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He chased himself off by misrepresenting himself, being rude to administrators and spending a decade-plus trying to take this place over - not to mention posting tons of inane "let's throw garbage against the wall and see what sticks" content. We're better off without pot-stirrers like him.

It's one of the best volleyball conferences in the state, and while it's a bit top-heavy, the top is also one of the top softball conferences around. NP, MV, PH and Yorktown all have really, really good softball programs (and Shelbyville, too, but they're leaving) and G-C is often competitive. It's also a very good baseball league - multiple programs have made deep tourney runs - and pretty solid in boys basketball.

With Scott Fitzgerald and Pat Parks back on board, they have the right people in place to build the program back up to what it was before Coach Parks retired. They're on their way back up. But my friends from Shelbyville have said they're concerned about how fast the Hancock County schools and Pendleton Heights are growing, and they're already struggling to compete in most sports (although they are competing in baseball and softball). Now, the big question is what happens with the HHC. Delta has been trying to find a new conference for a while, but hasn't been able to find one. There's been some chatter about New Castle informally looking, but I'm not sure how serious that is or how firm those rumors are. Yorktown wants to stay in the HHC - it is a powerhouse volleyball conference right now - but may have its hand forced if Delta/New Castle leave. If that doomsday scenario happens, what do the four remaining schools (G-C/MV/NP/PH) do? There are options, but none of them are particularly good.

I believe it was Coach Gallogly - who was one of the best posters here back in the day when he was in Indiana - who was proposing using FRL numbers as a sort of reverse-multiplier. It's an intriguing idea, and is probably a more fair metric than some of the other ideas (like a straight multiplier) that have been thrown around.

Is Tech "unable to host" because someone else (Cathedral?) is using their facility, which basically says "we can make more money renting our facility out than letting our own team use it."

Last week of the regular season Delta (4-4, 2-4) at New Palestine (7-0, 6-0): The Eagles are looking to bounce back after a 42-7 loss to Greenfield-Central last week, while the Dragons have been rolling, hitting the running clock in every conference game so far. Delta has traditionally played NP well under coach Chris Overholt. Jacob Davis has thrown for 1,200+ yards and Josh Ranes has run for 1,100+ for the Dragons. Delta has a very veteran group led by QB Bronson Edwards, RB Nolan Carpenter and WR Zane Cline who have a lot of varsity experience. NP's defense has been very good, holding three straight opponents to less than 100 total yards. Mt. Vernon (4-4, 4-2) at Yorktown (5-3, 3-3): After an 0-4 start, the Marauders have caught stride and won four straight games, scoring at least 34 points in three of the four wins. Last week was a 34-0 victory over Shelbyville, MV's first shutout of the year. Joliba Brogan will be a focal point for the Marauders. He ran for 183 yards and two scores last week and has 1,048 yards for the season. Yorktown struggled to move the ball last week in a 47-20 loss to Pendleton Heights, but the Tigers had the league's most impressive win, a 21-7 victory over Greenfield-Central, the week before, a game in which Wilson Webster ran for 173 yards. New Castle (4-4, 3-3) at Greenfield-Central (6-2, 4-2): The Cougars took the frustrations of back-to-back losses out on Delta last week, beating the Eagles 42-7. They're starting to get some players back from injury, and it showed as their running game spread the ball around. Dallas Freeman ran for 67 yards and two scores and threw for 166 and two scores against Delta, while Cooper Hinton returned to the lineup and ran for 66 yards. New Castle has some impressive wins this season - including back-to-back wins over Yorktown and Delta before dropping two straight against the other 2/3 of Hancock County's HHC delegation. Last week, the Trojans became the first team in three weeks to score on New Palestine - a great leaping catch in the end zone by Neil McMartin - but struggled to move the ball against the Dragons. Sophomore QB Carson Bell and senior RB Caleb Clapp have had outstanding seasons and will need to have big games this week. Pendleton Heights (3-5, 2-4) at Shelbyville (1-7, 0-6): After two tough back-to-back losses by a total of five points, the Arabians put it all together last week in a 47-20 victory over Yorktown. PH held the Tigers to 148 total yards, while HHC passing leader Colton Frank threw for 255 and RB Keaton Jones ran for 235. The Arabians also feature the HHC's top receiver in Nate DeRolf, who had a 100-yard game last week. Shelbyville hasn't scored a point in three weeks and has four total touchdowns in its seven-game skid, but the Golden Bears' defense has held two of the league's most powerful offenses - New Palestine and Mt. Vernon - at bay, at least for a while, in the last two weeks. Last week Greenfield-Central 42, Delta 7 Mt. Vernon 34, Shelbyville 0 New Palestine 44, New Castle 6 Pendleton Heights 47, Yorktown 20 Next week Heritage at Delta, 7 p.m. (3A 28) Beech Grove at Greenfield-Central, 7 p.m. (4A 21) New Castle at Pendleton Heights, 7 p.m. (4A 21) Yorktown at Richmond, 7 p.m. (4A 21) Mt. Vernon at New Palestine, 7 p.m. (4A 21) Shelbyville at Greenwood, 7 p.m. (4A 23)

