Basementbias

1 hour ago, Rodney said:

rodney does not bet on 1a football

 

also i cannot pinpoint you on a map

Just south of Decatur (Home of 2008 3A Champions Bellmont) is Adams Central in Monroe (2000 1A State Champs & 2021, 2022, & 2023 1A runner ups). South Adams is in Berne ( 1A runner ups in 2020) just south of Monroe.

2 hours ago, BTF said:

Adams Central and East Central are the outlier to this theory. There should have been a dot on those two small towns rather than a line that included the entire southeast portion of Indiana. The Jets are, arguably, the best football program in the state of Indiana regardless of class. 

Disclaimer: There are probably 15 programs in the state that could make that same claim. 

Yeah, I was including SA with AC for this. SA made it to regionals how many times and fell to AC. Be curious to see how they do without AC around, though they were in a bit of rebuilding last year instead of reloading. 

Man we send a Class 1A state finalist 4 years in a row and aren't good enough to be in the area to pick from. Bummer.

1 hour ago, NE8Fan said:

This sounds pretty amazing but might be quite the dream lol.   We should be better though this year I think.  I know we have a huge freshman class coming in that did very well as 8th graders in the NE8.

I do get frustrated when I drive downtown and see all the AC yard signs.  I would be curious to know how many students in Bellmont's district attend AC.

Seems to increase each year. I'm not a huge fan of it either, but I can't say too much. I use my parents address in AC district for my elementary kids to go instead of in Ohio. Looking for housing but everything is ran up &  I'm tied to a certain area due to stepkids in school in Ohio. I want my house to be in AC district and not SA or Bellmont & be open enrollment taking away from those 2.

57 minutes ago, Daniel_Bragg said:

I'm of the opinion that AC can really threaten 2A.  Would be wild to see AC and Lutheran 4 straight years, but I honestly feel that those two could have been there in 2A in 2023.

Maybe, but they have a lot to replace this season. The MS & youth last year were a bit down, but hopefully those kids mature and become good football players when they see Friday Night Lights. They will be solid, but I'd say Bluffton is a team to watch from 2A North.

4 hours ago, Daniel_Bragg said:

None of this can really be determined until sectional alignments, like Farmer said.  With Park Tudor, Covenant Christian, LCC, Adams Central, and Lutheran all gone from 1A, it'll be fun to see the refreshing amount of publics leading the fray.

Going to miss 1A! Wish we could have got 1 out of the 3 before leaving, but being there 3x in  row was awesome. See if SA can get back soon to represent Adams County. Be nice to get Bellmont in 3A, AC in 2A, and SA in 1A to Indy the same year. I can dream!

Hearing on Yappi that Ohio small school power Marion Local (close to here) will make the long trip to Linton Stockton in week 1.

On 2/17/2024 at 8:05 PM, BTF said:

I guess that explains why she's so damn good. 

Are you sure she's ranked 7th in the nation?

Yes. Her aunt that I graduated with at AC was also a phenomenal athlete. She was great in volleyball, basketball, and softball. Shame her aunt stopped playing basketball when the coach retired. Julianna reminds me of her in how she speaks & acts.

2 hours ago, BTF said:

Presuming she wrestles again today? Keep us posted. 

She'll wrestle 3x today. Adams County genes on both sides. Her dad was a Bellmont wrestler and her mom's side are AC folks. A lot of athleticism on both sides.

18 minutes ago, psaboy said:

So Chicago is moving US Citizens to Decatur because they can't afford to have them live in Chicago anymore? Are these US citizens on welfare?? Decatur and Indiana are not sanctuary destinations. I'll discuss with my contacts in Decatur and see what they say. 

I believe that it may be low to moderate income from my sources. They have been in the rough apartments just east of the school. Your contacts should definitely know those ones.

50 minutes ago, psaboy said:

So, you talking about US citizens or the people from the Biden border disaster? 

US citizens 

19 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

I would like to know what Chicago or Illinois state department or agency is in charge of this "program".   You make it sound like it is something that has come about through legislation, so such information should be publicly available. 

Hard telling with Illinois & Chicago if any of this is being done above board. Just stating what I've been informed by city residents. Chicago has a history of corruption, so it wouldn't surprise me in the least if it's being done illegally somehow.

12 hours ago, psaboy said:

Not sure what you are trying to say? Can you clarify? 

State of Illinois can't afford them to stay there, so they pay our local RE agency to take them & house them on the move. Then they're on their own. Illinois & especially Chicago are trying to reduce the population in the state.

10 hours ago, psaboy said:

Why are people from Chicago moving to the Decatur area? Have family that live in that district (Belmont) and haven't hear that being an issue??

 

Chicago & Illinois are paying to move them instead of constantly paying for them year after year. Basically trying to be a write off. I believe the real estate company has slowed down as they've probably hit capacity. 

