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After you finish with the turkey and dressing, turn your attention to these games. PLAYOFFS – (# National Rank – () State Rank) No state rank in nationally ranked ALABAMA – Class 7A Final (November 30) #82 Auburn (12-1) vs. #61 Alabaster Thompson (10-3) Class 6A Semi-Finals (7) Saraland (12-1) vs. (5) Theodore (13-0) (8) Muscle Shoals (11-1) vs. (9) Birmingham Mountain Brook (11-2) Class 5A Semi-Finals Birmingham Ramsay (11-1) vs. Pleasant Grove (11-1) Mobile Faith Academy (11-2) vs. Troy Charles Henderson (11-1) ARIZONA – Open Conference First Round #28 Peoria Liberty (10-0) vs. Phoenix O’Connor (7-3) #44 Chandler Basha (9-1) vs. (6) Queen Creek Leadership Academy (9-1) (5) Scottsdale Saguaro (7-3) vs. #75 Chandler Hamilton (8-2) (7) Peoria Centennial (8-2) vs. #84 Chandler (8-2) ARKANSAS – Class 7A Semi-Finals (6) Conway (10-2) vs. #58 Bryant (10-0) (3) Bentonville (10-1) vs. (5) Cabot (9-2) Class 6A Semi-Finals Little Rock Catholic (11-0) vs. (2) Little Rock Pulaski Academy (10-1) (4) Greenwood (9-2) vs. (10) Benton (9-2) CALIFORNIA – Southern Section Division 1 Final #2 Bellflower St. John Bosco (11-1) vs. #1 Santa Ana Mater Dei (12-0) Southern Section Division 2 Final Chatsworth Sierra Canyon (8-4) vs. #55 Inglewood (12-0) Sac-Joaquin Division 1 Final #38 Folsom (11-1) vs. El Dorado Hills Oak Ridge (10-2) Central Coast Division 1 Final San Jose Archbishop Mitty (9-3) vs. #24 San Mateo Serra (12-0) COLORADO – Class 5A Semi-Finals (2) Greenwood Cherry Creek (10-2) vs. Colorado Springs Pine Creek (10-2) (4) Arvada Ralston Valley (10-2) vs. (3) Highlands Ranch Valor Christian (10-2) Class 4A Semi-Finals (1) Monument Palmer Ridge (12-0) vs. (7) Loveland (11-1) Erie (9-4) vs. Broomfield (12-0) DELAWARE – Class 3A Semi-Finals Smyrna (10-1) vs. Middletown (7-4) Dover (7-4) vs. Middletown St. George’s Tech (5-6) Class 2A Quarterfinals Wilmington St. Marks (9-1) vs. Bear Red Lion Christian Academy (8-3) (2) Wilmington Friends (10-0) vs. Felton Lake Forest (9-2) FLORIDA – Class 4M Regional Final #20 Miami Columbus (11-1) vs. Miami Doral Academy (8-4) Class 4S Regional Final Minneola Lake Minneola (10-1) vs. #26 Lakeland (11-0) Class 3M Regional Final #5 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (11-0) vs. Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (10-0) #73 Orlando Jones (10-2) vs. #37 Orlando Edgewater (11-0) Class 2M Regional Final #11 Plantation American Heritage (10-1) vs. #29 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (11-1) #4 Miami Central (11-0) vs. Miami Norland (9-2) Class 1M Regional Final West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (11-0) vs. #7 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (10-0) GEORGIA – Class 7A Quarterfinals #19 Hochston Mill Creek (11-1) vs. Atlanta Westlake (9-3) #71 Loganville Grayson (10-2) vs. Milton (9-3) Suwanee North Gwinnett (10-2) vs. #22 Norman Park Colquitt County (12-0) (15) Carrollton (12-0) vs. #77 Marietta Walton (10-2) Class 6A Quarterfinals #86 Roswell (11-1) vs. (13) Thomasville Thomas County Central (12-0) #13 Fairbanks Langston Hughes (12-0) vs. (11) College Park Woodward Academy (11-1) Class 3A Quarterfinals Savannah Calvary Day (11-0) vs. #48 Ellenwood Cedar Grove (9-2) HAWAII – Division 1 Open Final #32 Kahuku (11-2) vs. (2) Honolulu Punahou (8-1) Division 1 Final Kealakekua Konawaena (10-1) vs. Waipahu (11-1) Division II Final Waimea (9-1) vs. Pukalani King Kekaulike (6-5) ILLINOIS – Class 8A Final #51 Wilmette Loyola Academy (12-1) vs. #68 Frankford Lincoln-Way East (13-0) Class 7A Final #42 Chicago Mt. Carmel (13-0) vs. Batavia (10-3) Class 6A Final #45 East St. Louis (11-2) vs. (15) Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge (12-1) Class 5A Final Peoria (12-1) vs. LaGrange Nazareth Academy (9-4) Class 4A Final New Lenox Providence Catholic (9-4) vs. (5) Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (13-0) Class 3A Final Williamsville (12-1) vs. (6) Elmhurst IC Catholic Prep (12-1) Class 2A Final Decatur St. Teresa (13-0) vs. Downs Tri-Valley (11-2) Class 1A Final Camp Point Central (13-0) vs. Lena-Winslow (13-0) INDIANA – Class 6A Final (2) Fort Wayne Carroll (13-0) vs. #94 Greenwood Center Grove (11-2) Class 5A Final (8) Whiteland (12-1) vs. Valparaiso (10-3) Class 4A Final New Carlisle New Prairie (13-1) vs. (6) St. Leon East Central (12-2) Class 3A Final Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (10-4) vs. Lawrenceburg (13-1) Class 2A Final Merrillville Andrean (10-3) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (11-3) Class 1A Final Monroe Adams Central (14-0) vs. Indianapolis Lutheran (14-0) KANSAS – Class 6A Final (2) Manhattan (12-0) vs. Gardner- Edgerton (9-3) Class 5A Final (1) Maize (12-0) vs. Shawnee Mill Valley (11-1) Class 4A Final Shawnee Bishop Miege (10-2) vs. Wamego (12-0) Class 3A Final (3) Andale (12-0) vs. Holton (11-1) Class 2A Final Kingman (11-2) vs. Seneca Nemaha Central (12-0) Class 1A Final St. Mary’s (10-2) vs. Inman (10-1) KENTUCKY – Class 6A Semi-Finals (8) Mt. Washington Bullitt East (13-1) vs. Louisville Male (9-4) (9) Lexington Bryan Station (10-3) vs. (6) Louisville Ballard (11-2) Class 5A Semi-Finals (4) Somerset Southwestern (13-0) vs. #95 Lexington Frederick Douglass (12-0) Bowling Green (10-2) vs. Owensboro (11-2) LOUISIANA – Division 1S Quarterfinals #30 Baton Rouge Catholic (10-1) vs. #47 New Orleans Edna Karr (7-3) (10) River Ridge John Curtis (9-2) vs. Shreveport Byrd (8-3) Division 1NS Quarterfinals Youngsville Southside (11-1) vs. #70 Zachary (9-2) Reserve East St. John (10-2) vs. #54 Destrehan (11-0) MARYLAND - Class 4A Semi-Finals Upper Marlboro Wise (11-1) vs. (10) Springdale Flowers (11-1) Annapolis Broadneck (10-1) vs. (6) Gaithersburg Quince Orchard (12-0) Class 4A/3A Semi- Finals Baltimore Dundalk (10-1) vs. Gambrills Arundel (9-2) Ijamsville Urbana (11-1) vs. Waldorf North Point (9-3) MASSACHUSETTES – Division 1 Final (3) Springfield Central (10-1) vs. Danvers St. Johns Prep (8-2) Division 2 Final (4) Wrentham King Phillip Regional (9-1) vs. (1) West Roxbury Catholic Memorial (10-0) Division 3 Final (2) Milton (10-0) vs. Wakefield Memorial (12-0) Division 4 Final Duxbury (10-0) vs. Grafton (11-0) Division 5 Final North Redding (10-1) vs. Billerica Shawsheen Valley Tech (11-0) Division 6 Final Lynn St. Mary’s (10-1) vs. Stoneham (10-1) Division 7 Final West Boylston/Tahanto (10-1) vs. Fitchburg St. Bernard’s Central Catholic (10-1) Division 8 Final Hull (12-0) vs. Lynn KIPP Academy Collegiate (7-4) MICHIGAN – Division 1 Final (4) Caledonia (12-1) vs. #33 Belleville (13-0) Division 2 Final (7) Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (13-0) vs. #65 Warren De LaSalle Collegiate (12-1) Division 3 Final (8) Detroit M.L. King (9-3) vs. (6) Muskegon (10-2) Division 4 Final Goodrich (12-1) vs. (5) Grand Rapids South Christian (13-0) Division 5 Final Gladwin (13-0) vs. (11) Frankenmuth (13-0) Division 6 Final Negaunee (13-0) vs. Grand Rapids West Catholic (12-1) Division 7 Final Traverse City St. Francis (13-0) vs. Jackson Lumen Christi Catholic (10-3) Division 8 Final Ubly (13-0) vs. Whiteford (13-0) MINNESOTA – Class 6A Final (5) Maple Grove (12-0) vs. (4) Rosemount (12-0) Class 5A Final (2) Elk River (12-0) vs. (1) Mankota West (12-0) Class 4A Final Hutchinson (11-1) vs. Inner Grove Heights Simley (11-1) Class 3A Final Fairmont/Martin Luther (11-2) vs. New London-Spicer (10-3) Class 2A Final Barnesville (12-0) vs. (3) Chatfield (12-0) Class 1A Final Springfield/Comfrey (11-2) vs. Minneota (10-2) MISSOURI – Class 6 Final #50 St. Louis Christian Brothers (12-1) vs. (3) Lee’s Summit North (12-1) Class 5 Semi-Finals (4) St. Charles Howell (12-0) vs. (5) Carthage (11-1) Grain Valley (9-3) vs. Independence Fort Osage (10-2) Class 4 Semi-Finals (6) St. Louis St. Mary’s (10-2) vs. Smithville (11-1) NEW HAMPSHIRE – Division 1 Final (1) Londonberry (10-1) vs. (5) Bedford (8-3) NEW JERSEY – Non-Public Group A Final #57 Ramsey Don Bosco Prep (9-2) vs. #52 Oradell Bergen Catholic (10-1) Non-Public Group B Final (3) Red Bank Catholic (10-1) vs. Wayne DePaul Catholic (8-4) Group 1 Final Mountain Lakes (12-1) vs Woodbury (10-2) Group 2 Final Rumson Fair-Haven (8-4) vs. West Caldwell (12-0) Group 3 Final Old Tappan NV-Old Tappan (12-1) vs. (6) Franklinville Delsea (12-0) Group 4 Final Allendale Northern Highlands (9-3) vs. Millville (10-2) Group 5 Final West Orange (9-3) vs. (8) Toms River North (12-0) NEW MEXICO – Class 6A Final (1) Albuquerque La Cueva (11-1) vs. (3) Rio Rancho Cleveland (10-2) Class 5A Final Farmington Piedra Vista (11-1) vs. Artesia (10-2) Class 4A Final Silver City Silver (11-10 vs. Bloomfield (11-1) Class 3A Final Santa Fe St. Michael’s (11-1) vs. Ruidoso (11-1) Class 2A Final Jal (12-0) vs. Texico (9-3) NEW YORK – NYSPHAAA Class AA Semi-Finals (3) Albany Christian Brothers (12-0) vs. Newberg Free Academy (9-2) NYSPHAAA Class A Semi-Finals Hilton (12-1) vs. (9) Endicott Union-Endicott (9-1) NYSPHAAA Class B Semi-Finals (2) Endwell Maine-Endwell (11-0) vs. Batavia (12-0) Long Island Division I Final Farmingdale (10-0) vs. East Setauket Ward Melville (8-3) Long Island Division 2 Final Garden City (11-0) vs. Brookhaven Bellport (10-1) Long Island Division 3 Final Sayville (11-0) vs. (7) North Massapequa Plainedge (11-0) Long Island Division 4 Final Bayport-Blue Points (10-0) vs. Glen Head North Shore (11-0) NORTH CAROLINA – Class 4A Quarterfinals #85 Greensboro Grimsley (13-0) vs. #98 Cornelius Hough (11-2) Durham Hillside (13-0) vs. (5) Raleigh Millbrook (11-1) (4) Matthews Weddington (12-1) vs. Asheville A.C. Reynolds (12-1) Rolesville (10-3) vs. (6) New Bern (13-0) OHIO – Division 1 Semi-Finals #27 Lakewood St. Edward (13-1) vs. (7) Gahanna Lincoln (13-1) #21 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (13-1) vs. (9) Springfield (12-1) Division 2 Semi-Finals #87 Massillon Washington (12-1) vs. #43 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1) (12) Kings Mill Kings (13-1) vs. (6) Toledo Central Catholic (13-1) OKLAHOMA – Class 6A-I Semi-Finals #69 Bixby (10-1) vs. (4) Jenks (10-2) Owasso (8-4) vs. #60 Tulsa Union (11-0) Class 6A-II Semi-Finals Edmond Deer Creek (10-1) vs. (3) Stillwater (11-0) Midwest City Carl Albert (10-2) vs. (7) Grove (12-0) OREGON – Class 6A Final (2) West Linn (11-1) vs. (1) Eugene Sheldon (12-0) Class 5A Final Wilsonville (10-2) vs (3) Bend Summit (11-1) Class 4A Final Tillamook (10-2) vs. Estacada (11-1) Class 3A Final Mt. Angel Kennedy (12-0) vs Medford Cascade Christian (12-0) PENNSYLVANIA – Class 6A Quarterfinals Allentown Parkland (9-4) vs. #23 Philadelphia St. Joseph Prep (9-1) (4) State College (12-0) vs. Wexford North Allegheny (11-1) (3) Glen Mills Garnet Valley (12-0) vs. Doylestown Central Bucks West (9-4) (11) Harrisburg (9-2) vs. Manheim Township (9-3) SOUTH CAROLINA – Class 5A Semi-Finals (8) Gaffney (9-3) vs. #25 Irmo Dutch Fork (12-1) North Charleston Fort Dorchester (9-3) vs. Summerville (11-1) Class 4A Semi-Finals #79 Florence South Florence (13-0) vs. (3) Columbia A.C. Flora (13-0) (4) Rock Hill Northwestern (12-1) vs. Greenville (10-2) TENNESSEE – Division I Class 6A Semi-Finals #56 Murfreesboro Oakland (12-1) vs. (10) Maryville (10-3) Hendersonville Beech (12-1) vs. Bartlett (11-2) Division I Class 5A Semi-Finals Powell (11-2) vs. #76 Knoxville West (13-0) Franklin Page (11-2) vs. Paris Henry County (11-2) Division II Class AAA Final (5) Chattanooga Baylor (10-2) vs. #40 Nashville Montgomery Bell Academy (12-0) Division II Class AA Final #9 Nashville Lipscomb Academy (12-0) vs. Nashville Christ Presbyterian Academy (8-5) Division II Class A Final Lebanon Friendship Academy (12-0) vs. Nashville Christian (10-2) TEXAS – Class 6A-I Third Round #6 Austin Westlake (12-0) vs. San Benito (11-1) The Woodlands (10-2) vs. #12 Duncanville (11-0) #10 Houston North Shore (12-0) vs. Katy Cinco Ranch (9-3) #67 Prosper (11-1) vs. Fort Worth North Crowley (12-0) #36 Humble Atascocita (10-2) vs. Missouri City Ridge Point (10-2) #64 Houston Westfield (11-1) vs. Waxahachie (10-2) Class 6A-II Third Round (19) Trophy Club Byron Nelson (11-1) vs. #14 Denton Guyer (12-0) Tomball (8-4) vs. #59 DeSoto (10-2) Houston Summer Creek (8-4) vs. #15 Katy (12-0) #18 Southlake Carroll (12-0) vs. McKinney (8-4) Class 5A-I Third Round #31 Longview (12-0) vs. Port Arthur Memorial (11-1) TAPPS Division I Semi-Finals Houston St. Thomas Catholic (10-1) vs. #78 Dallas Parish Episcopal (10-1) VIRGINIA – Class 6 Regional Final Fairfax (12-0) vs. Lorton South County (12-1) Nokesville Patriot (12-1) vs. (3) Woodbridge Freedom (12-0) Class 5 Regional Final Chesterfield Bird (9-3) vs. #53 Highland Springs (12-0) Class 3 Regional Final Norfolk Lake Taylor (11-1) vs. #62 Hampton Phoebus (11-0) WASHINGTON – Class 4A Semi-Finals South Hill Emerald Ridge (10-2) vs. Burien Kennedy Catholic (11-1) Lake Stevens (9-2) vs. (6) Graham-Kapowsin (10-2) Class 3A Semi-Finals (2) Seattle O’Dea (10-1) vs. #66 Sammamish Eastside Catholic (11-0) (10) Bellevue (8-2) vs. (3) Yelm (12-0) WEST VIRGINIA – Class AAA Semi-Finals (2) Martinsburg (10-2) vs. (1) Huntington (11-1) (4) Hurricane (10-2) vs. (5) Parkersburg South (11-1) Class AA Semi-Finals Coal City Independence (11-0) vs. Farmington North Marion (10-2) Ridgeley Frankfort (11-1) vs. Clendenin Hoover (9-2)

