Pilgrims to play Michigan City in sectional qtrfinal with 19-win SB Riley waiting in semi

The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced the sectional pairings Sunday for the 114^th Annual Boys Basketball State Tournament.

Sectional games will be played Feb. 27-28 and March 1-2.

Regional championship games follow on March 9. Teams will be assigned to one of eight regional sites following the conclusion of the sectional round.

Northern regional host sites this season are Michigan City, Logansport, South Bend Washington, New Castle, North Judson-San Pierre, Lapel, Triton and Frankfort.

The semistate semifinal and championship games are March 16.

The state championship games will be played a week later this year due to Gainbridge Fieldhouse, site of the IHSAA championship games, hosting the NCAA Men’s Basketball First and Second Round tournament games.

The 2024 IHSAA state champions will be crowned on March 30.

Mishawaka Sectional

The Plymouth Pilgrims will open the postseason against an unseen opponent knowing the sectional field’s top seed is waiting in the wings.

Plymouth (8-13) will play Michigan City (10-11) in the second Tuesday quarterfinal next week. The winner will advance to the Friday semifinal to play South Bend Riley (19-4). While they didn’t play Michigan City this season the Pilgrims did drop a home game to Riley, 63-44.

In Tuesday’s first quarterfinal, LaPorte (10-11) will play Mishawaka (15-6). The winner will get South Bend Adams (8-13) in the other Friday semifinal.

Riley is 5-0 against the field with a win over each potential opponent. Mishawaka is 3-1 with the only loss coming to Riley

Tippecanoe Valley Sectional

The host Tippecanoe Valley will wait until March 1 for its first sectional game.

On Feb. 27 in the Class 3A, Sectional 18 opener, Culver Academy (7-12) takes on John Glenn (10-11), with the winner returning March 1 to face Bremen (8-12) in the semifinal round.

In the other semifinal, Tippecanoe Valley (14-7), the only team in the sectional with a winning record, will battle Knox (6-13) for a spot in the March 2 championship game.

Triton Sectional

Class A, Sectional 50 features seven teams competing at No. 8-ranked Triton.

In the sectional opener on Feb. 27, Trinity Greenlawn (6-13) faces Marquette Catholic (8-13). The winner advances to meet Oregon-Davis (4-16) in the semifinal round on March 1.

On Feb. 28, quarterfinal games are Triton (14-5) taking on Culver (8-11) and Argos (10-10) battling Westville (10-12). The winners return March 1 for a semifinal contest.

The championship game is March 2.