oldunclemark

1 hour ago, Lysander said:

Sounds right just last year…just before their beat down while visiting a Central Indiana 3A team late last Fall.

An Indianapolis Catholic school that had won 14 state titles and won the 15th later that year.

Its a new year.............

15 hours ago, LC_Bears_04 said:

They need to drug test the person who gave Merrillville a first place vote instead of Center Grove.

Hey, Mooresville got a vote in 4A, too.😉

Dont Hate.  Appreciate💁‍♀️

One first place vote for the Pirates!

Merrillville quarterback Angel Nelson (12)

23 hours ago, Donnie Baker said:

You should talk to the Frankfurts people and get a wiener pass. I swear to God you should!

That's what its all about!

7 hours ago, oldunclemark said:

Andrean at Crown Point.  (1st meeting ever) Andrean is 62 years old

Andrean's 15-year-old sophomore quarterback Scott Ballentine was 30 of 42 last week, 2 TDs, 2 INTs against Merrillville. CP's 16-year-old junior quarterback JJ Johnson (2) ran for two TDs and passed for two more against Lowell.

 

Its on.

Crown Point quarterback JJ Johnson (2) 

Andrean at Crown Point.  (1st meeting ever) Andrean is 62 years old

Andrean's 15-year-old sophomore quarterback Scott Ballentine was 30 of 42 last week, 2 TDs, 2 INTs against Merrillville. CP's 16-year-old junior quarterback JJ Johnson ran for two TDs and passed for two more against Lowell.

Its on.

Crown Point tackle Jack Darlington (78)

Crown Point over Lowell ?   

On 8/20/2021 at 2:38 PM, Trojanmp52 said:

I had seen that WC was charge $ 8.00 for tickets, and the only way you can get them is on line. How much is your school charging and how many school raised their price and going online only too.

$6 up in Lake County, Trojan

1 hour ago, Trojanmp52 said:

I had seen that WC was charge $ 8.00 for tickets, and the only way you can get them is on line. How much is your school charging and how many school raised their price and going online only too.

I'll know more after tonight .

Who is WC?

One problem here is the size of the class.

A 24-team Class 6A would give eight teams a first round bye and just a four-game path t the title, right? 

I'd rather see the 32-team Class 6A stay as it is than  give 6A teams byes.

Class 5A shold be 64 teams. 

The first round byes should be in the enrollment-challenged Class 1A schools.  They have many two-way players and very small rosters.

Class 1A should be 32 teams and 5A should be 64. 

9 hours ago, Cappy said:

Try this out for information on the bowl... I believe the Grids very own @Rudywould know about everything Reitz and Reitz Bowl related.

Reitz Bowl (reitzfootball.com)

This is very good, Cappy.

The Reitz Bowl had lights in 1931!!!!

My grandparents didnt have lights in the house in 1931😃

10 hours ago, Titan32 said:

http://www.evansvilleliving.com/articles/gridiron-history

This is very good stuff, Titan. Thank you very much.

Everybody should read this.

I didnt now know that high school kids were not REQUIRED to stay in school until they were 16.

Reitz used to sit on 'Cole Mine Hill'?  I love it.?

7 hours ago, Staxawax said:

Get off your arse and make the drive down highway 41. Words cannot do it justice. You must see it to fully appreciate it.

I wont ever see it in person, Stax. I'm 98 1/2 years old .  

I'm busy every weekend 10 months a year.   My car has a quarter of a million miles on it.   I'm never getting there. 

Tell me about the Reitz Bowl. What YOU think not some prepared history.

(and Stax, by the way, I went to Jasper for a Little League championship a generation ago. The game ended at about 10 and I made the mistake of driving west to US 41 instead of East back to I-65. 

Once I wandered through two-lane roads in the dark and the haze to US 41, I slogged back on one of the less driver friendly roads in the southern part of the state.  6 a.m. That's when I got back.

I give a no thanks to US 41. If I ever get to the bottom of the state again, I'm going to find I-65 to come back.🥺

1 hour ago, MHSTigerFan said:

It began as a retaining wall dug into the hill upon which Reitz High School sits.  Shortly after it was created, somebody suggested it would be a good venue for a football stadium.  The main grandstand is concrete that goes nearly halfway around the field.  There is also a smaller visitor bleacher opposite.

It seats about 10,000.  Both Reitz and Mater Dei play their home games there.  UE once played their home games there as well.  It also played home to the “Refrigerator Bowl” postseason college football game.

