Phone: 317-846-6601 Fax: 317-575-4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
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MEDIA INFORMATION January 29, 2006
GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT TRAIL SET
A field of 388
teams and 5,291 participants will begin play as the 31st Annual IHSAA Girls
Basketball State Tournament Series tips off next week at 64 sites around the
state.
One site, Class
A, Sectional 56 at Eminence with nine teams, will get action underway on
Monday, Feb. 6 with the majority of sites scheduled to begin the following
night. Sectional play continues through the week with championship games set
for Saturday, Feb. 11. The regional round is slated for Feb. 18, semi-states on
February 25 and the state finals at Conseco Fieldhouse on March 4. In all, 384
games will be played over the four-week period.
At the state
finals, there will be a championship game in each of the four classes,
beginning with Class A at 10:36 a.m. EST and followed immediately by the Class
2A game. After a mid-afternoon break, the second session will begin with the
Class 3A championship game at 6:06 p.m. EST, followed by the Class 4A game.
Among the
defending state champions, host Tri-Central, winner of three straight Class A
championships and currently top-ranked, will meet Southern Wells in Sectional
54. In 2A, Shenandoah will open first round play on its own floor against
In addition to
Tri-Central, other top-ranked teams in this week’s state coaches poll include
Heritage Christian in Class 2A which drew host Triton Central in Sectional 43
at Triton Central; Class 3A’s
Four member
schools will be making their first appearance in the girls basketball state
tournament including Bethesda Christian and University (both in Sectional 56),
Liberty Christian (Sectional 54) and Trinity Lutheran (Sectional 59). Each is
assigned to Class A.
Shenandoah, in
Class 2A, leads the state with six consecutive sectional championships. Castle
(4A) follows with five consecutive while Garrett (2A), Gary West Side (4A),
Rushville owns
the most all-time sectional championships with 23; Bedford North Lawrence and
Sectional Formats
5-Team Fields
Will play one
first-round game on Tuesday at 7 p.m., two semifinals on Friday beginning at 6
p.m., and the championship on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Note: The team drawing
the first-round bye will play the Tuesday night winner in the second semifinal
game on Friday.
6-Team Fields
Will play two
first-round games on Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m. (except as noted), two
semifinals on Friday beginning at 6 p.m., and the championship on Saturday at
7:30 p.m. Note: The two teams drawing first-round byes will play in the second
semifinal game on Friday.
7-Team Fields
Will play one
first-round game on Tuesday beginning at
8-Team Fields
Will play two
first-round games on Tuesday beginning at
9-Team Fields
Will play one
first round game on Monday beginning at 7 p.m., two games on Tuesday beginning
at 6 p.m., two games on Thursday beginning at 6 p.m., two semifinals on Friday
beginning at 6 p.m., and the championship on Saturday at
One Sectional
Will Play First-Round Games at Multiple Sites
In the Gary West
Side Sectional, the host school for the first round is determined by the draw.
The second-named team in each first-round pairing will host a game with the
semifinals and championship games to be played at Gary West Side.
Sectionals
Dates: Monday, Feb. 6 – Saturday,
Feb. 11.
Admission: $5.00 per
session or $9.00 all sessions.
Home Team: The
second-named team in each game is the designated home team.
* Indicates host sites for first
round games will be determined by the tournament draw.
Class 4A
1. *
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
2.
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Chesterton vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
3.
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – LaPorte vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
4.
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Penn vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
5. East Noble Sectional (5)
Game 1 – DeKalb vs. Carroll (
Game 2 – East Noble vs.
Game 3 –
Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of
Game 3.
6.
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game
4.
7.
Game 1 – McCutcheon vs.
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game
4.
8.
Game 1 – Greenfield-Central vs.
Game 2 – Anderson Highland vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
9. Noblesville Sectional (6)
Game 1 – North Central (
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
10. Warren Central Sectional (7)
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 –
Game 4 –
Game 5 – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game
3.
Championship – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of
Game 5.
11.
