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Mississinewa fumbled a snap on the goal line and Luers returned the recovery for 100 yard TD. Both teams thought the play was dead even the officials looked at each other. Either way, the whistle was never blown so the ball was live. Mississinewa fumbled again on a drive and game over. Never seen so many unsportsmanlike and facemasks called in a game. The penalties against Luers helped Mississinewa but Mississinewa couldn't take advantage of it. Even had a "penalty" called and then waived off because the flag fell out of the officials pocket. Was a good game. Take away the 2 fumbles and Mississinewa won. Turnovers and Penalties cost wins and Luers tried to give the game away with the penalties. Good Luck to Luers as they advance in the tournament. Question is if they make it to State again this year, do they move up to 4A next year with the success factor?

I think Mississinewa and Gibson Southern have the best defenses that can slow down Myles. But both have to get out Sectional's and Regional's first.

I agree with this. Luers is the best 6-5 team in the State. Ole Miss is big, strong, quick, and physical upfront. Luers and Mississinewa scrimmaged this summer and Mississinewa controlled everything from my understanding. I would like to see Myles face Ole Miss defense who had the best defense in the State last year and is still one of top defenses in the State this year.

Myles also plays defense and is pretty solid from my understanding. Could he be converted from RB to DB at the college level where his size better fits college programs? Could he start off at a NAIA, DII, or small DI to get some playing time and then transfer to a larger DI school? This could be the route that he goes to get to that level that he wants to play? Take a look at the top DI programs and see how many players started off at a small school and then transferred. There have been many talented football players from Indiana that had the talent to play at the next level yet never got recruited because of their size. At the same time, there have been many talented players that could play at any college level that decided to not play at all at the college level for a number of reasons.

The Sectional Championship games look to be very interesting. There are both expected games and surprise games. It was expected that Mississinewa and Luers would play for the title. Does Mississinewa have what it takes to beat Luers? Remember last year Luers took off the first half and built up a sizeable lead to the point it was almost a running clock and then Mississinewa came back in the 2nd half and closed the gap to where the loss by 1 score and was going for the scoring drive when time expired. Those Seniors are gone as well as the high scoring offense. Luers not had players graduate but many transferred out. Luers plays the tougher schedule and is the best 6-5 team in the State. This should be a State Finals atmosphere at Mississinewa this week and the new Jumbo Tron will get a work out. If you haven't seen the Jumbo Tron, you are missing out as it may be the biggest high school scoreboard in the State. Twin Lakes and Western will be a good game. Twin Lakes has a legendary coach while Western has an upcoming legendary coach who's dad was a legend. Western has turned around the program in a year while Twin Lakes has built a program in 3 years. This one will be a good one to watch. The winner gets to play the winner of the Mississinewa/Luers game. Knox and Mishawaka Marian could be another blowout by Knox. The question is does Marian have a defense that can slow down Myles? The real question is does anybody in 3A have a defense that can keep Myles contained? Garrett and Angola played earlier this year with Angola winning by 3. This is an evenly matched game and with Angola having a very experienced coach and Garrett having a young coach. This one is a draw as to who pulls out the W. At this point in the season what are the injuries like for all teams?

Have to wonder if he was playing in a 5A or 6A program if he would be in the top 44? I know of some others over the years that went on to play at the D1 level whether it be Ball State, Air Force, Purdue, or other programs that didn't commit until after the College Bowl games were over so they could see what school would give the best possibility of getting playing time as a true Freshman and/or which school has the quickest way to the field for them.

Very durable and good. Any RB that can average 12 yards a carry and close to 50 carries a game without getting injured is conditioned well and durable. His size reminds me of Brett Law from Sheridan back in the late 80's. Brett had similar stats and size. Everybody thought that Brett would be a star at IU and rarely saw the field under Coach Bill Mallory. A couple of other RB's also come to mind that were similar in size and stats are from Elwood. Chris Noone and Sammy Mireles, Elwood's current coach. Chris went on to Indiana State where he didn't see much field time. Sammy was Gatorade Player of the Year but not Mr. Football, led the State in Rushing yards his Senior year and was one of the top rushers in the nation as well, yet I don't think he even played a the collegiate level and had very few offers. Have to wonder if the fact that every play that Knox runs is a direct snap to Myles be a factor why he isn't committed yet? Defenses know that he is going to carry the ball 95% of snaps, yet not one defense has been able to stop him. That says the OL is blocking very well and not missing their assignments. It will be interesting to see where he ends up. Could he end up at the NAIA level such as Indiana Wesleyan, St. Francis, Marian, Taylor, or at DIII with Anderson, Depauw, or Wabash? He has the talent to play at Ball State, Indiana State, and other small D1 programs. It will be interesting where he ends up at and I think the tournament will be the deciding factor in his commitment as the deeper Knox goes in the tournament the better the defenses he will face.

