BDGiant93

Of course, all that came in before the $$$ crunch, so we'll see if it continues. Attucks is supposed to finally get a real gym at some point. They play in a middle school gym. Seems like IPS could crowd fund that gym given the historic nature of Attucks and the 100th anniversary of the school's opening in 2027.

Mt. Vernon is the site of one of the strangest sports broadcasts of which I've been a part. Back in the days when we'd use an actual landline phone to connect, we were broadcasting a basketball game from Mt. Vernon. During the first quarter and through the first half, we kept having people pick up a receiver somewhere. Schools at this time often maintained a courtesy phone line for broadcasters. Turns out, the courtesy line at Mt. Vernon doubled as the pay phone line. The AD at the time put a big sign on the pay phone line that it was out of order. Don't know why I just thought of that.

Yes they did. Coach Lidy took them there in his first year.

Remarkable run.

1990-1995 Warren Central Assistant 1996-1999 Cascade HC 2000-2006 Ben Davis Assistant 2007-2017 Ben Davis HC 2018-2020 Mt. Vernon HC 2021-2024 Warren Central HC 2025-Hamilton Heights Assistant 2026-Pres Mt. Vernon HC --- Tod Windlan has been to 12 different schools as a HC alone. I get your comparison though. I know Mike was looking for things to do because he called some basketball on WBDG this year 😂. He'll have his hands full rebuilding Mt. Vernon.

Bravo to Perry Township Schools. That's balanced. Southport at 2398 and Perry at 2397.

I believe this was part of a multi-year plan to upgrade facilities across the district. I know new stands were planned at Tech, too.

I remember what a novelty that turf seemed like on a high school field. Now, it's the norm in the bigger classes. Weird how times change so fast. I miss the old Ben Davis grass field. They used to maintain it so meticulously.

Indiana high schools are the IHSAA. That's the membership of the organization. The NFHS is actually the National Federation of High School Associations. So, the IHSAA is a member of the NFHS. Unless schools decide to quit the IHSAA, it's not going to disband...nor should it. I think NIL is going to be adjudicated in court in Indiana at some point. The IHSAA will be forced to act or there will be a reluctant rule made to avoid action by the General Assembly or the Courts forcing them to act. It's best that they think about it now, and they probably are. Commissioner Neidig is no dummy. Just my two cents.

https://indyencyclopedia.org/ben-davis/

Silly me looking for the real school name of BEN Davis instead of the ridiculous "DAVIS" that this list is calling it. BEN DAVIS is the school name. It's named after a place that was named after a person. The place was known as Ben Davis.

There's a certain NFL Hall of Famer from Ben Davis missing from the list.

I have joked with Mike Kirschner, Jason Simmons and Russ Mann over the years that I'm going to sneak into the locker room and dispose of the Ben Davis black jerseys with purple numbers. Purple and white are great colors. When the black pants or those black jerseys get mixed in, that's not Ben Davis to me...and it's annoying to broadcasters, PA announcers or anyone who needs or wants to see jersey numbers. That's my two cents anyways.

Finances will be the problem with this. I'm not sure there's an appetite to spend whatever it would cost to build a new building, hire teachers, etc.

"The schools in Indy" are losing or maintaining enrollment levels. It's the suburban schools that are growing.

Are we sure that most outside the Central Indiana area see a difference between Indy and the donut counties?

That's the next ring outside the city. I'm sure if you threw in Plainfield, you'd see they've grown significantly.

If he wants to coach again, he'll definitely coach again somewhere. He's a big pro-school guy. He really gets himself immersed in the school culture. He was at everything. He's a kid magnet.

I enjoyed getting to know and working with Russ these last three seasons. He's a good guy, and he has a fun and different way of looking at things. I think he'd admit that it didn't end exactly like he thought it would here. I'll always appreciate the work he did that first season. That team was expected to be good, and it still had to complete a gauntlet run to the state championship. It was full of landmines. That was a fun run. Unfortunately, that turned out to be the highlight. I think the arrow points way up for the program. He's leaving it in a pretty good position to move forward. We'll see what the next coach could do. I remember meeting him for the first time. He was like, "You're BDGiant93!" Anyway, he's a friend, and I'll leave it there.

1) Tom Allen (left for Wabash) 2) Mike Kirschner (Resigned with no immediate plans to coach the next season...then came back at Mt. Vernon after they pursued him) 3) Jason Simmons (left for Miami of Ohio) 4) Russ Mann (resigned)

And remember, for those new here, the IHSAA charges for Semistate because they hire out broadcasters.

I wonder out loud how this would play here......

100 percent. They MUST avoid the careless turnover.

Yeah, it was evident that this wasn't the Center Grove team they were supposed to be. Coach Moore did a great job holding the MASH unit together.