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This is just a hunch, but perhaps Reb has access to the bird's eye view provided by a Hi-Pod X31 while everyone else is looking at an inferior shot. There's really nothing quite like an X31 fully extended on an October Friday evening, towering over all else in majestic splendor.

By the way, it's good to see that this rivalry is finally getting placed in a historical perspective. I mean, these two have played every year since about four years prior to the U.S. entering World War II. I have to really thank Marion County's unofficial official high school sports historian Jim Pich for sharing his hard work and research with Ben Davis and Warren Central.

That’s interesting because I heard inside info that is making me pick America’s team as usual. In fact I heard that Jasper will be losing a coach if they lose. Word on the street is John Goebel misses MD and is tired of coaching at Jasper because they don’t know how to play basketball up there…so if they lose on Friday he promised mike he would come back. He also said Jasper smells…again, this is just what I’ve heard.

Linton was actually in the SIAC before Memorial. They were members from 1936 until 1951. Memorial was finally allowed in 1947, five years after the IHSAA bigots finally allowed Catholic and African-American schools into full membership. Now you're not just a hat rack...

I'm not sure... interesting question. Although our school does award letters for varsity participation. I noticed DE laughed in response to your question. I will tell anyone...the girls that are truly competitive cheer are indeed athletes. Tumbling, stunts, dance, etc. They work their butts off, and it takes real strength, stamina, athleticism and courage. Vast majority of folks could not replicate what a competitive cheer team can do. Unfortunately, way too many injuries as well. I had my paradigms going in and they changed. So did my wife's who was a division 1 athlete back during her college days. https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2017/10/12/flipside-cheerleading-prevalence-catastrophic-injuries/ https://www.geisinger.org/health-and-wellness/wellness-articles/2018/02/19/15/58/jump-stunt-and-tumble-the-dangers-of-cheerleading

Hang out with a few basketball coaches and see if that changes your opinion. Actually I don't think it is one sport more selfish than the other, it comes down to the individual head coaches.

Sounds like a bad situation and a shame the coaches couldn't work together. It appears that coaches cooperate at our school, or if they don't, it doesn't show. My son wrestles and plays football, and my daughter plays basketball and is a football manager. All 3 of those coaches are flexible..........as long as they are aware of any conflicting plans.

Some excellent points..... Our youngest child, a girl, graduated from a 6A school a couple of years ago. She was a cheerleader and ran track. Cheer was an eye opener for us...how competitive it was, injuries, etc. It would start in the summer with camps, and would last through fall and winter if she cheered both football and basketball. Long season....at least we thought. Track season would start....and then the cheer coach would be at it again...tryouts near spring break for fall and practice starting immediately to be ready for the summer camp competitions. The coach would show no mercy to the girls running track or in other spring sports, and the coaches would not work together. Put our daughter and some other girls right in the middle. Track practice for a couple of hours after school, to be immediately followed by another couple hours of cheer practice. My wife and I were ticked. We went to the athletic administration for help when it became obvious coaches would not work together and compromise. No way were we subjecting our daughter to 4 hours + of practice per night, then to only start homework late. (she was an excellent student) So we put the hammer down....no cheer practice. Put her in a bad spot with her coach and she took it out on her by playing head games during the summer seasons. We coached her to simply deal with the games. She was an excellent cheerleader and we knew by fall she would be back in her spot and she was. We learned that cheer was pretty much year round....or at least 9 months if a child only cheered the fall or winter seasons. Way, way too long. It was ridiculous....coaches not working together....only wanting their needs fulfilled...obviously not concerned for the well-being of the student athlete. That cheer coach is no longer on the staff, but left a really bad taste in our mouths. Glad those days are behind in the rear view mirror.

I'd respond, if I could force myself from bed.

I think that there are a lot of valid points with all of this. I still believe that the major issue with athletics in our state is that kids don't get free time away. Our football team was doing things in the gym starting in December and used the open facilities to their fullest. If you have seen us play it hasn't helped. When most of us played in the 80's and 90's we had our season, if we wrestled or played basketball we did that, then we went to our spring sport. I played three sports and never had to practice a sport out of season. During the summer we had weights for football three days a week for an hour or two and open gyms for basketball once to twice a week for a couple of hours. These were in the evening so kids could work and if someone didn't show up the coaches didn't get their panties in a bundle. We are asking too much of kids and they decide to give up these activities so they can work, chase girls, or do something on their own. They don't need to have a coach telling them they need to lift, do 7 on 7, show up to walk throughs then go to basketball and play two leagues a week and go to workouts/open gyms. Then attend team camps on the weekends. Kids that want to work or have to work to make money so they can have a car or just some cash to take their girls out to dinner can't do that and play sports. When you make kids choose they will choose. Don't be upset when they don't choose what you want them to.

Some people say I'm apathetic, but I really don't care.

Eastern Hancock has picked up South Putnam, whose game with Edgewood had been canceled. Rematch of the legendary 1985 semistate game that was decided by a millimeter on a pass to the back of the end zone. TA was EH's DC in 1985. He once told me he was pastoring a small church at the time. The game came down to one play - a pass ruled out of bounds - by the slimmest of margins - that clinched the win for EH (which would go on to win the Class A title the next week). Nearly the entire team and coaching staff were in the pews that next Sunday. South Putnam went on to win the Class A title the next year.

