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Charlestowon at North Harrison Eastern Pekin at Silver Creek Salem at Brownstown Scottsburg at Corydon Eastern Greene at Mitchell Paoli at Perry Central South Decatur at Crawford County Springs Valley at West Washington

Crawford County at Perry Central Springs Valley at Paoli West Washington at Mitchell Brownstown at Eastern Pekin Clarksville at Charlestown Corydon at North Harrison Scottsburg at Salem Silver Creek at Floyd Central

Brownstown at Charlestown Eastern Pekin at Crawford County North Harrison at Scottsburg Paoli at Corydon Silver Creek at Salem Perry Central at Forest Park Springs Valley at Mitchell (Valley controls time of possession late to seal it, in a thriller 28-22) West Washington at Clarksville

Impressed with my Jackets Friday After being down 27-8 at half, Kling and his staff did a great job making adjustments. We stuffed their run game for the entire 3rd Q. In the 4th, the Mustangs finally got back to their run game, and converted on a key 4th down on the way to a score when the Jackets had it to 27-20. I believe the final was 41-27. Youth shined through. I felt like Jackson Kling was in every play defensively at LB, and Malaki Goodman showed off his athletic ability on both sides of the ball, both freshman. SO RB Gavin Robinson was lighting in a bottle, with two 40+ yd TDs swinging out of the backfield. I felt Edgewood played to "not lose" the game in the 2nd half, but finally spread the it out in the 4th, and we ran out of gas. We have the potential, but we're only going as far as our line will take us. HUGE test for them against Valley Friday. IF we can figure something out on both sides, then I expect a shootout. I wasn't sure how long this rebuild would take, but I wouldn't be shocked at all if we ended up with 3-4+ wins this year.

Crawford Co. at Switzerland Co. Eastern Greene at Springs Valley Mitchell at Edgewood Paoli at Boonville Perry Central at Tell City West Washington at Eastern Pekin Charlestown at Silver Creek Clarksville at Scottsburg Corydon at Brownstown Salem at North Harrison

Thoughts on my Bluejackets after Friday's scrimmage with BNL... O Line is a work in progress. We have two starters that will not be ready to go until week 2. Turner is solid at QB. If we can keep him upright, he'll put up some huge numbers this year. RB is Gavin Robinson, who is a really good athlete. Only problem is that he quit in the month of July, then came back out last week. We played him JV in scrimmage and he dominated. Do we throw him in the fire Friday night or give him a game or two to "earn it?" WRs are a bright spot. Kale England and Lucas Gosnell are matchup nightmares with their size. Wigley and Luman bring in some speed. Bottom line, nothing matters if we can't figure out the line. Defensively, we are very young. We have 2 freshman starting in Kling and Mullis, but I wouldn't be shcoked if we had 4-5 freshman starting by the end of the year. Physically, they are ready, but this will be a learning process. BNL looked very good offensively, but it was just a scrimmage. Another concern I have is depth. Coach Kling has done a great job of building numbers back up,but I'll be curious to see what we look like down the stretch in the 2nd half this Friday. I was impressed with how we got better throughout the year last season, and hope that will continue. Once this freshman class gets their feet wet, Coach Kling will make a jump with this program. Hopefully it's sooner, rather than later.

Biggest question for the Jackets is the line on both sides of the ball. Return almost everything in the skill positions. Ethan Turner is the guy for the full offseason, excited to see him throw it around in the fall. Kids continued to fight and get better throughout the year. Give Kling credit, plus he is also doing a great job with working with the JH kids. I think you'll see a slight increase in the win total each year, and the incoming freshmen class group will be "the year" for us when they are seniors. This season's W total just hinges on a lot of questions on the Line.

I'd love to continue into basketball, but that might be a lot of work for someone. 😂

Taking North Posey over Paoli btw.

North Posey at Paoli Providence at West Washington East Central at Silver Creek Corydon at Southridge Heritage Hills at Charlestown Triton Central at Brownstown

Mitchell at Paoli Tell City at Crawford County Perry Central at Mater Dei Springs Valley at Providence West Washington at Eastern Greene Silver Creek at Jennings County Scottsburg at Corydon North Harrison at Southridge Charlestown at Salem Brownstown at Brown County Clarksville at Eastern Pekin

Clarksville at Crawford County North Daviess at Springs Valley Paoli at North Knox Perry Central at Mitchell Salem at West Washington Eastern Pekin at Charlestown Providence at North Harrison Scottsburg at Brownstown Silver Creek at Corydon

Mitchell at Paoli Springs Valley at Perry Central West Washington at Crawford County Brownstown at Silver Creek Charlestown at Salem Corydon at Providence Eastern Pekin at Scottsburg North Harrison at Clarksville

Crawford County at Paoli Perry Central at West Washington Scottsburg at Mitchell (I feel very guilty making this pick, but we've been bitten by the injury bug Friday night, as well as the JV game last night. Hoping I'm wrong!) Springs Valley at Tecumseh Brownstown at Indian Creek Corydon at Charlestown North Harrison at Silver Creek Salem at Eastern Pekin

Mitchell at Madison Paoli at Eastern Greene Perry Central at Clarksville Springs Valley at Crawford County Charlestown at Scottsburg Eastern Pekin at North Harrison Salem at Corydon Seymour at Brownstown Silver Creek at Jeffersonville

A LOT! Not sure what it is exactly. I just know we had $17+ million that had to be spent through a bond/grant or we lost it, but that's for everything. Whole town is shut down for the game tomorrow night! Schoolboard grilling out before the game and fireworks after the game. I just hope we see some during the game. 🤣 Fieldhouse moving a long as well. Should have a roof over the weight room and wrestling room in a couple weeks I believe.

Crawford County at Mitchell Paoli at West Washington Salem at Springs Valley Tecumseh at Perry Central Brownstown at North Harrison Charlestown at Providence Corydon at Eastern Pekin Scottsburg at Silver Creek

Crawford County at South Decatur Mitchell at Eastern Greene Perry Central at Paoli West Washington at Springs Valley Brownstown at Salem Corydon at Scottsburg North Harrison at Charlestown Silver Creek at Eastern Pekin Big week for the Jackets. Turf is officially done today, so this will be the first practice of the season with lines, numbers, and landmarks. Giving the jackets the edge over the Thunderbirds because we have two of their former assistants on staff now, giving them a slight advantage.

Crawford County at Perry Central Mitchell at West Washington Paoli at Springs Valley Charlestown at Clarksville Eastern Pekin at Brownstown Floyd Central at Silver Creek North Harrison at Corydon Salem at Scottsburg

Tough one for my Jackets Friday night. Totally controlled the first quarter, then ran out of gas in the 2nd quarter and beyond. Luckily should get some guys illegible after this week at the skills positions, so time will tell. Curious to see how we respond. Seems like Coach Lowe has Valley rolling again. Clarksville at West Washington Corydon at Paoli Crawford County at Eastern Pekin Forest Park at Perry Central Mitchell at Springs Valley Charlestown at Brownstown Salem at Silver Creek Scottsburg at North Harrison

Mitchell is now playing at Edgewood due to a delay with the turf. Should be good to go for the rest of the season tho.

Two clear favorites in Paoli and Perry. 3-5 will be interesting to see between Valley, WW, and Mitchell. Can CC shock some people? Over the summer the rumor was going around about them having a large number of kids out. For the 'jackets, they will replace some skill pieces. Losing Mundy hurts, but Kale England did get some reps throughout the season at QB. The strength of this crew will be in the trenches. Huge Coach Kling fan! Kids love him and he has a plan. He's doing a great job building up the youth and JH programs as well. Excited to see what this will look like 2-3 years down the road.

Mitchell High School is open. https://www.mitchell.k12.in.us/page/employment Potential for big things down the line!