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IHSAA announces pairings for 113th Annual Boys Basketball State Tournament

Indiana high school boys basketball teams learned what the path to Gainbridge Fieldhouse looks like Sunday when the Indiana High School Athletic Association announced the pairings for the 113th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament.

Sectional games will begin on Feb. 28 and run through March 4 with one-game regionals set for March 11.

Semistate semifinal and championship games will be played on March 18 and the State Finals will close out the season on March 25 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis.

Columbus North Sectional

The Class 4A, Sectional 14 tournament is hosted by Columbus North.

Shelbyville (9-11) opens the bracket on Feb. 28 against East Central (6-15). The Golden Bears defeated the Trojans, 47-38 on Dec. 22.

The winner advances to face Whiteland (8-14) in the semifinal round on March 3.

Also on Feb. 28, Franklin (10-12) will face Columbus North (14-7) with the winner advancing to a semifinal game against Columbus East (2-18).

The Columbus North Sectional champion will face the Center Grove Sectional champion in the Seymour Regional on March 11.

Eastern Hancock Sectional

Triton Central has won back-to-back sectional titles but to capture a third, it may have to defeat Class 2A, No. 13 Eastern Hancock on its home floor.

The Class 2A, Sectional 42 host Royals (16-6) open the tournament on Feb. 28 against Irvington Prep (4-17). The winner gets Indianapolis Scecina (14-6) in the semifinal round.

Triton Central (15-6) already sits in the semifinal round where it will face Indianapolis Riverside (8-9) with a berth in the sectional championship game at stake.

The Eastern Hancock Sectional champion will travel to the Greenfield-Central Regional to face the Cascade Sectional champ.

Edinburgh Sectional

Class A, Sectional 60 features seven teams with many natural rivalries.

South Decatur (10-11) battles Class A, No. 16 Edinburgh (12-9) in the sectional opener Tuesday. The winner advances to the semifinal to take on Oldenburg Academy (6-13).

In Wednesday’s quarterfinal games, Jac-Cen-Del (13-9) drew Southwestern (3-18) in game one while sister schools Waldron (10-11) and Morristown (1-20) will meet in the nightcap. Wednesday’s winners advance to the semifinal round.

The Edinburgh Sectional champion travels to Martinsville for the one-game regional against the Indiana Deaf Sectional champion.

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