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Because healthy or not, they couldn't beat Southmont or Crawfordsville either. RP is a multi TD favorite against both of those teams. The WRC, which has a tremendous history of building 1A/2A powers, has to come to terms with the fact that RP has arrived. They now have two choices. Get better, or get used to it.

And we’re back! Kind of… Can’t believe it’s almost here again. And can’t believe nobody has been in here. (Or can’t get on here) WRC 2025 Edition, Week 1… Cloverdale @ Riverton Parke- Clovers slowly becoming respectable again. I know they are mad about the 1 point loss at their place last year. I’ve heard they’ve got some dudes to replace #10. (Heck of a ball player)They’re gonna need them. Panthers are primed to get this season going. They also have some dudes. Big ones. But can they replace their previous backfield? I think they can. And this one is close, but comfortable for the home team. RP 35 Clovers 21 Culver @ Attica- I’d be lying if I said I didn’t look up Culver. No clue about the Cavaliers. Just know they’ve handled the Ramblers previously. But the Ramblers have been working hard this off season. And usually hard work pays off eventually. I just don’t know if it will be this week. But some wins are definitely in the near future for Attica. Ramblers make it fun to watch. Culver 29 Attica 18 Fountain Central @ Southmont - The hype in central Fountain county is that the Mustangs are ready and good enough to take the next step. The King has hopes high in Veedersburg. The Mounties are not what they used to be, but should be good enough for FC. Southmont 24 FC 8 North Vermillion @ North Central- The Crabtree Experience is back in Cayuga for a limited time. Can the old ball coach muster up one more magical run? Can North Central score enough points on a regular basis? Time will tell. NV 34 NC 14 Parke Heritage @ Crawfordsville- The Wolfs struggles on offense may continue. Cville looks to keep building. An enigma for sure, the Athenians have all the facilities, but mediocre teams. Something’s got to give. Cville 22 PH 6 Seeger @ LCC- Knights were too much last year. Same thing this year. Although the Patriots have improved. LCC 42 Seeger 7 South Vermillion @ West Vigo- There was a time when the Vikings looked at this game as a win. But the Wildcats have taken a few recently. Does the Post-Visor Era stack up? I think not. WV 27 SV 14 Tri County @ Covington - New coach for the Cavaliers. Is it enough to keep the wins going? Same Coach at Covington. But I heard their numbers were down. At least they’re close to the Beef House. Tri Co 27 Cov 13

Nice to see some WRC chatter this early in the off-season. Are transfers really a thing in the WRC? I thought that was big city stuff. Really only one 'new' coach to speak about. Lots of key graduation losses for several teams. This season could be a little different than previous years with no clear cut, hands down favorite... yet. Regardless, South Putnam still awaits the 1A teams who rise to the top in sectionals. Linton or LCC await the 2A schools. Attica - Coach Dean had a rough introduction into the WRC in his first year as HC. Only 17 points scored, while giving up 491. The defense struggled. Although, I believe the Ramblers will be improved, and may surprise some folks. But they are several years out until they make any impact again in the WRC. Covington - Coach Wheeler's crew had a respectable 6-5 outing last season, but were plagued by inconsistency. The Trojans will have to replace one of the toughest RB's to bring down in the WRC in Moore, along with several other seniors. So, getting numbers to come out to play will be important in order for them to maintain and build on the successes they did have. Fountain Central - Coach King could possibly have the most coming back with a talented QB and several skill position players on offense as well as several starters on defense. Look for the Mustangs to be much improved from last year. And it's Coach Herb King, so you know he's had all his boys going hard this off-season. He'll have them playing hard when the season rolls around. Some predict a championship season from FC. North Vermillion - Coach Crabtree is back after a one year hiatus. His predecessor probably had one of the better one and done stints in WRC history as a HC. The Falcons look to build on last year's surprise season, but will have to do it with a much younger roster. Might be some bumps and bruises along the way. But, like Coach King, Coach Crabtree usually seems to find a way to put it all together. Parke Heritage - Coach Rector and crew had a pretty harsh ending to last season, bowing out to RP 70-0 in the first round of sectionals. Things haven't been the same in Rockville for a while. Can the Wolves tap into some of that old tradition? They may win a handful of games, but won't crack the upper half of the WRC. Riverton Parke - Coach Sanders has the Panthers believing in southern Parke County. Only questions RP has are... 1. Who do they replace the two headed monster of Price and Goff with? And 2. Can they really win the games that count by only running the ball? (Although they do run the ball very well behind that massive o-line. Which I hear may have gotten bigger.) They also return nearly everybody on both sides of the ball. Defensively, they were among the tops in the state in 1A. Could be the WRC favorite come October. Seeger - Coach Ragan's crew also experienced a rough season in 2024. But I'm sure the Patriots are looking forward to a better 2025. A lot of younger guys got some valuable experience last season. Hopefully, like PH, Seeger can tap into some of that tradition and bounce back. I predict an improved season in the upper half of the WRC. South Vermillion - New SV Coach Miller looks to maintain the success that Coach Barrett built for the Wildcats. As with most new head coaches, there will be some rough patches. But the biggest school in the WRC shouldn't have too much to worry about during the regular season. Can SV win in the playoffs? Undefeated seasons are great, but the people of Clinton want some post-season hardware! Lots of expectations for the young, new head coach.

