PREP FOOTBALL: IHSAA releases sectional pairings

The sectional pairings are drawn on Sunday for the 49th annual IHSAA Football State Tournament.

Classes 6A will begin sectional play on Friday, Oct. 29. Classes 1A through 5A will begin the postseason on Friday, Oct. 22.

Below are the area pairings in their entirety.

CLASS 6A

Sectional 3

Homestead (5-3) at Carroll (7-1)

Warsaw receives bye, will play winner

CLASS 5A

Sectional 11

Northrop (3-5) at Snider (6-1)
North Side (2-6) at Bishop Dwenger (4-4)

CLASS 4A

Sectional 19

DeKalb (1-7) at Wawasee (1-7)
Leo (8-0) at East Noble (5-2)
Northridge (5-3) at NorthWood (4-4)
Angola (2-6) at Columbia City (4-4)

Sectional 20

Marion (3-4) at Wayne (2-6)
South Side (1-6) at Delta (4-4)
Jay County (3-5) at Mississinewa (5-2)
New Haven (3-5) at Huntington North (2-6)

CLASS 3A

Sectional 26

Lakeland (3-5) at John Glenn (3-4)
West Noble (3-5) at Jimtown (6-2)
Mishawaka Marian (5-3) at South Bend Washington (3-3)
Tippecanoe Valley (8-0) at Garrett (4-4)

Sectional 27

Norwell (7-1) at Maconaquah (2-4)
Northwestern (0-7) at Concordia Lutheran (1-7)
Oak Hill (6-2) at Bellmont (1-7)
Heritage (3-5) at Peru (5-2)

CLASS 2A

Sectional 35

Bluffton (3-5) at Eastside (8-0)
Whitko (1-7) at Central Noble (6-2)
Fairfield (4-4) at Bishop Luers (8-0)
Prairie Heights (3-5) at Woodlan (3-5)

Class 1A

Sectional 43

Monroe Central (8-0) at Wes-Del (0-7)
South Adams (6-2) at Madison-Grant (4-4)
Southern Wells (0-8) at Taylor (0-4)
Union City (4-3) at Tri-Central (3-5)

Sectional 44

Northfield (5-3) at Fremont (2-6)
North Miami (0-8) at Southwood (4-4)
Adams Central (7-1) at Churubusco (6-2)
Triton (3-5) bye, will play winner of Northfield/Fremont