If you can't make the game(s), here's what you need to know to watch on TV or on line: Bally sports is in the 10th year of their contract to carry IHSAA state finals on TV. Here's the latest channel guide: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2022-23 Bally Sports Channel Listings_0.pdf You can purchase individual games for $15, the price of a ticket before Ticketmaster fees (fees, which are not a decision by the IHSAA or the Colts, but rather a contractual relationship between LOS and Ticketmaster). Head to IHSAAtv.org and select the game you'd wish to buy. You can do that now, in advance. You can also purchase an all access pass and watch all 6 games for $20. Here's a link to that opportunity: https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/purchase/accesspass/4826 For Comcast subscribers, be aware that the 6A game, played Friday night, will not air on the Bally or Bally Xtra channel due to a contractual relationships with the Pacers. Most fans find using an Amazon Fire Stick, Roku Device or Apple TV connected to their big TV and using a free app on those device's app stores the the best way to go. The on-line presentation is the exact tv telecast syndicated to IHSAAtv.org. Where does the money go? The IHSAA thru ticket sales and on-line profits are used for operations and supports the give back to schools. In fact, even including the Covid era, the IHSAA hands back over 2 million dollars to schools, which exceeds the amount they keep for operations...such has holding state championships. Are there any free webcast of the State? No. the IHSAA owns all tournament action. No live, free webcasts either via business entities or individuals are allowed.

