The IHSAA sectional pairings drawing took place on Sunday afternoon. It is a blind draw with all teams making the state tournament. At first glance, here are the biggest takeaways from the pairings.
The Indianapolis Star's Kyle Neddenriep joins Trevor Andershock and Jeff Schoenle on theIndiana Basketball Source podcast to discuss the Mr. Basketball process and his frontrunners. He also discusses the potential Indiana All-Star team. Modifying the state tournament is also a topic of the Indiana Basketball Source podcast.
A rematch of the Marion County Tournament final last month nearly had the same ending, but this time Lawrence North was able to withstand a late Pike surge and hang on for the win.
Carroll has had a tough schedule of late. Last week, the Chargers traveled to Carmel then faced Homestead on Friday night. To make things more difficult, Carroll lost on a last second shot to Homestead. It was a quick turnaround and the 18-2 North Central Panthers were waiting for them.
Indianapolis Tech entered the North Central Conference semifinals with a record of 16-4 after defeating Kokomo in the quarterfinals. Logansport started the season with 10 straight wins before dropping six in a row. The Berries defeated Muncie Central in the NCC quarterfinals to improve to 14-6. It shaped up to be a competitive game.