By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor (with info provided by the IHSAA)
The 2008 boys state runner-up headlines the field for Saturday’s 16th Annual IHSAA Boys Soccer State Finals at Kuntz Memorial Stadium in Indianapolis. Boys semifinals are set for 10 a.m. ET, with a first-time winner being assured in the 6 p.m. ET championship match.
The fourth-ranked Zionsville boys team, which fell in a penalty kick shootout in last year’s state championship match, has battled its way back to this year’s finals in seeking its first state soccer title. The Eagles (18-3-1) have fended off three Top 20 teams during the tournament, including top-ranked Pike in the regional round and No. 5 Avon last Saturday.
They will meet No. 7 Lake Central (20-1-1) in one semifinal match, while No. 13 Homestead (17-4-1) and No. 14 Columbus North (18-2-4) clash in the other match.
Lake Central, a 2005 state finals participant that won at Zionsville, 2-1, on Sept. 25, comes in with the best record among the boys teams, having allowed just one goal over the last three matches after topping No. 12 Munster in the regional.
Like Zionsville, Homestead is making its second straight appearance in the Final Four and also fell to eventual champion Evansville Memorial in last season’s tournament. The Spartans topped No. 15 Fort Wayne South in the regional and No. 20 Warsaw in Tuesday’s postponed-by-weather semistate final.
Columbus North, advancing to state for the first time since 2001, bested two Top 10 teams in the semistate: No. 3 defending state champion Evansville Memorial and No. 8 Washington. Both Homestead and Columbus North have won 10 straight.
STATE FINALS
Date: Saturday, Oct. 31
Times: 10 a.m. ET semifinals, 6 p.m. ET championship
Admission: $8 per session, $12 all sessions
Kuntz Stadium, 1502 West 16th Street, lndianapolis
Match 1 – #7 Lake Central (20-1-1) vs. #4 Zionsville (18-3-1)
Match 2 – #13 Homestead (17-4-1) vs. #14 Columbus North (18-2-4)
Championship – Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2
LAKE CENTRAL INDIANS
Team roster & statistics (Lt. Dk. Name Ht. Pos. Grade Matches Goals Assists Points)
2 2 Jared Schreiber 6-0 D 12 23 0 1 1
3 3 Kyle Uzubell 5-10 M 10 23 1 3 5
4 4 Bryan Perez 5-4 M 10 6 1 0 2
5 5 Paul Junokas 5-7 F 9 8 0 2 2
6 6 Andrew Ritchie 5-9 D 11 23 0 1 1
7 7 Douglas Petersen 5-10 D 11 23 1 3 5
8 8 Manuel Rios 5-7 F 10 23 9 6 24
9 9 Fabian Urquiza 6-4 M 12 22 7 5 19
10 10 Eppokrates Litos 5-11 F/M 12 23 20 5 45
11 11 Chris Rassel 5-10 M 9 20 1 1 3
12 12 Joshua Crague 5-10 M 9 18 0 3 3
13 13 Djordje Janjus 5-9 F 10 23 4 1 9
14 14 Thomas Cameron 5-9 M 10 5 0 1 1
15 15 Randal Maksimik 5-9 D 10 23 1 1 3
16 16 Joshua Berwanger 5-10 D 11 5 0 0 0
17 17 David Picioski 6-0 M 11 19 5 2 12
18 18 Robert (Chad) Rigg 5-10 M 11 23 12 10 34
19 19 Ethan Donovan 5-8 M 10 15 2 0 4
20 20 Nickolas Schultz 5-8 F 10 1 0 0 0
21 21 Cody Barnes 5-11 D 11 23 5 6 16
22 22 Dieter Schultz 5-6 M 10 0 0 0 0
23 23 Troy Cherven 5-7 D 10 0 0 0 0
24 24 Benjamin Peppin 5-10 D 10 0 0 0 0
Totals: 69 51 189
Goalkeepers (Name Ht. Gr. Mat. Min. GA GAA Saves Shutouts)
Brandon Cloutier 6-2 11 19-11-110 14
Joseph Majchrowicz 6-0 9 4-8-0 2
Totals: 19-110 16
