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Not that I think it would happen anyway, but if you flipped Northridge and Concord for Riley and Washington in this above scenario... I could MAYBE see it working. But like others have said, I do not believe the NLC is in any hurry to basically blow up it's current structure just to fix the disparities the NIC has. Like @US31 said - it's not up to the NLC to fix the NIC's problems. I would think as thing currently sit, the NLC is pretty happy/content currently.

Hmmm... I'm just not sure it's that easy. But maybe it is and I'm just not that smart. If EVERYONE in the TRC had their out-of-conference game scheduled in the same week, it would be easier. But I think that's where it gets tricky. 3 teams play out-of-conference games in Week 1 6 teams play out-of-conference games in Week 2 Example Whitko currently plays Tippy Valley during Week 6, and they don't play Southwood. Southwood already has a conference game against Manchester that week. But also, Whitko's OOC game is Week 1, and Southwood's OOC game is Week 2. I'm sure there are smarter people (or a computer program) that can figure it out. But I do not think it's quite as "easy" as it seems.

Are we sure about this? I can't imagine all 8 TRC ADs for the teams that were already on Valley's schedule would want to scramble to fill the void in their schedule this year. Seems silly to me that this would be the action they take. Kick them out of the conference early, but keep the games scheduled as non-conference. Especially since the TRC already plays an 8-game, round robin type schedule for football. Imagine any of the teams between weeks 3-9 trying to find another opponent that's nearby who could play when most area conferences are full-in conference play during those times.

FWIW - I believe this year's Warsaw senior class is fairly small and their incoming freshman class next year is larger. It will be interesting to see where they end up as I expect their overall enrollment in the count that COUNTS next year will be more than 2,096 number here. How much more will be the question, and how much others gain/lose obviously. For fun, if this was 5A next go around, here is what I would have as the sectional assignments Sectional 9: Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Merrillville, Munster Sectional 10: Chesterton, LaPorte, Michigan City, Valparaiso Sectional 11: Concord, Goshen, Mishawaka, SB Adams Sectional 12: Anderson, FW North, FW Snider, Warsaw Sectional 13: Decatur Central, Kokomo, McCutcheon, Plainfield Sectional 14: Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Franklin, Whiteland Sectional 15: Columbus East, Floyd Central, New Albany, Seymour Sectional 16: Castle, Evansville North, TH North, TH South

Just playing devil's advocate here @Irishman - why isn't this thread locked and placed in "The Next Level" - same as the Brady Allen thread? Jack Kiser is not a current Indiana high school football player.

It appears to only be for Comcast subscribers. I do not live in Indiana anymore, so I'm not sure what other providers there are that have Bally Sports. But like @PDB26 said... absolutely brutal.

*Second lowest Better?

I do not necessarily think Carroll is going to win this game, but to all the "naysayers" in these comments that are continuing to point back to the Lafayette Jeff game in the Regionals, you all realize you're cherry picking one game right? Teams can have "off" games as we all should know by now. I look back to this weekend in college football for two prime examples. Baylor lost 31-3 two weeks ago against Kansas State - and then almost beat an undefeated TCU team this week. If everyone was holding that Kansas State game against the Bears, instead of seeing it as a potential off game, no one would have given them a shot against the Horned Frogs. South Carolina lost 38-6 two weeks ago against Florida... then puts up 63 points in their smack down of Tennesee this week. Who saw that coming after their terrible performance against the Gators? Point being - if the reasoning you are using to doubt Carroll is because of their 21-20 victory on the road in the Regionals against a team that was 9-2, I would find another angle. I see this game being a low-ish scoring affair. The Chargers have a STOUT defense (only giving up 9.8 ppg this year) which held Lafayette Jeff to their lowest point total all season, and HSE to their second lowest point total all season. But Center Grove is a well oiled machine, and has been there, done that exeperience on their side. Center Grove wins 24-20

Side note outside of all this banter I highly encourage anyone that is able to make the trip to MAKE THE TRIP! Carroll's stadium/facility is without a doubt in the Top 5 of all Indiana in my opinion. Truly an amazing complex they have. Worth the price of admission for that alone.

Great mock up overall! I would potentially flip flop these matchups and venues. Plymouth would be a better option for 3 of the teams listed at Warsaw (sorry Adams Central), and I think Warsaw's stadium on both sides has more seating than Plymouth. Obviously all 4 of these games will/would be highly attended, but having your matchups grouped as they are, feel like the Ft Wayne/Region schools at Warsaw would make for a great atmosphere.

When exactly did Snider and Warsaw play any time in recent history....????? News flash - they haven't 😉

Congrats to Northridge pulling out the upset yet again this season, but I have to be honest that I'm disappointed NorthWood couldn't get a done. Now a giant "What if?" for the Panthers this year. Would have loved to have seen them at full strength this offseason, and potentially battling New Prairie, Kokomo/Columbia City, and then New Pal/Roncalli. What a heck of a postseason run that could have been. Best of luck to the Cavemen and Raiders this weekend! Would love to see Northridge pull out another repeat from last year on Friday night

And yet - 6A Indy schools will be making trips to Warsaw and Fort Wayne for regular season games in the near future!

