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NorthWood (11-2) at Leo (11-2) Good semi-state matchup to decide who represents the north in 4A and earns the trip to Indy. Northwood's last trip was 2016 and a loss to Roncalli, while Leo has never reached the state finals. Although they did have back to back Semi-state losses in 2010-11. Leo while tough all year, is definitely playing their best football of the season lately. Their studs in Hurst and Schott are game changers, on both sides of the ball. All Decker has to do is just manage the offense and get the ball in his playmakers hands.. which isn't hard for him to do. And they have found some lightning in a bottle in De'arious Carter out of the backfield. I think their D is what will surprise some people though. Yeah Schott will shut down one whole side of the field but they are all solid. Every.. single.. player... They got their work cut out for them this week though. Also got to give it up for Coach Doerffler and his staff. These kids are playing tough, playing disciplined, and playing fast. Their playbook is wide open and they always seem to have a blitz dialed up at just the right time. I admittedly know little of Northwood other than Tuggle, but they took care of New Prairie pretty handily which was impressive. I think the game being at home I would have to favor Leo, but should be a good one!

I definitely had Leo winning but not by the score they did. They seem to be firing on all cylinders at just the right time.

22-0 EN

East Noble 15 New Haven 0 Halftime EN to receive 2nd half kick.

SECTIONAL 19 Sect Class Overall Fort Wayne Wayne 1- 0 2- 0 5- 3 East Noble 2- 1 4- 1 6- 2 New Haven 2- 1 3- 1 7- 1 Leo 2- 1 4- 2 6- 2 DeKalb 1- 2 2- 3 5- 3 Fort Wayne Dwenger 0- 0 0- 0 3- 5 Fort Wayne South 0- 1 0- 3 1- 7 Angola 0- 2 0- 2 1- 7 Man, what a bruiser of a sectional. 3 top ten teams in the 4A polls, plus Dwenger and Wayne who slug it out in the SAC. Who do you guys got in this one? I'll always go with my Knights but man did they get probably the worst draw out of everyone. @ New Haven to prove last week was no fluke, then @ Leo which is always a slugfest. All to earn the chance for one more home game against probably Dewnger. What y'all think?

East Noble 31 New Haven 21 Final

East Noble 31 New Haven 7 3 minutes left.

East Noble 21 New Haven 7 0:37 left first half EN Rushing attack is a force.

East Noble 14 New Haven 7 6:15 left 2nd quarter

EN 7 New Haven 7 10 minutes left 2nd quarter.

EN 7 New Haven 0 1st quarter

Leo - 14 EN - 7 5:29 left in the 4th.

Leo -7 EN - 0 halftime

EN - 0 Leo - 0 start 2nd quarter.

I guarantee you the Knights have had this game circled on their calendar for awhile. Leo has had our number as of late, but I think this is the best team EN has had since 2019. Maybe not talent wise, but full roster top to bottom. Every position group on both sides of the ball is improved over last year. Gonna be a good one!

While I am not shocked at the outcome, I am a little ticked because the game could have been closer. EN had 2 good drives in the first half turn into zero points. It could have easily been 14-14 at the half. Throw in a stop on D for EN at some point in the second half and this game is close. Coulda, woulda, shoulda though... Gotta give credit to Snider though for making the plays when it mattered most. A sure sign of an elite program. The explosive combo of Buchanan and Billingsley was too quick and shifty. They broke and juked so many tackles it was actually fun to watch. The quickness at which they scored every drive was impressive. Sniders ability to move the ball down the field quickly and in large chunks is what made this game never really seem close.

Only 1 real onside kick.. other 2 were botched squibs

That's what I'm thinking. I fully expect a game against Dwenger in sectionals would be just as tough if not more so that playing Columbia City. I think Sectional 19 definitely got tougher with the change.

Dwenger officially in 4A Sect 19 per IHSAA https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/082223 Executive Committee.pdf

This is probably pretty close. I was equally as impressed with Sniders win in Indy as I was with how bad Leurs was. EN is definitely better than last year though.

I definitely agree about our run game.. that 3-headed monster and our O-line is going to make games miserable for opponents. And remember the name .. Rylee Biddle... He'll make an impact all over the field.. DB, WR, QB..

Angola @ Dekalb: Coin toss to me .. Angola by 7 Columbia City@ Churubusco: CC has lost a lot to graduation but still has one of the best playmakers in the NE8, maybe closer than some think, CC by 7. Bishop Luers @ East Noble: I think EN will have one of the better D's in the conference this year, the O.. well it is what it is... pound the rock, and pound the rock some more.. EN by 14. Northrop @ New Haven: I challenge anyone to find a better group of skill players in the area... NH is going to be TROUBLE for defenses. Can their own D stop anyone though? NH by 6 in a shootout and the SAC starts 0-2 vs, the NE8. Heritage @ Bellmont: Screw it, they gotta get off the schneid at some point.. upset city. Bellmont by 3. Huntington North @ Eastbrook: A whole new offense for HN this year so not sure what to expect.. I'll guess they make a few plays to make it interesting .. Eastbrook by 14 Leo @ Kokomo: Most peoples' pick for conference favorite, but Leo still has to prove it. Tough road trip week 1 but I think they get it done.. Leo by 7. Mississinewa @ Norwell: I don't think graduation hurt anyone more than Norwell. Still some ballers but they take a step back this year. Ole Miss by 10.

Yorktown 42 Norwell 41 Norwell scores at end of game and goes for 2 instead of kicking the PAT. Yorktown stops it. Final

Northridge 34 Northwood 17 Final

Columbia City 27 Leo 21 Final