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My guess is Sectional 24 will stay at the 7 remaining teams. Pike Central, Southridge, and West Vigo were all close to the bottom of 3A. Within 10 or so students of dropping to 2A. So that could change things as well. I always felt like both SR/HH were a package deal for sectional alignments, so just HH might get pulled back to SW IN. But a safe assumption would be West Vigo moves up to 28 to replace Chatard should everyone else stay put.

East Central rushed for 397 yards last year vs. New Prairie. This year's team is better and more versatile, with Brotherton moving to slot, WR, and splitback to allow Maxwell to get carries. Also they have added Minges as another threat in the backfield. It's not just the RB's but its also their use of unbalanced and 8-9 man OL formations that make them so tough to matchup with. Coach Meiners has a lot of talent and he does a great job of using them in creative ways. And their defense is very solid as well. I'm curious to see how NorthWood matches up with them. Oh. That makes sense.

Um. No.

Have you looked at the four-loss Moeller team's schedule? (Whose RB has committed to Michigan, btw.) Loss to EC 38-28. Lost to Center Grove, your #3 team 35-34 in OT. Lost to Ben Davis 49-28. I would put East Central as #2 behind Ben Davis just based on that alone. Moeller also beat Dwenger 57-0 for comparison as well. The Trojans are pretty darn good.

East Central - Over 41 Northwood - Under 14

Yikes. Lighten up, Francis. No one mentioned Memorial until you did. Zack Martin was a junior in 2007 and senior in 2008. His younger brother, Nick was a junior in 2009 and senior in 2010. So to answer the ‘Martin’ years question, the answer is yes. Assuming you meant the older brother.

EC= they are that good.

On this we can agree. But the question is why? ** As an aside. I don't take much educational advice from Facebook. I have observed the Venn diagram between 1) parents mad at the school system for teaching things without their knowledge and 2) parents mad that teachers send home too much homework - seems to be a perfect circle.

It was all nice until mom freaked out swore we had mice infesting the house. There were droppings all over the place. Turns out we just had the black rubber turf pellets everywhere in foyer.

Germans? Pearl Harbor? Forget it. He's on a roll.

Ugly? As my fraternity brothers would say, “Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.’” I’m out of reactions, but this is me giving the rest of your post a standing ovation. Well, at least once I put the leg rest down on my Lazy Boy. My only question is who will be the other 5 teams to join Brebeuf, Chatard, and Roncalli in the IHSAA mandated sectional? I guess this is the thread where the p/p arguments came to reside. At least it’s better than arguing over the Knox High Commanders nickname.

Thank you @Cyoguru. I was joking, but also genuinely curious about the 3-4 league. I assume a smaller field? 4 linemen and three backs? Or is it 7v7 like a summer passing tournament? Given the Chatard and Roncalli pedigrees I wouldn’t think that would be the case.

A seeded tournament might well have produced a similar result. By my count, GS has beaten 2 non-conference teams with winning records and HH has beaten 3. I have no problem with both teams winning their way to the state semifinals. And 3A south has been a study in shifting demographics. Sullivan, Crawford County, Brownstown Central have all dropped to 2A. Owen Valley, South Dearborn, and Madison have all dropped from 4A to 3A. Southridge now seems to be solidly 3A by enrollment after getting the SF bump.

Wait wait. How can a 3/4th grade team properly execute a double hand-off reverse flea-flicker with only 7 players? Blasphemy. At least please tell me every team has a coach's kid playing QB? That is how youth football should be played. What is the difference between AA and AAA? Is it team size (# of players) or school size? Maybe something else?

I dare you to walk into Jasper and tell them they are really just Pikers.

So we're just gonna ignore WeBo's 3 straight championships in 2A?

This game should be dubbed the Success Factor Bowl. Memorial is still 4A due to the upset win in 2021 vs East Central. This year East Central could secure a 5A spot next year with a win.

They are 4A next year for sure. Doesn’t a rolling 2 year cycle start next year? 2022 & 23 = 2 sectionals. 2 points. If they lose in sectional 2024, then they would only have 1 point for 23&24. Then 3A in 2025. I could be mistaken.

So on the free kick following a fair catch - the "unusual rule" as referenced in this article: https://highschool.si.com/california/2023/10/27/chaparral-beats-roosevelt-with-unusual-free-kick-earns-playoff-berth Ball can be spotted anywhere for the kicker? Thanks.

Forget Google, Microsoft, or Apple. If the US DOJ wants to go after a monopoly, HUDL should be their first target. I'm being somewhat facetious - but I'm not entirely untrue.

Time: 7 pm local time or as determined by host school. Non-EVSC schools are hosting the sectional finals. I think it's pretty clear to see who was in favor of 6:30 start times and who wasn't back when the original vote by AD's was taken.

Other sanctioned sports skip the Semi-State round - Golf, Swimming, Track, and XC I know for sure. For 6A I think 8 team sectionals, a Regional, and then state final makes sense. Since 6A is capped at 32 teams, it will always be a 5 game tournament and you can just group teams by 8's. Not sure I would like that setup for any other classes. Remember when 6A was created they had a "dead week" between semi-state and state finals? Two weeks to prep for state finals, rather than round 1 opponent like currently. That adjustment was made after seeing how the tournament unfolded. I think we have seen enough 4 team sectionals at 6A to know that 8 would be better and the change should be made.

Changing football kickoff for a kickball game? What is this world coming to?

Harold and Ethel have a creek in the back 40. Is that the "livestream" you are talking about? They are just used to watching games on the PhilCo TV.

Couldn't? Or it wasn't in the school's budget to pay the fees to broadcast? Just curious if it was a technical (equipment/people), legal, or financial reason as to why not.