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8 man football is huge in Michigan. Here is a link to see how many schools play it... 8pfb.pdf

Can you blame us though?

I've been around here long enough to know how the first few weeks of these rankings work for those looking to influence public naratives and future polls. We have very little actual evidence, so one result can move a team several spots. But that's also why who you played has to matter. Memorial deserves credit for beating Jasper 48-14. That's a legitimate opening-night result. Heritage Hills did exactly what it should have done against South Spencer, winning 49-13. Gibson Southern lost 31-24. If we're just sorting teams by 1-0 and 0-1, that's easy. But I don't think that's how we should evaluate good football teams. GS opened against a ranked Class 5A Floyd Central team. And despite losing, Gibson Southern outgained Floyd 507-365, had 29 first downs to 17, rushed for 261 yards, threw for 254 and led 24-17 entering the fourth quarter. Caden Rochleau ran for 200 yards and threw for 254. What killed GS? Three turnovers and a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Floyd Central has now moved up to No. 6 in Class 5A. That's considerably different context than simply saying "Gibson Southern is 0-1." And before we're too quick to rearrange the Southwestern Indiana pecking order after one Friday in August, there's a pretty substantial body of evidence from the Nick Hart era. Hart and Todd Wilkerson both became head coaches in 2012. Hart's Gibson Southern teams own the winning head-to-head record against Heritage Hills during that era. GS also owns a winning record against Evansville Memorial in its meetings since Hart took over. And most importantly, we don't have to go back very far at all: Gibson Southern beat both Heritage Hills and Memorial last season. Heritage Hills entered that sectional meeting ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, and GS beat them anyway. Then came the win over Memorial, 28-21, then a win over Mater Dei, a regional championship and a trip to the south semi-state. So Memorial deserves its flowers. Heritage Hills deserves some dandelions. They're outstanding programs. But I'm not ready to decide Gibson Southern suddenly belongs behind everybody because GS chose to open its season against a ranked 5A opponent and lost by seven. Especially when you look at what comes next. Saturday Gibson Southern doesn't get an easy rebound game. They get St. Pius X from Missouri, the defending Class 2 state runner-up. And this isn't a state-finalist roster that graduated everybody. St. Pius returns its starting quarterback, school-record-setting running back, most of its offensive line and five All-State players. The Lancers believe they're capable of going right back to the Show-Me Bowl. So Gibson Southern's first two games are Week 1 against ranked Class 5A Floyd Central, and Week 2 against defending Missouri Class 2 state runner-up St. Pius X. That's intentional scheduling. If we're going to encourage programs to challenge themselves outside conference play, strength of schedule has to mean something when we evaluate them. Those who have the balls shoudl be rewarded in my view. If Gibson Southern gets completely handled Saturday, then we'll have some new information and can adjust accordingly. But if GS beats St. Pius, or we get another high-level, competitive game against an excellent opponent, I'm not sure an 0-1 or even potentially 0-2 record tells us nearly as much as who they played and how they played them. It's August. Let's collect some evidence before we rewrite the hierarchy and a over a decade of current coaching history.

Week 2 Matchups Boonville at Mount Vernon (+20.5) Heritage Hills at Owensboro Apollo (+10.5) South Spencer at Eminence (-2.5) West Washington at Tell City (-14.5) Reitz vs. Tri-West (+6.5) Castle at Mater Dei (0) Central at Bosse (+7.5) Memorial at North (+17.5) Monrovia at Linton (0) Vincennes at Northview (-6.5) --- Week 1 Standings gonzoron - 8 Cappy - 7 IUFAN - 7 SPARKS - 6 JQWL - 5

Also love how they just wear Indiana on most of their uniforms.

Orioles is the mascot. Deaf Hoosiers is the nickname.

