by Jeff Fisher
Editor-in-Chief
High School Football America
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teams start Indiana's second season on Friday with hopes of winning a
trip to Lucas Oil Stadium Thanksgiving weekend for a shot to win a state
football championship. 310 of the teams will open sectional play this
weekend, with five receiving byes into the second round on October 26th.
One of the most interesting first-round match-ups features defending 5A champ Carmel facing Warren Central.
This version of the Warriors had a sub-.500 regular season at 4-5, but
those five loses were only be a combined margin of 20 points. Included
in those five was a 10-7 loss to Carmel on September 29th.
Warren Central's 2012 loses:
8/25 Indianpolis Cathedral 14-7
9/8 Ben Davis 6-3
9/22 North Vigo 14-10
9/29 Carmel 10-7
10/12 Center Grove 8-5
Indianapolis Bishop Chartard will be seeking its 12th state title. Chatard has one the most all-time Indiana state titles, followed closely by Bishop Wayne Fort Luers, which has won 10. Luers will be seeking a fourth straight title in 3A, as will Lafayette Central Catholic in 1A. Carmel going for back-to-back 5A titles, Indianapolis Cathedral is seeking its third straight 4A title/
Most State Championships
11: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
10: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
9: Indianapolis Cathedral, Sheridan
8: Roncalli
7: Ben Davis, Carmel, Warren Central
5: Lafayette Central Catholic, Penn
All-Time Consecutive Tournament Victories
26: Warren Central, 2003-07.
23: Roncalli, 2002-05; Sheridan, 2005-08.
22: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, 2001-04; Penn, 1995-98.
18: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, 2009-current; Lafayette Central Catholic, 2009-current.
Active Consecutive Tournament Win Streaks
18: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Lafayette Central Catholic
12: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral
6: Carmel
Defending Sectional Champions
5A:
Bedford North Lawrence, Ben Davis, Carmel, Center Grove, Crown Point,
Evansville Central, Fort Wayne Snider, Hamilton Southeastern, Penn
4A:
Columbus East, Evansville Central, Hammond Morton, Indianapolis
Cathedral, Leo, NorthWood, Pendleton Heights, South Bend Washington
3A:
Bellmont, Corydon Central, Evansville Memorial, Indian Creek,
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Jimtown, South Bend St. Joseph’s, West
Lafayette
2A: Bremen, Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Guerin Catholic, South Putnam, Tipton, Triton Central, Wheeler
A:
Adams Central, Indianapolis Scecina, Lafayette Central Catholic,
Linton-Stockton, Milan, North Vermillion, Sheridan, South Newton
Active Sectional Championship Streaks (three or more years)
11: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
6: Indianapolis Cathedral
5: Fort Wayne Snider
3: Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Hammond Morton, Lafayette Central Catholic, West Lafayette
Most Consecutive Sectional Championships
19 by Hobart, 1979-97
Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships
24: Carmel
22: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
20: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Snider, Jimtown
19: Ben Davis, Hobart, Penn
18: Sheridan
Here are the Sectional Pairings:
Class 5A (63 teams)
Sectional 1 (8 teams)
Game 1: Valparaiso at Crown Point.
Game 2: Portage at Lake Central.
Game 3: Merrillville at Munster.
Game 4: Michigan City at Chesterton.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 2 (8 teams)
Game 1: Elkhart Central at Elkhart Memorial.
Game 2: South Bend Adams at Goshen.
Game 3: Carroll (Fort Wayne) at LaPorte.
Game 4: Penn at Warsaw.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 3 (8 teams)
Game 1: Fort Wayne North Side at Fort Wayne Northrop.
Game 2: Fort Wayne South Side at Huntington North.
Game 3: Fort Wayne Wayne at Kokomo.
Game 4: Homestead at Fort Wayne Snider.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 4 (8 teams)
Game 1: McCutcheon at Harrison (West Lafayette).
Game 2: Noblesville at Westfield.
Game 3: Fishers at Anderson.
Game 4: Hamilton Southeastern at Lafayette Jefferson.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 5 (8 teams)
Game 1: Southport at Lawrence Central.
