Lysander

Yeah....you pretty well nailed it. No denying your call on this one. I honestly was hoping just to see Chatard pull out a win - didn’t expect them to run for 430 yards and only throw 3 or 4 passes.

I watched the first half after I returned home before I nodded off. I had more than just a passing interest in this game so will likely catch the rest of it today.. EC was a team I played many games against in my youth so, I am always interested in EIAC games. Add that one of my best friends is close to Gillin and Denton of Mooresville and I have spent some fun times with Bob. Although the polls had EC as the favorite, I noticed last night that the Sags had this as a draw given Mooresville was at home. I think the Mooresville/EM game is a toss-up next week. Hard to believe there is a good chance of a Roncalli v. Mooresville or EM Semistate in a couple of weeks having seen Roncalli up close just 9 weeks ago. It’s not beyond possibility that Roncalli ends up playing in LOS.....which is amazing (a potential 2005 NorthWood rewrite in the making?).

Super “Suburban” Speed.

Beats me....just drinking early today and I thought I’d post something.

I always remember the TV based “Superstars” competition they used to have on ABC in the 70s where various athletes from different sports would compete in varying events. It had some of the most well-known sports stars of the day but was usually won by someone you never heard of (Kyle Rote, Jr., etc.). The first year it was won by Bob Seagram (a pole vaulter) and the late Peter Revson (a racer) finished either 2nd or 3rd.

Agreed.....baffled why this game isn’t broadcast. Honestly, biggest game of the weekend.

I am not saying the result you project is incorrect. It may well turn out that way but I am not sure the quote above is an accurate description of last year (couldn’t cite you the Danville game the year prior, though). Historically, what you state has quite often been the case, though, with regard to throwing the ball around.....but Chatard, even those years, typically had offsetting line play and big pressure off the edges. That said, Memorial scored 14 points on offense with somewhere just under 200 yards passing. I think their total yardage was less than 250 yards.. .Memorial scored 28 points on defense. I could be wrong but I think it was one of the best (if not the best) defensive performance against Memorial all year last year which gets lost in the context of the overall result. I don’t much care to compare teams year to year or historically because of the tendency to hype the most recent (or current) team versus prior years but I actually do think that Chatard’s D is as good as last year....most likely better. Not saying I disagree with what you predict (in fact I fear it) but I do think it needs to be pointed out that last year’s result at Memorial was not because of Chatard’s defense but rather in spite of a good defensive effort.

Well....this is the game everybody anticipated when the Sectional was first announced. As a Chatard fan, I am hoping to see the Trojans get a certain playoff monkey off their back that jumped on during the 2016 post season. In 2016, they lost a Sectional that, they frankly, probably shouldn’t have. In 2017 and 18, they lost big to two very good teams. The Defense played well (actually it played great in 2018’s blowout loss) in both of those games but, unfortunately, teams have to be hitting on all cylinders....offense, defense and special teams this time of year. If not, it can go bad in a big way....and it has the last two years. I’m hoping for a game worthy of the two teams and the expectations that have been pumped up all year long regarding this Sectional. I really do think that West Lafayette is the team to beat until someone finally does it. Regardless, whether I’m right or wrong I hope to see a great game where both teams show the best they have to give.

Honest to God, I was there pregame for about 30 minutes. I was walking up to the ticket booth with the money in hand, toes still not thawed out from 2008 Enlow, no kids playing anymore......and I kept thinking “Why in the Hell are you doing this when the game is live in your own toasty warm home just 10 minutes away?” At that point, I did an about face, walked to my car, called Papa John’s and picked up a pizza that I ate in my kitchen while watching the game. Felt a little guilty but when I bail out on anything involving cold weather (which I often do these days) I blame it on the injuries acquired on the Enlow Polar Expedition of ‘08.

I didn’t - but then my judgement has always been a bit suspect.

My graduation from college has generally been looked upon as a moral victory.

One of my favorite quotes of Lincolns.

2008 Enlow was the coldest I have ever been......EVER......anytime....anywhere. I, quite seriously, just have not been able to tolerate cold weather as much ever since. I did enjoy making buddies and hanging out with a couple of guys from Reitz and Mater Dei who where attending. They gave me some extra hand and foot warmers as well. 2009 was, in fact, at Tech on a Saturday. Nice weather but same result as Enlow. I know lots of folks love Tech but I just have never felt the love for it personally. 2009 didn’t help me like it any better, either.

Rare moment for me.....I have the attention span of a gnat on speed.

They need a boy named “Sue”?

Agree with Temptation on this. You’ve got 2 teams in 5A as good as anyone in the State. I think Valpo might well be there, also. Jury is out on Dwenger. Need to see them play more non-SAC teams. Big drop-off after that.

Hell.....it was ice.

I’m down with that.

I love you (in a manly way).....and Sectional 32, too. Feel better?

Add “computer illiterate” and you’ve got me covered.

I was literally just trying to cut and paste that scene from “Miracle”. ”T’night, we are da’ greatest hockey team in da’ world!”

Not sure I follow. IHSAA just said they couldn’t play at their traditional “home field” - which is Broad Ripple. Often after Sectional games had already been played there. Not sure why. One of the foremost facilities in the State. It’s got grass (in spots), hashmarks, goalposts, working crappers, a concession stand and bleachers. “ Field of Champions”......

Is this game being broadcast/webcast? Not seeing it on IHSAATV (and affiliates) and I don’t know what WHMB40’s Game of the Week is as of yet. Given that it’s between No’s 1 and 2 per Sagarin and featuring the Defending State Champ vs. an upstart Cinderella team, it just might be worth broadcasting.

Chatard was already playing most of the season at LN the year they played GS in Indy at LN (I think). Given the weather that day, it wouldn’t have mattered where they played since the conditions were horrific. They could have just as easily played in a gravel pit. The IHSAA started moving certain playoff games away from Broad Ripple prior to ‘07 or ‘08. That said, I think the ‘08 Semistate and ‘09 Regional were there but I think those were the last. Again, memory fades.

Nope. The IHSAA has dictated it in the past. A Broad Ripple to Pike (which is usually available after the first week of November) move is at least one example.