Initial Reactions:
With the announcement of the IHSAA Sectional Draw this afternoon, there are a great many things to dissect, we give our initial reactions to what we have to look forward to in two weeks. Here are the best of the best.
1A Reactions:
- Southwood and Lafayette Central on the same side. Would setup to meet on Friday.
- Liberty Christian gets bye in weak Sectional
- Rockville with a great draw. North Vermillion to meet in Final
- Oregon-Davis with a bye and great draw. Elkhart Christian with very difficult path.
- University, Bloomfield, and Tindley all get byes
- Morristown vs. Hauser for Sectional Championship on Saturday.
- Borden Sectional has Top 3 on same side.
- Wood Memorial and NE Dubois to start Sectional.
2A Reactions:
- Andrean gets great draw but Roosevelt up in Semis
- Marquette Catholic gets easy game to start and gain momentum
- Westview will get LaVille with Whitko waiting on opposite side
- Frankton avoids Lapel/Wapahani
- Oak Hill vs. Manchester to open Sectionals.
- Covington gets a bye but Clinton Prairie should be right there in Semis
- Tipton vs. Alexandria to open Sectionals.
- Northeastern with a great draw with Winchester and Centerville
- Howe gets best draw in 2A. Shenandoah with most difficult route.
- Park Tudor opens up easy but Heritage is waiting. Scecina winners.
- Cloverdale vs. Monrovia to open as best two teams.
- Paoli vs. Henryville to open up as best two teams.
- Linton vs. South Knox open as best two teams but easy Semi game.
3A Reactions:
- Hammond with an excellent draw against bottom two teams.
- Culver Academies with great draw. Marian vs. Washington is so, so good.
- West Lafayette vs. Northwestern for Sectional Championship.
- Marion opens up easy but Norwell waiting with Bye game, Mississinewa with easy path
- Delta gets an easy draw with a bye. New Castle still the team to beat.
- Edgewood with a great draw but not too much to worry about.
- Attucks vs. Brebeuf to open, Ritter gets so lucky with the bye.
- Tri-West gets terrible draw. Indian Creek then Danville. Manual with a bye game.
- Batesville gets awful draw. Bottom half is wide open.
- Silver Creek wins with bye and avoid Brownstown Central
- Princeton vs. Vincennes Lincoln the best two teams to open. Winner gets Washington.
- Bosse and Memorial on opposite times. Bosse gets dream draw.
4A Reactions:
- Chesterton gets really tough draw. Valparaiso with an easier draw but could be really fun on Friday night.
- Riley gets the draw with Penn coming in Semis. Mishawaka with a chance to get to Saturday.
- Warsaw gets great draw to try and make it through in a down year.
- FW North west great draw with Snider up first. Carroll gets really difficult draw.
- Homestead draws best, Huntington North gets the bye.
- First night at Jeff is great. McCutcheon gets much needed bye game.
- Unbalanced at Noblesville but HSE gets big bye game.
- Warren Central gets best draw of tournament in a loaded Sectional. LN/Cathedral to open.
- Lawrence Central could sneak in to Saturday.
- Ben Davis and Pike on opposite sides.
- Brownsburg avoids THS and Plainfield with a bye game.
- Franklin Community gets the draw and avoid Center Grove, Greenwood, and Martinsville.
- Bloomington South doesn’t get bye but bottom two teams are in front of them.
- New Albany gets the bye and hurts Romeo’s chase at scoring record.
- Floyd Central gets really tough draw.
- Castle and Harrison in Semis. Look for Reitz to sneak to Saturday.