littledog

Yep. Ugly early. good season Knox.

ultimately no discussion on either of the 1a games. Does either underdog have a chance tonight?

Tradionally they haven't been a good team until here lately. Radtke has that effect on programs. He almost instantly turns them into winners. They are moving to a bigger conference next year with mostly 3a or 2a teams. Their current conference is mostly 1a or 2a schools but it's a pretty good small school conference. The Judson game is typically a terrible game to gauge them on with it being their rivalry. Knox may play a perfect game and still get blown out in this game. I think the whole town realizes the uphill battle they face with playing the juggernaut of Chatard. Them trying to schedule a Merriville or Valpo (which i doubt the DAC schools would schedule them with them trying to prepare for the indy teams as well) wouldn't make that much of a difference for them. Except maybe cause a few more injuries and add a loss on their scheule.

No they don't.

Lots of sand bagging going on, guess neither side wants to give any bulletin board material. Luers having a "down" year from their perspective but I still see them as the favorite to win this game. Luers 35-21

Are you secretly a knox poster? I thought only rural communties had to deal with lag. lol

I think you are out here arguing with yourself on this game. There is one Knox poster in this group and he/she has only said that the team has to believe they can win in order to win.

I miss the old Judson/RC sectional matchups,It's weird seeing Judson in 1a and RC in 3a. Seemed like every year it was the sectional championship game.

Very few teams have played anyone the Caliber of Chatard.

100% this. Drawing comparison of 2 teams from a preseason scrimmage that maybe happend 15-16 weeks ago is a bit of a stretch. Now will Chatard beat the tar out of Knox like they did TV? Probably, but we all hope not.

It was a mixture of having one of their top players out and the team finding their identity. Not saying they are a better or worse team than the previous 2 years but they are a much different team compared to those.

Chatard has been the preseason favorite for a reason. Knox wasn't expected to do much this season but here they are. Knox are still heavy underdogs in the game but they are a team that won't quit. Radtke is one of the best coaches all time and will have his team ready. Can he gameplan enough to stop the juggernaut that is Chatard? I don't think they'll have enough to keep up with them but that's why the game is played.

think this is a bad take. CC was just a better team and most knew it. Really don’t think the new conference will help LaVille that much. West Lafayette played those same teams and Knox beat them without completing a pass. LaVille had a good season and had some big boys but didn’t have the athletes to compete with CC.

Judson up 44-20 with just over 3 minutes left.

Is every team the favorite this week at regionals? No. Do i think we could have a similar post next week with all 3 teams at semi state? Yes. All 3 of the HNAC schools will have their hands full with their opponent this week but I think all 3 have a chance to pull it out. Knox- Must find a way to get stops and play mistake-free football. WL will be the best team they will have played and is a team that just understands how to win. It shows in their big comback win against Hanover. LaVille- They need to contain the big play. I don't like their chances if it starts to turn into a high scoring affair. Judson- Game plan needs to be similar to last week against Triton. Like LaVille, there has to be a big emphasis on preventing the big plays.

I don't think Park Tudor is being overlooked at all, they are undefeated for a reason! They'll have the best athlete on the field on Friday with their future Harvard QB. Judson has to win the trenches of this game and it starts up front with their 2 big DT's.

@FlyingHigh I don't follow rosters much, especially ones that are pretty far away from Judson but does AC return a lot from the previous year? Do you think this team is better than the 2 previous years and the one that finally takes down Lutheran?

3 teams in the regional championship this week. Maybe LaVille and Knox didn't "need" the bigger conference to get them places. LaVille and Knox taking on teams from the Hoosier Conference. Judson has a rematch with a private school in Indy. All 3 schools have winnable games but all 3 will have to play their best possible game and grind them out.

We have 2 HNAC vs Hoosier games this week. Can either of the small conference schools pull the upset? LaVille will need their big boys up front to create havoc on both sides of the ball. If they can grind it out they have a chance.

I was very surprised by Triton’s game plan. Not sure why they didn’t try to throw the ball deep more.

Judson 33-7 final. Too much smash mouth football.

Lot of game left but Judson is up 20-7 in the 4th. game could be either way but Triton definitely getting out coached so far.

Ya I think PT is the biggest question of the tournament. They are hard to read with their schedule but that QB is the real deal.

Glenn @ Knox- Knox comes out with a sectional championship on Friday night. I previously said they would win out easily until they had a tough matchup with Hanover Central in the regioanals. They had a scare last week but Russ has them refocused. 42-20 Bremen @ LaVille- Lancers win in a grind out battle. Their defense steps up the whole game to win this for them. 13-0 Judson @ Triton- Triton has been making room in their trophy room since the week 7 beatdown. Can judson stop the onslaught? Maybe coach Lambert has made a trip to see his ole buddy in Rensselaer and learned the phonebooth offense to hold the ball all game. Picking Judson due to being a homer. Score: 2-0

Yeah, we know Judson are the underdogs and have to play a perfect game to keep it close. Maybe the bluejays can make it a 28-14 game instead.