2015-16 IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts

Tournament Pairings Show

43rd Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament Pairings Show
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, 5 pm ET / 4 pm CT (90 minutes).
Television: Fox Sports Indiana | Channel Listings by Provider | Hosted by Jerry Baker, Kyle Neddenriep and Jeremiah Johnson
Webstream: IHSAAtv.org.
Radio: IHSAA Champions Network. Affiliates | 6 pm ET / 5 CT (2 hours) | Hosted by Bob Lovell and Paul Condry

Complete pairings will be available at IHSAA.org following the broadcast.

Sectionals

Entry List Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT.

Class 6A: Oct. 23, 30, 2015.
Class 5A-1A: Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 2015.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $6 per person.

Class 6A Bracket | Class 5A Bracket | Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class A Bracket 

Approved Broadcasters (11/6/15)

Determining Home Team
First Round: The second-named team in the blind draw is host school unless the two teams agree to switch the site.
Semifinals: The team without a home game will host. Exception: The bye team will always be the visitor. If both teams were home or both were visitors, the second-named team in the quarter bracket will host. In 5A, in the four team sectionals, the second-named team will host.
Championships: Host team will be the team that has played the most away games. If both teams have played the same number of away games, the bottom bracket team shall host.

Class 6A (32 schools)
1. (4): Crown Point, Lake Central, Merrillville, Portage.
2. (4): Chesterton, LaPorte, Penn, Valparaiso.
3. (4): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne Northrop, Homestead, Warsaw Community.
4. (4): Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville.
5. (4): Avon, Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Pike.
6. (4): Indianapolis Cathedral, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis).
7. (4): Franklin Central, Perry Meridian, Southport, Warren Central.
8. (4): Center Grove, Columbus North, Jeffersonville, New Albany.

Class 5A (34 schools)
9. (5): Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Michigan City, Mishawaka, South Bend Adams.
10. (4): Concord, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Goshen.
11. (4): Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Westfield.
12. (4): Anderson, Huntington North, Kokomo, Muncie Central.
13. (4): Decatur Central, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Plainfield, Zionsville.
14. (5): Columbus East, Franklin Community, Martinsville, New Palestine, Whiteland Community.
15. (4): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo.
16. (4): Bedford North Lawrence, Castle, Evansville North, Floyd Central.

Class 4A (64 Schools)
17. (8): East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lowell, Munster.
18. (8): Andrean, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, New Prairie, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph, South Bend Washington.
19. (8): Angola, Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, Wawasee.
20. (8): Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Leo, Logansport, Marion, Mississinewa, New Haven.
21. (8): Beech Grove, Frankfort, Greenwood Community, Lebanon, Mooresville, Northview, Roncalli, Western.
22. (8): Connersville, Delta, Greenfield-Central, Jay County, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, Pendleton Heights, Richmond.
23. (8): East Central, Franklin County, Jennings County, Madison Consolidated, Seymour, Shelbyville, Silver Creek, South Dearborn.
24. (8): Boonville, Edgewood, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Jasper, Owen Valley.

Class 3A (64 Schools)
25. (8): Calumet, Glenn, Griffith, Hammond, Hanover Central, Mishawaka Marian, Rensselaer Central, Wheeler.
26. (8): Culver Academies, Fairfield, Garrett, Heritage, Jimtown, Lakeland, Tippecanoe Valley, West Noble.
27. (8): Bellmont, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Norwell, Peru, Yorktown.
28. (8): Benton Central, Crawfordsville, Hamilton Heights, North Montgomery, Tipton, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western Boone.
29. (8): Brebeuf Jesuit, Danville Community, Greencastle, Guerin Catholic, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Northwest, Tri-West Hendricks, West Vigo.
30. (8): Batesville, Greensburg, Indian Creek, Indianapolis Emmerich Manual, Indianapolis Marshall, Indianapolis Washington, Lawrenceburg, Rushville.
31. (8): Brown County, Brownstown Central, Charlestown, Corydon Central, Heritage Hills, North Harrison, Salem, Southridge.
32. (8): Evansville Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mt. Vernon, Pike Central, Princeton Community, Sullivan, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.

