Class 2A
Merrillville
Today
Munster (12-4-1) vs. No. 7 Valparaiso (16-2), 5 p.m.
No. 9 Crown Point (14-1-4) vs. Lake Central (7-12), 7 p.m.
Saturday
Championship, 11 a.m.
Advancement: Winner faces the Kokomo Regional winner at 9 a.m. Oct. 20 at the Warsaw Semistate.
Favorite: Crown Point. Darkhorse: Munster.
Players to watch: CROWN POINT -- Tony Zervos, Sr., D; Nico Garcia-Vicente, Sr., MF/F; Zach Sneiderwine, Sr., F; Martin Mitreski, Sr., MF; Carmelo Morales, Jr., F; Spase Dorsuleski, Jr., D. LAKE CENTRAL -- Josh Crague, Sr., F; Ethan Kawalak, Sr., D; Ogi Janjus, Jr., F; Adam Van Milligan, Sr., MF. MUNSTER -- Evan Kattan, Sr., GK; Niko Karigan, Sr., D; Drake Bowers, Sr., F/MF. VALPARAISO -- Chase Holford, Sr., SW; Ethan Lehnen, Sr., G; Luke Kovar, Jr., MF/ST; Brendan Sutherland, Jr., F; Isaac Withrow, Sr., F.
Fast fact: Three of the four teams in the field (Crown Point, Lake Central and Valparaiso) have won state titles.
Class A
LaVille (Newton Park)
Today
Marquette Catholic (15-3) vs. Boone Grove (13-4), 5 p.m.
Wheeler (8-9-1) vs. No. 7 Bethany Christian (15-5), 7 p.m.
Saturday
Championship, 6 p.m.
Favorite: Bethany Christian. Darkhorse: Marquette Catholic.
Advancement: Winner faces Garrett Regional winner at 9 a.m. Oct. 20 at the LaVille Semistate.
Local players to watch: BOONE GROVE -- Austin Aguilera, So., F; Nick Azevedo, So., F; Nathan Miller, So., G; Riley VanEerd, Sr., MF. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC -- Pat Cannon, Sr., MF; Ambrose Haas, Jr., MF. WHEELER -- Ben Nettels, Sr., MF/F; Austin Slododa, Jr., MF.
Fast fact: Bethany Christian is the lone team in the field to have won a regional title, taking last year's crown.
Directions: Take U.S. 30 east to U.S. 31 north, and go 7.3 miles. Newton Park is at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Ind. 4.
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