We're already at the point in the IHSAA football playoffs that we can start to see how each bracket of the five classes are going to pan out and who will be advancing to next Friday's 40 sectional championships. There are storylines behind a majority of the 80 games slated to kickoff this Friday night around the state of Indiana. Of the 160 teams remaining in the Sectional Semifinals, 58 are ranked in their respective classes. Their are 134 of the 160 (84%) that have a .500 record or better.
More on playoff teams, by the numbers...
-- 13 undefeated teams (5A: Penn, Homestead, Warren Central, Castle; 4A: Leo, New Palestine; 2A: Wheeler, Bremen, Churubusco, Shenandoah, North Putnam; 1A: Lafayette Central Catholic, Linton-Stockton)
-- 25 under .500 teams (5A: Goshen (4-6), Lafayette Jeff (3-7); 4A: South Bend Riley (3-7), Hobart (3-7), Plymouth (3-7), Lebanon (4-6), Connersville (3-7), Evansville Harrison (2-8); 3A: Bellmont (4-6), North Montgomery (4-5), West Vigo (4-6), Salem (2-8), Gibson Southern (4-6); 2A: Manchester (3-7), Lewis Cass (4-6), Delphi (1-9), Park Tudor (3-7), Monrovia (3-7); 1A: North White (4-6), Fremont (3-7), Lapel (2-8), Cloverdale (3-7), North Decatur (3-6), Edinburgh (3-7), Wood Memorial (3-7).
More of the Inside the Numbers next week in my Sectional Championship predictions.
Sectional Semifinals predictions:
CLASS 5A
Sectional 1
Crown Point over Valparaiso
5A #12 Merrillville over Chesterton
Sectional 2
5A #3 Penn over Elkhart Memorial
Carroll (Allen) over Goshen
Sectional 3
Fort Wayne Snider over Fort Wayne North
5A #4 Homestead over Kokomo
Sectional 4
Fishers over Lafayette Jefferson
5A # 6 Hamilton Southeastern over Westfield
Sectional 5
5A #1 Warren Central over Indianapolis Tech
5A #2 Carmel over 5A # 8 Lawrence Central
Sectional 6
5A #5 Ben Davis over 5A #10 Brownsburg
5A # 9 Avon over Pike
Sectional 7
Columbus North over Martinsville
Center Grove over Bloomington North
Sectional 8
5A #7 Castle over Evansville North
5A #13 Floyd Central over Bedford North Lawrence
CLASS 4A
Sectional 9
Griffith over Hammond
4A # 5 Hammond Morton over East Chicago Central
Sectional 10
Mishawaka over South Bend Riley
4A #12 South Bend Washington over Hobart
Sectional 11
4A #16 Concord over East Noble
Northwood over Plymouth
Sectional 12
4A #9 Fort Wayne Dwenger over 4A #10 New Haven
4A #4 Leo over Marion
Sectional 13
4A #2 New Palestine over Delta
4A #6 Pendleton Heights over Greenfield-Central
Sectional 14
Greenwood over Lebanon
4A #1 Indianapolis Cathedral over 4A #8 Indianapolis Roncalli
Sectional 15
Franklin County over Connersville
4A #3 Columbus East over 4A #7 East Central
Sectional 16
4A #11 Jasper over Evansville Harrison
4A #13 Evansville Reitz over Evansville Central
CLASS 3A
Sectional 17
3A #4 South Bend St. Joe's over Culver Academy
3A #5 Mishawaka Marian over John Glenn
Sectional 18
Garrett over Whitko
3A #8 Jimtown over 3A #15 Lakeland
Sectional 19
Yorktown over Bellmont
3A #12 Western over Mississinewa
Sectional 20
3A #11 Hamilton Heights over North Montgomery
3A #3 West Lafayette over Western Boone
Sectional 21
3A #1 Indianapolis Chatard over Danville
Brebeuf Jesuit over West Vigo
Sectional 22
Edgewood over Greensburg
Indian Creek over Brown County
Sectional 23
3A #10 Heritage Hills over Salem
3A #13 Corydon Central over Charlestown
Sectional 24
Evansville Memorial over Washington
Vincennes Lincoln over Gibson Southern
CLASS 2A
Sectional 25
