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Ladies and Gents, it had to happen sooner or later...... Welcome Cody Parkhurst to the GID.

PAC returning ALL Conference players for 2022 Large School division selections by position Offensive line: Abe Thomas (Mount Vernon) Jr OL/DL, End: Quarterback: Nicot Burnett (Mount Vernon) JR, Clay Conner (Boonville)SR Running back: Sean DeLong (Gibson Southern)JR Kicker: Defensive line: Ty Whitledge (Gibson Southern)SR, Reece Wilder (Boonville)SR Inside linebacker: Ethan Yarber (Mount Vernon)SR Outside linebacker: Braydon Durham (Heritage Hills)SR Defensive back: Punter: Honorable mention: Rueben Gutierrez (Washington) OL/DL SR, Kaleb Ice (Princeton) WR/DB SR, Jayce Perkins (Washington) RB/OLB JR Small School division selections by position Offensive line: Isaac Wittman (South Spencer)SR , Alex Stiff (Tell City)SR, End: Quarterback: Running back: Jed Galvin (North Posey)So Kicker: Defensive end: Linebacker: Reid Schroeder (Southridge)SR Defensive back: Braden Howald (Pike Central)SR Punter: Kyle Olmstead (South Spencer)SR Honorable mention: Liam Stone (North Posey)QB JR, Jackson Graff (North Posey)WR JR, Yamil Arroyo (Southridge)RB/OLB JR, Tyler Fetter (Forest Park)RB So, Trent Cail (Tell City)RB/LB So

Take with these with a grain of salt as it is pretty difficult to find information on teams in the off season. Any insight is appreciated 6A favorites: Cathedral Can win it all: Ben Davis, Carmel, CG, Westfield, Warren Central Longshots: HSE 5A favorites: Decatur Central, Merrillville Can win it all: Michigan City, Valpo, FW Dwenger, FW Snider Longshots: Harrison WL 4A favorites: Roncalli Can win it all: Mount Vernon, East Central, Evansville Memorial, Leo Longshots: Kokomo, Brebeuf, Northridge, New Pal, New Prairie, Lowell 3A favorites: Chatard Can win it all: West Lafayette, Mishawaka Marian, Lawrenceburg Longshots: Western Boone, Danville, Tri-West 2A favorites: Andrean Can win it all: Evansville Mater Dei, Eastside, Fort Wayne Luers, Eastbrook Longshots: LCC, Indy Scecina, Linton-Stockton 1A favorites: Adams Central, Indy Lutheran Can win it all: Pioneer, Park Tudor, Covenant Christian Longshots: North Judson, Churubusco, Parke Heritage

When I first started teaching, there were some positions that were more "coach friendly". Today, that isn't the case. I have seen coaches leave because they can't do their teaching and coaching jobs to the level they want. Getting to know the kids outside the field is very important. If you only see them at practice, it's hard to develop relationships with them. There are many head coaches that can't find decent assistants to help, so he does most of the coaching solo. Not good for one's sanity.

Old Miss not Maconaquah

Now merrillville gets to go win the 5A state title and he 2nd best team in state! Unless they are the only undefeated;)

