NEWS AND NUGGETS
Earning their first sectional championships were Maconaquah, North Harrison, Eastern (Greentown), and Taylor.
Johan Von Sandersleben's 31-yard field goal in overtime gave Huntington North its first sectional title since 1993 with a 31-28 win over Lebanon.
Trailing 35-7 in the second half, Brownsburg rallied for a 38-35 win over defending Class 6A state champion Indianapolis Ben Davis.
Quinton Brock's four-yard touchdown run with 12 seconds left lifted No. 9 (Class 5A) Warsaw to a 31-28 upset of No. 1 (Class 5A) Concord.
Landon Snyder threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to his brother, Jackson Snyder, with 11 seconds left, and then converted the game-winning two-point conversion to help Mishawaka rally for a 22-21 win over defending Class 4A state runner-up NorthWood.
Caiden Hill's four-yard touchdown pass to Jase Ruggles with four seconds on the clock allowed Fishers to down rival Hamilton Southeastern, 44-41.
Carroll (Fort Wayne) stopped defending Class 5A state champion Fort Wayne Snider's six-game post-season winning streak with a 21-10 victory.
Delta's Chris Overholt ended a nine-year run with the Eagles in which he recorded a 56-44 mark with two sectional crowns in 2016 and 2023. He will become an assistant principal at the high school.
Dave Sharpe has resigned after a five-year run at Noblesville where he posted a 14-38 record.
Anderson will have a new boss in 2025 after Jarrod Pennycuff stepped down after going 5-25 in his three-year stint.
Here is the last time these teams were unbeaten.
Brownstown Central (12-0-2013), Crown Point (11-0-2023), Garrett (12-0-first time), Lafayette Central Catholic (11-0-2016), Lafayette Jeff (11-0-1982), Lawrence North (11-0-1989), Maconaquah (12-0-first time), New Palestine (11-0-2022), North Judson (12-0-2002), Providence (11-0-2023).
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Brownstown Central, Evansville Memorial, Garrett, Maconaquah, Mississinewa, and North Judson have claimed 11 straight victories.
Adams Central, Concord, Crown Point, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jeff, Lawrence North, Lawrenceburg, New Palestine, and Providence are on a 10-game winning streak.
East Noble, Heritage Hills, and North Decatur have claimed nine straight wins.
Carroll (Fort Wayne), Indianapolis Lutheran, Lebanon, and South Putnam have run off eight wins in a row.
Merrillville and Triton Central have won seven consecutive contests.
Eastern (Greentown), Decatur Central, Linton-Stockton, and North Miami are on a six-game winning streak.
Fort Wayne Snider, Hammond Morton, Riverton Parke, Tri-West, and West Noble have claimed five straight wins.
Andrean, Bremen, Evansville Reitz, Huntington North, Indianapolis Ben Davis, Kankakee Valley, Lapel, Mishawaka, Monrovia, Pendleton Heights, Plainfield, Warsaw, West Lafayette, and Westfield have claimed four consecutive wins.
Here is the last time these teams went winless
Anderson (0-10-2009), Attica (0-10-2023), Bellmont (0-10-2023), Benton Central (0-10-2020), Bowman Academy (0-10-2016), Central Noble (0-10-2012), Clarksville (0-10-2018), Covenant Christian (0-10-first time), Edinburgh (0-10-2017), Evansville Bosse (0-10-2016), Frankfort (0-10-2019), Goshen (0-10-2014), Jennings County (0-10-2008), LaPorte (0-10-1983), North Central (Indianapolis) (0-10-2023), Owen Valley (0-10-2018), South Bend Washington (0-10-2007), Southern Wells (0-10-2022), Southport (0-10-2022), Southwood (0-10-1969), Tecumseh (0-9-first time), Union County (0-10-2023), Western (0-10-first time), Whitko (0-10-2022).
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Brownstown Central, Garrett, Maconaquah, and North Judson have claimed 12 straight victories.
Adams Central, Crown Point, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jeff, Lawrence North, New Palestine, and Providence are on an 11-game winning streak.
East Noble and Heritage Hills have claimed 10 straight wins.
Carroll (Fort Wayne), Indianapolis Lutheran, and South Putnam have run off nine wins in a row.
Merrillville has won eight consecutive contests.
Eastern (Greentown), Decatur Central, Linton-Stockton, and North Miami are on a seven-game winning streak.
Tri-West has claimed six straight wins.
Andrean, Evansville Reitz, Huntington North, Lapel, Mishawaka, Warsaw, and Westfield have claimed five consecutive wins.