New Palestine has clinched a share of the HHC title, by virtue of its win last week and losses by both second-place teams. Behind the Dragons is an absolute logjam, with five teams either 3-2 or 2-3. Last week's scores Delta 27, Pendleton Heights 26 Mt. Vernon 45, New Castle 21 New Palestine 35, Shelbyville 0 Yorktown 21, Greenfield-Central 7 Week 8 games Greenfield-Central (5-2, 3-2) at Delta (4-3, 2-3): The Eagles are coming off a one-point win over Pendleton Heights, while the Cougars are trying to bounce back after back-to-back losses to New Palestine and Yorktown. Last week's loss to Yorktown was G-C's first to a team not named New Palestine since 2022. The Cougars had five turnovers in that game. New Palestine (6-0, 5-0) at New Castle (4-3, 3-2): The Dragons clinched a piece of the HHC title last week and their defense has shut out back-to-back foes - allowing 88 total yards in the two games. The Dragons struggled to get their offense untracked for a half, but eventually got going as Josh Ranes tallied 139 yards and two TDs. New Castle's three-game winning streak was snapped last week at Mt. Vernon, but the Trojans gained nearly 400 yards in the loss, including 318 through the air. This game features two of the HHC's top passers in NP's Jacob Davis (1,100 yards) and NC's Carson Bell (1,001 yards). Shelbyville (1-6, 0-5) at Mt. Vernon (3-4, 3-2): The Marauders are in the midst of a three-game winning streak after starting the year 0-4. A big reason why is sophomore QB Mason Meyer continues to improve. He threw for 202 yards last week against New Castle, while Joliba Brogan continues to be one of the most dynamic backs in the league. He tallied 205 yards on the ground last week and is knocking on the door of 1,000 yards. Shelbyville's aggressive defense hung tough against New Palestine for two and a half quarters last week, holding the Dragons to just 14 points until the final four minutes of the third. Yorktown (5-2, 3-2) at Pendleton Heights (2-5, 1-4): The Tigers are coming off their biggest win of the season, a 21-7 victory over a ranked Greenfield-Central squad. It was led by the ground game, which gained 257 yards on the Cougars, with Wilson Webster tallying 173. PH has been snakebit this season, despite Colton Frank throwing for 1,243 yards, including 238 last week. The Arabians have dropped four straight, but the last two by five combined points. Yorktown has won two in a row.

