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BB: Cold shooting dooms Delta in 58-35 loss at Pendleton Heights

Posted on 29 November 2009 by .

By Mike McGraw
Executive Director
PENDLETON – They say the best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores. The folks at Pendleton Heights aren’t likely to argue that wisdom right about now. They might, however, add a second piece of their own. 
Nothing goes better with sophomores than a classy, versatile senior who has been through the wars. The Arabians’ talented sophomores and senior leader Nathan Hendershot combined Nov. 28 to blast Class 3A No. 18 visiting Delta, 58-35, in a Hoosier Heritage Conference clash.
The victory moved Pendleton Heights to 2-0 on the campaign. It was the opener for the Eagles. That fact goes a long way in describing this contest. 
For most of the night, the Arabians looked like a team that had a much better idea of what it wanted to accomplish than did Delta.
Pendleton began the game is a solid man-to-man defense that made it difficult for Delta to get clean looks at the basket. The Eagles compounded the problem by not shooting well, and by the end of the first period the Arabians had bolted to a 15-4 cushion. That lead grew to 27-12 at intermission. 
The guard tandem of sophomore Kendall Waters and Hendershot did most of the offensive damage. That stayed consistent through the entire evening as Waters finished with a game-high 17 points with eight rebounds and five assists and Hendershot added 13 points.
It is never going to be easy, though, when you play a Paul Keller-coached basketball team, and the veteran Delta mentor wove his magic at halftime. Delta opened the third quarter far more aggressively on defense and starting driving the ball more on offense. The strategies worked, and the Eagles dominated play in the period. 
But they could not shake the bugaboo of cold shooting, and the change in momentum went mostly for naught. Despite holding Pendleton Heights to just five points in the first six minutes of the quarter, Delta could close no closer than 32-21. 
When Hendershot closed the stanza with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, the Arabians had withstood the charge and led 40-24.
The fourth quarter was time to experiment with lineups on both sides as the verdict never came into doubt. Pendleton Heights coach Brian Hahn wanted to see improvement defensively after not being impressed with his team’s effort on that end in the opener. He spoke with Hoosier Authority after the game and acknowledged the Arabians turned it up a notch. 
Meanwhile, Keller took the defeat in stride. He said the Eagles will be a work in progress as they rebuild after heavy graduation losses.
Next up for Pendleton Heights, which also got 12 points from Kellen Dunham and 11 from Ryan Albers, is a Dec. 1 home game at 7:30 p.m. ET against upstart Westfield. The Arabians then will travel Dec. 5 for another 7:30 contest at Hamilton Southeastern.
Delta will travel to Cowan Dec. 4 for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff, then return home Saturday to tackle Muncie South at 7:45 p.m.
The box score:
Delta 4 8 12 11 – 35
Pendleton Heights 15 12 13 18 – 58
Delta: Whelage 9, Bryan 7, Capstick 6, Young 6, Zgunda 3, Fowler 2, Smedley 2, Dishman 0, Grove 0, Meeks 0. Totals: 11-36 10-17 35. 3-pointers: Whelage 2, Capstick
Pendleton Heights: Waters 17, Hendershot 13, Dunham 12, Albers 11, Aul 2, Swartz 2, Wehner 1, Broadwater 0, Burke 0, Obras 0, Phillips 0, Robinson 0. Totals: 22-37 8-12 58. 3-pointers: Dunham 2, Hendershot 2, Waters 2
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FB 2A FINAL: #13 FW Luers comes back for 24-17 win over #3 Monrovia

Posted on 28 November 2009 by .

From ihsaa.org
INDIANAPOLIS – No. 13 Fort Wayne Luers made a defensive stand at its own goal line with 6:32 left to go, then melted away the remaining clock for a 24-17 victory over third-ranked Monrovia in the Class 2A state championship game Nov. 27 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Leading by seven, Luers’ Jordan Presley and Steve Kiermaier stuffed Monrovia’s Garrett Johnson inside the 1-yard line on 4th and goal from the 1. Luers then converted on a pair of crucial third-down plays, including a 29-yard pass from James Knapke to Kameron Mack on 3rd and 6 from its own 38.
“They were able to sustain that last drive, and we just couldn’t get it back,” said third-year Monrovia coach Kevin Hutchins, who led the Bulldogs to their first state championship game in any sport. “It’s hard, man. We literally came up a foot short.”
It was the eighth state championship for Luers (10-5) and the fourth this decade. All but one have come with coach Matt Lindsay at the helm. Lindsay is the third coach in state history with at least seven state championships.
“We came back against them how we have been doing it all tournament – guts, heart, and hard work,” Lindsay said.  
Luers running back Ken Mullen scored on runs of three and two yards, the latter of which came just 17 seconds before halftime to cut the Monrovia lead to 17-14.
“I never wanted to get too far behind Monrovia because they can control the ball,” Lindsay said. “The first half, we played into their hands until we got that late score before halftime.
“We then started to feel pretty good about ourselves. We felt really confident at halftime.”
After an offsides penalty preceded a short kickoff by Monrovia that was fielded at the Luers 44, Alex Stronzcek nailed a 44-yard field goal at the 7:01 mark of the third quarter to knot the game at 17-17. 
Steve Kiermaier scored the go-ahead touchdown for Luers on a two-yard burst with 20 seconds left in the quarter. That followed Monrovia’s second straight less-than-ideal second-half possession that ended with a turnover on downs at its own 47 on a failed 4th and 2.
“This state title was so unexpected,” Lindsay said. “We’ve had so many ebbs and flows over this year.”
“We just got on a roll, and right now I know that this team is pretty dog-gone good. We weren’t there all year, that’s for sure.”
Monrovia (14-1), which rolled up 309 yards rushing in the loss, had taken an early 3-0 lead on Dean Reeves’ 26-yard field goal on the game’s opening possession.
Mullen’s three-yard score with 1:44 left in the first quarter got Luers on the board for a 7-3 advantage.
Monrovia then tallied 14 points on back-to-back possessions in the second quarter as Johnson scored from three yards away and Austin Parks (20 carries, 167 yards) rumbled in from a yard out.
“There’s nothing that our boys need to hang their heads about,” Hutchins said. “We had an unbelievable year – we played with the best of them in 2A.”
Monrovia’s Connor named Eskew Mental Attitude Award recipient
Timothy Connor of Monrovia was named winner of the 2009 Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award for Class 2AfFootball by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate partner, presented a scholarship check for $1,000 to the school in his name. 
The award is presented annually to a senior in each classification who best demonstrates excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. Since 1989, more than $575,000 in college scholarships has been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to deserving high school students in Indiana.
Connor is a senior class officer, National Honor Society officer, and a leader of the Teen Student Leadership Academy. He is an active church volunteer and a tutor, and he’s led clothing drives.
The football team captain, Connor was a two-year starter at quarterback and free safety as well as a four-year starter on the boys basketball team. He was named All-West Central Conference in basketball and football as well as a two-year member of the Academic All-Conference team.
Connor ranks fourth in his class at Monrovia and carries a 4.06 GPA on a 4.0 scale. He plans to attend Wabash or Franklin College and major in sports medicine. The son of Tim and Julie Connor of Monrovia has been named to the honor roll all four years of high school.
The box score:
Fort Wayne Luers   7   7   10   0   – 24 
Monrovia   3   14   0   0   – 17 
06:51   Mon REEVES, Dean 26 yd field goal 
       12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 5:09   0 – 3 
01:44   Luers   MULLEN, Ken 3 yd run (STRONZCEK, Alex kick) 
       5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:55   7 – 3 
08:16   Mon JOHNSON, Garrett 3 yd run (REEVES, Dean kick) 
       11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 5:22   7 – 10 
01:56   Mon PARKS, Austin 1 yd run (REEVES, Dean kick) 
       10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 4:42   7 – 17 
00:17   Luers   MULLEN, Ken 2 yd run (STRONZCEK, Alex kick) 
       6 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:28   14 – 17 
07:01   Luers   STRONZCEK, Alex 44 yd field goal 
       12 plays, 29 yards, TOP 4:57   17 – 17 
00:20   Luers   KIERMAIER, Steve 2 yd run (STRONZCEK, Alex kick) 
       6 plays, 47 yards, TOP 3:25   24 – 17 
Luers  Monrovia 
First Downs   14   18 
   Rushing   8   17 
   Passing   4   0 
   Penalty   2   1 
Rushing   31-124 53-309 
Passing   10-17-0 140   0-2-0 0 
Total Offense 264   309 
Fumbles-Lost   0-0   1-0 
Penalties-Yards   3-27   5-44 
Punts-Yards   2-53   1-33 
Possession Time  21:53   26:07 
3rd Down Conv.  6 of 11  5 of 10 
4th Down Conv.  1 of 2   1 of 3 
Sacks By 0-0   1-10 
Fort Wayne Luers
Rushing   No. Gain   Loss   Net   TD   Long   Avg. 
Mullen, Ken   15   74   7   67   2   13   4.5 
Fincher, Deangelo   3   40   0   40   0   29   13.3 
Kiermaier, Steve   7   33   1   32   1   10   4.6 
Olivarez, Daniel 1   3   0   3   0   3   3.0 
Smith, Jaylon   1   0   2   -2   0   0   -2.0 
Team   1   0   4   -4   0   0   -4.0 
Knapke, James   3   5   17   -12   0   5   -4.0 
Totals   31   155   31   124   3   29   4.0 
 
Passing   Cmp-Att-Int   Yds   TD   Long   Sacked 
Knapke, James   10-16-0   140   0   36   1 
Mullen, Ken   0-1-0   0   0   0   0 
Totals   10-17-0   140   0   36   1 
 
Receiving   No.   Yds   TD   Long 
Rogers, Michael   3   34   0   25 
Mattox, Quyuan   2   48   0   36 
Mullen, Ken   2   22   0   22 
Mack, Kameron   1   29   0   29 
Chapel, Nick   1   5   0   5 
Smith, Jaylon   1   2   0   2 
Totals   10   140   0   36 
Monrovia
Rushing   No.   Gain   Loss   Net   TD   Long   Avg. 
Parks, Austin   20   170   3   167   1   33   8.4 
Johnson, Garrett   13   89   0   89   1   23   6.8 
Hadley, Jake   13   40   0   40   0   6   3.1 
Connor, Tim   6   17   3   14   0   7   2.3 
Team   1   0   1   -1   0   0   -1.0 
Totals   53   316   7   309   2   33   5.8 
  
Passing   Cmp-Att-Int   Yds   TD   Long   Sacked 
Connor, Tim   0-2-0   0   0   0   0 
Totals   0-2-0   0   0   0   0 
  
Receiving   No.   Yds   TD   Long 
Totals   0   0   0   0
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FB 3A FINAL: #2 West Lafayette downs #8 Ev. Memorial, 24-10

Posted on 28 November 2009 by .

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
INDIANAPOLIS – Do-everything senior Daniel Wodicka carried 19 times for 115 yards and completed 13 of 24 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown Nov. 28 as second-ranked West Lafayette captured its second state title with a 24-10 victory over No. 8 Evansville Memorial at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Wodicka, who was named the 3A Mental Attitude Award winner, helped cap off a perfect 15-0 season for the Red Devils, who iced the game with a long drive resulting in a field goal late in the contest after Memorial (11-4) had bounced back from a 21-3 halftime lead to cut its deficit to 21-10.
West Lafayette benefited from four Tiger turnovers and did an outstanding job of hemming in standout Memorial quarterback Grant Gribbins, who finished 20 of 32 but had only 123 yards and was intercepted twice.
“We knew the key would be getting pressure up the middle on the quarterback,” said ninth-year Red Devils coach Marshall Overley. “We had a good offensive game plan, and coach Roseman got that defense goin’.”
Junior Aaron Woodard carried 17 times for 70 yards and a pair of touchdowns for West Lafayette, which also got seven receptions and 101 yards with a TD from senior wide receiver Andrew Pekny.
The victory enabled the Red Devils to finish with the state’s best record over the last two seasons at 26-1. It also marked the first time two teams from Tippecanoe County have won state championships in the same year (1A No. 2 Lafayette Central Catholic was the other in Friday’s 52-0 win over third-ranked Fountain Central).
Stay tuned throughout the weekend for wall-to-wall coverage via stories, video, and pictures. Till then, enjoy these photos from our Mark Gricius!
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FB 1A FINAL: #2 Central Catholic obliterates #3 Fountain Central, 52-0

Posted on 28 November 2009 by .

