Indiana high school football state playoffs; IHSAA Live Updates, Playoff Scores

We're following all of the 2024 Indiana high school football playoff action with Live Updates from every corner of the state; follow this post all evening for the latest

South Dearborn (4-5) will look to extend its season and upset 8-1 Lawrenceburg when the two squads square off in Class 3A, Section 30 semifinal contest, Friday night in Indiana. / Michael Noyes

The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) high school football playoffs get underway on Friday, Oct. 25 in four of the state's six classifications and you can follow this post throughout the night for Live Updates and final scores as teams in Classes 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A begin their quests to win state championships..

Refresh this post repeatedly once the games kickoff for our latest updates.

Indiana High School Football State Playoffs Live Updates

- Eastern Greene edges Greenwood Christian, 28-27 in Class 1A.

- More playoff victors from Friday: Carroll 49, Frontier 21; South Bend St. Joseph 25, South Bend Riley 0; East Noble 45, Fort Wayne South Side 7; Brown County 21, Mitchell 6.

- Mooresville advances with a 52-14 win over Indianapolis Shortridge.

- More finals, Pendleton Heights tops New Castle, 28-22; Wast Washingto shuts out South Decatur, 40-0; Fairfield pulls away from Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, 48-34; Silver Creek doubles up Connersville, 40-20; and Hamilton Heights routs Speedway, 41-7.

- Greensburg defeats Purdue Poly Englewood, 35-0. Maconaquah also wins 35-0 over Peru and Tri-County blanks North White, 39-0. In addition, North Miami romps, 54-14, over Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian.

- Rochester finishes off its 46-0 win over Elwood.

- Tipton advances with a 17-7 win over Eastbrook.

- At halftime, Perry Central holds 6-0 lead on Tecumseh.

- More final scores: LaVille 41, West Central 6; Eastern 35, Blackford 6; Logansport 35, Muncie Central 13; Madison Grant 38, Monroe Central 7; Guerin Catholic 49, West Vigo 0; Garrett 50, Lakeland 26; Fort Wayne Bishop 38, Columbia City 0; and Greenfield Central 56, Beech Grove 0.

- Jace Hollendonner completes a 36-yard touchdown pass to Maddox Pritchett with less than a minute to go in the fouth quarter and Centerville has taken a 21-14 lead on Eastern Hancock.

- With six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Eastern Hancock and Centerville are tied, 14-14.

- Also now final, Indian Creek 35, Edgewood 7.

- South Adams blanks Union City, 51-0.

- Two more finals to report: Eastside 35, Whitko 7 and Greenwood 37, Shelbyville 0.

- Salem has gone final with a 67-16 win over Clarksville.

- North Decatur rolls to victory in 1A, defeating Edinburgh, 71-6.

- With one minute to go in the third quarter Churubusco leads Manchester, 28-23. Manchester has the ball after putting up a goal line stand.

- Two more finals: West Noble downs Angole, 42-14, in 3A and Yorktown finishes off Richmond, 46-6, in 4A.

- Also in 2A, Paoli shuts out Eastern, 42-0.

- Another final, Adams Central 35, Bluffton 7. The Flying Jets advance in Class 2A.

- Parke Heritage avoids a shutout with a TD in the final minute, but Riverton Parke finishes off a 63-7 victory.

- Western Boone is pulling away from North Putnam, 35-13, in the third quarter.

- Another lopsided one in the first quarter. The North Judson-San Pierre Blue Jays are up 40-0 on South Newton.

- In 2A, Wichester Community has outscored Shenadoah 10-0 in the third quarter and leads 17-8.

- Seeger and Lewis Cass have traded TDs. It's 21-21 in the third quarter.

- With a 38-0 third quarter lead, Bedford North Lawrence is well on its way to a Sectional final appearance.

- Midway through the third quarter, North Montgomery is in front of Southmont, 16-8.

- Cascade leads Crawfordsville, 35-6, at the break.

- Late in the first half, NorthWood is rolling over South Bend Washington, 60-14.

- In another tight one, Manchester leads Churubusco, 23-20, at the half of their 2A contest.

- Looking for a close one? Seeger and Lewis Cass are tied 13-13 in the third quarter.

- With a dominant first half, Guerin Catholic is leading West Vigo, 35-0, at the intermission.

- Linton-Stockton has run out to a 30-7 halftime lead on its rival, Sullivan.

- It was close early but Alexandria-Monroe now leads Wabash, 48-20, at halftime.

- Indian Creek is routing Edgewood, 35-0, at the half.