CLASS 6A Brownsburg (10) (1-0) 100 Carmel (1-0) 88 Westfield (1-0) 79 Warren Central (1-0) 60 Carroll (Allen) (1-0) 50 Center Grove (0-1) 40 Lawrence North (0-1) 37 Crown Point (1-0) 30 Penn (1-0) 20 Avon (1-0) 16 Others receiving votes: Ben Davis 1-0 (15), Columbus North 1-0 (5), Fishers 0-1 (4), Franklin Central 1-0 (3), Elkhart 1-0 (2), Merillville 1-0 (1) CLASS 5A New Palestine (10) (1-0) 100 Ind. Cathedral (0-1) 78 Bloomington South (1-0) 77 Castle (1-0) 54 Warsaw (1-0) 51 Floyd Central (1-0) 45 Lafayette Jeff (0-1) 39 Concord (0-1) 36 Snider (0-1) 32 Plainfield (0-1) 15 Others receiving votes: Pendleton Heights 1-0 (14), Greenfield Central 1-0 (4), Huntington North 1-0 (2), Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 1-0 (2), Evan. North 0-1 (1) CLASS 4A East Central (6) (1-0) 94 FW Dwenger (3) (1-0) 91 Ind. Chatard (1) (1-0) 82 East Noble (1-0) 64 Ind. Roncalli (0-1) 63 Mishawaka (1-0) 44 Yorktown (1-0) 36 Hobart (1-0) 29 SB St. Joseph (0-0) 16 Columbia City (1-0) 11 Others receiving votes: Heritage Hills 1-0 (10), Leo 1-0 (5), FW Luers 0-1 (2), Northview 1-0 (2), Evan. Reitz 1-0 (1) CLASS 3A Evan. Memorial (8) (1-0) 97 Andrean (0-1) 78 Adams Central (2) (1-0) 77 Lawrenceburg (1-0) 58 Gibson Southern (0-1) 53 Evan. Mater Dei (1-0) 49 Tri-West Hendricks (1-0) 41 Indian Creek (1-0) 30 Twin Lakes (1-0) 23 Maconaquah (1-0) 15 Others receiving votes: Bluffton 1-0 (12), Griffith 1-0 (8), John Glenn 1-0 (4), Mississinewa 0-1 (2), Angola 1-0 (1), Sullivan 1-0 (1), Tippecanoe Valley 1-0 (1) CLASS 2A Brownstown Central (5) (1-0) 86 Cascade (2) (1-0) 84 Lapel (1) (1-0) 75 South Putnam (2) (1-0) 75 Ind. Lutheran (1-0) 74 Eastern (Greentown) (1-0) 35 Rensselaer Central (1-0) 26 Eastside (1-0) 21 Rochester (1-0) 15 North Posey (1-0) 14 Others receiving votes: Eastern Hancock 1-0 (9), Linton Stockton 0-1 (9), Southmont 1-0 (7), Knox 0-1 (6), Providence 0-1 (4), Triton Central 0-1 (4), Bremen 1-0 (3), Oak Hill 0-1 (2), Tipton 1-0 (1) CLASS 1A Riverton Parke (6) (1-0) 95 Pioneer (4) (1-0) 93 Milan (0-0) 76 North Judson (1-0) 76 South Adams (0-1) 44 Laf. Central Catholic (1-0) 40 North Decatur (1-0) 39 Carroll (Flora) (1-0) 32 North Daviess (1-0) 17 Sheridan (0-1) 15 Others receiving votes: Springs Valley 0-1 (12), West Washington 1-0 (4), Tri 1-0 (3), Clinton Prairie 1-0 (2), Madison-Grant 1-0 (1), Tecumseh 1-0 (1)

Before the recent defections of a handful of IHSAA schools I was really worried about the future of 8 man, and now it looks better than it ever has.

We didn’t have enough faith in the HHC! I think that game comes down to the wire. I think BNL is pretty good and that’s not an easy place to win.

