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Should also be noted that the game at Center Grove was key to where BD is now. Coach Simmons tells a great story when asked about it. Essentially, he did an analysis of the first four games and came down with some numbers. His review showed that the Giants played the majority of the first four games well, but it was the bad start vs. Brownsburg that buried them. The end of the half vs. Avon buried them. The end of the third quarter and start of the fourth against PIke prevented a bigger win vs. the Red Devils, and then the aforementioned sequence in the Center Grove game. 

He presented to the team and showed them how those small mistakes added up into big ones that were costing them games. They worked to tighten things up. He said that if they focused and reduced the seven percent of the season that was costing them games, they would win games. They did it the next week vs. Warren! Rest is history so far.

I honestly didn't think we'd be here at this point talking about the Giants in the Semi-State when they were 1-3, but here we are. Congratulations to Coach Simmons who took a lot of slings and arrows. He has, as my friend Tevin Studdard said on Twitter, "remained the same through it all."

I was unaware Bishop Dwenger and East Noble were in 6A.

Mike Kirschner will have the Marauders ready. Go MV.

For some reason, Center Grove has had Ben Davis's number lately. The Giants lead the series, 15-13, but the Trojans have won five of the last six including the 2016 Semi-State Championship. Only the 2017 juggernaut BD team was able to defeat the Trojans in that time, 40-7.

We'll see what happens on Friday. BD's playing very well, but Center Grove is a different team with #30 on the field. The game earlier in the season came down to about four or five big plays despite the lopsided score. BD could have led at the half if not for a dropped TD. A pick 6 early in the 2nd half. BD then failed to field the kickoff and...the rout was on.

I would expect a low-scoring contest. BD's defense has been spectacular over the last seven games. They'll need to do that again. Winner of this one is the favorite to win it all, IMO.

On 11/12/2019 at 4:05 PM, Dave007 said:

I think Trojans take this one...

 

Center Grove         28

Warren                   14

Nailed it.

Coach Moore...put Carson Steele in the Trojan Horse.

I just found out this week that Coach McWhorter is back with Zionsville as defensive coordinator.

What is the age limit?

Biased, I admit.

1 BD

2 Carmel

3 WC

4 CG

5 Zionsville

6 Merrillville

7 Homestead

8 Warsaw

12 hours ago, WC80sTailback said:

 

My Memory says 1994, Do you have any proof? We did get turf in the 2000's but the press box was done in the 90's.

 

The 2002 Regional game was the last game played with the visitors on the now home side. The field was a nice lobster bisque that night. I remember walking on it. My word it was soupy.

My gut says Warren Central wins this one, but I have no idea why more than a feeling. I

think this game is ultimately a coin flip. Give me Warren...but my confidence is low on that prediction.

The Giants head north to the frozen tundra of Boone County to play the Zionsville Eagles. Thoughts on this matchup? The Giants won the only meeting between these two in 2011, 34-10. I'd be happy with a repeat of that one.

20 hours ago, Muda69 said:

 Did you know at the "Freshman Center" cafeteria you can purchase sushi for lunch?

 

Since the student lunch program must be self-sustaining, no tax dollars were harmed in the making of that sushi.

I don't think people were as outraged that BD and Warren played in Sectional in 2017 and 2018 as they were that Ben Davis and Warren were in the SAME Sectional in 2017 and 2018. BD also played LC in 2017. BD belongs with Pike, Avon, and Brownsburg in Sectional. Period. Until they seed the tournament (NEVER) we'll keep getting these funky Sectional alignments.

56 minutes ago, Temptation said:

 It assumes that BD and WC will roll this week, which they may but it’s far from a slam dunk.

I seem to remember a very good football game between Center Grove and Warren in week 1 too. 

1 minute ago, HoosierFB_JG said:

I obviously follow them being a MIC supporter, but don’t follow them as much as I’d like being up in Greyhound territory.  That said, @BDGiant93, you have to like your odds for this to continue the run to LOS.

At their best, I think they are the best team left in 6A. They have to keep playing at this level, though. It's been a remarkable year. Very proud of the Giants no matter what happens from here on out.

2 minutes ago, HoosierFB_JG said:

I’ll second that minus Warren.  Boy though, who would’ve thought BD Vs WC is a semi-state possibility at the beginning of the season.

Heck, I'm on record as to thinking BD was practically done after week four's loss to Center Grove. I've never seen a Ben Davis team resurrect itself in quite this way. They were going nowhere fast, but Coach Simmons has done a tremendous job along with his staff. Those kids believe in him, and he believes in them.