Game 2: Warren Central at Carmel.
Game 3: Indianapolis Arsenal Technical at Perry Meridian.
Game 4: Lawrence North at North Central (Indianapolis).
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 6 (8 teams)
Game 1: Ben Davis at Pike.
Game 2: Zionsville at Brownsburg.
Game 3: Decatur Central at Avon.
Game 4: Terre Haute South at Terre Haute North.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 7 (8 teams)
Game 1: Bloomington South at Franklin Central.
Game 2: Whiteland at Columbus North.
Game 3: Martinsville at Center Grove.
Game 4: Bloomington North at Franklin Community.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 8 (7 teams)
Game 1: New Albany at Jeffersonville.
Game 2: Castle at Floyd Central.
Game 3: Jennings County at Bedford North Lawrence.
Semifinals
Game 4: Evansville North at Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.
Class 4A (63 teams)
Sectional 9 (8 teams)
Game 1: Hammond Morton at Hammond Clark.
Game 2: East Chicago Central at Hammond.
Game 3: Highland at Griffith.
Game 4: Gary Roosevelt at Gary West Side.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 10 (8 teams)
Game 1: Hobart at Kankakee Valley.
Game 2: Lowell at Mishawaka.
Game 3: South Bend Clay at New Prairie.
Game 4: South Bend Washington at South Bend Riley.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 11 (8 teams)
Game 1: Plymouth at NorthWood.
Game 2: Wawasee at DeKalb.
Game 3: Angola at Northridge.
Game 4: Concord at East Noble.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 12 (8 teams)
Game 1: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at Jay County.
Game 2: Leo at Columbia City.
Game 3: Logansport at Norwell.
Game 4: Marion at New Haven.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 13 (8 teams)
Game 1: Greenfield-Central at Muncie Central.
Game 2: Delta at Frankfort.
Game 3: Muncie Southside at Pendleton Heights.
Game 4: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) at New Palestine.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 14 (8 teams)
Game 1: Plainfield at Roncalli.
Game 2: Greenwood at Owen Valley.
Game 3: Northview at Indianapolis Cathedral.
Game 4: Mooresville at Lebanon.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 15 (8 teams)
Game 1: Shelbyville at Richmond.
Game 2: New Castle at Franklin County.
Game 3: Columbus East at East Central.
Game 4: South Dearborn at Connersville.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 16 (7 teams)
Game 1: Madison at Evansville Reitz.
Game 2: Seymour at Evansville Harrison.
Game 3: Boonville at Jasper.
Semifinals
Game 4: Evansville Central at Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.
Class 3A (63 teams)
Sectional 17 (8 teams)
Game 1: Knox at South Bend St. Joseph.
Game 2: Hammond Gavit at Calumet.
Game 3: Culver Academies at Glenn.
Game 4: Gary Wallace at Mishawaka Marian.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 18 (8 teams)
Game 1: Garrett at Whitko.
Game 2: Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran at Jimtown.
Game 3: Tippecanoe Valley at West Noble.
Game 4: Lakeland at Heritage.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 19 (8 teams)
Game 1: Peru at Eastbrook.
Game 2: Yorktown at Bellmont.
Game 3: Mississinewa at Blackford.
Game 4: Maconaquah at Western.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 20 (7 teams)
Game 1: Southmont at Crawfordsville.
Game 2: Hamilton Heights at West Lafayette.
Game 3: Twin Lakes at North Montgomery.
Semifinals
Game 4: Western Boone at Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.
Sectional 21 (8 teams)
Game 1: Indianapolis Arlington at Tri-West Hendricks.
Game 2: Greencastle at West Vigo.
Game 3: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard at Danville.
Game 4: Indianapolis Northwest at Brebeuf Jesuit.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 22 (8 teams)
Game 1: Batesville at Edgewood.
Game 2: Greensburg at Brown County.
Game 3: Indianapolis Howe at Beech Grove.
Game 4: Rushville at Indian Creek.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 23 (8 teams)
Game 1: Salem at North Harrison.
