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VL got a good draw but a bad spot. I can’t think of any combination that would result in GS playing at VL. If that matchup happens it would have to be at the Jewell.

Welcome to the party, BNL. Does Damon Bailey still play for them? Is Brett Szabo their coach? I know nothing about them, obviously.

Looks to be the 5th straight running clock and 5th straight shut out for EC. Is it possible for them to go Independent for football? I would love to see them matchup with teams where the game wasn't over by halftime. Or the end of the first quarter.

Quarterback? We don’t need no stinkin quarterback. By rule, doesn’t one of them have to score this week?

You have just irritated me even more. If Sagarin already has the algorithm, there is no reason IHSAA can't minimize the distance for football pairings. So things like Princeton and GS being in separate semi states or Brownstown possibly facing Indianapolis Scecina in sectional wouldn't happen.

Thanks. Didn't realize the size difference. I still think of Danville as a 'smaller school' based on its history with Mater Dei and Memorial. Of course it's still weird for me to think of Zionsville different than 3A from the times they played Heritage Hills!

I'm not familiar with the area and only follow football. WeBo I would have assumed wasn't afraid to compete with Tri-West and Danville. Are they just looking to be the big fish in a small pond athletically?

Yikes. Tell us what you really think. 😄

I'm all kinds of confused. I was ready to post about this being a great preview of a sectional championship.. but a rematch wouldn't happen until Semi-State?? I completely missed that change to 3A. It's like Brownstown and Lawrenceburg from 16-17, but in reverse. Should be a good game and I would expect a great atmosphere.

This game has been the turning point the last few years. Recent history has been Mater Dei pulls off the 'upset' and then goes on a winning streak that ends in a deep playoff run. North loses and goes below .500 the rest of the way - including 5 straight losses in 2020. I'm really interested to see if it's a new era for both these teams or if its the status quo.

If I am Jasper I would drop Bosse and Harrison in a heartbeat and replace with HH and Southridge. The visiting fan gate receipts would be substantially different. While an EVSC non-EVSC split would be easy, only North and Reitz really have fan bases that goes to away games. My vote would be a football only split on Hwy 41. East: Jasper, Castle, Harrison, Memorial, Bosse. West: North, Central, Vincennes, Reitz, MD I would imagine there would still be teams that would schedule 2-3 crossover games (Mem-MD, VL-Jasper, Reitz-Castle, etc)

I just realized Memorial’s senior class has played their entire career in 4A due to things that happened when they were in 6th and 7th grade. Lucky for them the IHSAA thinks winning sectional is enough success and they don’t need to go any deeper in the playoffs.

I feel like I have heard an opposite story from other officials. The head coach ASKED for a flag post-halftime so he justify his complaint to the AD about the band. Presumably there was a personal beef between the HC and Band Director. Which wouldn't be the first time.

Reminds me of the mid-90's when North Posey played at North Montgomery or 2018 when Marion played at Evansville Central for the "South" semi-states.

I wish that picture was in 3D so we could see if the field will still have an 18 inch crown on it for drainage purposes. 🙂

Congratulations. And just my .02, but trying to conceive during football season isn't the worst thing. Because win or lose... you still win. 😎 Edit: and please forgive me for straying off topic. lol

Mater Dei has improved over the first 3 weeks, IMO. They always figure things out as the season progresses. Look at 2020 for example. Started the year 1-4 and still made it to semi-state.

Completely agree about the rarity of the perfect situation. Does the clock start when touched by a member of the receiving team? Touchback if it reaches the endzone, correct? Otherwise it's treated like a Kickoff?

I think there are a few HS who have started "officiating" as PE class for upper grade students. The goal being to teach them a little about officiating and even get them licensed as patched officials. No offense to avid bowlers and pickleball players out there, but I would rather see students enrolled in that than a Lifetime Sports PE class. I attended a MS volleyball game last week (read: torture lol) and someone remarked that the HS girl working as a line judge was doing so as a requirement for her officiating class. This is all secondhand info but I'm fairly certain it is happening, and a positive change IMO.

These two matchups really intrigue me. It will be interesting to see how they stack up.

@AW0352 @JustRules FYI - the same individual was on the home sideline for the Bosse @ Central WK 2 game last Friday. Don't know if it was the same crew and they just have a 6th man?

Kind of a strange non-sequitur, but I can assure you it's NOT Mason Wunderlich. I believe Tate Mallory played QB last Friday.

I am still curious about this. Have you seen an official (read: IHSAA) statement about FW Dwenger dropping to 4A for Fall 2023? Barring a 5A regional win, they will drop for fall 2024, but the only thing I can find is this: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/Football TSF 2022-23 2023-24.pdf Dwenger is listed on the last page Schools Competing in Larger Enrollment Classification in 2022-23 and 2023-24 Due to Rule 2-5 I just ask, because 4A north is currently 'full' with 4 sectionals of 8. The only bye is down in Sectional 24. There would need to be at least 3 sectionals affected/redrawn and moving someone south. Or the alternative would be to move Kokomo up to 5A as the largest school, but that would still mean reshuffling 19 & 20, and maybe even 18.

Curious which model (and cost if you don't mind) you use? I've seen the Dartmouth robot tackling drills on YouTube but I've always wondered if it was feasible at the HS level from a budget standpoint.

I am curious to see if HH really goes to a spread or if they go back to the bone once things get tight.