Entry List Deadline: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT.
Tournament Draw: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT.
Time: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $6 per person.
Determining Home Team
First Round: The second-named team in the blind draw is the host school, unless both 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: The team that has played the most away games will host. If both teams have played the same number of away games, the bottom bracket team will host.
Class 5A Brackets | Class 4A Brackets | Class 3A Brackets | Class 2A Brackets | Class 1A Brackets
Class 5A (63 schools)
Sectional 1 (8): Chesterton, Crown Point, Lake Central, Merrillville, Michigan City, Munster, Portage, Valparaiso.
Sectional 2 (8): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Goshen, LaPorte, Penn, South Bend Adams, Warsaw.
Sectional 3 (8): Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead, Huntington North, Kokomo.
Sectional 4 (8): Anderson, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Noblesville, Westfield.
Sectional 5 (8): Carmel, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Perry Meridian, Southport, Warren Central.
Sectional 6 (8): Avon, Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Decatur Central, Pike, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo, Zionsville.
Sectional 7 (8): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Center Grove, Columbus North, Franklin Central, Franklin Community, Martinsville, Whiteland.
Sectional 8 (7): Bedford North Lawrence, Castle, Evansville North, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, New Albany.
Class 4A (63 schools)
Sectional 9 (8): East Chicago Central, Gary Roosevelt, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hammond, Hammond Clark, Hammond Morton, Highland.
Sectional 10 (8): Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, Mishawaka, New Prairie, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend Washington.
Sectional 11 (8): Angola, Concord, DeKalb, East Noble, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, Wawasee.
Sectional 12 (8): Columbia City, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Jay County, Leo, Logansport, Marion, New Haven, Norwell.
Sectional 13 (8): Delta, Frankfort, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, New Palestine, Pendleton Heights.
Sectional 14 (8): Greenwood, Indianapolis Cathedral, Lebanon, Mooresville, Northview, Owen Valley, Plainfield, Roncalli.
Sectional 15 (8): Columbus East, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, New Castle, Richmond, Shelbyville, South Dearborn.
Sectional 16 (7): Boonville, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Jasper, Madison, Seymour.
Class 3A (63 schools)
Sectional 17 (8): Calumet, Culver Academies, Gary Wallace, Glenn, Hammond Gavit, Knox, Mishawaka Marian, South Bend St. Joseph.
Sectional 18 (8): Fort Wayne Concordia, Garrett, Heritage, Jimtown, Lakeland, Tippecanoe Valley, West Noble, Whitko.
Sectional 19 (8): Bellmont, Blackford, Eastbrook, Maconaquah, Mississinewa, Peru, Western, Yorktown.
Sectional 20 (7): Crawfordsville, Hamilton Heights, North Montgomery, Southmont, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western Boone.
Sectional 21 (8): Brebeuf Jesuit, Danville, Greencastle, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Northwest, Tri-West Hendricks, West Vigo.
Sectional 22 (8): Batesville, Beech Grove, Brown County, Edgewood, Greensburg, Indian Creek, Indianapolis Howe Academy, Rushville.
Sectional 23 (8): Brownstown Central, Charlestown, Corydon Central, Heritage Hills, Mitchell, North Harrison, Salem, Silver Creek.
Sectional 24 (8): Evansville Bosse, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Gibson Southern, Mount Vernon, Pike Central, Princeton, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
Class 2A (63 schools)
Sectional 25 (8): Andrean, Boone Grove, Bowman Academy, Lake Station Edison, North Newton, Rensselaer Central, River Forest, Wheeler.
Sectional 26 (8): Bremen, Cass, Fairfield, Manchester, North Judson-San Pierre, Prairie Heights, Rochester, Wabash.
Sectional 27 (8): Bluffton, Churubusco, Eastside, Elwood, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Madison-Grant, Oak Hill, Woodlan.
Sectional 28 (8): Benton Central, Delphi Community, Eastern (Greentown), Fountain Central, Northwestern, Seeger, Taylor, Tipton.
Sectional 29 (8): Alexandria, Centerville, Frankton, Guerin Catholic, Heritage Christian, Shenandoah, Union County, Winchester Community.
Sectional 30 (8): Cascade, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, North Putnam, Park Tudor, South Putnam, South Vermillion, Speedway.
Sectional 31 (8): Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Lawrenceburg, Monrovia, Paoli, Providence, Triton Central.
Sectional 32 (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, North Posey, South Spencer, Southridge, Sullivan, Tell City.
