INDIANAPOLIS — The Jeffersonville boys’ basketball team will begin its quest to win its first Class 4A Seymour Sectional title since 2010 against a team it beat by 55 points during the regular season.

As for New Albany, it will have a rematch against archrival Floyd Central after both teams squared off in a dramatic overtime matchup in December.

Boys’ basketball teams across Indiana learned the pairings of their respective sectionals on Sunday when the IHSAA conducted its draw for the 2012 state tournament at its headquarters in Indianapolis.

The defending sectional champion Bulldogs (12-7) and the Highlanders (9-12) will play in the opener of the Class 4A Seymour Sectional next week. In the other first-round game, the Red Devils (15-3) will face the host Owls (6-12).

Bedford North Lawrence (11-8) and Jennings County (9-11) each got first-round byes. The Stars will face the New Albany-Floyd Central winner in the first semifinal, while the Panthers will take on either Jeff or Seymour in the other semi.

“I certainly think the draw favors Jeffersonville and it favors Bedford,” said Bulldogs’ head coach Jim Shannon, who has guided New Albany to four of the last five sectional championships. “But the draw doesn’t determine the winner. The team that plays the best will be the winner. I think Jeffersonville is playing the best right now. I have no problem with the way the draw came out.”

Red Devils’ head coach Chad Gilbert said it does not matter what the pairings are in the Seymour Sectional because the tournament is tough year-in and year-out.

“Playing in our sectional, no draw is a good draw,” Gilbert said. “You’ve got to lace them up tight and be ready to go.”

On Dec. 9 at Highlander Gymnasium, Floyd Central led New Albany by nine points with less than three minutes left in regulation. But the Bulldogs sent the game to overtime with a 12-3 run to tie the game at 49. New Albany outscored the Highlanders 9-8 in the extra period to pull out a 58-57 victory. It was Shannon’s 400^th career victory.

Shannon expects the rematch to be as competitive as the first matchup.

“I think it will be a challenge for both teams, but both teams are different now,” Shannon said. “Floyd’s record doesn’t indicate how well they are playing right now.”

On the same night as the first New Albany-Floyd meeting, Jeff rolled past the Owls at Scott Gym, 95-40. The Red Devils’ 95 points are their season-high in scoring this season.

But Gilbert expects Seymour head coach Scott Miller to have his players ready to redeem themselves next week.

“They’ll be ready to play,” Gilbert said. “Coach Miller does a good job with those kids. We’ll need to do a good job with their big guys and get after their shooters.”

CLASS 3A SALEM SECTIONAL

Silver Creek will encounter its own rematch in the first round of the Class 3A Salem Sectional. The Dragons (12-7) will take on Class 3A No. 5 Brownstown (19-1) in the second opening-round game.

Silver Creek handed the Braves their lone loss of the season on Jan. 13 in Sellersburg in one of the biggest upsets of the year in Southern Indiana, 72-63. The victory helped the Dragons share the Mid-Southern Conference title with Brownstown and Clarksville, as each team had an 8-1 conference record.

“I knew going into the sectional that we would have to play them eventually,” Silver Creek head coach Brandon Hoffman said. “We’ve beat them before and we think we can do it again.”

Hoffman thinks the main key for the Dragons to beat the Braves will be trying to contain Brownstown forward Jalen Snodgrass. Snodgrass scored 18 points in the regular-season meeting, but he only made four field goals.

“Snodgrass is one of the better players in Southern Indiana,” Hoffman said. “He didn’t have a good game the last time we played them, so I’m sure he will be motivated to play us again.”

The Silver Creek-Brownstown victor will face the winner of the third first-round game between Charlestown (10-9) and Corydon (9-10) in the second semifinal. The Pirates have won four of their last five contests, but the one loss during that stretch was a 70-54 road setback against Corydon on Feb. 4. Charlestown will try to win its first sectional title since 2008.

Salem (11-8) will play North Harrison (10-9) in the sectional opener. The winner of that game will face Scottsburg (2-16), which got a bye, in the first semifinal.

