IHSAA Football Sectional Pairings Announced

This evening, the Indiana High School Athletic Association announced the sectional football pairings for the upcoming postseason. The pairings were announced by their annual blind draw on IHSAATV.org. The first round of the state tournament is scheduled for Friday, October 23, with Class 5A and 6A beginning on Friday, October 30.

This years sectional round games will be played on October 23, October 30, with the sectional championship matchups being played on Friday, November 6. Regional championship games will be played on Friday, November 13, with semi-state championships on Friday, November 20. The state finals will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday, November 27 (Classes 2A, 4A, and 6A) and Saturday, November 28 (Classes 1A, 3A, and 5A). There will be six high school football teams awarded as state champions.

Listed below are the matchups for the opening round of the sectional for teams from the Southwestern Indiana area.

CLASS 5A- SECTIONAL 15

Franklin [4-4] @ Bloomington South [7-1]

Bloomington North [4-4] @ Seymour [2-6]

CLASS 5A- SECTIONAL 16

New Albany [1-7] @ Evansville North [3-5]

Floyd Central [7-1] @ Castle [5-3]

CLASS 4A- SECTIONAL 23

Madison [4-4] @ East Central [7-1]

Charlestown [6-1] @ Columbus East [4-4]

Shelbyville [5-3] @ Silver Creek [5-3]

Jennings County [2-6] @ Winner Game 1

CLASS 4A- SECTIONAL 24

Bedford North Lawrence [6-2] @ Evansville Central [1-7]

Boonville [6-2] @ Evansville Harrison [2-6]

Evansville Reitz [7-1] @ Evansville Bosse [0-8]

Heritage Hills [6-2] @ Jasper [5-3]

CLASS 3A- SECTIONAL 31

Edgewood [4-4] @ Vincennes Lincoln [5-3]

Owen Valley [4-4] @ Sullivan [3-5]

Washington [1-7] @ Scottsburg [4-4]

Indian Creek [8-0] @ Winner Game 1

CLASS 3A- SECTIONAL 32

Southridge [4-4] @ Gibson Southern [7-1]

Evansville Memorial [8-0] @ North Harrison [1-7]

Princeton [1-7] @ Evansville Mater Dei [7-1]

Mount Vernon (Posey) [2-6] @ Corydon Central [2-6]

CLASS 2A- SECTIONAL 39

Salem [4-4] @ Brown County [1-7]

Providence [1-5] @ Brownstown Central [8-0]

Switzerland County [3-5] @ Mitchell [1-7]

Eastern (Pekin) [2-6] @ Clarksville [5-3]

CLASS 2A- SECTIONAL 40

Tell City [5-3] @ South Spencer [4-4]

Linton [1-7] @ Pike Central [0-8]

Perry Central [1-7] @ North Posey [7-1]

Paoli [5-3] @ Eastern Greene [3-5]

CLASS 1A- SECTIONAL 47

North Central (Farmersburg) [4-4] @ Parke Heritage [5-3]

North Vermillion [2-6] @ Riverton Parke [7-0]

Fountain Central [3-5] @ Cloverdale [6-2]

Covington [2-6] @ Attica [1-6]

CLASS 1A- SECTIONAL 48

Forest Park [4-4] @ Crawford County [0-8]

Tecumseh [7-1] @ North Daviess [8-0]

Springs Valley [6-2] @ West Washington [5-3]

North Knox [2-6] @ Winner Game 1