The state finals pairings for the 13th Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling
State Tournament Announced
A total of 309 schools are set for sectional competition on Saturday,
Jan. 26, in the individual tournament from which the top two teams
at each site automatically advance to the separate team tournament.
The top two teams at each sectional are determined based on the
number of points accumulated by the individuals.
The team tournament starts at the regional level on Wednesday,
Jan. 30, at 16 locations. Four teams will meet at each site requiring
two rounds of dual competition with the winning team advancing
to one of eight semi-state sites on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Each semi-state
will have just two teams with the winner earning a spot in the
state finals on Saturday, Feb. 23, at Center Grove High School.
Perry Meridian, the top-ranked team in the latest poll from the
Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association, begins its
quest for the state title at the 12-team Decatur Central sectional.
Evansville Mater Dei is the two-time defending state champion
after winning its 11th crown in the last 13 years in 2007. The
Wildcats are currently ranked second in the state poll and begin
their tournament test at the nine-team Evansville Central sectional.
Meanwhile, the 70th Annual IHSAA Individual Wrestling Tournament
will be conducted under its traditional format beginning Saturday,
Jan. 26, at 32 sectional sites. The seeding meetings for each
sectional will be conducted Monday, Jan. 21, by the participating
coaches at the host site.
The top four contestants in each weight class at the sectionals
will advance to the individual regionals on Saturday, Feb. 2.
From the regionals, the top three contestants in each weight class
will advance to the individual semi-states on Saturday, Feb. 9.
From the semi-states, the top four contestants in each weight
class will advance to the state finals February 15-16 at Conseco
Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Sectionals
Date: Saturday, Jan. 26.
Admission: $5.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class
advance to the regional tournament.
1. East Chicago Central (10): East Chicago Central, Hammond,
Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton,
Highland, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting.
2. Calumet (9): Calumet,
Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Gary Wirt, Griffith, Hobart, Lake
Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.
3. Crown Point (8): Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover
Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Newton, Valparaiso.
4. LaPorte (8): Chesterton, Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City,
New Prairie, North Judson, Portage.
5. Mishawaka (9): LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn,
South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend
St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.
6. Plymouth (9): Bremen, Culver Academies, Culver Community,
Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.
7. Twin Lakes (11): Cass, Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North
White, Pioneer, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Twin Lakes,
West Central, Winamac.
8. Lafayette Jefferson (10): Attica, Benton Central, Carroll
(Flora), Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central
Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Seeger, West Lafayette.
9. Elkhart Memorial (8): Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial,
Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood.
10. Westview (10): Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble,
Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble,
Westview.
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco,
Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort
Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop,
Leo, Whitko.
12. New Haven (10): Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Elmhurst,
Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding,
Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.
13. Peru (9): Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North
Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood, Wabash, White’s.
14. Oak Hill (10): Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant,
Marion, Mississinewa, Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.
15. Jay County (9): Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton,
Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.
16. Delta (10): Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central,
Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester,
Yorktown.
17. Crawfordsville (9): Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central,
North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion,
Southmont, Turkey Run.
18. Zionsville (12): Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie,
Fishers, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Rossville,
Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.
19. Hamilton Heights (12): Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Highland,
Elwood, Frankton, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville,
Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.
20. Lawrence Central (11): Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis
Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Broad
Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Howe Academy, Indianapolis
Manual, Indianapolis Scecina, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North,
North Central (Indianapolis).
21. Decatur Central (12): Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit, Decatur
Central, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter,
Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Washington, Park Tudor, Perry
Meridian, Pike, Southport, Speedway.
22. Shelbyville (10): Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin
Central, Greenfield-Central, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine,
Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.
23. Tri (11): Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville,
Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville,
Shenandoah, Tri.
24. Franklin County (9): Batesville, Connersville, East Central,
Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, South Dearborn,
Union County.
25. Greencastle (10): Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale,
Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam,
Tri-West Hendricks.
26. Mooresville (8): Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian
Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Whiteland.
27. Northview (9): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood,
Northview, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute
South, West Vigo.
28. Jennings County (9): Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County,
Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour,
Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover).
29. Jeffersonville (10): Charlestown, Christian Academy of Indiana,
Corydon Central, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville,
New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.
30. Southridge (9): Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North Knox,
Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
31. Castle (9): Boonville, Castle, Gibson Southern, Heritage
Hills, Princeton, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City, Wood Memorial.
32. Evansville Central (9): Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central,
Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial,
Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.
Regionals
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Admission: $6.00.
Advancement: This is a single elimination tournament in which
the winning team shall advance to the next round.
