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FC throws a bomb for a TD. Finally stopped playing around. 28-14 in the 4th.

Right now there has been about 15 penalties on FC and about 3 on BNL. 

FC up 21-14 at Half. Getting the ball after halftime. Hopefully the officials will start calling the game both ways.

Holding must not be a penalty anymore. 

11 minutes ago, Coachhess said:

Yea the guy who coached for 15 years and still talks shop with Bragg everyday, yea I’d call him out too. The guy who decided to step away from teaching and coaching to better his and his kids life, yea I’d call him out.

 

Maybe get out on the field yourself. Start there. The mirror. 

I know you aren't addressing me. But I don't blame you for not coaching right now. But I think you're a good DC for what that's worth.

Good drive for BNL cuts FCs lead to 14-7. But they're digging deep in the playbook.

I thought BNL had a good defense? Getting completely destroyed. FC up 14-0.

Floyd up 7-0. Just drove the entire field without passing the ball 1 time.

Mitch Bernardi is back for FC tonight. I look for him, the Robertsons, and FCs big OL to wear down BNLs front 7.

LG, any status on Cal Gates? I haven't heard if Bernardi is playing for sure yet?

20 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:

Sagarin, MaxPreps, and CalPreps all agree that the top teams in 1A, 3A, and 4A are all better than the top team in 5A. Did you guys enjoy the debate last night?

There were times I was watching it, where I wasn't really sure what I was watching? Lol.

1 hour ago, LawrenceGreene said:

We didn't just give them all they wanted. It wasn't like it was just a "valiant effort".  We had control most of the game.

 

That's not what I meant at all. Although I think B-South is better than B-North despite the rankings.

4 hours ago, Frozen Tundra said:

I think it just comes back to what they’ve done so far this decade and how they’ve lost games a lot of people thought they’d win. I remember you and a lot of people saying they’d be sectional champs in 2020 only to get upset by Jeffersonville in the championship game. That shocked a lot of people, especially considering Floyd Central had beaten them by 35 and by 28 earlier in the year.

In 2021, after East’s HHC win streak had ended at the hands of Seymour and the home winning streak ended two weeks later against New Albany, you and a lot of people predicted Floyd Central would be the next team to avenge nearly two decades of defeats. Instead, East won by 14. This was three weeks after Floyd Central had surprisingly lost to a Silver Creek team that had lost a lot of experience from the prior year’s 9-1 team.

Then, last year, you and a lot of folks had Floyd Central winning the HHC. Instead, they opened HHC play with a loss to Seymour. Two weeks later, Floyd Central beat an East team that had beaten Seymour. Now the Highlanders were in position to clinch at least a share of an HHC title. Instead, they dropped their next two against teams they were favored to beat. BNL knocked them off and then Jennings County pulled a major upset and beat them.

So that’s why folks like me and @Impartial_Observer are a little hesitant with your Highlanders. It’s nothing personal. Just feels like we’ve been let down by expectations. Personally, I think this year’s team is different but we will find out on Friday night and beyond.

It could be the fact that they aren't dealing with a massive amount of injuries like they were the last 2 seasons. Impartial Observer isn't skeptical of anything. He doesn't like Floyd Central. I don't hold it against him. But it's my conclusion. Lol.

Source: New Albany Tribune

FLOYDS KNOBS — Thanks to its first win at Columbus East in 20 years, Floyd Central is off to its best start in 12.

With their 28-3 Hoosier Hills Conference triumph over the Olympians last Friday night, the Highlanders are 5-1 for the first time since 2011.

“Our offense is putting up major yardage and points and our defense has finally settled down,” Floyd Central head coach James Bragg said following Monday’s practice. “We got some guys back in the secondary who have really helped us out. It’s nice these last two weeks just giving up only 10 points on defense and scoring almost 30 (last week and 42 the week before), so things are going pretty good right now.”

