IHSAA Media Release of Oct. 4, 2000
A field of 309 schools drawn for 28th IHSAA Football Tournament
A field of 309 schools will begin competition Oct. 22 in the 28th annual IHSAA Football Tournament. The field consists of 62 schools in Class A, 63 schools in Class 2A, 62 schools in Class 3A, 61 schools in Class 4A and 61 schools in Class 5A.
The field has one more team than in 1999. Wheeler High School, who is playing varsity football for the first time in 2000, has entered its first IHSAA tournament. The Bearcats drew Glenn in Class 2A Sectional 25. Because of the addition of Wheeler, two teams in Class 2A were assigned to different sectionals than in 1999. Teams affected were Winamac (Sectional 25 to Sectional 26), and Madison-Grant (Sectional 26 to Sectional 29).
There were no sectional assignment changes from 1999 in the other four classes.
As determined by the blind draw, sectional play will begin Oct. 20 across the state. While most tournament games will be played on Fridays, the competing schools may have the option to move a game to Saturday because of lengthy travel. Sectional play will continue the weekends of Oct. 27-28 and Nov. 3-4.
Regional competition is Nov. 10 or Nov. 11, with the semi-states Nov. 17 or 18. For the 17th year, the state championship games will be played Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 24-25, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. On Nov. 24, the Class A championship will be played at 3:30 p.m. and the Class 2A championship will be played at 7 p.m. On Nov. 25, the 3A championship will be at noon, the 4A championship at 3:30 p.m. and the 5A championship at 7:05 p.m.
DETERMINATION OF SECTIONAL SITES
First-Round Games
The team named first in the draw is host school unless the two schools agree to switch the site.
Second-Round Games
The team without a home game in the first round will be the host. Exception: A team that has a first-round bye always will be the visitor for second-round games. If both teams were home or both were visitors in the first round, the team named first in the draw will be the host.
Third-Round Games
The host team will be the team that has played the most away sectional games. If both teams have played the same number of away games, the team on top of the bracket (drawn first) will be the host.
DETERMINATION OF REGIONAL SITES
Classes 2A & 4A
The team that traveled for the sectional championship game will host, if applicable. If both teams were away for the sectional championship or both were home, the higher-numbered sectional will host. Example: Sectional 20 would host Sectional 19.
Classes A, 3A, 5A
The team that traveled for the sectional championship game will host, if applicable. If both teams were away for the sectional championship or both were home, the lower-numbered sectional will host. Example: Sectional 1 would host Sectional 2.
28TH FOOTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT
First-Round Sectional Pairings
October 20 or 21, 2000
Teams are listed in bracket order within the sectional; first team listed in each pairing is home team.
Suggested kickoff time: 7:30 p.m. (local time).
Tickets: $4 per game.
Credentials: Media representatives should contact host school athletic director.
CLASS 5A
Sectional 1
Merrillville vs. Gary Wallace.
Valparaiso vs. Crown Point.
Chesterton vs. East Chicago Central.
Lake Central vs. Portage.
Sectional 2
South Bend Riley vs. Mishawaka.
Michigan City vs. Elkhart Memorial.
Warsaw vs. Elkhart Central.
LaPorte vs. Penn.
Sectional 3
Fort Wayne Northrop vs. Homestead.
Marion vs. Fort Wayne Snider.
Huntington North vs. Fort Wayne North Side.
Bye: Fort Wayne South Side vs. Fort Wayne Northrop-Homestead winner.
Sectional 4
Kokomo vs. Carmel.
Lafayette Jefferson vs. Anderson Highland.
Harrison (West Lafayette) vs. Anderson.
Noblesville vs. Hamilton Southeastern.
Sectional 5
Indianapolis Arlington vs. Lawrence Central.
Warren Central vs. Indianapolis Broad Ripple.
Lawrence North vs. Franklin Central.
North Central (Indianapolis) vs. Richmond.
Sectional 6
Southport vs. Pike
Ben Davis vs. Indianapolis Northwest.
Perry Meridian vs. Decatur Central.
Indianapolis Manual vs. Indianapolis Tech.
Sectional 7
Bloomington South vs. Martinsville.
Columbus North vs. Terre Haute North.
Center Grove vs. Terre Haute South.
Bye: Bedford North Lawrence vs. Bloomington South-Martinsville winner.
Sectional 8
Evansville Reitz vs. Castle.
Jeffersonville vs. Evansville Harrison.
Floyd Central vs. New Albany.
Bye: Evansville Central vs. Evansville Reitz-Castle.
CLASS 4A
Sectional 9
Hammond Morton vs. Griffith.
Munster vs. Highland.
Hammond vs. Hammond Clark.
Hammond Gavit vs. Lowell.
Sectional 10
Hobart vs. Gary Roosevelt.
McCutcheon vs. Gary West Side.
Logansport vs. Gary Wirt.
Kankakee Valley vs. Plymouth.
Sectional 11
Northridge vs. Concord.
South Bend Washington vs. Wawasee.
South Bend Adams vs. South Bend LaSalle.
South Bend Clay vs. Goshen.
Sectional 12
Bellmont vs. Fort Wayne Dwenger.
Columbia City vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne).
DeKalb vs. East Noble.
Bye: Fort Wayne Wayne vs. Bellmont-Fort Wayne Dwenger winner.
