Region teams are participating in the Indiana High School Football Tournament, with the opening round of sectional play tonight. Big crowds are expected for key match-ups this evening across the area, including Wheatfield, where Kankakee Valley is hosting Hobart. Other big games include Andrean at Wheeler, East Chicago Central at Hammond High, Valparaiso at Crown Point, Merrillville at Munster, and Portage at Lake Central.

Here's the complete list of area games, kicking off at 7pm

Hobart at Kankakee Valley
Andrean at Wheeler
South Central at Whiting
Valparaiso at Crown Point
East Chicago Central at Hammond
Michigan City at Chesterton
Portage at Lake Central
Boone Grove at Lake Station
River Forest at Bowman Academy

Gavit at Calumet
Roosevelt at West Side
Lew Wallace at Mishawaka Marian
Highland at Griffith
Morton at Clark
South Newton at Bishop Noll
Knox at South Bend St. Joseph
Fort Wayne Carrol at LaPorte
Lowell at Mishawaka
Merrillville at Munster
Manchester at North Judson
Rensselaer Central at North Newton
Culver at West Central