GBB: Postseason pairings updated!

Three hundred ninety-one teams were bracketed Jan. 27 in downtown Indianapolis for the 33rd Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament.

Sectional games are scheduled to run Monday, Feb. 4, through Saturday, Feb. 9, at 64 sites around the state. The regional round is slated for Feb. 16, semistates on Feb. 23, and the state finals on March 1 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

In all, 387 games will be played over the four-week period.
 
Among the defending state champions, Class A No. 1 Oregon-Davis will host Argos in Sectional 50. In 2A, two-time defending champ and top-ranked Heritage Christian will open at home against Park Tudor in Sectional 43. Class 3A winner Brebeuf will face Indianapolis Chatard in the first round of Sectional 26 at Beech Grove. And in 4A, South Bend Washington will host South Bend Clay in Sectional 3.
 
Other top-ranked teams in this week’s poll from the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association include 4A No. 1 Ben Davis, which opens with Decatur Central in Sectional 12 at Avon, and 3A No. 1 Wawasee, which takes on host NorthWood in Sectional 21.
 
One member school, Tindley of Indianapolis, will be making its first appearance in the girls basketball state tournament. The Tigers will compete in 1A Sectional 59 at University. Another school, Morton Memorial, is entering the tournament for the first time since 1998 and will participate in 1A Sectional 58 at Southwestern (Shelbyville).
 
Shenandoah, in Class 2A, leads the state with eight consecutive sectional championships. Castle (4A) follows with seven straight, while South Bend Washington has six.
 
Inside the numbers …
 
Number of schools entered
391

Total number of games
387 games in 27 days

Schools entered for first time (1)
4A: None
3A: None
2A: None
A: Tindley (Sectional 59 at University)

Defending state champions
4A: South Bend Washington (Sectional 3 host)
3A: Brebeuf (Sectional 26 at Beech Grove)
2A: Heritage Christian (Sectional 43 host)
A: Oregon-Davis (Sectional 50 host)

Defending sectional champions (listed alphabetically)
4A: Anderson, Ben Davis, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Castle, Center Grove, Columbus East, Elkhart Memorial, Fort Wayne South, Hamilton Southeastern, Highland, Jeffersonville, Lawrence North, Logansport, Portage, South Bend Washington, Terre Haute North
3A: Brebeuf, Connersville, Elwood, Evansville Bosse, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Gary Roosevelt, Gibson Southern, Hammond, Madison, New Castle, Owen Valley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Tippecanoe Valley, Twin Lakes, Wawasee, Whiteland
2A: Cascade, Charlestown, Garrett, Harding, Heritage Christian, Jimtown, Manchester, Mitchell, North Montgomery, Oak Hill, Shenandoah, Southridge, Southwestern (Hanover), Wheeler, Winamac, Winchester
A: Attica, Bloomfield, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Jac-Cen-Del, Kouts, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lapel, New Washington, North Daviess, Northeast Dubois, Oregon-Davis, Southern Wells, Tri, Waldron, West Central, Wood Memorial

Schools that won first sectional championship last year
4A: Fort Wayne South
3A: Whiteland
2A: Oak Hill
A: None

Active sectional championship streaks (three or more years)
8: Shenandoah
7: Castle
6: South Bend St. Joseph’s
5: Heritage Christian, North Montgomery, Northeast Dubois
4: Elkhart Memorial, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Harding, South Bend Washington
3: Anderson, Attica, Bloomfield, Charlestown, Hammond, Southwestern (Hanover), Wood Memorial

Most consecutive sectional championships
18: Rushville (1980-97)

Most sectional championships last 10 years
9: Castle, Northeast Dubois
8: Ben Davis, Evansville Memorial, Fort Wayne Luers, Shenandoah
7: Fort Wayne Canterbury, Gary West, North Knox
6: Cass, Clinton Prairie, Jasper, Kokomo, North Judson, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Southwestern (Hanover), Valparaiso
5: Corydon, Elkhart Memorial, Fremont, Garrett, Heritage Christian, Highland, Huntington North, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jeffersonville, Lawrence North, New Washington, North Central (Indianapolis), North Montgomery, North Vermillion, NorthWood, South Bend Washington, Terre Haute South, Tippecanoe Valley, Tri-County, Triton

Top 10 all-time sectional championships
24: Rushville
20: Bedford North Lawrence, Valparaiso
19: Ben Davis, Kokomo, NorthWood
18: Huntington North, Sullivan
17: Columbia City, Crown Point, New Castle

