South Bend-area Sectionals: Scores and Advancing Matchups Through March 5

The South Bend Tribune produced an expansive, continuously updated running log of results for the eight sectionals in its coverage area, listing every first-round final and the bracket paths into the weekend’s semifinals and championships. The early returns through March 5 show a string of decisive opening-round victories across South Bend-area sectionals.

In Class 3A Sectional 19 at New Prairie, Culver Academies beat Plymouth 56-31 and South Bend Washington routed John Glenn 75-46. New Prairie’s bracket lists New Prairie vs. Culver Academies Friday March 6, 5 p.m. CT and Mishawaka Marian vs. South Bend Washington Friday March 6, 7 p.m. CT, with the sectional championship set for Saturday March 7, 6 p.m. CT.

Class 3A Sectional 20 at Columbia City produced Columbia City 75, West Noble 33 and Wawasee 49, Tippecanoe Valley 38 in opening games. Columbia City now awaits Fairfield Friday March 6, 6 p.m., while NorthWood meets Wawasee Friday March 6, 7:30 p.m.; the sectional final is scheduled Saturday March 7, 7:30 p.m.

At Class 1A Sectional 51 hosted at Culver, Argos advanced with a 71-55 win over Oregon-Davis. Triton is listed as a winner over a Trinity program, but source files conflict: the South Bend Tribune and WNDU show Triton 64, Trinity (Greenlawn/Academy) 37 while a statewide scoreboard line records Triton 62, S. Bend Trinity 37. Culver’s bracket schedules Triton vs. Argos Friday March 6, 6:30 p.m. and the Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner at 8 p.m. Friday; the Culver sectional championship is slated Saturday March 7, 7:30 p.m.

Class 1A Sectional 52 at Bethany Christian lists Fort Wayne Canterbury already through after a 69-21 win over Hamilton. Wednesday March 4 matchups included Lakewood Park Christian vs. Smith Academy at 6 p.m. and Bethany Christian vs. Lakeland Christian at 7:30 p.m.; Fremont is set to face Fort Wayne Canterbury Friday March 6, 6 p.m.

Class 2A Sectional 34 at LaVille reported Bremen 55, LaVille 35 and Knox 53, Winamac 49 (OT) in opening games; no semifinal pairings were provided in the supplied listings.

Class 4A Sectional 3 at Mishawaka opened with South Bend Adams edging Mishawaka 57-55. IHSAA pairing information shows Penn vs. Michigan City Wednesday March 4, 6 p.m., South Bend Riley vs. LaPorte Wednesday March 4, 7:45 p.m., South Bend Saint Joseph vs. South Bend Adams Friday March 6, 6 p.m., a Friday 7:45 p.m. semifinal between the Game 2 and Game 3 winners, and the sectional championship Saturday March 7, 6 p.m.

Class 4A Sectional 4 at Elkhart (North Side Gym) saw Goshen beat Concord 59-32. Elkhart faces Warsaw Friday March 6, 6 p.m., Northridge meets Goshen Friday March 6, 7:30 p.m., and the Elkhart sectional final is scheduled Saturday March 7, 7 p.m.

Class 2A Sectional 50 at Caston recorded Tri-County 55, South Newton 37 and West Central 56, North Newton 41 in first-round play. Caston vs. North White and DeMotte Christian vs. Pioneer were slated for Wednesday March 4, with Tri-County vs. West Central and the Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner on Friday March 6 and the Caston championship Saturday March 7.

Two verification items stand out in the supplied material. First, Triton’s opponent and final score are inconsistent across sources — South Bend Tribune and WNDU list Triton 64 vs a Trinity entry (Greenlawn/Academy) while a statewide scoreboard line records Triton 62, S. Bend Trinity 37. Second, New Prairie’s Friday and Saturday start times appear with a Central Time notation in some listings even though a WNDU preface states “All times Eastern unless noted otherwise.” Those discrepancies remain unresolved in the compiled results provided here.

Semifinals across the South Bend-area sectionals are scheduled for Friday March 6, with championships on Saturday March 7 at the host sites noted above; official box scores and host schedules will finalize winners advancing to regional play.