Class 6A W-L Pts. Prev. Brownsburg (16) 7-0 169 1 Crown Point (1) 7-0 136 3 (tie) Westfield 6-1 134 3 (tie) Lawrence North 7-0 131 6 Cathedral 4-2 93 7 Warren Central 6-1 81 2 Center Grove 5-2 65 5 Hamilton Southeastern 5-2 46 8 Columbus North 6-1 37 9 Elkhart 5-1 30 10 Dropped out: None Others receiving votes: Carroll (Fort Wayne) 9). Lawrence Central 4. Class 5A W-L Pts. Prev. Concord (11) 7-0 163 1 (tie) Merrillville (6) 6-1 154 1 (tie) Lafayette Jeff 7-0 138 3 Decatur Central 4-2 105 5 Plainfield 6-1 98 4 Bloomington North 6-1 86 6 East Central 5-2 69 8 Castle 6-1 60 9 Valparaiso 4-3 27 7 Chesterton 5-2 19 NR Dropped out: Whiteland (10). Others receiving votes: Warsaw 8. Whiteland 3. Bloomington South 2. Floyd Central 1. Class 4A W-L Pts. Prev. New Palestine (17) 6-0 170 1 Martinsville 7-0 148 2 Bishop Chatard 6-1 139 3 East Noble 6-1 112 7 (tie) Leo 6-1 81 9 (tie) Mishawaka 5-2 81 4 Columbia City 6-1 40 6 (tie) Brebeuf Jesuit 5-2 39 NR (tie) Evansville Reitz 5-2 39 5 Roncalli 3-3 18 NR Dropped out: Greenfield-Central (8), Northview (10). Others receiving votes: Danville 17. Hanover Central 14. Greenfield-Central 13. Logansport 9. New Prairie 8. Yorktown 4. Culver Academy 2. Plymouth 1. Class 3A W-L Pts. Prev. Ev. Memorial (16) 7-0 169 1 Heritage Hills 6-1 146 2 Mississinewa 7-0 136 3 Lawrenceburg 6-1 100 4 Garrett 7-0 95 5 Gibson Southern 5-2 73 6 Evansville Mater Dei 6-1 62 7 Maconaquah 7-0 50 10 Cascade 7-0 23 NR FW Bishop Luers 5-2 21 8 Dropped out: Guerin Catholic (9) Others receiving votes: West Noble 19. Batesville 10. Knox 9. West Lafayette 5. Griffith 3. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 2. Heritage 1. Southridge 1. Class 2A W-L Pts. Prev. Laf. Central Cath. (11) 6-0 161 1 Brownstown Central (6) 7-0 155 2 Lutheran 6-1 135 3 Western Boone 7-0 117 4 North Posey 6-1 96 5 Heritage Christian 6-1 63 8 Triton Central 5-2 50 7 Adams Central 6-1 48 10 (tie) Linton-Stockton 5-2 34 9 Paoli 7-0 28 NR Dropped out: Bluffton (6), Monrovia (10, tie). Others receiving votes: Northeastern 13. Bluffton 12. South Vermillion 12. Monrovia 6. Rochester 4. Class A W-L Pts. Prev. North Judson (17) 7-0 170 1 Providence 6-0 149 2 Carroll (Flora) 7-0 137 3 Madison-Grant 7-0 116 4 North Decatur 6-1 107 5 Springs Valley 6-1 73 6 South Putnam 5-2 64 7 Pioneer 6-1 51 9 Triton 5-2 31 10 Frontier 6-0 13 NR Dropped out: Monroe Central (8) Others receiving votes: North Vermillion 8. Monroe Central 4. North Miami 3. Milan 2. Tri 2.

DT doesn't solve anything. He just throws stuff against the wall to see what will stick, then yells at anyone who disagrees with him. He's absolutely the worst person to "follow."

Greenwood has applied to leave the Mid-State and join the new Hoosier Legends Conference (which is mostly the public schools in the ICC + a few others). Beech Grove, Indian Creek, Monrovia, Speedway, Triton Central and Tri-West are the six members who will start next year. Greenwood would start in 2026-27. There is reportedly another 4A school from the area that has applied to be the eighth team. https://dailyjournal.net/2024/10/02/greenwood-considering-mid-state-conference-departure/

New Pal & Martinsville are undefeated. Both have good wins. Yeah, they're a clear 1/2. Sagarin agrees.

