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Central has definitely benefited from transfers in recent years. Reitz, Bosse, Harrison, and probably more have lost notable players to Central. Reitz used to be the school that would get the transfers from all those schools. Where that change came from, I won't/can't really say for sure. May have to do with coaching preferences, friends, or chasing more success. However, with the growth of the North side, North has also started benefiting from transfers, even down at the lower levels. North also has a young, energetic coaching staff like someone mentioned, which definitely helps. Reitz has a really good freshmen class and a new coaching staff, so I am sure they will be back near the top within the next few years after a culture has been re-established. North will be good these next few years, then may hit a brief rebuild, but they definitely have talent down in the lower levels. I have not heard much about the lower levels of MD, Central, Memorial, or Castle. Jasper is typically always good at all levels and Lewis is great at instilling culture from the bottom up. Other question, how does VL, Bosse, and Harrison get to the point of being competitive in a tough week-to-week conference. It will be interesting to see how the year finishes out, but I am more interested to see how the next few years will be when (hopefully) everything is back to normal and these programs all get an actual off-season+summer.

Exciting week in the PAC. I look for there to be a lot of close games and maybe a few "upsets" that I would not be surprised by.

GS @ Southridge - by 2 scores

Mt. Vernon @ Forest Park - by 1 score

Heritage Hills @ North Posey - by 2 scores

Pike Central @ Washington - by 2 scores

LS @ Boonville - by 1 score

South Spencer @ Princeton - by 2 scores

Tell City @ Springs Valley - running clock

Unfortunately I think this is the week we don't have any close games, although Reitz and Mater Dei could keep it close potentially.

VL @ Castle - Knights by 4 scores

North @ Bosse - running clock

Memorial @ Harrison - Tigers by 4 scores

Mater Dei @ Jasper - Wildcats by 3 scores

Central @ Reitz - Bears by 3 scores

Boy was I wrong about this game. I figured Mock would have a solid game rushing but definitely did not expect this type of close shootout. Mock is looking like a power 5 running back. 

I would be genuinely surprised if Gibson Southern doesn't win by at least 3 scores. Just saying.

I agree. The kids I know who have gotten it all experienced minimal, short-lived symptoms. One kid told me he woke up with a sore throat then was completely fine the next day. Another kid told me he woke up with a stuffy nose and headache then was completely fine the next day. There are numerous things on a daily basis that pose a greater threat to kids than this virus.

12 hours ago, SEAL_63 said:

The exact opposite actually. No doubt the expectations have been tempered heading into this season. But the results through 3 weeks are encouraging to say the least. The Reitz and MD games have shown where we lack to win consistently in this league. Even so, those contests were both down to the wire. Physically we match up well, which was a concern of mine. Of course, this Friday will be more telling.

I agree. I think VL has proven that they can compete with the bigger teams in the SIAC, especially with coaching and physicality. When it comes to overall speed and amount of skilled athletes, that's where their disadvantage may often come. Sure, their goal is probably to win the games, but I would say it's a success for them if they are competitive in each game and maybe go 3-6 in their first SIAC season. I could see them beating Harrison and possibly Memorial. I think they will be competitive against Castle. I don't see them hanging with Central, North, or Jasper. 

Forest Park @ Tecumseh - by 3 scores

North Posey @ Tell City - by 2 scores 

Gibson Southern @ Boonville - by 3 scores

Phalen Academy @ Princeton - by 2 scores

Mt. Vernon @ Owensboro Catholic - by 3 scores

South Spencer @ Heritage Hills - by 4 scores

North Daviess @ Washington - running clock

Southridge @ Pike Central - running clock

Bosse @ Jasper - Jasper by a lot

Memorial @ MD - Memorial in a close one

Reitz @ North - Reitz gets revenge and bounces back in a close one

Castle @ Harrison - Castle by a lot

VL @ Central - VL will hang around for a half but Central pulls away

Reitz is pretty good but will get even better. Brickey and the defense are still improving with the new systems.

Jasper is very good. I would not be surprised if they win out and take the conference title in their first season. Looking forward to their matchups against Central and North.

North continues to dominate but can they continue the momentum with a tough opponent in Reitz making the trip from the west side? If I remember correctly, North narrowly escaped Reitz last season.

Mater Dei proved that they are still a contender with a nice win on the road. Honestly thought VL would win that one.

12 hours ago, Moonshiners said:

 

I would only bet a free round of golf at midget links on MD and Jasper 

RIP midget links 😔

Tragic.

