The draw for the football state tournament was held Sunday night, and local teams now know their destinations for their respective sectional openers. In Class 6A, the 6-2 Warsaw Tigers drew the 2-6 Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins, while Carroll (6-2) is at Homestead (5-3) on the other side of the bracket. The eight-team, Class 4A Sectional 19 is a very tough one, featuring two top 10 teams. The Wawasee Warriors (4-4) host No. 7 Leo (8-0), while their fellow Northern Lakes Conference teams also have tough draws, as NorthWood (4-4) is at East Noble (6-2) and Northridge hosts No. 10 Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (5-3). Also in the sectional, 0-8 DeKalb travels to 4-4 Angola. The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings (5-3) didn’t necessarily get the draw it wanted, as it will host the Jimtown Jimmies (6-2) in Sectional 26. Also in Sectional 26, Twin Lakes (4-4) is at Culver Military Academy (5-3), Fairfield (7-1) travels to Maconaquah (5-3) and Rochester (6-2) is at Peru (4-4). In Sectional 27, the Whitko Wildcats (5-3) host Bellmont (4-4), while Fort Wayne Concordia (5-3) is at Lakeland (6-2), West Noble (2-6) goes to Fort Wayne Luers (0-8) and Heritage (5-3) hosts Garrett (4-4). Class 2A Sectional 34 also features two top 10 squads, including No. 3 Churubusco. While Churubusco (7-1) is hosting Eastside (3-5), the 10th-ranked Bremen Lions (5-3) host the Manchester Squires (2-6). Also in the sectional, Woodlan (5-3) is at Central Noble (1-7) and Wabash (0-8) travels to Prairie Heights (4-4). The Triton Trojans (1-7) will compete for the Class 1A Sectional 41 title and drew 6-2 West Central in the opening round. The second-ranked Winamac Warriors (8-0) host Lake Station (2-6), while the rest of the sectional has South Central (4-4) at Culver (2-6) and No. 4 Whiting (7-1) hosting LaVille (4-4). Sectional play begins Oct. 25, and a complete glance at local draws is below.
IHSAA FOOTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT Class 6A Sectional 3 Warsaw (6-2) at F.W. Northrop (2-6); Carroll (6-2) at Homestead (5-3) Class 4A Sectional 19 NorthWood (4-4) at East Noble (6-2); Leo (8-0) at Wawasee (4-4); DeKalb (0-8) at Angola (4-4); F.W. Dwenger (5-3) at Northridge (6-2) Class 3A Sectional 26 Twin Lakes (4-4) at Culver Military Academy (5-3); Fairfield (7-1) at Maconaquah (5-3); Jimtown (6-2) at Tippecanoe Valley (5-3); Rochester (6-2) at Peru (4-4) Class 3A Sectional 27 F.W. Concordia (5-3) at Lakeland (6-2); Bellmont (4-4) at Whitko (5-3); West Noble (2-6) at F.W. Luers (0-8); Garrett (4-4) at Heritage (5-3) Class 2A Sectional 34 Eastside (3-5) at Churubusco (7-1); Manchester (2-6) at Bremen (5-3); Woodlan (5-3) at Central Noble (1-7); Wabash (0-8) at Prairie Heights (4-4) Class 1A Sectional 41 Triton (1-7) at West Central (6-2); South Central (4-4) at Culver (2-6); LaVille (4-4) at Whiting (7-1); Lake Station (2-6) at Winamac (8-0)
