Indiana High School Athletic Association

9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650

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 Alexandria in Sectional 41. South Bend St. Joseph’s will face New Prairie in the first round of Class 3A’s Sectional 19 at Knox, and 4A North Central of Indianapolis will head to Sectional 9 at Noblesville to play Westfield.

 

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 Lebanon hosts Western Boone in Sectional 25 and; Class 4A South Bend Washington meets LaPorte in Sectional 3 at South Bend Riley.

 

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), South Bend St. Joseph’s (3A) and Valparaiso (4A) each have won four in a row.

 

Rushville owns the most all-time sectional championships with 23; Bedford North Lawrence and Valparaiso trail with 20 each and are followed by Ben Davis, Kokomo, NorthWood and Sullivan with 18 each.

 

 

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 7 p.m., two games on Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m., two semifinals on Friday beginning at 6 p.m., and the championship on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

 

8-Team Fields

Will play two first-round games on Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m., two games on Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m., two semifinals on Friday beginning at 6 p.m., and the championship on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

 

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 7:30 p.m.

 

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.   *Gary West Side Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Lake Central at East Chicago Central.

Game 2 – Highland at Munster.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Gary West Side vs. Lowell.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

2.   Valparaiso Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Crown Point vs. Portage.

Game 2 – Chesterton vs. Hobart.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Valparaiso vs. Merrillville.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

3.   South Bend Riley Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Michigan City vs. South Bend Riley.

Game 2 – South Bend Adams vs. South Bend Clay.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – LaPorte vs. South Bend Washington.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

4.   Goshen Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Elkhart Memorial vs. Elkhart Central.

Game 2 – Penn vs. Mishawaka.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Concord vs. Goshen.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

5.   East Noble Sectional (5)

Game 1 – DeKalb vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne).

Game 2 – East Noble vs. Columbia City.

Game 3 – Warsaw vs. Winner of Game 1.

Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.

 

6.   Huntington North Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Fort Wayne Northrop vs. Homestead.

Game 2 – Fort Wayne South Side vs. Fort Wayne Snider.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Huntington North vs. Fort Wayne North Side.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

7.   Kokomo Sectional (6)

Game 1 – McCutcheon vs. Lafayette Jefferson.

Game 2 – Kokomo vs. Harrison (West Lafayette).

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Marion vs. Logansport.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

8.   Anderson Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Greenfield-Central vs. Anderson.

Game 2 – Anderson Highland vs. Richmond.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Muncie Southside vs. Muncie Central.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

9.   Noblesville Sectional (6)

Game 1 – North Central (Indianapolis) vs. Westfield.

Game 2 – Carmel vs. Noblesville.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Hamilton Southeastern vs. Indianapolis Broad Ripple.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

10.  Warren Central Sectional (7)

Game 1 – Indianapolis Cathedral vs. Warren Central.

Game 2 – Lawrence North vs. Indianapolis Arlington.

Game 3 – Indianapolis Manual vs. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical.

Game 4 – Lawrence Central 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.

 

11.  Greenwood Sectional (7)

Game 1 – Franklin vs. Southport.

Game 2 – Franklin Central vs. Decatur Central.

Game 3 – Greenwood vs. Perry Meridian.

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.  Indianapolis Northwest Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Brownsburg vs. Pike.

Game 2 – Ben Davis vs. Avon.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Indianapolis Northwest vs. Zionsville.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

13.  Terre Haute North Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Terre Haute North vs. Mooresville.

Game 2 – Northview vs. Martinsville.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Plainfield vs. Terre Haute South.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

14.  Bloomington South Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Columbus East vs. Columbus North.

Game 2 – Shelbyville vs. East Central.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Bloomington North vs. Bloomington South.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

15.  Jeffersonville Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Jeffersonville vs. Bedford North Lawrence.

Game 2 – Seymour vs. Jennings County.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Floyd Central vs. New Albany.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

16.  Evansville Reitz Sectional (5)

Game 1 – Evansville Reitz vs. Evansville Central.

Game 2 – Castle vs. Evansville Harrison.

Game 3 – Evansville North vs. Winner of Game 1.

Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.

 

 

Class 3A

17.  Hammond Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Hammond Clark vs. Hammond.

Game 2 – Griffith vs. Calumet.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Hammond Gavit vs. Hammond Morton.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

18.  Kankakee Valley Sectional (5)

Game 1 – Kankakee Valley vs. Gary Wirt.