- Hagerstown has scored 19 second quarter points and leads Cambridge City Lincoln, 26-0.

- At halftime, Northeastern and Lapel are tied 14-14, while Morovia holds a 21-7 lead on Indianapolis Scecina Memorial.

- In the second quarter, Tell City has rolled out to a 35-0 lead on Crawford County. Max Fortwendel has touchdown pass and one rushing.

- Also at halftime: Rochester 32, Elwood 0; Greenwood 30, Shelbyville 0; West Noble 21, Angola 0; Silver Creek 25, Connersville 0; Mississinewa 7, Oak Hill 3; and Providence 21, Springs Valley 0.

- At halftime, Adams Central has pulled away from Bluffton, 28-0; Logansport is in front of Muncie Central, 21-0; and Eastern leads Blackford, 21-0.

- West Lafayette is well on its way with a 28-0 first quarter lead over Frankton. Indianapolis Lutheran leads Heritage Christian, 27-0; Delta leads Heritage, 21-0, and Milan holds a 21-0 lead on Knightstown.

- South Putnam isn't far behind, leading Fountain Central, 40-0, in the first quarter.

- We have a new leader for the biggest blowout of the night. North Decatur scored 43 first quarter points and leads Edinburgh, 64-0 in the second quarter.

- Sheridan is rolling early against Clinton Central. The Blackhawks lead 21-0.

- Tippecanoe Valley and Woodlan are trading touchdowns in the opening quarter. Tippecanoe Valley leads 14-12.

- At halftime Eastbrook holds a 7-0 lead on Tipton.

- We have our first final score of the night. Indianapolis Crispus scored 15 fourth quarter points to erase a 12-3 deficit against No. 24 Bishop Chatard to win, 18-12. The Trojans season is shockingly over in the opening round.

- Brownstown Central and Switzerland County are just underway and Nathaniel Conyer gives Brownstown an early 3-0 lead with a 28-yard field goal.

- Rivertown Parke is now up 42-0. The Panthers have scored 21 points in each quarter.

- Paoli also has big lead, on its home field. It leads Eastern, 22-0.

- Riverton Parke is also rolling in its 1A contest with Parke Heritage. AJ Goff has three rushing touchdowns and the Panthers lead 35-0 in the second quarter.

- Salem looks like it is on its way to a running clock. The Lions lead 33-0, still in the first quarter.

- Lakeland and Garrett are locked in a 7-7 tie in the second quarter.

- Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Greenfield-Central and West Lafayette all lead 21-0 in the first half.

- After one quarter of play, Yorktown owns a 15-0 lead on Richmond.

- Salem now owns the biggest lead, 27-0 over Clarksville. Adam Mull has a pair of TD tosses for the Lions.

- South Adams, in 1A, has the biggest lead of the night so far. The Starfires have a rushing touchdown from Dillan Ramirez and pick six by Kaleb Miner, as well as a TD toss from Tytus Lehman to Caider Neuenschwander. South Adams leads 23-0 with 5 minutes to play in the opening quarter.

- Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger has two early rushing TDs and leads Columbia City, 14-0.

- Woodlan leads Tippecanoe Valley, 7-0, Salem leads Clarksville, 14-0, Mississinewa leads Oak Hill, 7-0; Northridge leads Mishawaka, 3-0 and Linton has stretched its lead to 14-0.

- Other first quarter scores: Tri 7, Wes Del 0; North Miami 7, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 0; Leo 7, DeKalb 0; Rochester 8, Elwood 0; Greenwood 14, Shelbyville 0, Brebeuf Jesuit 6, Danville 0 and Triton 7, Southwood 0.

- Also in 2A, Wabash scored on its opening series as Haiden McWhirt completed a 66 yard TD pass to Noah Baldwin. The Apaches missed PAT and now trail, 7-6, as Alexandria-Monroe countered with their own 66-yard TD pass from Jon Aiman. The kick was good.

- In Class 2A, the Linton Miners score on their first drive of the night on a 16-yard run by Stanger Holmes. The Miners add the conversion and lead 8-0 at the 9:13 mark of the first quarter.

- Dozens of additional games are now underway as we have passed 7 pm

- Three games are just underway as Evansville Memorial at Evansville Mater Dei, Vincennes at Lincoln and Evansville Central at Evansville Reitz have all put toe to leather. Let the scoring updates commence!

- All kickoffs are scheduled to get underway between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. ET. Keep refreshing this post for the updates!

