RetiredSouthernCoach

Has there been a hire at Columbus North yet? Been a month or so since Coach Haston informed he was moving on. Did they go internal route and it just hasnt been updated on Harrel?

There was talk at BNL that there would be a meeting this summer to basically redo the entire HHC football schedule with the teams. They said they were looking at a rotating week 3-9 HHC schedule that still allowed for some of the rivalry games HHC non conference that were in place. It would make more sense for Bloomington south to just take the Madison or Jennings County weeks on everyones schedules, if JC is going to stay out of conference long term, which is mixed feedback on.

Columbus North now open. Coach Logan Haston taking a college assistant job. Statement released today.

Rushville posted on their school page. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18MPV3j6hq/

Bloomington folks say they should know this week whether they get in the HHC. Spring HHC meeting this week sometime. Not sure the timeline if they were admitted.

So does Paoli have another in house option then? If I am reading correctly, they lost their would be coach. Awfully late to start the search over

The talk around the basketball games this winter was that Bloomington South and Columbus North both wanted in. Bloomington south seemed to have the support to join. Columbus north was supposedly being blocked by their cross town school from joining. I say let them both in, would give them 8 football playing schools, so would fill up the schedules with 7 & 2. Let's schools fill their slots with Jennings County leaving the football side of the conference. Most these schools already play in the other sports like basketball and spring sports.

Madison hired Patric Morrison, who coached at Madison for numerous years in the past. Believe he was head coach until around 2017, now returning

I think Jennings County has won enough in some sports to make it appear that way, but I do not think thats the true scenario as a whole. You look across the board at all athletics, and there have been some generational-type talents come through that kept them competitive at times. Obviously their football has struggled most years within the conference. Girls basketball has had two P4 Division one players come through, but the likelihood that there's others like them coming through any time soon is minimal, yet they have only won 6 conference titles since 1970 (according to recent post by the school). Boys basketball had a great group come through 5 or 6 years back, but have quickly went back to being unable to compete with the top of the conference. Sports like VB, Softball, Baseball have had some of their best teams come through and were unable to compete with the top of the conference. Individual sports like Track, Golf, XC, Wrestling, Tennis, ect - they have some individuals that can compete, but not competitive as a team most years. I'd also argue that the amount of "better athletes" that they have lost to transfer in multiple sports the last few years will continue and make their level lower. So i guess the question is really what "been better" implies, and if their school is content with being a consistent bottom 1/3 of the conference finisher every year in most sports. if the conference expansion happens and other schools end up in, that will only hurt the JC sports more. Just my observation from looking in on the area sports the last decade.

Came across a few facebook group postings about Bloomington South joining the Hoosier Hills conference again. Know this has been before on here, but from the sounds of things, this is all but a done deal after multiple school AD's supported it. Also claims on the posts that Columbus North has an interest in joining also. WIll be interesting to see when this all actually happens. Bloomington south has multiple open weeks on their football schedule for 2026

Looks like some HHC movement in classes heading into next year. Enrollment numbers show East back to 4A. Floyd, NA, Seymour comfortably in 5A. Jeff still 6A, but could see some new sectional opponents. Former HHC Madison back to 4A. WIll be interesting to see how all the sectional alignments end up in spring.

https://tribtown.com/2025/12/10/moore-steps-away-from-seymour-football-sidelines-after-six-seasons-as-head-coach/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

There was an article in the Columbus Newspaper that discussed the ADM numbers for the schools. I believe this has made some start the conversations of schools potentially going up or down a class. I am unsure if this data results in those changes, but here is the chart they had in the paper.

The East job should be an attractive job to those around the state. I am unsure if there will be enough there to pull a Head Coach from a really good program, but a Head Coach at a program thats looking for an upgrade or a coordinator at a top tier school would make sense. I also wonder if there is already a plan in place for a coach with it being a retirement, with the AD being close with the coaches, i doubt this week was the first he knew of the retirement. Is there anyone on staff that may just be the next man up?

GCA played at Beech Grove Middle School in years past (Grass)