Schools seeking first sectional championship
4A: Fishers, Greenwood, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Northridge, Northview
3A: Crawfordsville, Gary Wirt, Greensburg, Indianapolis Chatard, Mishawaka Marian, Mount Vernon (Posey), Muncie South, Whitko
2A: Centerville, Central Noble, Churubusco, Cloverdale, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis), Eastern Greene, Fairfield, Guerin Catholic, Lake Station, Milan, Providence, River Forest, Sheridan
A: Cannelton, Christian Academy of Indiana, Cowan, Crothersville, Daleville, Edinburgh, Elkhart Christian Academy, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Frontier, Greenwood Christian, Hamilton, Indiana School for the Deaf, International, Keystone, LaCrosse, Lakewood Park Christian, Lanesville, Liberty Christian, Madison Shawe, Marquette Catholic, Medora, Morton Memorial, Orleans, Rock Creek Academy, Shakamak, Shoals, Tindley, Trinity Lutheran, University, Vincennes Rivet, Westville

SECTIONALS
Dates: Monday, Feb. 4, though Saturday, Feb. 9
Admission: $5 per session, $9 all sessions

Home team: The second team listed in each pairing will be the designated home team.

The sectional formats (all times local) …

5-team fields
Will play one first-round game on Tuesday at 7 p.m., two semifinals on Friday beginning at 6 p.m., and the championship on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Note: The team drawing the first-round bye will play the Tuesday night winner in the second semifinal game on Friday.
 
6-team fields
Will play two first-round games on Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m. (except as noted), two semifinals on Friday beginning at 6 p.m., and the championship on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Note: The two teams drawing first-round byes will play in the second semifinal game on Friday.
 
7-team fields
Will play one first-round game on Tuesday beginning at 7 p.m., two games on Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m., two semifinals on Friday beginning at 6 p.m., and the championship on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
 
8-team fields
Will play two first-round games on Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m., two games on Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m., two semifinals on Friday beginning at 6 p.m., and the championship on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
 

CLASS 4A

1. Munster (7)

Game 1 – East Chicago Central vs. Munster. Tue, 7 pm CT

Game 2 – Highland vs. Lowell.
Wed, 6 pm CT

Game 3 – Gary West vs. Hammond
Morton. Wed, to follow

Game 4 – Lake Central
vs. Winner of Game 1. Fri, 6 pm CT

Game 5 –
Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Sat, 7:30 pm CT

 

2. Chesterton
(8)

Game 1 –
LaPorte vs. Crown Point.
Tue, 6 pm CT

Game 2 – Valparaiso vs. Chesterton.
Tue, to follow

Game 3 – Portage vs. Merrillville.
Wed, 6 pm CT

Game 4 – Hobart vs. Michigan
City. Wed, to follow

Game 5 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm CT

Game 6 –
Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6. Sat, 7:30 pm CT

 

3. South Bend Washington
(6)

Game 1 – Mishawaka vs. Penn.
Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 – South Bend Clay vs. South
Bend Washington. Tue,
to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 – South Bend Riley vs. South Bend
Adams. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

4. Goshen (6)

Game 1 –
Northridge vs. Elkhart
Memorial. Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 – Concord vs. Elkhart
Central. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 – Goshen vs. Warsaw.
Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

5. East
Noble (5)

Game 1 –
DeKalb vs. Fort Wayne
Snider. Tue, 7 pm

Game 2 – Fort Wayne Northrop vs.
East Noble. Fri, 6 pm

Game 3 –
Carroll (Fort Wayne)
vs. Winner of Game 1. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Sat, 7 pm

 

6. Huntington North (6)

Game 1 –
Fort Wayne North vs. Jay
County. Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 – Fort Wayne South vs. Homestead.
Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 – Huntington North vs. Marion.
Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

7. Logansport (5)

Game 1 –
McCutcheon vs. Harrison (West
Lafayette). Tue, 7 pm

Game 2 – Lafayette Jefferson vs. Logansport. Fri, 6 pm

Game 3 – Kokomo vs. Winner of Game
1. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

8. Anderson (8)

Game 1 – Muncie Central vs.
Anderson Highland. Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 – Anderson vs. Connersville.
Tue, to follow

Game 3 – New Castle vs. Richmond.
Wed, 6 pm

Game 4 – Pendleton Heights vs. Greenfield-Central. Wed, to
follow

Game 5 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 6 –
Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

9. Carmel (6)

Game 1 –
Zionsville vs. Fishers. Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 – Hamilton Southeastern vs. Carmel. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Noblesville vs. Westfield.
Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

10. Indianapolis Arlington
(7)

Game 1 –
North Central (Indianapolis) vs. Lawrence Central. Tue,
7 pm

Game 2 – Indianapolis Arlington vs. Lawrence North. Wed, 6
pm

Game 3 –
Warren Central vs. Indianapolis
Cathedral. Wed, to follow

Game 4 – Indianapolis Broad Ripple
vs. Winner of Game 1. Fri, 6 pm

Game 5 –
Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

11. Southport (7)

Game 1 –
Southport vs. Franklin.
Tue, 7 pm

Game 2 –
Whiteland vs. Perry Meridian. Wed, 6 pm

Game 3 – Greenwood vs. Center
Grove. Wed, to follow

Game 4 –
Franklin Central vs. Winner of Game 1. Fri, 6 pm

Game 5 –
Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

12. Avon (6)

Game 1 –
Brownsburg vs. Pike. Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 – Indianapolis Tech vs. Avon.
Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Ben Davis vs. Decatur
Central. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7 pm

