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The regional round of the 38th Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament will be played this Saturday, Feb. 16, at 16 sites in the four classes, with two semifinal games early in the day followed by a championship game that evening.

The champions will move on to the semistate round for a single game Saturday, Feb. 23, with the winners earning a spot in the March 2 state finals at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute.

Of historic note …

Looking for first regional title (18 of 64)
4A: Logansport
3A: Hamilton Heights, Indian Creek, Rensselaer
2A: Whiting, Wabash
1A: Indianapolis Tindley, Randolph Southern, Shakamak, Trinity Lutheran, West Central

Looking to break regional championship drought (five or more years)
36: Norwell (1977)
33: Greencastle, Knightstown, Paoli (1980)
31: Sullivan (1982)
29: Speedway (1984)
25: Franklin Central (1988)
22: Brownsburg (1991)
21: Bedford North Lawrence (1992)
15: Lake Central, Morgan Township (1998)
14: Eastern (Greentown), Westfield (1999)
12: Connersville, Jasper, Lebanon, New Washington (2001)
10: Boone Grove, North Vermillion (2003)
9: Warsaw (2004)
8: Corydon, NorthWood (2005)
7: Castle, Lafayette Central Catholic, Westview (2006)
6: Evansville Bosse, Oregon-Davis (2007)
5: Fort Wayne South, Plymouth (2008)

Defending regional champions still alive (12 of 16)
4A: Columbus North, Penn
3A: Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
2A: Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Luers, Seeger, Triton Central
1A: Fort Wayne Canterbury, Northeast Dubois, Southwestern (Shelbyville)

Active regional championship streaks (three or more years)
5: Fort Wayne Canterbury
3: Fort Wayne Luers, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran

Most consecutive regional championships
6: Pike Central (1990-95), NorthWood (1994-99)

Top 10 all-time regional championship leaders
13: Ben Davis
12: Kokomo
11: Fort Wayne Luers, Valparaiso
10: NorthWood, Rushville, Scottsburg
9: Anderson, Bedford North Lawrence, Benton Central, Mooresville

2012 state finals teams still alive (7 of 8)
4A: Columbus East
3A: Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
2A: Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Luers
1A: Fort Wayne Canterbury, Northeast Dubois

First-time sectional champions
4A: None
3A: None
2A: None
1A: Shakamak, Trinity Lutheran

The Feb. 16 lineup, plus the remainder of the tourney slate:

REGIONALS
Date: Saturday, Feb. 16
Times: All times ET unless noted
Admission: $7 session, $10 both sessions
Home team: The second team listed in each game is the designated home team.

CLASS 4A
1. Valparaiso
Game 1: #5 Merrillville (22-1) vs. Lake Central (16-7). 9:30a CT
Game 2: #15 Penn (19-4) vs. #8 Warsaw (22-1). 11:30a CT
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 7:30a CT
2. Kokomo
Game 1: #16 Fort Wayne Snider (20-3) vs. #4 Logansport (24-1). 10a
Game 2: #10 Westfield (21-2) vs. #11 Fort Wayne South (21-3). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
3. Decatur Central
Game 1: Connersville (16-8) vs. #18 Mooresville (18-4). 10a
Game 2: #5 Roncalli (22-3) vs. #13 Brownsburg (20-3). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
4. Bedford North Lawrence
Game 1: #9 Franklin Central (19-4) vs. Castle (19-4). 10:30a
Game 2: #1 Columbus North (25-0) vs. #2 Bedford North Lawrence (24-0). 12:30p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p

CLASS 3A
5. Rensselaer
Game 1: #4 Benton Central (20-3) vs. Rensselaer (16-7). 10a CT
Game 2: Griffith (15-8) vs. #10 Plymouth (17-6). 12p CT
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 7:30p CT
6. Bellmont
Game 1: #11 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (17-6) vs. #3 Northwood (22-3). 10a
Game 2: #2 Hamilton Heights (20-2) vs. #5 Norwell (21-3). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
7. Danville
Game 1: #6 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (19-4) vs. #1 Lebanon (21-3). 10a
Game 2: #14 Indian Creek (19-5) vs. Greencastle (15-9). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
8. Brownstown
Game 1: Evansville Bosse (18-6) vs. Corydon (19-5). 10:30a
Game 2: #7 Rushville (20-3) vs. Jasper (15-9). 12:30p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 7:30p

CLASS 2A
9. Rochester
Game 1: Westview (15-8) vs. #14 Fort Wayne Luers (12-11). 10:30a
Game 2: #9 Whiting (20-3) vs. Boone Grove (17-6). 12:30p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
10. Lapel
Game 1: #14 Wabash (17-6) vs. Seeger (19-7). 10a
Game 2: #11 Winchester (20-4) vs. #6 Eastern (Greentown) (19-3). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
11. Speedway
Game 1: #2 Heritage Christian (22-2) vs. Speedway (15-8). 10a
Game 2: #5 Triton Central (22-1) vs. Knightstown (15-8). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
12. Paoli
Game 1: #4 Paoli (21-1) vs. #1 Evansville Mater Dei (24-2). 10:30a
Game 2: #3 Sullivan (22-2) vs. #8 Austin (19-4). 12:30p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p

CLASS A
13. Caston
Game 1: Morgan Township (14-10) vs. #2 Oregon-Davis (21-3). 10:30a
Game 2: #1 Fort Wayne Canterbury (21-3) vs. West Central (14-9). 12:30p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
14. Tri-Central
Game 1: #12 Lafayette Central Catholic (15-9) vs. #12 Randolph Southern (19-3). 10a
Game 2: #7 North Vermillion (23-2) vs. Southern Wells (16-6). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
15. Southwestern (Shelbyville)
Game 1: Shakamak (11-11) vs. Indianapolis Tindley (13-9). 10a
Game 2: Jac-Cen-Del (12-11) vs. #11 Southwestern (Shelbyville) (19-4). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p
16. West Washington
Game 1: #8 New Washington (20-2) vs. #4 Vincennes Rivet (19-4). 10a
Game 2: #5 Northeast Dubois (20-2) vs. Trinity Lutheran (15-8). 12p
Championship: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8p

SEMISTATES
Date: Saturday, Feb. 23
Times (subject to change): 1 p.m., 4 p.m. ET
Admission: $8
Home team: The winners of the odd-numbered regionals will be the designated home teams (teams will be assigned after regionals).

NORTH
1. Crown Point
2. Warsaw

SOUTH
3. Richmond
4. Bedford North Lawrence

STATE FINALS
Date: Saturday, March 2
Times: All times ET
Site: Hulman Center, 200 N. 8th St., Terre Haute
Admission: $15 per session
NOTE: Reserved single-session tickets may be purchased at the participating schools the week of the state finals (contact participating schools for ticket-distribution hours). Any remaining tickets will be available game day at the Hulman Center ticket office.
Home team: The winners of the southern semistates will be the designated home teams.
Television: All four state championship games will be broadcast live throughout the state on the IHSAA Champions Television Network.

SESSION I
Class A State Championship: 10:30 a.m.
Class 2A State Championship: follows Class A game

SESSION II
Class 3A State Championship: 6 p.m.
Class 4A State Championship: follows Class 3A game