By Mike McGraw
Executive Director
INDIANAPOLIS – A heavy underdog in any sport must do two things to pull off the upset. Above all, it must protect the ball – it cannot give the favorite extra opportunities. Then, it must prevent the big play – make the favorite earn its victory the hard way, a little at a time. 
Unfortunately for third-ranked Fountain Central, the Mustangs were able to do neither versus No. 2 Lafayette Central Catholic in the Class A state title game Nov. 27 at Lucas Oil Stadium. The result was a 52-0 verdict for the Knights, who completed a perfect season at 15-0 in winning the school’s third football title.
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The contest started well enough for Fountain Central as the Mustangs staved off the Knights’ first drive despite Central Catholic starting with very good field position. After failing to move, the Mustangs again held Lafayette’s powerful offense in check and forced a second punt. 
That punt might have been the unsung, key play in the entire contest. Chris Mills, better known for his quarterbacking, booted a beauty that pinned the Mustangs down on their own 5-yard line.
What followed was the big play Fountain Central was trying to avoid. CC’s Scott Windler intercepted a Brian Moore pass on the very first play, and suddenly the Knights were goal to go. Two plays later, Mills threaded a seven-yard scoring pass to Cody Christopher, and Fountain Central’s long day had commenced as the Knights took a 7-0 lead.
Despite being handled at the line of scrimmage, Fountain Central kept the deficit at one score through the end of the first quarter. The Mustangs actually began to move a bit in the early moments of the second stanza, but disaster struck again. 
Another interception stopped a Fountain Central drive at the Central Catholic 33. Three plays later, the second big play was unleashed by the Knights. This one was a 59-yard pass and run from Mills to Danny Anthrop. 
It was 14-0, and the deficit would grow quickly before halftime.
On its next possession, CC traveled 67 yards in just four plays as Mills completed his third touchdown pass of the half. This one covered 33 yards to Marc Withers, and the score was mounting at 21-0. 
The Knights added one more before the break. Fountain Central attempted a fourth-down conversion near midfield and failed with just under five minutes to play in the opening half. Four plays and 49 yards later, Mills snuck across from the 1, and the tally was 28-0.
“The first quarter, I thought the defense carried us – they gave us a short field, and we were able to score off of it,” said second-year CC coach Kevin O’Shea. “It took us a little while to figure what was going on on offense. 
“Once we did, our athleticism took over.”
Mills, the talented Knights’ signal caller, ended the half 10 for 16 with three scoring strikes. 
“Our defense came up with some big plays like I expected them to,” Mills said. “Our offense then came out and put some points on the board. 
“We had a great game plan and a real good week of practice. I knew our guys would be real fast and they couldn’t keep up with us.”
The more telling statistic, however, came from the Fountain Central side of the ledger as the Mustangs rushed the ball 15 times in the opening two quarters for a total of only 17 yards. 
The same lack of success at the line of scrimmage that led to that low total had Moore running for his life on most of his pass attempts. He ended the half 5 of 12 for just 54 yards and with two interceptions.
Any chance of the Mustangs clawing back into the contest was personally squashed by Anthrop in the third quarter. 
The sophomore struck on the ground early in the quarter, finishing a short Knights’ drive with a 12-yard scoring jaunt. Four minutes later he was on the receiving end of Mills’ fourth touchdown pass of the day, this one from 32 yards. Two minutes after that, Anthrop scampered 56 yards around the left end for another Knights’ score. 
Suddenly it was 49-0.
“Danny (Anthrop) … for a sophomore to come in and in this big a game setting was fantastic,” O’Shea said.
Central Catholic added a field goal midway through the fourth quarter for the final tally. Mills saw little action in the final 12 minutes, and the Knights did not attempt a pass in the quarter. Mills ended the day 12 of 18 for 230 yards and four touchdowns.
“We knew how good they were – they’re a great ball club,” said fourth-year Fountain Central coach Rick Malone, whose Mustangs remarkably rebounded from a 3-7 season last year to finish 14-1. “They are a very quick team, and when you see it on film you don’t really get a feel for how fast they really are.
“We gave them a short field in the first half four times, and we just can’t do that. It just killed us.”
Central Catholic’s Burns wins Mental Attitude Award
Greg Burns of Lafayette Central Catholic was named winner of the 2009 Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award for Class A football by members of the IHSAA Executive Committee. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA’s corporate partner, presented a scholarship check for $1,000 to the school in his name.
The award is presented annually to a senior in each classification who best demonstrates excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability. Since 1989, more than $575,000 in college scholarships has been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to deserving high school students in Indiana.
Burns is a member of the National Honor Society, Academic Super Bowl, and Young Life Youth Group. He has been named to the honor roll each semester and was named outstanding student in several of his classes. He has volunteered at the El Salvador School Supplies Drive and Jubilee Christmas Event among several other service projects.
Burns has helped the Knights to four consecutive Hoosier Heartland Conference championships. The four-year letterman earned recognition as the Most Valuable Defensive Back for the Knights after the 2008 campaign, and he also is on the track & field team.
Burns ranks second in his class at Lafayette Central Catholic and carries a 4.04 GPA on a 4.0 scale. The son of Tom and Mary Ann Burns of Lafayette plans to attend Purdue University and major in engineering.
The box score:
 
Fountain Central   0   0   0   0   – 0 
Central Catholic   7   21   21   3   – 52 
04:23   CC CHRISTOPHER, Cody 7 yd pass from MILLS, Chris (NOONAN, Niall kick) 
       2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 0:49   0 – 7 
11:05   CC   ANTHROP, Danny 59 yd pass from MILLS, Chris (NOONAN, Niall kick) 
       3 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:02   0 – 14 
08:18   CC   WITHERS, Marc 33 yd pass from MILLS, Chris (NOONAN, Niall kick) 
       4 plays, 62 yards, TOP 1:07   0 – 21 
03:32   CC   MILLS, Chris 1 yd run (NOONAN, Niall kick) 
       4 plays, 49 yards, TOP 1:22   0 – 28 
08:14   CC   ANTHROP, Danny 12 yd run (NOONAN, Niall kick) 
       5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 2:03   0 – 35 
04:36   CC   ANTHROP, Danny 32 yd pass from MILLS, Chris (NOONAN, Niall kick) 
       2 plays, 45 yards, TOP 0:49   0 – 42 
02:29   CC   ANTHROP, Danny 56 yd run (NOONAN, Niall kick) 
       2 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:01   0 – 49 
06:07   CC   NOONAN, Niall 25 yd field goal 
       12 plays, 40 yards, TOP 7:16   0 – 52 
FC   CC 
First Downs   6   16 
   Rushing   1   8 
   Passing   5   8 
   Penalty   0   0 
Rushing   29-7   34-224 
Passing   9-20-2 111   12-18-1 230 
Total Offense 118   454 
Fumbles-Lost   0-0   4-0 
Penalties-Yards   5-35   3-26 
Punts-Yards   8-31 2-45 
Possession Time  24:11   23:49 
3rd Down Conv.  3 of 13 5 of 9 
4th Down Conv.  0 of 2   0 of 0 
Sacks By 0-0   3-22 
Fountain Central
Rushing   No.  Gain   Loss   Net   TD   Long   Avg. 
Spear, Trent   5   16   1   15   0   8   3.0 
Shoaf, Sam   4   6   0   6   0   2   1.5 
Duane, Michael   2   2   1   1   0   2   0.5 
Seymour, Cameron   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.0 
Nelson, Brent   1   0   2   -2   0   0   -2.0 
Robertson, Zach   5   1   4   -3   0   1   -0.6 
Moore, Scott   11   12   22   -10   0   6   -0.9 
Totals   29   37   30   7   0   8   0.2 
 
Passing   Cmp-Att-Int   Yds   TD   Long   Sacked 
Moore, Scott   9-20-2   111   0   31   3 
Receiving   No.   Yds   TD   Long 
Lawson, Tyler   4   60   0   31 
Robertson, Zach   4   44   0   22 
Spear, Trent   1   7   0   7 
Totals   9   111   0   31 
Lafayette Central Catholic
Rushing   No.   Gain   Loss   Net   TD   Long   Avg. 
Anthrop, Danny   5   79   1   78   2   56   15.6 
Team   3   56   2   54   0   54   18.0 
Naville, Joe   10   52   1   51   0   10   5.1 
Christopher, Cody  9   33   1   32   0   7   3.6 
Schrader, Brad   3   8   0   8   0   5   2.7 
Budny, Nathan   1   2   0   2   0   2   2.0 
Mills, Chris   3   2   3   -1   1   1   -0.3 
Totals   34   232   8   224   3   56   6.6 
 
Passing   Cmp-Att-Int   Yds   TD   Long   Sacked 
Mills, Chris   12-18-1   230   4   59   0 
Receiving   No.   Yds   TD   Long 
Anthrop, Danny   6   117   2   59 
Christopher, Cody   3   29   1   13 
Withers, Marc   2   41   1   33 
Mackey, Connor   1   43   0   43 
Totals   12   230   4   59
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FB STATE FINALS: Results

Posted on 27 November 2009 by .

Here are complete results from the 2009 football state finals held Nov. 27-28 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis:
CLASS A
#2 Lafayette Central Catholic 52, #3 Fountain Central 0
CLASS 2A
#13 Fort Wayne Luers 24, #3 Monrovia 17

CLASS 3A
#2 West Lafayette 24, #8 Evansville Memorial 10
CLASS 4A
#6 Evansville Reitz 23, #7 Lowell 9
CLASS 5A
#3 Warren Central 42, #1 Carmel 36 (2OT)
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FB STATE FINALS: Preview (Class 3A, 4A, 5A)

Posted on 27 November 2009 by .