Golden anniversary State Finals set to kick off Andrew Smith GridironDigest.com Lucas Oil Stadium will host the golden anniversary IHSAA football State Finals this weekend, It features an intriguing mix of blue bloods and newcomers to downtown Indy. This year’s field features two rematches from last year’s State Finals, a Center Grove team going for a three-peat in 6A, and an Indianapolis Chatard team seeking its 16th state title in 3A, and two newcomers to the State Finals in Whiteland and Carroll (Fort Wayne). It also features three unbeaten teams in Carroll and 1A finalists Indianapolis Lutheran and Adams Central. Class 6A: (5) Carroll (13-0) vs. (3) Center Grove (11-2), 7 p.m. Friday This matchup features one of the state’s premier programs in Center Grove against a Carroll squad that is making its first State Finals appearance. CG is in the State Finals for the fourth consecutive year, seeking its third straight title, which would be a 6A record. The Trojans are familiar visitors to Lucas Oil Stadium, as this is their sixth State Finals appearance in the last eight years and ninth since 2000. The Trojans feature the state’s seventh-leading rusher in Micah Coyle, who has tallied 1,941 yards and 21 TDs. Jalen Thomeson moved from defense to offense this season and is nearing the 1,000 yard mark himself. Noah Coy has 1,081 receiving yards, as Tyler Cherry has thrown for 2,124 yards. It all adds up to a squad that is scoring nearly 36 points per game and tallying 412 yards per game. Last week, CG avenged a regular-season loss to Cathedral with a 33-10 victory. The Trojans surrendered the first 10 points and then took over, with Coyle running for 218 yards and four TDs. Carroll also rallied last week to earn its first State Finals berth, trailing 12-7 after a quarter but scoring TDs in the second and third quarters to go up by two scores in an eventual 21-15 victory over Hamilton Southeastern. The Chargers were outgained 295-186 in the game, but got big plays on defense and in the kicking game with an INT and a blocked punt setting up short fields. Jayden Hill had a 69-yard catch to set up a TD, while Braden Steely ran for 64 yards and two touchdowns. The Chargers won a 21-20 game with Lafayette Jeff in the regional - the program’s first regional title - after trailing 20-7 at halftime. That came after sweeping Penn and Warsaw in the sectional and going unbeaten through the tough Summit Athletic Conference. Sophomore Nate Starks leads the Chargers’ rushing game with 1,127 yards, while sophomore QB Jimmy Sullivan has thrown for 2,203 yards - 737 to Camden Herschberger. Carroll’s defense has held teams to 9.8 ppg and 223.7 yards per contest this season for 13th-year coach Doug Dinan. Class 5A: (9) Valparaiso (10-3) vs. (2) Whiteland (12-1), 7 p.m. Saturday One of the many intriguing matchups this weekend features Valparaiso and Whiteland. The Vikings advanced with two close wins in the regional and semistate to make their second State Finals appearance in four years, while Whiteland is making its State Finals debut. Valparaiso went 6-3 in the regular season, but got on a roll in tournament play, winning multiple close games. The Vikings defeated arch-rival Chesterton 14-7 in the sectional final, then avenged a regular-season loss to Merrillville with a 15-14 victory in the regional. Last week, Vikings quarterback Justin Clark eluded pressure and scrambled for a touchdown on fourth down in overtime, then the Vikings went for the win and converted to defeat No. 1 Fort Wayne Snider 22-21. Travis Davis scored the second of his two TDs in the fourth quarter to tie the game and send it to OT. He ran for 277 yards in the contest. Valpo’s defense has carried the Vikings throughout the year, pitching two shutouts and holding 10 opponents to 14 points or less in regulation. It’s led by Alex Rodriquez (82 tackles), Ty Veen (10 TFL) and Tyler VerSchure (7 INT). Clark leads the Vikings in rushing with 950 yards. He’s thrown for 885 as a dual-threat QB. The Vikings’ run-heavy attack averages 243 yards per game on the growund. Davis has run for 863 yards, Thomas Burda 769. Whiteland also has a powerful running game, led by Peyton Emberton, who has run for 1,297 yards and 11 TDs. Jonathan Crowley has rushed for 862 yards and the Warriors average 304 yards per game on the ground. They don’t throw often - averaging eight pass attempts per game - but QB Kevin Denham has thrown for 1,027 yards and four touchdowns. The Warriors’ lone loss came to Martinsville in Week 6, but they’ve responded with multiple lopsided wins. In the tournament, they won the sectional over Terre Haute North and Franklin by a combined score of 87-3, then routed Plainfield 49-14 in the regional before a 21-7 victory at Castle in the semistate. It’s the first State Finals appearance for 32-year coaching veteran Darrin Fisher, who has been at Whiteland for 18 seasons. A victory would give Whiteland its first-ever state championship in any sport. Class 4A: (7) New Prairie (13-1) vs. (4) East Central (12-2), 3 p.m. Friday East Central has long been one of the powers in southern Indiana and it makes its third State Finals appearance in eight years, seeking its first title since 2017. New Prairie returns to Lucas Oil Stadium for the first time since 2014, when the Cougars were the 4A runner-up. East Central made a statement at the start of the season, defeating 3A finalist Lawrenceburg 38-3. And the Trojans made one at the end, blocking a potential game-winning field goal in the closing seconds of Friday’s semistate game against Roncalli. The Trojans then won in overtime 24-21, avenging a Week 9 loss to the Royals. Both teams have strong running games and strong defenses - each allows 10.6 ppg. New Prairie staged a rally of its own in the semistate. The Cougars trailed Kokomo 9-0 in the late stages of the fourth quarter, but Owek Chalik kicked a 23-yard field goal, the Cougars recovered an on-side kick and quickly marched down the field for the winning TD by quarterback Marshall Kmiecik. Kmiecik ran for 69 yards and RB Noah Mungia 71 in the Kokomo contest. On the season, Mungia has 1,868 rushing yards and 21 TDs, while Kmiecik has run for 1,31 yards and 14 scores and thrown for 1,198 and 16 TDs, leading an offense tallying 353 yards and 35 points per game. New Prairie’s lone blemish was a Week 8 loss to Penn, but the Cougars rolled through the tournament, with only Hobart scoring in double-digits in a 49-28 sectional championship game victory. East Central features one of the state’s top rushers in Josh Ringer, who has 2,197 yards and 35 touchdowns. That complements a passing game led by Cole Burton (1,744 yards, 22 TDs passing) and the receiving combo of Ryan Brotherton (841 yards, 11 TDs) and Eli Ashton (612 yards, 7 TDs). Class 3A: (3) Indianapolis Chatard (10-4) vs. (5) Lawrenceburg (13-1), 3 p.m. Saturday Class 3A features two programs familiar with very proud traditions. Chatard is appearing in its 17th state championship game, seeking its 16th title and third in four years. Lawrenceburg is back to Lucas Oil Stadium for the first time since 2016, but it is the sixth championship game appearance for the Tigers, who are seeking their first title since 1978. Lawrenceburg joins East Central as Dearborn County and Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference schools in the State Finals. The Tigers dropped the season opener to EC, but have since ripped off 13 straight victories, led by a defense that leads the state, allowing just 6.1 ppg. The Tigers shut out six straight opponents to finish the regular season and then posted a seventh in a 28-0 victory over Greensburg in the sectional semifinal. Only East Central in Week 1 and Milan in Week 3 have scored more than once against the Tigers. Jake Pierce leads Logansport’s defense with 114 tackles, 10 TFLs and four INTs. Niko Ferreira has 95 tackles, Noah Knigga 79 tackles and 14 TFLs and Zavyn Slayback four interceptions. Lawrenceburg rolled to a 35-7 victory over Monrovia in the semistate after dispatching Southridge 31-7 in the regional and Batesville 33-7 in the sectional final. The Tigers’ running game is led by Teagan Bennett (1,410 yards, 18 TDs) and Alex Witte (1,201 yards, 18 TDs). QB Logan Ahaus has thrown for 1,106 yards and 11 touchdowns. Chatard went 5-4 in the regular season but was still in the top 5 because of its schedule - the losses came to two semistate teams in larger classes - Roncalli and Cathedral - as well as two quality out-of-state teams. In the tournament, the Trojans used a powerful offense to score 40-plus points in four consecutive games, winning a tough sectional field with a 49-13 win over Guerin Catholic in the championship game. They then defeated Yorktown 42-14 in the regional and No. 1 West Lafayette 21-3 in the semistate. QB Drew VanVleet has thrown for 2,732 yards and 28 TDs, completing 68 percent of his passes, with Noah Dudick (816 yards, 8 TDs) and Aiden Duncan (788 yards, 7 TDs) his top targets. The Trojans have a balanced running game that averages 145 yards per contest, as well. Class 2A: (3) Andrean (10-3) vs. (5) Evansville Mater Dei (11-3), 11 a.m. Friday The first game of the State Finals will be the first of two rematches from last year’s championship game, a game Andrean won 21-9 to clinch its third state football title. Mater Dei has climbed one rung of the ladder each of the last three seasons - sectional champion in 2019, regional in 2020, semistate in 2021 and is now looking to add the program’s first state championship since 2000. The Wildcats have been a state runner-up four times since then. Head coach Mike Goebel led the Wildcats to that 2000 title and also has won 12 state championships as Mater Dei’s wrestling coach. Andrean features one of the state’s top players in all-everything back Drayk Bowen, who has run for 1,689 yards and 26 TDs and leads the 59ers on defense with 137 tackles, 19 TFLs, five sacks and two interceptions. The 59ers balance the run and the pass, with Bowen leading the way in the running game and Billy Henry throwing for 1,837 yards and 23 TDs in the passing game, with Patrick Clacks (1,075 yards, 14 TDs) his top target. The 59ers opened the tournament with a 28-6 victory over previously-unbeaten LaVille before defeating two other ranked teams - Lafayette Central Catholic 30-12 in the regional and Fort Wayne Luers 48-29 in the semistate. Bowen was unstoppable in the semistate, running for 358 yards and five touchdowns. Andrean jumped ahead 28-13 at halftime and continued to extend the lead. Mater Dei’s offense was also unstoppable in a 51-28 regional victory over previously-unbeaten Linton. QB Mason Wunderlich was 14-18 for 222 yards, while senior Joey Pierre ran for 181 yards and a score. Mater Dei’s Mason Wunderlich is ninth in the state with 2,565 passing yards and has thrown for 27 touchdowns. Ethan Stolz (676 yards, 9 TDs) and Blake Herdes (567 yards, 7 TDs) are his top targets. Pierre (1,015 yards, 12 TDs) leads the running game. Mater Dei tied for first in the tough Southern Indiana Athletic Conference and after rolling through the sectional, won a 35-28 game over Triton Central - also ranked No. 5 in the coaches poll - in the regional before the win over Linton in the semistate. Class A: (2) Adams Central (14-0) at (1) Indianapolis Lutheran (14-0), 11 a.m. Saturday It’s the one matchup of unbeaten teams in the State Finals and the second rematch. The top two teams in the Class A rankings meet for the state championship. Last year’s meeting was a classic, with Lutheran winning 34-28 for its first-ever football state championship. The Saints are making their third State Finals appearance in four years, while Adams Central’s Jets are seeking their first state title since 2000. Lutheran has the state’s highest-scoring offense, tallying 49.4 ppg, led by the state’s passing leader Jackson Willis. He stepped into the QB role this season and has thrown for 3,890 yards. Micah Mackay ranks third in the state with 1,403 receiving yards. Adams Central tallies 46.1 ppg offensively, fourth in the state. Both teams have also been stout defensively - Lutheran allows 9.7 ppg and Adams Central 10.1 ppg. Adams Central’s Wing-T offense has always featured a powerful running game under 14th-year coach Michael Mosser and this year is more of the same. The Jets tally 316 yards per game on the ground, led by Keegan Bluhm (1,488 yards, 18 TDs), Ryan Black (931 yards, 28 TDs) and Gavin Clark (810 yards, 10 TDs). As the quarterback, Black has thrown for 800 yards. AC’s defense, led by Bluhm (93 tackles, 3 INTs) and Jack Hamilton (89 tackles, 4 INTs), allows 191 total yards per game. The Jets have played one game decided by less than 21 points this season - a 25-21 victory over Eastside in Week 2. In the tournament, they’ve tallied at least 35 points in each game, with identical 35-0 wins over Carroll (Flora) and North Judson in the regional and semistate. Lutheran has rapidly built into a state power under 15th-year head coach Dave Pasch, with Willis and Mackay leading an offense that tallies 457 yards per game. In addition, Joe Davis has rushed for 1,769 yards and 28 touchdowns, complementing the Saints’ powerful passing game. Their defense allows 170 yards per game, led by Jonny Hall (105 tackles, 4 INTs). Like Adams Central, the Saints have played two games decided by less than 21 points this season - a 54-41 victory over Triton Central in Week 3 and a 28-19 win over Scecina in Week 6. The Saints shut out South Putnam, Cloverdale and Covenant Christian to win the sectional before beating Providence 49-7 in the regional and North Decatur 28-7 in the semistate. Davis ran for 207 yards and Willis threw for 220 in the semistate.

