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This is hilarious because Garrett's SoS is about 15 slots better according to Sagarin. Garrett bodybagged potential 2A state champ Adams Central.

Nothing is ever fair. Single class isn't fair. Success factor isn't fair. Privates aren't fair. Life isn't fair.

I'd like to stay on btowncoach's good side.

I think you're underrating this Garrett team a little bit. I think these teams will look across the line of scrimmage tonight and see a lot in common personnel wise. I could certainly see Knox running away with it, they know how to win come tournament time and Garrett really doesn't have that experience.

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According to @rob it has been changed so that the sectionals will realign on a yearly basis, so I'd assume their spot will be filled if possible. Your guess is as good as mine when it comes to what the IHSAA will actually do.

Put me down for Decatur Central, Heritage Hills and North Judson all going up.

Inshallah brother

Maconakawaka has a real shot, much better squad than Maconaquah.

I shoulda been reading the EIAC thread all year man smh, where else can you get poetry about highschool football?

It's New Pal-esque in that it's kinda a suburb of a suburb of Lexington but with 900 kids. One heck of a program. Always have a tough schedule. This year they played and beat defending 6A runner up Lexington Tates Creek (48-8), 6A semifinalist Lexington Frederick Douglass (38-17), 3A semifinalist Lexington Catholic (51-7), on top of St. Edward and a really good win against Lexington Christian.

Those were all real scores from this year. I'm very aware. Have some good friends who went to Boyle County. They'd smash anyone else in Kentucky this year. The enrollment gap is far smaller in Kentucky than it is in Indiana. Btw Boyle beat St Edward by 17 points. St Edward lost their other four games to maxpreps National #34 Massillon Washington, maxpreps #80 Glenville, maxpreps #96 Archbishop Moeller and #68 Archbishop Hoban by a combined 17 points. Boyle isn't just beating people. They're stomping mud holes in good teams.

Louisville Trinity 23, Lexington Frederick Douglass 13 Louisville DuPont Manual 35, Frederick Douglass 28 Louisville Male 31, Frederick Douglass 28 Boyle County 38, Frederick Douglass 17 GIVE ME THE REBELS

All valid! Maybe one day. What about Perry Meridian?

Beware ManBearPig and avoid Casa Bonita mate. No room for the other Mid-State schools and the Hancock County schools in this potential realignment?

I want something more. Gotta change Basketball Day in Indiana to John Harrell Day or something.

His love for this state and the student athletes of this state needs to be commemorated in some sort of way by the IHSAA. They should name the HoF tournament after him or something. I would have burnt out 20 years ago.

Sorry I just assumed everyone knows that's from the man JH!

Pretty much. They've done a good job of scheduling aggressively in the non-con, but when there's only a couple of quality opponents in the NCC its hard to prepare yourself for the 6A/5A tourney. Most of the past decade the only schools that have been able to challenge them in conference have been Harrison, McCutcheon and Kokomo. I just don't trust them to be battle tested come tournament time. I hope the two WL schools stay on Jeff's schedule. I believe Jeff picked up North Central in week 5 next year, so I'm assuming the NCC schedule is shifting around quite a bit.

I went to Marion, we had like 1k less kids, that road trip sucked, just a rival. Nothing specific, just pettiness on my part. Oh and they whooped us in everything. EVERYTHING.

Unless you have to deal with them on a regular basis. I respect Jeff but I'd never go out of my way to cheer for them in anything.

If you're Carmel and CG wouldn't you rather just pick from this list of schools every year? HCC and MIC schools that are willing to play Cathedral Louisville Trinity Louisville St. Xavier Louisville Dupont Manual Louisville Male Cincinnati St. Xavier Cincinnati Moeller Cincinnati LaSalle St Edward (OH) Archbishop Hoban (OH) I think we are closer to the elite Great Lakes high schools creating some sort of scheduling agreement or conference than Carmel and CG joining an existing IHSAA conference. The only conference in the IHSAA that currently fits them turned them down already.

Saw some talk in the 6A thread about getting a 5A thread going, especially with regards to the Jeff vs Warsaw game. Personally I'm leaning towards the Tigers. Tougher schedule imo, with much better conference competition. I think Warsaw is gonna come out and give Jeff the ole "Noblesville." Can't score if your offense isn't on the field.

Thoughts?

Over 300 rushing ypg, defense that flies to the ball and seems to make every play, true dual threat QB with 800 yards passing yards, 13 tds and only 2 ints and over 1k yards rushing. The schedule hasn't been real strong but they handled Lakeland's D1 QB and his plethora of weapons twice. They also handled the terminator Seth Pruitt and West Noble twice. Luers vs Garrett would be a slugfest.