A detailed look at Saturday’s football state finals for Class 3A, 4A, and 5A, courtesy of the IHSAA:
CLASS 3A: WEST LAFAYETTE (14-0) VS. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (11-3), NOON ET
#2 West Lafayette Red Devils
• One of five unbeaten teams in this year’s state finals.
• West Lafayette playing in first state finals since 1993 2A championship season and third overall.
• Team beat #3 Eastbrook, 35-14, in the regional and #4 Jimtown, 28-14, in the semistate.
• West Lafayette among state leaders in scoring per game (36.8), points allowed (12.5), and margin of victory (24.3).
• Quarterback Daniel Wodicka has passed for 2,023 yards this season and also leads the team in rushing with 1,353 yards (97 YPG) and 23 TDs.
• Andrew Peckny leads team in receiving with 772 yards and 12 TDs.
• Red Devils own state’s best record over the last two seasons at 25-1 (.962) and third-best over three-year span at 33-3 (.917).
• First time two teams from Tippecanoe County have played in the state finals in the same year (Lafayette Central Catholic is the other).
• Champions of the Hoosier Conference.
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
1 1 Cody White 11 5-8 155 WR/LB
2 2 Jack Erdman 9 5-9 130 WR/DB
3 3 Jonah Green 10 6-2 160 WR/DB
4 4 Aaron Woodard 11 5-8 165 WR/DB
5 5 Cameron Brown 12 5-11 150 WR/DB
6 6 Richard Trimble 10 5-9 160 WR/DB
7 7 Adam Folta 10 5-11 155 WR/DB
8 8 Kyle Patton 11 5-11 190 RB/LB
9 9 Raymond Lipscomb 12 6-1 215 RB/LB
10 10 Brian Bangs 9 6-2 170 QB/DB
11 11 Zach Waters 12 6-3 205 TE/DL
12 12 Andrew Pekny 12 5-10 170 WR/DB
14 14 Brody Forbes 9 5-5 130 QB/DB
15 15 Daniel Wodicka 12 6-1 170 QB/WR/DB
16 16 Ben Capano 11 6-1 180 WR/LB
17 17 Sean Busch 10 6-1 140 QB/DB
18 18 Ben Griggs 9 6-3 190 TE/DL
21 21 Tyler Beyer 10 5-9 160 RB/LB
23 23 Sam McCartney 11 6-2 165 K/P
24 24 Ben Waters 10 5-11 150 WR/DB
26 26 Robbie Field 10 6-1 170 WR/DB
31 31 Jordan Walker 12 5-10 175 FB/LB/DB
32 32 Thomas Deranek 10 5-10 140 WR/DB
33 33 Amen Galley 10 5-10 150 WR/DB
42 42 Andrew Bowers 12 5-10 165 WR/LB/DB
43 43 Joey Zadik 10 6-1 155 WR/LB
45 45 Phillip Bower 9 6-1 155 WR/DB
50 50 Tyler Smith 10 5-8 190 OL/DL
51 51 Dakhota Sanchez 11 5-11 175 LB/OL
52 52 Baxter DeBruyn 10 6-3 240 OL/DL
54 54 Stuart Kurtz 9 6-1 190 OL/DL
55 55 Ryan Brophy 10 5-11 190 OL/LB
56 56 Dayton Snyder 10 6-3 195 OL/DL
57 57 Taylor Smith 12 6-1 220 OL/DL/LB
58 58 Jason Bennet 12 6-1 240 OL/DL
61 61 Kevin Jones 12 6-1 190 OL/DL
63 63 Noah Garringer 9 5-7 205 OL/DL
64 64 Jacob Nordland 10 6-1 200 OL/DL
65 65 Quentin Lewis 10 6-1 285 OL/DL
66 66 Nick Larew 10 6-1 185 OL/DL
68 68 Quinton Skibinski 9 6-1 175 OL/LB
70 70 Ahmed Abdelsalam 12 5-11 200 OL/DL
71 71 Brian Stull 11 5-8 180 OL/DL
72 72 Bobby Schweikher 12 5-9 180 OL/DL
73 73 Christiaan Breur 12 6-2 215 OL/DL
75 75 Bryan Searfoss 12 6-1 210 OL/DL
77 77 Nick Bevier 11 6-1 280 OL/DL
78 78 Marty Schlene 11 6-2 300 OL/DL
85 85 Ben Thomas 10 6-1 170 WR/LB/D
86 86 Jeremy Watkins 12 6-1 195 WR/LB/DB
88 88 Andy Huber 12 6-3 195 TE/LB/DB
Coach: Marshall Overley
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
15 Daniel Wodicka 14 23 0 0 0 138 9.9
31 Jordan Walker 14 13 0 0 0 78 5.6
12 Andrew Pekny 14 12 0 0 0 72 5.1
23 Sam McCartney 14 0 66 0 1 69 4.9
4 Aaron Woodard 13 10 0 0 0 60 4.6
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
15 Daniel Wodicka 14 113 1,353 23 97 10.2 95
31 Jordan Walker 12 119 683 13 57 5.7 74
4 Aaron Woodard 13 46 394 4 30 8.6 53
33 Amen Galley 14 30 177 3 13 5.9 33
17 Sean Busch 12 32 65 0 5 2.0 10
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
15 Daniel Wodicka 14 144 237 2 25 2,023 145
17 Sean Busch 12 26 34 3 3 278 23
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
12 Andrew Pekny 14 54 772 12 55.1 14.3 95
3 Jonah Green 14 43 610 7 43.6 14.2 75
4 Aaron Woodard 13 27 429 6 33 15.9 64
33 Amen Galley 14 17 195 1 13.9 11.5 26
31 Jordan Walker 12 15 169 0 14 11.3 29
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
88 Andy Huber 13 109 29 7 0 1 0
51 Dakhota Sanchez 14 108 29 5.5 1 2 1
42 Andrew Bowers 13 98 14 5 2 2 0
9 Raymond Lipscomb 12 95 19 6 1 3 1
1 Cody White 14 89 7 3.5 0 0 1
56 Dayton Snyder 14 71 21 5 0 1 2
State finals history
State champion: 1993 (2A)
State runner-up: 1984 (2A)
Appearances: 1984 (2A), 1993 (2A), 2009 (3A)
Season results (14-0)
8/21 at Crawfordsville W 39-7
8/28 Cass W 35-32
9/4 Delphi W 48-19
9/11 at Benton Central W 41-14
9/18 at Tipton W 42-20
9/25 Rensselaer Central W 21-7
10/2 Twin Lakes W 42-0
10/9 at Seeger W 42-6
10/16 at Sheridan W 39-6
Sectional
10/23 Benton Central W 28-8
10/30 at Western W 21-6
11/6 Frankfort W 54-22
Regional
11/13 at Eastbrook W 35-14
Semistate
11/20 Jimtown W 28-14
#8 Evansville Memorial Tigers
• One of two teams back from 2008 state finals (Carmel is the other).
• Tigers started the season 1-3 but have won 10 straight games since. Their last defeat came to conference rival and 4A state finalist Evansville Reitz, 28-14, on Sept. 11.
• Memorial finished as last year’s state runner-up losing to Bellmont, 28-14, and is playing for its first football state title.
• For the second year in a row, Tigers topped #5 Heritage Hills (28-20) in the regional and upset top-ranked Indianapolis Chatard, 37-21, in last Saturday’s semistate.
• Quarterback Grant Gribbins leads the state in passing yards with 3,240. He has 8,592 for his career, the eighth-best total in state history.
• Receiver Jonathon Wandling ranks among the state leaders with 1,275 receiving yards this year.
• Coach John Hurley has guided the Tigers to the state championship game in each of his first two seasons as a head coach.
• First time two Evansville teams have played in the state finals in the same year (Evansville Reitz is the other).
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
2 2 Chad Goelzhauser 12 5-7 150 WR/DW
4 4 Garrett Block 11 5-9 145 QB/DB
5 5 Bryce Lueken 11 5-7 155 WR/DB
6 6 Max Gamble 10 5-7 140 WR/DB
7 7 Ryan Hatler 12 5-9 170 RB/DB
8 8 Dane Hurley 9 5-9 150 QB/LB
9 9 Alex Schapker 11 6-3 170 WR/DB
10 10 Ryan Burkart 11 6-2 160 QB/DB
11 11 A.J. Stuckey 11 5-11 165 WR/DB
12 12 Patrick Lamey 11 6-0 160 WR/DB
13 13 Grant Gribbins 12 6-0 185 QB/DB
14 14 Andrew Carlson 12 6-3 195 QB/DB
15 15 Alex Eddington 12 5-8 150 WR/DB
16 16 Steven Scheu 11 6-5 220 TE/LB
17 17 Mael Houngninou 11 6-0 185 WR/DB
18 18 Alex Wimber 9 6-0 160 RB/LB
20 20 Louie Durchholz 11 5-10 170 RB/LB
21 21 Jacob Haury 10 6-0 170 WR/DB
22 22 Nathaniel Chapman 12 5-8 185 WR/DB
23 23 Will Rock 10 5-7 135 RB/DB
24 24 Sean Yarbrough 11 5-11 170 WR/DB
25 25 David Sexton 12 5-11 200 RB/DB
26 26 Brian Hayhurst 10 5-8 134 QB/DB
27 27 Derek Dewig 12 5-8 140 WR/DB
28 28 Jacob Petrig 11 5-8 150 WR/LB
29 29 John Browning 12 5-8 185 RB/LB
30 30 Ben Porter 10 5-8 140 WR/DB
31 31 Alex Blubaugh 12 5-10 155 WR/DB
32 32 Zach McCall 9 5-10 160 WR/DB
33 33 Brett Bohls 12 5-8 165 RB/LB
34 34 Pedro Alfaro 12 5-8 180 RB/LB
35 35 Myles DeVoy 10 5-8 150 WR/DB
37 37 Sam Curtis 10 5-11 180 RB/LB
38 38 Ryan Guerrettaz 11 5-9 190 RB/LB
39 39 Colin Gallagher 12 5-8 135 WR/DB
40 40 Nick Schaefer 11 5-10 150 TE/DL
42 42 Mike Wilson 12 5-10 185 RB/LB
43 43 Adam Byrley 11 5-8 160 OL/DL
44 44 Manning Morgan 12 5-9 150 WR/DB
45 45 Robby Lamey 10 5-9 160 WR/DB
48 48 Brian Bell 10 5-9 155 WR/DB
50 50 Coy Hobson 10 6-1 192 OL/DL
51 51 Frank Mattingly 12 6-1 250 OL/DL
52 52 Dale Wilm 12 6-0 225 OL/DL
53 53 Ben Gamble 10 5-10 210 OL/DL
54 54 Anthony Woodside 10 5-9 215 OL/DL
55 55 Elliott Nilssen 11 5-10 200 OL/DL
56 56 Jordan Adams 12 6-1 218 OL/LB
57 57 Ryan Ramsey 12 6-0 250 OL/DL
58 58 Clay Leffel 12 6-2 210 OL/LB
59 59 Drew Miles 11 5-11 160 OL/DL
60 60 Patrick Markham 12 6-1 230 OL/DL
61 61 Ryan Frank 10 5-11 205 OL/DL
62 62 Daniel McRoy 12 5-11 180 OL/DL
63 63 Ryan Sandwith 11 6-1 210 OL/DL
64 64 Matt Koressel 11 5-10 170 OL/DL
65 65 Alex Davenport 10 5-11 180 OL/DL
66 66 Drew Reising 11 6-1 190 OL/DL
67 67 Sam Allega 11 5-10 160 OL/DL
68 68 Garrett Seybold 10 5-7 230 OL/DL
69 69 Chris Langley 12 5-9 263 OL/DL
70 70 Jake Marburger 11 6-2 190 OL/DL
71 71 Matt Stewart 11 5-7 180 OL/DL
72 72 Jake Durchholz 10 6-0 255 OL/DL
73 73 Sam Finn 10 5-10 170 OL/DL
74 74 Sam Mattingly 10 5-11 215 OL/DL
75 75 Alex Johnson 12 6-3 260 OL/DL
76 76 Matt Wesley 9 6-0 190 OL/DL
77 77 Brian Lasher 12 6-1 222 OL/DL
78 78 Logan Egan 11 5-11 240 OL/DL
79 79 Adam Lahanis 10 5-9 210 OL/DL
80 80 Jonathon Wandling 12 6-3 170 TE/DB
81 81 Eddie Reising 11 6-0 160 WR/DB
82 82 Harrison Hatfi eld 12 6-0 165 P/K
84 84 Loick Houngninou 12 6-0 265 OL/DL
85 85 Hayden Street 10 5-10 165 TE/DL
86 86 Luke Bockelman 10 5-10 165 WR/DB
88 88 Trevor DeWeese 11 6-3 180 WR/DB
89 89 Andrew Bath 12 6-1 191 TE/DL
Coach: John Hurley
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
7 Ryan Hatler 14 15 0 1 0 92 6.6
80 Jonathon Wandling 14 15 0 0 0 90 6.4
13 Grant Gribbins 14 11 0 0 0 66 4.7
82 Harrison Hatfi eld 14 0 56-63 0 3-3 65 4.7
16 Steven Scheu 14 10 0 0 0 60 4.3
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
7 Ryan Hatler 14 210 1,258 12 89.9 6.0 69
13 Grant Gribbins 14 107 413 11 29.5 3.9 42
80 Jonathon Wandling 14 15 219 2 15.6 14.6 44
22 Nathaniel Chapman 14 35 160 0 4.6 4.6 22
4 Garret Block 5 13 34 0 6.8 2.6 14
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
13 Grant Gribbins 14 191 308 12 35 3,240 231.4
10 Ryan Burkart 5 3 8 2 0 43 8.6
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
80 Jonathon Wandling 14 75 1,275 13 91.1 17.0 76
16 Steven Scheu 14 39 695 10 49.6 17.8 57
5 Bryce Lueken 14 30 439 3 31.4 14.6 50
81 Eddie Reising 14 28 416 4 29.7 14.9 59
11 A.J. Stuckey 14 12 310 4 22.1 25.8 56
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
29 John Browning 14 123 9 4/18 3 0 0
42 Mike Wilson 10 82 6 1/8 1 0 2
14 Andrew Carlson 14 78 13 10/67 0 0 0
11 A.J. Stuckey 14 77 0 0 2 0 1
63 Ryan Sandwith 14 73 1 0 0 0 1
24 Sean Yarbrough 14 70 2 0 0 0 0
State finals history
State runner-up: 2008 (3A)
Appearances: 2008 (3A), 2009 (3A)
Season results (11-3)
8/21 at Jasper L 27-34
8/29 at Owensboro (Ky.) L 15-23
9/5 Evansville Bosse W 35-7
9/11 at Evansville Reitz L 14-28
9/18 Evansville North W 40-13
9/25 at Evansville Mater Dei W 47-24
10/3 at Evansville Central W 20-10
10/9 Evansville Harrison W 42-7
10/16 at Castle W 27-10
Sectional
10/23 Mt. Vernon W 44-21
10/30 at Evansville Bosse W 49-26
11/6 Washington W 42-20
Regional
11/13 Heritage Hills W 28-20
Semistate
11/21 at Indpls. Bishop Chatard W 37-21
CLASS 4A: LOWELL (13-1) VS. EVANSVILLE REITZ (14-0), 3:30 PM ET
#7 Lowell Red Devils
• Lowell playing for its second football state championship.
• School making its third trip to state championship game in five years and will face Evansville Reitz for the second time. Reitz claimed a 33-14 championship game victory two years ago.
• In Reitz, the Red Devils will face their fifth Top 10 team during this tournament, having won at #4 Plymouth, 14-6, vs. #10 South Bend Washington, 24-7, at #9 Hammond Morton, 42-0, in the regional and vs. #2 Fort Wayne Dwenger, 24-21, in Saturday’s semistate.
• Last Saturday’s win over Dwenger was the third consecutive year the two teams met for the semistate crown.
• Tailback Brandon Grubbe ranks among the state leaders with 2,243 yards (172.5 YPG) and 36 TDs.
• Lowell’s only loss came in Week 8, 15-13, at Northwest Crossroads Conference rival Munster. Lowell and Munster shared the conference championship.
• Lowell owns state’s third-best record over last two years at 26-2 (.929) and fifth-best over three years at 39-4 (.907).
