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I believe Coach Hart went to India and met with the Lama himself, the Dalai Lama who taught him the game of football. Then Coach Hart returned to the United States, spreading the teachings of the Lama to Knute Rockne and Mike Ditka. Then in 2012, he moved to Ft Branch and brought the game to Indiana. HS football never existed until 2012. At least I think that's what I heard.

First of all, you are dead wrong to characterize this as “officials rallying around someone and trying to defend his mistake.” No one has done anything of the sort. This was an egregious mistake. They happen. The challenge is to learn from them and get better … just like coaches, players, and people from all walks of life. Criticism? Yes, it comes with the job. And this crew deserves it. Let me change your last question a little bit. How would I have handled this if this had been a game I was assigned to observe? First, in the locker room following the game this would have been the #1 topic of our debriefing session. And the discussion would be very frank. It is in no one’s interest to sugarcoat it. Then I would talk with them about how the other members of the crew might have been able to prevent this. There is a backup for almost every job on the crew. We would not leave the locker room until everyone on the crew had a clear understanding of what happened, why it happened, and how to prevent it from happening in the future. The last thing I would do is try to help the crew mentally move past this. A mistake like this can have a lingering effect on a crew … and the easiest way to make a mistake out there is to be thinking about the last mistake you made. If you are asking whether there should be some sort of sanction against this official and/or the crew, in my judgment, that would serve no purpose at this point. This crew worked only the first round of the tournament in 2020 and 2021, but this year they got a second round assignment. So, someone believes they are getting better. The last thing you would want to do is take a playoff game away from them and stifle that trend of improvement. Instead, use this as a teaching moment. I’m glad they have another game. You don’t want this to be the memory you dwell on the entire off season.

