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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.

I only asked about the officials going to the locker room thinking that it might get players attention but at the same time I agree that it wouldn't be a good idea. Calling both coach's to mid-field like you did I think would get the attention of both teams that the actions won't be tolerated. If I was a coach and I was called to mid-field for a conversation like this, I would be embarrassed and relay that to my team to not embarrass me again like that because if they did, then the next practice they wouldn't like. Doing the unsportsmanlike on both teams and coach's seems like a logical thing to do as they would be offsetting penalties and would get some attention. Kids will be kids and say things that they shouldn't say. Over the years I have heard racial slurs from players on and off the field/court. In this incident I feel that either the officials weren't hearing the racial slurs, as we know things are said in piles on the ground that can't be heard, or the officials heard them but chose to ignore them. But then again, perhaps the ejected players had used the slurs causing their ejection. Are the officials reports on things like this made public? It would be interesting to see what the officials side of what happened. If they are not public, I can understand why because it could cause future problems in life for those involved and/or threats to officials by those that were named.

Been to Essenhaus a few times but unfortunately due to the start time of the game combined with the drive many Mississinewa fans will be arriving just before game time. It is almost a 2 hour drive for the Mississinewa fans. Mississinewa will more than likely being missing a player or two due to the brawl that took place to end the Sectional game. It was an unfortunate incident that both teams have players that were in the wrong. Mississinewa has size and speed. The top 2 running backs average a first down every time they touch the ball. Some will say "That's because they play mostly 2A schools because of their conference." But they have had this average or better in the post season. Mississinewa has the 10 highest scoring team in the State and 3rd highest in 4A. They have 7th best defense in 4A. They are 2nd in margin of victory in 4A. They score a lot and often. Northridge has a stronger schedule than Mississinewa which will have them prepared. Mississinewa has won 3 Sectionals over 5 years so many of the players have been to Regionals before. So the experience goes to Mississinewa. It will be a good game and will be competitive. I don't think it will be blow out win by either team. It is interesting that neither team is ranked in the top 15 of either poll, and is the only 4A game that neither team is ranked.

When players are ejected are they supposed to stay in the locker room until the conclusion of the game? There are reports that the ejected players from Wayne were along the fence in front of the stands and then jumped over the fence when everything took place. Also if an official is hearing racial slurs being said on the field, would it be in the best interest of everybody for the officials to stop the game and call both head coach's to midfield or at least go to each head coach to address the racial slurs and then give each coach an opportunity to talk with their team to knock it off? If it was going on in the first half, would be alright for the officials to enter each teams locker room to tell each team that if they heard it at all in the second half that the player using it would be immediately ejected as this talk is their warning? I personally think that the Mississinewa player should be punished and held responsible so that he can learn from his actions. But I think there there could have been some early intervention that may have been able to prevented this from taking place. Sadly, both programs and schools in general have now received a bad reputation across the state because of the actions of a few players/students.

Pictures that were posted by one of the schools photographers, the school administration was on the sidelines helping to separate the teams. Mississinenwa administration will take action against the player(s) involved. The current coach, I'm not sure what action he will take but being a former college assistant coach and in his second season at Mississinewa, he should use this incident to set a precedent for discipline for the entire team. In my opinion the player is done for the season. He would have to attend practice but not be allowed to participate because he would be running laps the entire time around the baseball field or track. Then on Friday night, he is allowed to go to the game but he has to stay either with coach's in the press box or with a school administrator and NOT be allowed to wear the jersey. Suspension should carry over to next season as well. Other thing is the player is ineligible to a team Captain in any sport the remainder of high school.

Correction. Northridge is in Middleberry and has turf. Northwood in Nappannee has the crooked goal post. Let's go CIC and get 2 Regional titles.

This is from the IHSAA website: Determining Home Team Classes 2A, 4A, 6A Sectional final game non-host, if applicable, or lower sectional # (i.e., Sect. 1 is lower than Sect. 2). Classes A, 3A & 5A Sectional final game non-host, if applicable, or higher sectional # (i.e., Sect. 2 is higher than Sect. 1). Eastside and Eastbrook were both on the road for the sectional final and since Eastside is in a lower sectional number, they are the home team. Mississinewa and Northridge both hosted the sectional final but because Northridge is in the lower sectional number they are the home team. Now, I say we both pray for lots of rain to make Eastside and Northridge's fields unplayable since they both have natural grass. If they are unplayable then the games could be moved to Eastbrook and Mississinewa since they have turf. Northridge has a crooked goalpost on one end of the field. Been like that for a few years.