| FRIDAY, NOV. 22 |
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| Sagarin Ratings ŠJeff Sagarin |
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| Crown Point (12-0) at Westfield (11-1) |
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| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET,
Stanley Stadium. |
| COACHES: Craig Buzea, 40-7 in 4th year at Crown Point, 256-96 in 32nd year overall. Josh Miracle, 11-1 in 1st year at Westfield. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Westfield, 99.98, 1st overall, 1st in 6A. Crown Point, 99.64, 2nd overall, 2nd in 6A. |
| LAST OUTING: Crown Point defeated Carroll (Fort Wayne), 38-21. Westfield defeated Fishers, 42-28. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Crown Point 60-58. Westfield 68-63. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Crown Point, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Crown Point, 38-31, 2OT, Nov. 17, 2023, semistate. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: Crown Point, 1-0. |
| jh PREDICTION: Westfield, 31-24. |
| Brownsburg (11-1) at Center Grove (8-4) |
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| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET,
Center Grove. |
| COACHES: John Hart, 80-19 in 9th year at Brownsburg, 347-100 in 40th year overall. Eric Moore, 255-80 in 26th year at Center Grove. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Center Grove, 95.73, 4th overall, 4th in 6A. Brownsburg, 95.15, 5th overall, 5th in 6A. |
| LAST OUTING: Brownsburg defeated Lawrence North, 22-21. Center Grove defeated Warren Central, 23-15. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Brownsburg 5-0; Center Grove 2-3. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Brownsburg 71-60. Center Grove 68-31. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Center Grove, 2-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Center Grove won, 1990. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Center Grove, 31-30. |
| Merrillville (11-1) at Warsaw (9-3) |
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| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET,
Fisher Field. |
| COACHES: Brad Seiss, 83-36 in 10th year at Merrillville, 96-53 in 13th year overall. Bart Curtis, 57-20 in 7th year at Warsaw, 258-122 in 34th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Merrillville, 91.61, 9th overall, 1st in 5A. Warsaw, 85.43, 17th overall, 3rd in 5A. |
| LAST OUTING: Merrillville defeated Valparaiso, 48-14. Warsaw defeated Lafayette Jeff, 44-27. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Merrillville 1-0; Warsaw 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Merrillville 67-64. Warsaw 71-61. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Merrillville, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Merrillville, 42-28, Nov. 15, 2019, regional. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: Merrillville, 1-0. |
| jh PREDICTION: Merrillville, 31-24. |
| Decatur Central (9-2) at Bloomington South (8-4) |
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| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET,
Huff Field. |
| COACHES: Kyle Enright, 79-27 in 9th year at Decatur Central. Gabe Johnson, 40-15 in 5th year at Bloomington South, 54-25 in 7th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Decatur Central, 85.93, 16th overall, 2nd in 5A. Bloomington South, 75.24, 41st overall, 8th in 5A. |
| LAST OUTING: Decatur Central defeated East Central, 21-16. Bloomington South defeated Castle, 28-21. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Decatur Central 0-2; Bloomington South 0-2. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Decatur Central 71-49. Bloomington South 69-57. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Bloomington South, 7-4. |
| LAST MEETING: Decatur Central, 24-12, Nov. 17, 2023, semistate. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: Decatur Central, 3-2. |
| jh PREDICTION: Decatur Central, 35-28. |
| East Noble (12-1) at Mishawaka (11-2) |
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| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET,
Steele Stadium. |
| COACHES: Alex Stewart, 12-1 in 1st year at East Noble, 66-40 in 10th year overall. Keith Kinder, 65-20 in 7th year at Mishawaka. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: East Noble, 93.83, 6th overall, 1st in 4A. Mishawaka, 81.34, 23rd overall, 5th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: East Noble defeated Huntington North, 52-17. Mishawaka defeated New Prairie, 21-7. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: East Noble 72-71. Mishawaka 73-72. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: East Noble, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: East Noble, 34-29, Aug. 30, 2019. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: East Noble, 31-24. |
| Martinsville (12-1) at New Palestine (12-0) |
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| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET,
Kelso Stadium. |
| COACHES: Brian Dugger, 39-21 in 5th year at Martinsville. Kyle Ralph, 139-14 in 12th year at New Palestine. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: New Palestine, 92.2, 8th overall, 2nd in 4A. Martinsville, 73.68, 43rd overall, 8th in 4A. |