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Franklin Central vs.
Game 3 –
Game 4 – Center Grove vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5 – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game
3.
Championship – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of
Game 5.
12.
Game 1 – Brownsburg vs. Pike.
Game 2 – Ben Davis vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
13.
Game 1 – Terre Haute North vs. Mooresville.
Game 2 – Northview vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
14.
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Shelbyville vs. East Central.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
15.
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Floyd Central vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
16.
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Castle vs.
Game 3 –
Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of
Game 3.
Class 3A
17.
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
18.
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Andrean vs. Gary Roosevelt.
Game 3 – Gary Wallace vs. Winner of Game 1.
Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of
Game 3.
19. Knox Sectional (6)
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Knox vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
20.
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Maconaquah vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Western vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
21. West Noble Sectional (6)
Game 1 – NorthWood vs. Wawasee.
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
22. Norwell Sectional (6)
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Whitko vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
23.
Game 1 – Fort Wayne Bishop Luers vs.
Game 2 – Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger vs.
Bellmont.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran vs.
Leo.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
24. Mississinewa Sectional (6)
Game 1 – Tipton vs. Elwood.
Game 2 – Blackford vs. Delta.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
25.
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Western Boone vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Brebeuf Jesuit vs. Crawfordsville.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
26. Beech Grove Sectional (6)
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Beech Grove vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Indianapolis Bishop Chatard vs.
Whiteland.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
27.
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
28. Batesville Sectional (6)
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Batesville vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
29. Greencastle Sectional (6)
Game 1 – Sullivan vs. Greencastle.
Game 2 – West Vigo vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
30. Corydon Central Sectional (6)
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Corydon Central vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Scottsburg vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
31.
Game 1 – Pike Central vs. Gibson Southern.
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Jasper vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
32.
Game 1 – Boonville vs.
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Heritage Hills vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
Class 2A
33.
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 –
Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game
3.
34. LaVille Sectional (6)
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Glenn vs. LaVille.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
35. North Judson Sectional (5)
Game 1 – Rensselaer Central vs.
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winamac vs. Winner of Game 1.
Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of
Game 3.
36. North
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Fountain Central vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
37. Garrett Sectional (6)
Game 1 – Churubusco vs. Garrett.
Game 2 – Central Noble vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
38. Bluffton Sectional (6)
Game 1 – Heritage vs. Woodlan.
Game 2 – Adams Central vs.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Harding vs. Bluffton.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
39.
Game 1 – Wabash vs.
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Southwood vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
40. Oak Hill Sectional (6)
Game 1 – Eastbrook vs. Eastern (Greentown).
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Oak Hill vs. Northwestern.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
41. Shenandoah Sectional (7)
Game 1 – Wapahani vs. Frankton.
Game 2 – Knightstown vs. Eastern Hancock.
Game 3 – Shenandoah vs.
Game 4 –
Game 5 – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game
3.
Championship – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of
Game 5.
42.
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
43. Triton Central Sectional (6)
Game 1 – Heritage Christian vs. Triton
Central.
Game 2 – Indian Creek vs. Park Tudor.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner
of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
44. Lawrenceburg Sectional (6)
Game 1 –
Game 2 – South Ripley vs. Lawrenceburg.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Southwestern (
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
45. Cascade Sectional (7)
Game 1 – North Putnam vs. Tri-West Hendricks.
Game 2 – Cloverdale vs.
Game 3 – South Vermillion vs. Cascade.
Game 4 – South Putnam vs. Winner of Game 1.
Game 5 – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game
3.
Championship – Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of
Game 5.
46. North Knox Sectional (6)
Game 1 – Mitchell vs. Linton-Stockton.
Game 2 – South Knox vs. North Knox.
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 – Paoli vs. Eastern Greene.
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
47. Eastern (
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2.
Game 4 –
Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of
Game 4.
48. Tell City Sectional (7)
Game 1 – Southridge vs.
Game 2 – Tell City vs. South Spencer.
Game 3 –