23andCounting

J.T. Whitaker was in his first season last year, so I think you have to give him grace for that. Probably doesn't matter a whole lot. I'm starting to think 6A is Brownsburg, then everyone else.

I'd have a hard time dropping them, even in a close game against the Giants. As you said, it's a rival game. The Warriors have a win against Center Grove, and that's pretty telling. Are the Trojans still the best program in the state? Probably not (I currently have them at #3 among 6A schools). But they're still a benchmark. If you beat them, you know you're legit. Warren is legit and I imagine they'll take home the victory this Friday.

Until we see trouble brewing on the field, they're a solid lock at #3.

Hasn't Anthony Dennison led them to a 4-0 record? Why would they drop?

Dwenger/Homestead will be competitive.

Week 6: BS vs Columbus North Week 9: BS at Center Grove Eventually we'll find out what they're made of. Time is flying. Regular season is half over.

Who should be ranked ahead of Bloomington South other than the two who already are? Maybe Floyd Central or Warsaw? And if Warsaw is #4, then Snider should be #4b.

Concordia at Northrop - Northrop's collection of talent is getting it done so far. Bruins by a bunch. Dwenger at Homestead - This one is close, but Dwenger's D steps up in the end. Saints by 3 Luers at North Side - The Knights are struggling. Injuries and transfer portal taking it's toll. North Side by a lot. Snider at Carroll - Dinan's machine continues to roll. Chargers by 28. Wayne at South Side - Archers are rolling. Generals won't be a threat. Archers easily go to 3-2.

The top five were an easy choice......imo 1. Carroll - Impressive victories are adding up. Did they really drop 49 points on Dwengers defense or was I hallucinating? Good grief. 2. Dwenger - No fault in losing to the Chargers. Dwenger's standing is solid at #2. 3. Northrop - Impressive win over Homestead. The Bruins have assembled a nice collection of talent and it's showing in the win column. 4. East Noble - Nice comeback win over Dekalb. They continue to find ways to win, even if barely. 5. Homestead - Looked like the better team through one and a half quarters vs Northop. Not sure what happened after that........lost the live feed. The rest is a crapshoot at this point 6. Dekalb - Hard to ignore how good they looked last night against East Noble. 7. Eastside - Props to the small school. They just keep winning. 8. Columbia City - Nice victory over a solid Huntington North team. 9. Snider - Still looking for a quality win. They get their shot this week against Carroll. 10. Leo - Looking good so far............chance to move up this week after their showdown with East Noble. 11. Bluffton - The blowouts are adding up. 12. Adams Central - Need some high margin wins to keep this position. Some good teams right below them. 13. Huntington North - Two game skid, but both losses were to quality teams. 14. North Side - Lots of talent, but still looking for a quality win. 15. South Side - Nice looking win over Luers. Closing in Norwell and West Noble

Opinions welcome: 1. Brownsburg 2. Westfield 3. Warren Central 4. Center Grove 5. Carmel 6. Lawrence North 7. Carroll 8. Avon 9. Ben Davis 10. Cathedral 11. Penn 12. Chatard 13. Crown Point 14. Dwenger 15. East Central 16. New Pal 17. Bloomington South 18. Roncalli 19. Zionsville 20. East Noble 21. Merrillville 22. Evansville Memorial 23. Floyd Central 24. Evansville Reitz 25. Columbus North Next team out: Columbia City, Columbus North, Decatur Central, Eastside, Franklin Central, Heritage Hills, Hobart, Homestead, Gibson Southern, Northridge, Northrop, Yorktown, Valpo, Warsaw

Dwenger 14, Carroll 7 First points surrendered this year by the Saints in regulation.

Dwenger 14, Carroll 0 Homestead 7, Northrop 7

Dwenger 7, Carroll 0 3m to go in the 1st

Northrop 7, Homestead 0 Bruins with three drives starting inside the 20, only 7pts to show for it.

Is Cathedral/Chatard a pick-em game?

Northrop by 13? Lol, not happening. Gimmie Homestead by 13.

Carroll at Dwenger. Easy choice up here in NE Indiana.

Certainly makes polling these teams a challenge. But I put more stock in defeating Center Grove than I do barely beating North Central. If you beat the Trojans, you're pretty legit.

Really missing Love and Price.

CARROLL AT Dwenger - Offense is too good not to score a touchdown this time. It will be tight. 17-10 North Side at Concordia - Cadets are still struggling. Maybe they're not recruiting well enough? 42-7 South Side at Luers - When was the last time Luers was 0-4? Consider it done. 26-20 Homestead at Northrop - Spartans. Not sure if it's a 3 point game or a 14 point game, but definitely Spartans. 28-20 Snider at Wayne - Panthers should be able to running clock this one. 45-7

There was another clock that wasn't in sync with the one on tv. Sports Center showed it this morning. Apparently the officials got the call right, MAC acknowledged. But yes, going off the tv, it appears to be a sham.

1. Dwenger - Have yet to allow an offensive touchdown in regulation. That will be tested this Friday. 2. Carroll - The battle of all battles coming up Friday night. I've been saying that Carroll is the benchmark......but are they? 3. East Noble - Nice win over the Vikings. Defense has some work to do. 4. Homestead - The Spartans are pretty good, and they'll have their chance to prove it this Friday against Northrop. Still not much love for them in NE Indiana. 5. Eastside - I'm hesitant to put the Blazers this high in the poll among much larger schools, but they just keep winning. Their resiliency is second to none. 6. Columbia City - Stock is up on the Eagles for now. Will it crash like it always does later in the season? Stay tuned. 7. Snider - Their manhandling of Luers was telling. There's a gap between the big schools and small schools. Panthers are just a few mistakes away from 3-0. 8. Bluffton - Another win and no ones been close. 9. Northrop - Nice win over North Side. Massive test coming up this Friday with Homestead. 10. Dekalb - Nice start for the Barons at 3-0. We'll see what they're really made of this Friday against East Noble. 11. Adams Central - Dropping at no fault of their own. Just some teams ahead of them posting impressive wins. 12. Leo - Huge upside for the Lions. They'll go higher from here. Let's not put too much stock into their loss to Chatard. 13. Huntington North - Big opportunity to impress this Friday against Columbia City. 14. North Side - It's still too early to draw too many conclusions. And we may not have an answer for another five weeks. Stock has certainly dropped though. 15. South Side - Losing two games in a row by double digits is an interesting way to crack the Top 15. But losing to the Spartans by 17 doesn't make you a bad team. First teams out: Luers and Angola

1. Brownsburg 2. Westfield 3. Warren Central 4. Center Grove 5. Carmel 6. Lawrence North 7. Carroll 8. Avon 9. Ben Davis 10. Cathedral 11. Penn 12. Chatard 13. Crown Point 14. Dwenger 15. East Central 16. New Pal 17. Bloomington South 18. Roncalli 19. East Noble 20. Zionsville 21. Merrillville 22. Franklin Central 23. Floyd Central 24. Evansville Memorial 25. Evansville Reitz Under Consideration: Castle, Columbia City, Columbus North, Decatur Central, Eastside, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville North, Heritage Hills, Hobart, Homestead, Gibson Southern, Northridge, Yorktown, Valpo, Warsaw

Snider 27, Luers 2 Final

What an idiot. All that because some 9 year old kid came in a little late?