Dates:
First Round: Friday, Oct. 24 (first round games).
Semifinals: Friday, Oct. 31.
Championships: Friday, Nov. 7.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $5.00.
Determining Home Team:
First Round: The second-named team in the blind draw is host school unless the two teams agree to switch the site.
Semifinals: The team without a home game will host. Exception: The bye team will always be the visitor. If both teams were home or both were visitors, the second-named team in the quarter bracket will host.
Championships: Host team will be the team that has played the most away games. If both teams have played the same number of away games, the bottom bracket team shall host.
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $6.00.
Determining Home Team
Classes 2A and 4A: Sectional final game non-host, if applicable, or higher sectional # (i.e., Sect. 2 is higher than Sect. 1).
Classes A, 3A and 5A: Sectional final game non-host, if applicable, or lower sectional # (i.e., Sect. 1 is lower than Sect. 2).
Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school.
Admission: $7.00.
Determining Home Team
Classes 2A and 4A: *Regional non-host, if applicable, or lower sectional # (i.e., Sect. 1 is lower than Sect. 2).
Classes A, 3A and 5A: *Regional non-host, if applicable, or higher sectional # (i.e., Sect. 2 is higher than Sect. 1).
*If regional winner has not hosted either sectional final or regional, that school will be the designated host.
Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis. | Lucas Oil Stadium website
Dates: Friday, Nov. 28; Saturday, Nov. 29.
Admission: $15 per day; $25 both days (all seats general admission).
Determining Home Team: Home team shall be determined by a coin toss at the pre-tournament meeting on Monday, Nov. 24.
Tickets: $15.00 per day; All seats are general admission. Tickets may be purchased at participating schools the week prior to the state finals. Contact schools for ticket distribution hours. Tickets also will be available game day at the Lucas Oil Stadium Ticket Office located on the southeast side of the venue at street level nearest Capitol Avenue.
Driving Directions & Parking: www.lucasoilstadium.com
Gates Open: Lucas Oil Stadium will open its gates to fans beginning one hour prior to kickoff of the first game each day. On Friday, gates will open at 2:30 pm ET and on Saturday at 11 am ET.
Radio: The IHSAA / Methodist Sports Medicine Championship Radio Network will broadcast all five games to affiliates statewide. A detailed list of which games each affiliate will carry will be posted to www.ihsaa.org the week of the state finals.
Souvenir Programs: Complimentary copies of the souvenir program may be obtained at each entrance gate to Lucas Oil Stadium.
Meet the Teams
Regional, Semi-State, State Brackets
5A | 4A | 3A | 2A | A
Session I
Class A State Championship
Final | Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 34, Sheridan 27
■ Sheridan (13-2); Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (15-0)
■ Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter claims third state championship (1997, 2003, 2008)
■ Brent Hume of Sheridan wins Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award
Box Score | Recap
Class 2A State Championship
Final | Heritage Christian 17, Cass 14
■ Cass (13-2); Heritage Christian (14-1)
■ First state championship for Heritage Christian
■ Brady Tolle of Cass wins Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award
Box Score | Recap
Session II
Class 3A State Championship
Final | Bellmont 28, Evansville Memorial 14
■ Bellmont (14-1); Evansville Memorial (12-3)
■ Bellmont captures first football state championship
■ Memorial's Andrew Theising named Eskew Award winner
Box Score | Recap
Class 4A State Championship
Final | Indianapolis Cathedral 10, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 7
■ Indianapolis Cathedral (12-2); Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (14-1)
■ Cathedral edges Dwenger for second title in three years
■ Dwenger's Joe Colone named Eskew Award winner
Box Score | Recap
Class 5A State Championship
Final | Center Grove 36, Carmel 33
■ Center Grove (14-1); Carmel (13-2)
■ CG overcomes 19-point 4th quarter deficit to win first title
■ Trojans' Luke Swift wins Eskew Mental Attitude Award
Box Score | Recap