IHSAA Football State Tournament Begins October 20
INDIANAPOLIS – Anticipation toward the post‐season has begun as 321 teams received notice of their sectional opponents via live webstream at IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAA Champions Radio Network.
The 45th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts is set to begin Oct. 20 with first round games in all classes except 6A which has the week off. Sectional semifinal games will be played on Oct. 27, sectional championship games on Nov. 3, regionals on Nov. 10, semi‐states on Nov. 17 and the state championship games on Nov. 24‐25.
The 12 teams earning a berth in the state finals will play on Thanksgiving weekend in Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, the state tournament’s presenting sponsor since 2009. The state championship games alternate each year as the Class 1A, 3A and 5A games will be played on Friday, Nov. 24 while the 2A, 4A and 6A contests are set for Saturday, Nov. 25.

Locally:
Class 4A
Sectional 19 (8 teams)
First Round
Wawasee at Angola.
DeKalb at NorthWood.
Northridge at Culver Academies.
East Noble at Plymouth.
Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.
Championship
Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner.
Class 3A
Sectional 27 (8 teams)
First Round
Mishawaka Marian at Glenn.
Knox at Fairfield.
Tippecanoe Valley at Peru.
Jimtown at Maconaquah.
Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.
Championship
Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner.
Class 2A
Sectional 34 (8 teams)
First Round
Whitko at Central Noble.
Bremen at Bluffton.
Manchester at Wabash.
Woodlan at Prairie Heights.
Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.
Championship
Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner.
Class A
Sectional 41 (8 teams)
First Round
South Central (Union Mills) at Winamac Community.
Caston at Triton.
West Central at Culver Community.
North Judson‐San Pierre at LaVille.
Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.
Championship
Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner.

Fan information
Sectionals
Class 6A: Oct. 27; Nov. 3, 2017.
Class 5A‐1A: Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 2017.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $6 per person.
Determining Home Team
First Round: The second‐named team in the blind draw is host school unless the two teams agree to switch the site.
Semifinals: The team without a home game will host. Exception: The bye team will always be the visitor. If both teams were home or both were visitors, the second‐named team in the quarter bracket will host. In 6A & 5A, in the four team sectionals, the second‐named team will host.
Championships: Host team will be the team that has played the most away games. If both teams have played the same number of away games, the bottom bracket team shall host.