The river you see is the nearby Ohio.  There are some great elevated views of the river from atop the Bowl.

What I meant to say was 'Why was a giant football stadium, built in 1921 in a basketball state?     'the nearby Ohio" is what?. ....The Ohio River runs between Kentucky and Indiana?  Again...5 hours..240 miles away.  Never been there. How far are you from Louisville?.

the Bowl looks like a small college stadium.    Nobody up here can fill a 10,000-seat stadium  The largest stadium up here is Merrillville, 7,200.  Most schools are 2,000 to 5,000

How old are Reitz and Mater Dei?. Up here Lowell, Crown Point and Valparaiso go back to the 1890s.  In the early 1900s, Lowell played Crown Point twice a season because< I believe, there was no one else to play. 

5 hours ago, Griffco76 said:

Take a look at newly re-turfed Reitz Bowl! She's 100 years young and never looked better! Thank you, EVSC on Facebook for this fantastic flyover!

https://www.facebook.com/EVSC1/videos/206512801403498/

 

I live 5 hours and about 240 miles from you, Griff...and I will never get to the Reitz Bowl

Tell me about the Reitz Bowl.

Why was a football stadium built in 2021?.   Who played there?  How mnny schools play there now.  What's the capacity.

Whats the river behind the stadium. ?

Tell me about the Reitz Bowl.

2A No. 1 Andrean with linebacker Drayk Bowen at 6A No. 7 Merrillville on opening night, August 20

Lowell and Hobart will have to get it on again.

Solid 6..

almost all geographic rivals...Northwood-Northridge 

Marian-Mishawaka, 

Judson Knox,

Concord-Jimtown

Plymouth-Warsaw

Elkhart-Penn is new but its big time.

46 does a good job on games

On 7/2/2021 at 8:34 AM, Bobref said:

Every university that wants to be a serious player in recruiting should immediately hire an athletic dept. staff member whose only job is to help student athletes maximize their NIL opportunities.

Very true.   You might as well maximize it for recruiting.

 I dont understand how social media folks make the money they do and I worry about outside influencers pitting players against coaches.

But if this keeps college athletes in college for four or 5 years,  I can see a benefit 

On 6/27/2021 at 8:19 PM, DT said:

Fact is , 4A North is very weak.

 

When your state championship representative gets run off the field by 6 touchdowns , youve got problems with your bracket strength.

 

f

Public school - private school.

If Chatard was in 3A, 3A in the north would be weak, too..right?

Thanks, everybody.

Next up. I'll need to know

'What is Tik Tok?"

On 6/12/2021 at 6:47 AM, DT said:

Griffith is going through radical racial and demographic changes.  The rough and tumble blue collar chip on your shoulder Griffith that ran roughshod during the Radtke years is gone.  Soccer and basketball are displacing football as primary sports as black and hispanic enrollment populations rise and white declines.  Griffith would really struggle in the NCC as they no longer have the same football mentality nor the depth to compete over their head as they did in the past.  They should stay where they are.  

As I know you know, DT, Merrillville went through the same racial and demographic changes a few years earlier.

It affected their baseball and softball teams, which were state class in the 1990s and are now at the bottom of the (DAC) conference.

But it didnt affect the Merrillville football team, obviously. .  Griffith can play with Lowell. They schedule them. They fit in the NCC. Thats where their tradition is. 

Everybody in the NCC will look up to Andrean when it comes to elite players but Griffith and Highland are so close they are almost the same place. . 

2 hours ago, DT said:

I need some foot soldiers to build traffic.  How about whiting89 takes The Region and temptation takes Indy.  Get some topics and traffic started

I'm old. What exactly is Facebook, everybody? 

On 6/16/2021 at 7:01 PM, Whiting89 said:

I disagree high school football coaches job is to win and build a respectable program not send kids to the next level. If you are good enough you will make on the next level regardless of what offense you run.

Good question.

Winning a lot obviously  does not necessarily mean your kids get o the 'next level' 

It does at big schools but not at small ones.

If you want to run a single wing misdirection offense to win in 1A or 2A, that has great value to the boys, the school and the community. 

Your guys may not be big or fast enough to play in college anyway. 

To win in 6A you have to run a college or pro style offense and the 'next level' will be within reach of some of your boys. 

But a coaches' basic job is to organize, teach and win.