We've had a lot of surprises during the 2012 Indiana high school football season. Some teams have lived up to expectations, while other teams' seasons haven't been what they thought they would in August. 315 teams throughout classes 5A to 1A have worked extremely hard to get to where they are. With the first round of the 40th Annual IHSAA State Football Tournament starting tomorrow night, all regular seasons can honestly be thrown out the window and everyone starts with a clean slate!
Below I'm making my picks for the first round of Sectionals 1 through 40. After each class, I'm going to go ahead and make my State Finals predictions.
CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 1:
Crown Point (6-3) over Valpo (3-6)
#13 Lake Central (7-2) over Portage (3-6)
Merrillville (7-2) over Munster (2-7)
#10 Chesterton (8-1) over Michigan City (2-7)
SECTIONAL 2:
Elkhart Central (5-4) over Elkhart Memorial (1-8)
South Bend Adams (5-4) over Goshen (2-7)
Carroll (Allen) (7-2) over LaPorte (1-8)
#7 Penn (8-1) over Warsaw (6-3)
SECTIONAL 3:
#15 Fort Wayne North (7-2) over Fort Wayne Northrop (4-5)
Huntington North (5-4) over Fort Wayne South (3-6)
Kokomo (6-3) over Fort Wayne Wayne (1-8)
#2 Fort Wayne Snider (9-0) over #8 Homestead (9-0)
SECTIONAL 4:
McCutcheon (1-8) over Harrison (West Lafayette) (0-9)
Noblesville (4-5) over Westfield (3-6)
Fishers (3-6) over Anderson (4-5)
#14 Hamilton Southeastern (7-2) over Lafayette Jeff (3-6)
SECTIONAL 5:
#1 Lawrence Central (9-0) over Southport (5-4)
#4 Carmel (8-1) over #11 Warren Central (4-5)
Indianapolis Tech (5-3) over Perry Meridian (5-4)
North Central (Indianapolis) (2-7) over Lawrence North (0-9)
SECTIONAL 6:
#3 Ben Davis (8-1) over Pike (6-3)
#6 Brownsburg (9-0) over #12 Zionsville (7-2)
Avon (5-4) over Decatur Central (4-5)
Terre Haute North (5-4) over Terre Haute South (3-6)
SECTIONAL 7:
Franklin Central (4-5) over Bloomington South (1-8)
Whiteland (6-3) over Columbus North (4-5)
#5 Center Grove (8-1) over Martinsville (7-2)
Franklin (3-6) over Bloomington North (2-7)
SECTIONAL 8:
Jeffersonville (6-3) over New Albany (5-4)
#9 Castle (9-0) over Floyd Central (2-7)
Bedford North Lawrence (4-5) over Jennings County (1-8)
5A STATE FINALS: #4 CARMEL OVER #2 FORT WAYNE SNIDER
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 9:
Hammon Morton (4-5) over Hammond Clark (1-8)
#13 East Chicago Central (8-1) over Hammond (6-2)
Griffith (3-6) over Highland (1-8)
Gary West (5-4) over Gary Roosevelt (3-6)
SECTIONAL 10:
#10 Kankakee Valley (8-1) over #16 Hobart (7-2)
Lowell (5-4) over Mishawaka (6-3)
#7 New Prairie (8-1) over South Bend Clay (5-4)
South Bend Washington (1-8) over South Bend Riley (1-8)
SECTIONAL 11:
#11 Plymouth (7-2) over Northwood (4-5)
Wawasee (5-4) over DeKalb (2-7)
Angola (3-6) over Northridge (1-8)
#15 Concord (7-2) over #9 East Noble (7-2)
SECTIONAL 12:
Fort Wayne Dwenger (3-6) over Jay County (3-6)
#12 Leo (7-1) over Columbia City (4-5)
Logansport (1-8) over Norwell (0-9)
New Haven (7-2) over Marion (4-5)
SECTIONAL 13:
Muncie Central (3-6) over Greenfield-Central (3-6)
Delta (6-3) over Frankfort (3-6)
#14 Pendleton Heights (7-2) over Muncie South (6-2)
#5 Mount Vernon (Fortville) (8-1) over New Palestine (3-6)
SECTIONAL 14:
#4 Indianapolis Roncalli (7-2) over Plainfield (5-4)
#8 Greenwood (8-1) over Owen Valley (5-4)
#3 Indianapolis Cathedral (4-5) over Northview (3-6)
Lebanon (5-4) over Mooresville (1-8)
SECTIONAL 15:
Richmond (7-2) over Shelbyville (4-5)
Franklin County (4-5) over New Castle (1-8)
#1 Columbus East (9-0) over #6 East Central (7-2)
Connersville (6-3) over South Dearborn (0-9)
SECTIONAL 16:
Evansville Reitz (6-3) over Madison (2-7)
Seymour (4-5) over Evansville Harrison (1-8)
#2 Jasper (9-0) over Boonville (3-6)
4A STATE FINALS: #15 CONCORD OVER #5 MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE)
I'll admit it. I went with my alma mater (Concord) and one of the hotter 4A teams in the state, because the Class 4A field is pretty wide open.