Knox, New Prairie, South Adams, Valparaiso, and Warren Central have a four-game winning streak.
Batesville, Bloomington South, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fishers, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Martinsville, Milan, North Harrison, Sheridan, and Taylor have earned three wins in a row.
Brownsburg, Castle, Center Grove, and East Central are on a two-game winning streak.
POST-SEASON SUCCESS
Indianapolis Lutheran has a 20-game winning streak.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard has won 15 games in a row.
East Central has run off 14 straight wins.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers has won nine consecutive games.
SECTIONAL FINALS
CLASS 6A
Crown Point 35, Penn 0
Carroll (Fort Wayne) 21, Fort Wayne Snider 10
Westfield 35, Zionsville 13
Fishers 44, Hamilton Southeastern 41
Brownsburg 38, Indianapolis Bem Davis 35
Lawrence North 24, Indianapolis Cathedral 7
Warren Central 48, Perry Meridian 0
Center Grove 52, Franklin Central 14
CLASS 5A
Merrillville 55, Hammond Morton 14
Valparaiso 28, Chesterton 21
Warsaw 31, Concord 28
Lafayette Jeff 45, Kokomo 14
Decatur Central 35, Plainfield 7
East Central 21, Franklin 0
Bloomington South 27, Bloomington North 3
Castle 31, Evansville North 21
CLASS 4A
New Prairie 35, Hanover Central 23
Mishawaka 22, NorthWood 21
East Noble 38, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 0
Huntington North 31, Lebanon 28 (OT)
New Palestine 41, Pendleton Heights 7
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 28, Indianapolis Roncalli 24
Martinsville 35, Greenwood 31
Evansville Reitz 35, Boonville 6
CLASS 3A
Knox 12, Mishawaka Marian 0
Garrett 21, West Noble 20
Maconaquah 17, West Lafayette 14
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 34, Mississinewa 28
Tri-West 21, Guerin Catholic 12
Batesville 21, Lawrenceburg 7
North Harrison 8, Madison 7
Heritage Hills 38, Evansville Memorial 24
CLASS 2A
Andrean 35, Bremen 0
Lafayette Central Catholic 60, North Montgomery 6
Adams Central 41, Eastside 19
Eastern (Greentown) 21, Tipton 15
Indianapolis Lutheran 31, Monrovia 6
Lapel 27, Triton Central 17
Linton-Stockton 42, Greencastle 39
Brownstown Central 49, Tell City 3
CLASS 1A
North Judson 44, LaVille 18
Taylor 28, Pioneer 6
North Miami 28, Triton 21
South Adams 43, Madison-Grant 16
South Putnam 44, Riverton Parke 6
Sheridan 42, Cloverdale 14
Milan 24, North Decatur 17
Providence 51, North Daviess 6
Prior to 2024, here is the last time these teams celebrated sectional championships
CLASS 6A: Crown Point (2023), Carroll (Fort Wayne) (2022), Westfield (2023), Fishers (2017), Brownsburg (2022), Lawrence North (2021),Warren Central (2023), Center Grove (2023).
CLASS 5A: Merrillville (2023), Valparaiso (2023), Warsaw (2019), Lafayette Jeff (2022), Decatur Central (2023), East Central (2023), Bloomington South (2023), Castle (2022).
CLASS 4A: New Prairie (2023), Mishawaka (2023), East Noble (2020), Huntington North (1993), New Palestine (2023), Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (2023), Martinsville (1996), Evansville Reitz (2016).
CLASS 3A: Knox (2023), Garrett (2016), Maconaquah (first time), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (2023), Tri-West (2023), Batesville (2023), North Harrison (first time), Heritage Hills (2023).
CLASS 2A: Andrean (2022), Lafayette Central Catholic (2023), Adams Central (2023), Eastern (Greentown) (first time), Indianapolis Lutheran (2023), Lapel (2022), Linton-Stockton (2022), Brownstown Central (2018).
CLASS 1A: North Judson (2023), Taylor (first time), North Miami (2012), South Adams (2021), South Putnam (2020), Sheridan (2023), Milan (2016), Providence (2023).
