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Not offereing an opinion on the situation regarding these atheletes, but all of us in Indy metro need to be thankful Kyle Neddenriep is the primary voice of HS sports here. He is a true asset to what the HS sports experience is within Indy metro. He's balanced, he has the best interests of high school sports (and all that fits in that umbrella) in mind when he goes to work each day. I don't know that I've always agreed with everything he's written....but I've never seen any evidence he wasn't putting high school kids first in what, I'm sure, is a job with a lot of hours and pay that doesn't match the work he does. Can't say the same for the other guy...

Northeast Indiana v Southwest Indiana thread…..Egon warned us, “Don’t cross the streams. It would be bad.”

Nothing yet just holding this for later

Kyle is a first-class individual. He is deeply immersed in the local high school sports community, and he understands how to report on it. If he has an opinion, it's usually based on facts and knowledge. Plus, he's just an excellent writer. One of the best they have at the Star on any beat.

Quite a difference in the tone, and frankly the quality, of the two articles. One seems to be based in fact and what was directly said in testimony and interviews, the other plays fast and loose with editing of interviews and journalistic integrity as a whole. Doyle is not the "hero" he thinks he is.

Substitute the word “protonic” for “prostate” and it would likely be the subject matter of half the conversations I have these days.

Generally by the time the pancake happens and the blocker would be able to get up, the runner is long gone. The exception might be a T who blocks a DE and they are still on the ground with the passer in the pocket. But for the most part this situation would not result in a holding foul. But it could definitely turn into a personal foul if the blocker doesn't get up efficiently or the defender gets rough trying to get him off. When I see this I get to them ASAP and tell the blocker to get off. If they know we are there, neither play is likely to do anything. You can usually prevent this from turning into a foul, but sometimes the players will do what they do.

I'll be surprised if Heritage Hills keeps this within 3 scores. Luers has played far and away better competition in the regular season. They will have way too much speed and their Dline will out-physical Heritage Hills Oline. Luers 31-6.

I have no idea why there is a purpose for a minimum size. Nor can I imagine wearing a towel that’s 3 ft. long. And no one checks them that closely. We’re busy trying to get the players to wear football pants with knee pads, rather than Bermuda shorts.

LaPorte has been playing football for over 100 years. Dave Sharpe was there for 4 of them. His Power T offense produced 3 of the top 5 offenses in school history. The other 2 were the 2014 state runner up team and the 2006 regional championship team. In his last 3 years at Noblesville his offenses averaged 350 yards per game and 25 points per game (via MaxPreps). So can we quit "blaming" it on the offense? There's a lot more to winning football games!

I think it was intended as a result of private school dominance. It's been concluded that through socioeconomic factors and open enrollment, that private schools have a major advantage. That being said, there are even some public schools that have been bumped up due to success. And quite frankly, I don't know why any program would want to remain in their enrollment class if they win every year. Sports is about challenging yourselves. Go up and compete with the bigger boys. If you don't win, then go back down.

The more I read the JH post it makes my brain hurt. Great high school programs have a great youth program where the coaches buy into vison and philosophy like CG. It sounds like the Noblesville youth coaches know what's best and would rather do that then help build the success.