Sectional 13
Muncie Central vs. Connersville.
Greenfield-Central vs. Jay County.
New Castle vs. Muncie South Side.
Delta vs. Pendleton Heights.
Sectional 14
Franklin County vs. South Dearborn.
Madison vs. Jennings County.
Seymour vs. Columbus East.
Shelbyville vs. East Central.
Sectional 15
Franklin vs. Brownsburg.
Plainfield vs. Greenwood.
Indianapolis Cathedral vs. Avon.
Bye: Mooresville vs. Franklin-Brownsburg winner.
Sectional 16
Boonville vs. Evansville North.
Northview vs. Vincennes Lincoln.
Owen Valley vs. Jasper.
Bye: Bloomington North vs. Boonville-Evansville North winner.
CLASS 3A
Sectional 17
Calumet vs. Culver Military.
Gary Mann vs. New Prairie.
Mishawaka Marian vs. Andrean.
South Bend St. Joseph’s vs. Hammond Noll.
Sectional 18
Twin Lakes vs. Benton Central.
Lebanon vs. North Montgomery.
Zionsville vs. Frankfort.
West Lafayette vs. Crawfordsville.
Sectional 19
Angola vs. West Noble.
New Haven vs. NorthWood.
Whitko vs. Fort Wayne Elmhurst.
Lakeland vs. Fort Wayne Concordia.
Sectional 20
Mississinewa vs. Maconaquah.
Peru vs. Tippecanoe Valley.
Blackford vs. Norwell.
Western vs. Rochester.
Sectional 21
Rushville vs. Hamilton Heights.
Yorktown vs. Mt. Vernon (Fortville).
New Palestine vs. Alexandria.
Westfield vs. Elwood.
Sectional 22
Beech Grove vs. Greencastle.
Roncalli vs. Indianapolis Chatard.
Brebeuf vs. West Vigo.
Bye: Sullivan vs. Beech Grove-Greencastle winner.
Sectional 23
Corydon Central vs. Batesville.
Greensburg vs. North Harrison.
Edgewood vs. Brown County.
Bye: Whiteland vs. Corydon Central-Batesville winner.
Sectional 24
Pike Central vs. Mount Vernon.
Washington vs. Heritage Hills.
Princeton vs. Evansville Memorial.
Gibson Southern vs. Evansville Bosse.
CLASS 2A
Sectional 25
North Newton vs. Lake Station Edison.
Rensselaer Central vs. North Judson.
Glenn vs. Wheeler.
Knox vs. Bremen.
Sectional 26
Oak Hill vs. Taylor.
Delphi vs. Northwestern.
North Miami vs. Eastbrook.
Cass vs. Winamac.
Sectional 27
Central Noble vs. Churubusco.
Garrett vs. Fairfield.
Prairie Heights vs. Eastside.
Jimtown vs. Leo.
Sectional 28
Fort Wayne Luers vs. Manchester.
Woodlan vs. South Adams.
Heritage vs. Bluffton.
Harding vs. Wabash.
Sectional 29
Western Boone vs. Tipton.
Speedway vs. Centerville.
Madison-Grant vs. Union County.
Indianapolis Scecina vs. Winchester.
Sectional 30
Monrovia vs. Fountain Central.
Southmont vs. Tri-West Hendricks.
South Vermillion vs. Danville.
North Putnam vs. Cloverdale.
Sectional 31
Salem vs. Providence.
Brownstown Central vs. Indian Creek.
Lawrenceburg vs. Triton Central.
Bye: Charlestown vs. Salem-Providence winner.
Sectional 32
Tell City vs. North Posey.
South Spencer vs. Southridge.
Evansville Mater Dei vs. Paoli.
Mitchell vs. North Knox.
CLASS A
Sectional 33
LaVille vs. Caston.
Triton vs. River Forest.
Culver Community vs. South Central (Union Mills).
West Central vs. Whiting.
Sectional 34
Pioneer vs. South Newton.
Frontier vs. Carroll (Flora).
Lafayette Central Catholic vs. North White.
Bye: Tri-County vs. Pioneer-South Newton winner.
Sectional 35
Southern Wells vs. Fremont.
Eastern (Greentown) vs. Southwood.
Northfield vs. Adams Central.
Bye: Wes-Del vs. Southern Wells-Fremont winner.
Sectional 36
Northeastern vs. Union City.
Knightstown vs. Eastern Hancock.
Shenandoah vs. Tri.
Cambridge City Lincoln vs. Hagerstown.
Sectional 37
Frankton vs. Clinton Prairie.
Indianapolis Ritter vs. Sheridan.
Lapel vs. Cascade.
Clinton Central vs. Tri-Central.
Sectional 38
Rockville vs. North Vermillion.
South Putnam vs. Covington.
Attica vs. Seeger.
Riverton Parke vs. Turkey Run.
Sectional 39
Clarksville vs. Park Tudor.
Edinburgh vs. Milan.
West Washington vs. North Decatur.
South Decatur vs. Indiana School for the Deaf.
Sectional 40
North Daviess vs. Tecumseh.
Linton-Stockton vs. Perry Central.
Oakland City Wood Memorial vs. Union (Dugger).
Springs Valley vs. North Central (Farmersburg).
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