ALL-TIME SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS: Carmel 32, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 32, Fort Wayne Snider 29, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 28, Indianapolis Cathedral 28, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 28, Indianapolis Ben Davis 26, Penn 26, Adams Central 25, Evansville Mater Dei 24, Indianapolis Roncalli 23, East Central 23, Warren Central 23, Jimtown 22, Hobart 22, Lawrenceburg 22, Andrean 22, Sheridan 22, Center Grove 20, NorthWood 19, Bloomington South 19, Evansville Memorial 17, Evansville Reitz 17, Lafayette Central Catholic 17, Merrillville 17, Mishawaka 17, North Judson, Valparaiso 17, Zionsville 17, Castle 16, Eastbrook 16, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 16, Linton-Stockton 16, Lowell 16, West Lafayette 16, Griffith 15, Bremen 15, Heritage Hills 15. New Palestine 15, Tri-West 15, Brownstown Central 14, Westfield 14, Mishawaka Marian 13, Jasper 13, Columbus East 13, South Putnam 13, Hamilton Southeastern 12, Indianapolis Scecina 12, Pioneer 12, Eastern Hancock 11, Fountain Central 11, Indianapolis Lutheran 11, Southridge 11, South Adams 11, Western Boone 11, Batesville 11, Concord 10, Delta 10, Hagerstown 10, Rensselaer Central 10, South Bend Saint Joseph 10, Danville 10, Providence 10, Tipton 10, Avon 9, Crown Point 9, Franklin Central 9, Mooresville 9, Southwood 9, Tell City 9, Triton Central 9.
REGIONAL PAIRINGS
CLASS 6A
Carroll (Fort Wayne) (9-2) at Crown Point (11-0)
Westfield (10-1) at Fishers (7-4)
Lawrence North (11-0) at Brownsburg (10-1)
Center Grove (7-4) at Warren Central (10-1)
CLASS 5A
Valparaiso (8-3) at Merrillville (10-1)
Lafayette Jeff (11-0) at Warsaw (8-3)
East Central (8-3) at Decatur Central (8-2)
Castle (9-2) at Bloomington South (7-4)
CLASS 4A
New Prairie (9-3) at Mishawaka (10-2)
Huntington North (9-3) at East Noble (11-1)
New Palestine (11-0) at Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (9-2)
Evansville Reitz (10-2) at Martinsville (11-1)
CLASS 3A
Knox (9-3) at Garrett (12-0)
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (8-4) at Maconaquah (12-0)
Tri-West (8-4) at Batesville (8-3)
North Harrison (9-3) at Heritage Hills (11-1)
CLASS 2A
Andrean (8-4) at Lafayette Central Catholic (11-0)
Eastern (Greentown) (8-4) at Adams Central (11-1)
Indianapolis Lutheran (11-1) at Lapel (9-3)
Brownstown Central (12-0) at Linton (10-2)
CLASS 1A
North Judson (12-0) at Taylor (7-5)
North Miami (10-2) at South Adams (7-5)
Sheridan (7-5) at South Putnam (10-2)
Milan (8-4) at Providence (11-0)
Here is the last time these teams earned a regional title
CLASS 6A: Crown Point (2023), Carroll (Fort Wayne) (2022), Westfield (2023), Fishers (2010), Brownsburg (1985), Lawrence North (none),Warren Central (2018), Center Grove (2023).
CLASS 5A: Merrillville (2023), Valparaiso (2022), Warsaw (none), Lafayette Jeff (none), Decatur Central (2023), East Central (2023), Bloomington South (2023), Castle (2022).
CLASS 4A: New Prairie (2022), Mishawaka (2018), East Noble (2019), Huntington North (none), New Palestine (2023), Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (2023), Martinsville (1996), Evansville Reitz (2010).
CLASS 3A: Knox (2023), Garrett (2016), Maconaquah (first time), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (2023), Tri-West (2021), Batesville (1986), North Harrison (first time), Heritage Hills (2023).
CLASS 2A: Andrean (2022), Lafayette Central Catholic (2023), Adams Central (2023), Eastern (Greentown) (first time), Indianapolis Lutheran (2023), Lapel (none), Linton-Stockton (2022), Brownstown Central (2016).
CLASS 1A: North Judson (2023), Taylor (first time), North Miami (1994), South Adams (2020), South Putnam (2002), Sheridan (2023), Milan (1996), Providence (2023).