CLASS 2A PAOLI SECTIONAL

A possible Providence-Clarksville matchup could happen in the second semifinal of the Paoli Sectional. For that to happen, the Pioneers (16-3) must defeat Eastern (7-12) in the second opening-round contest. The teams did not face each other during the regular season.

“Eastern has improved in the second half of the season, so that could be a dangerous game,” Providence head coach Lou Lefevre said. “But I have confidence in my team.”

Class 2A No. 6 Clarksville (17-2) received a bye, which pleases Generals’ head coach Jason Connell.

“I think we’re excited about it,” Connell said. “If you have to play Tuesday, then you have to win three games to win the sectional. We’re happy with it.”

Henryville (9-10) will compete in a 2A sectional for the first time after playing in Class A sectionals since the beginning of class basketball in the 1997-98 season.

The Hornets, who have lost three in a row, will take on Paoli (8-10) in the sectional opener. The winner will face Crawford County (17-3) in the first semi.

“The obvious thing we wanted would be to have Crawford County and Clarksville on the same side. But that didn’t happen,” Lefevre said. “It gives us a tough road.”

CLASS A BORDEN SECTIONAL

Class A No. 3 Borden (17-1) will start its quest to capture its first sectional championship since 2009 by facing Lanesville (8-12) in the sectional opener. The Braves defeated the Eagles in their Southern Athletic Conference meeting on Dec. 2 at Lanesville, 72-55.

Borden head coach Doc Nash expects the rematch to be closer.

“They’ve been hurting with injuries and they’ve fought through a ton of adversity,” Nash said. “But I think they’re healthy now and they’ve put that adversity behind them. It will not be a cakewalk.”

The other first-round game will pit Christian Academy of Indiana (10-9) against South Central (5-14). The Warriors beat the Rebels on Dec. 16 at home, 59-42.

Defending sectional champion Rock Creek Community Academy (8-12) and New Washington (1-19) each got byes. The Lions will face the Borden-Lanesville winner in the first semifinal, while the Mustangs will play either CAI or South Central in the second semi. Rock Creek defeated Borden in last year’s Class A Henryville Sectional final, 66-58.

“It is what it is,” Nash said. “Lanesville is a good team. We always have good battles with them. Rock Creek is playing well right now. You’ve just got to take them one game at a time.”

SECTIONAL SCHEDULE

BOYS’ VARSITY

CLASS 4A SEYMOUR SECTIONAL

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

  Floyd Central vs. New Albany, 6 p.m. 

  Jeffersonville vs. Seymour, 7:30 p.m. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

  Bedford North Lawrence vs. Floyd Central or New Albany, 6 p.m.

  Jennings County vs. Jeffersonville or Seymour, 7:30 p.m. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

  Championship game, 7 p.m. 

CLASS 3A SALEM SECTIONAL

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

  Salem vs. North Harrison, 7 p.m. 

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29

  Silver Creek vs. Brownstown Central, 6 p.m. 

  Corydon Central vs. Charlestown, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

  Scottsburg vs. Salem or North Harrison, 6 p.m.

  Silver Creek or Brownstown Central vs. Corydon Central or Charlestown, 7:30 p.m. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

  Championship game, 7:30 p.m. 

CLASS 2A PAOLI SECTIONAL

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

  Paoli vs. Henryville, 6 p.m.

  Eastern vs. Providence, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

  Crawford County vs. Paoli or Henryville, 6 p.m.

  Clarksville vs. Eastern or Providence, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

  Championship game, 7:30 p.m. 

CLASS A BORDEN SECTIONAL

TUESDAY, FEB. 28

  Borden vs. Lanesville, 6 p.m. 

  CAI vs. South Central, 7:30 p.m. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

  Rock Creek Academy vs. Borden or Lanesville, 6 p.m.

  New Washington vs. CAI or South Central, 7:30 p.m. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

  Championship game, 7:30 p.m.