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I'm not going to try and stir this up too much(just a little bit) but I think there is a very apparent trend in the Parke Co situation. Here is some data I pulled off of John Harrell's website. Football(Last 4 Years) Wins Losses Average Average Win % Last Sectional Championship Turkey Run(14, 15, 16, 17) 8 32 2-8 20% 2003 Rockville(14, 15, 16, 17) 15 27 4-7 36% 2008 Parke Heritage(18, 19, 20, 21) 24 7 6-2 75% NA Basketball(Last 4 Years) Wins Losses Average Average Win % Last Sectional Championship Turkey Run(14, 15, 16, 17) 28 59 7-15 32% NA Rockville(14, 15, 16, 17) 48 53 12-13 48% 2012/13 Parke Heritage(18, 19, 20, 21) 52 22 13-5 72% 2019/20(Favorite in 2020/21) In both BB and FB they make a significant leap in win %. PH FB has been in the sectional championship 2 consecutive years(How they didn't win at leas tone of them blws my mind). PH BB is a statistical favorite to repeat as sectional champion. What other reason was there to consolidate schools? There is absolutely no way it was to save money, because they still operate both buildings, TR as the MS, and Rox as the HS. Additionally they have to bus all of the TR HS students to Rox and the Rox MS students to TR. On top of all that they had to re-brand TWO campuses as well as supply new uniforms for EVERY. SINGLE. SPORT. This has got to be a million dollar consolidation... for what???? The clear advantage was to be absolutely relevant in every sport. This data reflects BB and FB but their VB team has been good, GB, Tennis, etc. In relation to this thread though... the NSF would not have prevented this as both Turkey Run and Rockville competed in 1A in all classes.

Didn't some Parke County schools consolidate to be relevant in Athletics? Is that what the NSF would prevent?

I'd also like to know how they might fair being 3A this cycle. I was under the impression that a trip to the State Finals in 2020 was a realistic expectation once they got the younger kids coached up this last season. Is there different expectations in 3A?

I've always heard good things about the Scheib Camp. Think it covers all positions. http://www.sosfootballcamp.com/teams/?u=SCHEIBOHARASCHEIB&s=football

Have to agree with @Reb08here! I watched some of their games towards the second half of the season. He's got some serious potential! Additionally, MV has put together quite a staff! I thought Messner was a great hire for that program and someone they can count on for a while. They've also got two other coaches on staff who were part of both of North Vermillion's LOS runs. 3 State Championship caliber coaches + talent = An MV team you can't sleep on!

Interesting. I was just assuming a lot of guys want to be responsible for scoring points as opposed to keeping them off the board. How many coaches on staff are also teachers? What's a common number?

You are correct, I was thinking they were North for some reason. But if Sectional 45 doesn't bump any teams up, Seeger could go North. They should be contenders no matter what side of the bracket they are on though

Is D Coordinator the hardest position coach to hire? At least in small school football?

Wabash River Conference Fields Attica - Lewis Bruce Field - Believe he was a pretty successful athlete for Attica who passed away at 18 Covington - Trojan Complex Fountain Central - Mustang Stadium North Vermillion - Gibson Field - named after the family that donated the land that the field is built on Parke Heritage - No Name Riverton Parke - Frank Ciolli Field - First coach at RP South Vermillion - Brent Anderson Memorial Stadium - First coach at SV, previously Clinton HS Seeger - Patriot Field

Seeger's last cycle in 1A they were South, but their most recent cycle in 2A they were North. I would think, with Sectional 45 not losing any teams, Seeger would be a team that would go north...and likely make some noise

Hope this isn't against any guidelines... Anyone know of any young coaches on the rise? Potential HC candidates in a few years? Maybe not young but not widely known? Love hearing about people that do a great job, but aren't credited with Wins and Losses just yet