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There are twitter post from Wayne players/fans/students that contain racial slurs. Fans from both sides have said that racial slurs were flying, but the only ones that know are the officials and players. I agree, if the officials heard it and did nothing then they need to be dealt with by the IHSAA. The IHSAA will be in contact with both schools on Monday if they haven't been already. Wayne had 2 players ejected and had 5 unsportsmanlike penalties before this all happened. One of the unsportsmanlike was after a touchdown by Mississinewa and a Wayne player shoved the player that scored after he crossed the goal line, whistle was blown, and touchdown was signaled. The player was not ejected for it but was penalized. I think both of the ejected players had been called for unsportsmanlike penalties twice before being ejected, so they had their warning. If the Mississinewa player had been doing this type of thing all season, then the coach should have taken action long before this game by suspending him for a game or two during the season. If the coach was aware of what was being said towards him on the field then he should have pulled him for a few series or a quarter to help keep something from like this happening. The head coach's of both teams are just as liable for this as the players involved.

I agree if he has been doing this all season, then the coach should have done something long before now about it. In the Wane comments, there are twitter posts made by Wayne players/students/fans that include racial slurs and references to the players dad. If the twitter post was made by a player from Wayne then Wayne needs to take action. From other social media posts there are references that Wayne players were also making on field comments towards Mississinewa. In my opinion if the officials heard the comments they should have went to both coaches and addressed it and gave them time to address their teams to knock it off and play football. It is an embarrassment to both schools. The reminded me of the Pacers and Pistons brawl. Luckily coaches, administration, and officials were able to separate those involved before it got really ugly. I have watched the video several times and it does look like he intentionally did a late hit that leveled the player. Then one of Wayne players came to defend his teammate and #62 pushed him away and the player came back to be pushed away again while he was headed towards the player he leveled. Then a few more Wayne players attacked him from the backside. Mississinewa players went to get their teammate but quickly left the pile and returned to their sideline while the Mississinewa coaches ran across the field along with administration. Mississinewa coaches escorted #62 to the sidelines and away from everything. Then one of Wayne's players started chasing one of the Mississinewa coach's around the field only to be stopped by another of Mississinewa coach's. Wayne's coach's were trying to get their players off of the field as their sideline had cleared. Mississinewa's sideline stayed put. Both teams have players in the wrong and some may never play football again in high school and some will be back next year. If they do return next year, then he coach's need to work on discipline of the players during the summer to prevent something like this again.

John Harrel's has Eastside by 1. Either way it is going to be a good game and a State Final atmosphere. Does Eastside have turf or natural grass?

Eastbrook (11-0) at Eastside (12-0) GAME TIME: 7 pm ET, Eastside. COACHES: Jeff Adamson, 300-91 in 33rd year at Eastbrook. Todd Mason, 44-14 in 5th year at Eastside. SAGARIN RATINGS: Eastbrook, 75.49, 39th overall, 1st in 2A. Eastside, 74.71, 46th overall, 3rd in 2A. LAST OUTING: Eastbrook defeated Tipton, 28-21. Eastside defeated Fort Wayne Luers, 21-16. OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Eastbrook 60-55. Eastside 69-58. SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Eastbrook, 1-0 LAST MEETING: Eastbrook, 42-9, Nov. 15, 2019, regional. jh PREDICTION: Eastside, 28-27. From what I see Eastside is favored by 1 point. Eastside beat Luers who beat every Ft Wayne school this year but Snider. This game is going to come down to execution, penalties, and ball control. I don't think it will be a high scoring affair like Eastbrook is used to. The winner of this game has a good chance of being the 2A State Champion. I hope Eastbrook can pull out the win. I also hope that Mississinewa can pull out the win this week so both can represent the CIC. Wouldn't be something if both are lucky enough to be playing Thanksgiving weekend in Indy. If this would happen, I hope fans from Eastbrook show up for Mississinewa's game and fans from Mississinewa show up for Eastbrook's game. Let's Go CIC!!!

I had said "Mississinewa player took a blindside cheap shot" which was meant as he was in the wrong. Yes both coach's have some attitude and temper control that need to be addressed. There are many accusations that have been stated on social media as to what fueled this brawl but only the players, officials, and maybe coach's know what fueled it as they were on the field and could hear what was said. The fans are too far away to hear what is said on the field.

