The pairings for the 32nd Annual IHSAA Boys and Girls Soccer State Tournaments were drawn and announced Sunday evening with 312 boys teams and 283 girls teams – both record highs – set for competition next week.
One more boys team and three more girls teams from a year ago will be part of this year’s festivities that will play out over the next four weeks.
Over the last two years, there have been an additional 16 squads participating (+7 boys, +9 girls).
Both tournaments mirror each other beginning with 16 sectionals in each of three classes running October 6-11.
State tournament brackets, including dates and times for each match, will be uploaded this week at IHSAA.org and MaxPreps.com.
The sectional draws for WRBI coverage teams listed in BOLD are as follows:
Class 3A Boys Soccer
Sectional 13 at Whiteland Community (7 teams) M1: East Central vs. Whiteland Community. M2: Franklin Community vs. Columbus North. M3: Center Grove vs. Columbus East. M4: Shelbyville vs. M1 winner. M5: M2 winner vs. M3 winner. Championship: M4 winner vs. M5 winner.
Class 2A Boys Soccer
Sectional 29 at Batesville (6 teams) M1: South Dearborn vs. Madison Consolidated. M2: Switzerland County vs. Lawrenceburg. M3: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. M4: Franklin County vs. Batesville. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.
Class 1A Boys Soccer
Sectional 44 at Jac-Cen-Del (6 teams) M1: Rising Sun vs. Oldenburg Academy. M2: Jac-Cen-Del vs. South Ripley. M3: M1 winner vs. M2 winner. M4: Union County vs. Milan. Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.
Class 3A Girls Soccer
Sectional 12 at East Central (5 teams) M1: Shelbyville vs. Richmond. M2: Greenfield-Central vs. East Central. M3: New Palestine vs. M1 winner. Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.
Class 2A Girls Soccer
Sectional 29 at Lawrenceburg (7 teams) M1: Lawrenceburg vs. Greensburg. M2: Batesville vs. Franklin County. M3: Connersville vs. Rushville Consolidated. M4: South Dearborn vs. M1 winner. M5: M2 winner vs. M3 winner. Championship: M4 winner vs. M5 winner.
Class 1A Girls Soccer
Sectional 44 at Milan (5 teams) M1: Oldenburg vs. Milan. M2: Rising Sun vs. South Ripley. M3: Switzerland County vs. M1 winner. Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.
Regional semifinals will be played October 15-16 with regional championships on October 18.
Semi-States are Saturday, October 25 at four sites with the winners advancing to the state championship matches on October 31-November 1 at Michael Carroll Stadium at IU Indianapolis.
The playing schedule will be made following the semi-state matches.