IHSAA sets football sectional brackets for start of tournament

Rochester will be on the road in IHSAA football quarterfinal play as the Zebras go after the program’s first sectional title since 2000.

Rochester (7-1) will travel to Elwood (2-6) on October 24 for opening round action in 2A Sectional 36. With a win, Rochester would play the winner of the top bracket quarterfinal featuring undefeated Eastbrook at Alexandria (6-2).

Alexandria lost at Eastbrook 34-24 on September 12.

The bottom of the bracket has Eastern (Greentown) (7-1) playing at winless Blackford.

Eastern eliminated Rochester in last year’s sectional semifinal, 28-24, on the way to the Comets first ever sectional title.

The final matchup in the opening round has Wabash (1-7) at Tipton (4-4).

1A Sectional 42

Caston (2-6) will be at home against Hoosier North conference foe Pioneer on October 24.

Pioneer (7-1) defeated Caston 45-13 on September 12.

The winner will face the winner of the game with undefeated Frontier vs Tri-County (1-7)

Also in Sectional 42, Carroll (Flora) (5-2) plays at Winamac (2-6) and North White (2-6) will travel to Taylor (5-2)

3A Sectional 26

#12 Tippecanoe Valley will spend two hours on the bus to get to the Vikings first round football matchup at Angola (4-4).

The winnr advances to face the winner of the Fort Wayne Concordia (1-7) – West Noble (6-2) quarterfinal.

1A Sectional 41

Culver (2-6) will host LaVille (4-4) on October 24 in a football quarterfinal.

The winner is likely to get North Judson (7-1). The Bluejays are on the road first round to play winless South Central (Union Mills).