Basementbias

6 minutes ago, BendNotBreak said:

Dont c how it could do anything but help....... thats good for the Jets.......

Just hope the Jets come back focused and realize it's a new week. It was such an emotional victory Friday and they must put that behind them quickly.

2 minutes ago, BendNotBreak said:

I seems to me ... Lcc is somewhat similar to SA..... dose this give the edge to the Jets.... having just executed a winning strategy........

No, as that was the second time seeing SA and having multiple weeks to look over that film and fix things. Not as much prep time for this one.

Have to go with the alma mater (AC) and the other local team (East Noble) since it is Semi State

Adams Central

East Noble

Adams Central @ LCC

Hobart @ East Noble

6A: None

5A: FW Bishop Dwenger Saints

4A: East Noble Knights

3A: None

2A: Eastbrook Panthers

1A: Adams Central Flying Jets

I'd kick out Maryland and Rutgers to add Notre Dame and Iowa State. I would then add Pitt and WVU to expand to 16. Bring rivalries back to the sport as that is why it grew in the first place!

1 hour ago, foxbat said:

Was having this discussion last night with @Paccolpur ... this is actually a rebuilding year for LCC.  Not bad, however, to be playing a semi-state game in a rebuilding year.  @LCCAlum and I had been discussing the ebb/flow of the program here on GID all the way back in 2011/2012 and talking about the up/downs that we anticipated based on pipeline.  The pipeline looks good coming up through the ranks.  Watch for some of the "same animal" coming in the next couple of seasons ... especially given the focus on moving back to mainly one-way players that was seen back around the 2009 and 2010 teams.

I think if the game is close going into the half, I think LCC has the edge.  They have been uncharacteristically slow-starting this season ... averaging just one TD per game in the 1st quarter in the tourney.  They have very nice halftime adjustments.  If your prediction is correct, then I'd would expect the halftime score to be something like AC 14-0 like the 2014 semi-state game that LCC lost to RCHS 17-14 where LCC was down 14-0 at the half.

AC is also in a "rebuilding" year this year. Believe 26 seniors were lost from last years' semi state team. South Adams was the team that was going to state this year and I'm still in disbelief that our Jets beat them. South Adams will be back next year though so watch out again. However, AC will have some good glasses to come in the future. The Jets have a good 6th grade class, some good 7th grade athletes who fight like this team does, and a very talented 8th grade team. The Freshmen have shown some talent and Cook is a speedster. The sophomore class is a big key to this years team (Heyerly & Currie) as are a few Juniors like Collier. Kudos to this senior class from learning from their predecessors and carrying on the AC football tradition.

I'd think LCC would be the favorite at home and based on the historical matchups. Much like Pioneer, this is another team we have to get the monkey of our back. In fact we have to get the semi state curse off our back. We had only broke it once in the 2000 state championship season against North White. Like I said in another thread, everyone is ecstatic we get to play another week of football for a shot to go to LOS. Especially in a rebuilding year. GO JETS!!!!

Well you could stop by and see the Jets battle LCC since you're heading up to the region from Bloomington. LCC  has to be favored, but us Jet fans are just ecstatic to be playing this week!

Adams Central upsets county rivals South Adams 19 to 7 to avenge their only loss and to give South Adams their only loss.

Boy, the coaches must have said what I've posted on here as I wasn't expecting that upset. Completely different ball game this time around. Though I believe Stutzman was out for SA which was key. Great season to the Starfires, and way to go Jets!!!!!

1 minute ago, Bonecrusher said:

OK, you want it coming down, not just a sloppy field. Would prefer an AC win, but realistically gotta pick SA. Hope Jets prove me wrong.

Yep exactly. Like the '16 Pioneer @ AC Semi State game. Definitely prefer an AC win but I have a hard time seeing it. Going to be weird when I have family playing for South Adams in some years and have to root for them.

21 minutes ago, Bonecrusher said:

Could have watered the field.....  Temps too cold?

Need to have the weather conditions South Adams faced against Woodlan. That was their lowest output of the year and probably the best shot AC would have.