Everyone knows Adams County is a big wrestling county. However, 2 of the 3 Adams County schools are having really god regular seasons. Bellmont has won at least a share of the NE8 and on Tuesday will look to win bragging rights in the county with a win over South Adams. The Braves won a good one over Adams Central in December. Speaking of Adams Central, they just swept the ACAC regular season after winning back to back conference tournaments. I believe they may have won a share of the regular season, but could be wrong. I love when Adams County has success on the hardwood as well as the wrestling mat.

14 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Hmm, thank you.  Sounds like immigrants from "south of the border" that were originally transported to Chicago, then Chicago found a way to offload them out of the state.

 

Not really south of the border. These were born & raised Chicagoans in the "rough" areas to get a clearer picture. 

2 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Didn't know Decatur was such a hopping place.  

So somehow the city of Chicago government was able to relocate these "troublemakers", for lack of a better term, to Decatur?  What was the mechanism for this?  Did money change hands between the Chicago and Decatur town governments?

 

A local real estate company that owns the housing accepted payment from Chicago to re-home them.

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

Sounds like racial animus to me.  Sad.

 

Maybe some, but there is merit to some of the fear. A police officer has mentioned about the happenings & how those move ins are quite fond of weapons & dislike of police or authority in general. One housing area was bad prior to their arrival & it didn't improve with the arrival. There have been many different ethnicities & races in Adams County prior with little to no issues. The city of Chicago has a lot of problems and some causing those problems were booted from Chicago to Adams County to put it politely. It's not out of hand, but it’s not ideal either.

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

Please elaborate on the reason behind both increasing and declining government school corporation enrollments in Adams County.  And exactly what issues goes a one government school county like Jay County have?  One wonders if Blackford County and Warren County have the same issues?

 

There have been some change in the enrollment at Bellmont due to new move ins from the Chicago area. Many of the rural Bellmont families have not been pleased with this & fear safety concerns. There is also a preconceived notion that the academics & culture at Adams Central & South Adams are a better fit for those families now. I will say that this is not me speaking personally, but what I've been told. I know North Adams sent out something on Facebook about thoughts to curb enrollment decline. We all saw that AC was moving to 2A in football due to success factor, but would have any way as the enrollment jumped up a bit.

Jay County has to cancel school more frequently during weather events than the 3 Adams County schools. If Adams County residents had their way, you would see the prior consolidations reversed to a degree. Many in Adams County feel that the one school system is not conducive to learning and that Jay County students are not getting the same quality of education. Jay County would probably be better served to have 2 smaller schools in all honesty. As for Blackford, that area is really struggling economically. I believe that has had a major impact on the academics as well as their athletics.

What really needs to happen is a career centered school/building to be built between Bluffton & Monroe. Look up Vantage Career Center in Van Wert County Ohio (next door so to speak). If I'm not mistaken, students that want to take certain trade classes, medical, and etc have to travel to one of the schools that offer it. For example media was at Bellmont, small engines at AC, machining at South Adams, and etc. This career center would service students from the 3 Wells County, 3 Adams County, Jay, & Blackford schools.

For me personally, I would like to remain at 3 schools in the county. I'd be fine with more than 3 actually.  I think 6 small schools would be great academically. For athletics, I'd say request co-ops for football & baseball but separate for basketball & maybe wrestling & individual sports. 

8 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Adams County would be a prime candidate for the consolidation that Mr. Hicks is talking about.   Much cost savings could be realized, and overall better services for the students.

 

That will be fought tooth and nail to prevent it. All 3 districts would have factions that would not support it. The services would not be better in certain areas. There is a reason why Adams Central is gaining enrollment and North Adams (Bellmont) is declining. There are many factions that do not get along in the three communities outside sports & extra curricula. Just add that variable in as well. Why would we want to become Jay County and the issues they have?

Living on & near the IN-OH state line, I'd vote for Indiana on Central and Ohio on Eastern. The best would be to just not observe DST this spring and fall and go back to Indiana time. Indiana time is Central DST and Eastern ST if I'm not mistaken. 

13 hours ago, jakone said:

Looks like Luers and Adams Central would have moved up despite SF.

Yes, I'd been stating that this past season. Feel more rural Bellmont kids are going to AC now based on certain factors of new Decatur residents. Surprisingly SA is higher on the top of 1A than I expected. Glad all 3 County schools are in separate classes, but the timing doesn't work out. Bellmont is in a deep funk and AC's best class is graduating. They should compete in 2A but should take a small step back compared to the past 3 seasons. South Adams should compete in 1A but aren't quite what they had been in prior seasons. Be nice if they stay separated and have really good seasons at the same time. Similar to wrestling currently and 2 of the 3 in basketball right now.

1 hour ago, Coach Lou said:

Great Idea. 

Need to get the Indiana Department of Education on board first before IHSAA has anything to do with it.

 

Yes, but maybe they can be an influence to push it as a priority. 

Whoa! A smart decision by the OHSAA for once. IHSAA you are on the clock!

Maybe Iowa will actually have an offense. Congrats to him!