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I totally agree.... and I think we all can agree that building a program capable of winning a State Title is an incredibly hard thing to do!...... and a beautiful thing to c....... is it fri yet?

Of course there's disrespect.

Always know it's playoff time when STC is catching the rest of the state up on EIAC nicknames.

1) Scratch WL.... since class expansion.... ONLY PPs repeat in 3A... primarily if ur name is Chatard... not so in other classes.... 2) The Kings win this one...Pioneer is CURSED... for all I know... a squirrel will run out on the field and trip up the fastest player on it ...as he is about to run in the go ahead score with no time left.... LoL 3) No real feel for this one... I'll go w RC they adapt pretty well.. solid team..well coached...and pop was a bombadier in a B17 ... good enuff for me.... more rooting for them than anything else... 4) LCC is solid here.... looking to improve their execution for when they need it.... and they will need it ....... 5) Gotta go with Knox in this one... not that I know much about em... jus not impressed w TL resume..... 6) Eastbrook...... 7) I agree.... who knows..... Disclaimer: my picks r based... not on the 3 facets of the game so much... as they r heavily weighted on the 4th facet.. Those darned ole INTANGIBLES.... 🤭

So a lot of the members on here might not realize. After this week traffic on this wonderful forum is cut down immensely as football seasons end for half of the state. We are just $658.99 away from having another free year of the Gridiron Digest. Now is the time for the final push. We just need 67 of our peers to donate $10.00, but the GID will accept any donation. Come up with a creative number, One poster donated the number of points his team scored on a rival, someone else donated in honor of a high school football fan that is no longer with them. If you donate $25.00 or more you won't have to deal with pesky ads invading your football information space. If you are in a thread that doesn't have a lot of donors make a quick plea to donate, it's simple, safe, and secure! I will keep an running total as we get more donations in the title. Let's reach the goal of $3000.00 before Friday night's kick offs!

Coaches race 1st I got Pioneer, Coach Berry big time finisher on the 4th leg!!! There will be great athletes all of the field Friday Night, i would just leave it at that personally.

I always thought this was one of the coolest stats that you can surmise in the State Championship program on Thanksgiving weekend. You get to see all of the other stats like yards, points, etc., but I always thought this was the coolest. Not sure of the details surrounding that season for Northwood, but it seems to be one of those storylines that should continually get a nod right about this time, start of sectionals, each year.

2005 3-6 Northwood makes a run and wins 3A state title over Chatard 7-0

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I am and generally bring a Qt of Makers Mark in fact.

Stink Town = Lawrenceburg - A mixture of Seagrams, Concept, Sewer plant....Lovely.... Spin City = Brownstown - They run a version of the spin offense Casket Nation = Batesville - Batesville Casket Company Hondaburg = Greensburg - Honda Plant Chicken Jo Joes = Franklin County - They have cement chicken all through town, plus the Cottage has great chicken and Jo Joes (potatoes) Days of the New = Charlestown - Rock Band from that city.

Unfortunately the best game this week (in CIC land) is between sectional 36 foes Eastern and Lapel, neither of which belong to the CIC, but wouldn't it be cool if they both did?????? 10 team CIC with a North and South division????

Welcome Back "Z" time to get us back up and running!

With GK3 and bell anything is possible. both are doing absolutely outstanding as true freshman. Killing it....truthfully I think GK3 is the best freshman in college football right now and i don’t think it’s particularly close. B10 OLs are no joke and TCUs Line is massive. Yet it doesn’t make much difference.

Haven't you watched the Final Destination movies ... or Meatballs? Once the juju's been cast, there's no stopping it. It just doesn't matter.

Is this a Challenge? Might be something we could actually win!

Sorry boys, but that filly with the Hi-Pod X31 is a little too young for me. If her hips don't crack, send her back!

