Sectional pairings for the 38th Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament were announced Sunday evening. At Concord, the eighth-ranked Warsaw Lady Tigers drew nine-time defending sectional champion Elkhart Memorial. The two kick off the sectional, hitting the hardwood at 6 p.m. on Feb. 5. In their meeting this season, Warsaw defeated Memorial 39-32 on Jan. 22 in Elkhart. In Class 3A action, the Wawasee Lady Warriors had a tough draw, getting fourth-ranked NorthWood for Sectional 21, which will be played at NorthWood High School. Like Warsaw, Wawasee will play the first game of the sectional on Feb. 5 at 6 p.m., with West Noble and Tippecanoe Valley to follow. At Sectional 23, which will be played at Mississinewa High School, the Whitko Lady Wildcats received a first-round bye and will play the winner Bellmont and Heritage on Feb. 9 at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Manchester Lady Squires will also play in a sectional opener, drawing Lewis Cass for the Feb. 5 game at 7 p.m. at Wabash High School. At Oregon-Davis High School, the Triton Lady Trojans received a first-round bye and will await the winner of South Central and Culver, who play Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. The Triton game will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, with the winner advancing on to the Sectional 51 title game. In their first IHSAA tournament, the Lakeland Christian Academy Lady Cougars travel to Fort Wayne Canterbury for Sectional 52, playing Hamilton in the opening game on Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. A complete glance of where local teams will be is below. CLASS 4A, SECTIONAL 4 (Concord HS) Feb. 5: Game 1 – Elkhart Memorial/No. 8 Warsaw, 6 p.m.; Game 2 – Goshen/Elkhart Central, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8: Game 3 – Concord/Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 4 – Northridge/Winner of Game 2, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9: Game 5 – Championship, 7 p.m.
CLASS 3A, SECTIONAL 21 (NorthWood HS) Feb. 5: Game 1 – No. 4 NorthWood/Wawasee, 6 p.m.; Game 2 – West Noble/Tippecanoe Valley, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8: Game 3 – Fairfield/Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 4 – Lakeland/Winner of Game 2, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9: Game 5 – Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 3A, SECTIONAL 23 (Mississinewa HS) Feb. 5: Game 1 – Mississinewa/No. 5 Norwell, 6 p.m.; Game 2 – Bellmont/Heritage, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8: Game 3 – Eastbrook/Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 4 – Whitko/Winner of Game 2, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9: Game 5 – Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 2A, SECTIONAL 37 (Wabash HS) Feb. 5: Game 1 – Lewis Cass/Manchester, 7 p.m. Feb. 6: Game 2 – Wabash/No. 10 South-wood, 6 p.m.; Game 3 – Oak Hill/Northfield, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8: Game 4 – North Miami/Winner of Game 1, 6 p.m.; Game 5 – Winners of Games 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9: Game 6 – Championship, 7:30 p.m.
CLASS 1A, SECTIONAL 51 (Oregon-Davis HS) Feb. 5: Game 1 – South Central/Culver, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6: Game 2 – Westville/No. 2 Oregon-Davis, 6:30 p.m.; Game 3 – Argos/M.C. Marquette, 8 p.m. Feb 8: Game 4 – Triton/Winner of Game 1, 6:30 p.m.; Game 5 – Winners of Games 2 and 3, 8 p.m. Feb. 9: Game 6 – Championship, 7 p.m.
CLASS 1A, SECTIONAL 52 (F.W. Canterbury HS) Feb. 5: Game 1 – Lakeland Christi-an Academy/Hamilton, 6 p.m.; Game 2 – Bethany Christian/Howe School, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6: Game 3 – Elkhart Christian/Lakewood Park, 6 p.m.; Game 4 – F.W. Blackhawk/No. 1 F.W. Canterbury, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8: Game 5 – Winners of Games 1 and 2, 6 p.m.; Game 6 – Winners of Games 3 and 4, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9: Game 7 – Championship, 7:30 p.m.
