IHSAA Announces New Sectional Groupings For 2019-20 School Year

The new groupings are for boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, football and volleyball.

(Indianapolis, Ind.) - Sectional groupings will look a little different when the 2019-2020 Indiana high school sports season starts. 

The Indiana High School Athletic Association Executive Committee announced Monday their approved sectional groups in six team sports: football, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, and volleyball.

The newly announced alignments which follow class realignment announced in February, will be in place for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.

In football, East Central will welcome some new challengers in their Class 4A sectional, including Jennings County, Madison, and Greenwood.

Falling out of Class 4A is Franklin County. The Wildcats will instead compete in a 3A sectional that features EIAC rivals Lawrenceburg, Greensburg, Batesville and Rushville.

Milan will also drop down a class in 2019. The Indians find themselves in a 1A sectional that features Oldenburg Academy, North Decatur and South Decatur.

In boys basketball, the biggest shakeup comes in Class 2A with the realignment of what has become the South Ripley sectional, which will only include five teams the next two seasons. Triton Central replaces both Switzerland County and Southwestern (Hanover).

Another change that will affect both boys and girls basketball is the reclassification of Connersville, who will compete at the 3A level this season against the likes of Lawrenceburg, Batesville, Franklin County and South Dearborn.

A full list of sectional groupings are listed below. 

FOOTBALL

Class 4A Sectional 23

East Central, Greenwood, Jennings County, Madison, Martinsville, Mooresville, Silver Creek, South Dearborn

Class 3A Sectional 31

Batesville, Brownstown Central, Charlestown, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Rushville, Scottsburg

Class 2A Sectional 39

Clarksville, Eastern (Pekin), Mitchell, Paoli, Providence, Switzerland County, Triton Central, Union County

Class 1A Sectional 47

Cambridge City Lincoln, Hagerstown, Knightstown, Milan, North Decatur, Oldenburg Academy, South Decatur, Tri

BOYS BASKETBALL

Class 4A Sectional 14 

Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Martinsville

Class 3A Sectional 29

Batesville, Connersville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Rushville, South Dearborn

Class 2A Sectional 44

Milan, North Decatur, South Decatur, South Ripley, Triton Central

Class 2A Sectional 45

Austin, Clarksville, Henryville, Providence, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County

Class 1A Sectional 60

Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Morristown, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Waldron

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Class 4A Sectional 14

Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Martinsville

Class 3A Sectional 29

Batesville, Connersville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Rushville, South Dearborn

Class 2A Sectional 45

Milan, North Decatur, South Decatur, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County

Class 1A Sectional 60

Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Morristown, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Waldron

BOYS SOCCER

Class 3A Sectional 12

Connersville, East Central, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Richmond, Shelbyville

Class 2A Sectional 28

Batesville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Rushville, South Dearborn

Class 1A Sectional 44

Greenwood Christian Academy, Hauser, Morristown, Oldenburg Academy, Southwestern (Shelbyville)

Class 1A Sectional 45

Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, Rising Sun, Shawe Memorial, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County

GIRLS SOCCER

Class 3A Sectional 12

East Central, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Richmond, Shelbyville

Class 2A Sectional 28

Connersville, Franklin County, Lawrenceburg, Rushville, South Dearborn

Class 1A Sectional 45

Milan, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, South Ripley, Switzerland County

VOLLEYBALL

Class 4A Sectional 14

Bloomington North, Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington South, Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Martinsville

Class 3A Sectional 29

Batesville, Connersville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn, Rushville

Class 2A Sectional 45

South Decatur, Milan, North Decatur, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County

Class 1A Sectional 62

Crothersville, Jac-Cen-Del, Medora, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Trinity Lutheran, West Washington