Knox is a good football team but nobody seems to be able to find a way to stop their offense which is Myles. If a team can stop him, then Knox can be beat. Their offensive line is doing a great job of opening up holes for him to run thru 50 times a game. I read somewhere that Knox has only thrown the ball 20 times on the season and Myles averages close to 50 carries a game. Based on this, it seems that Knox has a one dimensional offense that is a direct snap to the RB/QB. Anybody that carry the ball week in and week out 50 times a game and average 12 yards a carry is well conditioned and very good. There have been RB's in the past that had similar averages per carry that was able to carry their teams deep into the tournament and even won a State title or two. Good Luck to both teams this week and it will be interesting if anybody in 3A has the defense that is able to shut down the Knox offense.

Unfortunately when Mississinewa played at Delta, the officials had the clock started immediately. Mississinewa had a coach watching the clock but by the time the team got to the locker room half of the time was off the clock. Then they went to the bathroom, got a little warmth, pep talk, etc. it was time to head back out to the field. Once they reached the field the clock was at 0.0 and penalty flag was thrown. On a side note, Delta did a good size addition to the school and one would have thought that they would have come up with enough money to put a pole barn up that could have locker rooms for both teams in them.

Luers is the best 5-5 team in the State and can't be overlooked. It is very likely that the sectional final will be between Mississinewa and Luers at Mississinewa. They scrimmaged each other this summer and matched up well. Luers started off the season rough but after loosing a number of players and some top college recruits, they have come together and improved a lot. Yes, last year Luers took it to Mississinewa in the first 3 quarters, but Mississinewa did make a comeback and was within a score of winning when time expired. Both teams lost some key players from last years teams, but both are still very, very good. Neither team can look past this week's matchups with Luers playing Norwell and Mississinewa playing Jay County. Norwell may have only 2 wins on the season, but they did manage to win against Heritage team last week. Jay County also beat Heritage to end the regular season. Both games this week in Sectional 28 will be good ones. Now if all teams can stay healthy and avoid injuries this week so all teams are at full strength for the sectional championships it would be amazing.

This happened in 2015 between Mississinewa and Delta. The game was played at Delta and the visitor's locker room was across the parking lot on the opposite side of the building where the game clock could not be seen. Mississinewa ran/jogged all the way back to the locker room which took 2-3 minutes to get to and then ran/jogged back out but didn't make it to the field until all the time had ran out. If I remember right, there was another penalty that was also enforced on the kickoff, so K team (which I think was Delta) kicked the ball off from the Mississinewa 40 yard line. Mississienwa almost didn't go back to the locker room at the half, but it was Halloween night and it had rained, snowed, and very windy that night so the coach wanted to try to get some warmth in the players. Not sure if Delta football locker rooms are still the same way or not now or if they even have game clocks in the locker rooms. On a side note, Mississinewa updated all of the scoreboards at the Football/Soccer Field and in the Gym's and added game clocks to all the locker rooms.

Yes, the call was correct but it is only because a score was the result of the play from the way that I read the rule. Now the question is this, had Alex declined the penalty, which they were up 2 after the TD, would Eastbrook get an opportunity to go for a PAT?

Mississinewa 21 Oak Hill 7 The Eastbrook/Alexandria game had wild play to force OT. Saw someone shared a video of it and it was wild. Eastbrook won the game

First round of Sectionals is Friday and the North has a few teams that could surprise people. Twin Lakes and Angola could be the surprise first round winners. Luers, Angola, Western, Oak Hill, and Twin Lakes can't be overlooked by anybody in their sectional. Mississinewa and Knox have been the two highest ranked teams in the North all year but neither have an easy road to win their respective sectional. Mississinewa has a very tough game against Oak Hill to open up with and won 20-0 in week 3 of the regular season. This same Oak Hill team held Eastbrook to 21 in the last regular season game. Knox will probably play Griffith in the second round which won't be an easy game. Every team is 0-0 going into this week as it is a new season. Good Luck to all and it will be a fun tournament to watch.

The offense isn't has high powered as last year but still has an All-State RB. They can put up points but opponents have limited Mississinewa's offense by using up the clock a lot. A couple of games Mississinewa only ran 4 or 5 plays in the first half but scored on each possession. Just because they haven't put up the points like they did the last few years doesn't mean that they can't.