Tourney Draw Sets Course For Second Season
February 22, 2021 at 11:12 p.m.
Tourney Draw Sets Course For Second Season
By Chip Davenport-
The area’s lone class 4A squad, the Warsaw Tigers, drew a first-round bye in Sectional 4 at Elkhart’s North Side Gym. There are no easy outs in the six-team field comprised of Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, and Penn. The Tigers were 3-2 against the field in regular season play.
The orange and black join the postseason in semifinal action Friday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. when they face the winner of the Tuesday, March 2, clash between Concord (9-9) and Elkhart (11-10).
Warsaw lost to the Concord Minutemen January 22 in the Tiger Den 37-33 but reversed their fortunes to win eight straight games thereafter. They needed a game-winning bucket to beat the Elkhart Lions 57-56 on January 30 in North Side Gym.
Northridge (16-4) drew a bye on the other side of the bracket. The Raiders will play at 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 5. They will face the winner of the Tuesday, March 2, opening round fray between Penn (8-10) and Goshen (7-14).
Area Class 3A teams, Wawasee (9-11) and Tippecanoe Valley (6-14), will launch Sectional 21 Tuesday, March 2, at 7:00 p.m. to earn the right to face NorthWood (11-8) Friday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. The sectional is hosted by West Noble in Ligonier. The five-team field also includes West Noble (10-9) and Lakeland (9-10) who will clash in the other semifinal Friday, March 5, at 6:00 p.m.
Area Class 2A teams Whitko (12-7) and Manchester (11-7) start their postseason drive in Sectional 36 at Bluffton. The eight-team field features perennially state-ranked Fort Wayne Blackhawk (19-3), and four of the teams currently boast winning records.
Whitko opens tournament play at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, against TRC foe Wabash (4-15). Manchester will battle Adams Central (8-12) Wednesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in first-round action. A win would put the Wildcats in the 6:00 p.m. semifinal contest Friday, March 5. Manchester would play at 7:30 p.m. if they survive and advance. Other Sectional 36 entries include host Bluffton (7-12), Fort Wayne Canterbury (2-13), and South Adams (13-7).
Triton (14-5) begins its postseason run Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. against winless West Central at Culver Community High School in Class 1A Sectional 50. The six-team field has only one other team with a winning record (Argos 15-4). The other three teams in the field include host Culver Community (7-12), LaCrosse (4-14), and Oregon Davis (6-9), who drew a bye, and would face Triton if they win in round one.
The Trojans beat Oregon Davis 83-55 January 4th, and lost to Argos 51-39 last Saturday.
The area’s other Class 1A team, Lakeland Christian Academy (9-9), travels to Sectional 53 in North Miami Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. when they’ll face Smith Academy (2-13). A win by the Cougars puts them up Northfield (6-14) who drew a bye for a 7:30 semifinal matchup Friday, March 5.
Southwood (10-10), Southern Wells (2-17), and host North Miami (5-14) round out the six-team field.
Area team post-season previews are forthcoming Monday, March 1, in the annual Times-Union Sectional Preview tabloid insert. The special edition insert will also reveal the Times-Union Area Player of the Year.
The area’s lone class 4A squad, the Warsaw Tigers, drew a first-round bye in Sectional 4 at Elkhart’s North Side Gym. There are no easy outs in the six-team field comprised of Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, and Penn. The Tigers were 3-2 against the field in regular season play.
The orange and black join the postseason in semifinal action Friday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. when they face the winner of the Tuesday, March 2, clash between Concord (9-9) and Elkhart (11-10).
Warsaw lost to the Concord Minutemen January 22 in the Tiger Den 37-33 but reversed their fortunes to win eight straight games thereafter. They needed a game-winning bucket to beat the Elkhart Lions 57-56 on January 30 in North Side Gym.
Northridge (16-4) drew a bye on the other side of the bracket. The Raiders will play at 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 5. They will face the winner of the Tuesday, March 2, opening round fray between Penn (8-10) and Goshen (7-14).
Area Class 3A teams, Wawasee (9-11) and Tippecanoe Valley (6-14), will launch Sectional 21 Tuesday, March 2, at 7:00 p.m. to earn the right to face NorthWood (11-8) Friday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. The sectional is hosted by West Noble in Ligonier. The five-team field also includes West Noble (10-9) and Lakeland (9-10) who will clash in the other semifinal Friday, March 5, at 6:00 p.m.
Area Class 2A teams Whitko (12-7) and Manchester (11-7) start their postseason drive in Sectional 36 at Bluffton. The eight-team field features perennially state-ranked Fort Wayne Blackhawk (19-3), and four of the teams currently boast winning records.
Whitko opens tournament play at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, against TRC foe Wabash (4-15). Manchester will battle Adams Central (8-12) Wednesday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in first-round action. A win would put the Wildcats in the 6:00 p.m. semifinal contest Friday, March 5. Manchester would play at 7:30 p.m. if they survive and advance. Other Sectional 36 entries include host Bluffton (7-12), Fort Wayne Canterbury (2-13), and South Adams (13-7).
Triton (14-5) begins its postseason run Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. against winless West Central at Culver Community High School in Class 1A Sectional 50. The six-team field has only one other team with a winning record (Argos 15-4). The other three teams in the field include host Culver Community (7-12), LaCrosse (4-14), and Oregon Davis (6-9), who drew a bye, and would face Triton if they win in round one.
The Trojans beat Oregon Davis 83-55 January 4th, and lost to Argos 51-39 last Saturday.
The area’s other Class 1A team, Lakeland Christian Academy (9-9), travels to Sectional 53 in North Miami Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. when they’ll face Smith Academy (2-13). A win by the Cougars puts them up Northfield (6-14) who drew a bye for a 7:30 semifinal matchup Friday, March 5.
Southwood (10-10), Southern Wells (2-17), and host North Miami (5-14) round out the six-team field.
Area team post-season previews are forthcoming Monday, March 1, in the annual Times-Union Sectional Preview tabloid insert. The special edition insert will also reveal the Times-Union Area Player of the Year.
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