The Indiana High School Athletic Association will announce the sectional pairings for the 114th Annual Boys Basketball State Tournament at 5 p.m. Sunday.

The Pairings Show, hosted by Bob Lovell and Greg Rakestraw, will stream exclusively at IHSAAtv.org and air on affiliates of the IHSAA Champions Network which includes the GIANT fm radio station in Shelbyville (96.5 fm, 1520 am or the GIANT fm app).

Shelby County boys basketball teams will compete in three sectional tournaments.

In Class 4A, Sectional 14 at East Central High School, Shelbyville (11-7) will seek its first sectional title since 2001. The Golden Bears are one of six teams in the sectional that includes Franklin (15-3), Whiteland (12-9), Columbus North (6-12), Columbus East (5-15) and the host Trojans (10-12).

Triton Central is the host school for Class 2A, Sectional 42. The five-team sectional includes the Tigers (15-5), Indianapolis Scecina (7-14), Eastern Hancock (10-9), Irvington Prep (11-9) and Indianapolis Riverside (5-12). 

Triton Central will seek its third sectional championship in the last four seasons.

Edinburgh is the host site for Class A, Sectional 60.

The seven-team sectional includes South Decatur (9-11), Jac-Cen-Del (9-11), Edinburgh (10-9), Oldenburg Academy (9-10), Waldron (8-9), Morristown (3-16) and Southwestern (2-16).

Three teams in this field -- South Decatur, Edinburgh and Waldron -- each have four wins against potential sectional opponents. Jac-Cen-Del and Oldenburg Academy have three wins this season against teams in Sectional 60.

Southwestern last won a sectional title in 2021. Morristown’s last sectional title was in 2019. Waldron has not cut down the sectional nets since 2009.

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