from_the_sidelines007

1 hour ago, Gipper said:

Way too much of this, but it’s an easy fix: buckle up and KEEP THE PHONE DOWN.   

Do we know that this young man did not have his seat belt secured and/or that he was on his phone?

This could have been what it was . . . an automobile accident.  

If you know the facts, that is different.  I do not read anywhere on this thread that he did not have seat belt on and/or that he was on his phone.

Please, let's now assume.

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from_the_sidelines007

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OK . . . Here we go:

LaVille at Bremen - Lancers

Scecina at Pioneer - Panthers

NJSP at Culver Community - NJSP

South Central (UM) at Triton - Triton

West Central at Caston - Comets

Winamac at Knox* (HNAC) - Winamac

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from_the_sidelines007

20 hours ago, DE said:

Isn’t Judson @ CC a HNAC game too?

Yes. I indicated in the opening two HNAC games. Just forgot to *HNAC the game in the schedule portion.

My bad . . . 

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from_the_sidelines007

No time like the present to start talking about the season getting started.

Here is the Week #1 Schedule

There are two HNAC games to open the season while everyone else is playing non-conference opposition:

So, Who Ya Got?

Friday Aug. 20

LaVille at Bremen

Lewis Cass at Pioneer

NJSP at Culver Community

South Central (UM) at Triton

West Central at Caston

Winamac at Knox* (HNAC)

As always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

All:

With the recent 55th Annual IFCA North-South All-Star Football Game, are there records out there . . . somewhere . . . that shows how many players have represented each school? And, if there is a count per school, would there be a list of names that might appear as well?

Example:

Ben Davis 12 

(Joe Smith, Jimmy Davis, etc. . . . )

or

Roncalli 20

I'm just throwing numbers out and names as an example?

If there are such numbers, would names happen to go with that count?

Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide.

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

12 hours ago, CoachDurham said:

Is this Younis 3rd Stint at Triton? wasn't here there in 2007 as well.

So For Coach Younis, he was the Triton Head Football Coach from 2001 to 2012.  The Trojans went 42 - 90 during that span.  THS won sectional titles in 2007 and 2008.  Coach returned in 2019 when Ron Brown left after three seasons.  

So in answer to your two questions: 

To my knowledge, this is his second stint at Triton.

Yes, he was the Triton Head Coach in 2007.

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from_the_sidelines007

12 hours ago, DE said:

Did Winamac defeat NJSP for the Sectional Championship in the fall of 2020?

Did Pioneer defeat both Chesterton and New Haven?

Great conference. Best wishes all. 

Winamac defeated NJSP 14-8 in sectional championship at NJSP.

Pioneer defeated Chesterton 20-16 in Week #2 and lost to New Haven 32-28 in Week #3.

Both games played at Pioneer . . .  Winamac and LaVille were unable to play.

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from_the_sidelines007

I figured we get the conversation started here at HNAC Central . . .

The 2021 Hoosier North Athletic Conference season will be upon us before we know it.

Who ya'll got in scrimmage?

Then Week #1 features two games as HNAC openers - NJSP at Culver Community and Winamac at Knox. All the remaining HNAC teams face non-conference foes to start the season.

There will be no new faces in charge of the eight HNAC football programs to start 2021.  

Will Porter returns for his second season at Caston after the Comets finished 3-8 overall and won its first round sectional game for the first time since 2014.

Mike Zehner is back for his sixth season at Culver after the Cavaliers finished 3-8 overall.

Russ Radtke is ready for his second season on the sidelines at Knox after a 6-5 mark a year ago. It is the fifth straight winning season for Redskin Football.

Will Hostrawser is the HNAC veteran, returning for his ninth season in Lakeville following a 6-2 record.  It is the seventh straight winning season for Lancer Football since Hostrawser took over the reins to start the 2013 season.

Brett Lambert comes back for his third season as the boss at North Judson-San Pierre.  Lambert guided the BlueJays to six of seven victories before a narrow second round loss to Winamac in the sectional.