And heres how were gonna do it ok so after every game were gonna have a post game press conference were gonna sell tickets to that too alcohol will be sold (things probably gonna be hosted at the local watering hole of whatever town your in) every friday night for 2 and a half hours, the refs will justify their actions in front of a crowd of extremely pleasant people getting absolutely slammed at the bar the refs make all the ticket price back (so the bigger the mob the more they get paid) this is a good idea and you know it and for the inevitable "WHY DONT YOU TRY BEING A ZEBRA" comment All I have to say is be careful what you wish for.

I reckon we’ve learned two things: 1)GID was here before DT and will be here after DT. 2)There is not an Internet forum/social media site DT won’t try to hijack in order to satisfy his ego.

Stinky, Stink, Stink 1.2..3... Even the Pope is a Tiger Fan this week! STC and the Pope go way back you see He even told STC he my crush a latte when they beat BC!!! Buckle up Pope Francis and you will drink, cause we got a 30 rack for just you and STC! Tiger BL's & Tiger Latte's FOREVER - Fake Wine NEVER!!!

I wish everyone a very blessed Thanksgiving! Lots of football to watch!

CG's helmets will have a #13 sticker on them Friday night as a tribute to Owen Scheele.

Best of luck to our sister school! I'll be watching Saturday morning and rooting for a Wildcat win! Nothing better than turkey and the fixings after a Thanksgiving Day football practice. Go Cats!!

If the schedules were correct, they played some ACAC schools like Adams Central in middle school. Rumor is that once they go 11 man that they will join the ACAC for football at least. Makes sense when thinking about proximity near Woodlan & Heritage but not so much when Jay County & Southern Wells are mentioned. I believe they did fill in a couple of years in the ACAC basketball tournament when Garrett went to NECC.

Here is the issue I have brought up for years. While enrollment numbers may LOOK the same as far as a number on paper; they definitely are not the same. The focus is off for this discussion. It is not who is in those non public buildings, it is who is NOT in those building that the public schools with the same raw number do have in their buildings. As far as who is in each building, the potential numbers of players for non public schools is more on par with schools that are a class above and for some even 2 classes above.

The Baseball Coaches Association submitted a proposal for sectional alignment. Not only were they not invited to participate in the meeting their proposal was given ZERO consideration. It’s not hard to figure out.

No one here is talking about the best sport, rugby. No helmets or passing. Six Nations is the best.

i think you would be surprised

IHSAA Baseball Sectional Assignments for 2022-23, 2023-24 Class 3A 17. (8): Andrean, Boone Grove, Calumet, Griffith, Hanover Central, Highland, Rensselaer Central, River Forest https://legacy.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/quick resources/Enrollments & Classifications/2022-23 2023-24/2022-23 2023-24 Baseball Assignments.pdf

Thanks but I don't need flags to officiate a football game I once officiated a snow football game using coors light cans as flags people are much less likely to foul when you're throwing beer cans at them I COULD HOWEVER TAKE A WHISTLE!

I got plenty of whistles and flags!

The answer is yes. The only schools that have feeders though are Ritter, Chatard, Scecina, and Roncalli as they are the only Parochial High Schools that are part of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Cathedral and Brebeuf Jesuit are Private schools. Cathedral however from 1919 to the 1970's Cathedral was one of the original Parochial schools in downtown Indianapolis prior to the others being built. After closing its doors Alumni saved it, moved it, and made it Private. Many of the feeder schools now held by the other Parochial High Schools have a tradition of legacy students whose parent, grand-parents, great-grandparents etc went to Cathedral and they follow in those footsteps. There are plenty of kids with D1 potential that have gone to many of the Private/Parochial schools not just Cathedral. The Northeast side of Indianapolis is littered with talent. Cathedral, Chatard, North Central, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, and Heritage Christian all are in rather close proximity of each other. That is the biggest cluster of High Schools in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.

I think what @Bobref's getting at ... and by the way, he really does need to get that "Law of Unintended Consequences" copyrighted as it plays out so much in Indiana football and someone is bound to steal it and make a t-shirt with it ... is there's plenty of stuff that tends to be done that seemingly fixes a problem and/or, probably more importantly sometimes, "sticks it to someone" only to see another bigger or similar issue pop up.

Well you guys are going to have to get SF'd ... or just F'd as some might refer to it ... so you can get up on that 4A Sectional of Death action.

This statement is very tiresome. There isn't 2 million to choose from with Private schools you can stop with that there isn't even 1/4th of that. Aside from that the 1 Parochial School from Indy in the State Finals (Chatard) lists the elementary schools their players attended (there is a grand total of 2 that didn't attend a Catholic elementary school and one of them was a move in from out of state) so much for 2 million to choose from. That is pretty much BS banter from someone outside of Indianapolis and surrounding counties.

The “Law of Unintended Consequences” strikes again!

On a side note it is a shame that Drew Wheat had a season ending injury his Senior year. He has been a large part of CG's success the last couple of years. Don't get me wrong CG hasn't missed a beat with Coyle, but I never enjoy seeing a Senior not being able to get out there and play!

100% and the enrollment difference between Center Grove and FW Carroll isn't that large just under 300 students. There are a multitude of reasons I am picking CG over FW Carroll, Coach Moore has a lot to do with that choice. His resume as a Head Coach over the last 28 years speaks for itself, and the platform he has taken Center Grove Football (and track as well) is quite impressive. I have watched it slowly develop after he took the job in 1999. Went 5-5 to 13-2 in 1 year, they have had a short stint of average years. Right now they pretty much just reload instead of rebuild.

Maybe your best post yet Rodney.

Can you point to concrete evidence that suggest a team didn't win because they had extra "purpose" ? It goes both ways . There is no evidence either way , that's why it's an opinion .

Moeller's win over Lakota West is the primary reason and the rematch will settle the issue.

By Indy proper you must mean IPS. Yes IPS is terrible busing many years ago killed IPS being competitive in football as athletes were being bused to Township schools outside 465. Indianapolis still has great football teams inside 465. Cathedral, Chatard, Brebeuf, Heritage Christian, and Speedway are all inside Indianapolis or Indy Proper. There is a good history with IPS in the past. The last really good IPS was around 1999 with Arlington High School who went 11-2 (see below). Washington, Howe, Arsenal Tech all had a rich history in football. Washington dies off after Coach Springer retired (McGinnis and Downing weren't only great basketball players but also great football players). So yes IPS is now terrible but not all of the Indy proper is terrible. I asked a simple question and you took it to the max, that's on you.

Yep I laughed out loud when I saw starting rate for someone that’s need a degree

Will firearms be allowed?

It’s USC week … the enemy of our blood.

Why … it’s absolutely BRILLIANT, I tell you!

The biggest difference why Center Grove was able to beat Cathedral in the tournament and Brownsburg couldn't: Physical and mental toughness, especially the mental toughness. It's embedded in Center Grove's culture, all the way down to the bantam leagues. It's why Center Grove is about to 3-peat and why Brownsburg will never reach the state finals as long as John Hart is their head coach. Hats off to Eric Moore and the Center Grove program. They've earned the right to be the favorite in the 6A tournament every year until somebody finally beats them.

That's a lot of responsibility for 21.25 an hour. Doesn't seem to have much time to coach

Let’s get this back on topic. I’ll be the first to say I was skeptical about MD returning to state without Humphries, Boots and especially Ralph. But i was really impressed last Friday night! The offense really clicked last Friday, no offense to Linton but it was ugly.

MD families pay for religious education. They are not paying for an athletic experience. They could all send their kids to reitz for free and have a similar athletic experience. It's the same families generation after generation. It's not like MD has a ton of transfers every year that keeps them competitive. As far as the family things goes, you are incorrect about families sending their better athletes to MD and the other siblings to NP. There have been several MD students transfer to NP after starting at MD. there are also times where an 8th grader looks and assumes they won't be as successful (i.e. playing time) at MD and goes somewhere else. I don't think it has anything to do with a parent consciously picking the better athlete in the family and send them to MD. That's a ridiculous assertion IMO.