I apologize for reposting but it was pointed out to me that in #5 I convenientely left out the distance from Sullivan, Linton & North Knox to Tell City. I added those mileage comparison, which except for Sullivan to Tell City the other 2 are still shorter than the drives in the approved sectional 39. When you look at a map there are 16 teams in the south, 8 teams in the southeast {sectional 39 below} and 8 teams in the southwest {sectional 40 below}, which would have been two perfect geographical based sectionals. Then sectional 37 would have been Indianapolis then to the West, while sectional 38 would have been Indianapolis then to the East. Both sectional 37 & 38 would also have been better geographically which I describe later on. This would NOT affect the 4 northern sectionals. CLASS 2A SOUTHERN SECTIONALS BASED ON GEOGRAPHY 37- Cascade, Christel House, Greencastle, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, North Putnam, South Vermillion & Southmont 38- Eastern Hancock, Heritage Christian, Lapel, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Triton Central, Union County & Winchester 39- Brown County, Brownstown Central, Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern {Pekin}, Mitchell, Paoli & Switzerland County 40- Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, Linton-Stockton, North Knox, North Posey, Perry Central, Sullivan & Tell City Sectional 40- was an easy adjustment, why was it changed?? a} Past 3 years Linton-Stockton & North Knox have been in sectional 40, why move them to sectional 37? b} South Spencer dropped to 1A, Sullivan dropped to 2A, easy switch, put Sullivan in Sectional 40. They have been in Sectional 40 before. c} Perry Central moved up to 2A- they are farther west then Crawford County, Perry Central in sectional 40 and move Crawford County to 39. Approved Sectionals Instead of what's listed above the Class 2A sectional 39 that was approved, has one team on the Ohio River {Switzerland County}, plus Eastern, Clarksville and Brownstown Central having to drive to Indianapolis {Scecina Memorial HS, Christel House HS & Triton Central HS} instead of being in the same sectional as Paoli, Mitchell & Crawford County. To be honest, this does not make any sense to us? Listed below are different mileage Comparison for sectionals 37, 38, 39 & 40 1} Approved Sectional 39 a} Brownstown Central - to Scecina Memorial 77 miles to Christel House 71 miles, to Triton Central 68 miles b} Clarksville - to Scecina Memorial 114 miles, to Christel House 107 miles, to Triton Central 104 miles c} Eastern to Scecina Memorial 113 miles to Christel House 108 miles to Triton Central 105 miles d} Switzerland County- to Scecina Memorial 105 miles to Christel House 108 miles to Triton Central 88 miles 2} Geographical based sectional 39 that's listed above- All 4 schools are considerably closer to Crawford Co, Mitchell & Paoli then to Scecina Memorial, Christel House & Triton Central a} Brownstown Central to Crawford County 62 miles to Paoli 43 miles to Mitchell 36 miles b} Clarksville to Crawford County 43 miles to Paoli 48 miles to Mitchell 56 miles c} Eastern to Crawford County 38 miles to Paoli 32 miles to Mitchell 35 miles d} Switzerland County to Crawford County 112 miles to Paoli 84 miles to Mitchell 86 miles 3} Mileage Comparison For Scecina Memorial in sectional 37 listed above instead of approved sectional 39- All schools are closer to Scecina (and Christel House) in this sectional 37- then the approved sectional 39 to South Vermillion 98 miles to Southmont 55 miles to North Putnam 52 miles to Greencastle 48 miles to Cascade 36 miles 4} Mileage Comparison for Triton Central in sectional 38 listed above instead of approved sectional 39- All schools are closer to Triton Central in this sectional 38- then the approved sectional 39 to Winchester 85 miles to Northeastern 85 miles to Union County 60 miles to Shenandoah 46 miles to Lapel 45 miles to Eastern Hancock 29 Miles 5} Mileage Comparison - Geographical based sectional 40, compared with approved sectional 39- All 3 schools have less travel in Sectional 40- then Brownstown Central, Clarksville, Eastern & Switzerland County have in approved 39, except Sullivan to Tell City Sullivan - to Tell City 112 miles to Perry Central 101 miles to Forest Park 80 miles to North Posey 79 miles to Mater Dei 87 miles Linton- to Tell City 98 miles to Perry Central 91 miles to Forest Park 69 miles to North Posey 83 miles to Mater Dei 98 miles North Knox- to Tell City 86 miles to Perry Central 82 miles to Forest Park 60 miles to North Posey 65 miles to Mater Dei 73 miles In conclusion, over the past few months you have made some changes in regards to mistakes made in enrollment classifications (with the private schools) and the success factor (with Pioneer). Hopefully you will take the time to look over the approved Class 2A sectional assignments and realize that there is a better geographical way to align the south. With inflation and the rise in gas prices it would benefit all schools to align the sectionals based on geography. Thank you for your time. Reed May Head Football Coach