Ben Davis over Avon by 3 TDs
Cathedral returns some really talented players at the skill positions and Kendrick Gilbert on the D-Line, but they graduated a lot of players from the O-Line and the defense. Brownsburg returns 15 starters and is more experienced than Cathedral this early in the season. If Brownsburg is going to win this game, Jayden Whitaker needs to complete the passes that he missed in the 4th quarter against Ben Davis, and Brownsburg's defense needs to not give up the big play and keep everything in front of them. I would probably use bracket coverage on Jaron Tibbs most of the game. At the risk of having egg on my face, I'm picking Brownsburg to win by 3 points. However, if Brownsburg gets by Ben Davis in the sectionals and plays Cathedral in the regional, I'm confident that Cathedral will win the rematch in November.
Roncalli over Franklin Central by 2 TDs
Westfield over LC by two scores. Now, after the beating they took in the trenches from New Palestine, the question with Westfield becomes: Did they have two spectacular seasons because of a generational senior class with Maximus Webster, Micah Hauser, and Popeye Williams and go back to finishing in the middle of the pack in their conference, or does Westfield have the talent in their feeder system to compete among the top 5 teams in the state annually, and eventually win a state title before the end of the decade? Hopefully the later is true.
Zionsville over Lebanon by 4 TDs
Noblesville over Benet Academy by 7 points
HSE over North Central by 4 TDs
Fishers over Pike by 3 TDs