IHSAA Sectional Draw: SD Hosts L'Burg, EC Draws Edgewood, and Milan Gets South Decatur

The road to Indianapolis starts October 21.

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INDIANAPOLIS - The dream of winning a state championship starts on October 21. 

The IHSAA announced Sunday evening the sectional pairings for the 50th annual State Football Tournament. 

The state tournament will feature 313 teams compete across six classifications. 

Sectional play will begin Friday, October 21 and run through Friday, November 4. 

Regionals will follow on Friday, November 11 with semi-state games being played on November 18. 

The state finals will be held Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Even-numbered classifications will play on Friday, while odd-number classifications will compete on Saturday. 

Pairings for sectionals featuring local teams can be viewed below. 

The full sectional draw is listed at www.ihsaa.org.

 

Class 4A Sectional 23

G1: Bedford North Lawrence at Shelbyville

G2: #8 Martinsville at Greenwood Community

G3: Silver Creek at Jennings County

G4: Edgewood at #3 East Central 

G5: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner

G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner

Championship: G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner

 

Class 3A Sectional 31

G1: #7 Lawrenceburg at #13 South Dearborn

G2:  Greensburg at Rushville 

G3: Indian Creek at Franklin County

G4: Batesville at Centerville

G5: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner

G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner

Championship: G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner

 

Class 2A Sectional 39

G1: Triton Central at Christel House

G2: Brownstown Central at Brown County

G3: Switzerland County at #5 Indianapolis Scenina

G4: Clarksville at Eastern (Pekin)

G5: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner

G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner

Championship: G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner

 

Class 1A Sectional 46

G1: Knightstown at Edinburgh

G2: South Decatur at Milan

G3: #4 North Decatur at #7 Tri

G4: Cambridge City Lincoln vs. G1 Winner

G5: G2 Winner vs. G3 Winner

Championship: G4 Winner vs. G5 Winner

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