Pioneer def. Chesterton 16-10.

Fourth quarter come from behind victory!

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from_the_sidelines007

HNAC Week #1 Review . . .

*Congratulations to Caston on ending a 29-game losing streak. First win for Coach Will Porter since Sept. 9, 2016 duing his stay with South Vermillion.

*Congratulations to Triton on a close victory over South Central (UM). Trojans 1-0 to start season for fourth year in a row.

*Southwood victory over Knox was a bit of a surprise for me.

*Knox at Marian will be WHME TV-46 Game of the Week.

*No games this week for LaVille, Triton, Winamac unless Triton can make a deal with another IHSAA team looking for a Week 2 opponent.

 * * * 

What say you HNAC Nation?

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from_the_sidelines007

On 8/20/2020 at 9:54 AM, footballer_02 said:

Starting QB will more than likely be out for season with serious knee injury. Should be interesting to see who steps up for Laville as there are a number of talented athletes on that team. 

LaVille has a couple other athletes that can play QB with the season-ending injury to Doyle. Feel just sick for Ayden.  He was invested . . . he worked on his QB skills and worked on his long snapping skills.

They have a Wagoner kid that can play QB . . . they have a freshman that can play QB . . . Czarnecki has played QB before as well.

It will be different without Doyle calling the signals, but the cupboard is not bare.

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from_the_sidelines007

From the LaVille Website:

4 hours ago, Julio said:

Knox vs Winamac game is Friday.

Thanks for the update.

I cheated and copied and pasted from the John Harrell website.

Maybe someone from either Knox or Winamac can email John Harrell to let him know the correct date?

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

Ok Hoosier North Athletic Conference . . .  as we go day-to-day, we all plan for Week #1 of the regular season of high school football in Indiana.

So, what say you regarding the Week One schedule involving HNAC teams?

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from_the_sidelines007

Might try various school athletic websites to search for school broadcasting sites.

Might also try broadcastsport.net for anything they may have archieved.

There are also various radio stations that stream games,

Hope this helps!
 

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from_the_sidelines007

I think one or two officials at the LaVille at Prairie Heights scrimmage wore masks. Hard to see all of the officials through the feed I was watching.  Looked like fans were helping with physical distancing and masks the best they could.

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from_the_sidelines007

Yes, on the original schedule, the Week #1 WHME TV-46 Game of the Week was supposed to be Elkhart v. Concord.  That got changed due to restrictions from COVID in Elkhart County.  Enter Bremen at LaVille. 

Week #2 WHME TV-46 Game of the Week New Prairie at Culver Academy was changed because CMA would not allow TV-46 to broadcast from the press box.  Therefore the Week #2 game was changed to Knox at Mishawaka Marian.

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from_the_sidelines007

21 minutes ago, Football Guru 25 said:

I think this is very doubtful to happen this season!   

Thanks for your confidence Football Guru!

That away to boost the spirits of the players and coaches that are working so hard to play this season.

I give kudos to the folks at WHME TV-46 for attempting to put together a schedule.

Now we take it one day at a time and get to Week #1 . . . then we can go from there.

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

2 hours ago, Football Guru 25 said:

Hopefully no last minute cancellation     I still cant believe the IHSAA is pushing for a season!!

We all know how quickly things change!

We are not to Saturday yet.

A cancellation is not out of the question.

Here you have one school from one county (LaVille .- St. Joseph) and one from another county (Prairie Heights - LaGrange).

Now granted, they are using two separate entrances for each of the respective fans.

They are limiting the seating.

And, the event is held outdoors.

The event does have three things going for it.

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from_the_sidelines007

Just happened to see this information put out on twitter . . .

LaVille Football Scrimmage at Prairie Heights

Saturday, August 15, 6 p.m.

Physical distancing and masks required

Home team to enter one end of stadium. Visiting team to enter opposity end of stadium.

Tickets given to family of players, coaches, managers, cheerleaders, etc., Patron will then submit ticket with $3 admission at the gate.

Site also mentions

JUST A REMINDER

Lancer fans, it is extremely important to physical distance in the visitor stands and wear masks for this event.

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from_the_sidelines007

Just a public service announcement . . . 

Just renewed my booster support for THE gridiron digest.

Encourage others that utilize this site to consider becoming a booster!

It is an easy process . . . took me a couple of minutes.

Thanks to anyone that helps support The Gridiron Digest!

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Yeah . . . kind of like those that take blood.

I've had nurses that it was just a little prick to the skin and the process was not that big of a deal.

I've had less nurses that, for whatever reason, could not find the vein, wiggled the needle around, apologized and took the needle out.

Bottom line: Depends on the nurse, the experience, and the touch.

I will say that most all my nurses did a very good job!

God Bless all those nurses (Docs, aides, front-line workers in whatever they do) as we navigate through this pandemic.  

Mask Up

Follow Guidelines

Athletes: Make Good Decisions When You Are Away From Practice And Your Teammates. Those decisions are crucial and can dictate if we all get to continue.

There are a lot of kids, coaches, parents, patrons, etc., that want to play sports again.

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from_the_sidelines007

3 minutes ago, DannEllenwood said:

The election, Durham Report, Flynn’s gag order removed.......

What’s the answer that no one want to hear?  To keep going?

The answer is:

Follow the guidelines . . . 

mask up (when people are asked to)

physical distance (whenever possible)

avoid too much contact when not required for sports

use hand sanitizer and cleaning materials to minimize contact with surfaces.

We are in the situation we are in because people don't want to or think they have to follow a simple guideline.

*I get that there are those that may not be able to mask up due to medical reasons. Not everyone has a medical reason.

