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Hart, who is probably the most polarizing coach in all of Indiana high school basketball, has been given another chance to prove himself by Cloverdale, who has been struggling for years after the graduations of Cooper Neese (2017) and Jalen Moore (2018). As you may or may not know, Hart was extremely successful at Linton-Stockton before getting into legal trouble. His two DUIs in 2023 led to his termination at Linton. Hart inherits a team that lost 5 seniors and placed dead last in the Western Indiana Conference, not winning a single conference game. The team finished 2-22 with wins coming against Riverton Parke and Eminence. The next two teams at the bottom of the conference, South Putnam and Brown County, are set to improve as well. 2nd-year coach Josh Estridge's South Putnam team lost only one senior while Brown County went from 0 wins to 8 wins, so I can see an upwards trajectory there as well. It will be tough sledding for Hart in year one, but his team should be competitive with the bottom half of the WIC, especially with his two freshman twin sons coming in for the Clovers next year. Any thoughts on Joey Hart going to the Clovers?

Tri West enrollment may be growing but I’d imagine Danville and Lebanon’s enrollments will vastly surpass Tri-West’s. Whitestown is one of the fastest growing areas of the state and it is within Lebanon district lines. Avon is slowly starting to resemble Wayne Twp more and more and Avon residents are heading west.

Definitely was now that I look back lolol

In my opinion Braden Fiske is going to be a beast. Size, athleticism, experience. You name is he has it. He won’t be Aaron Donald he but has a chance to be a more than solid replacement. My Bengals should have traded up to get him instead we are stuck with another futile Michigan defender.

I have a gut feeling that those Decatur Hawks are going to wax everyone in 5A this year. The only close competition out of the south IMO is EC and Whiteland. Those programs tend to reload every year. However I feel Decatur returns too much talent. Unfortunately I do not believe that my beloved Quakers have much of a chance but I will believe in them and hope that they do. We return a very good running back core and some offensive line starters but our offense will be one dimensional. We are likely starting a true freshman quarterback and we’re losing our “superback” plus 3 wideouts. We are also losing our three best defensive players. But oh well, I will continue to hope for the best for the Red Pride.

Can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not, but Plainfield, Greencastle, and Cascade are all building solid programs. Where would SP recruit from? Cloverdale?

8 man is very small right now. The teams are currently Deaf, Dugger Union, Rock Creek, Waldron, Trader's Point, and Purdue Poly - Broad Ripple, with Faith Christian moving to 11-man. I wonder if any other teams will add an 8 man team. Morristown and Southwestern Shelby seem like prime examples due to Waldron's participation. It really does depend on the school's interest though. I really doubt a basketball powerhouse such as Barr-Reeve would give much thought as their focus is almost exclusively on basketball, but a struggling program like White River Valley could give it a shot.

Jay County has always fascinated me as a program. They're a 4A school competing in a 1A-2A conference, but have never dominated like a 4A should. However, I think Jay County can potentially surprise some people next year. Here's why. 1. Grant Zgunda is an IFCA Hall of Fame coach who has succeeded with Delta and Madison-Grant. His teams at Jay are starting to come along. 2. Coming off most successful season since 2018 (still not successful) 3. Was surprisingly competitive with Kokomo in their sectional game (lost 21-14, most people expected Kokomo to put a running clock on them, this can build confidence) 4. Only losing 6 seniors total AC and Bluffton will most likely beat them, but expect Jay to at least have a winning record.

6A: 3.1% (Cathedral) 5A: 0% 4A: 9.4% (Memorial, Brebeuf, Roncalli, Culver Academy, Dwenger, SB St. Joe's) 3A: 6.3% (Guerin, Chatard, Mish. Marian, FW Concordia) 2A: 12.9% (Hammond Noll, Andrean, LCC, Luers, Mater Dei, Indy Scecina, Heritage Christian, Ritter) 1A: 6.9% (Park Tudor, Providence, Covenant, Lutheran)

Both teams are good. I'll take Luers by a hair and I'll take North Posey to win state.

Triton seems questionable on defense but they're lucky to have home field advantage. With that being said, Vikings 27-21.

Jay and Jennings are slowly coming along.

Indy area guy here. The answer is: yes, Ringer should unanimously be Mr. Football.

Might not be a running clock but I'll take Heritage Hills big.

Great visual representation of Frankfort football from 2014-present.