Game 2: Heritage Hills at Brownstown Central.
Game 3: Silver Creek at Corydon Central.
Game 4: Mitchell at Charlestown.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 24 (8 teams)
Game 1: Evansville Bosse at Vincennes Lincoln.
Game 2: Mt. Vernon at Gibson Southern.
Game 3: Pike Central at Washington.
Game 4: Princeton at Evansville Memorial.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Class 2A (63 teams)
Sectional 25 (8 teams)
Game 1: River Forest at Bowman Academy.
Game 2: Rensselaer Central at North Newton.
Game 3: Boone Grove at Lake Station Edison.
Game 4: Andrean at Wheeler.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 26 (8 teams)
Game 1: Bremen at Cass.
Game 2: Fairfield at Prairie Heights.
Game 3: Rochester at Wabash.
Game 4: Manchester at North Judson.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 27 (8 teams)
Game 1: Elwood at Madison-Grant.
Game 2: Oak Hill at Churubusco.
Game 3: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at Woodlan.
Game 4: Bluffton at Eastside.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 28 (8 teams)
Game 1: Seeger at Tipton.
Game 2: Northwestern at Taylor.
Game 3: Benton Central at Fountain Central.
Game 4: Delphi at Eastern (Greentown).
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 29 (8 teams)
Game 1: Guerin Catholic at Centerville.
Game 2: Heritage Christian at Alexandria.
Game 3: Frankton at Winchester.
Game 4: Shenandoah at Union County.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 30 (8 teams)
Game 1: North Putnam at Speedway.
Game 2: South Vermillion at Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter.
Game 3: Cascade at Park Tudor.
Game 4: Indianapolis Broad Ripple at South Putnam.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 31 (8 teams)
Game 1: Clarksville at Eastern (Pekin).
Game 2: Lawrenceburg at Crawford County.
Game 3: Triton Central at Monrovia.
Game 4: Providence at Paoli.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 32 (7 teams)
Game 1: South Spencer at Sullivan.
Game 2: Evansville Mater Dei at Southridge.
Game 3: Tell City at North Posey.
Semifinals
Game 4: Forest Park at Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.
Class A (63 teams)
Sectional 33 (8 teams)
Game 1: South Newton at Hammond Bishop Noll.
Game 2: Tri-County at Winamac.
Game 3: Culver Community at West Central.
Game 4: South Central (Union Mills) at Whiting.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 34 (8 teams)
Game 1: Carroll (Flora) at Clinton Prairie.
Game 2: Frontier at Pioneer.
Game 3: North White at Lafayette Central Catholic.
Game 4: Clinton Central at Caston.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 35 (8 teams)
Game 1: Fremont at Southwood.
Game 2: Triton at Adams Central.
Game 3: Northfield at Central Noble.
Game 4: LaVille at North Miami.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 36 (8 teams)
Game 1: Wes-Del at Tri-Central.
Game 2: Lapel at South Adams.
Game 3: Southern Wells at Sheridan.
Game 4: Union City at Monroe Central.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 37 (8 teams)
Game 1: Indianapolis Scecina at Cambridge City Lincoln.
Game 2: Knightstown at Indiana School for the Deaf.
Game 3: Hagerstown at Eastern Hancock.
Game 4: Tri at Northeastern.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 38 (8 teams)
Game 1: North Vermillion at Covington.
Game 2: Turkey Run at North Central (Farmersburg).
Game 3: Cloverdale at Riverton Parke.
Game 4: Rockville at Attica.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.
Sectional 39 (7 teams)
Game 1: Indianapolis Lutheran at West Washington.
Game 2: Milan at Edinburgh.
Game 3: North Decatur at Springs Valley.
Semifinals
Game 4: South Decatur at Winner of Game 1.
Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3.
Championship
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5.
Sectional 40 (8 teams)
Game 1: North Daviess at Union (Dugger).
Game 2: Wood Memorial at Tecumseh.
Game 3: Linton-Stockton at North Knox.
Game 4: Eastern Greene at Perry Central.
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4.
Championship
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6.