IHSAA girls basketball sectional draw is released

The draw for the 2022-23 girls basketball state tournament that begins next week, Tuesday, Jan. 31, was released by the IHSAA Sunday, Jan. 22.

Class 2A Sectional 36 at Lewis Cass North Miami moved up a class and will compete in the Class 2A Sectional 36 at Lewis Cass next week.

Wabash (13-7) and No. 5 Pioneer (18-3) play the only game in the opening round on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Pioneer defeated Wabash, 70-60, on Nov. 22.

The second round is played Friday, Feb. 3, where North Miami (16-4) faces Winamac (4-17) at 6 p.m. and Lewis Cass (7-15) awaits the winner of Wabash and Pioneer in the second game at 7:30 p.m.

The championship game is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m.

North Miami defeated Lewis Cass, 43-36, on Jan. 11 and topped Wabash, 6253, on Jan. 21.

Class 3A Sectional 23 at Norwell Peru (8-12) and Maconaquah (4-16) will face off for the third time this season in the opening game of the Class 3A Sectional 23 at Norwell, Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Peru won both of the teams’ previous games, 44-21, on Dec. 15, and 34-31, on Dec. 28.

On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Bellmont (164) and Oak Hill (714) play in the first