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@hhpatriot04 Personally, I’d call those exact copies. Great work.

Madison-Grant does Vegas Gold and Oak Hill does Old Gold.

The "O" links creating their chain stripe are a cool touch. Not a huge OH fan, but I do like that.

@hhpatriot04, all of those look accurate except Oak Hill. They do a gold helmet with a white logo and navy accents. It is really, really similar to the gold that MG uses for their helmet. Pretty sure the Grant County faithful refer to one as Vegas Gold (MG) and one as Old Gold (OH).

I was wondering the same. According to my good friend ChatGPT, 2009 was the last time it happened. Eastbrook beat South Adams 26-18.

Happy to help as well wherever you need it @hhpatriot04

Rough, rough start for the Central Indiana boys. 1-7 in the conference, and the one win was a 4-point game against a team with 142 straight losses. On to Week 2. Sheridan at Alexandria - Alexandria outplayed Greenfield-Central for 45 minutes but couldn't finish. They'll figure it out this week. Alex wins 49-28. When was the last time an Alex back sat at roughly 500 yards after week 2? Wyatt Fuller might be flirting with it by Saturday morning. Wes-Del at Blackford - Wes-Del gets another one, but not by 70. Blackford plays them tougher, I'm hoping. Wes-Del wins 35-14. FW Concordia at Eastbrook - Adamson & Co fix went wrong last week and take it out on Concordia. Kelly is going to be tough with a few more starts under his belt. Elwood at Tri-Central - I feel like these two are sister programs. Sad that both of these programs have fallen to where they currently are. Tri-Central wins a slugfest, 16-6. Lapel at Frankton - Lapel looked really good against Hamilton Heights, and Frankton not so much against Tipton. In my opinion, Lapel has a great chance to represent the north in 2A. Madison-Grant at Southwood - Madison-Grant was the only winner, narrowly escaping Bellmont. They'll bully Southwood and have their way again this week. Bud's boys won't have much for Brady's. MG wins 35-7 Mississinewa at Marion - Mississinewa had ugly, old tendencies show with 100+ penalty yards. Like Alexandria, I felt like they outplayed Norwell and just came up short. No Mondays is weird to see as well. Marion won't put up much of a fight, and the Tribe gets things rolling early. Mississinewa wins 42-7. Oak Hill at Norwell - Oak Hill played a tough Eastern team really well. Sectional 35 will be fun with those two and Tipton squaring off. Oak Hill gets it right this week and wins 34-21.

FAFO warning from Faulkens was not on my bingo card for the week.

I believe wrestling is the only sport that has a seeding process for the state tournament. I'd say the closest thing to it would be the heat system used in the Track and Swimming/Diving tournaments.

Speedy secondary and D-line may serve them well, but will Pioneer have anyone to jump and compete for the football with #9 for SA? If not, it will still be a long night even with quality pressure and coverage. He is a special player and a hard matchup. I will take South Adams by 8

Ole boy may have not coached football (he may have and I am unaware), but any transfer rule has to be directly or indirectly tied to Troy Dulaney who ran was Yorktown's head wrestling coach. Real life Buddy Garrity, except Troy's name was listed as head coach and not booster.

Aside from the head coach on the sideline, what did Sheridan bring back to be ranked 4th? It is the Preseason Coaches' Poll, so it ultimately is not that deep, but I am curious to hear others thoughts. They lost their top three rushers, top two receivers, and five of their top six tacklers from last year. Whereas the #8 team, who Sheridan barely snuck past to win the sectional, Monroe Central returns their top three rushers, a 1300 yard passer, and return four of their top six tacklers. Nothing against Sheridan personally, I just find the Coaches' Poll annoying when it values off the field relationships over on the field play.

Elwood's new coach is Sammy Mireles as of 1/25 per AD's Facebook. Father of the three Mireles standouts for Elwood.

Give me LaVille, North-Judson, Madison-Grant, or Carroll (Flora) from the North and Sheridan, S. Putnam, or Providence from the South. State champ comes from the North in my opinion.

Just to clarify... does the bolded wording in quote one say one employer? I just want to make sure I understood your post correctly because the use of singular and plural nouns could change the context.

I am not the brightest crayon in the box but I think I can piece this puzzle together. He is implying that the newly revised schedule for Lewis Cass is much easier than before thus the reason he referred to the additions as cupcakes. Cass trading Ham. Heights, Tipton, and West Lafayette for North Miami, Maconaquah, and Manchester has to be nice.

You never answered the question. Yes, they are basically the same deal. Bobref's comparison to the housing market makes it simple to understand. Also, when you say one employer only mention one employer instead of listing two employers because that contributes to his point about it being a "market value" situation.

Excellent response when I make a post season comment about a team that has not won a sectional game since 2013. Well done lol.