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
1 1 Tyler Kristoff 10 6-2 195 TE/DE
2 2 Jeremy Crocker 10 6-0 180 QB/LB
3 3 Daniel Reyes 10 5-5 149 RB/DB
4 4 Jacob Payton 12 5-9 147 WR/DB
5 5 Adam Lueder 12 5-8 167 WR/DB
6 6 Brandon Grubbe 12 6-1 194 RB/DB
7 7 Jordan Juarez 11 6-1 197 RB/LB
8 8 Tyler Hamm 10 5-6 137 WR/DB
9 9 Christopher Sekuloski 11 6-3 172 QB/DB
10 10 John Hilbrich 11 5-9 160 WR/DB
11 11 Zachary Norcutt 12 6-0 176 WR/DB
13 13 Cole Midgett 11 5-10 154 WR/DB
14 14 Ray Skamay 12 6-0 171 QB/DB
20 20 Zachary Wolfe 10 5-5 146 RB/DB
21 21 Clark Mikesell 10 5-8 153 RB/LB
22 22 Jeffery Harbrecht 12 6-1 191 RB/LB
23 23 Jeffrey Todd 12 5-9 156 WR/DB
24 24 Stephen Garton 12 5-8 158 WR/DB
26 26 Nathan Cleveland 12 6-4 215 RB/DE
29 29 James Elieff 12 5-8 154 RB/LB
30 30 James Szafranski 11 6-1 175 TE/LB
31 31 Nicholas Hamilton 10 5-8 142 RB/DB
32 32 Danny Carter 12 5-11 175 RB/LB
34 34 Joseph Bell 12 6-4 207 TE/DE
35 35 Zachary Hayden 10 5-7 155 FB/LB
37 37 Cody Robinson 10 5-6 130 RB/DB
40 40 John Goodrich 10 5-10 170 RB/LB
42 42 Kyle Verhoeve 10 5-11 161 RB/LB
44 44 Nick Tokarz 11 6-0 173 RB/L
45 45 Roman Huseman 10 6-1 166 WR/DB
46 46 Alex McCracken 11 5-11 180 TE/LB
48 48 Franz Stagl 12 5-6 148 WR/DB
50 50 Brandon Reed 10 5-7 227 OL/DL
51 51 Dan Crossman 11 5-9 175 OL/DL
52 52 Wroe King 10 5-11 170 OL/DE
53 53 Timothy Mize 10 5-5 186 OL/DL
54 54 JayTrappani 11 6-4 219 OL/DL
55 55 Michael Sekuloski 11 6-3 210 OL/LB
56 56 Anthony DeMario 12 6-1 194 OL/LB
57 57 Justin Kralek 12 6-1 250 OL/DL
58 58 Samuel Neff 10 6-2 176 OL/LB
60 60 Chuck Fenner 12 5-8 202 OL/DL
61 61 Boge Pejoski 12 6-1 276 OL/DL
62 62 Chad Ulanowski 12 5-10 215 OL/DL
66 66 Tyler Wright 10 6-4 223 OL/DL
67 67 Mark Cooper 12 6-1 173 OL/DL
68 68 Jacob Hayden 10 6-0 290 OL/DL
69 69 Timothy McInnis 11 5-11 194 OL/DE
70 70 Luke Mitrisin 10 6-3 281 OL/DL
72 72 Kyle Meyers 10 5-11 255 OL/DL
75 75 Scott Pitrowski 10 6-2 244 OL/DL
76 76 Dominic Rebesco 11 6-2 215 OL/DE
77 77 Jefferson Stewart 12 5-7 188 OL/DL
78 78 Kyle Richwalski 10 6-6 243 OL/DL
81 81 Jason Parker 11 5-10 150 WR/DB
82 82 Derek Carlson 10 6-1 145 WR/DB
83 83 Jacob Grah 12 5-9 152 WR/DB
88 88 Tyler Munjas 10 5-10 152 WR/DB
Coach: Kirk Kennedy
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
6 Brandon Grubbe 13 36 0 3 0 222 17.0
61 Boge Pejoski 11 0 47 0 4 59 5.5
13 Cole Midgett 14 9 9 0 0 63 4.5
14 Ray Skamay 14 6 0 0 0 36 2.6
7 Jordan Juarez 14 5 0 0 0 30 2.1
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
6 Brandon Grubbe 13 374 2,243 36 172.5 6.0 71
14 Ray Skamay 14 84 452 6 32.3 5.4 67
7 Jordan Juarez 14 89 449 3 32.1 5.0 54
26 Nathan Cleveland 13 69 333 5 25.6 4.8 38
13 Cole Midgett 14 27 157 4 11.2 5.8 21
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
14 Ray Skamay 14 43 113 8 5 704 50.3
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
13 Cole Midgett 14 13 339 4 24.2 26.1 55
34 Joseph Bell 14 11 116 1 8.3 10.5 20
6 Brandon Grubbe 13 4 69 0 5.3 17.3 37
26 Nathan Cleveland 13 5 58 0 4.5 11.6 21
7 Jordan Juarez 14 4 42 0 3.0 10.5 19
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
55 Michael Sekuloski 14 95 4 1/1 1 0 0
7 Jordan Juarez 14 67 10 4/19 5 0 1
56 Anthony DeMario 14 60 4 2/22 1 0 2
34 Joseph Bell 14 58 9 7/48 0 0 3
4 Jacob Payton 12 47 1 0/0 2 0 1
6 Brandon Grubbe 13 34 0 0/0 3 0 0
State finals history
State champion: 2005 (4A)
State runner-up: 2007 (4A)
Appearances: 2005 (4A), 2007 (4A), 2009 (4A)
Season results (13-1)
8/21 Crown Point W 19-0
8/28 at Hammond Morton W 34-25
9/4 at Kankakee Valley W 40-13
9/11 Griffi th W 35-19
9/18 Highland W 42-0
9/25 at Hobart W 35-0
10/2 Hammond W 63-0
10/9 at Munster L 13-15
10/16 Andrean W 25-21
Sectional
10/23 at Plymouth W 14-6
10/30 South Bend Washington W 24-7
11/6 Concord W 60-23
Regional
11/13 at Hammond Morton W 42-0
Semistate
11/21 FW Bishop Dwenger W 24-21
#6 Evansville Reitz Panthers
• One of five unbeaten teams in this year’s state finals.
• Reitz making its second appearance in 4A title game in three seasons and third overall, having beaten Lowell, 33-14, in the 2007 title game.
• Panthers upset top-ranked and defending state champion Indianapolis Cathedral, 31-10, for the second time in three years in last Friday’s semistate. The victory ended Cathedral’s 10-game tournament win streak.
• Panthers beat 3A state finalist and conference rival Evansville Memorial, 28-14, on Sept. 11 and went on to win Southern Indiana Athletic Conference championship.
• Reitz ranks 10th in state in points per game (39.2), 13th in points allowed (8.6), and eighth in margin of victory (30.6)
• Panthers own state’s best three-year record at 38-2 (.950) and third-best over last four seasons at 47-6 (.887).
• Quarterback Matt McIntosh is the younger brother of 2007 Mr. Football Paul McIntosh, who quarterbacked Reitz to the 4A title two years ago. Matt has thrown for more than 2,000 yards (157.5 YPG) and 24 TDs and also leads the team in rushing with 1,414 yards (108.8).
• Fullback Alordo Bell has also rushed for 1,045 yards (74.6 YPG) and 16 TDs.
• First time two Evansville teams have played in the state finals in the same year (3A Evansville Memorial is the other).
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
1 1 Aaron Fitzwater 11 6-2 155 WR/DB
2 2 Kameron Harris 10 5-11 201 TE/LB
3 3 Morgan Jones 12 6-2 157 WR
4 4 Zach Hettenbach 11 6-1 183 TE
5 5 Adam Ricketts 10 5-10 148 QB/DB
6 6 Alordo Bell 12 5-8 180 RB
7 7 Demarco Meriweather 11 6-2 151 WR
8 8 Austin Schapker 10 6-0 149 WR/DB
9 9 Matt McIntosh 11 6-2 173 QB
10 10 Stephen Fuquay 11 5-10 150 LB
11 11 Eric Wedding 12 5-9 152 DB
12 12 Logan Miller 12 5-7 155 DB
13 13 Aaron King 10 5-11 150 LB
14 14 Nathen Tidwell 10 6-4 181 WR/DB
15 15 Maurice McRae 10 5-8 210 RB/LB
16 16 Kevin Jolly 12 5-10 152 WR
17 17 Kody Johann 10 6-0 140 WR/DB
18 18 Dillon Stutsman 11 5-10 163 QB
20 20 Patrick Hansen 11 5-10 142 DB
22 22 Erik Bryant 12 5-11 163 DB
23 23 Hamilton Carr 11 6-0 149 WR/DB
25 25 Jeffrey Hudson 12 5-11 188 WR/DB
26 26 Andrew Carnahan 11 6-0 156 WR/DB
27 27 Travis Boyle 10 5-8 145 LB
28 28 Brendan Kassel 12 6-2 155 WR
30 30 Trey Stewart 10 5-8 137 DB
31 31 Ramie Rahman 10 5-8 160 RB/LB
32 32 Martez Banks 11 5-4 170 RB
34 34 Shane Woodget 12 6-3 207 DL
35 35 Cody Dimmett 12 5-10 184 RB/LB
36 36 Dylan Brendal 10 5-8 143 LB
40 40 Jake Hickrod 12 5-10 162 LB
41 41 Damion James 11 5-10 185 LB
43 43 James Hayes 11 5-8 130 DB
45 45 Brent Schnarre 10 5-10 202 DL
47 47 Brandon Kemp 11 6-3 212 LB
48 48 Alex Bogan 11 5-8 145 LB
50 50 Tony Ewers 12 6-3 219 OL/DL
51 51 Jesse Kemper 10 5-7 187 OL/LB
53 53 Jeff Fentress 12 6-1 198 OL/DL
54 54 Austin Davis 11 5-8 176 OL/LB
56 56 Josh Balbach 11 5-11 191 OL/DL
57 57 Tyler Glover 11 5-6 219 OL
58 58 Miles Weismann 10 5-10 165 OL/DL
59 59 Dillon Myers 10 5-9 205 DL
60 60 Austin Carlton 10 6-0 283 OL
61 61 Nick Martin 10 5-8 185 OL/DL
62 62 Avery Barnett 10 5-7 165 OL
63 63 Zach Wimpelberg 12 5-10 245 OL
64 64 Hayden Sholtis 11 6-1 173 TE
65 65 Ryan Schneider 12 6-2 299 OL
66 66 Matt Barnett 10 5-11 173 LB
67 67 Zach Tinner 10 5-10 226 OL/DL
68 68 Ethan Norris 11 6-0 236 OL/DL
69 69 Logan Houchin 11 5-9 152 DL
70 70 Tieler Ferguson 10 5-10 221 OL/DL
71 71 Tyler Newhouse 10 6-0 182 OL/DL
72 72 Lee Moschner 11 6-0 300 OL
73 73 Zach Beal 11 5-11 156 DL
75 75 Stephan Mullen 12 6-1 241 OL/DL
76 76 Cory Smith 11 5-9 217 OL
77 77 Mike Clem 12 6-4 364 OL
78 78 Brad Stone 11 5-8 282 OL
79 79 Jake David 11 6-1 202 OL
80 80 Joe Greene 10 6-1 170 DL
81 81 Trevor Willis 11 6-1 184 TE
83 83 Jacob Moore 10 6-0 168 LB
84 84 Will Mahan 12 6-4 196 TE
86 86 Jacob Weinzapfel 10 5-11 165 RB/LB
87 87 Bryce Murphy 10 5-10 136 DB
88 88 Cuda Dimmett 11 6-1 190 WR/DB
91 91 Tim Jacobson 10 6-0 144 WR
93 93 Lance Myers 10 5-8 158 WR/DB
95 95 Zach Schmitt 11 6-1 191 DL
97 97 Scott Lefl er 10 5-3 138 DL
99 99 Josh Colbert 12 6-1 151 K
Coach: Tony Lewis
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
25 Jeff Hudson 14 12 58 1 6 154 11.0
6 Alordo Bell 14 21 0 0 0 126 9.0
9 Matt McIntosh 13 20 0 0 0 120 9.2
88 Cuda Dimmett 14 8 0 0 0 50 3.6
3 Morgan Jones 14 7 0 0 0 42 3.0
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
9 Matt McIntosh 13 187 1,414 19 108.8 7.6 67
6 Alordo Bell 14 178 1,045 16 74.6 5.9 75
25 Jeff Hudson 14 37 204 4 14.6 5.5 40
88 Cuda Dimmett 14 30 165 2 11.8 5.5 30
18 Dillion Stutsman 12 26 121 1 10.1 37.0 37
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
9 Matt McIntosh 13 135 204 5 24 2,048 158
25 Jeff Hudson 14 14 15 0 3 238 17
18 Dillion Stutsman 12 7 14 1 0 62 32
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
25 Jeff Hudson 14 62 751 8 53.6 12.1 52
88 Cuda Dimmett 14 33 619 5 44.2 18.8 82
3 Morgan Jones 14 25 474 7 33.9 19.0 82
6 Alordo Bell 14 18 284 5 20.3 15.8 54
23 Hamilton Carr 14 7 139 1 9.9 19.8 33
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
50 Tony Ewers 14 196 0 13.0 0 1 3
47 Brandon Kemp 14 184 0 10.0 1 3 2
53 Jeff Fentress 14 162 0 11.5 0 1 3
34 Shane Woodget 14 150 0 10.5 2 1 0
41 Damion James 14 125 0 9.5 1 2 0
10 Stephen Fuqua 14 114 0 0.0 1 2 2
State finals history
State champion: 2007 (4A)
State runner-up: 1977 (3A)
Appearances: 1977 (3A), 2007 (4A), 2009 (4A)
Season results (14-0)
8/21 Henderson Co. (Ky.) W 27-0
8/29 at Daviess Co. (Ky.) W 14-2
9/4 at Evansville Harrison W 49-7
9/11 Evansville Memorial W 28-14
9/18 at Castle W 42-7
9/25 at Evansville Central W 55-7
10/2 at Evansville North W 35-6
10/9 Evansville Bosse W 45-27
10/16 Evansville Mater Dei W 59-0
Sectional
10/23 Seymour W 35-0
10/30 at Evansville Central W 35-7
11/6 Jasper W 42-6
Regional
11/14 at East Central W 52-28
Semistate
11/20 Indianapolis Cathedral W 31-10
CLASS 5A: CARMEL (13-1) VS. WARREN CENTRAL (12-2), 7:05 PM ET
#1 Carmel Greyhounds
• Carmel playing for seventh football state championship and will face Warren Central in 5A championship game for second time in four years. Carmel fell, 35-14, in the 2006 title game.
• Carmel claimed a 24-22 victory at home Oct. 2 in the regular-season meeting and went on to win the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference championship.
• Greyhounds are 3-2 over last four seasons vs. Warren Central, winning three straight regular-season meetings since the 2006 state title game.
• Both schools have combined to win or share the conference championship each of the last six years.
• Team has ripped off 13 straight wins since a season-opening 7-3 home loss to Indianapolis Cathedral.
• Greyhounds tie state record with fourth consecutive state finals appearance (4 by Fort Wayne Luers, 1999-2002; 4 by Roncalli, 2002-05; 4 by Warren Central, 2003-06; 4 by Sheridan, 2005-08).
• Carmel, making its 10th state appearance, is one of seven schools with at least 10 trips to the football state finals.
• One of two teams back from 2008 state finals (Evansville Memorial is the other).
• Greyhounds played four of their five tournament games on the road.
• Carmel ranks ninth in the state in points allowed (7.7).
• Quarterback Adam Shaffer has thrown for 1,532 yards (109.4 YPG) and 17 TDs, with tailback Devin Brinson rushing for 1,151 yards.
• Coach Mo Moriarity is state’s eighth-winningest active coach with a 241-55 (.814) record and is one of just two coaches (**** Dullaghan is the other at Carmel and Ben Davis) to have won state titles with two different schools (Bloomington South and Carmel).
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
1 1 Adam Shaffer 12 6-4 185 QB
2 2 Matt Seward 11 5-11 170 DB
3 3 Jon Schmidt 12 5-8 160 WR