Probably somewhere between 7-10. Sagarin has them at #2, which is a bit high, but they are really good. The top 6 in 6A would be a pretty clear 1-6, then there's a tier of Cathedral/HSE/New Pal/Concord/Merrillville/Decatur Central/Martinsville.

There are only 32 6A schools, so a 5-1 team is probably going to be in the mix for the Top 10. In terms of 4A, New Pal & Martinsville are a pretty clear 1/2 right now, with both being unbeaten with some good wins. You can pretty much flip a coin between Chatard & Mishawaka at 3/4. Both have some good wins and their one loss is to an excellent team in a higher class. I had Mishawaka 3 and Chatard 4, but they're very close.

DC's two losses (would likely have been three had they finished the game with New Pal, who played horrid for a half and was still tied) still affect their ranking, although now that CN & Martinsville are ranked, they shouldn't as much. I had DC ahead of Plainfield on my ballot.

After a convincing win over Greenfield-Central last week, New Palestine is in the driver's seat in the HHC, but the conference standings will get sorted out a lot this week with the 3-1 teams taking on the 2-2 teams. No hurricanes in the forecast this week - three of last week's four games were played on Friday night in the monsoon. Last week Mt. Vernon 14, Pendleton Heights 10 New Castle 16, Delta 14 New Palestine 38, Greenfield-Central 0 Yorktown 33, Shelbyville 0 This week Delta (3-3/1-3) at Pendleton Heights (3-3/1-3): Both teams are coming off losses in the monsoon last week - Delta to New Castle and Pendleton Heights at home to Mt. Vernon. The Arabians feature the HHC's leading passer in Colton Frank, but have dropped back-to-back games, while Delta is looking to get untracked after three straight losses. New Castle (4-2/3-1) at Mt. Vernon (2-4/2-2): The Marauders have won back-to-back games over Delta and Pendleton Heights and are back on home turf this weekend, while New Castle has gotten off to a surprising start, beating Yorktown and Delta in back-to-back weeks. NC's Caleb Clapp and MV's Joliba Brogan are two of the top rushers in the area. New Palestine (5-0/4-0) at Shelbyville (1-5/0-4): The Dragons are rolling, having gone to a running clock in every conference game so far. Their defense was outstanding last week, holding Greenfield-Central to 45 total yards. Shelbyville's very young team is dealing with some growing pains right now. Yorktown (4-2/2-2) at Greenfield-Central (5-1/3-1): The Cougars will look for a bounce-back after a shutout loss to New Palestine. Their defense was solid but the Dragons eventually took command in the second half. Yorktown is building off a shutout win over Shelbyville and will look to establish its passing game against the Cougars.

