IHSAA Releases Pairing For 2021 Boys & Girls Soccer State Tournaments

The Road to Indianapolis starts October 4.

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(INDIANAPOLIS) - The Road to Indianapolis starts October 4 for boys and girls high school soccer teams across the state. 

The IHSAA released the pairings for the 28th annual Boys and Girls Soccer State Tournaments on Sunday night.

Important dates for both tournaments are listed below:

• Boys Sectional: October 4,6,8,9
• Girls Sectional: October 4,5,7,9
• Boys Regional: October 14 & 16
• Girls Regional: October 13 & 16
• Boys and Girls Semi-State: October 23
• Boys and Girls State Finals: October 29 & 30

To conduct the random drawing for the state tournament, the IHSAA places ping-pong balls representing each school in a given sectional into a lottery-style air mix machine. A motorized fan in the bottom of the machine blows the balls around the inside of the transparent container and air then forces each ball up through a tube in random order. For example, the first ball retrieved from the machine will be the visiting team in game one with the second ball representing the home team in game one. The third ball to come out is the visitor in game two and the fourth ball the home team in game two. That same method is followed through all sectionals and regionals to determine every team’s placement in the bracket.

The portion of the draw that features local teams can be viewed below. 

For the full tournament draw, visit www.ihsaa.org. 

GIRLS SOCCER

Class 1A Sectional 45 at Rising Sun

M1: South Ripley vs. Rising Sun

M2: Oldenburg Academy vs. Switzerland County

M3: Milan vs. Winner M1

Championship: Winner M2 vs. Winner M3

Class 2A Sectional 28 at Lawrenceburg

M1: Lawrenceburg vs. Connersville

M2: Rushville vs. South Dearborn

M3: Franklin County vs. Winner M1

Championship: Winner M2 vs. Match 3

Class 2A Sectional 27 at Beech Grove

M1: Batesville vs. Greensburg

M2: Beech Grove vs. Indianapolis Cathedral 

M3: Herron vs. M1 Winner

Championship: Winner M2 vs. Winner M3

Class 3A Sectional 12 at Greenfield-Central

M1: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) vs. Richmond

M2: New Palestine vs. Greenfield-Central

M3: Winner M1 vs. Winner M2

M4: Shelbyville vs. East Central

Championship: Winner M3 vs. Winner M4

BOYS SOCCER

Class 1A Sectional 45 at Jac-Cen-Del

M1: South Ripley vs. Shawe Memorial

M2: Southwestern (Hanover) vs. Rising Sun

M3: Jac-Cen-Del vs. Milan

M4: Switzerland County vs. Winner M1

M5: Winner M2 vs. Winner M3

Championship: Winner M4 vs. Winner M5

Class 2A Sectional 28 at South Dearborn

M1: South Dearborn vs. Franklin County

M2: Greensburg vs. Rushville

M3: Winner M1 vs. Winner M2

M4: Batesville vs. Lawrenceburg

Championship: Winner M3 vs. Winner M4

Class 3A Sectional 12 at Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

M1: Connersville vs. Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

M2: Richmond vs. Greenfield-Central

M3: East Central vs. New Palestine

M4: Shelbyville vs. Winner M1

M5: Winner M2 vs. Winner M3

Championship: Winner M4 vs. Winner M5