Indiana High School Athletic Association 9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650 Phone: 317-846-6601 Fax: 317-575-4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org Blake Ress, Commissioner ____________________________________________________________________ In 49 states, it’s just basketball, but this is Indiana! On Television Indiana Cable Network (tentative list) The 31st Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals System City Channel Insight Anderson 3 Saturday, March 4, 2006 Insight Bedford 96 Session I Insight Bloomington 96 Class A at 10:36 am EST: Lafayette Central Catholic (17-10) vs. South Central Comcast Columbus/Seymour 14 (Elizabeth) (23-5). Comcast Connersville 15 Class 2A: Westview (24-3) vs. Heritage Christian (24-3). Comcast Crawfordsville 9 Game begins approximately 40 minutes following conclusion of previous game. Insight Evansville 2 Insight-Sigecom Evansville 9 Session II Comcast Fort Wayne 9 Class 3A at 6:06 pm EST: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (23-4) vs. Evansville Memorial Comcast Frankfort 9 (23-4). Comcast Chicago Gary 3 Class 4A: South Bend Washington (25-1) vs. Castle (24-3). Insight Greenfield 78 Game begins approximately 40 minutes following conclusion of previous game. ○○○○○○○○○○ Insight Greenwood 96 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Comcast Chicago Hammond 3 Insight Hartford City 72 Where: Conseco Fieldhouse, (capacity 18,345) Insight Henderson, Ky. 2 Indianapolis, IN, USA | www.consecofieldhouse.com Comcast Huntington 9 This is the sixth year the IHSAA Girls Basketball Bright House Net. Indianapolis 63 State Finals have been played in this venue. Comcast Indianapolis 14 / 96 Insight Jasper 2 Tickets: Single Session $10.00 | All Day $18.00. MediaCom Kendallville 70 Reserved tickets can be purchased at the MediaCom Knox 78 participating schools the week of the state finals. Insight Kokomo 16 Contact those schools for ticket distribution hours. Insight Lafayette 16 Any remaining tickets will be available game day at Comcast Chicago LaPorte 3 the Conseco Fieldhouse ticket office. Insight SusCom Lawrenceburg 14 Insight Lebanon 78 Gates Open: Conseco Fieldhouse will open its Comcast Logansport/Peru/Wabash 9 gates to fans beginning one hour prior to the start of Bright House Net. Marion 9 each session -- 9:30 am EST and 5 pm EST. The Insight Martinsville 96 venue will be cleared between the Class 2A and 3A games. Comcast Chicago Michigan City 3 Comcast Monticello 9 Parking: Visit www.consecofieldhouse.com/parking.asp. Comcast Muncie 5 Insight New Albany 2 Television: All four state championship games will be carried live statewide on cable Insight New Castle 3 via the Indiana Cable Network. The listing to the left includes the companies, markets Comcast Niles, Mich. 20 and channels known as of Sunday, Feb. 20. Chris Denari and Jane Schott will Insight Noblesville 18 provide the play-by-play and color commentary throughout the day with John Michael Comcast Chicago Portage 4 Vincent serving as the sideline reporter. Insight Princeton 2 Insight-TV Cable Rensselaer 72 Radio: All four state title games will be aired on the IHSAA Championship Radio Network throughout the Hoosier State. A listing of network affiliates is included on the Insight Richmond 69 next page while the games each station will carry will be announced on the IHSAA Comcast Rushville 14 website at www.ihsaa.org by midweek. Jerry Baker and Judi Warren will provide the Insight SusCom Shelbyville 43 play-by-play and color commentary for the Class A and 2A games, while those same Comcast South Bend/Elkhart 74 duties will fall to Kevin Lee and Jan Conner for the Class 3A and 4A contests. Comcast St. Joseph 74 Comcast Chicago Valparaiso 4 Internet: Audio streaming for all four state championship contests will be available to Charter Vincennes 23 fans around the globe via the IHSAA’s Official Internet Voice, Comcast Warsaw 74 www.hoosierauthority.com. Insight-TV Cable Winamac 69 Souvenir Programs: $3.00 per copy, available at the event on game day. $5.00 by mail. To pay by Visa or MasterCard, contact the IHSAA at 317-846-6601 (M-F, 8-4 p.m. EST). Lodging in Indy: For those interested in making hotel reservations in Indianapolis during the state finals, visit the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association website for a list of options and rates. Or, contact 1-800-556-INDY or 317-684-2589 (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST) or via e-mail at [email protected]. The 31st Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals IHSAA Championship Radio Network POST-GAME MEDIA GUIDELINES Tentative Listing -- Game schedule for each will be available on the IHSAA With the exception of the IHSAA’s Championship Radio and Television