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Common sense finally prevailing.

I have heard this week that several schools are no longer contact tracing. Their COVID numbers and rates are not increasing.

You needed inside information to make that pick? Any chance you could share that inside info with the rest of us? Has to be on the Mater Dei side.

I was referring to the move from Baltimore in my comment. I had forgotten about the Lucas Oil tantrum by Irsay. The elder Irsay called Baltimore's bluff in '84.

I watched it. They dominated Dwenger in the first half. And it didn't look like a fluke, they just looked like the better team.

I’ve got some inside information. I’m going to have to go with Jasper over MD.

Agree. Brodie is what the Evans kids from Central aspired to be until they got loaded down with too much mustard...

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Sounds counterproductive given what the NFL has seen in their draftees. In 2020, 85% of NFL draftees played two or more sports in high school and almost a third of them played three sports. https://www.trackingfootball.com/blog/insights-on-2020-nfl-draft-selections-as-high-school-multiple-sport-athletes/

Can attest to this. A couple of my daughters did competitive cheer for a while. The injuries were scary. Luckily, the most my girls ended up with were bruises and sprains/strains. There's definitely a lot of work that goes into it as well. The youngest eventually moved to dance team over at Jeff for a year. The halftime routines are just a small part of it. The competitions were the meat of things. Long, grueling practices and lots of bumps and bruises ... almost like playing football without pads. I'd be remiss if I didn't point out classical dance too. My middle daughter is a classically-trained ballerina as well as picking up other styles over the past half decade. Want to talk about stamina and strength! The life of a ballerina is not for the faint of heart or for the out-of-shape. The first aid kit that we had for her looked like a sideline first-aid kit for a football team with one exception ... lots more Nu-Skin in her kit. My boys did ballet for a while and learned quickly that it was as tough as playing football for the stamina. The best benefit though for them was it gave them quick feet.

Zwanzigs in one of my favorite spots. Great beer and pizza!

Undoubtedly but was just speaking regarding MY experience. Nothing more/less.

Game will be over by the time Cathedral exits the locker room. LOL

I thought I had mono once for an entire year. Turns out I was just really bored. - Wayne Campbell

I wonder if the situation would have been any different if Cheerleading was an IHSAA recognized sport(as it really should be)?

Will be interesting to see some of the young guys step up for the Panthers.

Yeah it was ridiculous definitely an embarrassment for our community. Not the way and Eastbrook Panther is taught to handle themselves.

Rack this post. https://www.freerangekids.com/

By 'trail mix' you mean chicken wings and a cheeseburger right?

I'd just be down with some good road food at a Flying J or a Pilot Truck Stop on the way. Damn good trail mix at both, btw. People's food.

Another quote from Norm I saw somewhere. “The idiot sees the world as Good v. Evil. The cynic sees the world as Evil v. Evil. The truth is that the world has always been a battle of Good v. Good.” I have to admit to listening to a TON of Norm these last 18 months and being absolutely stunned and saddened by his passing.

Bragging rights is enough

After North Posey's QB Harold Bender went 20 for 21 passing for 261 yards I think Southridge has worked on the passing defense but as one GS fan said, it does not look good for Southridge this week. I think the key to beating GS is to have fast kids that can get pressure on the QB and other quick kids that can cover the receivers because GS's QB does have a quick release.

Can’t be crowned champ if all conference games aren’t played… At least that’s what Pioneer was told last year after beating every conference opponent.

Totally bummed about Norm McDonald’s passing. He was likely my favorite comedian. He did some funny stuff early during COVID (the Bat Song and a stand up gig somewhere in LA which had a COVID-apocalyptic tilt). Hugely respected by other comics…often referred to as a “comic’s comic”.

Lot to be said there. No prob replacing NV for PH I get it. But if Park Heritage is the replacement for Southridge sumpins terribly wrong.

Pony up as a booster and maybe you will get more.

That's an understatement.

Everyone is ignoring the obvious culprits. 1. The P/P's 2. The success factor multiplier.

I usually just put “5K” when they ask for my “race,” since that’s about as far as I can go these days.

R.I.P. Norm Macdonald: https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-norm-macdonald-1847674704 Truly a great comic. He will be missed. His impression of Burt Reynolds on SNL was hilarious.

Blackford vs. Madison Grant: Blackford over madison grant by 3 scores. To many DUMB penalties for it not to be a bigger lead. Oakhill vs. Ol Miss: Ol Miss. Just because the look to be a little more athletic. OH could make it interesting if the manage 3yrds and a cloud of turf. Ole miss. By 2scores Alex vs. Elwood: Alex by 1 score because elwood plays pass defense and Alex thinks Mike leach is coming if they throw the ball enough. Eastbrook vs. Frankton When was the last time these two met when both were #1 in the CIC? 98 when they both joined? Eastbrook might be short staffed this week and playing more Jv players than normal. But they were going to be playing by mid second quarter anyhow. Eastbrook 56-0. (Good thing starters will be back come tournament time. That sectional is ours for the taking)

Carroll at Dwenger Concordia at Northrop Luers at North Side Snider at Homestead South Side Wayne In that same line of thought.... "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" Rush - Freewill