Four Indiana Teams Advance, Setting Stage for Semistate Championship Games

Northridge, Westview, and Triton headlined a busy Saturday of IHSAA boys basketball semistate semifinal action, with those programs and others punching their tickets to championship games scheduled for 8 p.m. at host sites across the state. The winners of those title contests will earn a trip to Gainbridge Fieldhouse and the state finals, under a format that requires teams to win two games in a single day to advance.

The Class 4A bracket at Elkhart featured two of the state's most decorated records this season. Northridge, at 25-1, opened against Homestead (20-6) at 10 a.m., while Crown Point (25-1) followed against Fort Wayne Snider (20-7) at noon. Northridge was among the teams explicitly confirmed as advancing to the championship round. At New Castle, the Class 4A South bracket sent Mt. Vernon (25-3) and New Albany (22-5) into a semifinal slate against Decatur Central (20-6) and Terre Haute North (24-3), respectively.

In Class 2A, Westview entered its noon semifinal at Muncie Central carrying a 25-1 record against Lapel (21-5) and advanced to the championship game. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (15-11) faced Oak Hill (25-1) in the morning slot. At Southport, Parke Heritage (24-4) met Triton Central (23-3) at 10 a.m., while Linton-Stockton (24-4) took on Austin (17-8) at noon.

The Class A bracket at Lafayette Jeff included Triton (23-3) against Tri-County (16-10) at noon, with Monroe Central (21-4) and North Vermillion (16-11) opening the day at 10 a.m. Triton was listed among the confirmed advancers, though the research notes flag an ambiguity: both Triton (Class A North) and Triton Central (Class 2A South) carried identical 23-3 records entering the day, and sourcing does not conclusively specify which program the advancing reference applies to. At Washington, the Class A South bracket brought together Barr-Reeve (25-1) and Bloomfield (19-8) alongside Liberty Christian (19-7) and Hauser (25-2).

Class 3A semifinals ran at Logansport and Seymour. New Haven (20-7) and Columbia City (23-4) represented the North bracket, facing Delta (16-10) and East Chicago Central (15-12). The South bracket at Seymour paired Silver Creek (28-1), the state's most prolific winner this season entering Saturday, against Roncalli (18-7) at 10 a.m., with Cathedral (22-5) meeting Princeton (23-3) at noon.

All 24 semistate games streamed on IHSAAtv.org and the IHSAAtv apps, available on iPhone, Android, Roku, Amazon Firestick, AppleTV, and Android TV. Pricing was $12 per game or $20 for the full day across all sites. Championship games at each of the eight host sites, spanning all four classes, were scheduled to tip off at 8 p.m.