IHSAA Team Wrestling State Tournament Pairings Released

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The pairings for the 17^th Annual and final IHSAA Team Wrestling State Tournament were drawn this morning by the IHSAA.

A total of 320 schools and 6,342 wrestlers will begin sectional competition on Saturday, Jan. 28, in the individual state tournament from which the top scoring team at each site advances intact into the regional round of the separate team tournament. The eight team regionals begin on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

The winning team at each four-team regional will advance to the state finals on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Center Grove High School in Greenwood.

Defending state champion Perry Meridian, the top-ranked team in the latest poll from the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association, begins competition in the 12-team sectional at Indianapolis Washington on Jan. 28.

Individual Wrestling State Tournament

Team Regionals

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.
Admission: $6.
Qualifiers: The championship team in the individual sectional tournament advances to the regional round of the team tournament.
Advancement: This is a single elimination tournament in which the winning team advances to the next round.

1.    Portage, 6 pm CT
Match 1: Winner at LaPorte vs. Winner at Calumet.

Match 2: Winner at Crown Point vs. Winner at East Chicago Central. 

Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

2.    Jimtown, 6 pm ET
Match 1: Winner at Mishawaka vs. Winner at Elkhart Memorial.

Match 2: Winner at Plymouth vs. Winner at Westview. 

Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

3.    Adams Central, 6 pm ET
Match 1: Winner at Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. Winner at New Haven.

Match 2: Winner at Delta vs. Winner at Jay County. 

Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

4.    Logansport, 6 pm ET
Match 1: Winner at Peru vs. Winner at Oak Hill.

Match 2: Winner at Lafayette Jefferson vs. Winner at Twin Lakes. 

Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

5.    Zionsville, 6 pm ET
Match 1: Winner at Lawrence Central vs. Winner at Hamilton Heights.

Match 2: Winner at Zionsville vs. Winner at Crawfordsville. 

Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

6.    Martinsville, 6 pm ET
Match 1: Winner at Indianapolis Washington vs. Winner at Avon.

Match 2: Winner at Mooresville vs. Winner at Northview. 

Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

7.    Connersville, 6 pm ET
Match 1: Winner at Franklin County vs. Winner at Jennings County.

Match 2: Winner at Shelbyville vs. Winner at Tri. 

Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

8.    Southridge, 6 pm ET
Match 1: Winner at Castle vs. Winner at Southridge.

Match 2: Winner at Evansville Central vs. Winner at Jeffersonville.

Championship: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

Team State Finals

Site: Center Grove High School, 2717 S. Morgantown Road, Greenwood.
Date: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012.
Time: Quarterfinals begin at 10 am ET with semifinal round and championship round to follow.
Admission: $8.
Advancement: This is a single elimination tournament in which the winning team shall advance to the next round.

Quarterfinals

Match 1: Winner at Zionsville vs. Winner at Jimtown.

Match 2: Winner at Logansport vs. Winner at Portage.

Match 3: Winner at Martinsville vs. Winner at Connersville.

Match 4: Winner at Adams Central vs. Winner at Southridge.

Semifinals

Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.

Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.

Championship

Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6.