| LAST OUTING: Martinsville defeated Evansville Reitz, 35-28. New Palestine defeated Indianapolis Chatard, 28-21, OT. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Martinsville 70-75. New Palestine 66-64. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: New Palestine, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: New Palestine, 70-6, Oct. 30, 2015, sectional. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: New Palestine, 1-0. |
| jh PREDICTION: New Palestine, 38-24. |
| Garrett (13-0) at Fort Wayne Luers (9-4) |
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| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET,
Luers Field. |
| COACHES: Chris DePew, 80-63 in 13th year at Garrett, 157-105 in 24th year overall. Kyle Lindsay, 94-64 in 12th year at Bishop Luers. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Garrett, 77.3, 34th overall, 4th in 3A. Bishop Luers, 70.32, 65th overall, 9th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Garrett defeated Knox, 41-40. Bishop Luers defeated Maconaquah, 31-28. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Garrett 82-63. Bishop Luers 63-76. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Bishop Luers, 6-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Fort Wayne Luers, 54-6, Nov. 7, 2014, sectional. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: Bishop Luers, 7-0. |
| jh PREDICTION: Garrett, 28-24. |
| Batesville (9-3) at Heritage Hills (12-1) |
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| GAME TIME: 6:30 pm CT,
The Jungle. |
| COACHES: Evan Ulery, 61-41 in 9th year at Batesville. Todd Wilkerson, 108-44 in 13th year at Heritage Hills. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Heritage Hills, 83.69, 18th overall, 1st in 3A. Batesville, 70.45, 62nd overall, 8th in 3A. |
| LAST OUTING: Batesville defeated Tri-West, 41-37. Heritage Hills defeated North Harrison, 50-7. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Batesville 80-57. Heritage Hills 75-54. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Heritage Hills, 6-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Heritage Hills, 24-21, Nov. 10, 2023, regional. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: Heritage Hills, 6-0. |
| jh PREDICTION: Heritage Hills, 35-21. |
| Adams Central (12-1) at Andrean (9-4) |
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| GAME TIME: 7 pm CT,
Eckert Field. |
| COACHES: Michael Mosser, 153-50 in 16th year at Adams Central. Chris Skinner, 78-36 in 9th year at Andrean. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Andrean, 71.52, 54th overall, 2nd in 2A. Adams Central, 71.13, 57th overall, 3rd in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Adams Central defeated Eastern (Greentown), 42-7. Andrean defeated Lafayette Central Catholic, 20-17. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Adams Central 76-69. Andrean 83-62. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: No meetings. |
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| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Andrean, 24-23. |
| Linton (11-2) at Indianapolis Lutheran (12-1) |
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| GAME TIME: 7:30 pm ET,
Meyer Field. |
| COACHES: Brian Oliver, 125-27 in 12th year at Linton. Dave Pasch, 163-54 in 17th year at Lutheran, 228-111 in 28th year overall. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: Lutheran, 81.91, 20th overall, 1st in 2A. Linton, 66.26, 84th overall, 6th in 2A. |
| LAST OUTING: Linton defeated Brownstown Central, 22-21. Lutheran defeated Lapel, 35-0. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: Linton 1-0; Lutheran 2-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Linton 59-64. Lutheran 71-64. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Linton, 1-0. |
| LAST MEETING: Linton, 43-14, Nov. 18, 2016, semistate. |
| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: Linton, 1-0. |
| jh PREDICTION: Lutheran, 35-24. |
| South Adams (8-5) at North Judson (13-0) |
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| GAME TIME: 7 pm CT,
Liberty Field. |
| COACHES: Grant Moser, 80-37 in 10th year at South Adams. Brett Lambert, 59-19 in 6th year at North Judson. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: North Judson, 77.04, 36th overall, 1st in 1A. South Adams, 57.05, 117th overall, 5th in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: South Adams defeated North Miami, 40-21. North Judson defeated Taylor, 70-6. |
| VS. COMMON FOES: South Adams 1-0; North Judson 1-0. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: South Adams 71-70. North Judson 69-79. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: No meetings. |
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| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: North Judson, 42-24. |
| South Putnam (11-2) at Providence (12-0) |
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| GAME TIME: 7 pm ET,
Murphy Stadium. |
| COACHES: Chuck Sorrell, 52-17 in 6th year at South Putnam, 56-43 in 9th year overall. Daniel McDonald, 42-16 in 5th year at Providence. |
| SAGARIN RATINGS: South Putnam, 69.2, 71st overall, 2nd in 1A. Providence, 66.12, 85th overall, 3rd in 1A. |
| LAST OUTING: South Putnam defeated Sheridan, 60-19. Providence defeated Milan, 28-10. |
| OPPONENTS' RECORDS: South Putnam 70-72. Providence 58-55. |
| SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: No meetings. |
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| ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT SERIES: No meetings. |
| jh PREDICTION: Providence, 28-27. |
