IHSAA Unveils Sectional Pairings for 54th Annual Volleyball State Tournament

Sectional play begins October 14.

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INDIANAPOLIS – Over 400 teams will compete in the 54th annual IHSAA Volleyball State Tournament.

Sectional pairings were announced on Sunday evening via IHSAAtv.org.

The state tournament begins on Tuesday, October 14 with sectionals going through Saturday, October 18 at 64 sites across four enrollment classifications.

Two regional championship matches will be played in doubleheader format at the same site on Saturday, October 25 with each winner advancing to a four-team semi-state on Saturday, November 1.

The four state championship matches will be played for the first time at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 8.

See pairing for local schools below (rankings based on ZRankings)

Class 4A Sectional 14 at Franklin Community

M1: Columbus East vs. Franklin Community
M2: Whiteland Community vs. #24 East Central
M3: Columbus North vs. M1 winner
Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner

Class 3A Sectional 29 at South Dearborn

M1: Franklin County vs. #20 Batesville
M2: South Dearborn vs. Jennings County
M3: #3 Greensburg vs. M1 winner
M4: Lawrenceburg vs. M2 winner
Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner

Class 2A Sectional 45 at South Ripley

M1: Brown County vs. Austin
M2: Switzerland County vs. Southwestern (Hanover)
M3: South Ripley vs. M1 winner
Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner

Class A Sectional 60 at Hauser

M1: Jac-Cen-Del vs. Hauser
M2: Shawe Memorial vs. Rising Sun
M3: #19 Milan vs. #7 Oldenburg
M4: #1 Trinity Lutheran vs. Crothersville
M5: M1 winner vs. M2 winner
M6: M3 winner vs. M4 winner
Championship: M5 winner vs. M6 winner