Terre Haute North looking for a new head coach now... https://www.wthitv.com/sports/terre-haute-north-coach-steps-down/video_3fc4317f-7a32-5688-a2f1-e2abecb0ac84.html

Exactly, it's not that deep. I don't have any problem with any of the kids playing the game. You mean this schedule? https://scoreboard.homestead.com/football/logsSouthPutnam.htm#load Don't kid yourself. RP would have had the same record against that schedule. South Putnam appears to have hired the same Ad agency as South Vermillion. As far as the Sectional 45 Championship goes. I'm obviously biased towards our last remaining WRC team. But I think the will of the Panthers is being underestimated. Everyone has had the Eagles playing for the State championship since before the beginning of the season. No one had RP doing much of anything. But here we are. RP has nothing to lose, and they're defending their home field. Which has proven to be a tough place to play the last few years. SP has everything to lose, so all the pressure is on them. What good is all the State talk, if you can't win the Sectional? This game will be closer that most think. Get your tickets and go watch.

But you are hating. And that's quite the assumption to make about RP. I'm sure the Panthers know exactly what they are getting into on Friday. I've seen South Putnam in person, they're impressive, but not unbeatable.

Round 2... Only one WRC team will remain after this week South Putnam @ Covington - All Trojan bashing aside, they have had a football season any soccer school would be proud of. South Putnam has an agenda, Covington is merely in the way. But I think the Trojans make it interesting for the first quarter. SP 42 Cov 16 South Vermillion* @ Linton-Stockton - I've heard the Visors were wanting to infringe on Miner territory by asking for extra room for their fans. Apparently they don't understand how playing at the Roy works. The Miners dictate what space you get to sit in, just like they'll dictate the flow of the game. SV may score, but not enough. Playing at Linton in November is not for the faint of heart. Visors' last second win hangover will haunt them early and often. 'Perfect' season ends Friday. Linton 45 SV 28 Riverton Parke @ North Vermillion - The Panthers steamrolled the Woolfs last week to kick off sectionals as expected. The Falcons struggled against the T-birds in the first half, but still pulled away late. That's been the current trend for NV. The regular season match-up between these two was a tale of two halves (and a lightning delay). RP dominated the first half and NV dominated the second half and won it in OT. But neither team can afford to struggle in either half this second time around. I think this may be a barn burner with RP taking the rematch. RP 28 NV 24

They graduate double digit seniors and didn't play a football schedule in junior high. I think it will take more than a good game against South Putnam to get this program in a positive direction

Which two counties are you referring to? Anyways, here are Sectional game wins since 2017... (I'll let you figure out why I chose that year) North Vermillion - 9 Parke Heritage - 7 Attica - 6 Seeger - 5 Fountain Central - 4 Riverton Parke - 4 South Vermillion - 2 Covington - 1