I agree. Maybe if the officials would give the coach's the players numbers that are doing things that could lead to an ejection, then the coach's could pull the player and sit them for a series or quarter to get them to calm down. At the same time, if a coach notices a player doing something that could cause an ejection, then the coach should take action.

As I said, the Mississinewa player was in the wrong and took a blindside cheap shot. Yes, Wayne's players were going to protect their teammate, but once the 2 or 3 got the Mississinewa player down the entire Wayne team got involved. Yes there were a few Mississinewa players that went into the middle, but like Wayne, they were going to protect their teammate. There have been accusations made by both sides of words exchanged the entire game and included references to a deceased parent and racial slurs. In my opinion, if the officials heard these type of exchanges going on, then they should have stop the game clock and pulled both coach's together to address the issue. Then tell each coach to address it to their teams immediately. If it was going on in the first half, the officials should have addressed it then with the coach's and teams.

These two teams have not played each other in football. I think they played against each other last year in basketball, but the players involved don't play basketball. They only played basketball because both had opponents cancel due to COVID and it was a last minute thing. So there really isn't a history between the two schools.

I am sure the IHSAA will be reviewing everything and then coming down with rulings, suspensions, or more after this incident.

I thought it was suspended for a week if a player or coach was ejected but then also heard that it was 4 quarters. So the Wayne players that were suspended would they be suspended for a game in the next sport they play since their season is over? Or does it carry over until the next Football season? Also can an ejected player be on the sidelines the next week that is their suspension game? And yes, the Mississinewa player will be dealt with by the administration and coaching staff.

There is video of the incident. Wayne had 5 unsportsmanlike penalties and 2 players ejected long before the brawl took place. WaneTv out of Fort Wayne has the video on their website. Yes, a Mississinewa player took a blindside cheap shot but then was attacked by 2 or 3 Wayne players. To top it off Wayne fans came onto the field and a Wayne player chased one of the Mississinewa coach's around the field. I saw the video and it was wild. I sat in the parking lot for a little bit of the game and watched Mississinewa score their final touchdown. After the RB had crossed the goal line, officials gave the TD signal, and RB had dropped the ball a Wayne player came in and shoved the RB for no reason. The Wayne player was a good 5 yards away from the RB.

I agree. It makes both programs look bad. Like I said, the players know what was said and not the fans. If the officials were hearing things they should have stopped the clocks and talked to both head coach's. Then tell the coach's to pull their teams together and talk to them about it. Had this been done, perhaps things don't escalate to what happened. At the same time, kids are kids and say things during the heat of the moment and competition that they shouldn't say. It will be interesting to see if the IHSAA steps in and takes disciplinary actions against the schools, coach's, and/or players. Wayne is not the first school to damage a lockerroom at Mississinewa. I am sure that Mississinewa has damaged lockerrooms over the years as well.

I was not at the game but did stop by to watch a little from the parking lot. I watched Mississinewa score their final touchdown and after the running back was clearly in the endzone, officials gave the touchdown signal, and RB dropped the ball, a Wayne player shoved him. Wayne had 5 unsportsmanlike penalties in the game before the brawl. Mississinewa's #62 was in the wrong for shoving the Wayne player and a flag was thrown very quickly for it as well. Then 2 or 3 Wayne players attacked #62. People are saying that there were words exchanged between players in reference to a dad and racial slurs. The players know what was said not the fans, so who knows what provoked this brawl. The fans from Wayne jumped the fence and ran onto the field. Then a Wayne player chased Mississinewa's coach across the field. WaneTv out of Fort Wayne has it posted on their website showing the coach being chased. It was all uncalled for. I agree #62 should be suspended. I do believe the officials initially ejected him. It used to be an IHSAA rule that if a player was ejected from a game they are automatically ejected for 4 quarters. So if a player was ejected in the 3rd quarter they would have to sit out the 4th quarter and would not be eligible to play until the 4th quarter of the next game. Wayne has also been accused of damaging the visitor's lockerroom. From the pictures posted on social media it looks like the wall was punched and hole was put in the wall, perhaps it was a player taking out frustration after being ejected or after the game due to loosing. Some of the other "damage" looked like just normal wear from players rubbing the corner of the wall. Either way, when there are at least 5 unsportsmanlike penalties against one team and two players ejected, a fight or brawl is bound to happen. For the record, I don't agree with the actions of any of the players or fans running out onto the field. Sad thing is, the clock was running non-stop due to Mississinewa being up 35 points and Mississinewa was marching down the field to potentially score again. There were several police officers that respond to the game to make sure everybody was able to leave safely and to my knowledge everybody was able to leave safely.

