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I can understand well enough to know that you're trying to use numbers to make a point but leaving out important facts that would make your argument invalid. It's a tactic used by politicians daily. Thankfully for the rest of us I called you out on in before the charade could continue.

You gave a roster and total enrollment implying that was all the kids playing. I bet New Palestine has more than 5 freshmen in their program. And if they do, those have to be taken into consideration when comparing percentage of kids playing in the building like Heritage Hills.

but your raw data is skewed because the 700 boys and girls are for grades 9-12. Danville's 58 kids are 9-12. So you're leaving out a pretty important part of your raw data.

Not an expert on Chatard but MaxPreps lists 80 Senior through Sophomores. If we assume similar numbers in the freshman class that's 106 kids. And if half of those 700 kids are male, that's 30% of all boys playing football.

I feel like many of the arguments in this thread are one sided. "We have to play private schools with more advantages." The reply is, "The world isn't' fair." "We got bumped up and have to play in a bigger class." Shouldn't the reply, "The world isn't fair" apply here too?

I feel like the greater the advantage lies in the smaller classes. It's apparent when there 3 private school state champions in Classes 1A through 4A. Most of the smaller schools lie in rural areas where, yes open enrollment exists but schools are spaced out enough that you just get the kids that are in your boundaries. Private schools typically have more money, more coaches, more players than a public school of equal classification.

Crawford County High School

Coach Bowsman's nephews, Mack and Mox Lowe, have the lights on at the football field and baseball field at Springs Valley.

Forest Park High School

I just received this email from my good friend Jason Lowe. Coach Lowe is an assistant at Springs Valley and brother in law of Coach Bowsman. Hopefully this can spread through the state. Good morning Coaches. As many of you know, West Washington's head football coach/AD Phillip Bowsman passed away yesterday afternoon. Phillip was a great man, an extraordinary leader, and the best brother-in-law I could ask for. Springs Valley will be honoring Phillip by turning on our football field lights friday morning and leaving them on until Phillip's funeral services conclude Saturday. I've yet to meet anyone that loved Friday Night Lights as much as Phillip and his family. I'm inviting you to honor Phillip in the same way but also asking you to forward on to other schools/football programs in our area that I do not have contacts for. Let me know if you have any questions. Jason Lowe

I remember that one well. EG dominated the second half. Fun game to watch when you don't really care who wins. Just like tonight was.

should have taken the money line

Going to wager all the cheesy potatoes I am about to eat that WW wins by 2 TDs. However the French Lick Resort has opened a new hotel since I began betting on games.

North Decatur at West Washington

Standings Through Week 12: boilerfan87-83 CtownPirates-80 PiratePride,Zonefball-79 Coachhess-78 SenatorFan-76 JQWL-66 Week 13 Game: North Decatur at West Washington

Not sure if I picked a winner but: WW

Thanks Coach. It was a challenging season for sure. Wouldn't change it though. Got a handful of great kids here and I don't know what I'd do without them.

That's part of the issue but not by any means THE ISSUE. The story really doesn't get into other sports but the boys could barely field a cross country team, the band can barely field a Band or whatever. The boys basketball went to the state finals in 2017 and the next year had only 16 kids come out. And so on and so on.

I thought the videos were really good too.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/11/07/indiana-high-school-football-crawford-county-wolfpack-team-fights-survival/4096141002/

Standings Through 11 Weeks: boilerfan87-82 CtownPirates-79 PiratePride, Coachhess, Zonefball-78 SenatorFan-75 JQWL-65 everyone else has seemed to quit Week 12 Game West Washington at Perry Central

"Sectional 40 Championship" should be the title. Sectional 48 is West Washington and Perry Central

Absolutely. I always defer to experience when it comes to these things. Thanks!

Once our season is over I normally go watch Southridge play. The kids look forward to going and we usually watch them at home. Haven't had the chance yet so we are going Friday. Never been to The Jungle before. Really looking forward to it. Any suggestions on where to eat? (Maybe eating arrangement weren't the type of discussion you were hoping for but beggars can't be choosers.)

Not saying anything against the NK defense but I was impressed with their o-line on film. I'm sure several of those kids go both ways and contribute defensively but that line is good for sure.