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42 minutes ago, BTF said:

 

My presumption with these comments is that Cathedral returns many key players? Or are we banking on "Cathedral being Cathedral" and just reloading?

Both.

1 minute ago, 1st_and_10 said:

O'Shea?  

I really don't see a difference in leaving North Central to go to Warren.

5 minutes ago, temptation said:

Once again, with the changing demographics in and around central Indiana and viewing things LONG TERM, is Warren a better job than Zionsville?  New Pal?  Whiteland?

Make no mistake, Warren is not going anywhere but two of those three are among the fastest growing areas anywhere in the state and "could" be the next Warren in 10-15 years.

I guess it comes down to win NOW versus win LATER...

I agree with you. I just know that Warren is appealing to any coach in Central Indiana. However, those other 3 are as well. 

6A I am going with the Franklin Central Flashes...just kidding haha. I will go with Carmel. 

5A Cathedral for sure.

4A Chatard

11 hours ago, Knightmare said:

Obvious coaches for WC job:

1) Kyle Ralph - You all know why.  BUT, I think now is a great time for Ralph to move on.  I'm sure he could bring most of his assistants with him as well since both schools are close geographically...

2) Mike Kirschner - WC alum and maybe he misses the "grind"

Not so obvious:

3) Justin Pelley (Webo) - he can clearly coach ball with 3 state championships.  Does he want a taste of the MIC

4) Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) - he could really run his offense at a place like WC

5) Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) - 9th year at GS and seems like a guy WC could have for 10+ years

Most of Kyle Ralph's assistants are not teachers so I am not sure about bringing them with. However, I do think if he wants it it would be his. I do not see Kirschner trying for it. Pelley no way. Fisher is a great coach, but I don't see him going for it. Nick Hart maybe, but the rumor is that he will take over at Brownsburg in a couple of years.

I see Warren hiring an assistant within the program. Russ Mann potentially. I also could see Pat Mallory from LN going for the job or maybe a coordinator from Center Grove. CG coaches have been very loyal at CG and seem to be content with staying there so that may be a bit of a stretch. 

You could also make a case for Scott Turnquist from Zionsville. in 2 years he won a 6A sectional for Ziosnville and then a 5A state runner up. Used to be the OC at Carmel so maybe he would want to get back into the MIC.

This is such an awful thread. I laugh reading these. Ridiculous claims

1 hour ago, IndplsCathedral_Dad said:

As with most everything that Cathedral does, it is a tradition.  They have been doing this since the 1970's.  

I have never noticed before. I thought it was funny. Looks like the kids did not enjoy it to be honest haha

33 minutes ago, Coach P said:

A big shout out needs to go to Coach Turnquist of Zionsville.  He is a very bright offensive mind.  The job he did in the playoffs was phenominal.  Zionsville returns most of its offensive starters for next year. It could potentially be a very interesting year for the Eagles.  Coach TQ has had the Eagles over achieving the last two years in the playoffs.  Last year they upset Brownsburg in 6a.  This year, he turned the Eagles into the 2nd best team in 5a.  Sorry Dwenger..... it's just a fact.  

There is a huge adantage to playing a 6a schedule all year and then dropping to 5a in th playoffs.  Westfield took advantage of that for years and Zionsville did this year.   Congrats to Coach TQ and the Eagles for a strong finish in 2020.

They sure will miss that QB though. #6 had an outstanding state finals game. I was impressed. 

Side note, on the broadcast for the 6A game, the commentators mentioned Joey Siderewicz was an assistant coach for Zionsville. This is son of Center Grove assistant Joe Siderewicz and grandson of Hall of Famer Bill Siderewicz. Joey was the QB for CG in 2015 when the Trojans last went undefeated and won the state title. The Siderewicz family is continuing it's coaching tradition in Indiana.

I know it is early...WAY early. BUT, we all need something to start talking and thinking about. I am not sure about all the teams who has what for next year, but some we should have a solid idea. I want to see everyone predictions and thoughts about each team for next season. All info and thoughts are welcomed. Hopefully the programs will get a full offseason to work with players and be ready to go come end of summer.

Here are my way too early projections:

1. Center Grove. They graduate a lot, but still have a phenomenal junior class. They win the MIC, but do not go undefeated this time.

2. Ben Davis. I look for the Giants to be explosive on offense and scare lots of teams. Not sure what the D looks like.

T3. Carmel/Warren. Both of these teams will have solid years. They will be equal. and as a matter a fact I think the top 4 will be super competitive and will be able to throw a blanket over them.

