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I have heard these Pylon events specifically are ones to avoid. They apparently encourage taunting and celebration and that seems to feed into a frenzy that is not healthy. They also don't hold coaches and fans accountable to abuse toward officials (or probably parents to coaches). The level of talent is good, but the other stuff leads to situations like this unfortunately. Although officials don't appear to have been involved in this incident, this activity seems to jive with what I've heard about the atmosphere at these events. I never plan to work one of their events.

Very good points by @Impartial_Observer and @RetiredSouthernCoach. I hate when people try to get Jennings County to leave the conference just because their football team isn’t good. Is the school shrinking? Yes. But school size doesn’t matter as much in other sports like it does with football. We’ve seen smaller schools compete with, and beat, larger schools. I’m tired of football being the lone representation of an athletic program or school. There are 18-23 other IHSAA sports (depending on if your school has gymnastics, girls wrestling, boys volleyball, unified track, and unified flag football). Is Jennings County a threat to win the HHC title in most of those sports? No. They aren’t in many of them. However, are they going to finish dead last in every sport every single year? No. They are capable of fighting their way into the upper half in most of those sports. Personally, I think that qualifies them as being competitive enough for the HHC. Making football go independent but staying in all the other sports is the right move. However, if they shrink down to Madison’s size and go under 1,000 students then that’s the time where leaving the HHC as a whole is a logical decision.

Owen Valley has been filled: Troy Burgess hired as Owen Valley High School football coach

Best of Luck to Coach Patchett!

I think Jennings County has won enough in some sports to make it appear that way, but I do not think thats the true scenario as a whole. You look across the board at all athletics, and there have been some generational-type talents come through that kept them competitive at times. Obviously their football has struggled most years within the conference. Girls basketball has had two P4 Division one players come through, but the likelihood that there's others like them coming through any time soon is minimal, yet they have only won 6 conference titles since 1970 (according to recent post by the school). Boys basketball had a great group come through 5 or 6 years back, but have quickly went back to being unable to compete with the top of the conference. Sports like VB, Softball, Baseball have had some of their best teams come through and were unable to compete with the top of the conference. Individual sports like Track, Golf, XC, Wrestling, Tennis, ect - they have some individuals that can compete, but not competitive as a team most years. I'd also argue that the amount of "better athletes" that they have lost to transfer in multiple sports the last few years will continue and make their level lower. So i guess the question is really what "been better" implies, and if their school is content with being a consistent bottom 1/3 of the conference finisher every year in most sports. if the conference expansion happens and other schools end up in, that will only hurt the JC sports more. Just my observation from looking in on the area sports the last decade.

Across the board? Or Jeff or Madison. Jennings County’s biggest issue is the school board runs the athletic department.

Bring back the Northwest Hoosier Conference and you would have some great games including Rensselaer vs. North Judson.

https://www.nfl.com/news/sonny-jurgensen-dies-at-91-hall-of-fame-qb-washington-philadelphia Truly one of the greats.