing his team within one run.

With a 2-0 count, Wood, a first baseman from Noblesville, was sitting on a fastball. South pitcher Matt Duncan from Brownsburg tossed just that, allowing Wood to exact a little revenge.

“During the regular season when we played them, (Duncan) struck me out,” Wood said. “I wasn’t feeling too good about that, so it felt good to even the score a little bit.”

The North was still celebrating Wood’s homer when Bryce Feller of Carroll (Fort Wayne) also deposited a Duncan pitch over the right-field fence, tying the score at 3-3. The North rolled from there, 15-5, then won the second game by an 11-4 count.

Plymouth’s Brandon Elliott was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

“I actually didn’t get to see the home run,” Wood said. “People were still giving me fist pounds, and I turned around and it was out of the ballpark. That was the spark we needed to get back into the game.”

Although the game was an exhibition, Wood and his teammates wanted to win.

“You want to come out and represent the North as best as we can,” Wood said. “It’s fun to come out and play against people you know, but at the same time we are trying to win.”

Wood also played football for Noblesville, lining up as a defensive end and running back. He will play baseball for the University of Texas at San Antonio.

A bright spot for the South squad was Evansville North outfielder Kyle Horstman. The future Wabash Valley player had three hits – including a triple – two stolen bases, and two outfield putouts.

“I felt like I gave it everything I had,” Horstman said.

Despite losing the initial game of the series, Horstman was proud to represent Evansville, though his weekend was hampered by a sore hamstring.

“It’s awesome,” he said. “It is a great feeling, especially since I live in Evansville. With all these people out here – all these 50 great athletes, families, and everything – it’s a great feeling.

“I love being a part of it.”

The Sunday series finale, a wooden bat game at Bosse Field, also was won by the North by a 3-2 count.

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