Sectional Week 1... Most of the WRC teams won't survive this week. Seeger @ Lewis Cass - The Patriots have played harder the second half of the season. I look for them to make this a game. I don't know much about the Kings this year, but I do know they've played a decent schedule. I'll take the home team. Cass 28 Seeger 20 North Posey @ South Vermillion* - I saw a chance for morning rain Friday, hopefully the Visors can get the air dryers on the field before game time. The Vikings have a long trip, we'll see how they handle it. (As @Donnie Baker says, the IHSAA sucks at geology, lol.) If they're as good as they say they are, SV should have no problem. But I think NP will roll, too many athletes. Which is a shame because I can't imagine what a Linton-South Vermillion 2nd round game would look like. (Actually, I could.) NP 42 SV 28 Covington @ Attica - Hopefully the Trojans can find some one else to carry the ball. Lots of adjustments on offense this week at the Complex with the absence of RB1. The Ramblers will do what they do. Which is show up and play hard. The new turf looks good! Winner gets South Putnam. Cov 28 Attica 6 Fountain Central @ South Putnam - Unfortunately, the Mustangs don't have the horses to run against the Eagles. Herb will have them coached up, but what's that old saying about Jimmies and Joes? South Putnam has too many Jimmies and Joes. SP 42 FC 8 Parke Heritage @ Riverton Parke - The Woolfs were completely man-handled two weeks ago. I think they put up a little bit of a fight this week, but it is not going to be enough. The Panthers survived the Trojan onslaught last week, but their patient, grinding style eventually won out. It's tough to stop a steamroller. Woolfs will be getting ready for basketball next week. RP gets ready for a possible rematch at the Gibson. RP 42 PH 14 North Vermillion @ North Central (Farmersburg)- The Falcons seem to be barely hanging on, but they are still winning. The Thunderbirds have built a little momentum with the return of their QB. This will be a different game. NV should win, but I hope they don't look ahead to their possible rematch with RP in round 2, because T-birds could nip them in this battle of the birds. NV 35 NC 22

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South Vermillion and Sullivan play for the Bronze Helmet South Vermillion and Riverton Parke play for the Milk Can Riverton Parke and Parke Heritage play for the Parke County Pounder (Fence Post Pounder)

Week 9, The end is near for some... North Vermilion @ Seeger - Falcons escaped the upset last week. Two weeks in a row they've looked uninspired. Not good headed into Sectionals. Patriots look to carry some momentum into the off-season. Lots of young kids playing this year. Visitors should win. NV 35 Seeger 14 Parke Heritage @ Fountain Central - The Mustangs have improved since the beginning of the season, nearly pulling the upset at NV last week. But the Woolfs, not so much. They gave up 49 straight after having the early lead at RP. Home team has better coaching. FC 28 PH 13 Riverton Parke @ Covington - The Panthers have looked really good in their wins and pretty good in their losses. Long time coming for RP. Trojans have been putting up pretty decent numbers themselves. However, I don't think they are as physical up front on either side of the ball. Visitors score more. RP 42 Cov 28 South Vermillion* @ Attica - Visors finish out their 2024 WRC World Tour at the home of the Ramblers. Question is...Is this at the Bruce or the New Stadium? Wildcats could be awful fast on turf. Ramblers need to keep on keeping on. Better days are ahead. Visitors win big. SV wins

Week 8, sectional draw this weekend... Attica @ Covington - The Ramblers keep plugging away. Coach Dean is doing the best he can. Trojans should win this one fairly easy. Covington wins Fountain Central @ North Vermillion - The Mustangs have nearly climbed back to even after a rough start. The Falcons didn't play well last week at Rockville, but still pulled out the win. NV is tough to beat at home. I'm taking them in a close one. NV 41 FC 29 Parke Heritage @ Riverton Parke - County bragging rights up for grabs. The Woolfs showed some fight last week, and they will be ready for RP. The Panthers handled business at Attica and look to extend their dominance over their county rival. The Panthers pounding, beligerent style will eventually win the day. RP 40 PH 18 Seeger @ South Vermillion* - Best thing for the young Patriots is to finish out the season strong. They've taken their lumps this year, bur hopefully will learn from them. The Visors have too many athletes. Home teams sweep this week. SV 44 Seeger 8

I'm not a weather man, never wanted to be. I just know some of the games I've seen in my lifetime were in the same, if not worse conditions that were present on Friday. But in related news, I came across on X the RP-SV JV score from this past Monday night... RP 62 SV 0 Just an anomaly or sign of things to come?

Ok... It was wind and rain.

Coach Dean has already stated earlier in this thread that the Attica-RP game is still being played at the Bruce. Turf isn't ready. And to your last point... Every WRC game besides SV-RP took place on Friday night. Just saying...