2A #13 Wheeler over Rensselaer Central
River Forest over North Newton
Sectional 26
2A #4 Bremen over Manchester
Rochester over Lewis Cass
Sectional 27
2A #6 Churubusco over Madison-Grant
2A #1 Fort Wayne Luers over Eastside
Sectional 28
2A #7 Northwestern over Delphi
Tipton over Benton Central
Sectional 29
2A #15 Guerin Catholic over Heritage Christian
2A #12 Shenandoah over Centerville
Sectional 30
South Putnam over Park Tudor
2A #3 North Putnam over 2A #11 Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter
Sectional 31
Paoli over Monrovia
Triton Central over Lawrenceburg
Sectional 32
2A #5 Evansville Mater Dei over Sullivan
2A #14 Southridge over South Spencer
CLASS 1A
Sectional 33
1A #8 South Newton over Winamac
Culver over West Central
Sectional 34
1A #15 Clinton Central over Caston
1A #1 Lafayette Central Catholic over North White
Sectional 35
1A #11 North Miami over Northfield
Adams Central over Fremont
Sectional 36
1A #12 Union City over 1A #4 South Adams
1A #6 Sheridan over Lapel
Sectional 37
Cambridge City Lincoln over Northeastern
1A #7 Indianapolis Scecina over Knightstown
Sectional 38
North Vermillion over Cloverdale
1A #10 Rockville over Covington
Sectional 39
North Decatur over Edinburgh
1A #9 Indianapolis Lutheran over 1A #5 Milan
Sectional 40
North Daviess over Wood Memorial
1A #3 Linton-Stockton over Eastern Greene
I would have to say that I was pretty impressed with my record for the Sectional First Round games. Going 128-27 is a pretty good number! Hopefully I can do better this week.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
IHSAA Sectional Predictions, First Round!
It's hard to believe it, but we're already at Week 10, which means Sectional Round 1 here in the state of Indiana!!!! There are a lot of good matchups throughout the state. Here's a look at some different matchups that should get the most attention statewide. After that, I've picked and predicted my winners of each sectional game tonight, followed by all 40 sectional champions, that will be crowned in two weeks.
5A Sectional 1: 5A #11 Lake Central (8-1) at Merrillville (6-3) 5A #12
5A Sectional 6: 5A #4 Ben Davis (7-2) at Zionsville
5A Sectional 8: Bedford North Lawrence (6-3) at Jennings County (5-4)
4A Sectional 10: Mishawaka (5-4) at Lowell (5-4)
4A Sectional 11: Wawasee (7-2) at Northwood (6-3)
4A Sectional 12: 4A #9 Fort Wayne Dwenger (5-4) at Columbia City (6-3)
4A Sectional 13: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (5-4) at Pendleton Heights (8-1) 4A #6
4A Sectional 14: Greenwood (6-3) at Northview (6-3)
4A Sectional 15: 4A #7 East Central (8-1) at South Dearborn (7-2)
4A Sectional 16: 4A #15 Boonville (7-2) at Evansville Reitz (6-3) 4A #13
3A Sectional 18: Garrett (7-2) at Tippecanoe Valley (6-3)
3A Sectional 20: 3A #9 Hamilton Heights (7-2) at Southmont (7-2) 3A #11
3A Sectional 21: 3A #1 Indpls. Chatard (7-2) at Greencastle (7-2)
3A Sectional 23: 3A #7 Brownstown Central (9-0) at Corydon Central (7-2) 3A #13
2A Sectional 25: 2A #13 Wheeler (9-0) at Andrean (9-0) 2A #2
2A Sectional 26: North Judson (6-3) at Rochester (6-3)
2A Sectional 28: 2A #7 Northwestern (8-1) at Fountain Central (9-0) 2A #8
2A Sectional 28: Eastern (Greentown) (7-2) at Tipton (5-4)
2A Sectional 30: 2A #3 North Putnam (9-0) at Speedway (8-1) 2A #9
2A Sectional 32: 2A #5 Evansville Mater Dei (8-1) at North Posey (8-1) 2A #10
1A Sectional 33: Whiting (6-3) at West Central (5-4)