Miners to Face Southmont in Sectional Semi-Final It will be quite the night for Jock and Nancy Hannum as they watch their son Desson, or “Doc” as most know him, lead the Southmont Mounties on to the Roy. Desson has been at the helm of Southmont since 2007 with this his 16th year being one of his best. A win Friday ties his 8 win seasons in 2009 and 2010 as best under his tutelage. His over-all W-L tally is 75-94. Jock, as any Linton high schooler knows, was a fixture on Linton’s campus and naturally a well-known figure at Roy Williams Field over the years. I’m proud to say that my father hired Jock and always had such positive things to say at the mention of Hannum’s name. The humor in it was Jock was a Dugger Bulldog class of ‘68, 5 miles to the west and always, particularly back ‘then’, a bitter enemy to Linton’s Miners. Desson was also a Dugger Bulldog and yearly faced the Miners and certainly knows what style of football Linton plays. The Mounties have for the last several years made a summer jaunt to Linton to scrimmage the Miners, this past in a 3-way meeting including Riverton Parke (who is enjoying their best season in years at 8-2). Southmont plays in the tough Sagamore Conference that includes typical juggernauts Western Boone, Tri-West, Danville and Lebanon. Southmont is the lone 2 school in a conference of 3A and 4A schools. The Mounties opened with 5 wins with big wins of 1A 4-5 Fountain Central 55-12, 2A 4-6 North Putnam 42-21 and 4A 1-9 Frankfort 60-7. They escaped 3A 5-5 North Montgomery 14-12 and defeated rival 3A 3-7 Crawfordsville 26-13. They had done this same thing in 2020 with 5 wins to begin the season only their next 4 to the Sagamore big dogs. However 2022 the Mounties served notice with a 28-14 win over Danville (3A 4-6), their first over the Warriors since 2015. A game that saw Southmont put up 367 yards on the ground. Western Boone at 9-1 proved to be too much as WeBo rolled to their typical 38-7 win for the 1st loss of the year. 4A 6-4 Lebanon pulled out a 20-13 win at New Market but again the Mounties racked up over 300 rush yards in the loss and had about 100 yards more offense than the Tigers. The monster stretch of games ended as 3A 7-3 Tri-West, who hadn’t lost to Southmont since 2011, proved superior with a 35-0 win. Southmont made a statement with a 31-0 win at home in the opening salvo in Sectional 37. Linton had also blanked the Warriors in week 7 42-0 in the only common opponent the 2 share. Linton ran for 202 in that game, as well as 173 in the air while Southmont ran for 193 and threw for a season high 254 yards. A big difference was Linton shut NK’s run game down (40 yards on 32 carries) while the Warriors has 199 on 38 in their meeting with the Mounties. Now, that could have been against second teamers as well. Both the Miners and Mounties are run orientated teams but with the ability to pass with several options to choose from. Both teams also feature very good defenses. Linton gives up 14.67 ppg Southmont 17.2. Linton has run the table as they did in 2021 before losing to Evansville Mater Dei 28-27 in the same week in Linton. The Miners also made a statement last week on the road with a 47-21 win over 7-3 South Vermillion. They had defeated 7-3 South Putnam on the road to close out the season 35-10. Linton had quality wins over 6-4 Sullivan 40-20 and 4A 7-3 Boonville 50-40. The Skill players at Southmont are dominated by seniors as well as size at all positions. They run the ball 74.8% of their offense with 2,165 yards, 216.5 per game and feature 2 main weapons in FB #9 Wyatt Woodall (11, 6;2, 225) and HB #23 Carson Chadd (12, 6'4, 210). Woodall the workhouse with 789 yards on 172 rushes with 12 TDs and Chadd at 660 on 80 touches with 6 scores. They are augmented with HB #5 Sam Line (12, 6'2, 185) with 21-110-0 and QB #4 Nick Scott (12, 6'0, 175) with 36-86-1. Scott has 10 TD passes and 4 Int’s in a year passing for 892 yards on 50 of 126 attempts. However that’s just 39.7% completion rate however, he’s coming off a season high 12 of 20 for 3 scores and 254 yards last week and had a 12 of 18 night for 247 in week 2 vs North Putnam. Line, at HB, leads the team with 13 catches for 207 and 2 scores. The Mounties have height across the board with two 6’4 guys Chadd, who has 7 for 138 and 2 scores, as well as WR #88 Seth Tolliver (12, 6'4, 200) with 6 for 46 and a score. WR #24 E J Brewer (12, 6'2, 185) has 9 catches for 131 and 2 scores. Woodall adds 5 for 167 and 2 more scores. Still 2 more 6’2 receivers get in the mix with #18 Kyler McCandless (11, 6’2 180) and #13 Aaron McMasters (10, 6’2, 205) another combined 8 for 124 yards. You can see there isn’t really one favorite target for Scott. The Offensive Line starts with Soph Tyler Davis (#73, 5; 9 215) LG #67 Waylon Gomez (11, 6; 4 250) and LT #70 Kasey Line (11, 6’2 245) with RG #62 Will Cody (Jr 6’3 250) and RT #77 Gabe Brenda (10, 6’0 235). They will match up against a Miner defense allowing just 82.6 rushing yards a game (826). They have also faced 57 pass attempts the last two weeks facing spread style offenses. Other than Monrovia’s Brayton Belcher in week 3, no opponent has had a 100 yard allowed rusher, and kept South Vermillion’s Dalton Payton and South Putnam’s Luke Switzer in relative check. Linton’s D features 2 sophomores and 2 freshman in the starting 11, and is led by #6 Russell Goodman (9, 6’2 180) with 87 stops and a full time starter since week 6. #33 Ashton White (11, 6’0 195) moved into a starting role on the DLine at the same time has 71 stops with 12 TFL. #14 Hunter Gennicks (12, 6’0 195) adds 69 from Strong Safety. White is joined up front by #69 Hank Gennicks (10, 6’2, 250) and #56 Aiden Giles (12, 6’3 200) as