FOOTBALL: A regular season full of superlatives By JOSH COOK Oct 21, 2019 Down! Set! Hut! Welcome back to the Southern Indiana Monday Morning Quarterback (although we're coming to you on Tuesday this week), where we look back at the news, notes and quotes from the local high school weekend that was, as well as look ahead at what's to come. The regular season wrapped up this past Friday night, and what a good one it was — and I’m not just talking about the weather, which was spectacular save Week 8. It was nine weeks filled with highlights and high-fives, big wins and bitter defeats. So before we get into sectional play Friday, let’s take a look back at the top five stories involving our local teams from the regular season. 5. THE YOUTH MOVEMENT Varsity football isn’t just for juniors and seniors anymore. Several area underclassmen have played big roles for their teams this season. The biggest example of that can be found at New Albany, where several sophomores played pivotal parts in the regular season. Foremost among those have been running back Myles Johnson, quarterback Kyondre Winford and wide receiver Dejon Winburn. Johnson has run for over 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns, while Winford has rushed for more than 700 yards and passed for over 450 and Winburn is the team’s top receiver. Steve Cooley’s young pups aren’t the only ones doing work though. Buy Now New Albany quarterback Kyondre Winford hands the ball off to Myles Johnson during Friday's game against Floyd Central. STAFF PHOTO BY TYLER STEWART Silver Creek sophomore Easton Messer is the Dragons’ top receiver and also ranks third on the team in rushing. He’s also a big-time threat in the return game, just ask Charlestown. His 74-yard punt return — arguably the top play of the regular season — with 1 minute, 6 seconds to play lifted Silver Creek to a 13-7 victory over the Pirates in Week 1. Messer’s classmate, Trey Schoen, and freshman LaShun Mays have also made significant contributions for the Dragons. Meanwhile Rock Creek sophomore Kendrick Peyton tops the team in tackles despite having played only five games. 4. SILVER CREEK RISING The Dragons entered this season coming off of back-to-back campaigns of 9-3 and 7-4, but without most of the players responsible for that success. Buy Now Silver Creek head coach Dave Papenhaus talks with quarterback Ben Landers during the Dragons' 22-13 loss at Brownstown Central on Friday. Photo by Joe Ullrich Photo by Joe Ullrich Enter Dave Papenhaus. In his first year as the head man the long-time area assistant guided Silver Creek to its best regular season since the program was revived. The Dragons have done it with defense. They’ve allowed 10.33 points per game — which ranks 18th over all six classes — and allowed only more than 14 points once — their 22-13 loss at unbeaten Brownstown Central. They also succeeded in spite of injuries to key contributors. The biggest of those was a broken ankle suffered by starting quarterback Dylan Meyers in Week 3’s win at Providence. He missed the final six games of the regular season and likely won’t be available until the regional, if the Dragons make it that far. 3. THE WRIGHT STUFF Floyd Central junior Wenkers Wright was half of the Highlanders’ running back duo last season. But after the graduation of Tyler Edwards, Wright took over the lead back duties and ran with them, quite literally. After gaining 85 yards in the season-opening loss at Louisville Male, the best team in Kentucky’s Class 6A, Wright put up ridiculous numbers, and several highlight-reel runs, over a three-week stretch — rushing for 866 yards and 12 touchdowns in wins over Providence, Vincennes Lincoln and New Albany. He finished the regular season with an area-best 1,699 rushing yards and 20 TDs. To top it off the kid has an infectious smile, and personality, as well as a great story, having been adopted from Haiti when he was 6. 2. LUKES BREAKS RECORDS Charlestown senior running back Marion Lukes has followed up his incredible junior season — 2,599 rushing yards (259.9 per game) — with a very, very good senior campaign. Buy Now Charlestown's Marion Lukes looks for running space during the Pirates' 13-7 win over Providence at Dutch Reis Field on Friday. Photo by Joe Ullrich Photo by Joe Ullrich In the regular season Lukes rushed 135 times for 1,561 yards — 11.6 yards per carry and 173.4 yards per game — and 22 touchdowns. During the season, he also became the Pirates’ all-time leading rusher and eclipsed 5,000 rushing yards for his three-year career. Lukes, who also recently flipped his college commitment from Eastern Kentucky University to Central Michigan, enters the postseason with 5,234 career rushing yards and 63 rushing TDs. 1. THE STREAK ENDS Despite its fourth consecutive winless season, you could see the culture changing at Clarksville last year with the arrival of new head coach Justin Boser. Clarksville entered this season with a 45-game losing streak — the longest in the state. The Generals nearly ended the slide Week 1 against Scottsburg before losing 21-20. But it was only a matter of time. They broke the streak — and in a big way — the next week with a 54-18 win over Eastern. Buy Now The Clarksville cheerleaders celebrate during the Generals' 54-18 victory over Eastern on Friday. Photo by Joe Ullrich Clarksville didn’t stop there, though. It won 34-29 at Corydon Central in Week 8, then followed that up with a wild 62-60 win over North Harrison last Friday night for the program’s first two-game winning streak in five years. The Generals will try for three in a row — which hasn’t happened since 2012 — this Friday night, when they host Providence in the first round of the sectional. While Boser has gotten his squad to change its mindset, it doesn’t hurt that he has some players too. Dynamic junior Dae’von Fuqua leads the way. And with him, junior quarterback Keyshawn Minor and freshman running back Robert Lamar all set to return next year it isn’t far-fetched to think that the Generals could have a shot at their first winning season since 2012 in 2020. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Dae’von Fuqua, Clarksville: The junior RB-WR ran 18 times for 265 yards and five touchdowns, while also making two catches for 5 yards and a TD, in the Generals’ wild 62-60 win over North Harrison on Friday night. Oh by the way, Fuqua also tallied 22 total tackles, including 20 solo stops, on defense. GAME BALLS Bo Braunecker, Charlestown: The senior linebacker tallied a team-high 11 tackles, including two for losses, and an interception in the Pirates’ 35-6 win at Eastern last Friday night. Marion Lukes, Charlestown: The senior RB ran for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries in the Pirates’ win over the Musketeers. Ben Landers, Silver Creek: The junior quarterback ran for 92 yards, including a 50-yard TD, while also completing 2 of 3 passes for 23 yards and another score in the Dragons’ 28-14 triumph over Corydon Central. On defense he also had five tackles, including three for losses. Tristan Polk, Floyd Central: The junior quarterback completed 9 of 16 passes for 172 yards and two TDs in the Highlanders' 21-14 triumph over Seymour. Kyondre Winford, New Albany: The sophomore QB ran for 118 yards while completing 4 of 6 passes for 34 yards, including a 20-yard TD to Dejon Winburn. Wenkers Wright, Floyd Central: The junior RB ran 30 times for 216 yards, including a 95-yard TD run, in the Highlanders’ win over the Owls. A LOOK AHEAD Here’s a quick glance at Friday’s upcoming games. Brownstown Central (9-0) at Charlestown (7-2): The Pirates look to avenge their 21-14 loss to the Braves in Week 2, while extending their winning streak to eight straight. Silver Creek (8-1) at East Central (9-0): The Dragons try for their second straight win and an upset of the second-ranked Trojans. Providence (3-6) at Clarksville (3-6): The Pioneers look to end their two-game losing streak while the Generals try for their third consecutive victory. North Central Farmersburg (1-8) at Rock Creek (2-6): The Lions look for their first-ever postseason win.