To pull this from the discussion of SOS and rankings and to the actual game at hand ... These two teams mirror each other. Both spread offenses with a home-run hitter in the passing game, accurate junior QBs and very good, fast defenses. Chatard's Jack Harrington does a nice job of spreading the ball around. They use a lot of play-action and misdirection in the passing game to get guys open, and Julio Graves is a big-time deep threat. He torched Roncalli last week on three deep balls. The running game is solid - Daniel Adams is small, but quick. Daniel Shaw isn't much bigger - both are 5-7 - and didn't play last week. They have similar stats - they've combined for nearly 1,500 yards, splitting the carries and yards almost exactly evenly between them. I like their TEs, who they threw to a lot last week. Chatard's defense is very fast, with excellent LBs. Zach Gantz has 4 INTs this season, and LB Declan Hostettler had a pick-6 against Roncalli last week. You could almost replace names with New Pal. Jacob Davis spreads the ball around well, throws a really good ball both short and deep, and uses all of his receivers. He's also a solid runner. Austin McMahan is a deep threat, with six TDs of 40+ yards this season. NP likes to spread the field both vertically and horizontally with the passing game, and also with the running game, with the threat of the jet sweep with their slots complementing Josh Ranes up the middle. Ranes has 1,841 yards and 23 TDs this season - a big, power back who has excellent speed and is a threat to take it to the house on any play. NP's line is big and good, anchored by Brock Brownfield, who has multiple Power 4 offers. Defensively, NP has been very stout against the run, holding teams to 2.5 yards per carry (in the half of the unfinished game against Decatur Central, the Hawks had 25 yards on 8 carries), led by 2x All-State DL Michael Thacker and a deep linebacking corps. Conner Jacobia has four INTs this year, while Caden Jacobia and Aalijah Lissade both have INTs in each of the last two games. From watching both teams (I've seen every NP snap and have watched Chatard on film), they're very closely matched and mirror each other. Both teams are very disciplined, well-coached, have playmakers on the perimeter, fast, physical lines and defenses and playmakers throughout. Turnovers and special teams will be key. NP has had two long kick returns the last two weeks to set up scores, BC gave up a kick return TD and fumbled a punt return but also forced a turnover on a punt last week. Both are *really* aggressive on the punt block. Chatard has given up some yards in the running game, NP has given some up in the passing game. If NP can establish its running game and control the LOS, it will be successful. If Chatard can dial up some big plays in the air, it will be successful. If either team can win the turnover or special teams battle, that will go a long way in deciding it. I'll have the audio broadcast at NewPalRadio.com. There will be a couple of video webcasts on IHSAAtv.org, too, but mute them and sync up our audio.

Overall in high school football I guess people feel better losing in an offense they see on TV.

@TigerFan20, not many will fit in that "B" lot--just saying. Since @tango is being absolutely insufferable, I am fixing this: SECTIONAL 32 CHAMPIONSHIP HH vs MEMORIAL Friday, November 8th 7:00 pm CDT Kickoff @ Heritage Hills - The Jungle History Of The Matchup Evansville Memorial (11-0) @ Heritage Hills (10-1) Heritage Hills - The Jungle Lincoln City, IN Friday, November 8, 2024 7:00 pm CDT Kickoff This is the 18th meeting between Heritage Hills and Evansville Memorial. The Tigers lead the series 11-6. Memorial is averaging 36.6 ppg on offense, while giving up 11.8 ppg; the Patriots are averaging 39.0 ppg on offense and holding their opponents to 9.2 ppg. Common Opponents Vincennes Lincoln Memorial won 35-12; Heritage Hills won 34-14 It should be noted that the 12 points VL scored were on the JV. The 14 scored on HH will not be discussed here. Southridge Memorial won 24-7; Heritage Hills won 43-14 WE NEED YOU TO BE THE 12TH MAN! Show up this Friday night ready to be loud & proud for four quarters of Patriot Football! Crowd noise and cheering can have a HUGE impact on the game and we all need to be a part of it. Let the Tigers hear us ROAR!!!! PACK THE JUNGLE this Friday to cheer for the RED, WHITE, & BLUE! CROWD NOISE 101 WE WANT A SECTIONAL LET'S GET THE WIN AND ADD ANOTHER GOLD PLATE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP BOARD! For The Record 1985 Evansville Memorial 20, HH 14 1987 Evansville Memorial 43, HH 28 1988 Evansville Memorial 20, HH 19 1991 Evansville Memorial 50, HH 6 1992 Evansville Memorial 41, HH 14 1993 Evansville Memorial 16, HH 13 1996 HH 61, Evansville Memorial 21 1997 HH 28, Evansville Memorial 14 1998 Evansville Memorial 35, HH 28 1999 HH 57, Evansville Memorial 7 2000 HH 47, Evansville Memorial 7 2002 HH 14, Evansville Memorial 12 2003 HH 37, Evansville Memorial 12 2008 Evansville Memorial 6, HH 3 2009 Evansville Memorial 28, HH 20 2013 Evansville Memorial 34, HH 14 2017 Evansville Memorial 41, HH 21 Ticket Info Note: Season passes & punch cards will not work for IHSAA tournament games. All tickets are $7 and will be sold at the gate with a cash only option. Gates will open at 5 pm CST. Tickets will also be sold in advance at the Heritage Hills HS Main Office on Wednesday (Nov 6), Thursday (Nov 7), and Friday (Nov 😎 from 10:00am - 1:30 pm CST. If fans are interested in digital tickets, they must be purchased in advance at: https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=101340 Purchase Tickets Can't Make The Game? Listen LIVE Watch LIVE LIVE Stats Sectional 32