On 11/7/2019 at 4:00 PM, BDGiant93 said:

I respect the heck out of Warren, but I just don't see them stomping anyone in the MIC at this point. I think they win, but I think this is a 28-14 or so game. I think LN stays in it. I'm just not impressed with WC's offense, overall past Mr. Wells. Warren's defense is really solid. 

 

I'll take Penn in Sectional 2, Homestead in 3. Other than that, I agree with the rest of your picks.

Merrillville 28, Crown Point 20

Penn 14, Warsaw 7

Homestead 35, Carroll 31

Carmel 28, Westfield 17

Brownsburg 35, Zionsville 7

Ben Davis 42, Southport 7

Warren Central 28, Lawrence North 14

Center Grove 24, Franklin Central 3

My prognosticating scores were wrong, and I shouldn't have bought Penn.

On 11/5/2019 at 6:57 AM, FastpacedO said:

Ah, in all its glory the "Field of Champions"! Still can't believe the IHSAA didn't want the game played here (wasn't it against Gibson Southern)?

Dietrich Memorial Field...grew up around that place. My pops was a VP at Ripple from '79-'97.

23 minutes ago, Temptation said:

Warren stomps LN.

I respect the heck out of Warren, but I just don't see them stomping anyone in the MIC at this point. I think they win, but I think this is a 28-14 or so game. I think LN stays in it. I'm just not impressed with WC's offense, overall past Mr. Wells. Warren's defense is really solid. 

1 hour ago, Staxawax said:

Merrillville 31  Crown Point 14

Warsaw 21  Penn 14

Carroll 35  Homestead 27

Carmel 24  Westfield 14

Brownsburg 31 Zionsville 17

Ben Davis 38  Southport 10

Warren Central 24  Lawrence North 21

Center Grove 35 Franklin Central 7

I'll take Penn in Sectional 2, Homestead in 3. Other than that, I agree with the rest of your picks.

Merrillville 28, Crown Point 20

Penn 14, Warsaw 7

Homestead 35, Carroll 31

Carmel 28, Westfield 17

Brownsburg 35, Zionsville 7

Ben Davis 42, Southport 7

Warren Central 28, Lawrence North 14

Center Grove 24, Franklin Central 3

I was shocked that Carroll handled Snider so easily.

6 hours ago, hhpatriot04 said:

There was a good article about how he does his operations last year (https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/06/22/john-harrell-still-enjoys-running-site-high-school-sports-junkies/725863002/). One computer, one man... Prior to Twitter, a lot of sports editors and journalists across the state would send their scores. I think his son is now involved too.

He occassionally still visits the Herald-Times to do some computer programming for the sports department (even in the early 1990s, he was automating much of the Agate (Scoreboard) Page and box scores layout with some (relatively) simple find and replace features. Similiar to HTML, the software that formats newspapers is a "markup" computer programming language. The H-T, one of my former employers, still publishes complete scores for high school and college basketball up to the last minutes before going to press (11 p.m. Eastern time). I picked up the IndyStar and half of the scores were marked as "late"... The H-T still does a good job of publishing all local and area box scores for all HS sports... Something other papers, like the IndyStar, are no longer doing.

Jeff Sagarin and John Harrell should have scholarships named after them by the IHSAA, in my opinion. 

My only quarrel with John is that he doesn't recognize forfeits. If he's the official arbiter of history and stats, I think that's a weakness. I've had debates with him on this. He believes that it's what happened on the field/floor. In the rare case of the double forfeit...he just says the game never happened. 

His work though...underappreciated and revolutionary. I have no idea how we operated before (even though we did).

Just now, slice60 said:

You mentioned Noblesville's near monster upset of unbeaten Homestead.

Some other close calls...

Penn squeaked by bottom of DAC Portage 13-6

#12 Warsaw needed a late score to knock off Chesterton 35-28

Southport 41 Tech 40

 

 

Good calls.

2 hours ago, Bobref said:

You know, I’m going to be in Bloomington for a couple of days later this month. That’s a heck of an idea. I’d love to meet The Man himself.

I imagine John having this basement bunker with 15 screens following 15 Twitter accounts and 15 more screens with every broadcast he can find. Then still frantically Google searching for a score of a game that's not being reported.

10 hours ago, Staxawax said:

I’m sure the seniors were very emotional in beating THE rival and the #1 team. But, I think they have the same goal...... winning a state championship. Every game from here on out will be tough. Hart will prepare them well.

They'd better be ready. Shark's in the water.

Ben Davis, Warren Central, Center Grove, Carmel be like...

6A did not disappoint. #1, #3, #6, and #9 (AP Poll) are gone. #2 went to OT with a 1-9 team. Warren, Ben Davis, Center Grove, and Carmel are swimming around like Jaws in Amity Island. LN finally tosses LC to the side after 12 years and 15 games.