The pairings for the 104th annual IHSAA boys basketball state tournament were released Sunday. Playing in Sectional 4 at Elkhart’s North Side Gym, the defending sectional champion Warsaw Tigers will play on the opening night, facing the Goshen Redskins at 7:30 p.m on March 4. Meeting on Jan. 18 in Warsaw, the Tigers beat Goshen 48-41. At Wawasee High School, defending Sectional 21 champion Tippecanoe Valley will face the host Wawasee Warriors March 5 at 6 p.m., while Whitko and West Noble open the sectional March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Another local team hosts its own sectional in Class 2A, as the Manchester Squires will attempt to win their first crown since 1995. The journey to that potential sectional championship begins March 4 against Southwood at 7:30 p.m. At Culver High School, the Triton Trojans will be going for their seventh-straight Sectional 51 title and got a bye to help make that happen. Dodging the opening round, the Trojans will face the winner of March 4’s game between LaCrosse and Culver at 6:30 p.m. on March 7. The area’s other 1A team will be at Hamilton High School, as Lakeland Christian Academy faces Lakewood Park in the opening game of Sectional 52 March 4 at 7 p.m.
CLASS 4A, SECTIONAL 4 (Elkhart Central, North Side Gym) Tuesday, March 4: Game 1 – Concord/Elkhart Memorial, 6 p.m.; Game 2 – Goshen/Warsaw, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7: Game 3 – Northridge/Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 4 – Elkhart Central/Winner of Game 2, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8: Game 5 – Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 3A, SECTIONAL 21 (Wawasee) Tuesday, March 4: Game 1 – West Noble/Whitko, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5: Game 2 – Wawasee/Tippecanoe Valley, 6 p.m.; Game 3 – Lakeland/NorthWood, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7: Game 4 – Fairfield/Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 5 – Winners of Games 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8: Game 6 – Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 2A, SECTIONAL 37 (Manchester) Tuesday, March 4: Game 1 – North Miami/Oak Hill, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5: Game 2 – Wabash/Lewis Cass, 6 p.m.; Game 3 – Southwood/Manchester, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7: Game 4 – Northfield/Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 5 – Winners of Games 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8: Game 6 – Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 1A, SECTIONAL 51 (Culver) Tuesday, March 4: Game 1 – LaCrosse/Culver, 6:30 p.m.; Game 2 – South Central/Oregon-Davis, 8 p.m. Friday, March 7: Game 3 – Triton/Winner of Game 1, 6:30 p.m.; Game 4 – Argos/Winner of Game 2, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 8: Game 5 – Championship, 7 p.m.
CLASS 1A, SECTIONAL 52 (Hamilton) Tuesday, March 4: Game 1 – Lakewood Park Christian/Lakeland Christian Academy, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5: Game 2 – Howe/F.W. Blackhawk Christian, 6 p.m.; Game 3 – Bethany Christian/Elkhart Christian Academy, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7: Game 4 – Hamilton/Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 5 – Winner of Games 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 8: Game 6 – Championship, 7:30 p.m.