4 4 Stephen Becht 12 6-0 170 WR
5 5 Sam Clifford 12 6-1 175 DB
6 6 Evan Butz 12 6-0 170 WR
7 7 Nick Logan 12 6-0 165 WR
8 8 Ronnie Fowlkes 12 6-0 170 DB
9 9 Zach Hughes 12 6-0 165 DB
11 11 Tyler Wright 12 6-0 180 WR
12 12 Mark Shanklin 10 5-9 170 P/K
13 13 Darnian Pennington 10 5-8 160 RB
14 14 Jake Desmond 10 5-10 160 QB
15 15 Cameron Cruz 10 5-10 170 DB
16 16 Jeremy Faulkner 10 5-9 150 QB
17 17 Brandon Denning 10 5-11 160 QB
18 18 Adam Kehoe 10 5-10 150 WR
19 19 Scott Stilson 11 6-3 185 QB
21 21 Jordan Davis 12 6-0 135 DB
22 22 Mac Baskerville 12 5-9 180 OLB
24 24 Chase Varndell 12 5-10 175 DB
25 25 Drew Robertson 12 5-8 180 RB
26 26 Brett Erwin 11 6-1 170 WR
27 27 Devin Brinson 11 6-0 185 RB
28 28 Ryan Lugar 11 5-9 160 DB
29 29 Jimmy Herman 10 6-3 195 DB
30 30 Jordan Babcock 11 5-7 140 K
31 31 Harry Jin 11 5-11 185 RB
32 32 Luke Wehner 11 6-1 160 DB
33 33 Shawn Heffern 10 6-5 200 OLB
35 35 Johnnie Coats 11 5-9 170 DB
36 36 Jesse Hollander 11 6-0 220 RB
37 37 Walker Chance 12 5-9 165 TE
38 38 Devin Surface 11 5-10 155 OLB
39 39 Sean Barrett 10 6-4 170 WR
40 40 Tyler Marotti 11 5-11 205 ILB
41 41 Adam Davis 12 6-0 185 ILB
42 42 Justin Todd 10 5-10 190 ILB
43 43 Paul Conway 11 5-11 185 OLB
44 44 Garrett Locke 11 5-10 195 ILB
45 45 Mitch Merritt 11 5-9 140 RB
46 46 Terry Chon 12 5-11 210 RB
47 47 Matt Scheffer 11 6-2 175 OLB
48 48 Jalen Duncan 10 5-10 175 RB
49 49 Tyler Patterson 11 5-6 130 DB
50 50 Jonathan Prather 11 6-4 260 OL
51 51 John Wood 12 5-11 210 DL
52 52 Brian McGowan 12 5-10 175 ILB
54 54 Tyler Hobbs 11 6-2 220 OL
55 55 Jackson Schuette 10 6-2 220 OL
57 57 Brian East 12 6-3 195 OLB
58 58 Beau Whitley 11 5-8 170 OLB
59 59 Ryan Callaway 11 5-11 160 DB
60 60 Evan Chang 11 5-9 180 DL
61 61 Richard Velde 12 5-11 250 OL
63 63 Trent Hall 11 6-1 250 OL
64 64 Kevin Lawrence 11 6-2 210 OL
65 65 Quinn Rusnak 10 6-3 230 OL
66 66 Xavier Colter 10 6-1 210 OL
67 67 Luke Blackburn 11 5-11 245 OL
68 68 Michael Del Busto 12 6-0 215 OL
69 69 Blair Trapkus 12 6-2 200 DL
72 72 Josh Knox 10 5-9 170 ILB
73 73 Ethan Schmale 10 6-3 210 OL
74 74 Blake Holman 11 6-1 220 OL
75 75 Eric Courter 12 6-3 230 OL
76 76 Taylor Patterson 10 6-1 200 OL
77 77 Jack Willeman 11 5-11 270 OL
78 78 Clint Grable 12 6-1 230 OL
79 79 Will Taff 10 5-10 170 DL
80 80 D.J. Fraser 11 5-3 115 WR
81 81 Jared Rickoff 11 6-1 165 OLB
82 82 Kevin Cook 10 6-3 150 WR
83 83 Riley Schultz 12 5-10 155 WR
84 84 Langston Newton 10 6-4 220 OLB
85 85 Dylan Mallory 10 6-5 185 TE/WR
86 86 Kaylan Dandridge 11 6-0 150 WR
87 87 Billy Davis 11 6-3 205 TE
88 88 Ben McCright 12 6-4 210 P
89 89 Luke Anderson 11 6-1 175 OLB
90 90 Ouday Muslet 11 5-7 215 ILB
91 91 Zach Beachy 11 6-0 195 DL
92 92 Ian Sampson 10 6-2 210 DL
93 93 Lane Meisenhelder 10 6-0 185 ILB
94 94 Josh Yoder 12 5-10 210 DL
95 95 Devon Geter 11 6-0 200 TE
96 96 Cody Blackwell 10 6-0 210 DL
97 97 Sam Owusu-Mireku 11 5-11 205 DL
99 99 Brock Hallett 11 6-0 205 DL
Coach: Mo Moriarity
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
30 Jordan Babcock 14 0 50 0 8 74 5.3
36 Jesse Hollander 14 11 0 0 0 66 4.7
27 Devin Brinson 14 9 0 0 0 54 3.9
1 Adam Shaffer 14 7 0 0 0 42 3.0
7 Nick Logan 14 6 0 0 0 36 2.6
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
27 Devin Brinson 14 216 1,151 8 82.2 5.3 71
1 Adam Shaffer 14 145 545 7 38.9 3.8 45
36 Jesse Hollander 14 113 587 10 41.9 5.2 37
25 Drew Robertson 14 31 172 1 12.3 5.5 21
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
1 Adam Shaffer 14 137 195 3 17 1,532 109
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Lon)
7 Nick Logan 14 34 471 6 33.6 13.9 52
3 Jon Schmidt 14 28 399 4 28.5 14.3 63
80 D.J. Fraser 14 34 308 1 22.0 9.1 25
26 Brett Erwin 14 15 78 1 5.6 5.2 15
27 Devin Brinson 14 12 118 1 8.4 9.8 22
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
57 Brian East 14 98.5 13 10 2 2 1
41 Adam Davis 14 96.5 3 0 1 0 2
69 Blair Trapkus 14 87 17 6 0 5 3
51 John Wood 14 76 11 6 0 0 3
42 Justin Todd 14 73 3 0 0 0 0
94 Josh Yoder 14 59.5 9 6 0 3 1
State finals history
State champion: 1978 (3A), 1980 (3A), 1981 (3A), 1986 (5A), 1989 (5A), 2007 (5A)
State runner-up: 1975 (3A), 2006 (5A), 2008 (5A)
Appearances: 1975 (3A), 1978 (3A), 1980 (3A), 1981 (3A), 1986 (5A), 1989 (5A), 2006 (5A), 2007 (5A), 2008 (5A), 2009 (5A)
Season results (13-1)
8/21 Indianapolis Cathedral L 3-7
8/28 at Lebanon W 42-7
9/4 Center Grove W 17-14
9/11 at Terre Haute South W 55-7
9/18 Lawrence North W 24-21
9/25 at North Central (Indpls.) W 38-0
10/2 Warren Central W 24-22
10/9 Terre Haute North W 51-0
10/16 at Ben Davis W 21-7
Sectional
10/23 at Westfi eld W 21-7
10/30 at Fishers W 7-0
11/6 Hamilton Southeastern W 17-9
Regional
11/13 at Fort Wayne Snider W 10-7
Semistate
11/20 at Merrillville W 42-0
#3 Warren Central Warriors
• Warren Central playing for seventh football state championship and will face Carmel in 5A championship game for second time in four years. Warren Central won the 2006 title game, 35-14. This will be the first ranked team Warren has faced in the post-season.
• Team is 2-3 over last four seasons vs. Carmel losing three straight regular season meetings since the 2006 state title game.
• Warriors fell to Carmel on the road, 24-22, on Oct. 2 in the regular season meeting.
• Both schools have combined to win or share the conference championship each of the last six years.
• Warriors advancing to 5A state championship game for fifth time in seven years having won four straight from 2003-06.
• Warriors beat defending state champion and conference rival Center Grove for the second time this year, 28-10, ending Center Grove’s 10-game tournament win streak.
• Senior RB Shakir Bell among the state rushing leaders with 2,848 yards (203.4 YPG) and 36 TDs. He’s also scored 220 points this season for a 15.7 average.
• With a victory, Coach John Hart would become third coach in state history to win state championships at two different schools (Evansville Reitz, 2007). **** Dullaghan (Carmel/Ben Davis) and current Carmel coach Mo Moriarity (Bloomington South/Carmel) are the others. He is the 10th coach to lead two different schools to a state championship game.
• Hart is state’s 11th winningest active coach with a 218-67 (.765) record.
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
1 1 Eric Robinson-Berry 11 6-1 190 WR
2 2 Ja’Juan Keyes 12 6-4 215 TE
3 3 Brandon Almond 12 5-10 200 LB
4 4 Gary Suggs 12 5-9 205 LB
5 5 Tyrece Love 12 5-10 185 DB
6 6 Nathan White 12 5-8 160 DB
7 7 Derek Hart 12 6-4 210 QB
8 8 Maurice Magee 12 5-10 175 WR
9 9 Jerry Boyd 12 6-2 190 DB
10 10 Clarence Hayes 11 5-10 165 QB
11 11 Robert Hollins 11 6-0 175 RB
13 13 Nick Temple 11 5-11 195 LB
14 14 Darren Bost, Jr. 10 6-0 180 QB
15 15 Howard Savage 12 6-0 175 DB
16 16 Mike Upshaw 11 5-10 130 QB
16 16 Levi Fistrovich 12 5-9 140 K
17 17 Deandre Powell 10 6-1 180 QB
18 18 Ryan Bowersox 11 6-0 175 QB
19 19 Tyler Green 12 6-2 185 WR
21 21 Stafford Woods 10 5-7 170 RB
22 22 Jeff Groves 12 5-8 180 LB
23 23 Sammie Williams, Jr. 11 5-9 190 LB
24 24 James Manuel 12 6-0 189 DB
25 25 Antwoine Lloyd 10 5-7 145 DB
26 26 Desmond Cruce 11 5-8 190 DB
27 27 Chris Allen 12 5-9 185 RB
28 28 Anthony Davis 11 5-10 185 RB
29 29 Shakir Bell 12 5-8 180 RB
30 30 Dustin Drake 11 5-8 170 LB
31 31 Deionte Buckley 10 5-10 160 RB
32 32 Dakarai Jaffe 12 5-9 215 LB
33 33 Marcus Scaife 10 5-10 150 LB
34 34 Jamal Bolden 12 5-10 170 RB
35 35 Terry Batemon 10 5-9 225 RB
36 36 David Smith 12 5-9 140 LB
37 37 Ben Lynch 10 5-6 210 DB
38 38 Koree Terrell 12 6-2 180 LB
39 39 Travis Singletary 12 6-1 180 LB
40 40 Brian Lattimore 10 5-11 155 DB
41 41 Demetrius Lane 12 5-9 145 DB
42 42 Kaleb Humphrey 10 5-6 175 DB
42 42 Jeremy Rennier 11 5-11 240 OL
43 43 Richard Norris 12 6-1 175 DB
44 44 T. J. Neely 11 5-11 170 DB
45 45 Leroy Alexander 12 5-9 200 DB
46 46 Lavelle Tealer 12 5-10 210 LB
47 47 Deon Brown 10 6-1 165 LB
48 48 Tyron Belton 12 5-6 165 DB
49 49 Karim Abdullah 10 5-7 150 DB
50 50 Corey Drake 11 6-1 225 OL
51 51 Eric Wright 12 6-0 215 DL
52 52 Deshawn Luckett 10 5-10 230 LB
53 53 Kyle White 11 5-11 235 OL
54 54 Anthony Brown 12 6-0 225 DL
55 55 Donald Keys 11 6-0 190 LB
56 56 Damon Williams 11 6-0 220 LB
57 57 Sam Jones 12 6-2 220 DL
58 58 Jordan Wallace 10 6-1 205 LB
59 59 Michael Gegner 12 6-3 265 OL
60 60 Malcolm Bunnell 12 6-3 350 DL
61 61 Keyon Burnett 12 5-8 240 OL
62 62 Bryan Miller 10 6-2 245 OL
63 63 Zach Miller 12 5-11 200 K
64 64 Denis Avery 10 5-8 165 DL
65 65 Andy Mitchell 11 6-1 230 OL
66 66 David Adkins 10 6-1 260 OL
67 67 Gary Davis 12 6-1 285 OL
68 68 Deyshawn Bond 10 6-0 220 OL
69 69 Ryan Herring 10 6-0 230 OL
70 70 Joshua Lanier 10 5-9 235 OL
71 71 Zach Graves 12 6-2 260 OL
72 72 Kiaro Holts 11 6-5 265 OL
73 73 Antonio Freeman 10 6-0 260 OL
74 74 Demetrius Holloway 12 5-11 260 OL
75 75 Michael Tolliver 11 6-1 265 OL
76 76 Brandon Blackburn 12 6-0 240 OL
77 77 Robert Brown 12 6-0 212 DL
78 78 Darnell Smith 10 6-0 235 DL
79 79 Chris Mathis 12 6-2 300 OL
80 80 Auri Durrett 12 6-0 185 WR
81 81 De’Angeleo Winston 11 6-1 175 WR
82 82 Kevin Davis 10 5-11 170 WR
83 83 Devon Johnson 12 5-7 145 WR
84 84 Arqeil Shaw 11 5-8 160 DB
85 85 Kameron Utter 10 5-11 175 WR
86 86 Derek Loyal 12 6-0 155 K
87 87 Shaquille Tensley 11 5-8 160 WR
88 88 Demetrius Cowherd 12 6-2 195 WR
89 89 Tyrell Adams 11 6-0 190 TE
90 90 Brian Gegner 10 6-0 170 TE
91 91 Sheldon Day 10 6-0 230 DL
92 92 Kris Harley 11 6-3 260 DL
93 93 Joshua Posley 10 6-0 225 DL
95 95 Jonathan Burt 10 6-0 210 DL
96 96 Keith Brown 12 6-0 215 DL
97 97 Elijah Jones 12 6-2 285 DL
98 98 Darrin Banks 12 6-2 235 DL
Coach: John Hart
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
29 Shakir Bell 14 36 0 0 0 220 15.7
34 Jamal Bolden 14 11 0 0 0 66 4.7
86 Derek Loyal 14 0 51 0 1 54 3.9
8 Maurice Magee 13 5 0 0 0 34 2.6
10 Clarence Hayes 4 1 0 0 0 6 1.5
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
29 Shakir Bell 14 361 2,848 36 203.4 7.9 79
34 Jamal Bolden 14 115 647 11 46.2 5.6 54
31 Deionte Buckley 10 115 185 2 18.5 2.8 59
28 Anthony Davis 11 32 152 0 13.8 4.8 22
35 Terry Batemon 5 11 40 0 8.0 3.6 16
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
7 Derek Hart 14 101 194 11 13 1,315 94
10 Clarence Hayes 4 1 5 0 0 7 2
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
8 Maurice Magee 14 26 469 5 33.5 18.0 71
80 Auri Durrett 14 19 362 1 25.9 19.1 46
88 Demetrius Cowherd 14 18 169 1 12.1 9.4 32
28 Anthony Davis 14 12 123 0 8.8 10.3 28
34 Jamal Bolden 14 7 61 3 4.4 8.7 15
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
13 Nick Temple 14 124 12 0 1 0 0
38 Koree Terrell 13 123 14 0 1 0 1
43 Richard Norris 14 108 1 1 2 0 2
24 James Manual 14 105 0 0 3 1 2
3 Brandon Almond 12 99 6 2 0 0 1
9 Jerry Boyd 12 92 1 0 2 1 1
State finals history
State champion: 1984 (4A), 1985 (5A), 2003 (5A), 2004 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2006 (5A)
Appearances: 1984 (4A), 1985 (5A), 2003 (5A), 2004 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2006 (5A), 2009 (5A
Season results (12-2)
8/22 at Merrillville W 49-16
8/28 Indianapolis Cathedral L 32-35
10/4 at Lawrence North W 49-20
10/12 Ben Davis W 23-17
10/18 North Central (Indpls.) W 58-39
10/25 Terre Haute North W 73-24
10/2 at Carmel L 22-24
10/9 at Terre Haute South W 38-19
10/16 Center Grove W 28-14
Sectional
10/23 at Franklin Central W 14-13
10/30 Perry Meridian W 42-7
11/6 at Lawrence Central W 28-14
Regional
11/13 at Brownsburg W 14-6
Semistate
11/20 Center Grove W 28-10
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FB STATE FINALS: Preview (Class A, 2A)

