NE8_Fan

Not to mention they also won regionals in '14 and '18 while in 3A......

good point......very good young RB coming back for them

What does the landscape in the 260 look like going into 2024? Three teams advanced to state with 2 coming home with state titles and the third team accomplishing 3 straight trips to the finals. SAC- Does Snider run roughshod over the conference again? Can they overcome graduation of a great senior class and reload or does Carroll rise back to the top after what had to be considered a disappointing season? Can anyone crash the party at the top next year? Who becomes the next major stars of the conference? Snider and Luers bump up a class....how do they look to fair playing up a class? Can Dwenger make any post season noise now that they went back "home" to 4A? Is this new conference alignment ever going to really "work"? NE8- What is the follow-up to Leo's championship season? Can Brock Schott will the Lions to another NE8 title and continue his path of destruction? Leo is another program that loses a great senior class has to fill a lot of holes with the likes of East Noble breathing down their neck. Speaking of East Noble, trivia question, who scored the most points on state champion Snider last year? The Knights did and they return a lot of talent next year, are they the prohibitive favorites in 24? Can Columbia City make their way back to the top in Stratton Fuller's senior campaign? New Haven loses a TON of talent, how will they reload next year? Will Bellmont ever get turf???? LOL ACAC- Three straight trips to the state finals, regardless of the outcomes, is an incredible accomplishment and proves that Adams Central has earned the claim that ACAC has, in fact, stood for Adams Central Athletic Conference. Can anyone change that? Losing another crop of great seniors will be tough on the Jets but they are now to the point they just reload. Can Heritage clip the Jets yet? The Patriots are on a definite upward trajectory with no signs of letting up under coach Kolkman. Does AC's "little brother" South Adams put themselves back into ACAC title contention?

Don't look for this to happen anytime soon.....they may want to get back into 5A with Snider going up to 6A.....better chance to win a sectional because I SERIOUSLY doubt it will happen in Sectional 19 anytime soon......

As I look at Merrillville's schedule, I see the 10 win season but I also see that in those ten wins, their opponents combined for 42 wins themselves (Including Valpo last Fri.). So in their wins, their opponents averaged just over 4 wins a piece.....I'm getting some eerily similar feelings as I had going into the Leo/Mississinewa game last week.....Merrillville could very well be smoke and mirrors, to an extent. Snider will roll in this one.

Clear forcast tonite....temp in the mid to low 40's. I think the game will be tight for the first half and then Snider blows it open in the second half (better halftime coaching/adjustments). Panthers win going away 38-21

Definately going out tonite as the forcast looks pretty good and it is semi-state. I did, though, stay home a few times this season when the weather wasn't going to be good as Fort Wayne area has really good streaming of games with Summit City Sports and watched from the comfort of my couch. I will be at the NorthWood @ Leo game....Go Lions!

GAMEDAY.....and great football weather....a little light rain this morning and clear after 12pm....

I assume he's referring to Edmonds and Tuggle as DB's and they both also are their top WR's, both being D1 committed players. Also heard around that Edmonds might be trying to swing Tuggle to Michigan....any truths to that?

Gotta admit, I didn't think this thread would be so quiet.....lol. I think the majority of Fort Wayne fans are focusing on Snider, per usual, and the first ever meeting between Luers and LCC. Those two games should be good BUT I strongly believe the NorthWood/Leo game will undoubtedly have the most high level talent (Schott, Hurst, Tuggle, Edmonds). 33 hours and counting......

Should be a great game between two Indiana football Blue Bloods. I think we did get the 2 best teams in the North in this semi state game with Blufton being a close 3rd. Offensive speed (Luers) vs hard nosed D (LCC) should meet all expectations this game. I'm not going to put ANY weight on travel for LCC as this program has made numerous trips like this in their storied past. At the end of the night I think, as it has many times in the past, Luers strength of schedule pays off and they squeak this one out 22-21

S

I was there....as a coach for Leo....lol.....we had quite the back to back sectional games with Northridge then NorthWood that year.....they were a headache to defend with the running QB they had that year (can't remember his name).....

Leo will likely have the best secondary Northwood has seen this year. Don't let the East Noble passing stats fool you, Lions played all cover 0 that game and an over zealous blitzing spree hurt Leo as the RB's out of the backfield weren't accounted for and nearly cost Leo the game. Hoeppner and Hurst will (somewhat) keep with Edmonds and Tuggle as Zeisloft stays over the top from Safety with the help of Schott harassing Roeder as I again don't see Northwood being able to block him one on one. I still see the Lions blitzing, as its been what they've done all year, and getting pressure while playing with a 2 deep shell. Northwood will have trouble getting their running game going against the Lions front line with Sheron and Roberts clogging up the middle. The big play is where NorthWood could hurt the Lions. Offensively Leo's diversity the last few weeks has really opened the playbook and payed off. I honestly believe to beat the Panthers Leo MUST get the ball in the hands of Hurst and Schott 15-20 times while still feeding Carter in the running game. If the Lions can get Carter going early and make the NorthWood safeties creep up into the box, they should be able to go over the top for a couple big plays. If they can get NorthWood rattled early and often, they could cause the Panthers to implode with penalties out of frustration. With all that said, it is likely there WILL be fireworks this Friday and in the end will come down to line play as always and I honestly think Leo has a slight advantage because of their D-line. Leo 35 NorthWood 24

Since I'm going to have a slow Friday at work I was hoping to drum up some conversation/thoughts about this game. I know Miss is undefeated, ranked 5th and just knocked off Kokomo, BUT I still see the Lions winning this game. Miss QB has thrown for @2400 yds this year with I believe 25 or so td's. Saw there game with Kokomo and they look solid, big up front but line doesn't get to the second level defenders very well. Rb is shifty and has some elusiveness to him. I don't see them being able to consistently block Leo off the edges (ESPECIALLY Schott) or Sheron inside. I also don't see them having anyone individual who could keep Hurst or Schott locked down, or even keep in check, in coverage while Leo has shown to have solid coverage guys all over their secondary. People may think I'm crazy but I see Leo winning this by 3 scores. Leo 35, Mississinewa 14. Thoughts?

Maybe some of their players will see how Kaden Hurst blossomed outside of North and follow his lead and get off the sinking ship.....

Adams Central 48, Carroll (Flora) 14- Flying Jets continue to roll towards Lucas Oil Blufton 24, Luers 21- just have a funny feeling about this one.... Leo 35, Mississinewa 14- I don't see ANYWHERE that the Indians have an advantage here. They have no one that can cover Hurst and Schott and no one able to block Schott or Sheron....when I see Mississinewa I think that record is a lot of smoke and mirrors.....this outcome will never be in doubt..... Snider 38, Mishawaka 21- the Caveman offense will take about a quarter and a half for the Panther D to get acclimated to then it should be lights out. Snider just has too many athletes on offense....

Could not have said it better.....if administration wants to "save" this program, they MUST replace the ENTIRE staff top to bottom....if not, this will only get worse......much, much worse.......

What's good for the goose is good for the gander......if someone is going to use certain tactics to gain an advantage, they should expect those tactics in return....

NorthSide has become a dumpster fire and the whole documentary has thrown gasoline on the fire. The documentary has exposed how bad the staff is and their complete lack of control over the program. Kaden Hurst MUST have seen this and got out and man has he shined. Now I'm hearing that since Tae made the choice to end his season and have surgery to repair his shoulder before he gets to South Bend that Coach Johnson called Notre Dame to inform them that he THREW him off the team and that he is an attitude problem.....if thats the case, just remember team attitude reflects on the coaching attitude......js

Leo all they way. I'm looking for the Lions to lock up Minnix (w/ Hurst) and force the Saints to try and grind out a win which I don't believe they can. I also don't expect to see the Lions play a cover 0 all night against Dwenger like they did against East Noble (which is how they gave up the big plays Friday night). And Carter got his chance Fri night and man did he take advantage. Kid hit the hole like a bullet every play and was had to bring down for his size, I think Leo found their RB1 for the rest of the season. I'm going to say Leo wins, 35-17 and ends their sectional drought.

Week 2 Games: 1. Brownsburg @ Ben Davis 2. Lawrence Central @ Lawrence North 3. Noblesville @ Zionsville 4. Bloomington South @ Bloomington North 5. Evansville North @ Floyd Central 6. Franklin @ Terre Haute South 7. Plainfield @ Harrison 8. East Noble @ Leo 9. Mississinewa @ Columbia City 10. Roncalli @ Mooresville 11. Fairfield @ John Glenn 12. Indian Creek @ Franklin County 13. Lawrenceburg @ Batesville 14. Yorktown @ Delta 15. Brownstown Central @ Triton Central 16. Central Noble @ Manchester 17. Greencastle @ Linton-Stockton 18. Heritage Christian @ Winchester 19. North Posey @ Evansville Mater Dei 20. Rochester @ Lafayette Central Catholic 21. Wheeler @ Bremen 22. Clinton Prairie @ North Vermillion

Only 4 NE8 teams left..... Bishop Dwenger @ Dekalb.....the Barons will keep this close for a bit, maybe even till halftime, but the Saints will pull away in the second half in a big way.....Dwenger 35-14 Mississinewa @ Columbia City.....the Eagles had a ROUGH 4 weeks to end the regular season but got back on the right foot last week...upset coming....Columbia City 28-17 GOTW- East Noble @ Leo......East Noble has been on a TEAR since the Leo loss earlier (14-7). Leo has also been on a tear handling the lower echelon NE8 teams to end the year..in the first game the Knights held Hurst in check, if they do it again they will win.......East Noble gets revenge.....Knights 24-22

Only 4 NE8 teams left..... Bishop Dwenger @ Dekalb.....the Barons will keep this close for a bit, maybe even till halftime, but the Saints will pull away in the second half in a big way.....Dwenger 35-14 Mississinewa @ Columbia City.....the Eagles had a ROUGH 4 weeks to end the regular season but got back on the right foot last week...upset coming....Columbia City 28-17 GOTW- East Noble @ Leo......East Noble has been on a TEAR since the Leo loss earlier (14-7). Leo has also been on a tear handling the lower echelon NE8 teams to end the year..in the first game the Knights held Hurst in check, if they do it again they will win.......East Noble gets revenge.....Knights 24-22

Opening Week Games: 1. Beech Grove @ Muncie Central 2. Culver Academy @ Lowell 3. Hobart @ New Prairie 4. Pendleton Heights @ Greenfield-Central 5. Danville @ Tri-West 6. Lawrenceburg @ Centerville 7. Scottsburg @ North Harrison 8. Twin Lakes @ Boone Grove 9. Western Boone @ North Montgomery 10. Andrean @ LaVille 11. Bluffton @ Alexandria 12. Eastbrook @ Frankton 13. Evansville Mater Dei @ Tell City 14. Greencastle @ North Putnam 15. Sullivan @ Southmont 16. Clinton Prairie @ Covington 17. North Miami @ Southern Wells 18. Pioneer @ North Judson