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I took a stab at 4A. Let me know where you might disagree.

Sectional 17 (8 teams) - East Chicago Central, Gary West, Hammond Morton, Hanover Central, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell

Sectional 18 (8 teams) - Mishawaka, New Prairie, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph, Wawasee

Sectional 19 (8 teams) - Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Fort Wayne Luers, Fort Wayne North, Leo, New Haven

Sectional 20 (8 teams) - Culver Academy, Delta, Frankfort, Jay County, Kokomo, Logansport, Marion, Muncie Central

Sectional 21 (7 teams) - Beech Grove, Chatard, Greenwood, Guerin Catholic, Richmond, Roncalli, Yorktown

Sectional 22 (8 teams) - Brebeuf, Crispus Attucks, Danville, Lebanon, Martinsville, Mooresville, Northview, Shortridge

Sectional 23 (8 teams) - Charlestown, Columbus East, Connersville, East Central, Jennings County, Madison, Shelbyville, Silver Creek

Sectional 24 (8 teams) - BNL, Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Reitz, Heritage Hills, Jasper

*Sectional 17 remains almost the exact same. Hammond Morton moving down from 5A boots New Prairie to the east.

*Sectional 18 is also almost the exact same as well. New Prairie moves in from sectional 17 at the perfect time as South Bend Washington drops down to 3A.

*Sectional 19 also has very few changes. With Fort Wayne Wayne and Fort Wayne South moving up to 5A, Fort Wayne North (moving down from 5A) and Fort Wayne Luers (moving up from 3A due to the success factor) are perfect replacements. It’s important to note that this sectional would become a seven-team sectional in 2027 if Dwenger gets to semi-state in 2026.

*Sectional 20 was the toughest to figure out in northern Indiana. This was a seven-team sectional this past season. Culver Academy, Frankfort, Logansport, Marion, and Muncie Central remain. Huntington North had to be replaced due to moving up to 5A. I decided to move Lebanon to the south due to the over-abundance of teams north of Indianapolis (35 to 28). And if Lebanon is going south then Guerin Catholic also has to go south. That left Delta, Jay County, Kokomo, and Yorktown for the final three spots. Jay County and Kokomo are further north than Muncie so I added these two. For the final spot, it was either Delta or Yorktown. Delta is north of the Muncie city limits while Yorktown lies to the west. Also, Yorktown played in a southern sectional last year so I chose Delta as the eighth and final team in sectional 20.

*Sectional 21 remains at seven teams. Lots of changes here as Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon, and Pendleton Heights have all moved up to 5A and New Castle has fallen to 3A. Beech Grove, Richmond, and Yorktown remain. Guerin Catholic bumps up from 3A and they fit well here. I then decided to add Chatard, Greenwood, and Roncalli in the final three spots. Attucks and Shortridge were options but they were further west than Chatard, Greenwood, and Roncalli. Therefore, they fit better in sectional 22. I originally considered making this an eight-team sectional and adding Connersville to it due to its proximity to Richmond, but I think it works better to leave it at seven teams in the event Cathedral falls to 4A in 2027. Cathedral needs to reach state in 2026 to remain in 5A, which will be tough given that they’ll have to get through New Palestine to do so. It should also be noted that Roncalli could potentially move up to 5A in 2027 if they return to the 4A state championship game. Therefore, this sectional would have anywhere between six and eight teams in 2027 based on what Cathedral and Roncalli do in 2026.

*Sectional 22 retains Attucks, Brebeuf, Danville, Mooresville, Northview, and Shortridge. I had moved Chatard and Roncalli to sectional 21 which left two open spots. This is where Lebanon fits after being moved down to the south. Martinsville also fits well here so I added them.

*Sectional 23 retains Charlestown, Connersville, Jennings County, Shelbyville, and Silver Creek. Moving BNL, Greenwood, and Martinsville out leaves three openings. Columbus East and East Central move down from 5A and both fit well here as this is their old long-time sectional from their days in 4A. The same can be said for Madison who has moved up from 3A.

*Sectional 24 is pretty much the same. Washington moving down to 3A opens up a spot. BNL is on an island in 4A and could’ve remained in sectional 23 if sectional 21 didn’t need to be a seven-team sectional. It should be noted that BNL played in sectional 24 in 2023 so this move makes sense. If Heritage Hills fails to win this sectional in 2026 then they will fall back to 3A in 2027. Therefore, this would become a seven-team sectional in 2027 unless Gibson Southern wins the 2026 3A state title. They would then take Heritage Hills’ place. Some sectional reshuffling would need to happen if Heritage Hills wins the sectional and Gibson Southern wins the 3A state title but the chances of that all happening are low.

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6 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said:

I took a stab at 4A. Let me know where you might disagree.