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 – South Bend St. Joseph’s vs. New Prairie.

Game 2 – Mishawaka Marian vs. Culver Academy.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Knox vs. Plymouth.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

20.  Benton Central Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Benton Central vs. West Lafayette.

Game 2 – Maconaquah vs. Frankfort.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Western vs. Twin Lakes.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

21.  West Noble Sectional (6)

Game 1 – NorthWood vs. Wawasee.

Game 2 – Lakeland vs. Northridge.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Angola vs. West Noble.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

22.  Norwell Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Fort Wayne Wayne vs. Norwell.

Game 2 – Whitko vs. Peru.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Fort Wayne Elmhurst vs. Tippecanoe Valley.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

23.  Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Fort Wayne Bishop Luers vs. New Haven.

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 – Jay County vs. Mississinewa.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

25.  Lebanon Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Danville vs. Southmont.

Game 2 – Western Boone vs. Lebanon.

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 – Indianapolis Washington vs. Roncalli.

Game 2 – Beech Grove vs. Indianapolis Howe Academy.

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.  Mount Vernon (Fortville) Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Mount Vernon (Fortville) vs. New Palestine.

Game 2 – Pendleton Heights vs. Yorktown.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Hamilton Heights vs. New Castle.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

28.  Batesville Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Franklin County vs. Greensburg.

Game 2 – South Dearborn vs. Rushville.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Batesville vs. Connersville.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

29.  Greencastle Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Sullivan vs. Greencastle.

Game 2 – West Vigo vs. Owen Valley.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Brown County vs. Edgewood.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

30.  Corydon Central Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Salem vs. Silver Creek.

Game 2 – Corydon Central vs. North Harrison.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Scottsburg vs. Madison.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

31.  Princeton Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Pike Central vs. Gibson Southern.

Game 2 – Washington vs. Princeton.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Jasper vs. Vincennes Lincoln.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

32.  Evansville Memorial Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Boonville vs. Evansville Memorial.

Game 2 – Mount Vernon vs. Evansville Mater Dei.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Heritage Hills vs. Evansville Bosse.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

 

Class 2A

33.  Hammond Bishop Noll Sectional (5)

Game 1 – Lake Station Edison vs. Boone Grove.

Game 2 – Hanover Central vs. Wheeler.

Game 3 – Hammond Bishop Noll vs. Winner of Game 1.

Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.

 

34.  LaVille Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Fairfield vs. Westview.

Game 2 – Glenn vs. LaVille.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Bremen vs. Jimtown.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

35.  North Judson Sectional (5)

Game 1 – Rensselaer Central vs. North Newton.

Game 2 – Rochester vs. North Judson.

Game 3 – Winamac vs. Winner of Game 1.

Championship – Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.

 

36.  North Montgomery Sectional (6)

Game 1 – North Montgomery vs. Seeger.

Game 2 – Fountain Central vs. Sheridan.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Clinton Central vs. Delphi.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

37.  Garrett Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Churubusco vs. Garrett.

Game 2 – Central Noble vs. Fremont.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Prairie Heights vs. Eastside.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

38.  Bluffton Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Heritage vs. Woodlan.

Game 2 – Adams Central vs. South Adams.

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.  Northfield Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Wabash vs. Manchester.

Game 2 – Northfield vs. Cass.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Southwood vs. North Miami.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

40.  Oak Hill Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Eastbrook vs. Eastern (Greentown).

Game 2 – Taylor vs. Madison-Grant.

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. Alexandria.

Game 4 – Muncie Burris 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.

 

42.  Centerville Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Winchester vs. Cambridge City Lincoln.

Game 2 – Hagerstown vs. Northeastern.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Centerville vs. Union County.

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 – Speedway vs. Indianapolis Scecina.

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

44.  Lawrenceburg Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Switzerland County vs. Milan.

Game 2 – South Ripley vs. Lawrenceburg.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Southwestern (Hanover) vs. North Decatur.

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. Monrovia.

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 (Pekin) Sectional (6)

Game 1 – Austin vs. Brownstown Central.

Game 2 – Charlestown vs. Clarksville.

Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.

Game 4 – Providence vs. Eastern (Pekin).

Championship – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.

 

48.  Tell City Sectional (7)

Game 1 – Southridge vs. Forest Park.

Game 2 – Tell City vs. South Spencer.

Game 3 –