ALL-TIME REGIONAL CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 23, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 22, Carmel 22, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 22, Indianapolis Cathedral 21, Ben Davis 21, Center Grove 18, Fort Wayne Snider 18, Penn 18, Hobart 17. Indianapolis Roncalli 17, Adams Central 16, Evansville Mater Dei 15, Sheridan 15, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 14, Jimtown 12, Bloomington South 12, NorthWood 12, Evansville Memorial 11, Heritage Hills 11, Jasper 11, Lafayette Central Catholic 11, Columbus East 11, Linton-Stockton 11, Andrean 11, West Lafayette 10, South Putnam 10, Valparaiso 10, Tri-West 10, East Central 10, Merrillville 10, Warren Central 9, Bremen 8, Indianapolis Scecina 8, Indianapolis Lutheran 8, New Palestine 8, North Judson 8, Mishawaka Marian 8, Lowell 8, Pioneer 8, Castle 7, Franklin Central 7, Eastbrook 7, South Bend Saint Joseph 7, Southridge 7, Westfield 7, Western Boone 7, Avon 6, Danville 6, Evansville Reitz 6, Lawrenceburg 6, Perry Central 6. South Putnam 6, Concord 5, Fort Wayne Wayne 5, Gibson Southern 5, Goshen 5, Griffith 5, Hamilton Southeastern 5, Monrovia 5, North Posey 5, Southwood 5, Zionsville 5, Fountain Central 4, Harrison (West Lafayette) 4, Lewis Cass 4, Marion 4, New Prairie 4, Plymouth 4, Rensselaer Central 4, West Washington 4, Woodlan 4, Brebeuf Jesuit 3, Brownsburg 3, Brownstown Central 3, Churubusco 3, Columbus North 3, Delta 3, East Noble 3, Fort Wayne Concordia 3, Greenwood 3, Kokomo 3, Leo 3, Mishawaka 3, North Putnam 3, South Adams 3, Southern Wells 3, Tecumseh 3, Tipton 3.
ALL-TIME LEADERS IN PLAYOFF WINS: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard – 155-27 (.852), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers – 152-29 (.840), Indianapolis Cathedral – 138-29 (.826), Carmel – 133-39 (.773), Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger – 126-39 (.764), Indianapolis Roncalli – 125-34 (.786), Penn – 124-41 (.752), Ben Davis – 120-31 (.795), Fort Wayne Snider – 116-40 (.744), Evansville Mater Dei – 115-40 (.742), Jimtown – 111-39 (.740), Hobart – 109-42 (.722), Sheridan – 109-35 (.757), Adams Central – 108-40 (.730), NorthWood – 106-42 (.716), East Central 103-36 (.741), Andrean 101-36 (.737), Warren Central – 100-31 (.763), Lafayette Central Catholic 98-32 (.754), Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 93-36 (.721).
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES (Bolded are still active in playoffs)
Larry "Bud" Wright (Sheridan) 464, Russ Radtke (Knox) 413, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 368, John Hart (Brownsburg) 346, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 319, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 312, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 302.
CLOSING IN ON 300 WINS
Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 270, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 259, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 257, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 255.
CLOSING IN ON 250 WINS
Kevin O'Shea (Twin Lakes) 249, Tim Able (Triton Central) 235, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 227, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 217, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 212, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 206, Herb King (Fountain Central) 203, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 202.
CLOSING IN ON 200 WINS
Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 195, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 184.
CLOSING IN ON 175 WINS
Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 171, Phil Mason (Griffith) 170, Tony Lewis (Jasper) 170, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 167, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 165, Mike Kirschner (Warren Central) 165, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 158, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 158. Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 158, Chris DePew (Garrett) 156, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 152, Andy Thomas (Angola) 151, Ton Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 150.
CLOSING IN ON 150 WINS
John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 148, Roy Richards (Portage) 145, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 143, Doug Hurt (Castle) 143, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 140, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 140, Kyle Ralph (New Palestine) 138, Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) 133, Nate Andrews (NorthWood) 131, Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 130, Darin Ward (Boonville) 129, Brian Glesing (Salem) 128, ,Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 127, Jason Hawkins (Charlestown) 126.
CLOSING IN ON 125 WINS
Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 124, Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 124, Scott Buening (Southridge) 123, Doug Dinan (Carroll Fort Wayne) 119, Ryan Langferman (Milan) 119, Keith Kilmer (Lowell) 115, Chris Coll (Franklin) 113, Mike Wilhelm (Yorktown) 112, Josh Edwards (Eastern Greentown) 112, Brandon Baker (Northfield) 110, Greg Barrett (South Vermillion) 110, Justin Pelley (Western Boone) 108, Curt Funk (Fishers) 107, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 107, Mark Raetz (Northview) 105.
CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS
Mark Williamson (North Harrison) 98, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 96, Brad Seiss (Merrillville) 95, Mark Peterson (Chesterton) 93, Kyle Lindsay (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers) 93, Bret Szabo (Tecumseh) 91, Pete Gast (Alexandria) 91.