Class 2A (64 Schools)
33. (8): Boone Grove, Bowman Academy, Gary Roosevelt, Hammond Bishop Noll, Knox, North Newton, River Forest, Whiting.
34. (8): Bremen, Cass, Delphi Community, Manchester, Oak Hill, Rochester Community, Wabash, Winamac.
35. (8): Bluffton, Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Prairie Heights, South Adams, Whitko, Woodlan.
36. (8): Alexandria, Blackford, Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Elwood, Madison-Grant, Taylor, Winchester Community.
37. (8): Frankton, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Scecina, Lapel, Park Tudor, Speedway.
38. (8): Centerville, Eastern Hancock, Indianapolis Howe, Milan, Northeastern, Switzerland County, Triton Central, Union County.
39. (8): Cascade, Cloverdale, Mitchell, Monrovia, North Putnam, Paoli, South Vermillion, Southmont.
40. (8): Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, North Posey, Providence, South Spencer.

Class A (63 Schools)
41. (8): Lake Station Edison, North Judson-San Pierre, North White, Pioneer, South Central (Union Mills), South Newton, Tri-County, West Central.
42. (8): Attica, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Covington, Frontier, Lafayette Central Catholic, Seeger.
43. (8): Caston, Culver Community, Fremont, LaVille, North Miami, Northfield, Southwood, Triton.
44. (8): Adams Central, Anderson Preparatory Academy, Monroe Central, Shenandoah, Southern Wells, Tri-Central, Union City, Wes-Del.
45. (8): Covenant Christian (Indianapolis), Fountain Central, North Vermillion, Riverton Parke, Rockville, Sheridan, South Putnam, Turkey Run.
46. (8): Cambridge City Lincoln, Hagerstown, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Shortridge, Knightstown, Tindley, Tri.
47. (7): Eastern Greene, Edinburgh, North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy, South Decatur, Springs Valley, West Washington.
48 (8): Linton-Stockton, North Central (Farmersburg), North Daviess, North Knox, Perry Central, Tecumseh, Tell City, Wood Memorial.

Restrictions
1.  Banners and posters are not allowed.
2.  No battery powered or electronic noise makers, fireworks, recorded music, sirens or whistles are allowed.
3.  Throwing of articles, including toilet tissue and baby powder, is not allowed.
4.  No live animal mascots are permitted at anytime.
5. The facility should be as neutral as possible without any enhancements that emphasize a home team.

 

Regionals

Class 6A: Friday, November 6, 2015.
Class 5A-1A: Friday, November 13, 2015.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $7 per person.
Official Football: The Wilson 1003 GST, the official football of the IHSAA state tournament, will be provided for all regional games. | Wilson ad

Approved Broadcasters (11/13/15)

Class 6A Bracket | Class 5A Bracket | Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class A Bracket 

Determining Home Team
Classes A, 3A & 5A
Sectional final game non-host, if applicable, or higher sectional # (i.e., Sect. 2 is higher than Sect. 1).
Classes 2A, 4A & 6A
Sectional final game non-host, if applicable, or lower sectional # (i.e., Sect. 1 is lower than Sect. 2).

Restrictions
1.  Banners and posters are not allowed.
2.  No battery powered or electronic noise makers, fireworks, recorded music, sirens or whistles are allowed.
3.  Throwing of articles, including toilet tissue and baby powder, is not allowed.
4.  No live animal mascots are permitted at anytime.
5. The facility should be as neutral as possible without any enhancements that emphasize a home team.

 

Semi-States

Class 6A: Friday, November 13, 2015.
Class 5A-1A: Friday, November 20, 2015.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $8 per person.
Official Football: The Wilson 1003 GST, the official football of the IHSAA state tournament, will be provided by the IHSAA for all semi-state games. | Wilson ad

Approved Broadcasters (11/18/15)

Class 6A Bracket | Class 5A Bracket | Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class A Bracket 

Determining Home Team
Classes A, 3A & 5A
*Regional non-host, if applicable, or lower sectional # (i.e., Sect. 1 is lower than Sect. 2).
Classes 2A, 4A & 6A
*Regional non-host, if applicable, or higher sectional # (i.e., Sect. 2 is higher than Sect. 1).