well as #54 Ty Boyd (11,6;1 210). Along with Goodman at ILB are #5 Bradyn Cox (12, 5; 10 185) and #4 Christian Shonk (11, 5’10 180), with the outside manned by #51 Wrigley Franklin (12, 6’3 225) and #13 Paul Oliver (9, 6’3 205). Oliver lead Linton with 14 TFL, Franklin 12, White, along with Goodman, with 7.5. Boyd had 4 last week to push his total to 8. The corners will certainly be at a disadvantage size wise but have played very well the last several games in the same scenario. #12 Hunter Johns (12, 5’8 180) and #8 Jesse Voigtschild (10, 5’7 150) and likely #15 Hayden Feltner (10, 6’1 165) will be those cornerbacks while Gennicks along with #16 Braden Walters (11, 6’5 190) are safeties. Gennicks has 3 of Linton’s 9 picks (2 for TD returns). Oliver leads in QB sacks with 5, White with 2.5 Franklin with 2. Oliver and Franklin combine for 27 QB hurries, Shonk with another 11. The Miner offense has racked up 2,995 yards on the ground, 1300 of that from the legs of Hunter Gennicks. Behind the line consisting of LT Hank Gennicks, LG Wrigley Franklin, C #74 Nathan Watson (12, 6’0 255) RG Aiden Giles and RT #77 Jacob Breedlove (11, 6’7 300), they average 299.5 rushing per game with 48 rush TDs. The Elder Gennicks (#14) averages 11.1 per carry with 22 TDs of his 117 carries. Like Southmont, the Miners have multiple backs who can each become factors in any ballgame. #12 Hunter Johns came into last week with 650 yards, 12 scores on 83 carries, and left with 6 carries and 0 yards. However Wingbacks #16 Walters and #8 Voigtschild combined for 109 yards on 11 carries, along with Gennicks 175 to put 320 yards on South Vermillion. #5 Braydon Cox, while rarely seeing action at RB, had 6 for 34 yards a score last week. The Passing Attack has been a positive for Linton in 2022 with Gennicks throwing for 17 TDs, just 3 picks while connecting on 93 of 165 for 1,271 yards. Linton has almost always been known as a ground and pound offense, and while still basically the same, they’ve gone to the air for 127.8 per game and throw the ball 31.5% of the time (68.5% runs). The Miners also have height on their group of receivers with 6’5 Walters, 6’4 #23 Logan Webb (12, 6’4, 205) and 6’3 Oliver. Webb leads all with 25 catches (258 yards) with Walters lead in yards on 22 for 393. Oliver has caught 19 for 309, and he and Walters each have 5 TD catches. #8 Voigtschild adds 10 for 187 with 2 TDs, #12 Johns 7 for 73 and a score. The Mounties defense has seen some good offenses with WeBo, Lebanon, & Tri-West and still allows only 92.9 rushing yards per game. LB’s #9 Woodall leads the D with 89 tackles, #23 Chadd with 69. Both Linebackers are big at 6’2 225 and 6’4 210. Soph #14 Dylan Howell (6’0 170) at what they call the Drop LB has an impressive 21 TFL and 8 Sacks#8 Trip Ward (11,6’0 175) has 13 TFL of his 75 stops from the SAM LB, with Rover #11 Kion Cornelius (12,6’2 160) adding 41. #88 Seth Tolliver at 6’4 200 has been a monster at DE with 68 tackles and a whopping 27 TFL and 10 sacks. He’s joined up front at NT #55 Ayden Dickerson (11, 5; 10 260) and DE #67 Gomez. The Defensive backfield is anchored by #24 Brewer (46 tackles) and Corners #18 McCandless and #5 Line. The Kicking game is always something to look at in big games, and both seem to be in good shape. Trip Ward has only missed 4 times in 35 PAT’s for and 88.6% mark, and is 1 of 3 in Field Goals with a long of 32 hit last week. Linton’s Nathan Frady joined the team in week 5 and has been 21 of 30 (70%). He has tried one FG and it was good from 40. Aaron McMasters has punted 27 times for 31.5 average for the Mounties, Paul Oliver for 32.5 but only 11 punts on the year for Linton. Southmont’s Ward has kicked deep on kickoffs at 45.9 per kick with 10 touchbacks. Linton’s Braden Walters averaging 35.1 per kick usually down to the 15 unless he does a squib kick. Both would seem to have dangerous return specialists as Linton’s Johns has 2 kickoff return TDs and with Voightschild teams are leery to kick to either. E J Brewer has a 60 yard punt return for Southmont. Linton and Southmont have only met twice, and it’s been 24 years ago that Linton won at the Roy in 1998 24-21 to even the series 1-1 after a 61-13 Mountie win in New Market in 1997. Southmont does not own a sectional crown in their school history, having only been in three sectional championship games losing all three: 2017 41-14 to Brebeuf Jesuit, 2008 24-8 to North Montgomery, and 1998 47-14 to Western Boone. The Miners are still looking for their 1st sectional title in 2A. They had become a 1A power with 12 sectional titles from 1997 to 2016 and 7 semi state appearances before finally reaching the 1 finale in 2015, then winning it all in 2016. Linton has reached a sectional championship game just since being moved to 2A. The winner of this game faces the winner of the other semi-final matchup with 6-4 Cascade travelling to Sullivan to face the 6-4 Arrows at Sportland Field. It’s an intriguing game with Sullivan’s losses coming to unbeaten 10-0 Linton and 10-0 Owen Valley, 7-3 Indian Creek in OT and to 4A 6-4 Northview. The Cadets losses to 8-2 Triton Central, 9-1 Indy Scecina, 10-0 Indy Lutheran and in OT to 3A 6-4 Speedway. Obviously it’s a big game for both teams, and being at Roy Williams Field in Linton should be a benefit to the Miners. To achieve that we once more need everyone to fill the Roy and line the field and make plenty of noise for this group of Miners who have gone 20-1 these last 2 seasons. Linton would be on the road next week regardless of Cascade/Sullivan outcome and of course to get there they must get by the Mounties. It’s time to let Miner Pride shine with the best showing of the year when it matters the most! Go MIners