I would say that roughly 50% of NP kids are very similar to 90-95% of the MD kids. The biggest difference between these kids (the roughly 215 NP kids that have similar home life as the 450 MD kids) is expectations at home. MD families are paying for an education and athletic experience, they are more involved with their kids school and extracurriculars. These numbers seem to translate to roster size as well. NP has 40 kids playing football, MD has 80ish (way more last year.) Routinely? I got tired of looking but going back to the early 2000's NP has won 5 out of the last 27 or so games in boys basketball vs MD. So NP wins 16% of the time in the last 20 years, for reference against Evansville North (1600 students) same time period NP has won 5 out 17 games (about 30%.) I can't tell you about baseball those stats aren't as easy for me to find but we have had some really good baseball teams including back to back state titles so I imagine that is pretty close. As far as siblings at both schools, not always but usually the family will send the better athlete to MD and the rest to NP. Again its about expectations, freshmen receiver at MD is supposed to be the star while junior sister and 8th grade brother at NP are pushed in a different direction. To be clear I didn't say anything good or bad about MD, I presented the facts of this years 2A tournament. Good luck to the Wildcats

You honestly think that there are even close to the same number of quality success driven student athletes between MD and NP....you really wanna say that? You have to realize that when someone pays for a service it because they are looking for specific outcomes, and when someone only attends an institution because the law says they have they are typically a completely different kind of student.....this completely skews "enrollment" and why an "enrollment" only classification system can never work, particularly if you are allowing publics and privates in the same tournament. Enrollment only might work if you only had publics in the system or only had privates in the system because then the effective enrollments are like for like. The two ways of doing school are so distinctively different with regard to student population type, enrollment alone just won't work and doesn't and hasn't. Unless as a private parent you feel entitled that your enrollment fees should also purchase you an unfair advantage in the tournament.

