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And a good pick it was! I was just reinforcing Bobref's decision to hit the Valpo/Dwenger game. Maybe "no-brainer" was an insensitive choice of words. Good luck to your Brickies on Friday, that's the game I will be at. From a geographical standpoint, I should be cheering for East Noble. But really, I don't care who wins. I'm glad to see Hobart back in the mix of things. Indiana High School football isn't the same when Hobart's not toward the top. Good luck to you guys.

I heard there was a very rowdy out of control bunch from Chatard at the Acme last night. Btw, how was the tenderloin?

There has to be something else. Something else that he is afraid of. Or maybe he's just not that passionate about football. I've heard kids say that as well. In my opinion, it's either that football isn't their passion, or that they are afraid of not being as good as they think they are going to be. They'd rather talk about how good they are, instead of going out and showing how good they are. I don't know the kid you are speaking of, so I'm not judging him personally. It's just what I've personally observed from kids who say that. The kids I respect the most are the kids who play for Caston. They go out and get whipped every Friday night. Then they have to deal with the critics telling them how bad they are. But they continue to fight every week. When it comes to the game of life, those kids will be the winners.

Agree. He's only here to cause trouble.

Scurry along little one.

I don't blame Dwenger for that decision though. I'm sure there were offers at the D1 level had he wanted to play QB. He was just that kind of athlete. He could QB. He could receive. He could return punts and kickoffs. It really makes me wonder what he would have done as a QB.

Lol, that's great. I'm liking this coach more and more.

I believe that. Ralph is an amazing coach.

Yes, too long. But it's going to get harder before it gets easier. Snider's enrollment seems to be getting smaller. Down around 400 students over the last couple of decades.

If New Pal thinks that the state championship was won against Cathedral, then they will lose to the Valpo/Dwenger winner.....................I have no doubt about that. Honestly though, as the best coach in the state, I think Kyle Ralph will have his team mentally prepared.

Speaking of Jon Goodman. I wonder what kind of career he would have had if he went to an Indiana or Purdue. Recruited by Weis, he always seemed to be in Kelly's doghouse. I've always had Goodman in my Top 5 most impactful players to come out of Fort Wayne................meaning his impact at the high school level.

Dwenger has a great fan base.

Regardless of class, there were two games on everyone's radar at the beginning of the year. New Pal vs Cathedral and Valpo vs Dwenger. This is a no-brainer s far as I'm concerned. Should be a great game.

You don't see a lot of teams play both regional and semi-state on the road. That's kind of a raw deal for the players and the fans. The road trip didn't seem to have any impact last night, hopefully it wont against Valpo. Dwenger has to be ready for what type of team Valpo is. They could be the best team Dwenger has faced this year. Possibly better than Homestead, Snider, and Carroll. Valpo has competed in the largest class. And honestly, the only thing that kept them from championships is competing with schools twice their size. This game could go either way. Good luck to the Saints!

Concordia hung in tough for a half. I was impressed with that. A very young team and they competed with one of the best teams in the state. It was just a matter of time though before Chatard pulled away. That is a good football team. Congrats to them and good luck the rest of the way.

How does Dwenger enter the picture? And who on this 6a thread is talking about East Noble?

I don't see Merrillville doing any better than Homestead.

Where is it being played?

True fact. Snider is 0-6 against Carmel in games decided b 3 pts or less.

Congrats.

The winner of this game? It looks like New Pal is in a league of their own.

If they didn't own the SAC, there would be a problem. Hard to compete against a school with an enrollment of 5000.

They competed for a half, Chatard just wore them down.

Total domination. Kudos to New Pal.

No surprise. Concordia VERY young.