I’m not sure anyone in the last 2 years has had as many sacks against Gibson Southern as they did tonight. Monster game from them. They stopped the run game and brought the pressure all night. i have to imagine that community is going absolutely bonkers right now and deservedly so. Hate that Gibson southern lost but this streak of 21 or 22 straight wins has been amazing to follow along to. Who knows if and when GS can create a streak of 20 + victories in a row against so many quality opponents. It was a special run for sure. GS will return a number of their players next year and I’m sure this is going to be some extra motivation in the offseason. GS had amazing teams in 2014 and 2020 that fell short in the sectionals and they came back the following years with vengeance. I think this current junior class is certainly up for doing something similar. anyways….Congrats Owen Valley!!! Statement win and happy for the community. Coach Gibson is one helluva coach and had this team ready. I’ve been saying it all year….sometimes it doesn’t matter who you play…sometimes you just have the right dudes on a team that can make it happen. Looking forward to seeing how far this Patriots team can go

Big hitter the Lama.

Been waiting for OV to get this opportunity since week 1. OV throttled TH South in a scrimmage this summer (heard from an inside source), and Coach Hart must've brought his lucky rabbit foot to THS week 1... OV would still be 10-0 if they traded schedules. Actually think WIC is tougher this year. OV by 20+ ... Sayonara baby!

This was inexcusable. There’s no defense for it. Having said that, it doesn’t help when fans like you make statements like this, which portray the back judge as a guy just standing around with his thumb up his a$$. In reality the back judge has a number of pre-snap responsibilities in addition to counting the defense, just like everyone else in the crew. Sometimes the hardest things to know are what you don’t know.