Ahh, so it is the idea of winning conference championships rather than IHSAA championships? My basis for the idea is that they will prioritize tougher in season competition and join a better overall conference that will put them in a better situation to have more success in the postseason. Since you referenced the MIC I will include it in this data. According to AlamanacSports.com, they were in the MIC from 1960 to 1979 and then rejoined from 1987 to 2014. From 1960 to 1979, they won the conference seven times and won zero sectional or cluster championships. From 1987 to 2014, they won zero conference or sectional/cluster championships. Since joining the HHC in 2014, they have won the it outright twice ('19 and '20) and they shared the title with Sheridan in 2021. They have won zero sectional championships since joining the HHC. Why not try a happy medium (like the CIC) rather than stooping too low (HHC) and out punting your coverage (MIC)?

Boredom has set in with baseball. Shifting my focus to the gridiron with hope of the fall being here sooner. 2022 was a crazy year in the conference. Alex & MG kind of coming out of nowhere with MG tying for second and Alex tying for third. OH dominated across the board. Ole Miss started rough then hammered the gas to win 7 in a row. Weird year for Eastbrook but they avenged their loss to Alex in a dominate sectional rematch. Their 3 conference losses were Adamson's most in conference play since 2015. Will that well ever run dry? LOL Predictions for the 2023 season - 1. Eastbrook - As Bodie Howell gets older, he becomes more and more of a problem for the other CIC teams. In my opinion, he is the most dangerous runner they have had under center since Jacob Singer. Gaige Engle will be the best player in the conference for another year then Howell will gladly wear the crown. 2. Oak Hill - Replacing almost 1900 yards and 36 TD's (Turanchick graduating) is difficult but insert Avery Mills. Kid is a tough and athletic as all get out. I would imagine they will be nasty defensively again as well. Oak Hill @ Eastbrook Week 3 crowns the conference champ. 3. Alexandria/Mississinewa/Madison-Grant - Three-way tie for third. I do not see any of these teams beating #1 or #2 but can definitely see each of them beating one another. I am going to go with Alexandria beats Mississinewa, Mississinewa beats MG, and MG beats Alexandria. Alexandria returns a TON from last year but lost some very valuable pieces (Etchison, Pratt, Dillmon, and two starting OL) from last year's team. Lots of weapons at their disposal though. Johns and McGuire will be a lethal 1-2 punch on the outside. Mississinewa returns a lot from last year but they are streaky and can have some off games (as can everyone because we are discussing 15-18 year old kids). Ott is a big, hard nosed downhill runner that will not be very much for teams to tackle. Dilts and Barnes will also be an issue for them on the outside. MG will need to replace Tanner Brooks' offensive production but I imagine Stitt #34 will take a larger role. I was the official for a few of MG's wrestling matches and Stitt is put together & very fast. MG is never an easy team to play and their toughness/grit always factors into games. 6. Frankton - If Frankton can kick their prehistoric offense and give their defense some help, they will be much higher in the standings. I thought last year they had the second best defense in the conference behind Oak Hill. It is hard to win games when you average just a little over two TD's a game (that number is excluding the 84 they put on Elwood). Farrell, Nunley, and Everson are studs. Saw a video on Twitter the other day of Everson getting 500 fairly easy on squat. Ethan Stansberry will be the starting QB if I had to guess and will do just fine. He threw a beautiful ball as a freshman so that will only get better with age and as his body continues to mature. Spread the defenses out and let Farrell/Luzzader gash teams up the middle and force them to cover Nunley & Carmack in space. But what do I know? 7. Elwood - The streak stops at 22! Elwood gets a win against Southern Wells in Week 1 to start the season off on a positive and then three losses in a row before they beat Blackford at IWU in Week 5. The Mullins kid can play unfortunately he just does not have very much to zero help around him. That said I think he is a good enough athlete/player to get them close victories over Southern Wells and Blackford. 8. Blackford - Not much to comment on. They lost their two leading rushers, but Dow was third in rushing as freshman and the top three tacklers from last year are all returning. Hopefully they can get the ship righted and get it headed in the right direction. Is it August 18th yet?

Not sure how long they are willing to wait but I think that makes the most sense in my opinion. Higher quality of competition in the CIC and if you exclude MG then every school is the same size or bigger than them. Why do you say no way?

I think Frankfort to the HHC would be a poor decision in my opinion. This might be nit-picky but Frankfort has three wins in two years (Clinton Central '21-'22 and Clinton Prairie '21). While I was not at the game, it appears Clinton Prairie handled their business fairly easily with a 54-30 win over Frankfort this year. With this in mind, Frankfort would be entering a conference where their only wins in the last two years have finished middle of the pack (Clinton Prairie) or last/second to last (Clinton Central) each year. I feel like it's a double negative. Making a move to a smaller conference composed of predominately 1A teams and keeping a similar level of regular season success while being "less" prepared for the post season due to them not seeing any schools similar in size as the schools waiting for them in Sectional 20 makes zero sense. Eastern is waiting for a spot to open in the CIC in my opinion.

NBA style pick is a good way to put it and I agree. I am fairly skeptical because of his lack of experience (only 19 starts), but athletic specimen at the QB position like him do not come around often. With the offense I think they will run and the track record that Streichen has I think there is some hope. Would love to see them take Jonathon Mingo with this next pick too.

Oak Hill is solid in just about every sport if not every sport.