PLAYOFFS – (# National Rank – () State Rank) No state rank in nationally ranked ALABAMA – Class 7A Semi-Finals (4) Auburn (12-1) 14 #98 Phenix City Central (10-3) 13 #68 Alabaster Thompson (10-3) 40 #58 Hoover (11-2) 10 Class 6A Quarterfinals Birmingham Mountain Brook (11-2) 49 (6) Hartselle (12-1) 30 (8) Saraland (12-1) 57 Homewood (11-3) 56 ARIZONA – Conference 6A First Round Gilbert Highland (8-3) 57 Tucson Salpointe Catholic (7-5) 22 Queen Creek Casteel (8-3) 70 Laverne Cesar Chavez (5-6) 30 Queen Creek (7-4) 37 Anthem Boulder Creek (5-6) 7 Mesa Red Mountain (7-4) 45 Phoenix Brophy College Prep (3-8) 38 ARKANSAS – Class 7A Quarterfinals #64 Bryant (10-0) 42 Rogers (7-3) 7 (6) Conway (10-2) 37 Fayetteville (7-4) 0 (5) Cabot (10-2) 41 Centerton Bentonville West (8-4) 21 (3) Bentonville (10-1) 45 North Little Rock (6-6) 0 CALIFORNIA – Southern Section Division 1 Semi-Finals #1 Santa Ana Mater Dei (12-0) 52 #38 Los Alamitos (8-3) 0 #2 Bellflower St. John Bosco (11-1) 41 #26 Mission Viejo (10-2) 6 Northern Section Open Division Final Concord De LaSalle (9-3) 30 #49 Pittsburg (10-2) 23 Sac-Joaquin Division 1 Semi-Finals #42 Folsom (11-1) 62 Modesto Central Catholic (8-5) 27 Central Coast Division 1 Semi-Finals #24 San Mateo Serra (12-0) 57 Salinas (10-2) 21 COLORADO – Class 5A Quarterfinals (2) Greenwood Village Cherry Creek (10-2) 42 Highlands Ranch Thunderidge (11-2) 7 (5) Arvada Ralston Valley (10-2) 28 (6) Littleton Columbine (10-2) 7 (3) Highlands Ranch Valor Christian (10-2) 45 Aurora Regis Jesuit (7-5) 28 Colorado Springs Pine Creek (10-2) 24 (4) Aurora Grandview (9-3) 3 DELAWARE – Class 3A First Round Middletown (7-4) 34 Wilmington Salesianum (7-4) 0 Dover (7-4) 20 Georgetown Sussex Central (8-3) 0 Smyrna (10-1) 50 Lewes Cape Henlopen (4-7) 0 Wilmington St. George’s Tech (5-6) 13 West Middletown Appoquinimink (6-5) 7 FLORIDA – Class 4M Second Round #21 Miami Columbus (11-1) 28 Miami Palmetto (6-6) 0 Class 4S Second Round #30 Lakeland (11-0) 47 New Port Ritchie Mitchell (8-4) 10 Class 3M Second Round #40 Orlando Edgewater (11-0) 28 (17) Tampa Bay Tech (10-2) 24 #5 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (11-0) 63 Delray Beach Atlantic (8-4) 14 #83 Orlando Jones (10-2) 49 Oviedo (10-2) 21 Class 3S Second Round Fort Walton Beach Choctawatchee (7-5) 30 #67 Pensacola Pine Forest (10-1) 29 Class 2M Second Round #28 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (11-1) 43 Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (9-3) 27 #4 Miami Central (11-0) 34 (16) Miami Northwestern (6-5) 30 Class 1M Second Round # 8 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (10-0) 48 Hollywood Avant Garde Academy (6-4) 0 GEORGIA – Class 7A Second Round (9) Marietta Walton (10-2) 42 #7 Buford (11-1) 35 #19 Hochston Mill Creek (11-1) 43 #92 Kennesaw North Cobb (9-3) 7 #82 Loganville Grayson (10-2) 28 Kingsland Camden County (8-4) 10 #22 Norman Park Colquitt County (12-0) 49 Kennesaw Harrison (4-8) 28 Class 6A Second Round #15 Fairbanks Langston Hughes (12-0) 77 Cumming North Forsyth (8-4) 16 #96 Roswell (11-1) 49 Altoona (6-6) 30 Class 3A Second Round #51 Ellenwood Cedar Grove (9-2) 70 Dacula Hebron Christian (9-3) 33 IDAHO – Class 5A Final (4) Rigby (11-2) 28 (1) Meridian (11-1) 21 Class 4A Final Idaho Falls Skyline (10-3) 50 (2) Boise Bishop Kelly (12-1) 35 Class 3A Final (3) Sugar City Salem (11-0) 20 (5) Homedale (10-2) 15 Class 2A Final Montpelier Bear Lake (10-1) 14 Firth (8-3) 6 ILLINOIS – Class 8A Semi-Finals #76 Frankfort Lincoln-Way East (13-0) 31 (12) Glen Ellyn Glenbard West (11-2) 7 #54 Wilmette Loyola Academy (12-1) 30 (8) Elmhurst York (12-1) 3 Class 7A Semi-Finals #43 Chicago Mt. Carmel (13-0) 20 (7) Chicago St. Rita (9-3) 9 Class 6A Semi-Finals #46 East St. Louis (11-2) 32 Lemont (12-1) 29 INDIANA – Class 6A Semi-Finals (6) Fort Wayne Carroll (13-0) 21 #81 Fishers Hamilton Southeastern (12-1) 15 (3) Greenwood Center Grove (11-2) 33 #50 Indianapolis Cathedral (10-2) 10 Class 5A Semi-Finals (10) Whiteland (12-1) 21 Newberg Castle (8-5) 7 Valparaiso (10-3) 22 (8) Fort Wayne Snider (11-2) 21 IOWA – Class 5A Final (5) Pleasant Hill Southeast Polk (12-1) 49 Wes Des Moines Valley (8-5) 14 Class 4A Final (1) Cedar Rapids Xavier (13-0) 45 (2) Council Bluffs Lewis Central (12-1) 38 Class 3A Final (3) Harlan (12-1) 30 Mt. Vernon (11-2) 23 Class 2A Final (4) Rock Rapids Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (13-0) 10 Williamsburg (12-1) 6 Class 1A Final Van Meter (11-1) vs. Hawarden West Sioux (11-1) KANSAS – Class 6A Semi-Finals (2) Manhattan (12-0) 28 (4) Derby (9-3) 23 Olathe Northwest (8-3) vs. Gardener- Edgerton (8-3) Class 5A Semi-Finals (1) Maize (12-0) 42 (5) Hays (10-2) 9 Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege (10-2) 38 Overland Park Aquinas (9-3) 28 KENTUCKY – Class 6A Quarterfinals Lexington Bryan Station (10-3) 10 (5) Louisville Trinity (8-5) 7 Louisville Male (9-4) 23 Henderson County (10-3) 10 Class 5A Quarterfinals (1) Lexington Frederick Douglass (12-0) 21 Versailles Woodford County (11-1) 7 (7) Somerset Southwestern (13-0) 23 (2) Georgetown Scott County (11-2) 22 LOUISIANA – Division 1S Second Round #34 Baton Rouge Catholic (10-1) 24 Metairie Archbishop Rummel (6-6) 0 #48 New Orleans Edna Karr (7-3) 34 Baton Rouge Scotlandville (6-6) 26 Division 1NS Second Round #59 Destrehan (11-0) 35 Geismar Dutchtown (7-4) 14 #80 Zachary (9-2) 20 West Monroe (8-3) 10 MAINE – Class A Final (1) South Paris Oxford Hills (11-0) 21 (3) Saco Thornton Academy (8-3) 7 Class B Final (4) Skowhegan (10-2) 20 Portland (8-4) 14 Class C Final (2) Turner Levitt (11-0) 46 Waldoboro Medomak Valley (10-3) 6 Class D Final Dover-Foxcroft Academy (10-1) 41 Lisbon Falls Lisbon/St. Dominic (7-4) 22 MARYLAND – WCAC Capital Final #93 Washington (DC) St. Johns (8-4) 7 #17 Hyattsville DeMatha (10-2) 3 WCAC Metro Final (7) Washington (DC) Archbishop Carroll (10-2) 46 Chantilly (VA) St. Paul (9-3) 28 Class 4A Quarterfinals Upper Marlboro Wise (11-1) 51 Silver Spring Blair (9-2) 7 Annapolis Broadneck (10-1) 39 Potomac Churchill (9-3) 7 MASSACHUTTES – Division 1 Semi-Finals Danvers St. John Prep (8-2) 28 Lawrence Central Catholic (8-3) 7 (3) Springfield Central (10-1) 54 Methuem (8-3) 14 Division 2 Semi-Finals (1) West Roxbury Catholic Memorial (10-0) 41 (5) Milford (9-2) 7 (4) Wrentham King Phillip Regional (9-1) 17 Attleboro Bishop Feeham (6-4) 10 MICHIGAN – Division 1 Semi-Finals (4) Caledonia (12-1) 21 (12) Clarkston (10-3) 0 #27 Belleville (13-0) 29 (15) Detroit Cass Tech (9-4) 28 Division 2 Semi-Finals #72 Warren De LaSalle Collegiate (12-1) 43 Beverly Hills Groves (9-4) 15 (11) Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central (13-0) 20 (9) Dexter (12-1) 17 MINNESOTA – Class 6A Semi-Finals (4) Rosemount (12-0) 14 Eden Prairie (9-3) 10 (5) Maple Grove (12-0) 14 Lakeville South (9-3) 7 Class 5A Semi-Finals (1) Mankota West (12-0) 14 Rogers (9-4) 10 (2) Elk River (12-0) 38 Mahtomedi (10-2) 21 MISSISSIPPI – Class 6A Quarterfinals #91 Tupelo (13-0) 28 Madison Central (8-4) 7 (5) Brandon (11-1) 36 (7) Vicksburg Warren Central (10-2) 