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This. The overwhelming majority of what people label "recruiting" is done by parents and other kids. Ultimately, I'd hate to limit a parent/player's freedom to choose. It's how markets work. It may be dumb to change schools for athletic reasons, but limiting freedom to make bad decisions is worse.

Not trying to compare South Side to the IPS schools. They're all bad. I was using South Side as an example of the same dynamic in The Fort that occurs in Indy. Both cities had large population shifts away from those two school districts. IPS seems to have lost more population to the mega township schools outside 465 than FWCS has lost to Snider/Homestead/Carroll. I agree with you that there is a bigger disparity between IPS and the Indy township schools than there is between South and the rest of the SAC. And for what it's worth, Lutheran has had about as many players from IPS feeder schools as Concordia has received from South Side/Geyer.

Why is South Side terrible at football? Could it be that the parents of talented kids in the surrounding neighborhoods decide to send their kids to Snider or Luers? Do these same parents convince other parents to do the same? Probably not a single Snider/Luers coach involved. Same thing applies in Indy, just 3x the scale.

Point taken. Providence will make this a game. Senior-led squad, and can move the ball various ways.

Just offering friendly advice to the good people from North Decatur. Forgot to add: If you do get your car towed for a broken taillight, remember to pay the impound fee in cash (small bills) to make it easier for the lot owner to split the fee with the officer who wrote the ticket.

Each of the 4 regional games this weekend is a rematch from last year. When was the last time that happened, and will the results be the same? Harrell Predictions: North Judson over Park Tudor, 35-28: Was D.J. Gordon available for this game last year? Can North Judson shut him down this year? Adams Central over Carroll, 31-24: What does Carroll have to do to pull off the upset? Sheridan over North Decatur, 31-24: Only prediction I disagree with. Game is at Sheridan, so if you're traveling from Greensburg, make sure all your taillights work, your license plate is current and keep it under the speed limit once you hit the Sheridan line. Lutheran over Providence, 38-24: Providence is having a great year, but has their schedule prepared them for the Saints?

What does Sheridan currently do better than North Decatur?

As usual, I'll let the film speak for itself. The only think I'll add, is that I'm a big fan of Sagarin (after about week 4). However, there are always teams that don't seem to match their rating (with only 9 games, and not a lot of crossover between classes/geography, the R-squared isn't always >.70). I've thought South Putnam was better than their rating all year. I truly believe they're a top-3 team in 1A, and would be competitive in the 2A tourney. I think Aiden Beadles (#11) is the best linebacker in 1A, and might be the best defensive player overall. Kid was all over the field and played a big part in limiting big play opportunities for LuHi. Their O-line did a great job giving their QB (Wyatt Mullin, #2) time to make big plays downfield. There aren't many other lines in 1A that will be able to do that against Lutheran. Say what you will about the two-week hiatus for Lutheran. I think the 7-point margin was all about South Putnam. Are there any other 1A teams aside from AC who can replicate that effort? We'll see.

Lutheran 21 South Putnam 14 Final

Lutheran 14 South Putnam 7 Halftime

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

Milan will probably prevent that from happening.

Bold prediction in the north regional round. What does Carroll do better than AC that gives them the advantage?

I'll take the over. Covenant in the sectional 47 final. All others (South Putnam round 2, Providence Regional, Milan Semi-State, Adams Central State) will be competitive.

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

According to Woofs twitter, the game will be played at Brebeuf. Covenant rented Brebeuf for tourney games last year, also.

Have they announced where the Parke Heritage/Covenant Christian game will be played? Covenant is set to host, but certainly not at Zionsville Middle School.

Just make sure you have a week 9 game scheduled before a potential first round bye. Two weeks off is a loooooong time.

Slight Sect 47 correction: Woofs/Covenent winner will play Riverton Parke/Cloverdale winner. South Putnam/NC winner will play Lutheran.

I appreciate the amount of work that went into this, and I agree with this in concept. Let me be the first to suggest: Move Lutheran out of this version of 1A.

Cascade fumbles on the South Putnam 20 to end the drive. 20-17 final.

Cascade 17 South Putnam 20 1:43 4th Cascade throws a TD pass against a varsity defense. On-side upcoming. Cascade with the recovery!

Carroll (Flora) 24 Sheridan 0 Final Cascade 10 South Putnam 20 5:00 in 4th South Putnam winning los on both sides in the 2nd half.

Adams Central 45 Woodlan 6 Final

Cascade 10 South Putnam 14 10:20 4th South Putnam with 27-yd TD pass on 4th & 6. Homestead 10-7 after FG. Luers with ball on own 15 with 5:47 left.