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Oak Hill vs Blackford--Oak Hill may have players injured but Blackford is still no match for Oak Hill. Oak Hill runs away with this one and gets back in the win column. Madison-Grant vs Eastbrook--This may be the best game of the week. Eastbrook is down this year and MG is pretty good. In the end MG wins this one by a TD and spoils homecoming for Eastbrook. Elwood vs Mississinewa--Mississinewa plays JV most of the second half with a running clock. Mississinewa wins Homecoming again. Alexandria vs Frankton--Frankton started off hot and then fizzled out. Alexandria rebounded last week and won. Alexandria by 2 TDs. By the way it is nice to see MG, Eastbrook, Alexandira, and Mississinewa all ranked in the AP and/or Coach's polls in their respective classes.

Mississinewa vs Blackford--Mississinewa scores as much and as often as they want. Frankton vs Madison-Grant--Frankton is improved but MG takes the win in this one. Oak Hill vs Alexandria--Going with the Tigers this week as the Eagles have hit a losing streak. Eastbrook vs Elwood--Eastbrook is down this year but they won't struggle at all with Elwood.

Kokomo has a very tough sectional with Mississinewa and Columbia City both being in Sectional 20. Jay County who is coached by Grant Zgunda and Western are also in this sectional. Marion has Craig Chambers back as their coach and gave Kokomo all they could handle while Mississinewa man handled Marion. This sectional may very well produce a state finalist.

Mississinewa vs. Alexandria--This game will be closer than it should. Mississinewa by 2 TDs Eastbrook vs Blackford--Eastbrook rights the ship and hands Blackford another loss. Madison-Grant vs Elwood--MG scores as many as they want and wins big Oak Hill vs Frankton--Oak Hill won't lose 3 in a row.

Blackford vs Elwood--Which team is going to get their first and possibly only win of the season? Blackford wins this one Mississinewa vs Frankton--Mississinewa wins but this will be a little closer than past years as Frankton has improved this year. Madison-Grant vs Oak Hill--This game will be close the first half and Oak Hill pulls away in the second half for the win. Alexandria vs Eastbrook--This is going to be a thriller and the closest game of the day. In the end Eastbrook makes a defensive stand for the win.

Blackford at Madison-Grant--MG wins their homecoming game this year. Eastbrook at Frankton--Frankton has improved and pulls out thriller over Eastbrook Elwood at Alexandria--Alexandria scores at will. Running clock for the second half on this one. Mississinewa at Oak Hill--This game decides who is the CIC champion this year. Going to be tough close game. Mississinewa pulls it out in the 4th quarter.

Alexandria over Blackford Frankton over Elwood Oak Hill over Eastbrook--Going to be a close game and a test for both teams. Should be a good one. Mississinewa over Madison Grant--Going to be another good game.

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Alex and MG--MG has improved a lot while Alex started out strong. In the end MG pulls this out. Blackford and Frankton--Frankton wins as Blackford struggles continue. Oak Hill and Elwood--Oak Hill plays the JV the second with a running clock as they win by whatever they want. Mississinewa and Eastbrook--This is the game of the week. This could be close or a blowout, depending which versions of each team shows up. In the end Mississinewa pulls out the win to close out the season at home on Senior night.

MG at Frankton---Frankton has improved but not enough as MG rolls to another W. Elwood @ Eastbrook---Eastbrook enjoys a homecoming victory. Alexandria at Oak Hill---Oak Hill wins this one as they secure a share of the CIC. Blackford at Mississinewa---Mississinewa wins another homecoming game.

Agree. The QB just doesn't have the velocity on the throws and the ball just floats thru the air. The RB/WR talent is there, just can't showcase the talent passing the ball deep. They have success with the 5-10 yard passing plays but anything over that not much luck on success. This team is still young. A couple of freshman start and/or get a lot of playing time. Several Sophomore's in the rotation as well. They may be down this year, but next year they should bounce back and be very good.

Elwood at Blackford--This game will decide who finishes last in the conference. This game is going to be the lowest scoring game of the season. Elwood sneaks out a win. Mississinewa at Frankton--Mississinewa managed to stay competitive with Oak Hill last week. Frankton has improved but still not good enough as Mississinewa pulls out the win. Oak Hill at Madison-Grant--This is going to best game of the night. Both are very good this year. In the end I think Oak Hill has a little too much depth for MG as OH pulls out the win. Eastbrook at Alexandria--Alexandria has some speed that will create problems for Eastbrook. Alexandria collapses at the end and allows Eastbrook to win the game.

Alexandria at Elwood--Elwood is improving but Alexandria still cruises to a win. Madison-Grant at Blackford--MG is coming off of a big win but this week they take care of business again and beat Blackford. Oak Hill at Mississinewa--Oak Hill had a huge win and their defense is very strong. Mississinewa had a unexpected loss last week and uses the loss as motivation. As much as I want to say my Indians will win, I have to go with Oak Hill in this one. Frankton at Eastbrook--Frankton is much improved. Eastbrook was shut out last week for the first time in a very long time. Eastbrook rights the ship and gets back on track with a win this week.