28 (4) Ocean Springs (12-0) 42 (3) Hattiesburg Oak Grove (10-3) 25 Class 5A Quarterfinals #85 Picayune (13-0) 28 Laurel West Jones (8-4) 17 MISSOURI – Class 6 Semi-Finals #53 St. Louis Christian Brothers (12-1) 46 #73 Liberty North (12-1) 21 (3) Lee’s Summit North (12-1) 33 St. Louis DeSmet Jesuit (7-6) 6 Class 5 Semi-Finals (4) St. Charles Howell (12-0) 49 Wentzville Timberland (9-4) 18 (6) Carthage (11-1) 35 (5) Lebanon (11-2) 14 MONTANA – Class AA Final (2) Helena Capital (12-0) 35 Bozeman (9-3) 14 Class A Final (1) Lewistown Fergus (12-0) 34 (5) Billings Central Catholic (10-2) 14 Class B Final Florence-Carlton (10-2) 48 Missoula Loyola-Sacred Heart (7-6) 7 NEBRASKA – Class A Final (7) Omaha Westside (12-1) 43 (1) Gretna (12-1) 41 Class B Final (2) Omaha Gross Catholic (11-0) vs. (5) Bennington (12-0) Class C1 Final (3) Aurora (12-0) vs. (4) Pierce (12-0) Class C2 Final (6) Norfolk Catholic (12-0) vs. Hartington Cedar Catholic (9-3) NEVADA – Class 5A Final #3 Las Vegas Bishop Gorman (13-1) 70 Reno Bishop Manogue (11-3) 6 Class 4A Final (4) Las Vegas Silverado (12-0) 51 (5) Las Vegas Shadow Ridge (11-2) 27 Class 3A Final Truckee (CA) (11-1) 40 Henderson Sports Leadership and Management (8-4) 13 Class 2A Final Las Vegas Meadows School (12-1) 27 Panaca Lincoln County (10-2) 12 Class 1A Final Alamo Pahranagat Valley (10-2) 26 Las Vegas Spring Mountain (9-3) 18 NEW HAMPSHIRE – Division 1 Semi-Finals (1) Londonberry (10-1) 21 Derry Pinkerton (10-2) 7 Beford (8-3) 32 (3) Plaistow Timberland (9-3) 0 Division 2 Final (2) Pelham (12-0) 35 (3) Amherst Souhegan (10-2) 6 NEW JERSEY – Non-Pubic Class A Semi-Finals #63 Ramsay Don Bosco Prep (9-2) 48 West Orange Seton Hall Prep (6-6) 14 #56 Oradell Bergen Catholic (10-1) 28 Morristown Delbarton (6-6) 7 Non-Pubic Class B Semi-Finals (3) Red Bank Catholic (10-1) 50 (9) Abescon Holy Spirit (8-2) 21 Wayne DePaul (7-5) 35 (10) Hammonton St. Joseph (7-3) 14 NEW MEXICO – Class 6A Semi-Finals (3) Rio Rancho Cleveland (10-2) 47 (5) Albuquerque Volcano Vista (10-3) 24 (2) Albuquerque La Cueva (11-1) 42 (1) Las Cruces Centennial (9-2) 35 Class 5A Semi-Finals Farmington Piedra Vista (11-1) 13 Roswell (9-3) 7 Artesia (10-2) 49 Deming (8-5) 12 NEW YORK – NYCGSFL Class AAA Final (1) Melville St. Anthony’s (10-1) 50 (5) New Rochelle Iona Prep (9-3) 18 NYSPHAAA Class A Regionals (2) Endicott Union-Endicott (9-1) 42 Camillus West Genesse (9-3) 7 NYSPHAAA Class B Regionals Pleasantville (11-0) 33 Port Jervis (10-2) 7 Long Island Division 1 Quarterfinals Massapequa (8-2) 21 Baldwin (8-3) 7 NORTH CAROLINA – Class 4A Third Round (3) Cornelius Hough (11-2) 17 #77 Kernersville East Forsyth (12-1) 7 #95 Greensboro Grimsley (13-0) 44 (7) Charlotte Independence (11-2) 36 Asheville A.C. Reynolds (12-1) 21 Matthews Butler (11-2) 17 Matthews Weddington (12-1) 35 Greensboro Northwest Guilford (10-3) 14 OHIO – Division 1 Regional Finals #29 Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (13-1) 38 #25 West Chester Lakota West (13-1) 20 #31 Lakewood St. Edwards (13-1) 27 (14) Mentor (9-4) 0 #99 Massillon Washington (12-1) 24 Uniontown Lake (12-2) 6 Division 2 Regional Finals #44 Akron Archbishop Hoban (12-1) 41 (13) Hudson (13-1) 7 OKLAHOMA – Class 6A-I Quarterfinals #66 Tulsa Union (11-0) 45 Broken Arrow (5-7) 17 (4) Jenks (10-2) 34 Mustang (8-3) 31 #79 Bixby (10-1) 63 Enid (5-5) 0 Class 6A-II Quarterfinals (3) Stillwater (11-0) 56 Bartesville (5-7) 0 OREGON – Class 6A Semi-Finals (3) West Linn (11-1) 49 #100 Portland Central Catholic (10-2) 17 (2) Eugene Sheldon (12-0) 28 Tualatin (9-3) 14 Class 5A Semi-Finals Wilsonville (10-2) 23 Bend (10-2) 14 (4) Bend Summit (11-1) 41 Springfield Thurston (9-3) 14 PENNSYLVANIA – Class 6A Third Round #23 Philadelphia St. Joseph Prep (9-1) 49 Philadelphia Northwest (8-3) 0 (3) Glen Mills Garnet Valley (12-0) 28 Exton Downingtown East (9-4) 17 (12) Harrisburg (9-2) 44 (11) York Central York (9-2) 7 Class 4A Third Round (7) Aliquippa (11-0) 42 McKeesport (11-2) 7 RHODE ISLAND – Division 1 Final Providence LaSalle Academy (7-3) 38 (1) Warwick Bishop Hendricken (7-3) 23 Division 2 Final (3) Pawtucket St. Raphael Academy (9-2) 7 Portsmouth (7-4) 3 Division 3 Final (4) Middletown (10-1) 14 (5) West Warwick (7-3) 7 Division 4 Final Esmond Smithfield (10-0) 18 Central Falls/Blackstone Valley (8-2) 6 SOUTH CAROLINA – Class 5A Quarterfinals #35 Irmo Dutch Fork (12-1) 63 Spartanburg (8-5) 14 Gaffney (9-3) 34 (9) Duncan Byrnes (9-4) 28 Class 4A Quarterfinals #89 Florence South Florence (13-0) 52 Charleston James Island (11-2) 21 (3) Columbia Flora (13-0) 50 (7) Florence West Florence (11-2) 19 TENNESSEE – Division I Class 6A Quarterfinals #61 Murfreesboro Oakland (12-1) 48 Murfreesboro Blackman (10-3) 23 Division II Class AAA Semi-Finals #41 Nashville Montgomery Bell Academy (12-0) 28 (8) Chattanooga McAllie (10-3) 27 (5) Chattanooga Baylor (10-2) 44 (10) Brentwood Academy (9-3) 39 Division II Class AA Semi-Finals #10 Nashville Lipscomb Academy (12-0) 44 Knoxville Webb (10-1) 7 TEXAS – Class 6A Division I Second Round #9 Austin Westlake (12-0) 45 New Braunfels (8-4) 14 #12 Houston North Shore (12-0) 43 Dickinson (8-4) 34 #14 Duncanville (11-0) 41 Wylie (8-4) 0 #39 Humble Atascocita (10-2) 35 League City Clear Springs (8-4) 7 Lewisville (11-1) 10 #55 Arlington Martin (10-2) 0 #71 Houston Westfield (11-1) 41 Spring Klein Collins (10-2) 38 #75 Prosper (11-1) 38 Fort Worth North Crowley (11-1) 26 Class 6A Division II Second Round #18 Katy (12-0) 63 Houston Memorial (8-4) 21 #20 Southlake Carroll (12-0) 69 Wolfforth Frenship (9-3) 14 Austin Lake Travis (7-4) 24 #62 Cibolo Steele (11-1) 21 #65 DeSoto (10-2) 52 Rockwall-Heath (7-5) 7 #16 Denton Guyer (12-0) 63 #78 Dallas Highland Park (11-1) 42 Class 5A Division I Second Round #36 Longview (12-0) 38 Frisco Lone Star (9-3) 17 UTAH – Class 6A Final #90 Lehi Skybridge (13-1) 17 #84 Draper Corner Canyon (11-3) 7 Class 5A Final #52 Lehi (14-0) 29 (4) Provo Timpview (10-3) 23 VIRGINIA – Class 6 Regional Semi-Finals Chesapeake Western Branch (11-2) 28 (4) Chesapeake Oscar Smith (8-2) 14 Fairfax (12-0) 63 Burke Lake Braddock (9-3) 21 Class 5 Regional Semi-Finals #57 Highland Springs (12-0) 33 Richmond Freeman (9-3) 10 Class 3 Regional Semi-Finals #69 Hampton Phoebus (11-0) 42 Portsmouth Norcom (8-4) 0 WASHINGTON – Class 4A Quarterfinals (3) Seattle O’Dea (10-1) 42 Stanwood (10-2) 21 (7) Graham-Kapowsin (10-2) 28 (4) Sumner (10-2) 21 Class 3A Quarterfinals #74 Sammamish Eastside Catholic (11-0) 35 Ferndale (9-3) 18 (5) Yelm (13-0) 36 Kennewick (9-3) 27 WEST VIRGINIA – Class AAA Quarterfinals (2) Martinsburg (10-2) 21 (5) Bridgeport (8-3) 3 (1) Huntington (11-1) 51 Shenandoah Jefferson (8-4) 7 (4) Hurricane (10-2) 56 Charleston George Washington (9-3) 28 Parkersburg South (11-1) 58 Inwood Musselman (8-4) 14 WISCONSIN – Division 1 Final (2) Kimberly (13-1) 34 (5) Mukwonago (12-2) 30 Division 2 Final Wales Kettle Moraine (11-3) 27 DePere West DePere (12-2) 10 Division 3 Final Monroe (14-0) 35 West Salem (12-2) 14 Division 4 Final Columbus (14-0) 23 (1) Waukesha Catholic Memorial (13-1) 21