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 17:
South Bend St. Joe's (5-4) over Knox (2-7)
Hammond Gavit (3-6) over Calumet (0-9)
#11 Culver Academy (7-2) over John Glenn (4-5)
#12 Mishawaka Marian (6-3) over Gary Wallace (2-5)
SECTIONAL 18:
Garrett (7-2) over Whitko (3-6)
#1 Jimtown (9-0) over Fort Wayne Concordia (2-7)
Tippecanoe Valley (7-2) over West Noble (1-8)
#8 Heritage (7-2) over #10 Lakeland (8-1)
SECTIONAL 19:
Eastbrook (6-3) over Peru (3-6)
Bellmont (4-5) over Yorktown (4-5)
Mississinewa (6-3) over Blackford (0-9)
Western (4-5) over Maconaquak (3-6)
SECTIONAL 20:
Southmont (3-6) over Crawfordsville (1-8)
#4 Hamilton Heights (8-1) over West Lafayette (6-3)
North Montgomery (6-3) over Twin Lakes (3-6)
SECTIONAL 21:
#13 Tri-West (7-2) over Indianapolis Arlington (0-7)
#6 Greencastle (9-0) over West Vigo (6-3)
#2 Indianapolis Chatard (7-2) over #14 Danville (7-2)
#7 Brebeuf Jesuit (7-2) over Indianapolis Northwest (1-8)
SECTIONAL 22:
Batesville (4-5) over Edgewood (2-7)
#16 Greensburg (7-2) over Brown County (2-7)
Beech Grove (4-5) over Indianapolis Howe (2-4)
Indian Creek (7-2) over Rushville (1-8)
SECTIONAL 23:
Salem (3-6) over North Harrison (2-7)
#15 Brownstown Central (8-1) over Heritage Hills (5-4)
#17 Corydon Central (7-2) over Silver Creek (3-6)
#3 Charlestown (9-0) over Mitchell (2-7)
SECTIONAL 24:
Vincennes Lincoln (7-2) over Evansville Bosse (0-9)
Gibson Southern (7-2) over Mount Vernon (Posey) (2-7)
Washington (3-6) over Pike Central (2-7)
Princeton (4-5) over Evansville Memorial (2-7)
3A STATE FINALS: #1 JIMTOWN OVER #2 INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 25:
Bowman Academy (5-4) over River Forest (3-6)
Rensselaer Central (4-5) over North Newton (4-5)
Boone Grove (6-3) over Lake Station (2-7)
#4 Andrean (7-2) over Wheeler (6-3)
SECTIONAL 26:
#8 Lewis Cass (8-1) over Bremen (6-3)
Fairfield (6-3) over Prairie Heights (3-6)
Rochester (6-3) over Wabash (0-9)
Manchester (4-5) over North Judson (3-6)
SECTIONAL 27:
Elwood (7-2) over Madison-Grant (4-5)
#9 Churubusco (8-1) over Oak Hill (8-1)
#5 Fort Wayne Luers (6-3) over Woodlan (3-6)
Eastside (5-4) over Bluffton (5-4)
SECTIONAL 28:
#7 Tipton (8-1) over Seeger (4-5)
#13 Northwestern (7-2) over Taylor (0-9)
#11 Fountain Central (8-1) over Benton Central (3-6)
Delphi (3-6) over Eastern (Greentown) (1-8)
SECTIONAL 29:
Guerin Catholic (2-7) over Centerville (2-7)
#6 Heritage Christian (7-2) over Alexandria (3-6)