Giants, Bulldogs open tourney as they opened the season Andrew Smith GridironDigest.com Ten weeks have passed since the opening week of the regular season, but the Class 6A tournament begins on the west side of Indianapolis the exact same way the season began - with the Ben Davis Giants hosting the Brownsburg Bulldogs in one of the state’s marquee matchups. The Sectional 5 matchup is one of three 6A games featuring ranked teams - Ben Davis (6-3) enters No. 7 in the IFCA poll, Brownsburg (8-1) No. 3. The winner faces Avon or Pike next week in the sectional final game. Brownsburg won the regular season matchup 21-16 back in Week 1. Both teams can draw a bit on that contest, but both have evolved quite a bit since August. “This matchup is a great opportunity to see how much we have grown and gotten better as a program,” Ben Davis coach Jason Simmons said. “There are a lot of things we can draw on from our Week 1 matchup on August 19th. We can draw on how they want to attack us on offense and defense because they do some things differently against us than they do compared to other teams in their conference.” Both teams were missing key players in the opener - Ben Davis was missing quarterback Thomas Gotkowski, Brownsburg without All-State center Santana Alo. Both will be in action Friday night. Gotkowski took over in Week 2 and has completed 65 percent of his passes for 2,092 yards and 21 TDs. BD’s offense has featured sophomore running back Alijah Price, who has 928 yards on the season, and a deep receiving corps led by Marques Reese, who has 885 yards on 55 catches. Lincoln Murff has 41 catches for 480 yards. “Thomas Gotkowski is a humble, driven player with a high football IQ and a drive to get better every day,” Simmons said. “Thomas is a magnet for other players on our team and that has driven his ability to forge and build relationships with everyone on our team. Our offense, led by Alijah, Marques, Destin Beauchamp, and Lincoln Murff, is a complimentary offense that lends itself to different players having a hot hand based on how teams are defending us. We have had four different receivers go for over 70 yards in a game.” Brownsburg is led by senior quarterback Jayden Whitaker, who is completing 71 percent of his passes for 2,007 yards. Corey Smith (32-677, 6 TDs) leads a deep receiving corps in which seven players have at least 13 catches. It’s led an offense that’s scoring 40 points a game. The Bulldogs finished second in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference, falling 31-28 to current No. 1 Hamilton Southeastern in Week 9, with a late rally falling just short. “I couldn’t ask for a more cohesive group of kids who have grit and toughness,” Brownsburg coach John Hart said. “I think most people would say we have the toughest schedule in the state and we played very well all year. We got rattled a little bit against HSE when our QB went down at halftime. it took us a little bit of time to get going, yet we had a FG blocked with no time to go (that would have sent) the game into overtime.” The Giants ran the table in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference, clinching the conference title with a 42-6 win over North Central in Week 9, but the key win came the week before, when BD rallied from 28 points down in the second half to beat Lawrence Central 29-28. Gotkowski threw for 277 yards and four scores, including a one-yard TD pass in the closing minutes, followed by a game-winning two-point conversion. “What got us going was the ability of our defense to continue to stack stops and our offense getting into a rhythm,” Simmons said. “Our defense gave up 90 yards on two plays in the 1st half. Other than that we kept an explosive offense in check. When we got rolling offensively, we were tough to stop. The belief our players showed in each other helped propel us to win that game. That game gave our players the confidence they needed to finish off a tough opponent after missing on opportunities in the three games we came up short.” Tussle in loaded Sectional 21 Class 4A will likely feature dynamite matchups each round of the tournament. One of the deepest sectional fields is Sectional 21, where three of the four remaining teams are ranked in the top 10. Six of the eight teams in the sectional field - including the four semifinalists - won at least six games in the regular season. Two of the ranked teams meet this week, as No. 8 Mooresville (8-2) travels to No. 10 Brebeuf Jesuit (6-3). The winner faces either No. 2 Roncalli (9-1) or Indianapolis Attucks (6-3) in next week’s sectional final. Both programs have seen recent tournament success. Brebeuf was the Class 3A state runner-up last season. Mooresville was a regional champion in 2020. Both had solid wins last week, as Mooresville rallied to defeat Lebanon 34-24, while Brebeuf downed Northview 35-7. Brebeuf gained 173 rushing yards and sophomore quarterback Maverick Geske threw for 202 in the Braves’ win last week. “We were able to establish the line of scrimmage from the first drive and that led to a lot of offensive success,” Brebeuf coach Matt Geske said of last week’s win. “Our defense played fast and didn’t allow Northview’s potent run game to get going.” Mooresville took a 28-12 lead at halftime and extended it in the second half against Lebanon, behind 198 passing yards and 85 rushing yards from senior quarterback Nicholas Patterson. Junior Landon Clements added 107 rushing yards and two scores. Hogan Denny had 99 yards and a touchdown in the receiving game. “We self destructed early in the game with a pick six and a fumble in the first quarter. We also had 12 penalties which we must fix. We righted the ship and took a 16 point lead at the half by mixing run and pass,” Mooresville coach Mike Gillin said, also noting the Pioneers’ defense forced four turnovers. “Lebanon is a very good football team and we had to play solid football to get the win.” Brebeuf returns seven starters from last year’s 3A state runner-up on defense. Nolan Buckman started last season at quarterback, but volunteered to move to receiver midway through the season to make way for Geske, returning to where he played as a sophomore, where he was a two-way starter at running back and safety. Buckman has become the Braves’ top pass-catcher with 409 yards and five touchdowns, while also starting at safety. The Braves are allowing 14.7 ppg and have held five opponents to eight points or fewer. Cole Williams (78 tackles) and Finn Walters (46 tackles, 14.5 TFL, 10 sacks) lead the Braves up front. Devin McIlwain, Javawn Brooks and Ryan Joyce each have three interceptions. “Nolan is a tremendous athlete that can do it all for us and his versatility makes him one of the state’s best players,” coach Geske said. “He really helped bring Maverick along this spring and summer