Class 6A W-L Pts. Prev. Brownsburg (16) 6-0 168 2 Warren Central 6-0 138 3 (tie) Crown Point (1) 6-0 129 4 (tie) Westfield 5-1 129 1 Center Grove 5-1 101 5 Lawrence North 6-0 90 6 Cathedral 3-2 59 7 Hamilton Southeastern 4-2 47 8 Columbus North 5-1 33 9 Elkhart 5-1 21 10 Dropped out: None. Others receiving votes: Fishers 13. Carroll (Fort Wayne) 5. Penn 4. Avon 1. Class 5A W-L Pts. Prev. (tie) Concord (9) 6-0 157 4 (tie) Merrillville (7) 5-1 157 3 Lafayette Jeff 6-0 126 5 Plainfield (1) 5-1 98 1 Decatur Central 3-2 94 8 Bloomington North 5-1 78 7 Valparaiso 4-2 75 2 East Central 4-2 56 10 Castle 5-1 44 NR Whiteland 3-2 37 6 Dropped out: Warsaw (9). Others receiving votes: Bloomington South 7. Chesterton 6. Warsaw 2. Class 4A W-L Pts. Prev. New Palestine (17) 5-0 170 1 Martinsville 6-0 149 3 Bishop Chatard 5-1 137 4 Mishawaka 5-1 110 6 Evansville Reitz 5-1 84 2 Columbia City 6-0 76 8 East Noble 5-1 56 9 Greenfield-Central 5-1 43 5 Leo 5-1 32 10 Northview 6-0 25 NR Dropped out: Brebeuf Jesuit (7) Others receiving votes: Roncalli 22. Brebeuf Jesuit 21. New Prairie 3. Logansport 1. Plymouth 1. Class 3A W-L Pts. Prev. Ev. Memorial (16) 6-0 169 1 Heritage Hills (1) 5-1 148 2 Mississinewa 6-0 134 4 Lawrenceburg 5-1 103 7 Garrett 6-0 79 10 Gibson Southern 4-2 77 3 Evansville Mater Dei 5-1 57 9 FW Bishop Luers 5-1 47 NR Guerin Catholic 3-3 23 8 Maconaquah 6-0 21 NR Dropped out: West Noble (5), Batesville (6). Others receiving votes: West Noble 20. Batesville 18. West Lafayette 14. Cascade 5. Jimtown 4. Northwestern 4. Griffith 2. Knox 2. Heritage 1. Class 2A W-L Pts. Prev. Laf. Central Cath. (11) 5-0 160 1 Brownstown Central (6) 6-0 153 2 Lutheran 5-1 127 3 Western Boone 6-0 112 4 North Posey 5-1 91 5 Bluffton 6-0 68 6 Triton Central 4-2 48 7 Heritage Christian 5-1 43 8 Linton-Stockton 4-2 27 9 (tie)Adams Central 5-1 25 NR Monrovia 5-1 25 NR Dropped out: North Putnam (10). Others receiving votes: Paoli 20. Northeastern 17. South Vermillion 7. Andrean 3. Rochester 3. North Putnam 2. Class A W-L Pts. Prev. North Judson (17) 6-0 170 1 Providence 5-0 149 2 Carroll (Flora) 6-0 129 3 Madison-Grant 6-0 115 4 North Decatur 5-1 107 5 Springs Valley 5-1 75 7 South Putnam 4-2 59 8 Monroe Central 5-1 41 9 Pioneer 5-1 39 10 Triton 4-2 19 6 Dropped out: None. Others receiving votes: Milan 9. Knightstown 8. North Vermillion 3. Frontier 1. North Miami 1.

New Pal-Pendleton was a competitive game for most of the night ... 28-10 at halftime, PH nearly ran the second half kickoff back for a TD that would've made it 28-17. Instead, the teams traded TDs before a New Pal TD drive, a blocked punt, another TD and suddenly it was 49-17 in a blink of an eye. Didn't get to running clock until about four minutes left.

Different polls. There may be some overlap, but long story short, the Gannett papers nationally withdrew from AP. This year, Kyle Neddenriep began the USA Today poll and has hand-picked a statewide group of 18 voters (full disclosure: I am one of them). I personally know most, and they're well-spread among the state and all pretty knowledgeable. It's made up of broadcasters and newspaper types. I don't know who is on the AP poll board, but they're generally sports editors/HS sports reporters at the (dwindling number of) AP member papers.