Class 1A (63 schools)
Sectional 33 (8): Culver Community, Hammond Bishop Noll, South Central (Union Mills), South Newton, Tri-County, West Central, Whiting, Winamac.
Sectional 34 (8): Carroll (Flora), Caston, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Frontier, Lafayette Central Catholic, North White, Pioneer.
Sectional 35 (8): Adams Central, Central Noble, Fremont, LaVille, North Miami, Northfield, Southwood, Triton.
Sectional 36 (8): Lapel, Monroe Central, Sheridan, South Adams, Southern Wells, Tri-Central, Union City, Wes-Del.
Sectional 37 (8): Cambridge City Lincoln, Eastern Hancock, Hagerstown, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Knightstown, Northeastern, Tri.
Sectional 38 (8): Attica, Cloverdale, Covington, North Central (Farmersburg), North Vermillion, Riverton Parke, Rockville, Turkey Run.
Sectional 39 (7): Edinburgh, Indianapolis Lutheran, Milan, North Decatur, South Decatur, Springs Valley, West Washington.
Sectional 40 (8): Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, North Daviess, North Knox, Perry Central, Tecumseh, Union (Dugger), Wood Memorial.
Time: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $7 per person.
Determining Home Team
Classes 2A & 4A: Sectional final game non-host (if applicable) or higher sectional number.
Classes 1A, 3A, & 5A: Sectional final game non-host (if applicable) or lower sectional number.
Class 5A Bracket | Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class 1A Bracket
Time: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $8 per person.
Determining Home Team
Classes 2A & 4A: *Regional non-host (if applicable) or lower sectional number.
Classes 1A, 3A, & 5A: *Regional non-host (if applicable) or higher sectional number.
*If regional winner has not hosted either sectional final or regional, that school will be the designated host.
Class 5A Bracket | Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class 1A Bracket
Site: Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis.
Admission: $15 per person per day. All seats are general admission. Pre-school children admitted at no charge. Single-day tickets may be purchased at participating schools during the week of the state finals. Contact schools for ticket distribution hours. Tickets will also be available on game day at the Lucas Oil Stadium Ticket Office located on the southeast side of the venue at street level near Capitol Avenue.
Gates Open: Lucas Oil Stadium will open its gates to fans beginning one hour prior to kickoff of the first game each day. Gates will open at 2:30 pm ET on Friday and again at 11 am ET on Saturday.
Television: All five state championship games will air live on the IHSAA Champions Network.
Webcast: All five games will be streamed at IHSAAtv.org.
Radio: Each game will be broadcast on affiliates of the IHSAA Champions Network.
Class 5A Bracket | Class 4A Bracket | Class 3A Bracket | Class 2A Bracket | Class 1A Bracket
Meet the Teams | Official Program
Friday, November 23, 2012
Class 1A State Championship
Final | Lafayette Central Catholic 14, Indianapolis Scecina 0
> Lafayette Central Catholic Becomes Second School in History to Win Fourth Consecutive Title
> Lafayette Central Catholic's Jimmy Mills Named Eskew Mental Attitude Award Winner
> Final Records: Lafayette Central Catholic (14-1), Indianapolis Scecina (11-4)
Box Score | Recap
Class 2A State Championship
Final | Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 40, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 28
> Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Wins Record-Tying Fourth Consecutive State Title
> Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's Joseph Sweeney Wins Eskew Mental Attitude Award
> Final Records: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (11-4), Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (14-1)
Box Score | Recap
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Class 3A State Championship
Final | Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 30, Hamilton Heights 13
> Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Wins Third Straight 3A Title, State Record Twelfth Overall
> Hamilton Heights' Corey Beck Wins Eskew Mental Attitude Award
> Final Records: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (13-2), Hamilton Heights (13-2)
Box Score | Recap
Class 4A State Championship
Final | Indianapolis Cathedral 56, Mishawaka 29
> Indianapolis Cathedral Claims Third Straight 4A Crown, Tenth Overall
> Mishawaka's Sam Schrader Named Eskew Mental Attitude Award Winner
> Final Records: Mishawaka (11-4), Indianapolis Cathedral (10-5)
Box Score | Recap
Class 5A State Championship
Final | Lawrence Central 39, Fort Wayne Snider 14
> Lawrence Central Captures First Football State Championship With 15-0 Season
> Fort Wayne Snider's Adam Whisler Wins Eskew Mental Attitude Award
> Final Records: Fort Wayne Snider (14-1), Lawrence Central (15-0)
Box Score | Recap