- Tonight's action features six teams ranked in the current Indiana Top 25 High School Football Rankings, with five playing in Class 4A and one in Class 3A. The 4A squads opening their post-season bids are No. 9 New Palestine, No. 11 Bishop Chatard, No. 19 Martinsville, No. 24 Brebeuf Jesuit and No. 25 Mishawaka. No. 15 Evansville Memorial is the lone ranked team going in the Class 3A playoffs.

- Awaiting our first kickoffs of the night. Check back as soon as the action gets underway.

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>>2024 Indiana High School Football Brackets<<

Click on the links below to see the brackets for each of the four classifications that begin action this week, as well as the list of teams in each classification.

CLASS 1A (62 Schools)

Sectional 41. (8): Bowman Academy, Culver Community, LaVille, North Judson-San Pierre, North Newton, South Central (Union Mills), South Newton, West Central

Sectional 42. (8): Carroll (Flora), Caston, Frontier, North White, Pioneer, Taylor, Tri-County, Winamac

Sectional 43. (7): Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fremont, North Miami, Northfield, Southern Wells, Southwood, Triton

Sectional 44. (8): Cambridge City Lincoln, Hagerstown, Madison-Grant, Monroe Central, South Adams, Tri, Union City, Wes-Del

Sectional 45. (8): Attica, Covington, Fountain Central, North Central (Farmersburg), North Vermillion, Parke Heritage, Riverton Parke, South Putnam

Sectional 46. (7): Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Cloverdale, Irvington Preparatory Academy, Sheridan, Tindley, Tri-Central 

Sectional 47. (8): Eastern Greene, Edinburgh, Greenwood Christian Academy, Knightstown, Milan, North Decatur, South Decatur, West Washington

Sectional 48. (8): Forest Park, North Daviess, North Knox, Perry Central, Providence, South Spencer, Springs Valley, Tecumseh

Class 2A (62 Schools)

Sectional 33. (7): Andrean, Boone Grove, Bremen, Lake Station Edison, Rensselaer Central, Wheeler, Whiting 

Sectional 34. (8): Delphi, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lewis Cass, North Montgomery, North Putnam, Seeger, Southmont, Western Boone 

Sectional 35. (8): Adams Central, Bluffton, Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Manchester, Prairie Heights, Whitko 

Sectional 36. (8): Alexandria Monroe, Blackford, Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Elwood, Rochester, Tipton, Wabash

Sectional 37. (7): Covenant Christian, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Monrovia, Park Tudor 

Sectional 38. (8): Centerville, Eastern Hancock, Lapel, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Triton Central, Union County, Winchester 

Sectional 39. (8): Brown County, Greencastle, Linton-Stockton, Mitchell, North Posey, Pike Central, South Vermillion, Sullivan 

Sectional 40. (8): Brownstown Central, Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Paoli, Salem, Switzerland County, Tell City

Class 3A (62 Schools)

Sectional 25. (8): Calumet, Glenn, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Jimtown, Knox, Mishawaka Marian, River Forest

Sectional 26. (8): Angola, Fairfield, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Lakeland, Tippecanoe Valley, West Noble, Woodlan

Sectional 27. (8): Benton Central, Frankton, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western 

Sectional 28. (8): Bellmont, Delta, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Heritage, Jay County, Mississinewa, Norwell, Oak Hill

Sectional 29. (8): Cascade, Crawfordsville, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Indianapolis George Washington, Speedway, Tri-West Hendricks, West Vigo 

Sectional 30. (7): Batesville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown, Rushville, South Dearborn 

Sectional 31. (7): Corydon Central, Edgewood, Indian Creek, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Owen Valley, Scottsburg

Sectional 32. (8): Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Mt. Vernon, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln

Class 4A (62 Schools)

Sectional 17. (8): East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Hanover Central, Highland, Hobart, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, New Prairie 

Sectional 18. (8): Mishawaka, Northridge, NorthWood, Plymouth, South Bend Riley, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington, Wawasee 

Sectional 19. (8): Columbia City, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Leo, New Haven 

Sectional 20. (7): Culver Academies, Frankfort, Huntington North, Lebanon, Logansport, Marion, Muncie Central 

Sectional 21. (8): Beech Grove, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, New Palestine, Pendleton Heights, Richmond, Yorktown 

Sectional 22. (8): Brebeuf Jesuit, Danville Community, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Shortridge, Mooresville, Northview, Roncalli

Sectional 23. (8): Bedford North Lawrence, Charlestown Connersville, Greenwood, Jennings County, Martinsville, Shelbyville, Silver Creek 

Sectional 24. (7): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison,  Jasper, Washington