2026 Indiana Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll 6A 1 Brownsburg (10) 1-0 100 2 Carmel 1-0 88 3 Westfield 1-0 79 4 Warren Central 1-0 60 5 Carroll (Allen) 1-0 50 6 Center Grove 0-1 40 7 Lawrence North 0-1 37 8 Crown Point 1-0 30 9 Penn 1-0 20 10 Avon 1-0 16 Others receiving votes: Ben Davis 1-0 (15), Columbus North 1-0 (5), Fishers 0-1 (4), Franklin Central 1-0 (3), Elkhart 1-0 (2), Merillville 1-0 (1) 5A 1 New Palestine (10) 1-0 100 2 Ind. Cathedral 0-1 78 3 Bloomington South 1-0 77 4 Castle 1-0 54 5 Warsaw 1-0 51 6 Floyd Central 1-0 45 7 Lafayette Jeff 0-1 39 8 Concord. 0-1 36 9 Snider 0-1 32 10 Plainfield 0-1 15 Others receiving votes: Pendleton Heights 1-0 (14), Greenfield Central 1-0 (4), Huntington North 1-0 (2), Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 1-0 (2), Evan. North 0-1 (1) 4A 1 East Central (6). 1-0 94 2 FW Dwenger (3) 1-0 91 3 Ind. Chatard (1) 1-0 82 4 East Noble 1-0 64 5 Ind. Roncalli 0-1 63 6 Mishawaka 1-0 44 7 Yorktown 1-0 36 8 Hobart 1-0 29 9 SB St. Joseph 0-0 16 10 Columbia City 1-0 11 Others receiving votes: Heritage Hills 1-0 (10), Leo 1-0 (5), FW Luers 0-1 (2), Northview 1-0 (2), Evan. Reitz 1-0 (1) 2026 Indiana Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll (Pre-season) 3A 1 Evan. Memorial (8) 1-0 97 2 Andrean 0-1 78 3 Adams Central (2) 1-0 77 4 Lawrenceburg. 1-0 58 5 Gibson Southern 0-1 53 6 Evan. Mater Dei 1-0 49 7 Tr-West Hendricks 1-0 41 8 Indian Creek 1-0 30 9 Twin Lakes 1-0 23 10 Maconaquah 1-0 15 Others receiving votes: Bluffton 1-0 (12), Griffith 1-0 (8), John Glenn 1-0 (4), Mississenewa 0-1 (2), Angola 1-0 (1), Sullivan 1-0 (1), Tippecanoe Valley 1-0 (1) 2A 1 Brownstown Central (5) 1-0 86 2 Cascade (2) 1-0 84 3 Lapel (1) 1-0 75 South Putnam (2) 1-0 75 5 Ind. Lutheran 1-0 74 6 Eastern (Greentown) 1-0 35 7 Rensselaer Central 1-0 26 8 Eastside 1-0 21 9 Rochester 1-0 15 10 North Posey 1-0 14 Others receiving votes: Eastern Hancock 1-0 (9), Linton Stockton 0-1 (9), Southmont 1-0 (7), Knox 0-1 (6), Providence 0-1 (4), Triton Central 0-1 (4), Breman 1-0 (3), Oak Hill 0-1 (2), Tipton 1-0 (1) 1A 1 Riverton Parke (6) 1-0 95 2 Pioneer (4) 1-0 93 3 Milan 0-0 76 North Judson 1-0 76 5 South Adams 0-1 44 6 Laf. Central Catholic 1-0 40 7 North Decatur 1-0 39 8 Carroll (Flora) 1-0 32 9 North Daviess 1-0 17 10 Sheridan 0-1 15 Others receiving votes: Springs Valley 0-1 (12), West Washington 1-0 (4), Tri 1-0 (3), Clinton Prairie 1-0 (2), Madison-Grant 1-0 (1), Tecumseh 1-0 (1)

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I doubt it. In fact I bet the shut New Haven out.

Good to know. I had seen the Orioles listed as their nickname someplace else before as well. However, most sources I had seen said they were the Deaf Hoosiers. If both are used, I wonder how we’re to determine when to use them. For instance, Columbus East are the Olympians and Columbus North are the Bull Dogs. However, in swimming, Columbus East are the H2Olympians (or H2Os for short) and Columbus North are the Bull Frogs. For Indiana Deaf, are the Orioles and Deaf Hoosiers nicknames sport-specific or are they just interchangeable?

Class 6A football top 10 Ranking Team Record Votes Prev. ranking 1. Brownsburg (16) 1-0 160 1 2. Westfield 1-0 137 2 3. Carmel 1-0 127 3 4. Warren Central 1-0 112 5 5. Fort Wayne Carroll 1-0 87 8 6. Center Grove 0-1 59 6 7. Crown Point 1-0 55 7 8. Lawrence North 0-1 49 4 9. Penn 1-0 43 9 10. Ben Davis 1-0 26 NR Dropped out: Hamilton Southeastern (10) Others receiving votes: Merrillville 15. Avon 7. Columbus North 2. Elkhart 1. Class 5A football top 10 Ranking Team Record Votes Prev. ranking 1. New Palestine (16) 1-0 160 1 2. Bloomington South 1-0 138 3 3. Cathedral 0-1 122 2 4. Castle 1-0 83 8 5. Pendleton Heights 1-0 76 9 6. Warsaw 1-0 70 NR 7. Floyd Central 1-0 65 10 8. Lafayette Jeff 0-1 44 4 9. Concord 0-1 42 6 10. Fort Wayne Snider 0-1 31 7 Dropped out: Plainfield (5) Others receiving votes: Franklin 26. Plainfield 19. Evansville North 3. Huntington North 2. Class 4A football top 10 Ranking Team Record Votes Prev. ranking 1. Bishop Chatard (8) 1-0 140 3 2. FW Dwenger (3) 1-0 137 4 3. East Central (4) 1-0 135 2 4. Roncalli (1) 0-1 117 1 5. Mishawaka 1-0 82 5 6. Yorktown 1-0 70 6 7. East Noble 1-0 65 7 8. SB St. Joseph 1-0 56 8 9. Hobart 1-0 30 9 10. Heritage Hills 1-0 16 NR Dropped out: Fort Wayne Luers (10) Others receiving votes: Evansville Reitz 13. Muncie Central 8. Jasper 3. Guerin Catholic 2. DeKalb 2. Fort Wayne Luers 1. Class 3A football top 10 Ranking Team Record Votes Prev. ranking 1. Evansville Memorial (9) 1-0 144 3 2. Andrean (3) 0-1 124 1 3. Adams Central (3) 1-0 123 5 4. (tie) Tri-West (1) 1-0 104 6 4. (tie) Gibson Southern 0-1 104 2 6. Lawrenceburg 0-1 65 4 7. Evansville Mater Dei 1-0 56 7 8. Twin Lakes 1-0 53 9 9. Indian Creek 1-0 46 NR 10. Maconaquah 1-0 23 NR Dropped out: Mississinewa (8), Eastbrook (10) Others receiving votes: Fairfield 6. Eastbrook 5. Mississinewa 5. Griffith 4. Norwell 3. Bluffton 2. Heritage Christian 2. Tippecanoe Valley 1. West Lafayette 1. Class 2A football top 10 Ranking Team Record Votes Prev. ranking 1. Lapel (6) 1-0 150 2 2. Brownstown Central (6) 1-0 147 1 3. Lutheran (2) 1-0 124 3 4. Cascade (2) 1-0 117 4 5. South Putnam 1-0 99 5 6. Eastside 1-0 70 9 7. Eastern (Greentown) 1-0 67 6 (tie) 8. North Posey 1-0 39 NR 9. Linton-Stockton 0-1 24 6 (tie) 10. Eastern Hancock 1-0 18 NR Dropped out: Providence (8), Knox (10) Others receiving votes: Providence 12. Rochester 9. Bremen 1. Southmont 1. Centerville 1. Class 1A football top 10 Ranking Team Record Votes Prev. ranking 1. Riverton Parke (8) 1-0 150 2 2. Pioneer (6) 1-0 146 1 3. North Judson (1) 1-0 126 4 (tie) 4. Milan 1-0 110 4 (tie) 5. South Adams 0-1 79 3 6. North Decatur 1-0 65 9 7. Lafayette Central Cath. 1-0 60 10 8. North Daviess 1-0 38 NR 9. Springs Valley 0-1 20 6 10. Tri 1-0 19 NR Dropped out: Frontier (7), Sheridan (8) Others receiving votes: Clinton Prairie 17. Sheridan 16. Tecumseh 10. Carroll (Flora) 9. Frontier 3. West Washington 3. Cloverdale 1. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Four new No. 1 teams USA TODAY Network Indiana high school football state poll

Yes. Because 11-man is the superior product/game. How non-PC of them. Celebrating their deafness like that. Shame! Of course they had to change the name.

Attica at Tri County Covington at Englewoods Fountain Central at Crawfordsville Paris, Il. at North Vermillions Seegers at Benton Central South Vermillions at Sullivan West Vigos at The Woofs Riverton Parkes at Tri on Saturday

That's dumb. Especially if the Colts games is sold out.

Ever since I remember. And that's a long time. Hamilton Heights used to play them in basketball when I was in Junior HIgh. "The Indiana School for the Deaf mascot, the Orioles (also known as the Deaf Hoosiers), has been associated with the school's athletic tradition alongside its founding year of 1843 "

Do you happen to know when Indiana Deaf started going by the Orioles nickname? Everything I had always seen said they were called the Deaf Hoosiers.

I would pump the brakes a little. The good: Cutler Chastain is a SPECIAL athlete at QB. Really curious how teams try to contain him. They have weapons all over the field, Horton is the "Steady Eddy" in the backfield. Tidd does a great job play calling as well. The defense took care of business against a Marty team that had some quality players back in week 1. The bad: Depth. A LOT of guys playing both ways. Really curious what that looks like after a couple weeks. A big key is going to be how much the underclassmen develop over the season. I personally think BNL runs the table until the meet FC. Too much depth, especially by that point in the season IMO.

Should be a good test against linton. Wonder why ND and WW don't play in Jr high. WW made the trip to North Decatur Saturday. Heck of trip for JR high game.

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Noted.

Corydon @ Paoli Crawford County vs Brown County (Game played @ Mitchell) Forest Park @ Perry Central Mitchell @ Springs Valley West Washington @ Tell City Charlestown @ Brownstown Madison @ Jennings County Salem @ Silver Creek Scottsburg @ North Harrison