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Would that be due to Covid? Maybe teams not playing a full schedule or any schedule at all?

2A Polls Alexandria beats Eastbrook 42-20 Alexandria record 5-0 Eastbrook record 3-2 Eastbrook ranked #8, Alexandria ranked #10 Thought that was interesting.

You can see most of Pioneers games on the IHSAA Champions Network as well. Either the website or the app works.

I don't think it was ever mentioned in this thread that 1A's should beat 5A's

I'll take Caston in the first one I'll take Winamac in the second one I'm going with Knox over Laville. The Lancers escaped with one last year over Knox. Not gonna happen this year. The honeymoon phase for the Lancers is over. Time to face some higher quality opponents. North Judson over South Central The last one I've gone back and forth with like crazy. Every time I watch Pioneer I feel liked they are improved from last year, but just not impressed with them. I say this and they just keep winning so what do I know. I'm gonna go with Triton but if you asked me 100 times it would be Triton 51 and Pioneer 49. If I were a gambling man I'd stay away from the moneyline and probably take the over in this game.

Central Catholic @ Rensselaer Northwester @ Tipton Twin Lakes @ Hamilton Heights Western @ Linton West Lafayette @ Benton Central Lafayette Jeff @ Harrison Richmond @ Muncie Central Seeger @ Fountain Central Triton @ Pioneer Knox @ LaVille

Yes, only way LCC would stay up with a Zebra win would be enrollment. I feel like someone has said LCC is approaching that 1A and 2A enrollment line, but could have misread.

It feels like a down year for a lot of teams across the state. I've been paying attention to a lot of teams in the northern part of the state for 2A. Feels more wide open than it ever has. Other than Chatard in 3A, 1A and 3A feel kind of feel the same way. Could make for a great first couple of rounds of sectionals to start the playoffs. Hard to believe we're already on the back half of the regular season after this week. The years keep going by faster and faster.

I would agree. Kids a stud. Probably making sure he stays healthy until playoff time. We saw what happened last year when he went down. Other kid did way better than I expected, but replacing what Plummer does can't be done.

I agree with everything said here. The HNAC is more competitive as far as conference matchups go this year, but I don't think the teams are as strong as they were last year if that makes sense.

It honestly feels like that at times. I think 2A is down this year so Laville is definitely a top 10 team in my opinion, but 3rd is questionable for sure. Sagarin(I know it has flaws early in the season) has them at 13th. We will see what they are truly made of in the back half of the season with the opponents coming up. Win out and 3rd in the polls doesn't get questioned. But with the quality of opponents they have had so far this year, not convinced yet.

Go easy on the guy, he's just a dad.

Isn't this what the publics are, unintentionally, doing for the privates right now?

Benton Central @ Twin Lakes Blackhawk @ Northwestern Hamilton Heights @ Western Rensselaer @ West Lafayette Tipton @ Central Catholic Glenn @ Knox Carroll @ Eastern Tri-Central @ Delphi Clinton Prairie @ Sheridan Bowman Academy @ Lake Station

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According to the head coaches brother, that assistant coach has been removed from the school and the actions are not tolerated by the head coach at all.

Twin Lakes @ Rensselaer Tipton @ Tippecanoe Valley Hamilton Heights @ Northwestern West Lafayette @ Central Catholic Western @ Benton Central Logansport @ Tech Fountain Central @ Covington Bremen @ Triton Greenwood Christian @ Edinburgh Guerin @ Brebeuf

If the player wasn't kicked off the team and he has to play to get an offer to go to college and he isn't listed on the Indian Creek Maxpreps roster, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say someone on the family side or the coaching side is lying. Why wouldn't the player just want to come back and play with his buddies if the coach showed nothing but love for his athletes? Why is the player so adamant about playing football, but won't for Indian Creek? Something isn't adding up regardless of who wrote the article.

Quick question on Pioneer. Saw their offensive and defensive line is very young, made up of a lot of sophomores and a junior or two if I'm correct. Do they have any good young skilled position guys tho? QB is a sophomore too I think, but from what I've seen the two work horses in the backfield are both seniors. Do they have some young guys that will be ready to go when those young lineman start to really dominate as seniors?

Central Catholic @ Hamilton Heights Northwestern @ Benton Central Rensselaer @ Western Twin Lakes @ Tippecanoe Valley West Lafayette @ Tipton North Newton @ Lake Station Merrillville @ Crown Point Pioneer @ LaVille Louisville Trinity @ Center Grove Lewis Cass @ Peru

I like the confidence but this is a one score game that could go either way. Hope the Zebras are on the winning end.

Benton Centrals at Seegers - Only game of interest to me because of sectional reasons. Seeger has a non-existent offense from what I watched. The front line has to make major improvements if they want to look close to as good as the team from last year. Defense showed some heart against LCC but Benton Central is much improved from last year. Give me the Bison by a touchdown or two.

Benton Central @ Seeger Eastern @ Northwestern Elwood @ Tipton Central Catholic @ Guerin McCutcheon @ West Lafayette North Montgomery @ Hamilton Heights Rensselaer @ North Newton Twin Lakes @ Delphi Western Boone @ Western Scecina @ Speedway

Glad to see this game will stay on the schedule for both teams after Valley decided to leave the conference. Incredible atmosphere for two small school teams.

Week 2 games, gonna be some good ones this week. Strong showing by the conference last week with Whitko snapping a 15 game losing streak versus a non conference opponent and Peru beating Logansport as well. Two conference games this week with a lot of non conference to go with it. I'll take a shot at the winners and losers of this week. Alexandria at Wabash - Wabash might have the best receiver in the conference in Daughtry. Kid can go and get it. Problem is the defense is not there at all for the Apaches. Alexandria wins this one. Knox at Maconaquah - Knox's style is not the type of game Mac wants to play at all. Mac will put some points on the board with their athleticism, but Knox will overpower them and take this game. Manchester at Bluffton - Bluffton has some dudes on both sides of the ball. Strong showing by Manchester picking up the win, but I think they drop this one. North Miami at Sheridan - Surprised by the North Miami score last week. It isn't going to get any easier this week for them. North Miami starts the year off 0-2. Northfield at Cass - Cass lost a tight one last week to Pioneer. Northfield struggled against Bluffton. They just don't quite have the athletes they have in years past. Cass wins this one by a touchdown or two. Southwood at Oak Hill - Not sure what to think for this game. Both teams graduated a lot of talent from last years teams. I think Oak Hill will be able to reload a little better than the 1A Southwood can so I'll take Oak Hill in this one. Tippecanoe Valley at Rochester - The game of the week in the TRC, The Bell Game. Both teams have skill at every position. This one will be won in the trenches. Rochester has to limit the big play and control the clock. Valley has to get their playmakers out in space. Because I'm bias I'm taking Rochester but this one will be close and could go either way. Whitko at Peru - Whitko getting their first win in two years for the kids is awesome. Grabbing a second win this week is going to be difficult. Peru takes this one to start the year 2-0.