Adam Berry continues in his sixth season at Pioneer.  The Panthers closed the 2021 season at 12-2 overall and have 25 consecutive winning seasons dating back to 1995. Pioneer made quite the schedule adjustment last year due to COVID, getting the better part of Chesterton and New Haven in Week 2 and Week 3, respectively, en route to a run to the semi-state round before dropping a 42-34 decision at Fort Wayne Luers.

Though Randy Younis is in his 14th season at Triton, Younis is in his second go-round following a six-year break from 2013-2018. Younis is currently in his third year upon his second run pacing the sidelines of Trojan Football.

John Hendryx is back for his second year at Winamac.  Hendryx took the Warriors to the 2021 sectional title before a 37-32 loss to Lafayette Central Catholic in the regional round. It was the first sectional trophy for Winamac since 2016.

As the July workouts begin in full force, any newcomers inside the locker room? 

Any preseason conference predictions?

Who has the best defense in the HNAC coming back?

Where will the HNAC offense stand?

Looking forward to a more normal season ahead in 2021!

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

Great to hear that Coach Glon landed on his feet!

Agreed . . .  great guy, great coach.

All the best, Coach!
 

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from_the_sidelines007

As they say:

Rensselaer School Corp GAIN

Is Gridiron LOSS

El Ed requires a lot of time and energy . . .  You put up with all of us on here.

I believe that you can handle a bunch of elementary noise!

Thanks for all your efforts, Mr. Mayor!

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from_the_sidelinees007

All:

So my question is . . . Is Monica Maxwell the AD?

Or was Monica Maxwell the old AD?

Just trying to clarify.

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from_the_sidelines007

On 12/7/2020 at 12:24 PM, Coach Nowlin said:

Attached:  Congrats to those who made the IFCA top list !!

ANNUAL REMINDER

IF YOU MAKE TOP 50 YOU CANNOT MAKE CLASSIFICATION ALL STATE OR JR ALL STATE TEAM
 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Football Coaches Association
TOP 50
All-State 2020
Offense
Pos. First Name Last Name School Gr. Class Ht. Wt.
OL Luke Collinsworth East Central High School SR 4A 6-7 300
OL Vincent Fiacable Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger SR 5A 6-4 305
OL Blake Fisher Avon High School SR 6A 6-7 350
OL Landen Livingston Leo High School JR 4A 6-5 275
OL Zenuae Michalski Floyd Central High School SR 5A 6-6 285
OL Jaxon Miller Triton Central High School SR 2A 6-2 245
OL Mahamane Moussa Indianapolis Pike High School SR 6A 6-4 275
OL Pete Nygra Brownsburg High School SR 6A 6-4 270
OL Justin Pickett Carmel High School SR 6A 6-6 320
OL Zach Richards Mooresville High School SR 4A 6-4 285
OL Joey Tanona Zionsville High School SR 5A 6-7 300
TE Nick Miller South Adams High School SR 1A 6-4 225
TE Aaron Steinfeldt Bloomington North High School SR 5A 6-4 233
WR Blake Austin New Palestine High School SR 5A 6-2 200
WR Omar Cooper Lawrence North High School JR 6A 6-1 185
WR Camden Jordan Indianapolis Cathedral SR 5A 6-0 167
WR Zach Vode Hobart High School SR 4A 6-3 215
QB Brady Allen Gibson Southern High School JR 3A 6-5 210
QB Henry Hesson Avon High School SR 6A 6-2 200
QB Nathan McCahill Indianapolis Cathedral SR 5A 6-0 180
QB Donaven McCulley Lawrence North High School SR 6A 6-5 195
RB Omarion Dixon Harrison (West Lafayette) SR 5A 6-1 225
RB Micah Hauser Westfield High School JR 6A 5-11 174
RB Baron Huebler Indianapolis Roncalli SR 4A 5-9 185
RB Ezra Lewellen Pioneer High School SR 2A 5-8 160
RB Devin Mockobee Boonville High School SR 4A 6-0 195
RB Carson Steele Center Grove High School SR 6A 6-2 225
K Spencer Hanna Carmel High School SR 6A 5-11 160

 

 

