Sectional play begins Oct. 10 and continues through Oct. 14 in all four classifications (Class A to Class 4A).
Sectional champions will advance to four-team regional tournaments on Oct. 21. Semistate tournaments follow on Oct. 28 with the state championship matches scheduled for Nov. 4 at Ball State University’s Worthen Arena.
Class 4A, Sectional 14
Franklin High School is the host site for the six-team sectional.
The host Grizzly Cubs (18-8) will face East Central (14-10) in the first match of the sectional. The winner advances to take on Columbus East (8-17) in the semifinal round.
The second quarterfinal pits Shelbyville (2-23) against Columbus North 14-10). The winner will face Whiteland (16-8) in the semifinals.
The Golden Bears were swept by Columbus North on Aug. 17.
The sectional champion advances to the Bloomington North Regional to take on the Jasper Sectional champion.
Class 2A, Sectional 42
At Triton Central, the host Tigers (15-8) will battle Indiana Crossroads Conference rival Indianapolis Scecina (17-10) in the opening match. The winner gets Irvington Prep (12-8) in the semifinal round.
Scecina defeated Triton Central, 25-13, 25-21, 25-15, on Sept. 26.
In the other half of the bracket, Eastern Hancock (18-6) will face Indianapolis Riverside with the winner advancing to the championship match.
The Triton Central Sectional champion will travel to the Cascade Regional and face the Hagerstown Sectional champion in the regional semifinal round.
Class A, Sectional 60
Waldron is the host site and received a bye into the semifinal round where it will face either Edinburgh (6-15) or South Decatur (14-6).
In the quarterfinal matchups in the other half of the bracket, Morristown (10-5) will face Southwestern (8-15) and Oldenburg Academy (17-6) drew Jac-Cen-Del (7-12). The two winners will meet in the semifinal round.
The Waldron Sectional champion advances to meet the Indianapolis Lutheran Sectional winner in the semifinal round of the Edinburgh Regional.
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