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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.

LAST 4 IN 1. Snider 2. Valpo 3. Bloomington South 4. Harrison FIRST 3 OUT 5. Merrillville 6. Decatur Central 7. Mishawaka Based on conferences, strength of record, and what the CFP usually desires

Not bad. Hopefully they don't transfer out. They probably will though.

I don't think that they're any better than Tippecanoe Valley.

I can't sleep on Paoli here. Gimme NP though, 28-26.

Anybody know how successful their lower levels are? Youth program development is usually the best indicator of how a team's future looks. If lower levels of Portage football stink, it's going to be a long few years for them.

Yep. Will be the Sectional 13 winner whether it be Plainfield, Decatur, Harrison, or even McCutcheon.

Giants prove their worth tomorrow night. Gimme Ben Davis by 2 scores. 35-21

I'll be honest with you, I have no idea. I do think that bad weather played a part in it. It also could be more of a Franklin bad than Plainfield good thing because look what happened to Franklin against Decatur.

I can't pick us right now in Sectional 13 with the way that we've looked offensively against Whiteland and Martinsville.

I think Tippecanoe Valley keeps it close. In the first quarter.

5A with 63 teams? East Central will feast.

There might be 4 running clocks going on at once this week. EC 72 - Greensburg 0 South Dearborn 48 - Rushville 20 Lawrenceburg 52 - Connersville 6 Batesville 41 - Franklin County 0

Sectional 13 might be 5A's best sectional from top to bottom. Plainfield, Harrison, and DC all look like contenders and McCutcheon is no slouch either. It will either be Sectional 13's winner or a Bloomington team that reaches State and I don't think that it will be a Bloomington.