Boys and girls soccer sectional pairings announced

Record number of boys and girls teams entered for the fifth straight year
The pairings for the 32nd Annual IHSAA Boys and Girls Soccer State Tournaments were drawn and announced, with 312 boys’ teams and 283 girls’ teams – both record highs – set for competition
next week.
One more boys team and three more girls teams from a year ago will be part of this year’s tournament, which will play out over the next four weeks. Over the last two years, there have been an additional 16 squads participating (+7 boys,
+9 girls).
Both tournaments mirror each other, beginning with 16 sectionals in each of three classes running Oct. 6-11. Regional semifinals will be played Oct. 15-16 with regional championships on Oct. 18. Semi-States are Saturday, Oct. 25 at four sites with the winners advancing to the state championship matches on Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Michael Carroll Stadium at IU Indianapolis.
The playing schedule will be made following the semi-state matches.
State tournament brackets, including dates and times for each match, will be uploaded this week at IHSAA.org and MaxPreps.com.
Boys Sectional Pairings:
3A

3. Mishawaka Marian (7)
   M1: Plymouth vs. South Bend Riley.
   M2: Mishawaka Marian vs. LaPorte.
   M3: Michigan City vs. South Bend Washington.
   M4: South Bend Adams vs. M1 winner.
   M5: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.
   Championship: M4 winner vs. M5 winner.
   2A
4. NorthWood (7)
   M1: New Prairie vs. South Bend Saint Joseph.
   M2: Wawasee vs. NorthWood.
   M3: Bremen vs. Glenn.
   M4: Culver Academies vs. M1 winner.
   M5: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.
   Championship: M4 winner vs. M5 winner.
   1A
5. LaVille (6)
   M1: Westville vs. Oregon-Davis.
   M2: Marquette Catholic vs. Trinity Greenlawn.
   M3: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
   M4: LaVille vs. Elkhart Christian.
   Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner
6. Argos (6)
   M1: Argos vs. Lakeland Christian.
   M2: Culver Community vs. Winamac Community.
   M3: M1 winner vs. M2 winner.
   M4: North Miami vs. Caston.
   Championship: M3 winner vs. M4 winner.

Girls Sectional Pairings:
2A

18. South Bend Saint Joseph (5)
    M1: Glenn vs. Jimtown.
    M2: South Bend Saint Joseph vs. Mishawaka Marian.
    M3: New Prairie vs. M1 winner.
    Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.
19. Plymouth (5)
    M1: Tippecanoe Valley vs. NorthWood.
    M2: Wawasee vs. Plymouth.
    M3: Culver Academies vs. M1 winner.
    Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner

1A

35. Bethany Christian (7)
    M1: Bremen vs. Bethany Christian.
    M2: Lakewood Park Christian vs. Elkhart Christian.
    M3: Westview vs. Trinity Greenlawn.
    M4: Central Noble vs. M1 winner.
    M5: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.
    Championship: M4 winner vs. M5 winner.
36. Argos (5)
    M1: Rochester Community vs. Argos.
    M2: Culver Community vs. Manchester.
    M3: LaVille vs. M1 winner.
    Championship: M2 winner vs. M3 winner.