NCAA should have mandated the two games he'd have to sit out. Penn State and Michigan (not that we will win against the evil anyway). Make the one volunteered game not count so it would have been a 3 game suspension.

On 11/13/2019 at 12:37 PM, Thor77 said:

Put some numbers to this, last week Madison Grant held SA to less than 5 minutes of offense in the first half. That yielded 47 points. Arnold has been sacked once this year, and that appeared to be a broken play. As far as weather, looking like a pretty nice night for some football. 

Time to do the rain dance in Central Adams County!

South Adams ☹️ (Hope I'm wrong this time!)

East Noble

5 hours ago, Temptation said:

You’re normal.  I love this game and not once have considered going downtown to LOS on Thanksgiving weekend over the past decade (and that’s a climate controlled environment).

Why when I can watch all six games on TV and not have to worry about the hassle of parking, etc...

 

Never been to LOS on Thanksgiving weekend. Would have been cool to watch my youth league teammates win the title for Bellmont, but had family gatherings. Plus I don't want to go unless one of the few local teams make it (may not if South Adams makes it this year but would like to see it). Definitely will go if the alma mater (Adams Central) makes it. I guess in short I only go if one of the few teams earns a spot.  

On 11/9/2019 at 2:20 PM, southend said:

Guys a little tougher in the southern part of the county?

This year they are. Normally the Central part takes care of business, but the junior and senior classes are loaded for the Starfires. I wish I could say my beloved Jets would have a better shot, but it seems they've played worse defensively as the tournament has gone on. Maybe it's kids playing hurt, but it hasn't been pretty. The first match up the Jets gave way too much cushion and South Adams methodically ripped them apart throwing 10 yd outs to #15 Miller. The big blow was when the Starfires connected on the deep shot and AC was playing deep. AC is going to have to find creative ways to move the ball on offense as well. It seems other teams have found a good game plan in slowing down the running game. Northfield did a fantastic job of that. Luckily the passing game was good enough even with a couple of turnovers to pull the Jets through last week.

South Adams at Adams Central

East Noble at Mississinewa

I stay home and watch The Berne Witness nowadays. I do miss going to games for the atmosphere of a close game. My feeling is waiting a few years until either one of my much younger cousins or my closer in age cousins' kids and my step kids and kids are involved. Sometimes my parents come over and watch with us or vice versa. Like mentioned, not going out in the adverse weather, no waiting in line for concessions, and using your own facilities is much nicer.

12 hours ago, crimsonace1 said:

The IHSAA does number the regionals, but it's not really used as popularly since there are only four in each class. You'll notice the regionals numbered if you go to the IHSAA website. I believe the accepted style the AP (and thus print and broadcast) media use is to use the sectional number for that round, but to just refer to the following rounds as the "regional" and "semistate" without attaching a number. 

In basketball, the sectionals are also numbered, but I always only use the host school in naming the sectional ... e.g., "3A at New Castle" instead of "3A sectional 27." 

Let's make it popular to use the numbers!

We have 48 Sectionals, thus we have 24 total regionals. Why not number these as well? I get not needing numbering after regionals. Just would make it easier to track from a fan's standpoint.

East Noble

Adams Central

South Adams

What is the method or reasoning of when presale tickets are made available or are not made available? Just curious if there was anything concrete by the IHSAA or is it up to each school? I know the OHSAA has angered some fans by only allowing presale purchases in person for the first round and championship games. The other rounds have be bought online now it seems. I know I've bought presale tickets as a kid for family and friends, but see that there are no presale tickets available for the sectional final game for my alma mater.

Adams Central vs Northfield in sectional 44. This was supposed to be #3 vs #4 but Northfield upset #3 Southwood. They've won 7 or 8 straight now it seems. They gave the Jets a good game last year in the opening round. That Jets team was better than this years team.

Only know most of NE Indiana this year and that knowledge hasn't really worked. I'm pretty clueless on SW Indiana & parts of SE Indiana. I'm going to keep dropping thanks to a couple of schools I won't name.