networks, its website mid-week official photographer (Visual Sports Network), and its Internet Voice City Station (HoosierAuthority.com), all media members are asked to remain off the playing floor Attica WFWR 91.5 FM and behind the ropes during the post-game awards ceremonies. Bedford WBIW 1340 AM Berne WZBD 92.7 FM The post-game ceremonies order will be as follows: Boonville WBNL 1540 AM Mental Attitude Award presentation Brazil WSDX 1130 AM Runner-Up medals and trophy presentation Corydon WOCC 1550 AM Championship medals and trophy presentation Crawfordsville WIMC 103.9 FM Team Photographs by Visual Sports Network Elkhart WFRN 1270 AM Elkhart WTRC 1340 AM Following the Class A, 2A and 3A awards ceremonies, coaches and selected Ferdinand WQKZ 98.5 FM players will be escorted to the Media Interview Room for a formal press conference Greencastle WREB 94.3 FM which is located on playing floor level just off the media entrance elevator. We ask Hammond WJOB 1230 AM your assistance to use the press conference as the appropriate time to conduct Hardinsburg WKLO 96.9 FM interviews. The runner-up team coach and selected players will go first followed by Indianapolis WIBC 1070 AM the championship team coach and players. Jasper WITZ 104.7 FM Jeffersonville WAVG 1450 AM Because of newspaper deadline issues at the end of the 4A contest, no press Loogootee WRZR 94.5 FM conference will be scheduled and news media will be allowed to conduct interviews Louisville WKJK 1080 AM on and around the floor after the awards ceremonies. For those working on deadline, Madison WORX 96.7 FM the IHSAA will distribute “quick quotes” in the media work room taken from the IHSAA Merrillville WWCA 1270 AM Television and Radio Network interviews as soon as possible after the game. Michigan City WEFM 95.9 FM Michigan City WIMS 1420 AM LOCKER ROOM ACCESS: No one except tournament workers and team coaches and Mitchell WQRJ 102.5 FM participants will have access to the inner hallways where locker rooms are located. Mount Vernon WRCY 1590 AM Mount Vernon WYFX 106.7 FM New Castle WMDH 1550 AM Plymouth WTCA 1050 AM Portland WPGW 1440 AM BRYCE HELLER OF LAGRANGE TO BE HONORED AS TOP OFFICIAL Richmond WHON 930 AM A 22-year veteran official, LaGrange resident Bryce Heller is the 2006 recipient of the Rochester WROI 92.1 FM Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award for excellence in the sport of girls Rockville WAXI 104.9 FM basketball. Rushville WKWH 94.3 FM Santa Claus WAXL 103.3 FM Heller will be honored in a special ceremony during Saturday’s state finals. During Seymour WZZB 1390 AM his career, he has 19 sectionals, 15 regionals, 10 semi-states and four state finals Shelbyville WKWH 1520 AM assignments to his credit. South Bend WSBT 960 AM Sullivan WNDI 1550 AM Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the Syracuse WAWC 103.5 FM National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors Terre Haute WBOW 1300 AM an outstanding official in each of 11 sports during the school year. Vincennes WAOV 1450 AM Vincennes WFML 96.7 FM Heller was nominated for this award by his peers from the Tri-State Officials Wabash WKUZ 95.5 FM Association, one of 26 associations located throughout Indiana made up of men and Warsaw WRSW 107.3 FM women who give up much of their personal time to assist in providing wholesome, Washington WAMW 107.9 FM worthwhile and healthy activities for the student-athletes of our state. This honor comes as a result of Heller’s selection by a committee representing those 26 associations. Statewide, there are almost 7,500 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports. A 22-year member of the Tri-State association, Heller has served as Secretary for 12 years and as basketball chairman for three years during his career. He is a 1974 graduate of Lakeland High School, earning his bachelor’s from Tri- State University in 1978 and his master’s from Indiana University in 1988. Heller has served as an educator for 27 years at Prairie Heights Community Schools. He has been married to his wife, Juli, for 14 years. He has four children, Courtney, 20, Karissa, 17, Aubree, 12, and Jacob, 8. The 31st Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals THE LAW OF AVERAGES – Below are the top 25 teams in the state and their averages for scoring, points against and average margin of victory. Schools in the state finals are listed in bold. OFFENSIVE SCORING AVERAGE DEFENSIVE SCORING AVERAGE AVERAGE MARGIN OF VICTORY 1. South Bend Washington 4A 75.80 1. Plymouth 3A 34.64 1. South Bend Washington 4A 30.00 2. South Bend St. Joseph’s 3A 75.29 2. Griffith 3A 34.91 2. Lebanon 3A 25.29 3. Anderson 4A 72.56 3. University A 34.95 3. Fort Wayne South Side 4A 24.39 4. South Central (Union Mills) A 71.50 4. Manchester 2A 35.08 4.