Coach: Jereme Rainwater
Season results (21-1-1)
8/18 at Andrean W 2-0
8/20 Munster T 1-1
8/24 Highland W 4-0
8/26 at Michigan City W 7-0
8/29 South Bend St. Joseph’s W 2-1
9/2 at Portage W 1-0
9/2 LaPorte W 8-0
9/5 Boone Grove W 6-0
9/16 Chesterton W 2-0
9/19 at Elkhart Central W 8-0
9/23 Valparaiso W 1-0 (OT)
9/25 at Zionsville W 2-1
9/26 vs. De La Salle (MI) W 3-1
9/26 vs. University W 4-2
9/30 at Merrillville W 7-0
10/3 Penn L 1-7
10/5 Crown Point W 3-0
Crown Point Sectional
10/8 Crown Point W 6-0
10/10 Boone Grove W 7-1
Merrillville Regional
10/14 Munster W 3-2 (OT)
10/17 Andrean W 2-0
Valparaiso Semistate
10/24 Lafayette Jefferson W 3-1
10/24 Portage W 1-0
State finals history
Appearances: 2005, 2009
ZIONSVILLE EAGLES
Team roster & statistics (Lt. Dk. Name Ht. Pos. Grade Matches Goals Assists Points)
2 2 Connor Skelly-M 11 17 2 3 7
3 3 Casey Yott-D 12 17 0 2 2
4 4 A.J. Corrado-M 12 22 24 25 73
5 5 Adam Ward-M 12 23 2 7 11
6 6 Dylan Mares-F 12 22 23 12 58
7 7 Juan Estrada-F 12 11 2 2 6
9 9 Harrison Petts-F 12 12 15 7 37
10 10 Carter Mikesell-D 12 22 1 1 3
11 11 Chad Norris-D 11 21 3 3 9
12 12 Ryan McDaniel-M 11 17 2 0 4
13 13 Andrew Griebel-D 12 23 1 1 3
14 14 Ivaylo Mantchev-M 11 20 3 2 8
15 15 Alex May-M 11 17 2 3 7
17 17 Jay Townsend-D 12 23 2 2 6
18 18 Joe Hegeman-D 11 5 0 0 0
19 19 Evan Sturges-M 12 22 1 3 5
20 20 Quinn Whitaker-M 11 2 0 0 0
21 21 Jacob Davis-M 11 1 0 0 0
21 21 Elliot Cheek-F 11 0 0 0 0
22 22 Tommy Wheeler-F 11 5 0 0 0
23 23 Ryan Conrad-F 9 2 0 1 1
24 24 Spenser Simpson-M 10 3 0 0 0
25 25 Sam Fuller-M 11 21 8 8 24
26 26 Spencer Henderson-D 11 4 0 0 0
Totals: 91 82 264
Goalkeepers (Name Ht. Gr. Mat. Min. GA GAA Saves Shutouts)
Max Knorr 6-0 12 23 1840 24 1.04-12
Jack Isenbarger 6-3 12 4.5 360 2 0.40-1
Alex Westrick 5-11 11 0 0 0 0.00–
Totals: 2200 26 0.72-13
Coach: Bashir Birany
Season results (18-3-2)
8/18 at Lafayette Jefferson W 11-2
8/20 at Brownsburg W 6-1
8/25 McCutcheon W 10-0
8/29 Carmel T 0-0
9/1 at Noblesville W 4-1
9/8 at Hamilton Southeastern W 5-0
9/12 at Evansville Harrison W 4-1
9/15 Westfield L 2-4
9/19 Avon W 3-0
9/22 Harrison (West Lafayette) W 2-0
9/25 Lake Central L 1-2
9/26 De La Salle (MI) T 2-2
9/26 FW Bishop Dwenger W 1-0
9/29 at Fishers W 3-0
10/2 vs. Cape Central (MO) W 6-0
10/3 vs. Christian Brothers (MO) L 2-3
10/3 vs. Evansville Memorial W 5-0
Zionsville Sectional
10/8 Lebanon W 7-0
10/10 University W 6-0
Brownsburg Regional
10/14 Pike W 3-1
10/17 Park Tudor W 4-2
North Central (Indianapolis) Semistate
10/24 Noblesville W 2-1
10/24 Avon W 2-1 (OT)
State finals history
Runner-up: 2008
Appearances: 2008, 2009
HOMESTEAD SPARTANS
Team roster & statistics (Lt. Dk. Name Ht. Pos. Grade Matches Goals Assists Points)
1 1 Ben Hazen 5-6 D 12 20 3 9 15
2 2 Francis Zirille 5-4 M 10 15 3 1 7
3 3 David Wirtner 5-11 M 12 15 4 1 9
4 4 Andrew Yde 5-7 D 11 12 0 0 0
5 5 Cord Magana 5-9 F 12 20 6 6 18
6 6 Rashaan Stephens 5-8 F 9 5 0 0 0
7 7 Kyle Green 6-2 D 11 19 1 1 3
8 8 Keelan Rushing 5-8 M 11 20 2 0 4
10 10 Thomas Ault 6-1 F 10 22 15 6 36
11 11 Zach Eggebrecht 5-6 D 11 4 0 0 0
13 13 Conner Toennies 6-0 D 11 10 1 2 4
14 14 Michael Wendlandt 5-9 F 11 20 7 6 20
15 15 Timothy Thomas 6-0 D 10 22 1 3 5