I'm still not sold on CP winning a Semistate game against an INDY area team this year . They may win the Regional but it ends there . Crown Point has only played 3 teams with a winning record .

The whole week leading up to my son's state championship is such a blur and it goes by so quickly....then you win ....get your medal...then they shove you out the back door to celebrate in the parking lot LOL.

Boy was I wrong (lol), and deserve all the kickback and dragging I get. Was in Bloomington all weekend for the Bucket, only caught the first half. QB really shut me up and should be near the top of Mr. Football candidates next year. I really didn't foresee Luers' DL getting out-physicaled like that, but again, extremely wrong. Congrats to HH team, coaches, and community! It's a great feeling, don't take it for granted!

Just a comment that occurred to me earlier in the week when some were making comments regarding one team having 12 State Championships and HH not playing the schedule that Luers played. At the time, I just bit my tongue. My first thought was that Heritage Hills would likely have around 10 State Championships but for the fact they almost always faced Chatard in SemiState. The other thought I had was HH always brought it against Chatard and it was a bruising tough game….regardless who Chatard had played during the regular season. Congrats to HH.

I’m a big supporter of my privates too. I gotta go

It does not matter whether private or public. This needs to no longer be a topic of discussion. The only “advantage” most of these schools have is when they are in a more highly populated area. With that being said, it still shouldn’t matter. It’s a game played by kids. Every kid puts their pants on 1 leg at a time.

Guy needs to LAY off the Just For Men. You ain't fooling anyone!

2024: Public School Sweep 2026: Private Schools will demand to be in their own tounament???

Awfully quiet on here this morning. Is there a clown convention or something somewhere??

Since you guys like poems and rhymes I thought I’d make a Donnie Baker poem. Batesville will go to Santa Claus and get kicked in the balls. The End.

Kiser will break the national record vs USC next week.

Happy 55th birthday to the most exciting college football player I ever saw. This highlight is my favorite. I remember Bo Schembechler was asked before the game if they were going to do anything special to prevent Rocket from breaking one. He said “tackle him.” … So, he broke two. The incomparable Raghib “Rocket” Ismail.

I re-read it a couple of times. I still have the same conclusion. Again I will reiterate the style of offense isn't the issue. Center Grove Bantam and Center Grove IEFA have proven that the Wing T not unlike the Power T can be highly successful at the Youth, Middle School, and High School level. The system has to be bought into by the coaches and taught to the kids. I also reiterate that they both lend themselves easily to no matter what the skill type is for your players. It is proven there are clinics on it.

A Crown Point vs. Brownsburg final would be a great game. A real dogfight. 😂😅🤣

What a night of football!

Those parents are everywhere. They just don't have the resources to hire a fricken airplane.

I love the 32-62-62-62-62-32 idea.

We can even put @StinkTownClown or @Donnie Baker in charge of media relations for you @Coach Nowlin!!

Heritage Hills, oh boy what a train of team they have. They are going to run away to the State Championship game. Hell of a team in Lincoln City, players were flying all over the field offensively and defensively. Tough to see my Tigers bow out, gave them all they had in the 2H and I wish for the best for the Seniors! Go represent the South Heritage Hills!

