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Homestead 13, Noblesville 12 Eastside 21, Adams Central 14 Final Center Grove 28, Carroll 11 East Noble 39, Snider 29 6:14 to go

Noblesville stops Homestead deep: Noblesville 12, Homestead 7

Start of second half: Center Grove 14, Carroll 11

Legit

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It really comes down to this. Going to any games at the pro level is financially irresponsible. The best seat in the house is from your chair. Or go to a high school game for $7.00, pay zero in parking, there and back in 3 hours.

Hard to tell after one week. Maybe HSE is down this year? Driving three hours down to Center Grove is a different beast. I maintain, Carroll looked good. Need to see what happens tonight.

Take your kids to a pre-season game, they won't know the difference. Then spend the rest of your money supporting your local community. The best football is being played on Friday night anyway. Free parking, $7 tickets, leave and back home in three hours.

That's why it's hard not to appreciate programs like East Noble and Adams Central up here in NE Indiana.

Good points: I don't want to underestimate the value of the CYO system. Bowen did have some pretty good offenses at Snider. Kudos to him for putting the Bruins in the position they were in last season. At the end of the day, I think my problem is with the new transfer rule. Like college, it just created one hell of a mess. Get kicked out of practice? So what, I'll transfer. Don't like the way a coach talks to me? So what, I'll transfer. The guy that spoke to me at summer camp was pretty cool? Awesome, I'll transfer. Accountability has been tossed out the window. And loyalty just doesn't exist anymore.

At the end of the day, the new transfer rules have made things pretty messy. It's a free for all out there, the wild wild west. Building a program is now more challenging than ever with other coaches out there trying to poach the players you've spent time developing. A kid goes through the Luers program, gets developed, then Northrop or North Side get to enjoy the fruits of Luers labor. It's not right. It was a brain dead decision by the IHSAA. I'm not at all impressed with what Bowen did at Northrop. He brought in some high profile players and still almost lost to Snider's worst team ever last season in the playoffs.

It's my understanding that his hire is just temporary until they find a full time replacement. I think Smiths investment in the program might change now that his cousin is out. He's a good replacement for now as I'm sure he wants to see this group of kids succeed since he probably had a lot to do with them coming to North Side. He's not going to abandon them. North Side can absolutely be competitive in 5A. There's talent in the halls even without the recruits. But it's going to take a coach who has a good grip on fundamentals, x's and o's, ability to teach leadership, and willingness to stick around more than a couple of years. Wealth isn't made overnight, it's built over time.

These polls look really good.........same for the 1A-3A poll. I've always touted TGD polls to be the most accurate available. Kudos to the posters here, they know high school football as well as anyone.........from a fans perspective.

Right now the rape accusations are factual, backed up by reliable news sources. The influx of athletes at North Side and Northrop is just speculation at the moment. I'm sure it will all come to light.

I know they have some players getting DII, DIII, & NAIA looks. Just not aware of anymore D1 offers.

Just curious. Who are the others with D1 offers? I'm just seeing Austin Phillips.

I imagine there was some tension in the program after eight D1 football players got taken to the woodshed by a bunch of kids from *Kendalltucky. *Loads of respect for the town of Kendallville.

2024 interview with WPTA-21Alive “Jaylon and I are family, we’re cousins. We’re also close like best friends as well.”

Good grief. Some tough games that could go either way. Andrean at Luers - 14+ Carroll at Center Grove - Close game............I think Decatur Central at Wayne - Blowout East Noble at Snider - Close game Concordia at Eastside - Double Digits Dwenger at St. Francis De Sales (Ohio) - Throwing darts North Side at New Haven - Double digits if the players are still in tact Northrop at Warsaw - First game as a head coach going up against "Bart Ball"? No thanks. South Side at St. Joseph - Close game Noblesville at Homestead - Close game

I thought he ended up at North Side because he and Ben Johnson are cousins.

I can help out in the higher classes.

So that applies to FWCS? The sudden surge of D1 talent at North Side seems a little fishy. Not gonna speculate though.

Does Jaylon Smith have a teaching role at North Side? I thought to be a head coach, you had to be a teacher at FWCS.

Northrop has a chance to turn some heads this week against Warsaw, then North Side the following week. Snider's schedule is rough. They could go 3-6 and still represent 5A North at Lucas Oil. Let's see if Leo puts up a fight against Chatard.

I'm not really surprised at the score. Adams Central seems to have the same level of toughness year in and year out. Had Luers returned more starters, I may have been a bit more surprised. If they continue, this series will go back and forth. It could be 5-5 after ten seasons.