2016-17 IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts

Tournament Pairings Show

44th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament Pairings Show
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, 8 pm ET /  7 pm CT (90 minutes), Fox Sports Indiana.

Sectionals

Entry List Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT.

Class 6A: Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 2016.
Class 5A-1A: Oct. 21, 28, Nov. 4, 2016.
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 Broadcasts for 11/4 

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

Date: Friday, November 11, 2016.
Time: 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 for all regional games. | Wilson ad 

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

Approved Broadcasts 

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

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

Date: Friday, November 18, 2016.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $10 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 

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

Approved Broadcasts 

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

*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 25-26, 2016.
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: The Class A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A games will air live on Fox Sports Indiana with Friday night’s 6A game broadcast on Fox Sports Indiana Plus, an alternate channel, due to overlap with the Indiana Pacers broadcast that evening. Channel Listings by Provider 
Webstream: For viewers outside of the Fox Sports Indiana coverage area, a live stream will be available at IHSAAtv.org. For those within the FSI coverage area, the stream will be available only on delayed basis following the conclusion of the telecast.
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 

Preview | Official Program 

Friday, Nov. 25, 2016

Class 2A State Championship
Final | Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 28, Eastbrook 6
■ Final Records: Ritter (11-4), Eastbrook (13-2)
■ After a 1-4 start to the season, Ritter hoists 5th state championship trophy
■ Eastbrook's John Ragan named Ress Mental Attitude Award receipient
Box Score | Recap

Class 4A State Championship
Final
| Roncalli 34, NorthWood 22
■ Final Records: Roncalli (15-0), NorthWood (14-1)
■ Roncalli turns away NorthWood for 9th football crown
■ NorthWood's Drew Minnich named Eskew Mental Attitude Award winner
Box Score | Recap 

Class 6A State Championship 

Final | Carmel 16, Center Grove 13 (OT)
■ Final Records: Carmel (10-4), Center Grove (12-2)
■ Carmel rallies in 4th quarter, kicks game-winning 27 yard FG in OT
■ Center Grove's Logan Bontrager receives Eskew Mental Attitude Award
Box Score | Recap 

Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016

Class A State Championship
Final | Linton-Stockton 34, Pioneer 20
■ Final Records: Linton-Stockton (15-0), Pioneer (14-1)
■ Linton-Stockton wins first football crown, school's first state title in 106 years
■ Pioneer's Austin Harmon named Ress Mental Attitude Award

Box Score | Recap 

Class 3A State Championship 
Final | Fort Wayne Concordia 56, Lawrenceburg 14
■ Final Records: Fort Wayne Concordia (13-2), Lawrenceburg (13-2)
■ Concordia wins school's first football state title in record-setting fashion
Lawrenceburg's Jacob Ruberg receives Ress Mental Attitude Award
Box Score | Recap 

Class 5A State Championship 
Final | Westfield 16, Columbus East 13
■ Final Records: Westfield (12-2), Columbus East (13-2)
■ Westfield reels in first football state title
■ Columbus East's Harry Crider earns Eskew Mental Attitude Award
Box Score | Recap