Parents want their kids running 4/5-wide spread because that's what they see on Saturdays and it's "more exciting." I remember Mt. Vernon running the Wing-T in the Doug Peacock days, winning a *ton*, and parents (especially the parents of QBs and WRs) nonstop kvetching from the stands because they "didn't pass enough." Same thing with another Wing-T program in the area in my newspaper days. So, they went spread one year and went 1-9 ... then went back to the Wing-T and started winning games again. Kokomo - same thing. Ran the double-wing "phone booth" offense with Brett Colby. He retires, they go to a spread attack, get pummeled for a few years, hire Austin Colby and go back to the "phone booth" and they're a state contender again. Bottom-line, old-school football does work - and can even mask a talent deficiency - but you have to have people committed to it. But it's not flashy, and parents feel like their kids are losing "college opportunities" if they're not running a "modern" offense. It's also hella hard to win in the HCC, which is probably the deepest conference in the state right now. You might be the 10th best team in the state and go 3-6.

Final HHC Pick ‘Em Standings: @LC_Bears_04 44/48 @SPARKS 43/48 @boilerfan87 42/48 @Frozen Tundra 42/48 @gonzoron 41/48 @Bulldog15 40/48 @Uncle Bubba 40/48 @mamasa 39/48 @Bluejacket1 38/44 (.864) @Impartial_Observer 37/44 (.841) @Fkfootball 24/29 (.828) @Owls2005 21/29 (.724) @SPARKS held the lead all season but had too much faith in the HHC last Friday and it allowed @LC_Bears_04 to pass him up for the win. No tiebreaker needed. Congrats to @LC_Bears_04 on your second HHC pick ‘em win! All-Time HHC Pick ‘Em winners 2020: @boilerfan87 41/52 (.788) 2021: @Frozen Tundra 40/49 (.816) 2022: @LC_Bears_04 39/49 (.796) 2023: @boilerfan87 47/51 (.922) 2024: @LC_Bears_04 44/48 (.917)

Oh Fo Sho! Forget the students... what the hell am I going to do at work without checking back in here every 15 minutes to argue with you guys?! 😉 Going to be one hell of a long boring 9 months that's for sure! Couldn't be happier with the results of this season though. Luers was a good team. I'd put money on Memorial beating them, and would be very interested in seeing them vs Gibson Southern. Maybe next year 🙂 Go HOOSIERS!!!

My theory on deer hazards is the same as my theory about fog: Go as fast as possible. That way you spend less time on the road = less chance of mishaps. Makes sense, right?

Batesville is about to have their offspring embarrassed for three generations.

For a "Non for profit" entity...

I think all future job postings should come with the disclaimer added "NOT TRITON CENTRAL" for clarity and consistency.

Ironic that you out of all people would need to pick another letter. R S T L N E

Which interception were you referring too?

He has said he wants to give the NFL a shot, and more power to him. But I have a feeling this young man is going to accomplish much, much bigger things in life than playing a few more years of football. Mark my words, he is really going places.

Yes sir....more than a few times over the years they have held a boys or girls Gibson Southern varsity game in the old Owensville Gym.

What What is it with you EAIC guys and your rhyming? Is that just how you guys talk in that neck of the woods? I imagine going to your regular season conference games over there is like watching "Friday Night Lights, The Musical" 😄 Not hating, I like it I guess, just a bit peculiar that's all. Keep at it though. Its always entertaining when we hit the EAIC rhyming clown posse troupe in the post season.

I refuse to root for Batesville until they drop the totally generic Bulldog mascot and change it to the Undertakers.

I died!

Illegal substitution is also a non-player foul and probably the better call than UNS, but both get the same result. Otherwise I agree with you. This doesn't happen that often and the crew had to piece together what they believe happened. Maybe 1 or 2 officials saw the players come on the field, and they were also focused on action of the play itself while that happened. They wanted nothing more than to get it right and believe based on the information they had at the time they got it right. When crazy plays like that happen, we sometimes get crazy results. Danville stays on the sideline until the whistle blows and none of this is being discussed. I get why they thought the play was over and got excited. But they are not 100% without responsibility here.