Carroll by 28 - Tigers were impressive last week on the defensive side of the ball, but Carroll is an offensive juggernaut. The Chargers blanked Warsaw 36-0 last year in the sectional championship in a game that was over quickly. I will be pleasantly surprised if the Tigers have this game close at halftime. If they do, they'll have a chance. Mishawaka by 21 - I realize the first matchup was close a few weeks ago, and the Minutemen offense has looked more competent 4 of the last 5 weeks, but I simply think the Cavemen are the much better team and will find a way to get it done in an impressive fashion. Pulling for Mishawaka as well because I think it would be fascinating to see them match up with either Snider or North Side in the Regional game. NorthWood by 35 - this game wasn't close in the regular season, and I know that didn't mean much last year. Even with the off-field distrations for the Panthers, I see them rolling before a very unique/interesting matchup with New Prairie next week.

Yeah I assumed that as well - was just curious the impact it would have for NorthWood. We know of 4 players who I assume are definitely out since it's public record. Didn't know if there were any more than that who would be out. Guess we'll find out tomorrow night at the very least

In addition to the 4 players who were 18 years old and were actually booked, were there any other underage players impacted? I guess I don't know what happens to 17 year olds and under who get "busted" at an underage drinking situation

Assuming you meant Carroll here. Most impressive part for the Chargers is their improvement on the defensive side of the ball since 2020. They've had a high scoring offense these past 3 seasons, but this year they have been vastly improved on D. Should be a great game!

@Plymouthfan91 - Can I ask what makes you so confident in this? I will give you that Plymouth likely has had the stronger schedule between the two teams, but the only teams Plymouth have hung with this year are a terrible Wawasee squad and a banged up Goshen team. St Joe's has a Sagarin Rating of 46.53 with wins over teams that have Sagarin Ratings of 43.92 (SB Adams), 40.40 (Marian), and 38.51 (Lakeland). Plymouth has a Sagarin Rating of 24.48. The Indians are about an 18.5 point favorite according to @hhpatriot04 predictor tool. Help me drink the Big Red kool-aid! What makes you think the Pilgrams are going to keep this one close?

Not a chance in the world I would be SHOCKED if this is competitive. St Joe ain't world burners, but they are definitely better than Wawasee and Goshen, and Concord isn't MUCH better than the Indians and the Rockies got smoked 52-0.

Mishawaka would play the winner of the Fort Wayne sectional in Regionals. They would not meet up with Merrillville until Semi-State

Looking back on this post- I was spot on with some predictions, and missed elsewhere. I called the Panthers winning the NLC title, and they looked dominant in doing so. An instant classic game against Mishawaka almost derailed the perfect season for NorthWood, but they win the conference title with their eyes set on a run to Indianapolis on Thanksgiving weekend. Flip flopped between Mishawaka and Warsaw, and I swung and missed on my bold prediction of Goshen coming out the gates swinging in Wogomon's first year. Of course, injuries did not help the Redhawks in that area. I correctly picked Northridge to finish ahead of Concord. The Minutemen swing back and forth between .500 regular season records one year, then compete for a confernce championship the next. Look for Concord to be in the thick of things next season! Best of luck to all the NLC teams in the state tournament. Obviously pulling hard to see my Tigers get a few upset victories, but think NorthWood and Mishawaka both have a chance in their respective classes. I'd love to see Mishawaka battle with Snider or North in that Regional title game, and a NorthWood vs. New Prairie matchup in that Regional would be a darn good one as well. I truly think things set up nicely for the Panthers. They will be on the road their first two games, but would host the Sectional Championship game, and then would likely host the Regional as well (specifically if it's New Prairie that they play against).

Well I called this out after Week 2 - and it looks to have held up pretty well! Just super interesting to see all 4 of the teams in Sectional 2 included in the Top 5 Scoring Ds for 6A through the regular season. You can argue about each of these teams strength of schedules, I don't care, just an neat observation here. Should be some great matchups between those 4 teams! 6A - Scoring Defense 1. Carroll (FW) 7.56 2. Elkhart 8.78 3. Penn 12.44 4. Crown Point 13.56 5. Warsaw 14.11 6. Cathedral 16.38 7. Hamilton Southeastern 16.78 8. Carmel 17.44 9. Lake Central 18.00 10. Lafayette Jeff 18.22

Not necessarily a topic for the sectional games, but just thought it was interesting to see the conference standings be perfectly balanced. I always love it when things like that happen.

Thank you both! @Southside @BTF - I knew it was that way for the 8 team sectionals, but wasn't sure how the 4 team sectionals worked