FEATURE ARTICLE

April 13, 2012

Spring Bracket Drawing

By Aaron Brown

The IHSA held the Spring Bracket drawing in Bloomington on April 13. Here are how the quarterfinals will line up in May for the 2012 state tournament:

BOYS

Game 1: Stagg Sectional vs Schaumburg Sectional

Game 2: Metea Sectional vs York Sectional

Game 3: UIC Sectional vs GBS Sectional

Game 4: Palatine Sectional vs LWC Sectional

GIRLS

Game 1: Palatine Sectional vs UIC Sectional

Game 2: Stagg Sectional vs Metea Sectional

Game 3: York Sectional vs Schaumburg Sectional

Game 4: GBS Sectional vs LWC Sectional

To avoid any confusion, here is how everything works. The IHSA does a blind draw to determine the pairings for the state tournament. The first team drawn is placed on the first position of an eight-team bracket, and every team drawn after that fills the next spot in the bracket.

In the above listing, the winner of Game 1 will play the winner of Game 2 in the state semifinals, while the winner of Game 3 plays the winner of Game 4 in the second semifinal game.

In late March, the IHSA determined which teams will play in each sectional, and each sectional's seeds will be decided on Thursday, April 19.

Questions? Send any inquiries to illpolo2012@gmail.com if you have any other questions.