Bonecrusher

I like it!! But then most of ya'll know I'm in favor of neutral sites.

Thanks to the good info I can glean from these threads. Yes, it will def get tricky from here on out.

Carroll at Lafayette Jeff - Carroll by 20. Snider at Mishawaka - No intel (for me) on Mishawaka. Snider by 14 sounds good. Columbia City at Kokomo - Not much intel on Kokomo, either. Going with CC by a TD. Luers at Bluffton - From what I've read, the biggest mismatch of these five games by far. Knights by 28... or a lot more if they want. Carroll at Adams Central - AC should be tested this game; but they will pass that test. Jets by 20. For a non-local, it's getting more difficult to pick these. As the geographical range each week keeps expanding, my knowledge of teams outside the "general" Fort Wayne area (SAC, ACAC, NE8) decreases exponentially lol.

I got 2 nieces and a nephew that graduated from Eastbrook a good while back. Pulling for them due to the fam connection. Think this game will be closer than 28, but wouldn't be upset if was proved wrong. I do, however, like your confidence!

Warsaw at Carroll - Carroll by "only" 14. Due to Warsaw going to play keep away. North Side at Snider - Snider by 7 max. Leo at Columbia City - Columbia City by 14. Yorktown at Norwell - Norwell by 21. Possibility for the score to get ugly if Norwell firing on all cylinders. Bishop Luers at Eastside - Another nail biter. Luers by 7 max. This and Snider/NS two best games of all these IMHO. Eastbrook at Bluffton - Eastbrook by 3. Adams Central at Northfield - Give me AC by as many as they want.

I only picked against you once..... Carroll at Penn - Close one either way, Carroll gets help from lady luck this time Fishers at Northrop Homestead at Hamilton Southeastern Anderson at North Side Snider at Dwenger - this could be a really good matchup 2nd time around Leo at East Noble Dekalb at Columbia City Mississinewa at Huntington North Norwell at Concordia Garrett at Yorktown Luers at Churubusco - Luers got a revenge match coming vs. Eastside. Busco's good but ain't no way they stop the Knights, unless Luers looks too far ahead. Eastside at Manchester Bluffton at Tipton South Adams at Adams Central - all AC, just another level above SA.

Oh yeah! Here's hoping they are able to exact revenge from the evil green team.

I'm with you on that one. Been playing up one to four classifications most all season. I think they're better than their record, and maybe underrated here.

I can't recall any teams we played in the ACAC in the 80's doing that, or hearing about any Fort Wayne schools. It's pretty common in Texas. There are many schools where guys rig up an air tank to horns on a golf cart and those things can get loud! One of the teams in the area, nicknamed the Pirates, bring a small cannon to the games. The barrel looks about 3' long, maybe 6" outside diameter. It's very loud, too. They shoot it for TD, PAT, FG, 1st downs, interceptions, fumble recoveries..... Gets a little annoying, but that's probably part of the reason they do it.

Yeah, 9's the limit, and there are a lot of districts on the limit. They get 1 game, that "doesn't count", to work out the kinks.

28-14 Norwell

You are correct sir. "Districts of doom". You probably called them that when you were down here?

Wow, I'm reading things like 10 game season, qualifying for playoffs, seeded playoffs..... Thought for a minute I had accidentally logged in to my Texas football forum! 😂

Don't know more about NJ than what I've read here and a little on the 1A thread, but they're running game sure seems to have a lot of people's respect. With a lot of talk about the fullback (IIRC from the 1A thread) what do they run? Flex bone, wish bone? The FB in our slot-T, way back in the day, didn't get as many carries as teams we played that ran an option offense.

2006 was the year we moved from IN to TX. Late October up there has the potential to "interesting" One of those nights when you want to be on the field, not on on the side line, so you can keep moving and stay somewhat warm. You def don't forget those epic weather games!

I played Indiana HS football in the 80's. Yes, the condition of the field at the end of the season was def not as good as the start, but I don't remember our field or competitors fields being dangerous/unplayable parcels of ground. All of a sudden it's almost akin to child abuse to have the kids play on grass in Nov/Dec? Can't remember anyone ever complaining about the game fields or even the practice fields, for that matter. Also don't remember an inordinate amount of foot/ankle/leg injuries late in the season vs. early on. They conditions were what they were. We were just happy to be out there knocking the crap out of each other. Probably because we didn't have anything else, we didn't know what we were missing. Now with continuously more schools being turf, I can see how a grass field in late season might not look as attractive to those used to turf, and yes a good turf field keeps the game more consistent in bad weather conditions, I'll admit that. This curmudgeon still prefers grass and no one's changing my mind. I know I'm stuck in the past on this, sorry. I think if we had cried about deteriorating field conditions when I played, the coaches would have told us to HTFU.

I remember, I played on it in the 80's. Def nice not having the harsh fall/winter weather. This year has been difficult for grass fields. Extreme drought conditions in central TX nearly all summer and water rationing in my area. I'd hate to see the high school's water bill!

Carroll at Homestead Dwenger at Luers (GOTW) Northrop at Snider South Side at North Side Wayne at Concordia

Our field was, and still is, grass. Takes a lot of work, and water, especially in TX. Probably 3/4 of the schools we played in reg season were also grass. My boys didn't have a problem with it, liked the cushion of grass up to about mid-season, and absolutely loved playing on grass in the rain. Once playoffs rolled around the kids looked forward to playing on turf at the bigger schools stadiums (TX is all neutral sites post season). Said they felt faster and could make cuts better. Also liked being able to wear their "white out" away uni's. Pros and cons to both. Turf has it's advantages but the old-schooler in me says football should be played outdoors on grass, no matter what level (HS/NCAA/NFL). When I was playing, and when my kids were, the team student managers washed the uniforms.

Good point. Another possibility could just be a lack of interest in football, until the right group of admin/parents/students shows up. Look at Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian. Been around since 1973 and just now, almost 50 years later, entering the football ranks. I personally know several people who graduated from there. Can't say for sure, but I don't believe money has been an issue, at least for a while. They were reasonably competitive in the sports they had and maybe were content with that, until something or someone changed their mind.

Dwenger Luers Homestead Snider Carroll

Couldn't believe it when I heard about that final drive score. One time I don't mind being wrong!

Yes.

AC by whatever they want. I'm going against my alma mater and picking SA by 2 TD's. Bad as I want Heritage to beat a team like this, from what I've been told they just ain't quite there yet. Carroll by as much as they want. Bluffton by a couple TD's. I did a double take when I saw Carroll - guess I don't remember them from last year? Obviously, knew it wasn't FW Carroll, although they were on our schedule in the early-mid 80's. But Carroll was a lot smaller then, too.

You read my mind.