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And 97 and 98 were back to back State Champ years. 2 years later they went on to a 3 peat I'd bet there are a lot of schools that would love to win a state championship with only 30 kids. I wonder what the difference is? Most likely this picture is truly just the varsity players, as the caption reads.

However, they do have access to the public schools their tax money goes towards.

This absolutely made me laugh out loud.

There's always a grain of truth in any rumor. You can't tell me there aren't discussions when it comes to athletics. Success breeds success and success means money. Plain and simple.

Simple, lower tuition and standards.

It's obvious they fare better at the 1A-3A level because they can control their enrollment. The quality of student/athlete is just different. The solution is to move them all up a class. No P/P should ever be competing at a 1A level and it's been proven through SF that they can compete at higher levels. The problem is, the powers that be don't care because the big schools don't care. They have the enrollment numbers and funds to overcome.

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NP is undoubtedly the best team they have faced since week 1...but a lot has happened in the last 11 weeks. Hard to tell just how good Paoli is just by looking at their schedule. NP definitely wins the SOS battle. Paoli did beat Forest Park 50-14 last week. NP got them earlier this year 41-7. To me that is a better gauge on what to expect tonight. I'm excited to see how it turns out. JH has it 38-24 favoring NP and I think that's fair.

Agree 100% At the very least they should automatically bump up one level and absolutely never be 1A

They will have fans there. This is the biggest game Scottsburg has played in half a century. They brought decent numbers to last weeks game. The school has a pretty good following. There is space available on the visitors side for more bleachers. I would bet the athletic department puts something temporary in place. It's no secret HH travels well.

Correct. It would have undoubtedly been Southridge had there been seeding. That bracket was fairly lopsided as well. If the wheels squeak long and loud enough they will surely get grease at some point. Unfortunately there was only one scenario in 6A with Bend Davis playing Brownsburg and one in 5A with Bloomington North playing South in first round. Seems it happens more in 4a - 1a when the sectional consists of more than 4 teams...which is a whole different issue in itself.

If anyone at the IHSAA ever needed a good example of why sectionals should be seeded this would be a great one. Just not right for this to have not been the championship game. A successful group of kids worked their tails off and were robbed of one more week of HS football. Instead a team that started the tournament 3-6, who they beat 42-0, has the privilege of playing one more game only because of a lucky draw. Meanwhile North Posey (10-1) faces off against Paoli (10-1) in what looks to be a slugfest to advance to regional. A true championship game. One could argue Triton takes an advantage in regional because they get to tune up a little in their final. Something has to be done. Seeding just makes the most sense.

Maybe this season's success provide initiative for more seating. Coach Mullins has stuck it out and done very well for what he was given. It's definitely not an easy task to restart a program, especially at a predominantly basketball oriented school. I want to believe they will put up some fight but my gut says HH runs wild. Regardless, I wish both teams the best and hope for an injury free game.

Move all private schools up and it makes this version 1A a lot more competitive. IMO no private should be 1A. Yep, I said it.

I've been out of the game for a few weeks but will put these out there just for fun. Week 11 Match-Ups Scottsburg at Salem - If Salem can play a complete game with little to no penalties they make it to the final. Brownstown at Triton Central - Unfortunate this is happening in the 2nd round. Game of the week. Switzerland County at Eastern Pekin - Run game is the key to this one. SC will struggle to stop Pekin as long as they keep it on the ground. Forest Park at Paoli - Paoli rolls to the final to meet a very tough North Posey team. West Washington at Springs Valley - Valley having their best season yet and tunes up for a slugfest against an undefeated single A private school...🤮 Bonus Game of the Week: Evansville North at Floyd Central - HHC Champs isn't good enough. FC looking to fill the trophy case while the door is open.

This is very helpful in understanding how the rule should be interpreted. Thank you

This brings up a question. Is there such thing as "uncatchable" in HS. I've heard coaches plead for no DPI due to a ball being thrown to far, to high or out of bounds. The general reasoning is, that is not a thing in HS and the DPI sticks. I've just assumed the official uses their best judgement to determine whether or not the contact would have prevented them from making an attempt and if the ball is that far out the flag stays tucked. Now, obviously, if a C tackles a WR running down field that's a flag no matter what.

Every team in Indiana has sectional week the same time. (Except the big classes) I'm willing to bet most play a JV game on Monday. It should be played in my opinion.

Unfortunately, for NH, they suffered some injuries to key positions towards the end of the regular season. They were unable to even play the 2nd half of their last game against Providence. NH did have the best route to the final. Good luck Friday...

Holy cow... one too many Tiger BLs. Always entertaining.

Donut hole eat off... I like it. Even if you lose, you win! Maybe set it up for the next Coaches Corner radio show.

I applaud your attempt at getting responses. When you are a player, coach, parent or fan and the end of your season is potentially determined by a random draw the extra games mean more than you seem to know. Especially to seniors, who most will never play the game again.

Absolutely should be seeded. I've never understood why Indiana does this. I'm all for an "all-in" tournament but moving on in sectional and playing extra games should be earned. It happens all too often that a team can have a great regular season only to turn in equipment after the first round because they drew the team they should be playing in the final... Not exactly luck of the draw. This year there are teams that have only won 1 game getting the bye. That should not happen ever.

Only 2 Options Give it to who scored the most points Rock Paper Scissor

I'll never understand why they don't play us in JV. It seems to happen year after year. Usually the reasoning is low numbers or preparing for sectional. This year they have the bye and have played plenty of JV games. Just seems like a lost opportunity for young guys on both sides to get playing time.