Per John Harrell's site: SECTIONAL 8 SECT REGN SEMI STATE Center Grove 63.98% 35.28% 10.82% 5.56% Franklin Central 25.34% 8.73% 1.47% .48% Columbus North 5.95% 1.11% .10% .02% Columbus East 4.73% .80% .06% .01% SECTIONAL 14 SECT REGN SEMI STATE New Palestine 75.32% 31.04% 27.38% 18.87% Franklin 17.91% 2.27% 1.30% .38% Whiteland 6.58% .75% .40% .11% Seymour .19% .00% .00% .00% SECTIONAL 16 SECT REGN SEMI STATE Floyd Central 68.53% 13.49% .42% .04% Jeffersonville 17.11% 1.12% .01% .00% New Albany 7.21% .30% .00% .00% Bedford North Lawrence 7.15% .34% .00% .00% SECTIONAL 23 SECT REGN SEMI STATE East Central 50.23% 37.28% 29.65% 19.15% Mooresville 42.01% 28.76% 21.45% 12.42% Martinsville 3.39% .99% .36% .07% Greenwood 3.33% .95% .33% .07% Silver Creek .93% .24% .08% .01% South Dearborn .11% .01% .00% .00% Jennings County .00% .00% .00% .00% Madison .00% .00% .00% .00% Seems odd New Pal only has 18.7% chance of winning the state, I thought they had already been crowned.