If you can video of tonight's Mississinewa and Fort Wayne Wayne game it was wild. Wayne had 2 players ejected in the 3rd quarter. Then with 7:05 left in the game, the officials called the game due to the number of unsportsmanlike penalties. One of the Wayne players chased Mississinewa's coach around the field. I am sure the IHSAA will be looking at the film and reviewing it to determine if there are any suspensions of players and coach's from both teams. It wouldn't surprise me if the IHSAA suspends players from Wayne in the next sport they play this school year. Mississinewa has one running back that is 100 yards shy of 2,000 rushing yards on the season and another running back that has almost 1,500 yards rushing on the season. The Northridge game will be a good one. Hopefully the goal post is straight in the West endzone.

Mississienwa is a young team. Starting several sophomores and a few freshman. They are big up front and have even bigger players on the sideline. Opening game Senior QB had a season ending injury in the opening game of the season and the Sophomore QB that replaced him was playing wide out. They are coming together and may surprise Leo in the Regional. Leo may be the team to beat in the North based on record however their closest game of the season was against East Noble with a final score of 40-32. East Noble may surprise Leo in the Sectional game. Leo and Mississinewa can both score in bunches as they both appear to have high power offenses with lots of weapons. Their opponents records are very similar as are the scores of the games. If these two end up playing for the Regional title, it will be a good game. It will come down to turnovers and defense. The North bracket is pretty wide open and Mississinewa, Leo, Hobart, and East Noble are the teams that stand out to be playing Thanksgiving weekend. Chatard has history on their side. They are 4A because of success factor. They will struggle this year and next then go back down to 3A where they will win State titles again then be moved back up to 4A. This is the trend that they have. Mooresville may surprise people in the South but Roncalli is the team to beat in the South. Also in the South East Central, Jasper, and Mount Vernon may pose a threat to Roncalli. I would say the South bracket is a toss up. Many of the 4A teams still play a number of players both sides of the ball a lot. It will be a fun class to watch to see who comes out on top. Good luck to all teams this week and throughout the tournament. If teams can stay injury free there could be a few upsets over the next few weeks.

Yes it was Halloween. It was miserable weather wise. If I recall Mississinewa did have a coach watching the clock but the cell service or radio's weren't working due to the team being inside the school. Yes both teams were very good with each having at least 1 player from the Senior class played D1. That game had rain, sleet, snow, and high winds which made it bitter cold. My son wore stretch knit gloves under his field gloves plus had hand warmers on the sidelines and couldn't stay warm. He also wore long johns and a hoodie like almost all of the other kids. Yes, the coach's should have set their watch to the time on the clock but at the same time Delta has room behind the visitor's stands to build a nice locker room type building and it would resolve the issue in the future. If I recall the game was loaded with penalties on both sides which was probably because of the cold as the kids were trying to stay warm.

Mississinewa over Jay County by how ever much they want to win by. Alexandria over Elwood. Question will be will Elwood be looking for another new coach? It seems that they have to hire new head coach's about every other year across the board in all sports. South Adams over MG but this game will be closer than we all think. MG will put up a fight and may pull it off at the last second but SA has too much power and will win. Tipton over Blackford. Tipton has on their schedule a date with Eastbrook in the Sectional as they want to show why they should be back in the CIC or why they aren't in the CIC anymore. Lapel over Frankton. Frankton is still a year or two away from being able to compete with their rival. Eastbrook over Eastern. Eastern wants to be part of the CIC and will be up to the challenge but Eastbrook is just too much for them. Eastbrook is #1 in the AP and #2 in the Coach's polls. Eastbrook is looking forward to Tipton and Luers. Oak Hill over Bellmont. Bellmont has won only 1 game this year. They have some talent but they are ready for wrestling season to begin. I do believe that Mississinewa, Oak Hill, and Eastbrook will be Sectional Champions this year. As far as Regional Champs, that is questionable for all 3 as Eastbrook would play Luers. Mississinewa would face Leo which would be a tall task to win. Oak Hill would have West Lafayette or Brebeuf. Good Luck to all CIC teams and represent the CIC well in the tournament.