Sectional 17 (8 teams) - East Chicago Central, Gary West, Hammond Morton, Hanover Central, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell

Sectional 18 (8 teams) - Mishawaka, New Prairie, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph, Wawasee

Sectional 19 (8 teams) - Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Fort Wayne Luers, Fort Wayne North, Leo, New Haven

Sectional 20 (8 teams) - Culver Academy, Delta, Frankfort, Jay County, Kokomo, Logansport, Marion, Muncie Central

Sectional 21 (7 teams) - Beech Grove, Chatard, Greenwood, Guerin Catholic, Richmond, Roncalli, Yorktown

Sectional 22 (8 teams) - Brebeuf, Crispus Attucks, Danville, Lebanon, Martinsville, Mooresville, Northview, Shortridge

Sectional 23 (8 teams) - Charlestown, Columbus East, Connersville, East Central, Jennings County, Madison, Shelbyville, Silver Creek

Sectional 24 (8 teams) - BNL, Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Reitz, Heritage Hills, Jasper

*Sectional 17 remains almost the exact same. Hammond Morton moving down from 5A boots New Prairie to the east.

*Sectional 18 is also almost the exact same as well. New Prairie moves in from sectional 17 at the perfect time as South Bend Washington drops down to 3A.

*Sectional 19 also has very few changes. With Fort Wayne Wayne and Fort Wayne South moving up to 5A, Fort Wayne North (moving down from 5A) and Fort Wayne Luers (moving up from 3A due to the success factor) are perfect replacements. It’s important to note that this sectional would become a seven-team sectional in 2027 if Dwenger gets to semi-state in 2026.

*Sectional 20 was the toughest to figure out in northern Indiana. This was a seven-team sectional this past season. Culver Academy, Frankfort, Logansport, Marion, and Muncie Central remain. Huntington North had to be replaced due to moving up to 5A. I decided to move Lebanon to the south due to the over-abundance of teams north of Indianapolis (35 to 28). And if Lebanon is going south then Guerin Catholic also has to go south. That left Delta, Jay County, Kokomo, and Yorktown for the final three spots. Jay County and Kokomo are further north than Muncie so I added these two. For the final spot, it was either Delta or Yorktown. Delta is north of the Muncie city limits while Yorktown lies to the west. Also, Yorktown played in a southern sectional last year so I chose Delta as the eighth and final team in sectional 20.

*Sectional 21 remains at seven teams. Lots of changes here as Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon, and Pendleton Heights have all moved up to 5A and New Castle has fallen to 3A. Beech Grove, Richmond, and Yorktown remain. Guerin Catholic bumps up from 3A and they fit well here. I then decided to add Chatard, Greenwood, and Roncalli in the final three spots. Attucks and Shortridge were options but they were further west than Chatard, Greenwood, and Roncalli. Therefore, they fit better in sectional 22. I originally considered making this an eight-team sectional and adding Connersville to it due to its proximity to Richmond, but I think it works better to leave it at seven teams in the event Cathedral falls to 4A in 2027. Cathedral needs to reach state in 2026 to remain in 5A, which will be tough given that they’ll have to get through New Palestine to do so. It should also be noted that Roncalli could potentially move up to 5A in 2027 if they return to the 4A state championship game. Therefore, this sectional would have anywhere between six and eight teams in 2027 based on what Cathedral and Roncalli do in 2026.

*Sectional 22 retains Attucks, Brebeuf, Danville, Mooresville, Northview, and Shortridge. I had moved Chatard and Roncalli to sectional 21 which left two open spots. This is where Lebanon fits after being moved down to the south. Martinsville also fits well here so I added them.

*Sectional 23 retains Charlestown, Connersville, Jennings County, Shelbyville, and Silver Creek. Moving BNL, Greenwood, and Martinsville out leaves three openings. Columbus East and East Central move down from 5A and both fit well here as this is their old long-time sectional from their days in 4A. The same can be said for Madison who has moved up from 3A.

*Sectional 24 is pretty much the same. Washington moving down to 3A opens up a spot. BNL is on an island in 4A and could’ve remained in sectional 23 if sectional 21 didn’t need to be a seven-team sectional. It should be noted that BNL played in sectional 24 in 2023 so this move makes sense. If Heritage Hills fails to win this sectional in 2026 then they will fall back to 3A in 2027. Therefore, this would become a seven-team sectional in 2027 unless Gibson Southern wins the 2026 3A state title. They would then take Heritage Hills’ place. Some sectional reshuffling would need to happen if Heritage Hills wins the sectional and Gibson Southern wins the 3A state title but the chances of that all happening are low.

Nice job, Sectional 20 is flip a couple coins for how they are going to draw that one up. All the others i had about the same on.