and the move has allowed us to be more dynamic on offense in the back half of the regular season.” Mooresville features one of the state’s top two-way quarterbacks in Patterson, who has 1,965 passing and 1,110 rushing yards and has accounted for 36 touchdowns. Clements has posted back-to-back 100-yard games. Denny and junior Levi Dorn provide a strong 1-2 punch in the receiving game. Dorn has 719 yards on 53 catches, while Denny has 342 yards on 24 catches, playing five games after returning from injury. Gillin said the Pioneers are as healthy as they have been since Week 3. “Nick Patterson is one of the best leaders I have ever coached in my 44 years as a head coach,” Gillin said. “He is a dual threat Run/Pass and commands the offense. He has carried us most of the year after losing our RB Brandon Wilson and Hogan Denny for most of the year.” Both teams play tough schedules - Mooresville finished second to Whiteland in the Mid-State Conference, while Brebeuf’s three losses have come to teams ranked in the top three of their respective classes - Indianapolis Chatard, Cathedral and Roncalli. All have prepared them for this matchup. “We play in one of the toughest conferences in the state so we have played outstanding competition. The same can be said of Brebeuf,” Gillin said. “I expect a physical back and forth game.” Lamar, Generals to face Crusaders In southeastern Indiana, the Clarksville Generals have had a resurgence behind the state’s leading rusher, Robert Lamar. Clarksville is 5-5 after a 70-42 victory at Eastern (Pekin) in last week’s Sectional 39 opener. The Generals take on No. 4 Indianapolis Scecina (9-1) in the semifinal this week, with the winner to face either No. 5 Triton Central (8-2) or Brownstown Central (6-4) next week. The Generals’ five wins this year are a big step for a program that hadn’t won more than three games in a season since 2012. Coach Justin Boser said this year has been the culmination of commitment from the administration on down, dramatically upgrading facilities and equipment at the admin level. At the coaching level, it was about getting to know each player on a personal level, and seeing increased commitment in the weight room and offseason. “This current team has been the most committed team we have had in the last five years,” Boser said. “On this team we have leaders who are three and four year starters who have set the standard for how to lift and practice every day.” Lamar, a senior, has rushed for 2,839 yards and 34 touchdowns this season, averaging 9.6 yards per carry. His explosive running complements the passing game, where Caleb Cummings has thrown for 1,350 yards and 15 touchdowns. The offensive line is young and often giving up 20-25 pounds to its opponents, but has used technique and leg drive to open up holes. “For two years teams have attempted to slow Robert down and only a few have,” Boser said, adding Lamar deserves to be considered as one of the state’s top players. “Robert is a special running back who can beat you in different ways. He can beat you with a jump cut in the hole, run through you in the hole, or he can out run you to the edge. I have been saying all year ‘don't just watch Robert's highlight runs that go for 60, 70, or 80 yards, watch his 4 yard runs where he doesn't have much of a hole and he runs through two tackles to pick up the four yards. Watch him turn a negative play into a two yard gain.’ He is able to do these things because of his commitment to the weight room. We knew he good be good running back for us but he became a great running back and a durable running back when he committed to lifting after his sophomore season.” This week’s matchup with Scecina will be a challenge, as Lamar and the Generals will see a defense that has shut out five opponents this season. Scecina is led by seniors Mason Beriault (99 tackles), Tamir Woods (74 tackles, 22.5 TFL, 10.5 sacks) and Adam Young (66 tackles, 28.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks). “Scecina is clearly a top team in 2A and for us to be successful Friday we will need to continue to run the ball to our full capability and connect on play action passes,” Boser said. “Their defense plays fast and all 11 players are capable of coming up and making a tackle. We need all of our players blocking and maintaining their blocks on every play. Their offense is multiple and can beat you in different ways. They can play with four wide receivers or they will line up in I formation and run the ball right at you. We will need to play our most complete defensive game to give us a chance to be successful.” Also of note There are 16 unbeaten teams remaining in the state. Two - Owen Valley and defending 3A champion Gibson Southern - meet this week in Sectional 30. Both teams feature explosive offenses - OV is averaging 51.3 ppg, leading the state in scoring, led by quarterback Brody Lester (1,907 passing yards). GS is averaging 41.3 ppg. … Class 3A’s two other unbeatens - West Lafayette and Hanover Central - are in opposite semifinals in Sectional 25. … In Sectional 33, Andrean went 6-3 against a schedule entirely made up of 4A-6A teams. The defending state champions visit 10-0 LaVille. … Lamar is the state’s rushing leader. Indianapolis Lutheran’s Jackson Willis (2,850 yards) leads the state in passing. The defending 1A champion Saints host 1-8 Cloverdale in Sectional 47 this week. … Triton Central’s Brad Schultz (1,326 yards) leads the state in receiving. The Tigers meet Brownstown Central in Sectional 40. Other games to watch this week Class 6A 2: No. 5 Carroll (9-0) at No. 9 Penn (7-2) 2: Elkhart (7-2) at Warsaw (7-2) 3: Homestead (5-4) at No. 1 Hamilton Southeastern (9-0) 4: No. 9 Westfield (6-3) at No. 6 Carmel (6-3) 6: Lawrence North (4-5) at No. 2 Cathedral (7-1) 8: No. 3 Center Grove (7-2) at Franklin Central (3-6) Class 5A 12: No. 1 Ft. Wayne Snider (8-1) at No. 10 Ft. Wayne Dwenger (6-3) 14: No. 8 Franklin (7-2) at Terre Haute South (6-3) Class 4A 17: No. 7 New Prairie (9-1) at Lowell (7-3) 22: Greenfield-Central (7-3) at No. 1 New Palestine (10-0) 24: No. 5 Evansville Reitz (10-0) at Boonville (7-3) Class 3A 25: No. 1 West Lafayette (10-0) at Calumet (9-1) 28: No. 3 Chatard (6-4) at Hamilton Heights (8-2) 28: Guerin Catholilc (6-4) at Tippecanoe Valley (9-1) 30: No. 2 GIbson Southern (10-0) at No. 6 Owen Valley (10-0) Class 2A 33: No. 3 Andrean (6-3) at No. 2 LaVille (10-0) 34: Cass (6-3) at No. 9 Lafayette Central Catholic (7-3) 35: No. 8 FW Luers (5-5) at Churubusco (8-2) 37: Southmont (7-3) at No. 1 Linton (10-0) 39: No. 5 Triton Central (8-2) at Brownstown Central (6-4) Class A 41: Triton (7-3) at No. 4 North Judson (9-1) 44: No. 10 South Adams (8-2) at No. 2 Adams Central (10-0) 45: Monroe Central (5-3) at No. 5 Sheridan (9-1) 46: Milan (5-5) at No. 3 North Decatur (10-0)

