The road to Indianapolis starts October 21.
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INDIANAPOLIS - The dream of winning a state championship starts on October 21.
The IHSAA announced Sunday evening the sectional pairings for the 50th annual State Football Tournament.
The state tournament will feature 313 teams compete across six classifications.
Sectional play will begin Friday, October 21 and run through Friday, November 4.
Regionals will follow on Friday, November 11 with semi-state games being played on November 18.
The state finals will be held Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Even-numbered classifications will play on Friday, while odd-number classifications will compete on Saturday.
Pairings for sectionals featuring local teams can be viewed below.
The full sectional draw is listed at www.ihsaa.org.
Class 4A Sectional 23
G1: Bedford North Lawrence at Shelbyville
G2: #8 Martinsville at Greenwood Community
G3: Silver Creek at Jennings County
G4: Edgewood at #3 East Central
G5: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner
G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner
Championship: G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner
Class 3A Sectional 31
G1: #7 Lawrenceburg at #13 South Dearborn
G2: Greensburg at Rushville
G3: Indian Creek at Franklin County
G4: Batesville at Centerville
G5: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner
G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner
Championship: G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner
Class 2A Sectional 39
G1: Triton Central at Christel House
G2: Brownstown Central at Brown County
G3: Switzerland County at #5 Indianapolis Scenina
G4: Clarksville at Eastern (Pekin)
G5: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner
G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner
Championship: G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner
Class 1A Sectional 46
G1: Knightstown at Edinburgh
G2: South Decatur at Milan
G3: #4 North Decatur at #7 Tri
G4: Cambridge City Lincoln vs. G1 Winner
G5: G2 Winner vs. G3 Winner
Championship: G4 Winner vs. G5 Winner