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LN a few years back during the waning years of the previous coach was the worst I've ever seen. Even the Hautes would sneak up every once in a while and bite somebody. There were some very lean years for South. It was usually one team that was significantly worse than everyone. 4-5 mediocre teams and a strong top 3-4. This year you have.. Center Grove (BIG GULF) BD, Carmel, LN, Warren (BIG GULF) LC, Pike, NC

On this date in history, September 16, 1966, Ben Davis and Warren Central played to a 0-0 tie. It was the lowest-scoring meeting in the history of the series. Hall of Famer Bill McClain was the head coach of the Giants.

By the way, it's good to see that this rivalry is finally getting placed in a historical perspective. I mean, these two have played every year since about four years prior to the U.S. entering World War II. I have to really thank Marion County's unofficial official high school sports historian Jim Pich for sharing his hard work and research with Ben Davis and Warren Central.

I've had coaches tell me that this year has been even more difficult because last year the protocols were ramped up so high. This year, it's more difficult to tell who has it, who has been vaccinated, etc. I can only imagine what coaching staffs and athletic departments are going through. One coach told me, we're just hoping to get to tomorrow to play on Friday.

https://audioboom.com/posts/7942272-inside-ben-davis-football-presented-by-bear-realtor-week-5-warren-week-edition Inside Ben Davis Football from WBDG above https://audioboom.com/posts/7942717-inside-ben-davis-football-extra-mike-kirschner-interview?playlist_direction=forward WBDG Interview with Mike Kirschner above

Not to my knowledge.

Let's get this dark cloud of COVID out of here or at least learn to live with it. We have the specter of this pandemic hanging over us just threatening to gobble up our school years, activities, and such.

We have that audio too... https://audioboom.com/posts/2653056-giants-game-winner-vs-center-grove-in-semi-state

Yeah. Somewhere in there. Wasn't it right before the half? Actually, he was punting from about the 25 or 30 and it went over his head and rolled down to the 10. Other than that. Yep. That covers it.

https://audioboom.com/posts/2631171-james-banks-scores-improbable-touchdown-from-11-9-01-regional-bd-vs-wc We have the audio at WBDG. The video is somewhere out there in the twitterverse, I think.

Center Grove 56-0 Pike 28-21 Carmel 35-14 Ben Davis 35-31 (or whatever I said on the other thread)

97th time all time... https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AwtBtCgBk66eA6FdqCRgJkXlNc4dV4yQmA8W33_qn7c/edit#gid=0

It's 57-36-3 by our count. This game is a toss up this year as it has been for the last few. I really think either team can win it. Obviously there will be the extra emotion hanging over this because of Mike Kirschner's return to Ben Davis. There are a few coaches on the BD side who were hired by Mike or who coached with him or were coached by him. It's going to be weird. Giants win 38-35. Last year, it was a 21-14 game. The year before, it was 27-24 in Double OT but 17-17 at the end of regulation. Defenses tend to bow up in this one a bit. I think it's a good bet though to go high on the prediction.

FINAL Center Grove 45 Ben Davis 21

CG 45 BD 21 6:22 to go

Center Grove now up 38-21 on Ben Davis with 11:26 to play. Trojans in overdrive at the moment.

Warren Kirschners 49, LC Bears 14

How could I forget Howe? My dad was a dean there in the 70's. Beautiful building.

spot on.

BD has to avoid the big play if they can. They played a great first half in Semi-State then it all fell apart in the 3rd quarter. Definitely can't spot CG 35 points like they did last year in the first half of the regular season game.

If they want to. Not sure IPS wants to sell. After all, we've seen former high schools that became middle schools be resurrected into high schools again. Attucks closed as a high school and came back Shortridge closed as a high school and came back Washington closed as a high school and came back Marshall closed as a high school, came back, then closed again Northwest and Arlington are middle schools now, but a different administration and different financial priorities might make those buildings reopen again in the future. The only one I don't ever see possibly coming back is sadly Broad Ripple (where my dad was assistant principal for 18 years). I think that property is a gold mine for IPS.

I think your picks and assessment of the MIC are pretty spot on. The question will be which of Tier 2 will step forward in the playoffs to make Tier 1 sweat.

2001, 2014, and 2017 Ben Davis primarily ran the spread. 2018 Warren Central ran the spread. Heck, even Center Grove is running spread concepts with Jackson as QB.

Having seen some physical football teams play the spread. I say no.

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