1. Highland
Match 1: No. 1 at East Chicago Central Sectional vs. No. 2 at
Calumet Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Calumet Sectional vs. No. 2 at East Chicago
Central Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
2. Portage
Match 1: No. 1 at Crown Point Sectional vs. No. 2 at LaPorte
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at LaPorte Sectional vs. No. 2 at Crown Point
Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
3. South Bend Clay
Match 1: No. 1 at Mishawaka Sectional vs. No. 2 at Plymouth Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Plymouth Sectional vs. No. 2 at Mishawaka Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
4. Harrison (West Lafayette)
Match 1: No. 1 at Twin Lakes Sectional vs. No. 2 at Lafayette
Jefferson Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Lafayette Jefferson Sectional vs. No. 2 at
Twin Lakes Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
5. Jimtown
Match 1: No. 1 at Elkhart Memorial Sectional vs. No. 2 at Westview
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Westview Sectional vs. No. 2 at Elkhart Memorial
Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
6. Garrett
Match 1: No. 1 at Carroll (Fort Wayne) Sectional vs. No. 2 at
New Haven Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at New Haven Sectional vs. No. 2 at Carroll (Fort
Wayne) Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
7. Huntington North
Match 1: No. 1 at Peru Sectional vs. No. 2 at Oak Hill Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Oak Hill Sectional vs. No. 2 at Peru Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
8. Muncie Central
Match 1: No. 1 at Jay County Sectional vs. No. 2 at Delta Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Delta Sectional vs. No. 2 at Jay County Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
9. North Montgomery
Match 1: No. 1 at Crawfordsville Sectional vs. No. 2 at Zionsville
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Zionsville Sectional vs. No. 2 at Crawfordsville
Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
10. North Central (Indpls.)
Match 1: No. 1 at Hamilton Heights Sectional vs. No. 2 at Lawrence
Central Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Lawrence Central Sectional vs. No. 2 at Hamilton
Heights Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
11. Beech Grove
Match 1: No. 1 at Decatur Central Sectional vs. No. 2 at Shelbyville
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Shelbyville Sectional vs. No. 2 at Decatur
Central Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
12. Union County
Match 1: No. 1 at Franklin County Sectional vs. No. 2 at Tri
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Tri Sectional vs. No. 2 at Franklin County
Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
13. Avon
Match 1: No. 1 at Greencastle Sectional vs. No. 2 at Mooresville
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Mooresville Sectional vs. No. 2 at Greencastle
Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
14. Seymour
Match 1: No. 1 at Northview Sectional vs. No. 2 at Jennings County
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Jennings County Sectional vs. No. 2 at Northview
Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
15. Jasper
Match 1: No. 1 at Jeffersonville Sectional vs. No. 2 at Southridge
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Southridge Sectional vs. No. 2 at Jeffersonville
Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
16. Evansville Mater Dei
Match 1: No. 1 at Castle Sectional vs. No. 2 at Evansville Central
Sectional.
Match 2: No. 1 at Evansville Central Sectional vs. No. 2 at Castle
Sectional.
Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Semi-States
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 6.
Admission: $5.00.
Advancement: This is a single elimination tournament in which
the winning team shall advance to the next round.
1. Valparaiso
Winner at Highland vs. Winner at Portage.
2. Rochester
Winner at South Bend Clay vs. Winner at Harrison (West Lafayette).
3. Columbia City
Winner at Jimtown vs. Winner at Garrett.
4. Bellmont
Winner at Huntington North vs. Winner at Muncie Central.
5. Lawrence North
Winner at North Montgomery vs. Winner at North Central (Indianapolis).
6. New Castle
Winner at Beech Grove vs. Winner at Union County.
7. Center Grove
Winner at Avon vs. Winner at Seymour.
8. Castle
Winner at Jasper vs. Winner at Evansville Mater Dei.
State Finals
Date: Saturday, Feb. 23.
Site: Center Grove High School, 2717 S. Morgantown Road, Greenwood
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Time: Quarterfinals begin at 10 am ET with semifinal round and
championship round to follow.
Admission: $8.00.
Advancement: This is a single elimination tournament in which
the winning team shall advance to the next round.
Quarterfinals
Match 1: Winner at Lawrence North vs. Winner at Columbia City.
Match 2: Winner at Castle vs. Winner at Center Grove.
Match 3: Winner at New Castle vs. Winner at Rochester.
Match 4: Winner at Bellmont vs. Winner at Valparaiso.
Semifinals
Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.
Championship
Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6.