Posted on 27 November 2009 by .

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
A detailed look at Friday’s football state finals for Class A and 2A, courtesy of the IHSAA:
CLASS A: LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (14-0) VS. FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (14-0), 3:30 PM ET
#2 Lafayette Central Catholic Knights
• One of five unbeaten teams in this year’s state finals.
• Lafayette Central Catholic playing in first state finals since 1999 state championship season and third overall.
• Knights shut out eight opponents this season and didn’t allow a touchdown until the seventh game of the regular season.
• Knocked off #1 Pioneer, 20-0, in the sectional opener and #8 Southern Wells, 47-13, in semistate game.
• Central Catholic leads the state in points per game (52.4), points allowed (3.2), and margin of victory (49.2).
• Scored 42 or more points in 11 of 14 games this season.
• Knights own state’s second-best record over the last four seasons at 41-4 (.911).
• Quarterback Chris Mills passed for five TDs and 308 yards in the semistate win over Southern Wells. He ranks fifth in state history in career passing with 9,265 yards. Mike Vlahageorge of Lafayette Jefferson ranks fourth with 10,757 yards.
• First time two teams from Tippecanoe County (3A West Lafayette is the other) have played in the state finals in the same year.
• Champions of the Hoosier Heartland Conference.
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
1 1 Niall Noonan 11 6-2 175 SE/K
2 2 Greg Burns 12 6-3 170 WB/DB
3 3 Stu Corcoran 11 5-11 150 WB/DB
4 4 Cody Christopher 11 6-0 170 WB/DB
6 6 Cody Schrader 11 5-6 130 WB/DB
7 7 Jake Churchill 9 5-10 160 QB/DB
8 8 Austin Munn 10 6-0 160 QB/DB
9 9 Jake Milakis 12 5-10 205 FB/LB
10 10 Adam Zimmerman 12 5-10 160 SE/DB
11 11 Austin Mitchell 11 6-0 155 WB/LB
12 12 Chris Mills 12 6-4 185 QB/P
13 13 Sam Kochert 9 5-10 165 FB/LB
14 14 Brad Schrader 9 5-10 165 WB/LB
15 15 Mason Fisher 9 6-0 130 WB/DB
16 16 Dalton Skees 10 5-10 160 SE/LB
17 17 Will Jones 9 5-7 125 WB/DB
20 20 Ross Corcoran 9 6-0 160 WB/LB
21 21 Jack Kendrick 11 6-1 185 FB/LB
22 22 Matt Burks 10 5-10 150 SE/DB
23 23 Connor Mackey 12 6-3 200 SE/DB
24 24 Joe Henshaw 12 6-0 165 SE/DB
25 25 Nathan Budny 11 5-10 155 WB/CB
26 26 Travis Smith 10 5-11 145 SE/DB
27 27 Robert Kubat 11 5-10 145 WB/DB
28 28 Scott Windler 12 6-2 185 SE/DB
29 29 Marc Withers 12 5-11 165 SE/DB
30 30 Scotty Trout 10 5-10 175 WB/LB
32 32 Joe Naville 11 6-0 180 FB/DL
33 33 Danny Anthrop 10 6-0 165 WB/LB
34 34 Tom Almond 12 6-1 180 FB/LB
40 40 Jimmy Mills 9 5-7 135 WB/LB
41 41 Timmy Mills 9 5-9 140 WB/DB
43 43 Jake Talley 12 6-1 220 TE/LB
50 50 Jimmy Schrader 12 6-2 200 OL/DL
51 51 Patrick Mackey 9 6-0 210 OL/DL
52 52 Jacob Austerman 11 5-10 200 OL/LB
53 53 John Schrader 10 6-4 180 OL/DL
54 54 John Beardmore 11 5-9 230 OL/DL
55 55 Jacob Matson 10 5-8 180 OL/LB
56 56 Mark Strong 12 6-3 230 OL/DL
57 57 Jason Aldridge 12 6-2 210 OL/DL
58 58 Alex Anderson 12 6-0 205 OL/LB
59 59 Brian Carless 10 6-1 200 OL/DL
60 60 Brian Beardmore 12 5-9 205 OL/DL
61 61 Arthur Reust 11 5-9 160 OL/LB
62 62 Joe Churchill 11 5-6 195 OL/DL
64 64 Devin Morgan 11 5-7 190 OL/LB
65 65 Mike Rosebraugh 10 5-10 210 OL/DL
66 66 Nick Payne 10 5-11 220 OL/DL
67 67 Matt Thieme 9 6-0 190 OL/DL
68 68 Jeff Adams 10 5-10 240 OL/DL
70 70 Ty Hartlep 12 6-0 275 OL/DL
71 71 David Thieme 11 6-5 190 OL/DL
72 72 Drew Smedley 12 6-1 260 OL/DL
74 74 Drake Hoover 10 6-0 225 OL/DL
75 75 Casey Bollock 9 6-2 180 OL/DL
77 77 Patrick Bondi 11 5-10 230 OL/DL
78 78 Alex Schrader 12 6-1 255 OL/DL
79 79 Robby Fortwendel 9 6-0 220 OL/DL
80 80 Joey Talley 10 5-11 160 SE/LB
81 81 Nelson Almond 10 6-0 185 TE/LB
82 82 John Paul Santos 9 5-9 135 SE/DB
83 83 Joe Yeaman 9 5-11 135 SE/DB
86 86 Andrew Hubertz 9 6-0 160 SE/DL
88 88 Ryan DeBoy 9 6-1 155 SE/DB
Coach: Kevin O’Shea
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
4 Cody Christopher 13 18 0 2 0 112 8.6
1 Niall Noonan 13 2 81 0 4 105 8.0
33 Danny Anthrop 13 16 0 0 0 96 7.4
29 Marc Withers 12 16 0 0 0 96 8.0
34 Tom Almond 8 13 0 0 0 78 9.8
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
34 Tom Almond 8 67 519 11 64.8 7.7 58
14 Brad Schrader 12 53 459 6 38.2 8.7 63
4 Cody Christopher 13 48 258 8 19.8 7.5 46
33 Danny Anthrop 13 33 355 7 27.3 10.8 66
32 Joe Naville 7 53 346 3 49.4 6.5 46
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
12 Chris Mills 13 169 256 7 43 2,948 227
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
29 Marc Withers 12 35 871 15 72.6 24.9 67
4 Cody Christopher 13 45 705 10 54.2 15.7 63
33 Danny Anthrop 13 40 575 9 44.2 14.4 43
23 Conner Mackey 11 19 309 3 28.1 16.3 61
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
56 Mark Strong 12 83 26 5 0 3 0
60 Brian Beardmore 13 74 19 1 0 1 3
43 Jake Talley 13 67 8 1 2 1 4
28 Scott Windler 13 74 5 0 5 3 1
9 Jake Milakis 8 68 6 0 0 0 0
3 Stu Corcoran 13 59 5 0 2 0 1
State finals history
State champion: 1976 (A), 1999 (A)
Appearances: 1976 (A), 1999 (A), 2009 (A)
Season results (14-0)
8/21 at Delphi Community W 56-0
8/28 Benton Central W 68-0
9/4 Clinton Central W 45-0
9/11 at Guerin Catholic W 58-3
9/18 at Carroll (Flora) W 62-0
9/25 Tri-Central W 70-0
10/2 Tri-County W 66-7
10/9 at Culver Academies W 42-0
10/16 at Clinton Prairie W Forfeit
Sectional
10/23 Pioneer W 20-0
10/30 at Frontier W 33-6
11/6 at Caston W 58-13
Regional
11/13 Culver Community W 56-0
Semistate
11/20 at Southern Wells W 47-13
#3 Fountain Central Mustangs
• Mustangs playing in first state finals since 1983 state championship season and third overall.
• One of five unbeaten teams in this year’s state finals.
• Fountain Central topped 10th-ranked conference rival Rockville, 39-0, for sectional championship.
• Fountain Central ranks seventh in state in points per game (42.7) and 12th in points allowed (8.2).
• Scored 40 or more points in 10 of 14 games this season.
• Senior Trent Spear leads the Mustangs running game with 1,214 yards (86.7 YPG) and 24 TDs and scores 11.2 points per game.
• Champions of the Wabash River Conference.
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
2 2 Cody Hehmann 9 5-0 100 WR
3 3 Klayton Adkins 11 6-0 140 WR
4 4 Cameron Seymour 12 5-7 160 QB/DB
5 5 Michael Duane 9 5-8 155 RB/LB
6 6 Dylan Sly 9 5-5 110 WR
7 7 Ryan Carver 12 5-8 150 DB
8 8 Julian Frazer 12 5-11 145 WR
9 9 Tyler Lawson 12 5-8 160 WR/DB
10 10 Sam Woodrow 9 5-8 135 RB
12 12 Sam Shoaf 12 5-9 185 RB/LB
13 13 Shane Loveall 11 5-10 160 WR
14 14 Andrew Mitchell 10 5-7 155 QB/LB
15 15 Scott Moore 12 5-11 195 QB/DB
17 17 Andrew Stockdale 12 6-1 205 K
18 18 Preston James 9 5-9 140 QB
20 20 Aaron Alward 10 5-8 135 WR
21 21 Zach Robertson 12 6-0 170 WR/DB
22 22 Stephan Key 12 5-11 190 WR
23 23 Dillon Scott 12 5-3 120 DB
24 24 Trent Spear 12 6-1 195 RB/LB
25 25 Quentin Clough 10 5-4 150 LB
27 27 Harlan Hathaway 10 5-6 145 DB
30 30 Eli Moore 10 5-4 140 RB/LB
31 31 Dylan Keeling 10 5-3 165 RB/LB
33 33 Kevin Randolph 11 5-9 170 RB
34 34 Joe Engle 10 5-5 135 DB
40 40 Tanner Pierce 11 5-9 170 TE/DE
41 41 Cole Martin 11 6-0 180 DE
42 42 Brad Bowlus 9 5-11 170 TE
43 43 Bill Pigg 9 5-5 140 LB
44 44 Joey Rice 10 6-2 185 TE/DE
45 45 Chris Frazer 9 5-6 130 WR
50 50 Caden Lynn 9 5-8 160 OL
51 51 Luke Vaughn 10 5-9 175 OL
52 52 Spencer Marxmiller 11 6-0 170 OL/DL
53 53 Justin Hurd 10 5-8 180 OL
55 55 Luke Allen 11 5-11 220 DL
56 56 Layton Hathaway 10 5-8 165 OL
57 57 Oston Jean 10 5-10 210 OL
58 58 Clayton Scott 10 5-6 180 OL
59 59 Jonathan Cook 10 5-8 220 OL
60 60 Micah Haynes 12 5-10 230 OL
61 61 Nate Depugh 9 5-6 150 OL
64 64 Nick Nelson 9 5-7 185 OL
65 65 Trent Mitchell 11 5-11 180 OL
66 66 Ben Cox 12 5-11 195 OL
67 67 Coy Knecht 12 6-0 235 OL
68 68 Taryn Webster 9 5-11 165 DL
70 70 Corey Myers 11 6-1 185 OL
72 72 Taylor Minick 11 5-11 205 OL
75 75 Dakota Uplinger 9 5-11 170 OL
77 77 Troy Cork 9 OL
78 78 Jordan Robinson 9 OL
79 79 Tyler Hudson 10 5-8 255 OL
81 81 Brandon Bowlus 11 5-10 180 TE
82 82 Zach Corey 11 6-1 175 DB
85 85 Drew Wilson 10 6-1 180 TE
87 87 Cody Kelly 9 5-8 135 WR
88 88 Brent Nelson 12 5-10 140 WR
Coach: Rick Malone
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
24 Trent Spear 14 26 0 1 0 158 11.2
21 Zach Robertson 14 20 0 0 0 120 8.6
17 A.J. Stockdale 14 0 70 0 2 76 5.4
15 Scott Moore 12 10 0 2 0 64 5.3
12 Sam Shoaf 14 9 0 1 0 56 4.0
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
24 Trent Spear 14 149 1,214 24 86.7 8.1 58
12 Sam Shoaf 14 110 787 8 56.2 7.2 62
15 Scott Moore 12 110 720 10 60.0 6.5 56
21 Zach Robertson 14 17 413 7 29.5 24.3 80
5 Michael Duane 14 38 369 3 26.4 9.7 97
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
15 Scott Moore 12 86 144 7 19 1757 146
4 Cam Seymour 14 5 8 0 3 153 76
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
21 Zach Robertson 14 35 864 10 61.7 24.7 81
9 Tyler Lawson 14 18 214 1 15.3 11.9 47
24 Trent Spear 14 18 190 2 13.6 10.6 28
81 Brandon Bowlus 14 9 339 7 24.2 37.7 69
12 Sam Shoaf 14 5 83 1 5.9 16.6 58
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
12 Sam Shoaf 14 126 14 0 1 0 1
5 Michael Duane 14 117 5 1/-5 2 0 0
60 Micah Haynes 14 89 8 1/-5 0 1 1
15 Scott Moore 12 84 3 0 5 0 0
24 Trent Spear 14 75 17 6/-36 0 1 2
44 Joey Rice 14 66 10 3/-23 0 1 3
State finals history
State champion: 1983 (A)
State runner-up: 1978 (A)
Appearances: 1978 (A), 1983 (A), 2009 (A)
Season results (14-0)
8/21 at Southmont W 41-13
8/28 at Turkey Run W 68-0
9/4 Riverton Parke W 55-13
9/11 at Covington W 62-22
9/18 Attica W 49-12
9/25 Seeger W 28-8
10/2 at Benton Central W 31-0
10/9 North Vermillion W 41-6
10/16 at Rockville W 14-7
Sectional
10/23 Attica W 55-6
10/30 at Riverton Parke W 52-7
11/6 Rockville W 39-0
Regional
11/13 at Linton-Stockton W 21-7
Semistate
11/20 at Clinton Central W 42-14
CLASS 2A: FORT WAYNE LUERS (9-5) VS. MONROVIA (14-0), 7 PM ET
#13 Fort Wayne Luers Knights
• Luers playing in state-record 12th state finals and looking for eighth championship overall and fourth this decade.
• Topped #5 Rensselaer, 52-21, in last Friday’s semistate.
• Tailback Ken Mullen leads Luers on the ground with 1,028 yards (73.4 YPG) and 24 TDs.
• Coach Matt Lindsay ranks among the state’s winningest active coaches with a 199-95 (.677) record.
• A state championship would be the seventh for Lindsay, the third-most for a coach in state history.
• Luers’ 54-53 double-overtime regional victory over Cass was the fifth-most points scored by two teams in state tournament history.
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
1 1 Ken Mullen 11 5-10 190 RB/DB
2 2 Kameron Mack 11 6-4 210 DE
3 3 James Knapke 10 6-2 185 QB
4 4 Jordan Presley 11 6-0 195 LB
5 5 Nick Chapel 11 5-10 160 WR
6 6 Evan Stuerzenberger 12 5-10 165 WR
7 7 Lonnell Chandler 11 6-1 170 WR/DB
8 8 Deangelo Fincher 11 5-7 155 DB
9 9 Charlie Pfi ster 11 6-0 175 DE
10 10 Devin Wyss 12 6-0 195 QB
11 11 Carl Deiser 11 5-8 155 DB
12 12 Demetrius Jackson 11 5-7 135 WR
13 13 Michael Rogers 9 6-0 192 DB
15 15 Eric Sorg 11 6-3 180 WR/P
16 16 Channing Williams 9 6-0 184 DE
17 17 Marcus Lawson 10 5-6 160 RB
18 18 Colin Stuerzenberger 10 5-10 145 WR
19 19 Drew Morken 10 5-11 175 DB
20 20 Daniel Rodenbeck 11 5-7 170 RB
21 21 Quyuan Mattox 11 5-10 175 DB
22 22 Jamarius Mitchell 10 5-11 180 LB
23 23 Steve Kiermaier 11 6-2 200 LB
24 24 Logan Dorman 10 5-9 175 RB/K
25 25 Jaylon Smith 9 6-2 188 LB/RB
26 26 Matt Hoch 12 5-7 170 DB
30 30 Lucas Martinez 9 5-5 140 DB
31 31 Andrew Menchaca 10 5-4 120 WR
32 32 Evan Blackmon 11 6-1 180 RB
34 34 Alex Stronzcek 11 6-2 165 K
35 35 Nicholas Deiser 9 5-8 150 LB
36 36 Daniel Olivarez 12 5-10 180 RB
40 40 Aaron LaMaster 9 5-7 180 LB
41 41 Courtney Mitchell 12 6-2 205 OL/DL
42 42 Kendrick Mullen 9 5-9 140 DB
44 44 Joe Goodwin 12 6-1 210 LB
50 50 Matt Wood 10 5-11 185 LB
51 51 Pablo Trevino 10 6-0 185 LB
52 52 Gabe Mendoza 11 6-0 220 OL/DL
53 53 Jack Sturm 9 6-0 195 OL/DL
55 55 Tim Kawiecki 12 6-2 205 OL/DL
57 57 Tyler Fuller 10 5-8 275 OL/DL
58 58 Dan Beckman 9 6-2 275 OL/DL
59 59 Casey Baker 10 6-3 210 OL/DL
60 60 Ethan Rector 11 6-0 200 OL/DL
61 61 Parker Watts 10 5-9 195 OL/DL
63 63 Drew Kellogg 11 5-8 200 OL/DL
64 64 Austin Krouse 11 5-11 230 OL/DL
65 65 Tyler Burns 12 6-0 236 OL/DL
66 66 Eric Jump 11 6-0 205 OL/DL
67 67 Bill Berghoff 10 5-10 225 OL/DL
68 68 Nick Ehinger 10 5-9 180 OL/DL
69 69 Tom Carrier 9 6-1 220 OL/DL
71 71 Tyler Green 9 6-2 225 OL/DL
74 74 Steve Paris 11 6-2 205 OL/DL
75 75 Mike Welling 12 6-1 215 OL/DL
77 77 Colten Wyss 11 5-11 300 OL/DL
81 81 Andrew Spencer 9 5-11 155 WR/DB
84 84 Matt Williamson 9 6-0 160 DB
86 86 Michael Ryan 11 6-1 170 WR
87 87 Sam Stronzcek 9 5-10 140 K
88 88 Andrew Yaney 10 6-0 165 WR
89 89 Jordan Starks 10 6-1 180 DE
Coach: Matt Lindsay
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
1 Ken Mullen 14 28 0 1 0 168 12.0
34 Alex Stronzcek 9 0 38 0 4 50 3.6
25 Jaylon Smith 14 6 0 1 0 38 2.8
21 Quyuan Mattox 14 7 0 0 0 44 3.1
15 Eric Sorg 14 4 1 0 0 25 1.8
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
1 Ken Mullen 14 101 1028 24 73.4 10.2 75
36 Daniel Olivarez 14 81 348 2 25.0 4.3 33
23 Steve Kiermaier 13 46 278 1 21.0 6.2 62
25 Jaylon Smith 14 39 195 3 14.7 5.2 24
8 DeAngelo Fincher 14 14 138 2 9.9 10.0 64
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
3 James Knapke 14 118 222 13 17 1,451 107
10 Devin Wyss 9 6 18 1 2 134 15
15 Eric Sorg 1 8 15 0 1 105 105
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
13 Michael Rogers 9 19 328 2 36.4 17.2 32
1 Ken Mullen 14 19 229 1 16.3 12.0 37
23 Steve Kiermaier 13 17 177 1 12.6 8.2 39
5 Nick Chapel 14 16 130 0 9.2 6.2 16
21 Quyuan Mattox 14 10 212 4 15.1 21.2 60
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
4 Jordan Presley 14 124 14 1/7 0 0 1
21 Quyuan Mattox 14 109 9 0 5 1 1
23 Steve Kiermaier 13 90 8 1/8 1 0 1
44 Joe Goodwin 14 79 11 5/31 0 1 0
25 Jaylon Smith 14 69 12 7/42 1 1 0
55 Tim Kawiecki 14 76 12 3/14 0 0 3
State finals history
State champion: 1985 (2A), 1989 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1999 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2007 (2A)
State runner-up: 1983 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1996 (2A), 2000 (2A)
Appearances: 1983 (2A), 1985 (2A), 1989 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1996 (2A), 1999 (2A), 2000 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2009 (2A)
Season results (9-5)
8/21 Fort Wayne Snider L 13-27
8/28 Fort Wayne Northrop W 47-0
9/4 at Fort Wayne South Side L 25-50
9/11 at Harding W 14-8
9/18 Fort Wayne Wayne L 18-36
9/25 Fort Wayne Concordia L 35-42
10/2 Fort Wayne North Side W 24-7
10/9 at Fort Wayne Elmhurst W 49-13
10/16 at Fort Wayne Dwenger L 0-62
Sectional
10/23 at Manchester W 45-21
10/30 Eastern (Greentown) W 35-22
11/6 Winchester Community W 68-0
Regional
11/13 at Cass W 54-53
Semistate
11/20 Rensselaer Central W 52-21
#3 Monrovia Bulldogs
• One of five unbeaten teams in this year’s state finals.
• Monrovia knocked off the top two 2A teams the last two weekends, beating top-ranked Indianapolis Ritter, 20-15, in the regional and #2 Paoli, 30-13, in the semistate.
• First Bulldogs team to play in a state championship game in any sport. Most recent state finalists were 2001 2A girls volleyball and 1914 boys basketball team.
• First school from Morgan County to play in football state finals.
• Monrovia ranks fourth in the state in points allowed (5.4) and 11th in margin of victory (29.1).
• Monrovia opened the season with four straight shutout performances and finished with seven.
• Senior Austin Parks spearheads the Bulldogs running game with 1,692 yards (120.8 YPG) and 22 TDs and scoring 10.9 points per game.
• Champions of the West Central Conference.
Lt. Dk. Name Gr. Ht. Wt. Position(s)
3 3 Dean Reeves 12 6-0 170 SE/DB/K/P
5 5 Patrick Hollcraft 10 5-6 145 SE/DB
6 6 Evan Jaynes 11 6-2 165 SE/DB
7 7 Alec Bucks 9 5-7 140 RB/DB
8 8 Tim Connor 12 6-2 195 QB/DB
9 9 Dalton Clements 11 5-11 155 QB/RB/DB
10 10 Austin Parks 12 6-1 165 RB/DB/K
11 11 Lane Cooper 9 5-5 125 SE/DB
13 13 Luke Judson 9 5-8 160 QB/LB
17 17 Austin Sichting 10 6-1 155 QB/DB
20 20 Zack Klampe 11 5-7 140 RB/DB
21 21 Trea Dillon 10 5-9 165 RB/LB
22 22 Jake Hadley 12 6-0 205 RB/DL
23 23 Grant Watson 12 6-1 175 TE/LB
24 24 Garrett Johnson 12 6-0 190 RB/LB
25 25 Tyler Ellis 9 5-9 150 RB/LB
28 28 Thomas Rinehart 10 6-1 160 SE/DB
29 29 Robert Baldwin 9 5-8 155 RB/DL
30 30 Brent McCleerey 11 5-11 185 RB/TE/LB
33 33 Davis Noel 9 5-11 150 TE/LB
34 34 Kevin Giza 10 5-8 140 RB/LB
44 44 L.J. Adams 9 5-8 140 TE/LB
45 45 Logan Kent 9 5-5 110 SE/DB
46 46 Seth Mikeworth 10 5-7 140 SE/DB
49 49 Justin Roberts 10 5-10 160 RB/LB
50 50 Jared Smith 9 5-10 145 OL/DL
51 51 Robbie Madsen 12 6-1 200 OL/DL
52 52 Caleb Blevins 12 6-1 235 OL/DL
53 53 Andrew Ridner 12 6-0 215 OL/DL
54 54 Kyle Everett 12 6-3 210 OL/DL
55 55 Austin Mason 11 6-3 270 OL/DL
56 56 Matt Fisher 9 5-7 170 OL/DL
58 58 Conner McNeely 9 6-1 185 OL/DL
59 59 Steven Whitaker 10 6-1 170 OL/DL
60 60 Kurtiss Faulkenberg 11 6-1 225 OL/DL
62 62 Jacob Wray 9 5-6 160 OL/DL
64 64 David Harrison 11 6-1 200 OL/LB
65 65 Josh Ray 11 6-0 240 OL/DL
66 66 Austin Jordan 12 6-3 185 OL/DL
67 67 Billy Andrews 9 5-6 130 OL/DL
68 68 Jesse Monts 11 5-11 260 OL/DL
69 69 Zane Shuee 12 6-5 230 OL/DL
73 73 Cody McCloud 9 5-9 150 OL/DL
74 74 Zane Gieseking 11 6-0 185 OL/DL
76 76 John Whitney 9 6-1 160 OL/DL
78 78 Cody Wilson 10 5-9 235 OL/DL
79 79 Hank Hoffman 10 5-10 165 OL/DL
85 85 Zach Carpenter 11 6-3 155 SE/DB
87 87 T.J. Bower 9 6-1 160 TE/DB
88 88 Alex Voss 10 5-6 140 SE/DB
89 89 Logan Fite 9 6-1 150 SE/DB
99 99 Heath Kempf 9 5-10 165 OL/DL
Coach: Kevin Hutchins
Individual statistics
Scoring (G TD 1-Pt. 2-Pt. FG TP PPG)
10 Austin Parks 14 22 7 14 0 153 10.9
8 Tim Conner 14 12 0 14 0 56 6.1
22 Jake Hadley 14 7 0 2 0 56 4.0
23 Grant Watson 14 7 0 4 0 48 3.7
24 Garrett Johnson 14 7 0 6 0 48 3.7
Rushing (G Att. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
10 Austin Parks 14 204 1,692 22 120.8 8.2 81
22 Jake Hadley 14 188 824 9 58.8 4.3 24
24 Garrett Johnson 14 104 588 5 42.0 5.6 55
8 Tim Conner 14 81 342 12 24.4 4.2 36
23 Grant Watson 14 19 96 0 6.8 5.0 26
Passing (G Comp. Att. Int. TD Yds. YPG)
8 Tim Conner 14 16 35 1 6 444 31.7
9 Dalton Clements 14 2 2 0 1 50 3.8
Receiving (G Rec. Yds. TD YPG YPC Long)
23 Grant Watson 14 7 165 4 11.7 23.5 56
30 Brent McCleerey 14 4 124 1 8.8 31.0 58
9 Dalton Clements 14 3 105 1 7.5 35.0 52
24 Garrett Johnson 14 2 54 1 3.8 27.0 32
6 Evan Jaynes 14 1 41 0 2.9 41.0 41
Defense (G Tackles For Loss Sacks INT FC FR)
30 Brent McCleerey 14 111 24 2/12 1 1 2
24 Garrett Johnson 14 107 22 0 4 2 1
23 Grant Watson 14 80 18 0 2 1 3
8 Tim Conner 14 74 0 0 2 1 1
9 Dalton Clements 14 76 16 0 4 2 2
22 Jake Hadley 14 70 20 2/-9 0 3 1
State finals history
First appearance
Season results (14-0)
8/21 Greencastle W 50-0
8/28 at Cascade W 55-0
9/4 at Cloverdale W 50-0
9/11 at Union (Dugger) W 46-0
9/18 Speedway W 34-15
9/25 Brown County W 60-8
10/2 at North Putnam W 22-16
10/9 South Putnam W 34-0
10/16 at Indianapolis Lutheran W 17-0
Sectional
10/23 at Cloverdale W 53-0
10/30 at South Putnam W 6-3
11/6 at North Putnam W 7-6
Regional
11/13 at Indpls. Cardinal Ritter W 20-15
Semistate
11/20 at Paoli W 30-13
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Predictions: Semistate football picks review, state finals selections

