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That is the way I understand it, unless there has been a change since the SIAC expanded in 2020. I know in 2019 Central beat Memorial and then lost to Mater Dei the next week. Central and Memorial were co-champs at 6-1.

Well, the information we know is that Central and Rex Mundi both used Bosse Field as their home field. Central moved from downtown to First Avenue in 1971 (presumably before the school year). I assume Central's football stadium was built as part of the new construction. If that is the case, then Central would not have played at Bosse Field as the home team in 1971. Rex Mundi closed in 1972, so the 1971 season would have been its last using Bosse Field as its home field. Memorial's last game with Rex Mundi was Nov. 12, 1971, which was the last week of the HS football season. If it was Rex Mundi's home game, then it would seem that was the last game at Bosse Field. If it was at Enlow, then whoever rex Mundi hosted a week prior would be the last game. I need to go to the library and get on the microfilm for old newspapers....

Maybe. I was pretty involved in the last Bosse Field game with Mr. Bussing from the Otters and 1971 was our best educated guess. The "40th Anniversary" was a bit of a marketing ploy... LOL

I don't see that happening. Southridge blew out North Posey, who beat Mt. Vernon 35-28. https://indianahsfootball.homestead.com/ If you like Indiana HS football, John Harrell's site will change your life...

August 28, 2011. Memorial 21-19 over Belleville West. I'm not sure anyone knows when the last game before that was. I think it would have been Rex Mundi's last home game but it would take some time in the library to know for sure.

We play where we are assigned to play by the powers that be.

We will relish our role as heavy underdogs in this Sectional...

Coach Buening said that on the WREF Pairings Show last night too when discussing the match-up with Mt. Vernon.

MD is 3-1 versus Memorial in post-season play.

A possible Round 2 matchup of Southridge at Ev. Memorial would be the first-ever meeting of those teams in football.

It would be pretty unusual to play on Saturday. Enlow is open, but I suspect Coach Goebel will take Central or possibly North.

Memorial plays Castle. So Reitz hosts Central in Sectional 24 so Memorial at MD will be somewhere other than the bowl, I would bet at Central.

But Titan32 told us it was NOT off? You expect me to believe real data?

https://www.indianasrn.org/Games.php/?_gl=1*16xjjak*_ga*MTM3Mzg3MjEyMC4xNzI4Njg1NTMx*_ga_725CFXE3NC*MTcyODY4OTM5Ny4yLjAuMTcyODY4OTM5Ny4wLjAuMA..*_ga_8WBDWTMKLC*MTcyODY4OTM5Ny4yLjAuMTcyODY4OTM5Ny4wLjAuMA..*_ga_R09J0M39J9*MTcyODY4OTM5Ny4yLjAuMTcyODY4OTM5Ny4wLjAuMA..&B=1351946 Memorial at Vincennes Lincoln

Putting goal posts is not an easy task...

That is why I am excited for the draw and to get the tournament started.

Those are all good questions. Similar to these... How good is North Posey or Southridge, really? I saw HH at NP and NP looks a lot like North to me, with less size on the lines and less speed at the skill positions. Most of Southridge's wins are against the PAC equivalent of Central, Harrison and Boose, right? Boonville is not good. Mt. Vernon is always mediocre. Gibson Southern is in the same boat as Reitz, lost some key players to injuries. In reality, the PAC and SIAC are usually pretty similar. One or two very good teams, a handful of decent teams, and some perennially bad programs that struggle to compete. My comment about Sagarin wasn't that the SIAC is better than the PAC, it was simply that I don't believe the SIAC numbers are accurate based on what I understand the methodology to be.

Good. All SIAC start times should be 7 pm.

You think HH is 10 points better than Memorial on a neutral field? PROJECT A MATCHUP regular season (neutral field) [2024] Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, IN) 24 (53%), [2024] Reitz Memorial (Evansville, IN) 23 (47%) playoffs (neutral field) [2024] Reitz Memorial (Evansville, IN) 27 (62%), [2024] Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, IN) 21 (38%)

I don't think the numbers are solid enough to be the exclusive source for seeding state-wide. I question whether the Sagarin numbers for any SIAC team are truly accurate. None of the SIAC teams "connect" with any other teams outside of the SIAC until Wk.10, and even then 5 of the 10 are in the same Sectional (24). Last year our first game against a non-SIAC team was the Regional against East Central.

I would not be in favor of that at all. We just spent 5 years in Sectional 24, which has been SIAC round 2. Being in Sectional 32 with mostly non-SIAC schools is something I've looked forward to since our season ended to East Central last November, even though the new Sectional 32 is going to be much tougher than Sectional 24. I also love the anticipation of the draw and the unknown of playing teams like HH & GS.

It would have been very interesting to see what would have happened if 2-7 MD had beaten North Posey last year in the Sectional.

I wouldn't mind that, but I think its more interesting to have SIAC vs. PAC match-ups. I agree 100% Titan32.

I personally don't mind the all-in format, mainly because I don't think there is another way that I trust.

I noticed that too.