IHSAA Football State Tournament Pairings Show to air live on GIANT fm

Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM

The Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys Football State Tournament Pairings Show will air across the GIANT fm radio network Sunday at 7 p.m. (EST).

Greg Rakestraw and Kyle Neddenreip will host the show where the sectional pairings for all six classes of the IHSAA football tournament will be revealed. Tune in locally to 96.5 fm, 1520 am, 106.3 fm or online at Giant.fm.

Shelbyville will compete in Class 4A, Sectional 23 with six other schools, meaning one of the schools will receive a quarterfinal round bye on Oct. 23.

Sectional 23 includes top-ranked East Central (6-1).

Also competing will be Shelbyville (4-3), Charlestown (5-1), Columbus East (3-4), Silver Creek (5-2), Madison (3-4) and Jennings County (2-5).

Class 2A, Sectional 37 includes two unbeaten programs in No. 3 Indianapolis Lutheran (6-0) and No. 4 Eastern Hancock (7-0).

The field will prove tough for Triton Central (3-4) to navigate. Also in Sectional 37 are Covenant Christian (5-2), Christel House (2-4), Indianapolis Ritter (3-4), Park Tudor (4-3) and Indianapolis Scecina (1-6).

Complete pairings will be posted to IHSAA.org following the conclusion of the two-hour show.

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