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On 3/5/2026 at 10:57 AM, JQWL said:

The two most southern sectionals seem very simple--- I guess MAYBE you flip/flop Paoli/Mitchell? But the other 14 spots, very simple to see. 

 

I had this for the other 6--- 

West Vigo
South Vermillion
North Putnam
Greencastle
South Putnam
Cascade
Southmont
Monrovia

Triton Central
Indy Lutheran
Scecina
Ritter
Park Tudor
Christel House
Cov Christian
Eastern Hancock

Lapel
Frankton
Shenandoah
Northeastern
Winchester
Elwood
Alexandria
Hagerstown

Boone Grove
Wheeler
Whiting
Lake Station
Knox
LaVille
Rensselaer Central

Lakeland
Prairie Heights
Central Noble
Eastside
Bremen
Manchester
Rochester

Blackford


Tipton
Peru
Lewis Cass
Eastern Greentown
Wabash
Oak Hill
Delphi

Seeger

 

90-95% is very easy to do.... Monrovia, Eastern Hancock, Blackford, Seeger, Bremen those 5 schools are the ones that they'll just determine where they go/which sectional only gets 7. 

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28 minutes ago, btownqbcoach1 said:

The two most southern sectionals seem very simple--- I guess MAYBE you flip/flop Paoli/Mitchell? But the other 14 spots, very simple to see. 

 

I had this for the other 6--- 

West Vigo
South Vermillion
North Putnam
Greencastle
South Putnam
Cascade
Southmont
Monrovia

Triton Central
Indy Lutheran
Scecina
Ritter
Park Tudor
Christel House
Cov Christian
Eastern Hancock

Lapel
Frankton
Shenandoah
Northeastern
Winchester
Elwood
Alexandria
Hagerstown

Boone Grove
Wheeler
Whiting
Lake Station
Knox
LaVille
Rensselaer Central

Lakeland
Prairie Heights
Central Noble
Eastside
Bremen
Manchester
Rochester

Blackford


Tipton
Peru
Lewis Cass
Eastern Greentown
Wabash
Oak Hill
Delphi

Seeger

 

90-95% is very easy to do.... Monrovia, Eastern Hancock, Blackford, Seeger, Bremen those 5 schools are the ones that they'll just determine where they go/which sectional only gets 7. 

How do you think they will match up the sectionals for regional meetings? Last two years it was setup almost like the two sectionals in the eastern part of the state for North and South would play and the two sectionals in the western part would meet up. To me, east west meeting for regional seems more of a possibility this year than the north/south regional matchups from last year.

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6 minutes ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

How do you think they will match up the sectionals for regional meetings? Last two years it was setup almost like the two sectionals in the eastern part of the state for North and South would play and the two sectionals in the western part would meet up. To me, east west meeting for regional seems more of a possibility this year than the north/south regional matchups from last year.

Hmmm... It would go by sectional numbers, obviously...

I feel like the "most sense" would be Region sectional vs FW sectional, Middle northern vs Anderson area sectional

 

south-- SW sectional vs SE sectional.... west sectional vs Indy sectional

 

Did that make sense? lol 

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5 minutes ago, btownqbcoach1 said:

Hmmm... It would go by sectional numbers, obviously...

I feel like the "most sense" would be Region sectional vs FW sectional, Middle northern vs Anderson area sectional

 

south-- SW sectional vs SE sectional.... west sectional vs Indy sectional

 

Did that make sense? lol 

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. Now will it make sense to draw it up that way by the committee? Nah probably not lol

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1 hour ago, btownqbcoach1 said:

The two most southern sectionals seem very simple--- I guess MAYBE you flip/flop Paoli/Mitchell? But the other 14 spots, very simple to see. 

 

I had this for the other 6--- 

West Vigo
South Vermillion
North Putnam
Greencastle
South Putnam
Cascade
Southmont
Monrovia

Triton Central
Indy Lutheran
Scecina
Ritter
Park Tudor
Christel House
Cov Christian
Eastern Hancock

Lapel
Frankton
Shenandoah
Northeastern
Winchester
Elwood
Alexandria
Hagerstown

Boone Grove
Wheeler
Whiting
Lake Station
Knox
LaVille
Rensselaer Central

Lakeland
Prairie Heights
Central Noble
Eastside
Bremen
Manchester
Rochester

Blackford


Tipton
Peru
Lewis Cass
Eastern Greentown
Wabash
Oak Hill
Delphi

Seeger

 

90-95% is very easy to do.... Monrovia, Eastern Hancock, Blackford, Seeger, Bremen those 5 schools are the ones that they'll just determine where they go/which sectional only gets 7. 

Our Sectional in 2a last cycle has the BYE:   Looks pretty spot on:  Question is if we get all 3 michiana area schools: Bremen, LaVille, Knox, or we get 7 total.    

 

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