*If regional winner has not hosted either sectional final or regional, that school will be the designated host.

Restrictions
1.  Banners and posters are not allowed.
2.  No battery powered or electronic noise makers, fireworks, recorded music, sirens or whistles are allowed.
3.  Throwing of articles, including toilet tissue and baby powder, is not allowed.
4.  No live animal mascots are permitted at anytime.
5. The facility should be as neutral as possible without any enhancements that emphasize a home team.

 

State Finals

Dates: November 27-28, 2015.
Site: Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis | Website

Tickets: $15.00 per day. All seats are general admission. Pre-school children admitted at no charge. Single day tickets may be purchased at participating schools the week of the state finals. Contact schools for ticket distribution hours. Purchase advance tickets through a participating school and $1.00 for every ticket sold will be reimbursed to that school. Tickets also will be available game day at the Lucas Oil Stadium Ticket Office located on the southeast side of the venue at street level nearest Capitol Avenue.
Gates Open: Lucas Oil Stadium will open its gates to fans beginning at 11 am ET (one hour prior to kickoff of the first game) each day.

Television: All six state championship games will be televised exclusively on Fox Sports Indiana. Friday night’s Class 5A championship game will air on Fox Sports Indiana Plus (alternate channels) due to a conflict with the Indiana Pacers telecast. WHME Channel 46 in South Bend will also carry the telecasts. Channel Listings 
Webstream: IHSAAtv.org will live stream all six state championship games.
Radio: Each game will be broadcast on affiliates of the IHSAA Champions Network. Affiliates List
Determining Home Team: Decided by coin flip between coaches at Monday meeting before IHSAA state finals.
Official Football: The Wilson 1003 GST, the official football of the IHSAA state tournament, will be used. | Wilson ad

Class 6A Bracket | Class 5A Bracket | Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class A Bracket 

Originating BroadcastsState Finals Preview | Official Program 

Friday, Nov. 27, 2015

Class A State Championship
Final | Lafayette Central Catholic 34, Linton-Stockton 7
Box Score | Recap
■ Final Records: Lafayette Central Catholic (15-0), Linton-Stockton (13-2)
■ LCC rolls to seventh Class A state championship
■ Linton's Dylan Morris named winner of the Ress Mental Attitude Award

Class 3A State Championship 
Final | Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 31, West Lafayette 7
Box Score | Recap
■ Final Records: Bishop Chatard (12-3), West Lafayette (13-2)
■ Chatard claims record 13th championship
■ West Lafayette's Jack Folkers selected Ress Mental Attitude Award recipient

Class 5A State Championship
Final | Fort Wayne Snider 64, New Palestine 61
Box Score | Recap
■ Final Records: Fort Wayne Snider (13-1), New Palestine (13-1)
■ Snider outlasts New Pal in highest scoring state championship
■ New Palestine's Alex Neligh earns Eskew Mental Attitude Award

Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015

Class 2A State Championship
Final | Monrovia 33, Whiting 6
Box Score | Recap
■ Final Records: Monrovia (14-1), Whiting (13-2)
■ Monrovia captures school's first state championship in any sport
■ Bulldogs' John Williams named Ress Mental Attitude Award

Class 4A State Championship
Finals | Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 27, East Central 3
Box Score | Recap
■ Final Records: Bishop Dwenger (14-1), East Central (12-3)
■ Dwenger claims fourth football title, first since 1991
■ East Central's Connor Lynch named winner of Eskew Mental Attitude Award

Class 6A State Championship
Final | Center Grove 28, Penn 16
Box Score | Recap
■ Final Records: Center Grove (14-0), Penn (12-2)
■ Center Grove completes perfect season with second state title
■ Penn's Camden Bohn earns Eskew Mental Attitude Award