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Covington @ SV - SV by as much as they want. I went to the FC / Covington game last week. Was the Covington qb that much of a difference maker? I thought the game would've been more competitive or is FC that much better? FC does play a competitive first three games. SV played NV close in the first half but took over in the second. Look for this week to be all SV all four quarters. Another big week running the ball for the Wildcats qb. SV 45 Covington 8 FC @ Attica - The Mustangs surprised me with a lot of things Friday. They played at a fast pace on offense and scored almost every time they touched the ball. The defense looked pretty good too. The only points they gave up was the jv running back coming in and Covington's starters stripped him for a TD. FC wins big again against a struggling Attica team. I'm hearing numbers are really low right now at Attica. I would have if they or any WRC couldn't have enough to play. Rumor is they only have 14 kids on the sideline last Friday. The qb and the Payne kid are tough. Dean will keep them fighting until the end. FC 54-6 NV @ RP - There used to be some bad blood between these two teams but I think that's in the past. The Panthers will get up early and pull their starters. They have done this the last two weeks and it's made those games look a little closer than they really were. When will the Panthers be tested? I don't know if they will be until late November. Panthers 63-12 PH @ Seeger - Game of the Week - Two different styles of offense will battle it out but the defenses are very similar. I think both defenses play fast and tough. Both beat Attica fairly similar as well. I do think PH is slightly better defensively. Salts will throw and run the ball 20 plus times this game and will keep them it in. Game will come down to the last couple of possessions and I'm going to with the Wolves they start 4-1 since Moore in 2020. This will set up a classic Parke county championship in a couple weeks for #1 in the conference as well. Wolves 35-30

Covington @ FC - Battle of the injuries in this one. Rumor I'm hearing is that Covington's qb hurt is knee against Poly and they are not sure if he'll be back this season. Not only has FC lost the older Foxworthy due to blowing his knee out in the summer they have now lost the younger Foxworthy too. A dirty blindside block last week on him sent him to the hospital. I think this will be a low scoring game FC 24 Covington 20 PH @ Attica - Maybe the Wolves are the real deal. They will start 3-1 for the first time since Moore left. The passing game of the Wolves has surprised me. Maybe Rector is prepping for the next couple years when he has the 8th grade qb. He'll be the best player in the conference as a freshman and would start at qb for every WRC school right now. PH by as much as they want. RP @ Seeger - Panthers started slow last week. I think most of it was from all the emotions from retiring #30. I don't see them starting slow this week. They will get out in front early. Running clock in the second half 56-14 SV @ NV - NV surprised me with last weeks win. The Hinchee kid at qb is legit and will be one of the best players in the WRC soon. SV looks to bounce back from a game it sounds like they had won until a couple late penalties. The two qbs will battle it out this week and I think SV has better athletes and will be more hungry after last week. Wildcats 28-22

FC @ RP - Will anyone give the Panthers a close game this year? That Tri team was no push over. This may truly be the Panthers year. The qb #13 and rb #17 might be the best backfield we have seen in some time. Panthers by as much as they want. NV @ Covington - Covington's qb will be the best athlete on the field and he'll show that all night. Covington will be looking to bounce back after a tough loss last week and I think they come out firing. Covington 31-12 Seeger @ Attica - Seeger by as much as they want. The Pats are slinging the ball around and I love it. I think he is the most accurate in the WRC. Look for the same things this week. SV @ PH - Only game that will be close and I think PH has the potential to make it not close. I think the Wolves will dominate up from but can they slow down the athletes at SV? I think it will be back and fourth in the first half but the Wildcats can only take the beating for so long before they roll over. Wolves 35-21 In terms of who the best qb in the conference is I think there are a couple that look promising when it comes to passing Salts from Seeger, Bishop from Covington, Shryock from SV aren't too bad In terms of running it from the qb position its no doubt McConell from RP, Foxworthy from FC and Bishop from Covington

