By KEVIN HARRIS
INDIANAPOLIS – Last Sunday’s IHSAA sectional draw produced
some interesting challenges for Jeffersonville, New Albany, Providence and
other Southern Indiana teams when sectional play begins Friday, Oct. 20.
The Red Devils will face another tough draw in Class 6A
Sectional 8. The Bulldogs will host a familiar foe in Class 5A Sectional 15,
while the Pioneers will start Class 2A Sectional 39 with another long road
trip.
CLASS 6A SECTIONAL 8
Jeff (2-6) will travel to Columbus North (7-1) in the
semifinals at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27. The Red Devils and Bull Dogs have met
twice in Sectional 8 since the IHSAA went to six classes in 2013. They have
split those two matchups. Jeff defeated North in the 2013 semifinals at Blair
Field 30-22. The Bull Dogs avenged that loss the next year in the semis at Jeff
30-20.
The other semifinal on the 27th will pit host Franklin
Central (7-1) against Class 6A No. 10 and defending state runner-up Center
Grove (4-4).
Franklin Central is in first place in Conference Indiana
with a 6-0 league record. The Flashes defeated conference rival Columbus North
28-20 on Sept. 8. Center Grove has won all four Class 6A Sectional 8 titles.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, Oct. 27
Jeffersonville (2-6) at Columbus North (7-1), 7 p.m.
Center Grove (4-4) at Franklin Central (7-1), 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, Nov. 3
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
CLASS 5A SECTIONAL 15
New Albany (5-3) will face Floyd County rival Floyd Central
(6-2) in a sectional game for the first time since 2010. They will square off
in the Sectional 15 semifinals at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Buerk Field.
This coming Friday’s annual meeting between the schools will
be a prelude to the sectional matchup. The Class 5A No. 9 Highlanders beat the
Bulldogs in last year’s regular-season finale at Weigleb Stadium 27-14.
The sectional will start Oct. 20 when Class 5A No. 4
Columbus East (7-1) visits Seymour (3-5) in the lone first-round game. The
winner will host Bedford North Lawrence (6-2) in the semis Oct. 27.
FIRST ROUND
Friday, Oct. 20
Columbus East (7-1) at Seymour (3-5), 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, Oct. 27
Bedford North Lawrence (6-2) at Columbus East or Seymour, 7
p.m.
Floyd Central (6-2) at New Albany (5-3), 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, Nov. 3
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
CLASS 2A SECTIONAL 39
Providence (4-4) will travel to Perry Central (3-5) for its
first-round contest on the 20th, starting at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The
winner will face the victor of the opening-round contest between Crawford
County (1-7) and Mitchell (5-3) in the semis Oct. 27.
The Pioneers’ visit to Perry Central will mark their third
consecutive game where they had to make a long road trip. Last Friday,
Providence lost at Milan (7-1) 29-12. Next Friday, the Pioneers will visit
Class 2A No. 9 and defending Class A state champion Linton-Stockton (5-3).
The other two first-round games in Sectional 39 on Oct. 20 will
be Switzerland County (3-4) at Eastern (2-6) and Clarksville (0-8) at Paoli
(6-2). The victors in each of those contests will meet in the semifinals Oct.
27.
FIRST ROUND
Friday, Oct. 20
Switzerland County (3-4) at Eastern (2-6), 7 p.m.
Clarksville (0-8) at Paoli (6-2), 7 p.m.
Providence (4-4) at Perry Central (3-5), 7:30 p.m.
Crawford County (1-7) at Mitchell (5-3), 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, Oct. 27
Switzerland County or Eastern vs. Clarksville or Paoli, 7
p.m.
Providence or Perry Central vs. Crawford County or Mitchell,
7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, Nov. 3
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
OTHER SOUTHERN
INDIANA SECTIONALS
CLASS 4A SECTIONAL 23
Silver Creek (6-2) has gone 2-6 in sectional play since it
restarted its varsity program in 2011. The sectional favorite is Class 4A No. 8
East Central (6-2), which was the 2015 Class 4A state runner-up.
FIRST ROUND
Friday, Oct. 20
Franklin County (5-3) at Jennings County (2-6), 7 p.m.
Madison (1-7) at Silver Creek (6-2), 7 p.m.
East Central (6-2) at Edgewood (3-5), 7 p.m.
Scottsburg (3-5) at South Dearborn (2-6), 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, Oct. 27
Franklin County or Jennings County vs. Madison or Silver Creek,
7 p.m.
East Central or Edgewood vs. Scottsburg or South Dearborn, 7
p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, Nov. 3
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
CLASS 3A SECTIONAL 31
Charlestown (3-5) will begin the sectional on the 20th
at Batesville (5-3), as the Pirates will try to win their first sectional
championship since 2014.
The sectional features three ranked teams in Class 3A No. 5
and defending Class 3A state runner-up Lawrenceburg (7-1), Class 3A No. 8 North
Harrison (8-0) and Class 3A No. 9 Brownstown Central (7-1). The first-round
meeting between Lawrenceburg and Brownstown will be a rematch of last season’s
Class 3A semistate, which the Tigers won 41-40.
FIRST ROUND
Friday, Oct. 20
Brownstown Central (7-1) at Lawrenceburg (7-1), 7 p.m.
Greensburg (2-6) at Salem (5-3), 7 p.m.
Charlestown (3-5) at Batesville (5-3), 7 p.m.
North Harrison (8-0) at Corydon Central (1-7), 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, Oct. 27
Brownstown Central or Lawrenceburg vs. Greensburg or Salem,
7 p.m.
Charlestown or Batesville vs. North Harrison or Corydon
Central, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, Nov. 3
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
CLASS A SECTIONAL 48
West Washington (5-3), which received an opening-round bye,
has won sectional titles in two of the past five seasons (2012 and 2015). There
are two undefeated ranked teams in the sectional field in Class A No. 3 Eastern
Greene (8-0) and Class A No. 8 North Central (Farmersburg) (8-0).
FIRST ROUND
Friday, Oct. 20
North Daviess (1-7) at Eastern Greene (8-0), 7 p.m.
Wood Memorial (0-5) at Tecumseh (2-6), 8 p.m.
North Central (Farmersburg) (8-0) at Springs Valley (4-4), 7
p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, Oct. 27
West Washington (5-3) at North Daviess or Eastern Greene, 7
p.m.
Wood Memorial or Tecumseh vs. North Central (Farmersburg) or
Springs Valley, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Friday, Nov. 3
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
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