12 hours ago, Titan32 said:

No...we haven’t and it looks like Southport is advertising for week 4 game now.  🧐

How would you know SIAC guy? 🤔

I know everybody from everywhere and everything about anything. 😏

40 minutes ago, Cappy said:

Does HH expect to be back at full strength this week? How about Boonville? Did GS find a week 4 game?

I believe HH will not be back at full strength until next week at the earliest. Not sure about Boonville. GS has not found a week 4 game as far as I know, and there probably are not many (if any) options right now. 

2 hours ago, tango said:

I agree, but team would need a mobile QB...

Probably true. Would be nice to have both Allen and Pence to give them different looks. 

3 minutes ago, footballer_02 said:

Does anyone believe that if the best players from teams 1A - 3A were on a team, could compete or potentially beat Center Grove?? Just curious on peoples thoughts! 

Fun topic. I don't know enough teams/players to include the best of the best. But using all-state/all-conference teams, here is what I could come up with for the "all-star small school team"...

QB - Brady Allen (Gibson Southern)

RB - Ryan Walsh (Andrean)

WR - Cannon Melchi (West Lafayette), Noble Johnson (Parke Heritage), Bryant Boggs (Wabash), Drew Stutzman (South Adams)

TE - Jacob Strange (West Washington)

OL - Braden Tucker (Gibson Southern), Joe Strickland (Brebeuf Jesuit), Jaxon Miller (Triton Central), Tristen Hayes (Oak Hill), Dylan Mathena (Tell City)

DL - Antwann Dix (Cardinal Ritter), Mo Omonode (West Lafayette),  Blake Ritzert (Mt. Vernon), James Ralph (Evansville Mater Dei)

LB - Lucas Hines (Brownstown Central), Hayden Kermode (Triton Central), Hayden Karlaftis (West Lafayette)

DB - Lane Burns (Eastside), Grant Bell (Sullivan), Isaiah Dalton (Eastbrook), Peyton Wert (Milan)

To answer your question, yes. I think this small school all star team could compete or beat Center Grove. But it would be close.

Bosse @ Castle - running clock

Central @ Memorial - by 3 scores

Mater Dei @ Vincennes - by 2 scores

North @ Harrison - running clock

My game of the week:  Jasper @ Reitz - by 1 score

This will come down to whether Brickey and the Reitz offense can minimize their mistakes. Jasper is typically very disciplined and will capitalize on the mistakes of opponents. I'll take the home team in the Bowl.

On 8/29/2020 at 2:37 AM, SEAL_63 said:

And it was...painful to watch at times, but exciting. I think I counted 8 or 9 turnovers between the two teams. Many, many penalties as well...even for this early in the season it was quite sloppy. 
 

Felt like VL played really well but couldn’t finish at the end of each half, which was when Reitz scored all of their points.

Very sloppy. 10 turnovers, 5 for each team. I think VL is good enough to be competitive in the SIAC. Looks like they have a solid defense at least. Reitz is better than what they are showing, as they are going through growing pains with a new system. They will need to speed that process up as the tough part of their schedule is approaching. Jasper and North loom large in the coming weeks.

Heritage Hills @ Boonville - by 2 scores

North Posey @ Southridge - running clock

Pike Central @ South Spencer - by 2 scores

Princeton @ Mt. Vernon - running clock

Tell City @ Forest Park - by 1 score

Washington @ Gibson Southern - running clock

I'm all for teams still playing the games if they have enough kids to field a team. Who knows how many games they'll get this year and it could give younger kids some experience. Props to HH for giving it a go, despite knowing that they may suffer another loss. I'm a big "don't-let-Covid-win" guy. Tell City is looking solid but I still think SR beats them handily. It is cool seeing Tell City and Forest Park do well though.

1 hour ago, Cappy said:

Any schools looking to move their game to Saturday because of the severe weather expected from Laura?

Majority of schools in southern Indiana will be discussing and deciding that today. I would guess a few games that involve longer travel will make the move.

It's possible that some games in the SIAC and PAC get moved to Saturday afternoon/evening due to remnants of the hurricane moving through on Friday.

Reitz JV 34

Harrison JV 16

20 minutes ago, HereComesTheBoom said:

 

Looks like it was the Ritzert kid who was an all stater for their defense last year. Impressive play for an offensive tackle lol

22 hours ago, DaveMosbey said:

A HH player stripped the ball and looked like he was going to return it for a TD but the Mount Vernon player caught up to him as he got close to the endzone and not only knocked the ball out of his hands from behind but the Wildcats recovered just inches from the goal line.

Saw the highlight of it. One of the better high school effort plays I've seen in a while.

Central @ Bosse

Harrison @ Jasper 

Memorial @ North 

Reitz @ Vincennes Lincoln

Castle @ Mater Dei