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Nothing yet just holding this for later

No input on the play as I've already left to start my consumption before the 4a game, but the best seat in the house is in the endzone. Real football is played between the tackles people, and the only way to truly observe it is from the endzone As a side note, in the press box you might as well be watching the game from the international space station

Post scores and your observations on the championship games here, as they happen. Here’s my view from the pressbox as we wait for the 2A game to start: Adams Central vs. Linton-Stockton.

I'm sure it's been discussed. But not having the finals broadcasted on television isn't good for high school football. I truly miss turning on local television the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving and watching some championship football in the background while you indulge on some holiday traditions. I know a lot of people looked forward to it; just something about it. What I'm not going to do is sit down and watch it on computer when I really don't have any interest in who wins or loses, and if my team is making it to Indy you can bet your bottom dollar my butt is in Lucas Oil and not my couch. Just seems like it will hurt the sport long term not showcasing it for the casual observer

The first step is always admitting that you have a problem. Only kidding enjoy your time at Lucas Oil Stadium!

I didn't feel you were ragging on them. I was just stating they have been ragged on for their schedule for several years. It was the topic of discussion prior to New Palestine playing at Bishop Chatard for Regionals and that they had not played anyone (especially in comparison to Chatard). They ended up beating Chatard at Chatard 28-21 in OT, and the game was just as good as I had expected it to be. So far this year New Palestine's toughest opponents would be Chatard, and I would put Martinsville and Decatur Central about even behind Chatard. Decatur Central does not show in their schedule because the game was called at halftime deadlocked at 21-21 but was never completed. I am not sure why it was not resumed on Saturday (I am assuming they could not get officials. Their conference is not the greatest but when it comes to the tournament the majority of them (minus Delta and Shelbyville) are all in the same sectional. Greenfield-Central (at least this year), Pendleton Heights, and Mt. Vernon aren't terrible but this year probably were not the strongest. Having watched in person and on film New Pal and watching film of East Noble they are almost mirror images of each other. Both with Power offenses and East Noble running a 3-4 defense while New Pal runs a 3-3 stack. Both teams want to run the football New Pal 3,690 rush yards 263.6 per game and East Noble 3,391 rush yards 242.2 per game. They also both can throw the ball if needed New Pal 1,847 pass yards 141.9 per game and East Noble 1,621 pass yards 115.8 per game. Both teams create a lot of turnovers New Pal 28 forced turnovers (10 fumbles 18 Int's) and East Noble 43 forced turnovers (11 fumbles 30 Int). They also both take care of the football New Pal has only turned the ball over 5 times (4 fumbles 1 Int) and East Noble has only turned the ball over 11 times (4 fumbles 7 Int). This may be the best game of the 6 State Championships (6A and 5A could be the best 2). No homer from me as I have no affiliation with New Pal or East Noble, but I will take New Pal in a coin toss game for 2 reasons a.) experience at Lucas Oil Stadium for the coaches and preparing their team for the big stage, b.) New Pal has a kicker who has a longest FG of 49 yards. Aside from that I think it is definitely a coin flip game.

That’s always a dicey situation. It’s not the number of shifts, but rather the manner in which it is done. The rule says it’s a false start to perform any act clearly designed to cause the defense to encroach. I didn’t feel like the Brownsburg shift was abrupt enough to actually look like the start of a play. But in candor, if Westfield had jumped in reaction to the shift, I would have gotten the crew together and had a conversation about it.

This aged like a bottle of Boones Farm tickled pink. I swear to God it did

I found a MaxPreps play by play.

Thanks!

In my view, speaking as one who worked the referee position for over 30 years, it was grossly negligent that one of the other crew members didn’t retrieve that flag for him while he was signaling and enforcing the penalty. I’m not kidding here. If that had been my crew, someone would have been reamed.

New Pal… way too much

Thank you, now that I know it's legal I shall aquire an alligator Side note I cant believe they allowed that incomplete pass, there was clearly defensive holding 65 yards away from the ball 2 weeks ago

Here is my Cliff Clavin moment for the day. Last time the Bears had to replace a coach during the season was in 1942 when Papa Bear stepped down to enter the Navy in WWII and was ranked a Lt. Cmdr.

Congrats..the Decatur community deserved a blue ring!!

And in great Bears’ tradition, they allowed him to have his usual day after the game morning press conference … then fired him. I believe the Bears’ organization has reached what I like to call the “Costanza Point.” It’s the place where every decision you make turns out to be wrong. So, your only chance of success is to do the exact opposite of what you would normally do in that situation. George Costanza explains and demonstrates:

Sigh …

Classy move

You would avoid this happening if you just bought a case of the refs favorite beer…

Flying Jets exercised some demons today. Congrats to the Men of Monroe!

There's a whole football game in front of you, you can watch a tv at home Will concede I haven't even read the post about what the play is about Also remove the mercy rule all together, a team that's 200 points better should win by 200 points

I dont even know where Adam's central is that's not fair

In my Grover Dill voice "Who's next?" https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42679835/sources-bears-fire-eberflus-sixth-straight-loss

Adams Central laying the hammer down so far, 32-6. So much for Rodney’s prediction earlier in the year that the South would sweep the North

What a play by 82 from ac

I believe it is only pay for view on the Ihsaa web site.

Years ago, Luers went on the road to play Winamac in the playoffs and many of the store signs in town had "Hook the Lures" on them.

Ok now, thanks for sounding like Coach Prime…

And that guy from Liptons would still be saying that the 2009 North Davies team would match up with LCC!

I usually do pubic sweeping after manscaping the pork. I gotta go

I’ll take it! You might have the 3 part right…

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

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