Defense
Pos. First Name Last Name School Gr. Class Ht. Wt.
DL Austin Booker Center Grove High School SR 6A 6-6 245
DL Caden Curry Center Grove High School JR 6A 6-5 255
DL Cooper Jones Valparaiso High School SR 5A 6-5 250
DL Rodney McGraw Elkhart High School SR 6A 6-5 255
DL Kyran Montgomery Indianapolis Pike High School SR 6A 6-5 245
DL Peyton Price Lafayette Jefferson High School SR 6A 6-2 295
DL Joe Strickland Indianapolis Brebeuf JR 3A 6-4 255
DL Popeye Williams Westfield High School JR 6A 6-3 223
LB Bobby Babcock Hobart High School SR 4A 5-11 215
LB Hayden Kermode Triton Central High School SR 2A 5-10 210
LB Luke Marsh Western Boone High School SR 2A 5-10 190
LB Domanick Moon Fort Wayne Snider High School JR 6A 6-3 225
LB Luke Palmer Homestead High School SR 6A 5-11 195
LB Nyles Sutton Castle High School SR 5A 5-11 192
LB Devon Tippmann Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger SR 5A 6-1 200
DB Daylan Carnell Indianapolis Ben Davis High School SR 6A 6-3 195
DB Rylan Cole Mt. Vernon (Fortville) SR 4A 6-1 190
DB JoJo Johnson Merrillville High School SR 6A 5-11 180
DB Theran Johnson Indianapolis North Central SR 6A 6-0 182
DB Jackson Schott Center Grove High School SR 6A 6-4 208
DB Javon Tracy Decatur Central High School JR 5A 6-1 180
PTR Grayden Addison Noblesville High School SR 6A 6-0 190

IFCA TOP 50 All-State 2020.pdf 112.01 kB · 14 downloads

WOW!

A lot of talented young men here.

Let's Break It Down:

6A - 23

5A - 12

4A - 8

3A - 2

2A - 4

1A -  1

Congratulations to each of these young men!

Well deserved!

Not picking with the breakdown. Just for informational purposes only . . . HONEST!

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from_the_sidelines007

On 11/24/2020 at 7:39 PM, Mayo77 said:

Just looked.   4 games.   Nevermind 

Due to injury, Doyle played 2 HNAC games. He played 4 total games, including 2 IHSAA state tournament games.

I'm sure that it is up to each coach whether a player(s) should have been considered for All-Conference without an injury to prevent them from playing.

Not sure if the HNAC has a minimum games to play to be considered for all-conference consideration or not.

Above my pay grade.

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from_the_sidelines007

1 hour ago, Cover 4 said:

I think it’s pretty obvious to everyone who the conference champion was.

Yeah . . . . pretty obvious.

Not all conference games were played, therefore, NO champion.

When, I believe eight games were NOT played, there can not be a champion.

Why must the topic continue to be debated.

Just leave it rest.

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from_the_sidelines007

Hoosier North Athletic Conference Football 2020

Because of missed games there was NO Conference Champion Declared

Final standings listed by percentage
Pioneer 5-0, LaVille 4-1, North Judson-San Pierre 5-2, Knox 4-2, Winamac 3-2, Triton 2-4, Culver 1-6, Caston 0-7

Hoosier North Athletic Conference Offensive Most Valuable

Ezra Lewellen, Pioneer

529 yards rushing in four HNAC games

132.3 average

16.0 average 

33 carries

70 run scrimmage from scrimmage

7 touchdowns

Hoosier North Athletic Conference Defensive Most Valuable

Sam Smith, Caston

70 tackles in 70 games

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from_the_sidelines007

12 hours ago, Donnie Baker said:

I don’t 

I'll go limb walking here:

Pioneer by 17

NJSP by 14

Just my two cents . . . Keep the change!

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from_sidelines._007

Watched the Pioneer-LaVille game on the internet.

Pioneer has speed that LaVille could not duplicate in practice.  The Pioneer offensive line was very intentional and confident in what they ran. Pionee's offensive line opened holes that were just big enough for the speed of the backs to get through and they were in the secondary in the blink of an eye. That speed doesn't neet gapping holes to get through.

LaVille just did not have any answers for the handful of looks that Pioneer gave them.