Posted on 27 November 2009 by .

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
With all three Hoosier Authority “experts” going 7-3 in last weekend’s semistate picks, the sad truth is that Executive Director Mike McGraw maintained his three-game lead over Eric Eaton and four-game advantage over myself.
A look back at our semistate results:
Mike: -3 (Dwenger, Cathedral; Chatard)
Shawn: -3 (Center Grove; Dwenger; Chatard)
Eaton: -3 (Dwenger, Cathedral; Chatard)
If we total ‘em all up (last week’s semistate picks along with regionals and the three-week sectional results), we get this updated mass of ugliness for the postseason:
Mike: -22
Eaton: -25 
Shawn: -26 
So what does all that mean? It means I have to pick at least four different winners to catch McGraw. Which I am about to do.
To the final five picks! 
CLASS 5A
Mike: Carmel. The turnover bug is bound to bite Warren Central somewhere along the line, and Carmel seems to be the beneficiary of that sort of thing all the time.
EZ-E: Warren Central
E. Shawn: Coach John Hart was the head coach at Evansville Reitz two years ago when the Panthers won the 4A title. As you will see, there is an Evansville-related theme to my final round of picks. Warren Central.
CLASS 4A
Mike: Evansville Reitz. Like I am going to pick against somebody that just whacked Cathedral by 21. I don’t care if Hughes was hurt or not. That is a ****-kicking.
EZ-E: Reitz
E. Shawn: My aunt died this week, and I went to her burial the day before Thanksgiving near Evansville. Upon chatting with some long-lost relatives afterward, the conversation turned to their excitement about Saturday’s championship games involving Reitz and Memorial. It just seems, then, that picking the Evansville schools is the best way to honor the memory of the incredibly unselfish and giving human being that was Katherine Mottley. Reitz.
CLASS 3A
Mike: Evansville Memorial. Should be a great game. In the end, I like Memorial’s defense a little better.
EZ-E: West Lafayette
E. Shawn: See 4A explanation above. Memorial.
CLASS 2A
Mike: Fort Wayne Luers. I can’t get past the schedule difference. Also, Monrovia pulled one big upset with the win over Ritter. I don’t know if they have two of them in ’em. It hurts me to make that pick.
EZ-E: Monrovia
E. Shawn: Since I agreed with McGraw (gross) on Reitz above, that means I HAVE to take Monrovia. No problem! The Dags.
CLASS A
Mike: Lafayette Central Catholic. It won’t be as easy as most people think.
EZ-E: Central Catholic
E. Shawn: Fountain Central it is!
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Byrne Notice: Journal from standout senior heading to Nike Nationals