Blackford at Alexandria---Blackford still has a ways to go before they become competitive. Alexandria will take the win and gain confidence against a bottom feeder. Elwood at Frankton---Frankton surprised everybody week 1 against Tipton. Elwood, well is still Elwood with another new coach. Frankton wins this one. Eastbrook at Oak Hill---This is the game of the week. Oak Hill is off to a good start. Eastbrook has given up more points in the first two games than they have in several complete seasons. Could this mean that the Eastbrook defense is not as good as past years? Oak Hill beat up on a very good 1A Southwood and an average Eastern in the first 2 weeks. Oak Hill pulls out the win in a barnburner. Mississinewa at Madison-Grant---MG is off to a fast start. Mississinewa lost to a very good Norwell team and beat Marion who is struggling to rebuild. This will be a test for both teams. Mississienwa has depth where MG may not have the depth. In the end Mississinewa wins this one.

Eastbrook and MG have dominated in Girls Softball. Eastbrook also does well typically in Cross Country, Track, and Golf. They also won the CIC in baseball this past year. Mississinewa has won 5 or 6 straight CIC Tennis titles in boys and several in the Girls. They also have been very competitive in Baseball (won CIC 2017), Basketball, Soccer (boys and girls), and track. Mississinewa is a legitimate 4A school and should move to a conference that has more 4A or bigger schools. Mississinewa and Eastbrook have a lot of talent coming up. The freshman class at Ole' Miss is loaded. The sophomore class has just as much talent. Eastbrook always struggle in the lower grades but when they get to high school something hits and they improve a lot. Remember the CIC over the last ten years has won Baseball, Basketball, and Softball state titles in different classes. I look for a few more state titles in the conference over the next few years. Would love to see Eastbrook and Mississinewa play for the football title in their respective classes soon. Hopefully if this happens they play the same day and both schools show up to support each other.

Looks like October 14 will be the game that decides the CIC Champion as this is when Eastbrook visits Mississinewa. I suspect both teams will have at most 1 loss in the conference and both should be undefeated in conference play coming into this game. Going to be a good season and I look for Eastbrook and Mississinewa to make a run in the State Tournament. MG may surprise people in the post season. Oak Hill could get a break in post season but will challenge Eastbrook and Mississinewa. My Conference final standings predictions are 1. Mississinewa 1. Eastbrook 3. Oak Hill 4. MG 5. Alex 6. Blackford 7. Frankton 8. Elwood Let's hear everybody else's thoughts on the final standings.

Mississinewa and Eastbrook will again finish 1-2. Mississinewa started a lot number of sophomore's last year. Hayden Nelson will be fun to watch as he finished 5th in the 100m State Final. The 4 ahead of him were all Senior's. So Mississinewa may have the fastest Senior in the State running the ball.

There were multiple flags thrown. The penalties were never made official or signaled. If I had to guess, there were unsportsmanlike, unnecessary roughness, and other penalties on multiple players. I would also guess that there were some ejections that were going to happen had the game continued. Either way, the officials had control and did the right thing by ending the game so there wouldn't be any further issues.

He was the player that made the late hit that caused the incident and the game to be called. He was not officially ejected because the game was called. Would he been ejected had the game continued? Not sure if he would as it was his first penalty which probably would have been unsportsmanlike conduct. Not sure what the officials would have done or what their final report determined.

Eastbrook plays in a run heavy conference. Mississinewa and Oak Hill are usually the two teams with an equal balance of run and pass. This year these two were heavy run offenses. Over the years, Eastbrook has had a history of not being able to defend the pass, however they have improved. I think that since they in a run heavy conference they focus more on defending the run. Just like their offense has been very little passing for years, and since 2016 they have thrown the ball more. Adamson adjusts his offense based on what the capability of his QB is. His defense is much of the same way. If they have a passing QB, then they defend the pass well. If they have an option QB then they don't defend the pass as well.

Mississinewa is also on a hot streak as they have won 9 straight. Northridge has the strength of schedule in their favor. Mississinewa has several players that have been to regionals where Northridge has none. I don't think it is going to be a blow out game but a close game. Then factor in that there is predictions of the white stuff flying this weekend so it could be a cold game.

I agree there will be something done by the higher ups of the IHSAA. It will come down to the reports that are turned in. My guess is the IHSAA was on the phone on Saturday with officials, administrations, and possibly coach's trying to sort things out so preparation can take place for the next round with the players that won't be eligible.

I agree, however in an article in a Fort Wayne news outlet reference was made to another incident in 2010 about Wayne involved in something similar that placed the football program on probation. I am sure the IHSAA will do something to both schools but again it comes down to the reports and video.

Doubt that the entire team will be suspended. There will be one player that will be suspended and maybe a coach. They may be put on probation by the IHSAA. It all depends on what the officials put on their report as to what led up to the fight. The officials can not review film, however they can after the game like this notify teams of players that would have been ejected had the came continued. Now the IHSAA can review film and make further suspensions. The last thing the IHSAA wants to do is to remove a team from the tournament. Fort Wayne Wayne was clearly beat by Mississinewa long before the fight broke out. In fact Mississinewa was driving and in 2-3 more plays more than likely would have scored again.

Sirloin Stockade is closed but there is a Texas Roadhouse in Marion now along with Popeye's and McCalisters. Then there is Ivanhoe's in Upland, Obi's BBQ in downtown Marion, Pappy's in Gas City (BBQ), and a few Mexican places to enjoy. Mississinewa lost their starting QB the first game of the season when he tore his ACL. Mississinewa has 2 track State Finalists sprinters on the team, one is a RB and another a WR. Mississinewa throws the ball when needed but when 2 RB's average a first down with each touch there isn't much need to throw the ball. Both RB's average over 100 yards a game.