Only contest our coaches would win is an eating contest!

How about East Noble in 4a that no one seems to talk about ever. That's a scary team in Kendallville...As for my Luers knights it's gonna be though winning sectional. Never count a bad record Luers team down and out though.

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No way to prove this: HOWEVER: I am going with it anyways COACH JUNCTION BOY IS: @Tanka Jahari and his Wife is ........

Welcome Back Z

Your saying being ping pong balled wasn't the start of the.. Curse?.. It started with the untimely injuries before game one w Cass? Yep...the Panters r screwed.... LoL

Now that is what I call quality recruiting!!

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We are down a few Heavyweights from previous years. We may need to recruit a couple Rouch's from North Newton for our squad.

Wonder if schools with an effective zero percent chance of winning a section should even be allowed in the playoff to begin with?

Awesome season, congrats coach!

I like the Raleigh area myself, two hours from both the beaches and mountains. The Cape Fear area around Wilmington is also great. In SC, I like Pawleys Island.

Generally speaking any equipment not listed as legal or optional could be considered illegal. If crazy eye black is not allowed then I think this should probably not be allowed. A plain version would be different if it's extremely cold and you wear it to help keep warm. But I think allowing this version could open a huge can of worms. If ti's not illegal it should be.

I have been hearing this nonsense, I had someone text me that idea too my response was simple 1) What draft capital do you have to pull that deal 2) Why would you even want that guy on your team 3) You've made your bed, now lay in it. That is what you get PAID to do.

@Coach Nowlin - Count me in for $50. I will up it to $100 if Warsaw wins their first ever sectional title this season.

Perfect QBR, doesn’t happen often...

You must be real fun at parties. 😀

I'd take your bet. I'm sure Zeck and Eurit would find a way to make it happen!

I'm sure this is an improvement on the service usually obtained there from humans.

Trump Youth

Anyone want to compare it with CalPreps and Sagarins predictors? @TW has done this before and I believe win-loss correct predictions was 78 percent throughout the tournament using Sagarin. That was 10 years ago and Sagarin now gives weight to games recent. I've thought about building a win probability feature into the predictor (similar to how the Superbowl for example said the falcons had something like a 98 percent chance of beating the Patriots with their halftime lead). It's not an exact science, but would be interesting to "check" Sagarin whose formulas are used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee.

Total "team" speed. After the game we can have all the starters race.

Muda, your the only TEN I SEE HEY YO!!! I hear Bampf Cananda is real nice

Good luck to all Hoosier Conference teams this Friday and throughout the tournament. Hopefully long runs and the conference gets some more hardware!

Luers in 2a

I'm going to brag on my team a little bit here.. BC 39 Sburg 6 Our JV team finished our season 8-0 on the year. We outscored our opponents 288-54 throughout the season. Incredibly proud of our guys.

Mater Dei, Andrean, Brownstown Central (a lot of credit is being given to whoever wins Sectional 32, but the Braves won't be an easy out for anyone as they've repeatedly proven) I still think Evansville Memorial in 4A is dangerous, despite the double OT loss to Central. Lots of players with years of deep tournament runs pays dividends they have had 12 or so extra weeks of practice over the past three years... That's a ton of time to learn play packages and even if you weren't on the field, you were practicing against state-champion quality competition.

The Terms of his Parole have been sent to @Z In The Knee These terms will be taken seriously

While it’s always easy to sit outside the fence and pass judgement, I’m willing to defer to the coaching staff who’s at practice everyday, knows his players, understands what they need as far as development, and I would assume knows how best to run his program.