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Concordia at Northrop...Northrop is showing that last year wasn't a fluke...Bruins by 30 Dwenger at Homestead...Saints got punched in the mouth pretty good on Friday time to see if they can bounce back through the meat of their schedule. Sparty also needs one bad, a loss here could derail the season, not many win opportunities left ahead of them...BD by 7 Luers at North Side...rough year for Luers, North should handle this one easily but you never know with them....Legends by 25 Snider at Carroll...watching Carroll live last week, they are far and away a step above everyone else in the city...Chargers by 21 Wayne at South Side...I love to see South Side being a fun team, what would normally be a dogfight for the bottom of the league could be a chance for the Archers to be above .500 for the first time since 2009...South by 28

they have been struggling all year with streams staying consistent

Carroll 28- Dwenger 14 halftime-If the Saints can’t find a way to throw the ball this game is over over

Carroll at Dwenger...Saints defense has been great all year, but the Chargers offense is a different beast. Last year this game was won via special teams, and I think BD still has some work to do on that end...Chargers by 3 North Side at Concordia....This North Side team is exactly what they always are, lots of natural talent but undisciplined, unorganized, and poorly coached. Lucky for them this is a matchup where athletes will over power their opponent...Legends by 20 South Side at Luers...historically Luers would go through a meat grinder of a schedule, enter the post-season with 2/3 wins and then dominate 2A/3A. They won't have that luxury this year in 4A, South has been frisky this season could be a sneaky good game...Luers by 10 Homestead at Northrop...if Carroll/Dwenger game shows us the top of the SAC, this game helps us determine who is 3 and 4, and honestly I don't know which is which. I'm skeptical of both teams still, but I think Nothrop's skill guys are the difference...Bruins by 6 Snider at Wayne...Snider gets back to .500....Panthers by 30

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