1A Sectional 34: 1A #1 Lafayette Central Catholic (9-0) at Pioneer (9-0) 1A #2
1A Sectional 36: Southern Wells (5-4) at Sheridan (6-3) 1A #6
1A Sectional 37: Knightstown (6-3) at Hagerstown (5-4)
1A Sectional 38: 1A #10 Rockville (7-2) at North Central (Farmersburg) (8-1) 1A #13
1A Sectional 39: Springs Valley (6-3) at Milan (8-1) 1A #5
Sectional Rd. 1 winners:
5A
Valparaiso
Crown Point
Chesterton
Lake Central
Elkhart Central
Penn
LaPorte
Carroll (Allen)
FW Snider 43, FW South 0 (Thursday)
FW North
Kokomo
Homestead
Fishers
Anderson
Hamilton Southeastern
Westfield
Indpls. Tech over Lawrence North
Warren Central over North Central
Lawrence Central
Carmel
Brownsburg
Ben Davis
Avon
Pike
Martinsville
Columbus North
Center Grove
Bloomington North
Castle
Floyd Central
Bedford North Lawrence
4A
Hammond
Griffith
East Chicago Central
Hammond Morton
South Bend Riley
Lowell
South Bend Washington
South Bend Clay
Concord
East Noble
Northwood
Angola
FW Dwenger
New Haven
Leo
Jay County
New Palestine
Delta
Greenfield-Central
Pendleton Heights
Owen Valley
Northview
Indpls. Cathedral
Indpls. Roncalli
Franklin County
Connersville
East Central
Columbus East
Madison
Evansville Central
Evansville Reitz
3A
South Bend St. Joe's
Culver Academy
John Glenn
Mishawaka Marian
Whitko
Tippecanoe Valley
Lakeland
Jimtown
Eastbrook
Bellmont
Mississinewa
Western
Hamilton Heights
Western Boone
West Lafayette
Indpls. Chatard
Danville
Tri-West
West Vigo
Edgewood
Greensburg
Brown County
Indian Creek
Salem
Heritage Hills
Brownstown Central
Charlestown
Washington
Evansville Memorial
Gibson Southern
Vincennes Lincoln
2A
Rensselaer Central
Andrean
North Newton
River Forest
Bremen
Wabash
Rochester
Lewis Cass
Madison-Grant
Churubusco
FW Luers
Eastside
Taylor
Fountain Central
Benton Central
Eastern (Greentown)
Guerin Catholic
Heritage Christian
Centerville
Shenandoah
Park Tudor
South Putnam
Indpls. Ritter
North Putnam
Paoli
Monrovia
Lawrenceburg
Triton Central
Evansville Mater Dei
Southridge
South Spencer
1A
South Central (Union Mills)
South Newton
West Central
Culver
Caston
Clinton Central
North White
Lafayette Central Catholic
Northfield
North Miami
Fremont
Adams Central
South Adams
Union City
Tri-Central
Sheridan
Northeastern
Cambridge City Lincoln
Knightstown
Indpls. Scecina
Cloverdale
Attica
North Central (Farmersburg)
Covington
South Decatur
Indpls. Lutheran
Milan
North Daviess
Union (Dugger)
North Knox
Linton-Stockton
Sectional Champions
Class 5A
Sect.1- Lake Central
Sect.2- Penn
Sect.3- Homestead
Sect.4- Hamilton Southeastern
Sect.5- Carmel
Sect.6- Avon
Sect.7- Columbus North
Sect.8- Castle
Class 4A
Sect.9- Hammond Morton
Sect.10- Lowell
Sect.11- Concord
Sect.12- FW Dwenger
Sect.13- New Palestine
Sect.14- Cathedral
Sect.15- Columbus East
Sect.16- Evansville Reitz
Class 3A
Sect.17- SB St. Joe's
Sect.18- Jimtown
Sect.19- Eastbrook
Sect.20- West Lafayette
Sect.21- Chatard
Sect.22- Edgewood
Sect.23- Brownstown Central
Sect.24- Evansville Memorial
Class 2A
Sect.25- Andrean
Sect.26- Bremen
Sect.27- FW Luers
Sect.28- Fountain Central
Sect.29- Shenandoah
Sect.30- North Putnam
Sect.31- Paoli
Sect.32- Evansville Mater Dei
Class 1A
Sect.33- South Newton
Sect.34- Lafayette Central Catholic
Sect.35- North Miami
Sect.36- Sheridan
Sect.37- Cambridge City Lincoln
Sect.38- North Central (Farmersburg)
Sect.39- Indpls. Lutheran
Sect.40- Linton-Stockton
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