1961 – The Andrean 59ers win the first ever “Battle of Broadway” by a 14-7 score over the Merrillville Pirates.

1972 – Munster kicks a field goal and Lowell doesn’t, so Munster wins 3-0 down on Commercial Ave.

1978 – In a sectional championship battle of unbeatens, 10-0 Hammond High, led by quarterback Tommy Franks, uses the intimidation factor on the visiting Highland Trojans, a team that despite also being 10-0, turned out to be no match for the Wildcats, who claimed their first sectional championship with the victory.

1981 – Les Thorton’s Griffith Panthers move to 11-0 for the first time in school history and win the school’s first ever sectional title, by beating Hammond High 27-18 on a Tuesday night, when the local portion of the IHSAA playoffs were known as the “cluster system”, a short-lived, ill-fated attempt to get more teams involved in the playoffs.

1989 – Ivan Zimmer coaches the Andrean 59ers to their first sectional football title – a 14-0 win over the Mustangs at Barney Hill Field in Munster.

1995 – Griffith improves to 11-0 for the third time in history with a 20-7 victory at Munster to earn their seventh sectional championship.

2000 – In what’s been dubbed the “Meltdown game,” Griffith collapses late in the fourth, allowing Hammond High to steal the sectional championship by a 30-27 score.

2006 – The Griffith Panthers claim their 13th sectional championship with a 56-20 win over Hammond High.

2006 – The Crown Point Bulldogs win their first sectional championship in 18 years with a 28-7 win over Duneland conference rival Merrillville.

2006 – Lowell kicks a field goal with one-second left to complete a thrilling come from behind 31-28 sectional championship victory in front of 6000 fans at Brickie Bowl.