GBB SEMISTATES: Preview

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Sixteen teams will battle Feb. 23 for the right to play for a state championship as the 38th Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament rolls on to the semistate round. Each of four sites will host a doubleheader.

Of historic note …

Looking for first semistate title (4 of 16)
4A: Fort Wayne South
3A: Hamilton Heights
2A: Eastern (Greentown)
A: Southwestern (Shelbyville)

Looking to break semistate championship drought (five or more years)
27: Roncalli (1986)
21: Bedford North Lawrence (1992)
9: Warsaw (2004)
7: Lafayette Central Catholic (2006)

Most consecutive semistate championships
4: Noblesville (1987-90), Fort Wayne Luers (1999-2002), Heritage Christian (2006-09), South Bend Washington (2006-09)

Top 10 all-time semistate championship leaders
9: Fort Wayne Luers
5: Ben Davis, Heritage Christian, Kokomo, Valparaiso
4: Bedford North Lawrence, Columbus East, Crown Point, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Noblesville, North Central (Indianapolis), Rushville, Shenandoah, South Bend Washington, Warsaw

2012 state champions still alive
2A: Evansville Mater Dei
A: Fort Wayne Canterbury

2012 state finals teams still alive
3A: Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
2A: Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Luers
A: Fort Wayne Canterbury

Former state champions still alive
4A: Bedford North Lawrence 1983, 1991; Warsaw 1976, 1978
3A: None
2A: Evansville Mater Dei 2012 (2A); Fort Wayne Luers (1999 (2A), 2000 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2002 (3A), 2006 (3A), 2011 (2A)); Heritage Christian 2006 (2A), 2007 (2A), 2008 (2A), 2009 (2A)
A: Fort Wayne Canterbury (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012); Lafayette Central Catholic 2006; Vincennes Rivet 2011

First-time regional champions
4A: None
3A: Hamilton Heights
2A: None
A: None

Regional championship drought breakers (five or more years)
21: Bedford North Lawrence (1992)
14: Eastern (Greentown) (1999)
9: Warsaw (2004)
7: Lafayette Central Catholic (2006)
5: Fort Wayne South (2008)

Repeat regional champions
4A: None
3A: Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
2A: Evansville Mater Dei, Fort Wayne Luers
A: Fort Wayne Canterbury, Southwestern (Shelbyville)

SEMISTATES
Date: Saturday, Feb. 23
Times: All times ET
Admission: $8   
Home team: The winners of the odd-numbered regionals will be the designated home teams.

NORTH
1. Crown Point
Class A: #12 Lafayette Central Catholic (17-9) vs. #1 Fort Wayne Canterbury (23-3). 1p
Class 3A: #2 Hamilton Heights (22-2) vs. #4 Benton Central (22-3). To follow

2. Warsaw
Class 2A: #6 Eastern (Greentown) (21-3) vs. #14 Fort Wayne Luers (14-11). 4p
Class 4A: #11 Fort Wayne South (23-3) vs. #8 Warsaw (24-1). To follow

SOUTH
3. Richmond
Class A: #4 Vincennes Rivet (21-4) vs. #11 Southwestern (Shelbyville) (21-4). 1p
Class 3A: #7 Rushville (22-3) vs. #6 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (21-4). To follow

4. Bedford North Lawrence
Class 2A: #1 Evansville Mater Dei (26-2) vs. #2 Heritage Christian (24-2). 4p
Class 4A: #2 Bedford North Lawrence (26-0) vs. #5 Roncalli (24-3). To follow

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