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Top 20 games this Friday from the Indy Star. Rarely do you see a game outside the Indy-area get top billing... 1: Evansville Memorial (9-0) at Gibson Southern (9-1), Class 3A Sectional 32 No. 1 vs. No. 2. Junior Luke Brown (1,608 passing yards, 20 TDs) and senior Dylen Kendrick (699 rushing yards, 12 TDs) and Maxx Anslinger (38 catches, 507 yards, eight TDs) lead the offense for Evansville Memorial. The defense is led by senior Brady Combs (62 tackles, 15 ½ tackles for loss). No. 2 Gibson Southern has a standout senior quarterback in Zach Foster (1,759 passing yards, 26 TDs; 847 rushing yards, seven TDs). These teams have not met since the 2018 sectional.

Looks like John Harrell has updated his tournament projections page. I don't believe I've ever seen two teams this closely projected. SECTIONAL 32 SECT REGN SEMI STATE Gibson Southern 38.91% 32.46% 23.35% 18.41% Evansville Memorial 36.87% 30.54% 21.70% 16.96% Evansville Mater Dei 20.07% 13.35% 6.80% 4.08% Southridge 4.15% 1.91% .60% .23%

I agree. All that stuff we discuss and argue about doesn't mean much of anything to the coaches and kids. Both sides just want to win and advance. Should be a good game.

HH will dominate Reitz this week. Reitz has been impacted by injuries and although they have a few very good players left, it won't be enough to compete with HH on what should be a sloppy track. Once HH gets up a few scores, Reitz will unravel. Jasper will pound Harrison, which is essential a mid-Sectional bye week.

Won't need the manure?

I believe recorded sounds are not allowed. I'm just hoping the farmers spray manure in the fields this week so we get the full country effect.

Princeton should have burned a boat

That Reitz team was off the rails.

But we don't know if the #1 seed got the bye, right? Sagarin says GS would be #1. Although I don't really understand how Sagarin works, I tend to trust that more than human opinion of polls. I would agree that in most cases, identifying the top 2 teams and putting them on opposite could be done. Might be harder in the larger classes I guess.

It is what it is. If it wasn't random, then there would have to be a process in place to determine the seeds, and people would argue about that. I may be crazy, but I kind of like the randomness of where games will be played. The same thing happened down here last year with HH and Ev. Memorial.

Your Lou Holtz stuff is getting old.

Our show is a little different than most.

Me too, but haven't heard his. Is it online?

LOL. I did not mean 2 PAC. Although I hear he was a fine rapper... I agree. I doubt Boonville will be able to keep it within 2-3 scores unless the JCats have an off night.

Per Titan32 the SIAC cannot compare to the mighty 2 PAC.

We all have skeletons...

Maybe we should have spliced porn into trade films, huh?

The Eleventh Commandment is "Thou shalt not exceed the quarters limit."

IHSAA minutes say it was self-reported by Central. I don't know how anyone could accurately keep track of the opponent's numbers. It would not surprise me if a player had one number for varsity and a different one for JV, depending upon how they might be used personnel-wise in the varsity game. Not a big deal either way IMO.

Interesting. I saw Central got mentioned in the IHSAA minutes from 10/9 for having multiple players who exceeded the quarters limit. Just let us know when we have to start paying rent.

I suspect it will be quieter than you might think.

That was Central, right? Sounds like they need someone with a notebook to keep better track of things. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more with a few of the teams in all honesty. As for Jasper, its kind of funny. I guess they are the only team that has improved from Wk. 1. But I get it. It fits a narrative some may want to believe to help them sleep better at night. In the SIAC, about the only teams I would say who are maybe worse now than Wk. 1 are Bosse, Reitz and MD.

Rankings mean nothing, as you know full well. I've seen Jasper and HH. HH will have no problem in my opinion.

You guys won't have any trouble with Jasper.

We finally make contact with the outside world this week. Jasper and MD should win handily while Lincoln plays its final game as a member of the SIAC. I'll take Jasper 31-14, MD 35-9 and GS 42-14.