I'm not going to make any groundbreaking statement here, but the element of weather is a part of the game of football. I think people, including myself, are just commenting and writing this off as business as usual for SV. Lots of good teams lost across the state Friday night because they couldn't adjust to the elements. SV knew darn well they faced a much higher probability to lose to RP if they played in those elements on Friday. Hence the move to Saturday, which nearly back fired on them anyway. My question is this, Are you really that good of a team if you have to dictate when and where you get to play depending on what team you are playing? What message are you sending to your team? I know its cliche, but good teams really can play anyone, anywhere and in any conditions. Just another example of how SV will be getting ready for basketball/wrestling season before sectionals are over.

Week 7, time to build some momentum for sectionals... South Vermillion* @ Fountain Central - Visors got to pick when to play the game last week, not this week. They should still be the better team, but I heard Herb was in attendance at the RP game on Saturday, so he probably picked up some adjustments to make for his Mustangs this week. Don't be surprised if this one is close for a while. BTW...the * will now be placed next to SV for their Mythical 2024 WRC championship. 35 FC 21 Riverton Parke @ Attica - Say what you want about the Panthers, but it's a good thing the game at SV was played on Saturday. Otherwise we'd be talking about a possible 3-way tie for first. That being said, I'd hate to be the Ramblers this week. Lots of frustration will be taken out at the Bruce. RP wins North Vermillion @ Parke Heritage - Not much to say here. The Falcons are playing some good ball, the Woolfs are not. NV 42 PH 6 Seeger @ Covington - The Trojans got back on track last week. This week will be a little tougher. The Patriots look to rebound from getting beat up by FC last week. Cov 30 Seeger 16

Tanka Jahari, is that you???!!! Been awhile since we've had an endzone camera debate on here. I only knew one person on the GID who was that passionate about endzone cameras. Did you hijack Ms. Draper's account?

Game is at SV, so it had to be SV's call. I guess you can't throw all those passes in the rain and wind. Good luck in late October! I know RP does't care about the weather. The've only thrown like 10 passes all year. Every other WRC game is happening tonight. Sounds like THE VISOR was a little scared...

Week 6, Friday night weather is looking like it could be a factor... Attica @ North Vermillion - Ramblers keep showing up. Ramblers keep playing. Somethings gonna give eventually. Hats off to the Falcons, helluva job! Way to fight back at RP. Enjoy this week. NV by whatever they want Covington @ Parke Heritage - This one is usually a dandy. The Trojans look pretty decent at times, yet so do the Woolfs. Both need a win. Highest overall scoring game of the night. Again, this one is gonna be a dandy. Cov 36 PH 34 Fountain Central @ Seeger - The Mustangs always seem to get better as the season goes. Herb keeps them fighting. The Patriots showed some grit fighting back last week. Third consecutive home game and some confidence will go a long way. Seeger nips Herb, again. Seeger 28 FC 24 Riverton Parke @ South Vermillion - The Panthers are still better than you think. How do they respond this week? Weather forecast seems to favor RP's style over SV's style. Hopefully the Visors haven't loaded up on too much pasta and tanning oil. I'm not buying the running clock hype. This one should be interesting. RP 21 SV 20

Week 5, we are halfway done... Covington @ South Vermillion - Valiant effort by the Trojans to comeback last week and try to make things interesting. Visors handled business and look to do more of the same this week. Are the Wildcats on cruise control to WRC title now? SV 44 Cov 8 Fountain Central @ Attica - Last week was maybe the only hope for the Ramblers to get one in the WRC. Mustangs held on for dear life to get Herb #200. I think #201 will be a little easier to come by. FC 35 Attica 7 North Vermillion @ Riverton Parke - Falcons look to rebound after stinking it up against SV. Panthers appear to be hitting their stride. Homecoming in Mecca. RP 38 NV 14 Parke Heritage @ Seeger - Woolfs had some fun picking up a win last week at Attica. The Patriots did not have fun being RP's punching bag. (First home loss to RP ever) I still think Seeger is the better team in this matchup. We'll see how they respond. Seeger 27 PH 13

RP followed that up by beating Seeger 40-6 last Friday. It was the first time RP has won at Seeger in school history.

There isn't one... https://indianahsfootball.homestead.com/tny/SouthVermillion.htm#load https://indianahsfootball.homestead.com/pastfb/allsectionalchamps.htm#load