Winchester (5-4) over Frankton (5-4)
Shenandoah (6-3) over Union County (1-8)
SECTIONAL 30:
Speedway (6-3) over North Putnam (3-6)
#1 Indianapolis Ritter (9-0) over South Vermillion (2-7)
Cascade (3-6) over Park Tudor (1-8)
South Putnam (7-2) over Indianapolis Broad Ripple (6-3)
SECTIONAL 31:
Clarksville (5-4) over Eastern (Pekin) (1-8)
#10 Lawrenceburg (8-1) over Crawford County (0-8)
Triton Central (6-3) over Monrovia (4-5)
#12 Paoli (7-2) over Providence (3-6)
SECTIONAL 32:
Sullivan (6-3) over South Spencer (3-6)
#2 Evansville Mater Dei (7-2) over Southridge (6-3)
#2 North Posey (9-0) over Tell City (4-5)
2A STATE FINALS: #1 INDIANAPOLIS RITTER OVER #5 FORT WAYNE LUERS
CLASS 1A
SECTIONAL 33:
Hammond Noll (4-5) over South Newton (3-6)
Winamac (6-3) over Tri-County (1-8)
#8 West Central (8-1) over Culver (3-6)
#3 Whiting (9-0) over #12 South Central (Union Mills) (7-2)
SECTIONAL 34:
Carroll (Flora) (5-4) over Clinton Prairie (2-7)
#4 Pioneer (8-1) over Frontier (0-9)
#2 Lafayette Central Catholic (8-1) over North White (4-5)
#13 Caston (7-2) over Clinton Central (2-7)
SECTIONAL 35:
Fremont (4-5) over Southwood (2-7)
Adams Central (5-4) over Triton (1-8)
Northfield (3-6) over Central Noble (0-9)
North Miami (6-3) over LaVille (1-8)
SECTIONAL 36:
#10 Tri-Central (8-1) over Wes-Del (1-7)
South Adams (2-7) over Lapel (1-8)
#9 Sheridan (5-4) over Southern Wells (2-7)
Union City (6-3) over Monroe Central (1-8)
SECTIONAL 37:
#6 Indianapolis Scecina (6-3) over Cambridge City Lincoln (6-3)
Knightstown (6-3) over Indiana Deaf (1-8)
#7 Hagerstown (9-0) over Eastern Hancock (4-5)
Northeastern (5-4) over Tri (0-9)
SECTIONAL 38:
#5 North Vermillion (9-0) over Covington (2-7)
North Central (Farmersburg) (7-2) over Turkey Run (3-6)
Riverton Parke (0-9) over Cloverdale (0-9)
#14 Attica (6-3) over Rockville (4-5)
SECTIONAL 39:
West Washington (6-3) over Indianapolis Lutheran (4-5)
#11 Milan (6-3) over Edinburgh (4-5)
North Decatur (6-3) over Springs Valley (4-5)
SECTIONAL 40:
North Daviess (3-6) over Union (Dugger) (2-7)
Tecumseh (5-4) over Wood Memorial (1-8)
#1 Linton-Stockton (9-0) over North Knox (4-5)
Perry Central (6-3) over Eastern Green (4-5)
1A STATE FINALS: #2 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC OVER #1 LINTON-STOCKTON
I can't wait until the games kickoff tomorrow night at 7pm!! It starts six weeks full of great Indiana High School football!
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