These kids want to play and a lot of these kids are being smart and making good decisions.  The coaches want to coach.  The parents, friends, community members want to watch football or volleyball or soccer or whatever again.

Just follow the guidelines . . .  Its that simple.

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from_the_sidelines007

2 minutes ago, foxbat said:

My oldest son possibly getting back into playing football after a two-year hiatus just coaching football and playing soccer.  He said tonight, since he didn't make the high school soccer squad, that the soccer coach suggested that he check out football and he was interested in maybe getting back in to playing.

Good for you and good for your boy!

Best of luck to him in his return to football!

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

The present guideline until Phase 5 in late August is 250.

My question is . . . 

Does that 250 include players, coaches, officials, and essential personnel (Press box and/or Scorer's Table)?

Just looking for clarification. Thanks!
 

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from_the_sidelines007

On 8/3/2020 at 4:03 PM, Thor77 said:

There’s no way the schools or the organization have the funds to do this. 

According QuestDiagnostics and LabCorp, the two largest laboratory chains in the U.S., the Medicare rates (likely the lowest cost) to process an antibody test is around $50 and $100-$200 for a PCR swab test

Who is going to pay for that?

The school can not afford that x's athletes/coaches.

I'm hearing that some colleges/universities are using a spit test.  Spit in a tube and send for testing.  The COVID lives in our spit.

Anyone know how long the spit test takes to get a result and how long it takes and how accurate is that test?

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from_the_sidelines007

Move fall sports to the spring?

What about the spring sports? Now we are saying that kids that play football and run track or play baseball or golf have to pick a sport.

I didn't hear anyone offering the spring sports a chance to play.   Now those 2020 graduates have moved on.

What is in the best interest of not just kids, but everyone?

The answer is what no one wants to hear.

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from_the_sidelines007

Wow!

What a ride . . . When I started this topic - 

Football Season Options

I was hoping we could avoid politics. How naive was I?

Heck, most high school football players are not yet eligible to vote, so that is the least of their worries.

These kids, coaches, parents, patrons, etc., want to play.

Just throwing this out there . . . 

If Indiana is still in Stage 4.5 until August 27, social gatherings are limited to 250 people - that would include players, coaches, etc.  How many fans get in per team? 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but that probably applies to high school gyms for volleyball, soccer stadiums, and football stadiums?  And possibly tennis courts depending on the fan support your tennis team gets.  No disrespect to tennis . . .  some schools have more tennis fans than others.

I've also heard that large cross country invitationals are being cancelled for this year due to the number of runners and potential patrons watching the runners.

There would also be limitations to essential personnel in the press box . . . PA, Game Clock, Play Clock, Spotter, maybe 2 spotters. Unless your school has a large press box, that's probably going to cover the physical distancing.  If you have the main level of the press box and a deck above, the deck would have enough space for 6 total people?  Probably 2 assistant coaches and camera person for each team?  If you are fortunate to have a two-level pressbox and deck, you would have more space for others, like media.

Any one else would have to camp out in the bleachers or along the fence line.

I would suspect that the sidelines will be limited to essential personnel only, as well.  Players, coaches, manager(s), trainer, maybe a team doctor, if your school has a team doctor.

Where does that put administrators?  In the end zone?

Believe me, these are things that school administrators have to talk about and are talking about.

Keep the conversation rolling!

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from_the_sidelines007

On 6/23/2020 at 4:32 PM, Sports Fan said:

Sectional 34 is interesting.  Cass won it last year, but doesn't bring back as much this year.  LaVille was their Sectional Final opponent, but not hearing much about how good they will be this year.  Rochester still figuring out how to get past the first round from what I can tell.  Pioneer with two really good athletes, but some say they have an unproven line.  Bremen looks to be improved after playing youngsters last year.  Delphi, Manchester, and Wabash getting no love at all, and I do not know much about any of the three.  This could be an interesting Sectional.  The draw could be a heavy influence here.

 

Just to throw this out there . . .  2 teams in this sectional open against each other in 2020.

Bremen at LaVIlle, August 21

If it happens, we will all get an early season look at how good Bremen and LaVille could be.

Bremen was young and gained valuable experience last year.  Sophomore QB threw for almost 1,000 yards, Senior to be rushed for nearly 600 yards, a TD, and one 100+ rushing game. Senior to be top receiver was a little over 300 yards receiving and three TD catches.Defense had eight picks and two recoveries and gave up 28 points per game and held two teams to one score or less.

LaVille returns a QB that threw for over 1,000 yards and 10TDs with 7 INTs.  Top runner (nearly 500 yards and 9 TDs and one 100+ rushing game) / pass receiver (nearly 500 yards and 5 TD catches) is dangerous.  Graduated eight seniors, including 1,000 yard rusher and three receivers with nearly 200 yards each from a squad that advanced to the sectional championship.  Top tackler back for senior season for a defense that collected 15 sacks, 12 INTs, and 8 recoveries for a defense that allowed 11 points per game and held six teams to score one time or less.

LaVille did win the 2019 week one contest last year at Bremen before winning a second round sectional game at LaVille.

Neighborhood rivalry on the line.  Both want to start the season off right and build momentum for hopefully a full season.

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from_the_sidelines007

I was able to find a local high school that purchases THE Indiana Football Digest.

Thanks for reaching out.

Not sure if there is a business in northern Indiana - the South Bend area - that might be willing to sell THE magazine?

Thanks again to you and all your staff for this undertaking.

It is a privilege to read about Indiana high school football through this forum.

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2 hours ago, Titan32 said:

None of the above.  The best option for Indiana is to play as scheduled as long as your school is open for face to face.

So, you would choose option #5 - Other Suggestion.

Just sayin'

Thanks for your input

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