The 2019 IHSAA Football Sectional Pairings have been released.
The 47th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts is set to begin Oct. 25 with first-round games in all classes except 6A which has the week off. Sectional semifinal games will be played on Nov. 1, sectional championship games on Nov. 8, regionals on Nov. 15, semi-states on Nov. 22 and the state championship games on Nov. 29-30.
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. 29 while the 2A, 4A and 6A contests are set for Saturday, Nov. 30.
Area Sectional Games.
Class 1A-Sectional 47
First Round
G1: Milan at Knightstown.
G2: Oldenburg Academy at Hagerstown.
G3: South Decatur at Tri.
G4: Cambridge City Lincoln at North Decatur.
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 39
First Round
G1: Providence at Clarksville.
G2: Eastern (Pekin) at Union County.
G3: Paoli at Switzerland County.
G4: Mitchell at Triton Central.
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 31
First Round
G1: Brownstown Central at Charlestown.
G2: Scottsburg at Lawrenceburg.
G3: Batesville at Rushville.
G4: Franklin County at Greensburg.
Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.
Championship
Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner.
Class 4A-Sectional 23
First Round
G1: Greenwood Community at Madison Consolidated.
G2: Silver Creek at East Central.
G3: Jennings County at Martinsville.
G4: Mooresville at South Dearborn.
Semifinals
Game 5: G1 winner vs. G2 winner.
Game 6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner.
Championship
Game 7: G5 winner vs. G6 winner.