Indiana High School Football Playoff Match-ups

by Jeff Fisher
Editor-in-Chief
High School Football America
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315 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.