Attica @ Tri County - I think Tri Country is a little worse than Attica. I'll take the Rambles getting their only win of the season. 26-6 Covington @ Englewood - Covington by as much as they want. Yes they've played really bad competition but they are good. Playing a bad team is much better than having the week off. Their QB is one of the better athletes in the conference and he'll show it again this week. Covington 42-6 FC @ Cville - Close one for FC last week. They lost their best player #22 about 10 plays into the game and still had a chance to win the game. I do think part of that is due to Southmont being down this year but I don't think anyone should sleep on the Mustangs. Earl and the Stangs get their first win of the season 26-14 Paris @ NV - I don't know anything about Paris but I know enough about NV to know that this game won't be close. The Falcons will struggle offensively because of their youth in certain positions. They need to get through this year then the next two will be better. Paris 45-12 Seeger @ BC - @ThePrince How about that game last week??? If only Herbie had his D1 TE. The Bison will win one game all season and it WON'T be this week. It will be week 8. Cronk gets his first win and it's by a lot. The Pats throw the ball all over BC. Running clock at halftime. Seeger 52-6 SV @ Sullivan - SV has all the athletes in the world but I still think they are young and not physical enough. Sullivan will win this one. Sullivan 35-14 West Vigo @ PH - Crabtree goes to PH and walks out with a win. The Vikings looked much better in the second half compared to the first and I think they will carry that momentum over to this game. WV 28-21 RP @ Tri - Another great game for the #1 ranked Panthers. Their win last week shows how good this team really is. I don't see the Panthers letting this one slip away from them. They seem hungry and ready for this week. It's looking more and more like 15-0. RP shocks all of you with dominance this week. RP 56-6.

Three very good games this week with the potential of a fourth. @ThePrince we'll see how you're feeling after week 1 😂 Attica at Faith Christian - I've heard a lot about both teams recently and that makes me lean towards Faith. Attica will be in this one the first half but after that I see Faith Christian pulling away. 30-20 Carroll at Seeger - I believe Carroll is returning most of their team that went 7-4 last year. Their schedule is tougher than Seeger's so I'm picking Carroll. Plus I've heard Carroll qb is the real deal. I think Seeger will keep it close and I also think they are the second best team in the WRC. 35-20 Carroll. Covington at Tri County - Covington wins big. I agree that it would be nice to replace this game with someone a little tougher but I also see it from the other side as well. Easy week 1 match ups are nice too. Crawfordsville at Parke Heritage - All PH here. Cville lost a lot from last years team and PH just reloaded. I look for them to dominate the whole game in cruise to a week 1 win. 42-21 North Central at North Vermillion - NC is going to score a lot of points this year. This head coach knows what he's doing. NC wins big 54-12 Riverton Parke - Linton at Rose Hulman - I LOVE THIS MATCH UP. Two teams that will line them up and say were bigger and stronger and were going to run it down your throats. I've heard the kid playing qb for RP is "electric" They've been doing a little spread with him and that makes them even more dangerous. I think this is the year for RP. I know their community is even closer after everything they have been through the past couple of months. RP wins 30-21 Southmont at Fountain Central - This is one I'm not too sure about. Both teams graduated a lot of key players last year. Southmont is young but still big and physical. I went to the FC scrimmage last week and was not impressed. Hoping that was just an off night for the Mustangs and they can keep with one close. I'll take the Mounties barely beating out FC. 28-22 West Vigo at South Vermillion - This game will be close. WV has their guy in Coach Crabtree and he will get the program rolling in the right direction. It may take a couple of years but I'm going to assume he has some studs out there right now. SV will be better. They might have the second best backfield in the conference (behind RP). I'll take WV only because of Crabtree 28-14.

With the season officially starting I would like to make a couple changes from my previous predictions 1. Panthers - by a long shot still the favorite. 2. Seeger - Playing the bigger schools this summer will help them early on and I see them playing every tough game on their schedule close 3. Mustangs - I've only heard good things about them. They held a scrimmage at Franklin College and beat everyone there even the likes of Sheridan 4. Covington - Another team that I've only heard good things about. They will be upper classmen heavy and Wheeler will ground and pound it out 5. PH - Not sold on them yet. Losing Rector during the summer is a huge loss as well. They should be very competitive 6. SV - One year away from being competitive 7. NV - One year away from being competitive 8. Attica - still improving The WRC is nearing another period where there are going to be multiple very good teams.