 

13. Northview
(6)

Game 1 – Plainfield vs. Northview. Tue,
6 pm

Game 2 –
Mooresville vs. Terre Haute South. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Terre Haute North vs. Martinsville.
Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

14. Columbus East (5)

Game 1 – Columbus East vs. Bloomington
North. Tue, 7 pm

Game 2 –
East Central vs. Columbus
North. Fri, 6 pm

Game 3 – Bloomington South vs.
Winner of Game 1. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

15. New Albany (6)

Game 1 – Seymour vs. Jennings
County. Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 –
Floyd Central vs. Jeffersonville.
Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 – Bedford North Lawrence vs. New Albany. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

16. Evansville Central (5)

Game 1 – Evansville Reitz vs. Evansville
North. Tue, 7 pm CT

Game 2 – Evansville Central vs.
Castle. Fri, 6 pm

Game 3 – Evansville Harrison vs.
Winner of Game 1. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Sat, 7:30 pm CT

 

CLASS 3A

17. Hammond (6)

Game 1 – Hammond Gavit vs. Hammond Clark. Tue, 6 pm CT

Game 2 –
Gary Wallace vs. Gary Wirt. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Gary Roosevelt vs. Hammond.
Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm CT

 

18. Rensselaer (6)

Game 1 –
Knox vs. Calumet. Tue, 6 pm CT

Game 2 –
Rensselaer vs. Kankakee
Valley. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 – Griffith vs. Andrean. Fri,
to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm CT

 

19. New
Prairie (7)

Game 1 – South Bend St. Joseph’s vs.
Plymouth. Tue,
7 pm

Game 2 – Mishawaka Marian vs.
Culver Academies. Wed, 6 pm

Game 3 –
New Prairie vs. Glenn. Wed, to follow

Game 4 – Rochester vs. Winner of
Game 1. Fri, 6 pm

Game 5 –
Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

20. Twin Lakes
(6)

Game 1 –
Western vs. Frankfort.
Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 – Twin Lakes
vs. West Lafayette.
Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 – Benton Central vs.
Northwestern. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

21. NorthWood
(7)

Game 1 –
NorthWood vs. Wawasee. Tue, 7 pm

Game 2 – Tippecanoe Valley vs. Whitko. Wed, 6:30 pm

Game 3 – Columbia City vs. West Noble. Wed, to follow

Game 4 – Lakeland vs. Winner of
Game 1. Fri, 6:30 pm

Game 5 –
Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

22. Maconaquah
(6)

Game 1 – Fort Wayne Wayne vs. Peru. Tue, 6
pm

Game 2 –
Maconaquah vs. Fort Wayne Elmhurst. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Bellmont vs. Norwell. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

23. Leo
(7)

Game 1 –
Heritage vs. Leo. Tue, 7 pm

Game 2 – Angola vs. Fort
Wayne Dwenger. Wed, 6 pm

Game 3 – New Haven vs. Fort Wayne
Concordia Lutheran. Wed, to follow

Game 4 –
Harding vs. Winner of Game 1. Fri, 6 pm

Game 5 –
Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

24. Eastbrook
(6)

Game 1 – Muncie South vs.
Eastbrook. Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 –
Delta vs. Yorktown. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Blackford vs. Mississinewa. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

25. Lebanon (6)

Game 1 –
North Montgomery vs. Lebanon.
Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 –
Southmont vs. Crawfordsville. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Western Boone vs. Danville.
Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

26. Beech
Grove (6)

Game 1 – Indianapolis Howe
Academy vs. Indianapolis Northwest. Tue, 6 pm

Game 2 – Indianapolis Chatard vs.
Brebeuf. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Beech Grove vs. Roncalli. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

27. Mt. Vernon
(Fortville) (5)

Game 1 –
Rushville vs. Shelbyville. Tue, 7 pm

Game 2 – Hamilton Heights
vs. New Palestine.
Fri, 6 pm

Game 3 – Mt. Vernon
(Fortville) vs. Winner of Game 1. Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

28. South Dearborn (6)

Game 1 – Madison vs. Scottsburg. Tue,
6 pm

Game 2 –
South Dearborn vs. Franklin
County. Tue, to follow

Game 3 –
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. Fri, 6 pm

Game 4 –
Batesville vs. Greensburg.
Fri, to follow

Championship
– Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4. Sat, 7:30 pm

 

29. Brown County
(7)

Game 1 –
Greencastle vs. South Vermillion. Tue, 7 pm

Game 2 –
Edgewood vs. West Vigo. Wed, 6 pm

Game 3 – Owen Valley