Basementbias Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Having fun watching everyone guessing the neutral sites for the OHSAA playoffs this upcoming weekend. I believe the first 2 playoff games had been hosted by higher seeds until this point if possible. That has been a change as all or all but the first round were neutral sites until they expanded to 16 teams in the 4 regions for all 7 divisions (what we call classes). How would it look for the regionals in Indiana this year? Looking to expand this to semi states after this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoopsCoach Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Basementbias said: Having fun watching everyone guessing the neutral sites for the OHSAA playoffs this upcoming weekend. I believe the first 2 playoff games had been hosted by higher seeds until this point if possible. That has been a change as all or all but the first round were neutral sites until they expanded to 16 teams in the 4 regions for all 7 divisions (what we call classes). How would it look for the regionals in Indiana this year? Looking to expand this to semi states after this weekend. Here’s what I posted in the thread on moving tournament game sites yesterday. Hypothetical neutral site games for regional: Merrillville/Penn @ LaPorte Carroll/Westfield @ Marion Brownsburg/Ben Davis @ Avon Lawrence North/Center Grove @ Franklin Central Valpo/Michigan City @ Chesterton Dwenger/Zionsville @ Anderson Cathedral/New Palestine @ Warren Central Bloomington South/New Albany @ Columbus North Lowell/New Prairie @ Hobart Northridge/Mississinewa @ Columbia City Mount Vernon/Roncalli @ Greenfield Central East Central/Evansville Memorial @ Martinsville Hanover Central/Mishawaka Marian @ Portage Norwell/Brebeuf @ Delta Tri-West/Owen Valley @ Mooresville Lawrenceburg/Gibson Southern @ Providence Andrean/LaVille @ SB St. Joe Eastside/Eastbrook @ Homestead Central Catholic/Scecina @ Lebanon Triton Central/Mater Dei @ Bloomington North North Judson/Carroll @ Logansport Adams Central/South Adams @ Bluffton Parke Heritage/Lutheran @ Cascade Tri/North Central @ Decatur Central Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASJCPUMA Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 I would imagine you would need to look at seating on both sides of the field especially for games when both schools travel well. Many fields have much smaller visitor stands than home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasportsfan Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 With girls bb kicking in the ads would have to be mindful of scheduling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaringthunderdlr Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 For Parke Heritage/Lutheran, I would say Plainfield over Cascade. Bigger stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDGiant93 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Or you could just seed the tournament and let the higher seed host. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basementbias Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, BDGiant93 said: Or you could just seed the tournament and let the higher seed host. Yes on seeding, but just the sectionals. Maybe I could be convinced on regionals, but rather see the regionals rotate which sectional winners play each other every year. Semi states as well. This is why I'd like to see neutral site regionals and semi state venues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoopsCoach Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 17 hours ago, roaringthunderdlr said: For Parke Heritage/Lutheran, I would say Plainfield over Cascade. Bigger stadium. Good suggestion and one that makes sense. I went with Cascade since it is a little more centrally located for Parke Heritage/Lutheran but it isn’t a significant difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basementbias Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 How about the 12 Semi States this week? For the game I'm personally invested in, AC vs NJ, I'd say Logansport would have been a good neutral site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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