With only two unbeatens and five teams with 2+ conference losses, it's the de facto HHC championship game this weekend in New Pal. Greenfield-Central (5-0, 3-0) at New Palestine (4-0, 3-0): This has been the long-awaited matchup of the season. The Dragons have won 22 straight conference games. The Cougars are 0-2 against New Palestine and 14-0 against everyone else the last two seasons. Last year, NP squeaked out a 21-14 regular-season victory before rolling to a 35-0 sectional win. The Dragons' offense has been explosive - with QB Jacob Davis and RB Josh Ranes both ranking in the top 10 in Class 4A in passing/rushing yards. G-C is scoring 41 points a game with QB Dallas Freeman having become the school's career passing leader, while he also leads a four-pronged rushing attack that's been difficult for anyone to stop. This game will probably be won in the trenches, with two of the area's best DL in NP's Michael Thacker and G-C's Payton Foley. Mt. Vernon (1-4, 1-2) at Pendleton Heights (2-3, 1-2): Two teams that are much better than their records. MV finally got in the win column last week after a brutal opening schedule, beating Delta 49-20. Joliba Brogan is one of the area's top RBs, but the star last week was QB Mason Meyer, who threw for 208 yards and ran for 175 yards and four TDs. PH's offense moved the ball - especially through the air - against New Palestine last week, led by QB Colton Frank, who threw for 289 yards and had two 100-yard receivers. Shelbyville (1-4, 0-3) at Yorktown (3-2, 1-2): Both teams are coming off losses - Shelbyville fell to Greenfield-Central last week, while Yorktown fell to New Castle. Yorktown has moved the ball with its sophomore QB Sam Tokar, but the Tigers were not able to stop New Castle's ground game last week. Shelbyville has scored 27 points total the last four weeks and is averaging 160 ypg in total offense. Delta (3-2, 1-2) at New Castle (3-2, 2-1): The Trojans posted one of their biggest conference wins in a few years last week, beating Yorktown 27-13. A big reason why was senior RB Caleb Clapp, who ran for 243 yards and two TDs, as they abandoned their usual Air Raid offense for a ground-based attack. It will be interesting to see if the Trojans keep that strategy against Delta, which has lost two straight games to Yorktown and Mt. Vernon.

Class 6A W-L Pts. Prev. Westfield (13) 5-0 164 1 Brownsburg (3) 5-0 150 2 Warren Central 5-0 136 3 Crown Point (1) 5-0 125 4 Center Grove 4-1 103 5 Lawrence North 5-0 83 6 Cathedral 3-2 58 9 Hamilton Southeastern 3-2 40 8 Columbus North 4-1 26 7 Elkhart 4-1 20 NR Dropped out: Fort Wayne Snider (10) Others receiving votes: Fishers 14. Penn 9. Carroll (Fort Wayne) 7. Fort Wayne Snider 1. Class 5A W-L Pts. Prev. Plainfield (11) 5-0 159 1 Valparaiso (2) 4-1 138 2 Merrillville (1) 4-1 130 3 Concord (3) 5-0 129 4 Lafayette Jeff 5-0 108 6 Whiteland 3-1 74 7 Bloomington North 4-1 59 8 Decatur Central 2-2 47 9 Warsaw 3-2 45 5 East Central 3-2 29 10 Dropped out: None. Others receiving votes: Castle 16. Bloomington South 1. Class 4A W-L Pts. Prev. New Palestine (16) 4-0 169 1 Evansville Reitz (1) 5-0 134 2 Martinsville 5-0 120 4 Bishop Chatard 4-1 117 5 Greenfield-Central 5-0 113 3 Mishawaka 4-1 90 6 Brebeuf Jesuit 4-1 82 7 Columbia City 5-0 40 8 East Noble 4-1 27 NR Leo 4-1 17 8 Dropped out: New Prairie (9) Others receiving votes: Northview 11. New Prairie 7. Huntington North 3. Roncalli 3. Hanover Central 1. Class 3A W-L Pts. Prev. Ev. Memorial (17) 5-0 170 1 Heritage Hills 4-1 141 2 Gibson Southern 4-1 120 3 Mississinewa 5-0 113 6 West Noble 5-0 80 8 Batesville 4-1 65 4 Lawrenceburg 4-1 56 9 Guerin Catholic 3-2 49 5 Evansville Mater Dei 4-1 35 10 Garrett 5-0 34 NR Dropped out: West Lafayette (7) Others receiving votes: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 30. West Lafayette 17. Maconaquah 5. Northwestern 4. Tippecanoe Valley 4. Knox 1. Class 2A W-L Pts. Prev. Laf. Central Cath. (13) 4-0 162 1 Brownstown Central (4) 5-0 151 3 Lutheran 4-1 121 4 Western Boone 5-0 113 6 North Posey 4-1 94 2 Bluffton 5-0 59 9 Triton Central 3-2 58 7 Heritage Christian 4-1 39 10 Linton-Stockton 3-2 35 5 North Putnam 5-0 25 NR Dropped out: Lapel (10) Others receiving votes: Adams Central 21. Monrovia 18. Lapel 11. Centerville 9. Northeastern 8. Paoli 8. Rochester 3. South Vermillion 1. Class A W-L Pts. Prev. North Judson (17) 5-0 178 1 Providence 5-0 151 2 Carroll (Flora) 5-0 125 3 Madison-Grant 5-0 114 4 North Decatur 4-1 93 5 Triton 4-1 89 6 Springs Valley 4-1 52 8 South Putnam 3-2 51 7 Monroe Central 4-1 35 9 Pioneer 4-1 30 10 Dropped out: None Others receiving votes: Forest Park 7. Knightstown 5. Milan 2.