5. North Central. Panthers have a decent year, but nothing special. 

6. Pike. Lots of question marks as the Red Devils always confuse me. They are a mystery every year. 

7. LN. They lose lots. Cooper will help them as he will be returning.

8. LC. The bears will continue to implode. I am expecting a 1 win or 0 win season again. 

Ben Davis was still in the Semi State game 2 years in a row and Warren made it to the regionals this year by beating both North Central and LN. Say what you want, but these 2 are still in the tops of the MIC and the state. I actually feel BD and WC will have very solid teams next year.

On 11/28/2020 at 1:34 PM, WestfieldRocks said:

Agree to a point. The schools you mentioned hung around until CG decided to destroy them. CG did this to Westfield almost from the get go. Westfield did run for 136 yards. Micha Hauser, running on a bad ankle, ran for 118 yards in only 11 carries. Did CG allow another 100 yard rusher this season? CG only gave up an average of 38 yards per game. Westfield "won" the second half 7-0. As you said, CG did not let off of the gas. They didn't pull their starters until almost the final minute of the game, after Westfield had already pulled their starters. Westfield's defense really cranked it up the second half, especially Popeye Williams, who's being recruited by many of the top D1 schools.  That pick by Kyle Pape made #1 on ESPN's Top Play Of The Day. As sort of a consolation, Westfield's Benji Welch was awarded the Mental Attitude Award. 

 

I felt cg let up some... but the rocks did settle down and play a solid second half.

I don’t think those numbers will stay the same though. According to the DOE school compass, Harrison (West Lafayette) is tracking their population downwards and they are at 1,950 at the moment. Some of the other numbers on that list are different as well. There is a chance Whiteland jumps up to 6A with as fast as they are growing 

39 minutes ago, HoopsCoach said:

The alignment committees tend to prefer to modify the current alignment as little as possible.  I think 6A is pretty easy.

Sectional 1

Lake Central

Crown Point

Lafayette Jefferson

Harrison (West Lafayette)

Sectional 2

Penn

Elkhart

Portage

Chesterton

Sectional 3

Noblesville

Homestead

Carroll (F.W.)

Warsaw

Sectional 4

Carmel

Fishers

Hamilton Southeastern

Westfield

Sectional 5

Pike

Avon

Brownsburg

Zionsville

Sectional 6

Ben Davis

Perry Meridian

Southport

Indianapolis Arsenal Tech

Sectional 7

North Central (Indpls.)

Warren Central

Lawrence North

Lawrence Central

Sectional 8

Franklin Central

Center Grove

Jeffersonville

Columbus North

Yes I agree. I love to see different and new matchups, but I think if these end up being the enrollment numbers that this is what the sectionals will look like.

They way I see it for 6A, Zionsville definitely goes south. Carmel goes north. Now that’s going to get interesting for sectional alignments. I really did not think Jeffersonville would be back to 6A. 

Obviously numbers can change from now until whenever the Ihsaa releases the new enrollments

12 minutes ago, BTF said:

What does that make Dwenger? Congrats to Zionsville, their name will forever go down as the state runner up and will be remembered as the second best team in 5a. But were they?

Did Dwenger beat Zionsville or not? 

9 minutes ago, dazed and confused said:

in 5A... dont think they are beating Center Grove....

Speaking of 5A yes of course

Why does cathedrals special teams do forward rolls as they come on the field?

looks dumb

Zionsville proved they were the 2nd best team in the state. They obviously improved tons since the beginning of the year as well. No team was able to score like that against cathedral this year. 

50 minutes ago, Knightmare said:

Does anyone else feel like this is the 6A-Division 2 state championship?  I am taking Cathedral by 14.  I think it will be close for 3 quarters and Cathedral will pull away in the 4th

I agree with this. Cathedral obviously has the talent level to be a 6A football team. And Zionsville has beaten and competed all year long with 6A teams. They are a 6A school that got shuffled down to 5A for this season.

2 hours ago, temptation said:

I'm taking the points.  Does that count?

Don't believe its a choice, no?

If the Head coach wins the coin flip he gets choice of home or away.

Saw where the Trojans are wearing the Home Red jerseys. This is the first time they have worn these in Lucas Oil. They usually go with the all Whites.

It will be a hard fought game but the Trojans will pull away late. CG 35 Westfield 17

2 hours ago, DT said:

Please explain that to Tom Allen.   IU had 10 yards rushing yesterday against Ohio State.  

IU lost.

I am not saying you can’t win a game or 2 like this, but to consistently win with hardly getting any rushing yards is very difficult. Especially in high school.

Ben Davis had a combined total of -11 yards rushing this year when playing CG. That’s counting the week 4 game and semi state game. Incredible stat really. It’s difficult to win when you can’t run the football.

Carson Steele. 

The end.

Looks like there wasn’t a change to any of the scheduling. I thought it was going to be different this year???