That victory, coupled with the Highlanders’ 14-12 triumph over the O’s at Ron Weigleb Stadium in 2022, gave Floyd its first win streak against East — which dominated this series and the HHC until long-time coach Bob Gaddis retired in 2020 — since the 2002 and ‘03 seasons.

“We went up there with the mindset that they understood that last year wasn’t a fluke,” Bragg said. “Some people thought (East) fumbled the ball late last year when we beat them here by two points, and that it was their fault. (They thought) we didn’t beat’em, it was their mistake that caused us to win. Our kids took that personally. We had a great offseason and we went in there and we just played our game. We ran the football successfully and we stopped the run. The biggest stat of the night for us was (that) they had eight third downs and never converted one of them — they were 0-for-8 on third downs. So when you do that to a team, it doesn’t matter who it is, that’s going to help you win.”

“We executed in every aspect of the game,” Bragg said. “We didn’t block any kicks, but we had some really good punt returns and we had some good kickoff returns that set our offense up for some short yardage fields. … Any time that you beat somebody by 25, you’re happy. For us to go up there and play well like we did and kind of prove to people around here that it wasn’t a fluke — even some of our community members — it was nice.”

Next up for the Highlanders (5-1, 3-0) is a huge HHC showdown. Floyd Central will host fellow league unbeaten Bedford North Lawrence (4-2, 4-0) at 7 p.m. Friday night.

“We told them that as long as we take care of business you set yourself up for an opportunity to win a conference title,” Bragg said.

5 hours ago, Impartial_Observer said:

BNL

NA

Seymour

BHSN

FC is going to have to prove they can win a game when it counts to me. Not passing judgement just looking at history. 

I'm not sure I really understand that? They beat BNL in the Sectional Championship just a few years ago. They won a Neutral site game against Terre Haute South. I'm not arguing with anyone picking BNL, but I'm not sure the "FC needs to win a game that counts" applies here. I've seen plenty of HHC teams lose games that count including BNL.

I'll be the homer and take Floyd Central. Although I'm expecting this to be a toss up game. BNL is tough. They gave B-North all they wanted on the road. Floyd Central will need to play extremely well to get out of this game with a win.

I'll take NA. These programs are in really bad shape. I've heard people and parents in both communities complaining about what's going on at these places. This would be a feel good win for either of these teams. I think Cooley will have the better gameplan and win this one.

Seymour here. One of the best 3-3 teams you'll see in the Southern Indiana. Lost 3 games they could've won. Perry leads the State in passing. They'll roll Jennings County.

B-North. East isn't bad defensively, they just can't score. B-North wins by 21 or more.

1 hour ago, Frozen Tundra said:

I guess my question is what has been the best team since that team? Is it this year’s team?

The team that beat Castle in the Sectional Championship in 2009 I would say. That team was really good.

48 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said:

That was the 2003 team

Sorry. I meant the 2004 grad class. I had a ton of friends on that team.

7 hours ago, Frozen Tundra said:

Where does this team rank for you over the last 20 years? Top 3? #1?

Top 5. Our 2004 team was the best one. They ran into Curtis Painter or they would've went a long way.

4 hours ago, LawrenceGreene said:

The Stars came out flat Friday against JC.  We didn't play our best ball.  If we come out like that this Friday, we'll be playing catch up the rest of the game. 

The one thing that stands out about FC to me, their resiliency.  They've proven they can come back and win in the 4th.  If we're fortunate enough to have the lead in the 4th, we can't let up.

Btw, I highly dislike fields where all the spectators sit on the same side.   

They are a resilient team. A lot of it is the Robertson brothers. Tristan is the QB and the leader of the team. His brother has been the RB with Bernardi out(he's expected back this week) and for a Sophomore he runs the ball incredibly hard and physical. This is far and away the most physical team I've seen under coach Bragg. They've had teams with more speed then this team but this team is just physically strong.

4 hours ago, LawrenceGreene said:

The Stars came out flat Friday against JC.  We didn't play our best ball.  If we come out like that this Friday, we'll be playing catch up the rest of the game. 