Kudos to the LaVille Football team that could have packed it in back when they were sidelined early in the season.  They came together, thanks in part due to a senior class that was hungry to lead and hungry for success.  Coach Hostrawser and his coaching staff did a fine job of utilizing the talent they had this season.  That roster might not have been a big one, but Coach Hostrawser made the best with what he had.  They made adjustments from a year ago on offense and that defensive mindset that Coach Hostrawser brings continues to get the job done.

Kudos also to a freshman QB that was thrown into the fire following an injury to their senior QB.  He came in and did an admirable job given the circumstances.  It was nice to see the Doyle kid return to add depth and chip in on offense, defense and wherever he could.  That was a very young offensive line to go with a young quarterback, and a couple young runners in the backfield for Coach H to build around for the years go come.  The defense was equally young, as at least half of those boys were underclassmen as well from what I could see.

On this night, Pioneer the better team with more execution and weapons than the Lancers.

Not the result the Lancers wanted, but this Pioneer team is a solid team.

IMO, Bremen will have its hands ful next week for a sectional championship.

Be interesting to see if the Lions can use the film scout to find something different, a wrinkle, a gimic to use to slow the Pioneer offense.

Pioneer sets the play, acts like they don't care if you know what it is and challenges you to stop what they do. And do well, I might add.

NJSP, Pioneer, and Winamac left standing in the HNAC.  All the best to that trio as they move forward in state tournament.  Early precincts say NJSP and Pioneer playing for a regional.

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from_the_sidelines007

Here is my two cents . . . keep the change!

Knox

Pioneer

NJSP

Adams Central

Southwood

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from_the_sidelines007

How about the HNAC!

All eight teams pick up a victory.

So very happy for Coach Porter and the Caston Comets . . .  nice work guys

And Triton, not expected to win . . . . got off to a good start and held off Churubusco.  Kudos, gentlemen!

Knox, Pioneer, NJSP, and LaVille continue to a consistent 'Business As Usual' beat.

There is a reason they call it special teams.  Just ask Winamac.

Now its time for sectional semifinals

Who are your winners in the IHSAA State Tournament Week #2?

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I was watching a video stream between LaVille and Culver.

Not sure if many other HNAC people other than the LaVille followers have noticed this, but Coach Hostrawser's entire offensive starting line is two sophomores and three freshmen. Or at least thats what I saw.

They also have a freshman QB, who has done just fine following the injury to one of the IMO better quarterbacks in the HNAC coming into this season.    They also have another sophomore lined up at fullback.  Some nice talent over the next couple of years.

And, unless I miss my count - which is possible - I did see a freshman and four sophomores starting on defense.

The senior class is talented and a hungry bunch of Lancers trying to lead the underclassmen.  Both LaVille and Pioneer have to win first round games to foce a second rount contest at Lancer Field in the semifinal round of the state tournament, but let's get there first.  Let the boys take care of business in the first round, then we can have those discussions about a Pioneer-LaVille match up.  I, too, think it would be a good idea for the Pioneer-LaVille game to count in the HNAC standings.  Would close the gap on the eight games that were missed during the regular season.

Just some ramblings from_the_sidelines007

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from_the_sidelines007

No . . . 

Pioneer finished 5-0

LaVille 4-1

NJSP 5-2

Knox 4-2

Winamc 3-2

Tirton 2-4

Culver 1-6

Caston 0-7

Still no conference champion since eight HNAC games were not played.

Maybe LaVille and Pioneer could count its second round IHSAA state tournament game as an HNAC game . . .  providing both Pioneer and LaVille win in week one.

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from_the_sidelines 007

Knox by 20

LaVille by 20

Pioneer by 17

Triton-Winamac toss up . . . . going with Triton by 3

My two cents . . .  keep the change

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007

Just a couple of weeks away from the state tournament.

So, let's have some conversation about if you were to seed Sectional 34, how would you seed it?

Here is what we know

LaVille 4-0

Pioneer 6-1

Bremen 5-2

Delphi 5-2

Wabash 4-3

Lewis Cass 2-5

Manchester 2-5

Rochester 0-5

Is it based on sagarin ratings, records, strength of schedule? What say you?

Can't discuss what we don't know . . . i.e. LaVille and Pioneer did not play, LaVille and Bremen did not play, etc.

Let's discuss what we know to this point.

as always, the game is better

from_the_sidelines007