Indiana High School Tournament Gets Postponed

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indiana High School Athletic Association postponed its boys basketball tournament on Friday after dozens of school systems around the state closed their doors for several weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Unlike the NCAA, which canceled it's men's and women 's national tournaments on Thursday, the IHSAA is simply postponing its event for now, hoping to be able to play the remaining games in its four classes sometime down the road.

"Due to the number of schools closing after (Friday) for an extended period of time, it has become apparent the IHSAA boys basketball tournament series cannot be completed as scheduled,'' IHSAA commissioner Bobby Cox said in a statement. "Subsequently, the boys basketball tournament is postponed immediately.''

Three players with IU ties are still in the Class 4A event, signees Trey Galloway (Culver Academies) and Anthony Leal (Bloomington South) and recent commit Khristian Lander of Evansville Reitz. Several Indiana targets in the loaded 2021 class are still in the field, as well.

Friday's move came just a few days after the IHSAA had planned to play the event without spectators, allowing only team personnel, school administrators and immediate family, and capping the total list at 75 people for each school.

The first moves Friday morning came when venues had to be changed. For instance, Greensburg High School now has a no visitors policy because of the COVID-19 scare, so that meant they could no longer host the Class 3A regional. It was moved to Danville.

But a few hours later, the IHSAA pumped the brakes even further and opted to wait for a future date to continue the event.

There are 16 teams remaining in all four classes, so four games still need to be played for each team to determine the four state champions.

Most of the schools around the state that decided to close are wrapping weeks away from the building around spring breaks, and many students may not be back on campuses until early April.

IHSAA commissioner Bobby Cox gave no timeline in his Friday statement.

Class 4A Regional Pairings

Class 4A Michigan City Regional

SATURDAY'S GAMES (postponed)
Culver Academies (19-4) vs. Northridge (21-5), 11 a.m. ET
Merrillville (12-12) vs. Valparaiso (17-8), 1 p.m. ET

Class 4A Logansport Regional

SATURDAY'S GAMES (postponed)
Marion (14-11) vs. Fort Wayne Snider (19-6), 10 a.m.
Carmel (18-7) vs. New Haven (18-6), Noon

Class 4A Southport Regional

SATURDAY'S GAMES (postponed)
New Palestine (14-12) vs. Lawrence North (25-2), 10 a.m.
Brownsburg (21-4) vs. Pike (17-9), Noon

Class 4A Seymour Regional

SATURDAY'S GAMES (postponed)
Greenwood (19-6) vs. Evansville Reitz (17-7), 10:30 a.m.
Bloomington South (26-0) vs. Floyd Central (18-6), 12:30 p.m.

Class 4A Sectional Results

Class 4A-1 at East Chicago Central

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Merrillville 63, Munster 53
Lake Central 52, East Chicago Central 34
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Merrillville 45, Lake Central 42

Class 4A-2 at Valparaiso

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Valparaiso 69, Portage 51
Chesterton 63, Crown Point 52
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Valparaiso 53, Chesterton 52

Class 4A-3 at LaPorte

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Culver Academy 66, Plymouth 24
South Bend Adams 56, Michigan City 52
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Culver Academy 44, South Bend Adams 43

Class 4A-4 at Elkhart

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Northridge 70, Elkhart Memorial 51
Warsaw 58, Penn 54
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Northridge 60, Warsaw 38

Class 4A-5 at Fort Wayne Carroll

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Fort Wayne Northrup 44, Fort Wayne Carroll 30
Fort Wayne Snider 66, East Noble 52
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Fort Wayne Snider 59, Fort Wayne Snider Northrup 56

Class 4A-6 at Huntington North

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
New Haven 68, Huntington North 51
Homestead 84, Fort Wayne South 63
SATURDAY'S FINAL
New Haven 46, Homestead 44

Class 4A-7 at Lafayette Jeff

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Marion 63, Logansport 47
Harrison 51, Lafayette Jeff 48
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Marion 63, Harrison 62

Class 4A-8 at Noblesville

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Westfield 32, Zionsville 31
Carmel 39, Noblesville 37
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Carmel 54, Westfield 41

Class 4A-9 at Muncie Central

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
New Palestine 59, Mount Vernon 40
Muncie Central 60, Richmond 54
SATURDAY'S FINAL
New Palestine 54, Muncie Central 53

Class 4A-10 at Lawrence Central

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Warren Central 77, North Central 69
Lawrence North 76, Indianapolis Attucks 73
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Lawrence North 61, Warren Central 59

Class 4A-11 at Southport

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Pike 55, Perry Meridian 46
Decatur Central 68, Southport 56
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Pike 62, Decatur Central 60 OT

Class 4A-12 at Mooresville

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Brownsburg 44, Terre Haute South 29
Plainfield 46, Mooresville 34
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Brownsburg 52, Plainfield 47

Class 4A-13 at Shelbyville

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Greenwood 43, Shelbyville 23
Center Grove 42, Franklin 32
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Greenwood 43, Center Grove 30

Class 4A-14 at Columbus North

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
East Central 67, Bloomington North 55
Bloomington South 59, Columbus North 49
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Bloomington South 74, East Central 48

Class 4A-15 at Seymour

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Floyd Central 61, Jeffersonville 47
Jennings County 44, Bedford North Lawrence 43
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Floyd Central 70, Jennings County 33

Class 4A-16 at Evansville North

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
Evansville Reitz 84, Evansville Harrison 67
Castle 57, Evansville North 52
SATURDAY'S FINAL
Evansville Reitz 69, Castle 61

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