GBB SEMISTATES: Week 16 big games

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Here’s a look at the final 16 teams remaining in the Indiana high school girls basketball season heading into Semistate Week and viewed through the updated Sagarin power ratings, courtesy of johnharrell.net (rankings are from the final regular-season ICGSA coaches’ polls):

Saturday, Feb. 25
Eight biggies …

CLASS 4A
#2 Penn (25-1) vs. North Central (Indianapolis) (21-5)
GAME TIME: 6:15 PM EST, Warsaw (WJEL, 89.3 FM; WRSW, 107.3).
COACHES: Kristi Kaniewski , 64-6 in 3rd year at Penn. Dee Ann Ramey, 21-5 in 1st year at North Central (Indianapolis).
SAGARIN RATINGS: North Central (Indianapolis), 98.79, 4th overall, 4th in Class 4A. Penn, 98.37, 5th overall, 5th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Penn defeated East Chicago Central, 57-33, Feb. 18. North Central (Indianapolis) defeated Fort Wayne Snider, 47-33, Feb. 18.VS.
COMMON FOES: Penn 1-0. North Central (Indianapolis) 1-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Penn 338-241, North Central (Indianapolis) 375-205.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

Ben Davis (21-6) vs. #10 Columbus North (22-3)
GAME TIME: 3:15 PM EST, Southport (WBDG, 90.9 FM).
COACHES: Joe Lentz, 21-6 in 1st year at Ben Davis, 277-96 in 16th year overall. Pat McKee, 41-10 in 2nd year at Columbus North.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Ben Davis, 96.82, 6th overall, 6th in Class 4A. Columbus North, 95.91, 8th overall, 8th in Class 4A.
LAST OUTING: Ben Davis defeated Mooresville, 54-43, Feb. 18. Columbus North defeated Bedford North Lawrence, 58-50, Feb. 18.
VS. COMMON FOES: Ben Davis 9-1. Columbus North 5-1.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Ben Davis 349-259, Columbus North 343-224.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

CLASS 3A
Western (19-6) vs. #7 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (19-5)
GAME TIME: 4:00 PM EST, Warsaw (WRSW, 107.3; WIOU, 1350 AM).
COACHES: Chris Keisling, 19-6 in 1st year at Western. David Miller, 143-66 in 9th year at Fort Wayne Concordia, 323-158 in 22nd year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne Concordia, 87.09, 25th overall, 4th in Class 3A. Western, 78.78, 70th overall, 15th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Western defeated South Bend St. Joseph's, 36-34, Feb. 18. Fort Wayne Concordia defeated NorthWood, 53-40, Feb. 18.
VS. COMMON FOES: Western 0-1. Fort Wayne Concordia 1-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Western 301-260, Fort Wayne Concordia 330-220.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

#2 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (22-5) vs. Madison (18-7)
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM EST, Southport.
COACHES: Julie Shelton, 219-97 in 14th year at Mount Vernon (Fortville). Willie Humes, 18-7 in 1st year at Madison.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Mount Vernon (Fortville), 94.75, 9th overall, 1st in Class 3A. Madison, 81.29, 53rd overall, 11th in Class 3A.
LAST OUTING: Mount Vernon (Fortville) defeated Edgewood, 58-36, Feb. 18. Madison defeated Jasper, 59-42, Feb. 18.
VS. COMMON FOES: Mount Vernon (Fortville) 1-0. Madison 1-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Mount Vernon (Fortville) 357-254, Madison 333-231.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

CLASS 2A
#2 Fort Wayne Luers (20-5) vs. #17 Seeger (20-5)
GAME TIME: 3:15 PM EST, Plymouth.
COACHES: Denny Renier, 62-15 in 3rd year at Fort Wayne Luers. Brent Rademacher, 210-159 in 17th year at Seeger.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne Luers, 93.33, 10th overall, 1st in Class 2A. Seeger, 77.15, 74th overall, 6th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Fort Wayne Luers defeated Bowman Academy, 73-37, Feb. 18. Seeger defeated Wabash, 57-41, Feb. 18.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Fort Wayne Luers 343-229, Seeger 320-244.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Fort Wayne Luers, 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne Luers, 57-45, regional, Feb. 19, 2011.

#3 Triton Central (24-1) vs. #1 Evansville Mater Dei (25-1)
GAME TIME: 5:15 PM CST, Bedford.
COACHES: Bryan Graham, 72-18 in 4th year at Triton Central. Steve Goans, 79-35 in 5th year at Evansville Mater Dei.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Evansville Mater Dei, 86.98, 26th overall, 2nd in Class 2A. Triton Central, 79.99, 60th overall, 4th in Class 2A.
LAST OUTING: Triton Central defeated Centerville, 51-37, Feb. 18. Evansville Mater Dei defeated Paoli, 59-33, Feb. 18.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Triton Central 255-293, Evansville Mater Dei 294-295.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

CLASS A
#1 Fort Wayne Canterbury (23-2) vs. #6 Riverton Parke (23-4)
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM EST, Plymouth.
COACHES: Scott Kreiger, 249-88 in 14th year at Fort Wayne Canterbury. Josh Douglass, 51-38 in 4th year at Riverton Parke.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fort Wayne Canterbury, 87.21, 24th overall, 1st in Class 1A. Riverton Parke, 72.12, 110th overall, 4th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Fort Wayne Canterbury defeated Oregon-Davis, 64-45, Feb. 18. Riverton Parke defeated Lafayette Central Catholic, 68-56, Feb. 18.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Fort Wayne Canterbury 268-266, Riverton Parke 305-311.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: No meetings.

#16 Southwestern (Shelbyville) (16-8) vs. #5 Northeast Dubois (21-4)
GAME TIME: 4:00 PM EST, Bedford.
COACHES: Bill Taylor, 16-8 in 1st year at Southwestern (Shelbyville). Alan Matheis, 182-87 in 11th year at Northeast Dubois.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Northeast Dubois, 66.32, 148th overall, 7th in Class 1A. Southwestern (Shelbyville), 63.36, 168th overall, 13th in Class 1A.
LAST OUTING: Southwestern (Shelbyville) defeated Clay City, 61-51, Feb. 18. Northeast Dubois defeated Borden, 35-31, Feb. 18.
VS. COMMON FOES: None.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Southwestern (Shelbyville) 262-275, Northeast Dubois 290-282.
SERIES LAST 10 YEARS: Southwestern (Shelbyville), 1-0.
LAST MEETING: Southwestern (Shelbyville), 48-40, regional, Feb. 21, 2004.