Don't you worry about coach Rodney We'll be back stronger than ever come august were gonna be running the dive were gonna be running the victory formation touchdown pass were probably gonna get 65 flags a game

It's unfortunate that assumptions are made about people who reside in rural areas. Yes, I live in a rural setting. But I'm highly educated and know a fair bit about private education. I will not speak poorly of private schooling, but I do enjoy seeing public schools overcome their disadvantages to beat similar-sized private schools.

You're American when you go into the bathroom, and you're American when you come out. What are you when you are IN the bathroom? Your - A - Peein......🤣

To be somewhat clear on this whole thread, I essentially ACCUSED the IHSAA of Gerrymandering in another thread to put all the P&Ps in the same sectional(s) whenever they possibly can. My point was if they didn’t intentionally do this then the Success Factored teams might actually stay “up”. Certainly the case with Chatard/Roncalli. Having Chatard go North in 4A and Roncalli stay South would arguably be the “non-Gerrymandered” (I am straining the King’s English to a breaking point here) result that would actually result in what most want (likely including Chatard) - Chatard to no longer be in 3A. My opinion has long been that the IHSAA had less of a problem in football with P&P’s overall than it had a specific problem with Chatard in 3A and Cathedral in any class excepting 6A. Certainly the same could also be said of LCC in 1A. Well…they solved their Cathedral “problem”…..at least for the time being….even artificially shortening the “bump-up” timetable to do so. They put LCC on a Sectional island…solving that problem. The Chatard 3A problem only required them to keep Chatard and Roncalli (and probably Chatard/New Pal these days) in separate sectionals. It’s a very easy fix and, frankly, just the opposite of Gerrymandering. But the IHSAA does so love artificially eliminating P&P’s in Sectionals whenever possible that they continually lose sight of the Success Factor “big picture”. So, I would argue that the remaining P&P problem is an actual result of the IHSAA’s historic Gerrymandering.

They should get rid of the success factor. It's a big mess, and some of the P/P's are still able to win.

Contracted.

No, the arrogance isn't warranted. The large school divisions (6A and formerly 5A) have been ABSOLUTELY dominated by the 3 largest enrollment schools. Coincidence? Definitely no. Kudos to Center Grove for "debunking" that trend in recent years. Eric Moore is the real deal. For the most part, teams outside of the Indy area that are getting beaten by them are lower enrollment schools. Conclusion: The MIC contributed to what the HCC is today, and now the HCC is making them pay. "Competition breeds excellence." Indy suburban schools have either an enrollment advantage or an SES advantage over most of the schools they encounter outside of the Indy area. If I was forced to give an answer as to where the best football is played, I'd have to give Suburban Indy the edge. Good coaching + big enrollment + strong SES + strong competition = good luck to everyone else.

What a jagoff! I see he's still spreading his disinformation. I also see he's still not able to hire a decent graphics designer for his logo either with all of his media savvy. What is this now? The 38th iteration of his Hoosier *fill in the blank* Gridiron activity? Mine's coming in this weekend.