Football playoff pairings set
INDIANAPOLIS — The 48th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts is set to begin Oct. 23 with first-round games in all classes except 6A which has the week off.
Sectional semifinal games will be played on Oct. 30, sectional championship games on Nov. 6, regionals on Nov. 13, semi-states on Nov. 19 and the state championship games on Nov. 27-28.
The 12 teams earning a berth in the state finals will play on Thanksgiving weekend in Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’S Indianapolis Colts, the state tournament’s presenting sponsor since 2009.
The state finals matchups, dates, and times won’t necessarily be played in its usual 1A, 3A, 5A format on one day and 2A, 4A, 6A format the other day. If matchups allow, schools from a similar geographical area may be grouped into consecutive games or at least on the same day.
The playing schedule will be announced following semistate play.
4a Sectional 18 (8 teams)
First Round G1: South Bend St. Joseph at South Bend Clay.
G2: Logansport at South Bend Riley.
G3: New Prairie at Plymouth.
G4: Kankakee Valley at Culver Academies. Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner. Championship Game 7:
G5 winner vs. G6 winner.
3a Sectional 26 (8 teams)
First Round
G1: Lakeland at Mishawaka Marian.
G2: South Bend Washington at Tippecanoe Valley. G3: Jimtown at Garrett.
G4: Glenn at West Noble.
Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner. Championship Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner
2a Sectional 34 (8 teams)
First Round
G1: Laville at Lewis Cass.
G2: Delphi Community at Pioneer.
G3: Bremen at Rochester Community.
G4: Wabash at Manchester.
Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner. Championship
Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner.
1a Sectional 41 (7 teams)
First Round
G1: Winamac Community at South Central (Union Mills).
G2: Culver Community at Lake Station Edison.
G3: North Judson-san Pierre at West Central. Semifinals
G4: South Newton at G1 Winner.
G5: G2 winner vs. G3 winner. Championship
G6: G4 winner vs. G5 winner.
1a Sectional 44 (8 teams)
First Round
G1: Churubusco at Triton.
G2: Adams Central at Fremont. G3: North Miami at Caston. G4: Northfield at Southwood. Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner. Championship
Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner.