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Castle played what many believe to be a higher quality opponent and came away with the W. MD was not really challenged. As such, I would say Castle would be seen as the favorite.

I think North Posey is very underrated right now. Anytime you have a Sapp in the backfield, good things will happen for Poseyvillle.

After just one game, that is difficult to determine. They ran & passed well vs Central but I would expect Castle to present a different challenge on both sides of the ball. Defense was adequate vs Bears but, again, the Knights will present a completely different challenge.

Sheridan at Alex - Alex wins the home opener on their new turf. Wes-Del at Blackford - Warriors with the win...running clock in the 2nd half. Concordia at Eastbrook - Panthers get in the win column heading into conference play. Elwood at Tri-Central - Trojans...but it will be close. Still pulling kids out of the hallway in Week 2 doesn't lead to wins. How many more conference games will they not play? Lapel at Frankton - Lapel with the win...running clock in the 2nd half. Madison-Grant at Southwood - MG with the win by 3 scores and goes into conference play with momentum. CIC schedule prepares them well for 1A tourney Mississinewa at Marion - Ole Miss comes out ready and puts this one away early Oak Hill at Norwell - Eagles go into conference play winless, but only need to be playing best ball by the end of the year. Bold prediction...they will win the conference and a sectional this year.

Maybe 3 or 4 competitive games?

We already have a thread for Week 2.

Friday, Aug. 21 Boonville 45, Bosse 0 Eastern Greene 41, Pike Central 12 Floyd Central 31, Gibson Southern 24 Forest Park 16, Mount Vernon 15 Heritage Hills 49, South Spencer 13 North Daviess 47, Washington 12 North Posey 34, Southridge 21 Tecumseh 37, Princeton 0 Tell City 49, Perry Central 6 Friday, Aug. 28 Boonville at Mount Vernon ©, 7 pm Forest Park at Perry Central, 6:30 pm Heritage Hills at Owensboro Apollo (Ky.), 7 pm Pike Central at Princeton, 6:30 pm South Spencer at Eminence (Ky.), 7 pm Tecumseh at North Posey ©, 7 pm Washington at Southridge ©, 6 pm West Washington at Tell City, 6:30 pm Saturday, Aug. 29 St. Pius (Mo.) at Gibson Southern, 6 pm

Alex and Sheridan--Sheridan is trying to rebuild after the termination of Bud Wright. Alex is better than last year and should win this one with ease. Eastbrook and Concordia--Eastbrook took a loss last week to Huntington North which hasn't happened often. Concordia has potential but Eastbrook is just too much and rights the ship this week. Elwood and Tri-Central--Both programs are struggling with numbers and this game may come down to who has the most players still playing. Elwood gets the win. Frankton and Lapel--Lapel is very good again this year. Frankton is still a lot like the past but without the Statue of Liberty in the playbook. Lapel takes the W. Madison-Grant and Southwood--Bud Wright will have the Knights ready to play. MG either really is struggling or Bellmont has improved that much. In the end MG sneaks by for a narrow victory to remain undefeated. Mississinewa and Marion--Ole Miss took a hard loss and first opening game loss in a few years. Marion has some talent but a lot of young players including a freshman QB. Mississinewa snaps back and takes it to Marion for a big win. Oak Hill and Norwell--This will be a good game. Norwell beat Ole Miss last week and Oak Hill lost to a very good Eastern team. This game could go into OT but Oak Hill pulls out a narrow victory. Side note, this might be the first time that only 1 CIC school won opening week. I can't remember the last time that only 1 school won in week 1.

They do in fact have a state championship. They have a D1 and D2 bracket. It is a MHSAA sport. I think with the amount of 1A schools that are slowly getting smaller.... it will help keep them playing. Its going to get bigger in Indiana. Co-ops will not get any traction.

Bloomington North (0-1) at BNL (1-0) Columbus East (0-1) at Columbus North (1-0) Jeffersonville (0-1) at Seymour (0-1) New Albany (1-0) at 2A #3/#5 Indianapolis Lutheran (1-0) Whiteland (0-1) at 5A #6/#7 Floyd Central (1-0)

I understand the principal’s position. Was this teenager on the football team? Did Coach Johnson have a day job at the HS?

Little Rock Central, In Arkansas. Was D-Coord and had two state winning teams.

I don't know if North can win a game in their inaugural season in the Mid-State Conference. It all depends on how fast their freshman QB progresses since the QB position is the straw that stirs the drink.

What do you do if the ball is snapped at the -10? The BJ has the other goal line. The U is in the middle, and the wings have the entire sideline. This is no different. Everyone is generally working where they are on normal scrimmage kicks. The wings don't have to get to the goal line. They'll coordinate with the B on both the sideline and goal line.

In Jr. High action, North Daviess over Linton 48-12.

Week 2 Schedule Bloomington North (0-1) at BNL (1-0) Columbus East (0-1) at Columbus North (1-0) Jeffersonville (0-1) at Seymour (0-1) New Albany (1-0) at 2A #3/#5 Indianapolis Lutheran (1-0) Whiteland (0-1) at 5A #6/#7 Floyd Central (1-0)

Just out of curiosity, where did you coach?

Not many "solid" programs venture out n get a younger head coach either..Luers got blessed with coach k..what Bowen did at Northrop was an eye opener..if the Damon Bailey rule applies then fwcs schools may need to counter

I just watched the Bloomington South vs Bloomington North game. Well, the 1st half always. North looks young and small. But South has that huge QB back and some pretty good weapons.

Week 2 Matchups St. Pius at Gibson Southern (-19.5) 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)

I wouldn't be surprised if he gets program on right track and is hired on as the head coach. That could be a major win for the Legends. Not many people in FWA carry that much football clout than Jaylon.

Bedford North Lawrence Columbus North Jeffersonville Lutheran Floyd Central

Does MD have a better passing or running game? Defense supposed to be any good?

Pick 'em Selections They always like to say that a team usually improves the most from game one to game two, so we shall see. I hope my selections do the same since last week wasn't a particularly good week for my picks. Bloomington North @ BNL The Cougars took it on the chin in their near shutout loss to South, 44-6. The Cougars depth right now is a problem area, and they had a few players that were walking wounded that didn't play. Having more two-way players than they would like, they can wear down in the second half. They have two pretty good running backs and some speed at the WR position, but they have a freshman QB in Fisher Pugh who showed a lot of growing pains, and he threw two pick sixes in the South game. Meanwhile, BNL outlasted Martinsville in a tight game. The Cougars new coach will start the season 0-2. Columbus East @ Columbus North It will be interesting to see Frozen Tundra's take on this game. North won their game against a Whiteland team that's been decimated by graduation and returned just one starter on defense and three starters on offense. Meanwhile, East went on the road and lost to a Mooresville team out of the solid Mid-State Conference. North returns just four starters from last season--two each on offense and defense. I believe both teams are starting new QBs. I really debated this game, and my gut tells me I should go with the Olympians, but they haven't beaten a team outside of the HHC since the 2020 season, so I'm going with the home team Bull Dogs. This is an excellent opportunity to snap that losing streak to nonconference teams for the Olympians. Jeffersonville @ Seymour Both teams went on the road and lost last week with Jeff giving up 67 points to a Lawrence Central team that could make a lot of noise this season in 6A, while the Owls lost to a so-so Greenwood team. This is a tough game for me to figure out, so I'm going with the home team Owls. New Albany @ Indianapolis Lutheran Okay, New Albany surprised pretty much everyone with their home win over Providence. Can they keep it up on the road against Lutheran that beat the Bulldogs last season by a score of 17-0 in New Albany? I say no. Whiteland @ Floyd Central It will be a game between a young Whiteland team experience-wise and a veteran FC team that's coming off a big road win last week. FC by at least three TDs providing that they don't shoot themselves in the foot like they did last season.

Is that right? Well, give me your info and phone # and I’ll pass it along to Coach Bragg. We’d sure like to have your expertise and experience down here.