Try to tell people in this thread OV was very good against the run. Of course all we heard was the "after watching film, OV has a nice team but they'll need to make some adjustments to stay within 3 scores of GS" type comments. I guess they made those adjustmens??

Sounded to me like OV wore GS down. Constant pressure on the QB. My guess, this would be a repeatable outcome for OV. They're much better than they were given credit for by most here Got beat by a better team

Hate to say I told ya so....

Franklin 35 Terre Haute South 34 (final) TH South drove to the Franklin 10-yard line with 7.5 seconds left and 4th down. Franklin saved their season with a blocked FG.

final

Park Tudor 28 Fountain Central 12 2nd qtr. Not sure how many are on defense for PT😎

I dont hang my hat on Computer rankings n Polls... goin undefeated takes a special team for sure... i think the Lancers could upset State Champs ... for all the reasons already discussed... n don't think I'm alone in that.... u want Statewide rec?? Then instead of Beating ur chests.... Beat Them!!! as u say... that's why they play the game..... Good Luck! jmho

Blame me. I got @Titan32fired up with my GS pick. Again And I didn't even know what intervals were until this year when my son got ejected and had to do 800 yards that week.

So he lived with Sarah Palin?

Or perhaps junior should get back to class.

Now THAT is how you troll post #1. Kudos! See y'all tonight at OV, cause we all know you're no THS Brave 😂 Serious question though: Do I stop on 67 and get a tenderloin as big as my head or wait until the food truck that will be at your game?

Possibly literally. That 4-4-4 defense is tough to score on.

A few other things to consider: have they done this all night? Does the offense do this every snap or just on punts?

It's typical for the officials on here to stick up for the crew and try to deflect this onto the players and coaches. This isn't about a player or coach committing an infraction or dropping a pass. It's about a crew member who forgot one of his responsibilities. My question is how are these handled by the IHSAA? Obviously you don't suspend the crew for life from the tourney. What do they do? There has to be some accountability. I'm not interested in officials rallying around someone and trying to defend his mistake. This wasn't a judgment call, it was something they should be doing every play of every game. They are the professionals assigned to officiate the game, not a bunch of guys rounded up to call it at the last minute. They are also subject to criticism just like the players and coaches are. Bob, how do you handle this is you are the HS football officiating czar? I respect you, you've worked a couple games we were a part of, so I really want to know what happens next?

There were *so* many great games this week, it was hard to condense into three to spotlight and the ones to highlight. Danville opened *a lot* of eyes with its win over TW last week.

GS was looking to go up 21-0 deep in OV territory. Pick 6 that play gave OV all the motivation they needed on defense. From then on out it was tough sledding in the run game and any positive gains were met with sacks to force 3rd and longs. GS was forced into 3rd down 17 times tonight and converted 38 % of them. their offense at time struggled but eventually they found their groove and it was 3/4/5 yard gains at a time and squeezing crucial conversions. Offensively they did enough and they were comfortable punting the ball to GS because their defense was feeling it. Before that pick 6 it was 100% GS….but that pick 6 got 6000 OV fans fired up and that was the energy they needed

Best them up front on both sides. Shut down run game. Tons of pressure on GS qb, 9 sacks. Pounded the ball on offense. Wore GS down

Didn’t read it as a jab. Can’t control the balls. I know a few years back they had to win some tough games on the road in 32. Either way the last time Memorial didn’t play in a sectional ship is 2015. I think. That’s more than the luck of ping pong balls. Credit to GS kids. It’s not easy to defend yet they found a way to win 10 straight games. That’s not easy with huge target on their backs. Looks like lots returning in 23.