I drive by Luers a lot when I am in Ft Wayne for work. The field looks very nice at the beginning of the season. But then when it rains a lot and as the season goes on the field condition visibly changes. However, the changes are not any different than other grass high school fields. I have also wondered why one of Luers professional athletes hasn't donated the money for turf. I also drove past Dwenger before they built the stands and noticed a turf field that wasn't used for games and wondered why it was like that. I was told by a Dwenger parent that it had to do with a past Archbishop or administrator that had said in no certain terms would their be a stadium. Evidently the current administration looked at the costs of renting a facility and the loss of gate revenue and decided it was time to build the stadium. Another school with a deep football tradition is Delta. They have turf however no visitor locker room by the field. The locker room is across the parking lot and around the building. It is a 5 minute walk to the locker room. So with a 10-15 minute halftime, coach's have to decide if they go to the locker room or not. If players have to use the bathroom they go to the locker room or can use the regular bathroom that has a few stalls. A few years ago the visiting team was assessed a penalty due to coming out late at halftime. A coach was on the field watching the clock and told the locker room how much time was left but by the team ran across the parking lot and onto the field they were late. Public schools fund turf fields by either capital improvement projects or by private donations. The problem with the capital improvement projects is there are dollar limits for each project. So if the project exceeds the amount then the board has to put it on a ballot for a referendum by taxpayers. What some schools are doing are doing the whole football stadium makeover in phases over a 2-3 year period to get around the referendum. Some of the schools will get a bulk price on the turf and do baseball, softball, and soccer all at once. Each of these projects would be individual projects so there would not be a need for the referendum.

Mississinewa over Elwood by as much as they want to score Eastbrook over MG by at least 40 Alexandria over Frankton in a nail biter Oak Hill over Blackford by 20 Sectionals begin next week. Could the CIC have 3 Sectional Champs this year? Eastbrook is poised to win another title. Mississinewa is cruising and the early favorite in Sectional 20. Oak Hill could be the third champion from the CIC.

Eastbrook over Blackford by how ever much they want. MG over Elwood. This may be the closest game of the week. Ole Miss over Alexandria. Ole Miss always struggles at Alexandria but the Ole Miss backfield has a record day in this year. Oak Hill over Frankton. Frankton scored first against Mississinewa but then gave up 42 points before finding the endzone again.

Eastbrook over Alexandria. 2nd half is a running clock as Eastbrook cruises. Blackford over Elwood. May be the closest game of the night. Mississinewa over Frankton. Mississinewa and Frankton square off for the CIC Tennis title at 4:30 at Mississinewa. Mississinewa will want to hand Frankton 2 losses on the night. Oak Hill over Madison-Grant. Oak Hill wants to bounce back after back to back losses plus being homecoming, Oak Hill is on a mission.

The Freshman and Sophomore class both have some talent. The 8th grade class has even more talent. Coaching change is playing a part with Ole Miss. There have also been some position changes for some players on both side of the ball. The talent is there, it's just getting all the pieces of the puzzle in the right places.

Mississinewa vs Marion cancelled this past Friday night due to players being in quarantine due to exposure.

Mississinewa lost in the closing seconds against Pendleton Heights yet PH is 11th based on the votes. Mississinewa had 3 key players go out with 1 returning in the 4th quarter. Mississinewa played all of the 4th and most of the 3rd with a sophomore QB that didn't really take any snaps in practice because he starts at WR according to the coach. So is PH that good or is Mississinewa better if they had everybody the entire game. It's only week 1 and the tests for most schools will come later in the season.

Having had a son that played for Coach Funk at Mississinewa, I can tell you that Fishers got a top notch coach. His first year at Mississinewa he only won 1 or 2 games. The every season after never saw a losing record and advanced almost every year to the second round of Sectionals and finally winning one in 2017. Prior to winning the Sectional, Mississinewa was in the same sectional that produced 3A and 4A State Finalists/Champions often. He will have Fishers knocking on the door for Conference title and more very soon.