2008-09 IHSAA Football State Tournament

Sectionals
Dates:
First Round: Friday, Oct. 24 (first round games).
Semifinals: Friday, Oct. 31.
Championships: Friday, Nov. 7.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $5.00.

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.
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.

Sectional Brackets
5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | A

 

Regionals
Date: Friday, November 14.
Times:
7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission:
$6.00.

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

Regional, Semi-State, State Brackets
5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | A

 

Semi-States
Date: Friday, November 21.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $7.00.

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

Regional, Semi-State, State Brackets
5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | A

 

State Finals
Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis. | Lucas Oil Stadium website
Dates: Friday, Nov. 28; Saturday, Nov. 29.
Admission: $15 per day; $25 both days (all seats general admission).

Determining Home Team: Home team shall be determined by a coin toss at the pre-tournament meeting on Monday, Nov. 24.
Tickets: $15.00 per day; All seats are general admission. Tickets may be purchased at participating schools the week prior to the state finals. Contact schools for ticket distribution hours. 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.
Driving Directions & Parking: www.lucasoilstadium.com
Gates Open: Lucas Oil Stadium will open its gates to fans beginning one hour prior to kickoff of the first game each day. On Friday, gates will open at 2:30 pm ET and on Saturday at 11 am ET.
Radio: The IHSAA / Methodist Sports Medicine Championship Radio Network will broadcast all five games to affiliates statewide. A detailed list of which games each affiliate will carry will be posted to www.ihsaa.org the week of the state finals.
Souvenir Programs: Complimentary copies of the souvenir program may be obtained at each entrance gate to Lucas Oil Stadium.
 
Meet the Teams |State Finals Scoreboard

Regional, Semi-State, State Brackets
5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | A