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Concordia at Carroll...shame these teams couldn't find other opponents, this one will be ugly...Chargers by however much they want Luers at Snider...Snider needs this win big time, should be able to get it done...Panthers by 17 Northrop at North Side...Take the over on points & penalties...North Side by 2 South Side at Homestead...South has a little moxie this year, still not ready to play at a 6A level...Homestead by 28 Wayne at Dwenger...Saints offense traveled to Ohio it seemed, how is it 2026 and I couldn't even get a radio feed of that game?!?....Saints by however much they want.

He was totally drawn away to receive a good Catholic education. Definitely not because he didn't want to have to share the basketball with 3 other D1 guys.

I think this point of accountability holds true in this era of transferring. It's just too easy to do now with open enrollment/vouchers/etc. It just seem to have gotten even bigger on the Public->Public and Private->Public transfer side. The big issue in my opinion are the adults in the situation. Coaches do what they have to do to try and build their programs whether I agree with that or not, its what they need to do to compete. Its the outside voices/trainers/advisors who get in the mix that I don't like.

Andrean at Luers...Tough opening games for Luers, good for them to get battle tested early. Will find some wins later in the year for sure...Andrean by 3 Carroll at Center Grove...Chargers sent a big message in Week 1...another big game this week should get them in the conversation of 6A favorites...Chargers by 7 Decatur Central at Wayne...DC has been a solid program as of late, hoping Wayne can keep morale up during a brutal 4 week stretch to start the year...Decatur by 28 East Noble at Snider...East Noble took care of business at home last week, another win over an SAC team would be huge. Snider blew the game last week, if they can't win the debut at the "Ike", they could be in danger of another below .500 season...Snider by 1 Concordia at Eastbrook...Cadets had a great win last week, don't know much about Eastbrook so staying local here...Cadets by 2 Dwenger at St. Francis De Sales (Ohio)...I have a lot of the same questions/feelings about this Saints team after week 1 as I did last year. Defense looks the part, offense has a lot they need to figure out, really concerned on the Special Teams this year though. That being said I think they go on the road and get it done...BD by 10 North Side at New Haven...as if the on the field let down wasn't enough they needed to overcome, the off field fiasco in the halls of North Side could derail the week. But it could also force the team/remaining staff to lock in and focus on things within their control, this is a good matchup for that as the talent gap should be overwhelming no matter who starts at QB...North by 21 Northrop at Warsaw...with no chance to see how the Bruins looked in week 1, going in blind. Think Bart ball prevails...Warsaw by 14 South Side at St. Joseph...great program win for the Archers...but SBSJ is a different animal, especially on the road...St.Joe by 30 Noblesville at Homestead...hopefully this game gives us a better look at what Homestead could be this year, but better matchup than having to face the #2 team in the state...Homestead by 3

Yes, I have heard lots of things over the last 15/16 hours from people I would deem very reliable sources on what's going on, but again until things are officially reported on, this forum isn't the place to put those out. But again I'm more interested in how FWCS will be handling this from not only a PR standpoint, but also the puzzling timeline.

I am very curious to see if FWCS ever comes out and says the true reason behind this, and why the timing of it (Doubtful). All in all, bad look for the district, school, program. Feel bad for the students/teachers/and staff who will now have to deal with all the fallout

While I think with Saunders they probably would have scored, your starting QB missing week 1 for non injury reasons also shows lack of control in the program. Nothing new. Carroll put 6A on notice with a big week 1 blowout. Dwengers defense, and Roncallis too for that matter, really looked the part. But Saints “new look” offense and play calling left a lot to be desired. Not having a dependable kicker this season may cost a couple games down the road. Good to see South and Concordia also pick up wins for those programs.

Adams Central at Luers...should be a great game, AC's first time going against the SAC...AC by 7 North Side at East Noble...my alma mater has all the talent in the world on paper, but paper doesn't account for poor discipline and disorganized coaching, until they prove the have the latter figured out, I remain skeptical...East Noble by 14 Snider at Warsaw...everyone knows what Warsaw is going to do, can Snider punch back on the road? Warsaw by 10 Wayne at Leo...Leo may be a little down this year, still think they should handle Wayne easily...Leo by 21 Westside at Northrop..sucks to lose the Week 1 game, but of course there are more important things to take care of up in NWI. Hamilton SE at Carroll...Carroll has become the 6A standard north of Hamilton County, a win here could show they are a true threat for a State run...Carroll by 1 Roncalli at Dwenger...These teams playing 3 times in 12 months is fun, excited to see BDs new up tempo offense, but I think new special teams remains a big question on Saints ability to repeat this season...Dwenger by 2 Secina at Concordia...Cadets swan song in the SAC, don't think they are at Secina's level, but could keep it close for a while...Secina by 18 Marion at South Side...South is always a team poised to be a disrupter every year, a week one W could set the tone...South by 6 Westfield at Homestead...a buddy of mine who lives out SW and has a son just getting into football asked me about Homestead, the best way I could describe them is a program that has all the resources and infrastructure to be much better than they ever are, they aren't on the same level as Westfield...Westfield by 24

Semi-State Games: 6A Crown Point @ Westfield Brownsburg @ Center Grove 5A Merrillville @ Warsaw Decatur Central @ Bloomington South 4A East Noble @ Mishawaka Martinsville @ New Palestine 3A Garrett @ FW Luers Batesville @ Heritage Hills 2A Adams Central @ Andrean Linton @ Indy Lutheran 1A South Adams @ North Judson South Putnam @ Providence

6A Carroll (FW) @ Crown Point Westfield @ Fishers Lawrence North @ Brownsburg Center Grove @ Warren Central 5A Valparaiso @ Merrillville Lafayette Jeff @ Warsaw East Central @ Decatur Central Cstle @ Bloomington South 4A New Prairie @ Mishawaka New Palestine @ Indy Chatard Evansville Reitz @ Martinsville 3A Knox @ Garrett FW Luers @ Maconaquah Tri-West @ Batesville 2A Andrean @ Laf. Central Catholic Brownstown Central @ Linton 1A North Miami @ South Adams Milan @ Providence

Round 3 Games: 6A FW Snider @ FW Carroll Fishers @ HSE Indy Cathedral @ Lawrence North 5A Chesterton @ Valparaiso Warsaw @ Concord Decator Central @ Plainfield Bloomington So. @ Bloomington No. 4A Hanover Central @ New Prairie East Noble @ FW Dwenger Huntington No. @ Lebanon Indy Chatard @ Indy Roncalli 3A Mishawaka Marian @ Knox Garrett @ West Noble Maconaquah @ West Lafayette Mississinewa @ FW Luers Guerin @ Tri-West Lawrenceburg @ Batesville Evansville Mem. @ Heritage Hills 2A Bremen @ Andrean Eastern (Grto) @ Tipton Lapel @ Triton Central 1A Triton @ North Miami Cloverdale @ Sheridan North Decatur @ Milan

Mississineawa-Bishop Luers..while I think Ole Miss is good, Luers has played much tougher teams and have that home field advantage...Knights by 5 East Noble-Bishop Dwenger...Dwenger has been playing their best football defensively over the last few weeks. But if EN can get out to an early lead not sure if Dwenger has the firepower to catch up...East Noble by 7 Snider-Carroll...should be closer than the first matchup but unless the Panthers get a defensive TD I don't think they can put up enough points to win...Chargers by 10

Snider at Elkhart...Think the Snider defense & special teams carry them through this game...Panthers by 10 Carroll at Northrop....Get up big in the first half, rest the starters from there....Carroll by 42 Hamilton SE at Homestead...same as above but not in favor of the hometown team...HSE by 38 Concord at North Side...North may hang for a bit, but Concord will run away in the 2nd half...Concord by 17 Dwenger at Wayne...BD playing their best football at the right time. Wayne has some playmakers but don't think they'll keep up...Saints by 21 Luers at Jay County...Luers/Mississinewa next week should be a lot of fun next week on the south side...Luers by 28

6A: Westfield over Center Grove 5A: Plainfield over Merrillville 4A: Chatard over East Noble (Or whoever wins Sect 19) 3A: Heritage Hills over Garrett 2A: Lutheran over Adams Central 1A: North Judson over North Decatur

Carroll at North Side...North surprised me with a big win last week. But they are not on Carroll's level....Chargers by 21 Concordia at Dwenger...Saints need this game to try and get some momentum going into sectionals...Saints by 14 Snider at Wayne...Is there any more confusing team in the SAC than Wayne? They could make a little noise in sectional but can't spiral for two weeks going in. Snider needs to continue to find some offensive continuity themselves for the postseason...Panther by 17 South Side at Northrop...great to see South get a big win. Definitely one of the biggest wins for the program in the longest time. Northrop continues to falter...Archers by 6 Homestead at Luers....Luers lack of offense caught up to them. They'll need to focus up for a 3A run...Spartans by 10