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Buzea is one of the greatest football coaches in the history of Region football. Only three Region coaches have taken at least two teams downstate in the largest class. (Don Howell did it four times at Hobart, before Hobart moved into the second-biggest class, and Mark Hoffman did it twice at Valpo.)

The regionals are already set. There is no more "work" to be done after the sectional draw. Sectional 1 winner plays Sectional 2, Sectional 3 plays Sectional 4, and so on down to Sectional 47 and Sectional 48.

I very much like the success factor. If you can compete out of your class and still win two sectionals or a regional in a two-year cycle, you should stay up. My one criticism is that I think moving up in the first place should be based on a four-year performance cycle, not a two-year cycle. Any school can have a once-in-a-lifetime class that accumulates six points in two years, but that doesn't necessarily mean they should get bumped up. However, if you're dominating your class over a four-year cycle, that indicates a consistent program level.

Boone Grove has been on quite the down cycle the last couple of years. Glenn should win easily.

The Duneland Conference has all conference games from Weeks 3 through 9. DAC teams are only available for nonconference games in Weeks 1 and 2.

Interesting. I assume if the HCC chose to go this route, the North Division would be the Hamilton County schools: Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville and Westfield. The South would be Avon, Brownsburg, Center Grove, Franklin Central and Zionsville.