I've *long* been opposed to Friday night NFL/NCAA games, because Fridays are for high schools, period. As an IU alum and longtime diehard, I almost never miss watching a game ... except when they play on Fridays, and I've spent too many Fridays listening to Don Fischer on my drive home from a HS game to count in the last few years (and I love listening to Don, but I prefer to do so on Saturday afternoons). But the reality of the world is, between ESPN's 37 channels and FS1 and especially the conference networks (BTN, SECN, ACCN), they need inventory and football is really the only major sport left that drives ratings. While ESPN and FS1 don't *really* need the inventory (they can show baseball or something else), the conference networks basically exist to televise football (and to a much lesser degree, men's basketball) and they have a LOT of filler programming. They want to maximize their football viewing windows, and Fridays are a good way to do that - add in an extra night to keep the sponsors happy and bring in viewers in a way televising field hockey or soccer or the 367,196th rerun of Campus Eats won't do. And HSFB gets screwed. One thing I really appreciated was the last time Purdue had a Friday night home game, realizing its impact on the local high schools, they offered the high schools the use of Ross-Ade and had a double/tripleheader there the next day, thus not forcing locals to make a choice and giving the players a pretty cool experience of playing in a college stadium on Saturday afternoon. I see Edgewood, BHSN & BHSS were all home last week. It would've been a cool gesture for IU to do the same.

Michael's an absolute gem of a person from a great family, and he's an incredibly good DL. I think being close to home was a real drawing card, especially with Isaiah already there.

