In sports, the terms Cinderella, “Cinderella story“, and Cinderella team are used to refer to situations in which competitors achieve far greater success than would reasonably have been best expected. Cinderella stories tend to gain much media and fan attention as they move closer to the tournament final game

(2-14-23) In Indiana they call it ‘Hoosier Hysteria’, this weekend girls basketball is in the spotlight. A new format in the tournament turns the Semi-State games from just one game to three to decide who will play for a state title next weekend in Indianapolis.

What is Hoosier Hysteria?

Hoosier Hysteria is the state of excitement surrounding basketball in Indiana or, more specifically, the Indiana high school basketball tournament. In part, the enthusiasm stemmed from the one-class tournament, in which a small town’s David might knock off a large city’s Goliath.

Two Cinderella teams will try to continue this magical moment with a trip to the State Final games in Indianapolis…Tri-Central and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard are both entering the semi-state with 12-13 records, one win under .500.

In Class 1A at Frankfort…Tri-Central will take on top rated Tri (25-1)

In Class 3A at Jasper...Bishop Chatard will take on top ranked Indian Creek (26-1)

IHSAA Semi-State Schedule (2-18-23)

North
Class 4A at Huntington North
G1: Fort Wayne Snider (21-4) vs. Fishers (24-2) 10 am ET
G2: South Bend Washington (27-0) vs. Lake Central (22-5) 12 pm ET
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. 8 pm ET

Class 3A at LaPorte
G1: Twin Lakes (27-0) vs. Hamilton Heights (20-5) 10 am CT
G2: Tippecanoe Valley (22-3) vs. Fairfield (25-2) 12 pm CT
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. 7:30 pm CT

Class 2A at Logansport
G1: Andrean (25-3) vs. Lapel (22-7) 10 am ET
G2: Central Noble (25-2) vs. Lafayette Central Catholic (20-6) 12 pm ET
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. 8 pm ET

Class 1A at Frankfort
G1: Tri (25-1) vs. Tri-Central (12-13) 10 am ET
G2: Bethany Christian (22-3) vs. Washington Twp. (20-6) 12 pm ET
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. 8 pm ET

South
Class 4A at Southport
G1: Bedford North Lawrence (24-3) vs. Center Grove (22-4) 10 am ET
G2: Lawrence North (18-9) vs. Ben Davis (18-9) 12 pm ET
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. 8 pm ET

Class 3A at Jasper
G1: Gibson Southern (21-4) vs. Corydon Central (25-2) 10 am ET
G2:Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (12-13) vs.Indian Creek (26-1)12pmET
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. 8 pm ET

Class 2A at Shelbyville
G1: Forest Park (23-3) vs. Greencastle (23-4) 10 am ET
G2: North Knox (27-1) vs. Eastern Hancock (23-3) 12 pm ET
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. 8 pm ET

Class 1A at New Albany
G1: Bloomfield (14-14) vs. Jac-Cen-Del (16-11) 10 am ET
G2: Lanesville (25-2) vs. Trinity Lutheran (22-6) 12 pm ET
Championship: G1 winner vs. G2 winner. 8 pm ET

In another Class 1A semi-final game at New Albany there is a match-up between Bloomfield (14-14) vs. Jac-Cen-Del (16-11), assuring that at least one double-digit loss team advances to the final…one game away from heading to Indianapolis.

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