QB at NV is Owen Hinchee. I believe he is a Sophomore and he can throw one heck of a ball. Offensively it looks like they were doing a little bit of everything. They did use a TE / H back a lot in the scrimmage. I do think they will be much improved from last year. From what I have heard Sheridan and North Davies both went toe to toe with the Panthers. Good competitive scrimmages. I also say the article on Salts. Great kid and probably one of the better qbs in the conference. Looking for a big year for sure

I have heard updates on scrimmages about NV, Covington and FC. NV - qb is pretty good. They move the ball on almost everyone in their scrimmage. They have close to 30 kids out which is a huge comparing to last year. Crum seems to know what he is doing as the Falcons may not be as bad as everyone is thinking. Covington - look to be a dark horse and could see this team finishing behind RP in the conference. They have the athletes to beat anyone but RP. Times are changing Covington will not be a basketball school anymore. Coach Wheeler is doing the right things. FC - the younger Foxworthy brother is playing qb and looks legit. This team would have been scary good if the older Foxworthy did not get hurt. Happy people around FC right now.. we'll see how long that lasts.

NV will scrimmage this weekend and they will also go to North Put sometime as well. I'm hearing that a lot of teams have backed out of playing the mighty Panthers and I don't blame them one bit.

RP - Safe to say its a state championship or bust for the Panthers. I think they will easily be the best team in the south. No one in the WRC will be within a running clock in the second half. Can they live up to the hype??? PH - I love what Rector is doing at PH. He's building a program the right way. He had to clean up a bunch of crap when he took over this program and it's only getting better with him leading it. They return a lot of big lineman. Heck they return a lot of everyone. Look for a huge improvement from the Wolves this year. Covington - Another group that will return a lot of upperclassmen. I think Wheeler has this program going in the right direction. The only question is will the kids and the community buy into the football program? Seeger - Cronk returns! I think they lost a lot of players from the 9-2 squad last year. Might be an up and down season this year but they will be rolling by the end of the season and going into next year. FC - Tough loss for the mustangs. Losing the best player in the conference before the season even starts is not a great way for the "hall of famer Jacob Earl" to start his coaching career. It will be a tough season for the Mustangs and I could see them finishing even lower but we'll see what the Mustangs can do. SV - A good young core that will only continue to get better. One of the better athletes in the conference in their qb Shryock. I look for him to have a big season and possibly go for 1000 in both passing and rushing. I just don't think all the pieces are there yet. NV - After a tough season last year and with the departure of Crabtree I think the Falcons will find their new identity and compete in a couple games this year. I don't know Coach Crum at all but I do believe in the athletic director at NV and I know he picked the right guy. NV will be much more competitive this year and I think they are one year away from competing for the top half again. Hinchee is going to be a stud. Attica - Could see them start the year off 2-0 and then it'll be tough. They are similar to NV as they will be in a couple closer games this year. They do return a lot from last years squad so I could see them bumped up even two more spots.

I'm no idiot. I do know that there was not a second round of interviews at NV until after Earl accepted the FC job. The guy NV wanted accepted another job so I don't think it had anything to do with them not being the "best candidate." I don't know coach Crum I wish him the best of luck and I'm sure he will do great things at NV and get the ball rolling again. He has big shoes to fill for the legendary Brian Crabtree

Is Earl to FC confirmed? I haven't seen or heard anything about it?

King leaving (or being forced out) was probably a couple years overdue. I can’t believe he’s going to give it another try at Benton Central. Best of luck to him Crabtree hasn’t left so maybe Earl leaves for FC? Either way wherever he ends up they will get a solid coach Crabtree does not leave for a bigger school Rumor I’m hearing is that Earl has also applied at Seeger and they want to get him bad Kevin Allen is a huge reason for the Panthers success and that will continue for a long time Rector should keep Bettis around to help him with the spread offense because that’s what they need to be running from now on. If they don’t I don’t see rector lasting much longer

I'm not sure who Robbie is but yes they will pass on him for Earl

Earl is at his alma mater and from what I'm hearing he's set to take over the Falcons in the near future.