The one thing that stands out about FC to me, their resiliency.  They've proven they can come back and win in the 4th.  If we're fortunate enough to have the lead in the 4th, we can't let up.

Btw, I highly dislike fields where all the spectators sit on the same side.   

Honestly, we feel the same way. I wish they would put in visitors stands on the visitors side. There is plenty of room for it.

23 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said:

By the way, I’ve got nothing against you at all. I just don’t want this to be the hill you die on. Lol

I'm over it. Moving on to Friday.

6 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said:

I didn’t think the crew was that bad. Maybe it’s because I’ve been to so many high school football games that I’ve seen the bar set really low. Maybe it’s because my young daughters got rambunctious after the first quarter and a half and couldn’t sit still after that. Or maybe it’s because my team (Columbus East) stinks and I knew no matter how many calls favored us it still wasn’t going to influence the outcome of the game. I don’t know. 

What I can tell you is that I thought (for the first quarter and a half I was able to focus on the game) they did a pretty good job. Yes, the calls were heavily against Floyd Central during that time. However, they all looked legit to me except for one PI call where legs got tangled and the East receiver went down. Is it possible that there were missed calls on East that I didn’t see? Maybe.

I’ve learned over the years that vantage points matter. There are times when one side of the field is throwing a fit and the other side is confused or critical of those throwing a fit. For example, in the 2014 semistate game at New Palestine, East had a receiver running down the visiting sideline and wasn’t able to haul in a long pass because the corner grabbed his outside hip to slow him up. We all threw a fit while the New Pal fans were across the field and not in position to see it. The officials were out of position to see it as well so it never got called. I’m sure there were missed calls against East that I never saw because of vantage points.

Nevertheless, I now base my feelings on how the coaching staffs react. If they’re throwing a fit then I’m going to feel like it’s ok for me to be upset. If they’re not reacting then there’s no reason for me to react. I think fans get carried away sometimes and we want to act like we know the rules better than the refs or coaches involved. I think we also have a tendency to anticipate penalties or see them when they’re not actually there based on evidence presented to us. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard fans complain the other team’s o-line is holding when, in reality, they’re just frustrated that the other team’s o-line is so good.

We’ve also got to be better about the ratio of calls. They shouldn’t always be dead even and, sometimes, they’re legitimately not even close to 50/50. I’ve seen the complaining in basketball too about how many fouls were called on each team or how many free throws were attempted by each team.

Moral of the story? Let it go and move on. The result of the game wasn’t influenced by calls or the lack thereof. Floyd Central still whooped us as we all knew they would.

Just my two cents.

Fair enough. ✅ 

9 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:

It might pain some of you guys to know how dire the situation is with officials. There are several school each week using throw together crews, many times with guys who lack sufficient experience to handle a V game. No clue who the crew was at East or if this was even the case but I can tell you East was one of those schools. 
Example my crew retired after last season, we had games scheduled into 2028. We were one of two crews in our small association. Larger associations lost even more. IOA guys have told me they’ve lost 12 in the last three years. That’s a ton of experience, mentors, trainers, etc. leaving the profession. I have had several long time officials ask me about my experience, have I missed it, etc. because we’re all old and frankly I’ve reached a point in my life where other people’s children are no longer a priority for me. 

Listen, I understand how hard that job is. I appreciate the people that give up their nights to do that job. I felt that crew last Friday was trying to make their mark on the game. They were tossing flags just to toss flags. Missed calls are understandable. Human error. Nobody is perfect. But that crew made some bad calls. I felt they got better after coach Bragg talked to them after halftime. I'm sure he questioned some calls.

43 minutes ago, refabee said:

So we are waiting to hear how the call went. When is your 1st game in stripes? Sure there are a few on here that can't wait to come see you work.

I wasn't the only one complaining. We even had an East fan chime in and say something as well. 

Big game this Friday guys! I'm excited about it.