Class 6A W-L Pts. Prev. Westfield (14) 3-0 166 1 Brownsburg (2) 3-0 142 3 Crown Point (1) 3-0 140 2 Warren Central 3-0 124 4 Hamilton Southeastern 3-0 99 5 Center Grove 2-1 85 6 Carmel 2-1 61 8 Lawrence North 3-0 43 9 Columbus North 3-0 33 10 Cathedral 1-2 31 7 Dropped out: None. Others receiving votes: Fort Wayne Snider 8. Elkhart 2. Ben Davis 1. Class 5A W-L Pts. Prev. Plainfield (4) 3-0 140 5 Valparaiso (7) 2-1 138 3 Merrillville (2) 2-1 121 1 Decatur Central (1) 1-1 120 6 Concord (3) 3-0 88 8 Warsaw 2-1 74 7 Whiteland 1-1 73 2 Lafayette Jeff 3-0 70 10 Bloomington North 2-1 43 9 East Central 1-2 41 4 Dropped out: None. Others receiving votes: Bloomington South 17. Castle 4. Franklin 4. Michigan City 2. Class 4A W-L Pts. Prev. New Palestine (12) 2-0 165 1 Bishop Chatard (4) 3-0 156 2 Evansville Reitz (1) 3-0 123 5 Greenfield-Central 3-0 108 6 Mishawaka 2-1 88 3 Martinsville 3-0 87 7 Brebeuf Jesuit 2-1 66 8 Leo 3-0 63 9 New Prairie 2-1 30 4 NorthWood 2-1 21 10 Dropped out: None. Others receiving votes: Columbia City 10. Roncalli 10. Northview 4. South Bend St. Joseph 4. Class 3A W-L Pts. Prev. Ev. Memorial (14) 3-0 167 1 Gibson Southern (2) 3-0 141 2 Heritage Hills (1) 2-1 117 3 Guerin Catholic 3-0 116 4 Batesville 3-0 85 5 Evansville Mater Dei 3-0 79 6 Tippecanoe Valley 3-0 65 8 West Lafayette 2-1 46 9 Tri-West 2-1 27 10 Mississinewa 3-0 19 NR Dropped out: Knox (7). Others receiving votes: Lawrenceburg 10. West Noble 10. Delta 9. Garrett 8. Knox 8. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 6. Culver Academy 4. Lakeland 2. Heritage 1. Maconaquah 1. Class 2A W-L Pts. Prev. Laf. Central Cath. (12) 2-0 155 2 North Posey (3) 3-0 140 3 Brownstown Central (2) 3-0 124 5 Triton Central 2-1 122 6 Lutheran 2-1 115 1 Linton-Stockton 2-1 59 7 Western Boone 3-0 46 9 Eastern Hancock 2-1 45 4 Lapel 3-0 35 10 Bluffton 3-0 15 NR North Putnam 3-0 15 NR Dropped out: Heritage Christian (8) Others receiving votes: Centerville 13. Heritage Christian 13. Alexandria 10. Adams Central 5. Andrean 5. Paoli 4. Tell City 3. Rochester 2. Monrovia 1. South Vermillion 1. Class A W-L Pts. Prev. North Judson (16) 3-0 168 1 Providence (1) 3-0 151 2 Carroll (Flora) 3-0 136 3 Madison-Grant 3-0 106 7 North Decatur 2-1 99 6 Triton 2-1 59 9 South Putnam 1-2 55 4 Springs Valley 2-1 45 5 North Vermillion 3-0 35 NR North Miami 3-0 33 NR Dropped out: Monroe Central (8), Milan (10) Others receiving votes: Monroe Central 23. Pioneer 8. Forest Park 3. Milan 3. Sheridan 2.

New Palestine at Mt. Vernon: It's the Battle for the Boundary Rail. MV's Joliba Brogan is one of the most dynamic RBs in the state and the Marauders' offense has been explosive so far, but their defense has allowed 35 ppg. The Dragons' defense has been very good, and the offense has been even moreso. NP's Josh Ranes is averaging 17 yards per carry and had 177 yards on 10 carries last week against Yorktown. Pendleton Heights at Greenfield-Central: The Cougars rolled to 400 yards against Mt. Vernon last week in a 43-29 victory. G-C trailed at halftime, but quickly turned the game with three straight second-half TDs to go up 36-22. PH is 2-1 after a 42-21 win at New Castle last week. Two solid QBs will be featured in this one. Delta at Yorktown: Another dynamite rivalry matchup. Last year, Delta's win in this matchup signaled its arrival as a 3A contender. Delta is a 3A Top 10 team and has a veteran group. Yorktown is young, but has some veteran playmakers. Eagles are coming off a blowout win over Shelbyville, while Yorktown moved the ball well against New Palestine but struggled to finish drives. New Castle at Shelbyville: The Trojans had a shutout win over Jay County two weeks ago, then played Pendleton Heights to a 42-21 game, while Shelbyville has taken back-to-back losses.

New Palestine DL Michael Thacker has committed to Ball State, where he will play alongside his brother, Isaiah. Michael also had offers from Tennessee and West Virginia.