It’s that 9-0 SIAC curse, Jasper and now Reitz with early exists

Anybody have SIAC and PAC champs getting beat tonight? I sure didn’t.

I don’t follow Mooresville all year. I’ve read that their QB has been their all star and has been that guy. He made some amazing plays. BUT, I did not understand the game plan tonight. A lot of finesse instead of forcing the issue with a big qb. Brebeuf did a really good job of spreading their DL wide to contain the pocket. I was expecting more inside zone/qb read runs as a counter.

This! Lot of shade thrown. Patriots better up front on both sides. 9 sacks

So OV defense played the game of their lives.

Is Reitz coaching staff losing their minds?

Hard fought battle. Both teams made mistakes but not for lack of getting after it. Gods season Cats.

PAT is good. Mooresville throws INT on the ensuing drive. Brebeuf tacks one on. 35-14. (Unofficial) Final stats: Yardage even. Mooresville had more of the ball. Game could have been over at half.

Well that was heartbreaking. Good win by memorial. On to the sectional finals again.

Cathedral 44 LN 35 Final

LCC 48 Lewis Cass 27 4Q 2:10 Carroll 28 Penn 7 4Q Portage 14 Crown Point 6 Half West Lafayette 49 Calumet 0 3Q Chesterton 28 Michigan City 20 Half Decatur Central 31 McCutcheon 13 4Q Warsaw 14 Elkhart 9 Final

Cathedral going to survive 44-35. TD on 4th and 10. 33 seconds left

Plainfield with a scoop and score. Leads Harrison 35-28. 4:21 left in game.

I thought it was deer creek. Where did they go?

A not-so-massive HCC update from Beaver (aka Miller) Stadium: Zville’s second string scores on Nville’s third/unclassified string. 35-10, Noblesville. Final For the sake of relativity, the last time the Millers dominated an opponent like they did tonight, one would have to go back to 2017, when they beat HH 45-0; but an in-conference domination like they displayed tonight goes all the way back to 2014. 😮 Tonight’s game being a not-insignificant reversal of a 39-7 drubbing mere weeks ago. Hats off 🎓to coach prep + physical/mental conditioning of the players. Edit: this comment doesn’t belong here, but I’ll throw the 🥊 down anyway: the HCC is the preeminent football conference in IN.

Luers 42 - Busco 7 , Not a shock at all, Eastside better get ready next week…

Always loved chatting with the refs before a JV game. One of those things where we can celebrate each other in our combined misery/love of our beautiful game

14-0 GS

I wasn't referring to this crew as being "new" they all have several years of experience. But nobody is perfect. Yes, this was a big mistake that should not be excused. But it also shouldn't prevent them from learning from this mistake and advancing in the future. Your comment basically said this crew should never advance in the tournament ever again. This is the third year for this particular referee in that role which is a key reason they have only worked 1 round in previous years. Advancement is based largely on recognition over performance and they aren't known yet by a lot of coaches. Counting the offense and defense has to happen EVERY play. It's easy to get complacent when you have counted 150 times and always had 11. Have a lapse in concentration and the one (or at least three in this case) and you miss it at the wrong time! Especially when the first two plays they were coming out of time outs you have plenty of time to get your count. If the offense is in hurry up and the defense tries to sub it can be difficult to get your count on time. That wasn't an issue in any of these plays. The young comment was more for the officials we get who quit after 2-3 years working a heavy load of sub-varsity and youth games. Here is a good video that was published recently about the officiating shortage. It includes some data of the losses and why people leave. There is a difference in acknowledging the mistake and saying this crew should never advance in the tournament. Again, it would be like me saying your son was called for a holding foul that brought back a key TD at the end of a game and should never start again.

A slower shift would be OK and this is close. I'm good with the false start. Especially on 4th and less than 5. Your intent is pretty clear. The other example you'll see especially in punt formation is the OL all in a 2-point stance shifting from wide to narrow splits or vice versa. If that's a sudden movement, flag it. If it's slow and deliberate it may still cause the defense to jump but it wouldn't be a false start.

This is one of the best troll post of all time. No one cares...literally no one. Typically when the best team in a class is a P&P they are good enough to compete with the better teams 1 or 2 classes higher. If they aren't, then they aren't using their inherent P&P superpowers effectively (like effective enrollment). Should be easy for them. Now go away and play in a 1A thread skippy.

Brownstown guy coming in peace here. This seems like it’s going to be a fun matchup to listen to. Going to have to go with GS on this one. They are altogether a completely different animal. I’ve seen it firsthand from back when we were in 3A. That being said, will there be any radio coverage of this game? If so, what station? Thanks in advance and good luck to both teams.