Breaking Down the Stats: Sectional

As Sectional champions from a school of small enrollment, I thought that I'd break down and make some comparisons across the state.

There were three "1A" schools to win Tennis Sectionals this year at of 64 sectionals. That means that 4.7% of the Sectionals were won by schools our size. They were:
- Bethany Christian
- North Daviess
- Vincennes Rivet

(Just as a note, North Daviess lost 5-0 in the Regional, while Vincennes Rivet defeated North Posey 3-2, before falling to Terre Haute North, 5-0)

In North Daviess' Sectional, there were these teams, with enrollment in parathesis:
White River Valley (414), Paoli (745), Loogootee (479), and Bloomfied (497)

In Vincennes Rivet's Sectional, there were these teams:
Vincennes Lincoln (845), Washington Catholic (177), Barr-Reeve (315), and Washington (765)

In Bethany Christian's Sectional, there were these teams:
Goshen (1567), NorthWood (901), Fairfield (568), Jimtown (631)

Now, this doesn't mean anything about the quality of tennis being played, but it is interesting to note that the combined enrollment of the schools in North Daviess Sectional is 2135, in Vincennes Rivet's it is 2102, and in ours it is 3667. So, relative to school size, we pulled off the biggest underdog story in the state!

Okay, so again, maybe that's a little over blown. But tell me it is not cool! And congratulations to the other small schools getting it done!

Kudus to the North Daviess Cougars, who won their first Sectional since 1992. They also enjoyed a 15-2 record on the season (they also had 6 seniors on the roster!)


And congrats to the Vincennes Rivet Patriots, a small school of only 91 high school students who advanced the furthest of any of our "1A" compatriots! Great job!