Posted on 25 November 2009 by .

A few weeks ago, we did a well-received feature on HoosierAuthority.com about the cross country team at North Harrison High School. The leading runner on that squad is a young man named Tyler Byrne. 

Since our piece, North Harrison runners competed in the NXN Midwest Championships in Terre Haute, and Tyler finished second Nov. 15 in a record-breaking performance – 15:14, just seven seconds behind winner Zach Wills of the Mason XC Club. Tyler thus qualified to travel to Portland for the Nike Nationals in December.

(Here is a link to some video coverage of the event.)

Hoosier Authority asked the Cougar senior if he would supply us with a journal of his experiences during this postseason run. Following is the first installment of that journal …
Going into the Nike regionals race, I was looking forward to getting back in the racing atmosphere. Two weeks previous at the Indiana state meet, I did not perform as well as I would have liked to and did not feel as if I was at 100 percent, so I set my sights on my next race: the Nike regionals. 
In the weeks prior to the race, I got back into higher-intensity training and longer runs. With a week until Nike, I was finally getting to the point where I felt healthy again, and my body was getting back into the groove of things. With a good week of training before the race, I was feeling that if I ran a good race, I would be able to make the nationals team. 
When Race Day came, I had a game plan in mind of what I wanted to do during the race. I knew the No. 2 two kid in the nation, Zach Wills, was in the race and expected him to go out faster than the rest of the field. So, I just wanted to just stay in the lead pack and put myself in good position for the end. 
When the race started, I tried to set myself up in good position for the first turn and get out near the front. Wills immediately gapped himself from the rest of the field, but I set back not wanting to risk being burned out at the end. Coming through the first mile, I felt extremely smooth. At the halfway mark, Wills was leading the race with a strong margin, but I was in the lead pack that had been established behind him. 
Still feeling very comfortable at this point, I kept a strong pace up the slight incline just after the halfway point on the course. Then, slightly after the two-mile mark, I started to prepare myself for a change in pace. 
After going over the second-to-last set of hay bales, I picked up the pace and pulled away from the lead pack a bit. I saw that I was closing the gap on Wills and started to try to work my way up to him. Coming down the final stretch of the course, I made one last surge, but it was not enough. 
Crossing the finish line, I saw that my time was right around 15:15 and, even though I had gotten second, I was pretty happy. Plus, to my surprise, they were handing out ice cream at the end of the shoot, and that is a good way to top off anything! Standing up on the podium with the other four runners who would make up our Midwest team was also a great feeling of accomplishment. 
Being up there had been a goal of mine, and I had finally reached it. 
After everything was said and done, I was ready to get back home and continue my training for the weeks to come. After the race on Sunday, I took Monday off from training for a recovery day. Coming out on Tuesday, I just ran about eight miles at a medium pace. Then on Wednesday, I jumped back into the higher-intensity training with a hill workout that was good for both my endurance and turnover.
On Thursday, I once again did a longer recovery run in preparation for a tough day to follow. Friday, after a good warm-up, I jumped on the track to run a two-mile for time. Aside from being a good workout, the main purpose was to get a feel for the faster pace that I would have to endure in the upcoming races. 
At the end of the eight laps, I actually ended up running my personal-best time with a 9:22. The workout went great and has given me some more encouragement. 
To wrap up the week, I went out Saturday morning for an easy six-mile run with six 200-meter strides at the end to loosen my legs up and work out the kinks.
STAY TUNED, CROSS FANS!!
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BB RANKINGS: Bloomington South, Princeton, Luers, Bowman are AP No. 1s

Posted on 24 November 2009 by .

The Associated Press has released its preseason polls for the 2009-10 boys basketball season, and your top-ranked teams heading into Week 1 are Class 4A defending state champion Bloomington South, 3A defending champ Princeton, 2A defending champ Fort Wayne Luers, and 1A Bowman Academy.

Your 112 ranked schools from Nov. 23:

CLASS 4A
1. Bloomington South
2. New Albany
3. North Central (Indianapolis)
4. Lawrence North
5. Pike
6. Fort Wayne Snider
7. Indianapolis Cathedral
8. Zionsville
8. Marion
10. Munster
11. Hamilton Southeastern
12. Terre Haute South
13. Warsaw
14. Northridge
15. Lafayette Jefferson
16. Gary West
17. Valparaiso
18. Jeffersonville
19. Terre Haute North
20. Carmel
21. Indianapolis Broad Ripple
21. Noblesville
23. Anderson
24. East Central
24. Muncie Central
26. Franklin Central
26. South Bend Washington
28. Elkhart Memorial

CLASS 3A
1. Princeton
2. Washington
3. Danville
4. Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
5. Fort Wayne Dwenger
6. Peru
7. Batesville
8. Rochester
9. Roncalli
10. Southridge
11. Indianapolis Howe Academy
12. Whitko
13. Gary Wallace
14. Harding
15. Evansville Memorial
16. Culver Academies
17. Columbia City
18. Delta
18. Salem
18. West Vigo
21. Vincennes Lincoln
22. Brebeuf
22. Gary Roosevelt
24. West Lafayette
25. Yorktown
25. Greensburg
25. Hamilton Heights
25. Kankakee Valley
25. Muncie South
25. Fort Wayne Elmhurst
31. Edgewood
31. South Bend St. Joseph’s

CLASS 2A
1. Fort Wayne Luers
2. Tipton
3. Winchester
4. Bluffton
5. Brownstown
6. Lawrenceburg
7. Southwood
8. Lapel
9. Forest Park
10. Oak Hill
11. Wheeler
12. Wapahani
13. North Miami
14. Indianapolis Washington
15. Evansville Mater Dei
16. South Knox
17. Westview
18. Guerin Catholic
19. Bloomfield
20. Austin
21. North Judson
22. Providence
22. Paoli
24. Tri-West Hendricks
24. Covenant Christian (Indianapolis)
26. Eastern Greene
26. Hammond Noll
26. Hauser
26. Taylor
26. Park Tudor

CLASS A
1. Bowman Academy
2. Lafayette Central Catholic
3. Triton
4. Jac-Cen-Del
5. Barr-Reeve
6. Monroe Central
7. South Central (Union Mills)
8. Rockville
9. North Daviess
10. Vincennes Rivet
11. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian
12. Lanesville
13. Orleans
14. Borden
15. Shakamak
16. White River Valley
17. Loogootee
18. Cowan
19. Edinburgh
20. Tindley
21. Frontier
21. Clay City

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