16 16 Connor McMahon 5-11 M 12 17 10 5 25
17 17 Kegan Harkenrider 5-10 F 12 21 16 11 43
18 18 John McMillin 5-9 F 10 18 6 2 14
19 19 Joseph Gallmeyer 5-10 D 12 19 1 0 2
21 21 Chase Payne 5-10 F 11 15 0 0 0
23 23 Alex Moore 5-7 M 10 3 0 0 0
24 24 Zach Mettler 5-8 M 12 20 2 2 6
25 25 Chris Anderson 5-9 M 9 5 0 0 0
Totals: 78 55 211
Goalkeepers (Name Ht. Gr. Mat. Min. GA GAA Saves Shutouts)
Austin Williams 5-9 10 6 65 0 0.00 10 0
Justin Hanford 6-3 12 22 1695 25 1.17 89 11
Totals: 1760 25 0.58 99 11
Coach: Paco Castillo
Season results (17-4-1)
8/21 at Carmel L 1-7
8/27 East Noble W 13-0
8/29 at FW Canterbury W 3-0
9/1 at Columbia City W 1-0
9/4 vs. Westview W 5-1
9/5 vs. Warsaw W 3-1
9/5 vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne) L 0-1
9/8 Bellmont W 9-0
9/12 Noblesville L 0-2
9/14 at DeKalb W 5-0
9/19 vs. Washington L 1-2
9/19 vs. Valparaiso T 1-1
9/21 at Carroll (Fort Wayne) W 1-0 (PK)
9/24 FW Bishop Dwenger W 2-0
9/28 Norwell W 11-0
10/5 New Haven W 11-0
Homestead Sectional
10/8 Huntington North W 7-2
10/10 Columbia City W 6-0
Carroll (Fort Wayne) Regional
10/14 South Side W 5-4
10/17 Carroll (Fort Wayne) W 1-0
Fort Wayne Snider Semistate
10/26 Northridge W 2-1 (PK)
10/27 Warsaw W 1-0
State finals history
Appearances: 1999, 2008, 2009
COLUMBUS NORTH BULL DOGS
Team roster & statistics (Lt. Dk. Name Ht. Pos. Grade Matches Goals Assists Points)
1 1 Kevin Chon 5-10 F 11 2 1 0 2
2 2 Daniel Vazquez 5-10 F 11 0 0 0 0
3 3 Oscar Diaz 5-9 D 11 5 0 1 1
4 4 Devon Orben 5-4 MF 10 23 0 1 1
5 5 Tony Gonzalez 5-9 MF 9 24 3 2 8
6 6 Dylan Lax 6-1 M 12 21 10 9 29
7 7 Eric Perry 6-1 MF 10 24 0 0 0
8 8 Jeremy Barnes 6-1 MF 12 24 14 7 35
9 9 Alex Kaiser 5-7 MF 10 24 1 3 5
10 10 Nathan Kaplan 5-7 MF 10 24 3 1 7
11 11 Matt McKain 5-10 MF 12 24 18 10 46
12 12 Timo Loescher 5-10 MF 12 20 0 4 4
13 13 Adam Parkhurst 5-10 D 11 24 1 0 2
14 14 Hunter Sims 5-10 D 11 22 0 1 1
15 15 Louie Souza 5-10 B 12 24 4 1 9
16 16 Weston Kostrzewsky 5-10 MF 11 21 1 0 2
17 17 Andy Kaplan 5-9 B 12 24 2 6 10
18 18 Eric Prentiss 6-0 D 11 20 0 0 0
19 19 Axel Rosado 5-10 F 12 24 19 11 49
20 20 Keegan Jiles 5-9 F 12 24 8 1 17
21 21 Jesus Muniz 5-10 F 12 0 0 0 0
22 22 Isaac Lax 5-11 D 10 0 0 0 0
Totals: 77 58 228
Goalkeepers (Name Ht. Gr. Mat. Min. GA GAA Saves Shutouts)
Nick Downing 6-2 12 22-4-72 –
Cameron Robertson 6-2 10 5-2-5 –
Totals: 6-77 –
Coach: Andy Glover
Season results (18-2-4)
8/20 Indpls. Cathedral L 1-2
8/29 at Columbus East W 3-0
9/1 Bloomington North T 2-2
9/3 at Franklin Central W 6-1
9/4 vs. Heritage Christian W 6-0
9/5 vs. Ryle (KY) W 3-0
9/5 vs. Merrillville W 7-0
9/10 Lawrence Central W 2-0
9/12 at Pike T 3-3
9/17 Perry Meridian W 4-2
9/18 at FW Canterbury T 2-2
9/19 vs. Northridge L 0-2
9/21 at East Central W 4-0
9/22 Bloomington South T 1-1
9/24 at Southport W 5-0
9/29 Seymour W 6-0
10/3 at Jennings County W 3-2
Columbus North Sectional
10/8 Southwestern (Shelbyville) W 8-0
10/10 Waldron W 7-0
10/10 Columbus East W 5-1
East Central Regional
10/14 East Central W 1-0
10/14 Lawrenceburg W 2-0
Evansville Semistate
10/24 Evansville Memorial W 3-2 (PK)
10/24 Washington W 3-0
State finals history
Appearances: 2001, 2009
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