FarmerFran

IFCA All State players are selected by region regardless of class size. The coaches in a specific region get together and nominate their players and give a spiel on why the player is deserving and then all of the coaches vote. When fans wonder why player xyz did not make the team, sometimes it is as simple as the coach didn't show up to represent. Other times it is due to better players at the specific position. Can't speak on the AP process.

2 POINT GAMES Bowman @ Benton Central Tipton @ Rensselaer Northwestern @ Twin Lakes Western @ Central Catholic Hamilton Heights @ West Lafayette Carroll @ Sheridan Seeger @ North Vermillion North White @ West Central North Judson @ Pioneer Bluffton @ Lakeland

Culver at LaVille- LaVille will have 2 weeks of Andrean prep. Knox at Caston- Knox Football team preps for sectionals and gets guys some rest this week Triton at Winamac- Trojans pummel Winamac from start to finish. North Judson at Pioneer- I think that both teams will head into this one with the mindset to win this week and next. What is there to hold back for either team? Both teams want to control the ball and play great defense. One with a wing-t and one with a power/option scheme. Neither team is going to come out and magically do something on offense that they haven't done all season. The real question this week will be to see how Freshman QB Shiloh Rine develops with a week of confidence under his belt for Pioneer. He played well last week against Culver and his comfort may end up being the difference maker for Pioneer. Defensively, Judson will be in their 4-4/4-3 looks and will be very sound versus the Panther offense. I'm curious to see which defense the Panthers settle on this week as they have been in about 6 different looks since week one, while trying to find what fits their young core best.

I generally care very little about the polls, but how in the world is Knightstown ranked in the top 10 in 1A at a 3-5 record with zero notable victories?

2 POINT GAMES Benton Central @ Central Catholic Rensselaer @ Northwestern Washington @ Hamilton Heights Tipton @ Western Twin Lakes @ West Lafayette Sheridan @ Eastern Taylor @ Tri-Central North Vermillion @ Fountain Central South Vermillion @ Seeger Triton @ Knox

Caston @ Winamac- Comets in a close one. LaVille @ Judson- Lancers Pioneer @ Culver- Panthers Triton @ Knox- Knox Football Team

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Yeah coaches never have agendas while voting… Kiser was voted co- conference mvp his senior year. What a joke! Won Mr. football, but couldn’t win conference MVP?

Culver at Caston- Comets secure their first win of the season. LaVille @ Glenn- Lancers bounce back after last week's lost Judson @ Triton- Jays pull out the win in a close one Winamac @ West Central- Trojans beat the warriors by 2-3 scores Knox @ Pioneer- I think Knox gets caught up after last week's big win over LaVille and the Panthers hang with them and eek out the win. Don't be surprised if the Panthers end up resting the FB and QB again to prepare for a late season tournament run.

2 Point Games Hamilton Heights @ Tipton Central Catholic @ Twin Lakes Rensselaer @ Benton Central Tippecanoe Valley @ West Lafayette Western @ Northwestern Frontier @ Tri-County North Judson @ Triton McCutcheon @ Lafayette Jeff Culver @ Caston Bluffton @ Heritage

My prediction held true, that if Pioneer could contain Shively they would win, and they didn't. Shively was the difference in this game. Being down both primary ball carriers did not help Pioneer, but the offense was still fairly successful even with backups in 3 of the 4 positions backfield positions and being out our starting center. Pioneer was inside of the red zone 3 times and didn't put up points, which was a killer. At full health, I think Pioneer wins this past week by 1 or 2 scores, but being a 30 man team at the 1a level we probably will never be at full health. I think what was more motivating for the Pioneer players was the last minute of the game where Pioneer stopped calling timeouts so that Triton could kneel out the clock. Instead of kneeling it out, Triton went for not one but two qb sneaks to score. In my opinion, if you don't like it then stop it, but at the same time, the players took that pretty personally and are already hoping for a sectional rematch.

They told us that any linemen cannot catch a pass if said linemen are in the backfield. Can run though.

Can a punter with a lineman number attempt a pass in a fake punt scenario? Faced a punter # 66, we asked 2 separate crews and neither was sure.

Vikings Frontier West Central

Rans has hit 30+ in practice, but you have to trust the whole sequence to go for it.

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In all fairness, on PATs, Rans is 13/16 (80%) and Shively is 7/10 (70%) per MaxPreps. Statistically, Workman is the best PAT kicker at 3/3 😄

Tri Central @ Carroll- Carroll Sheridan @ Taylor- Sheridan Delphi @ C. Prairie- C. Prairie Eastern @ C. Central-Eastern

Caston @ North White- Vikings- The comets are getting better, but they're not there yet. Culver @ Winamac- Warriors- In my opinion, this will be the only game that either of these teams can win this year. Knox @ LaVille- Knox Football Team- I think that Knox's offense will be too much for the Lancers. SCUM @ Judson- Jays- Coach Lambert will be getting the kids boosted back up this week after their lackluster performance against Winamac. Triton @ Pioneer- Panthers- I'm not sure that either team has been fully healthy all season. There's a good chance Toloza doesn't play this Friday, which certainly doesn't help Pioneer. This Panther team is much grittier than last year's team and I think that if they can contain Shively (easier said than done) they will win. In my opinion, Shively is the best or second best overall player in the conference right up there with Plummer between what they offer at QB, DB and Kicker.

2 Point Games Central Catholic @ Rensselaer Northwester @ Tipton Twin Lakes @ Hamilton Heights Western @ Linton West Lafayette @ Benton Central Lafayette Jeff @ Harrison Richmond @ Muncie Central Seeger @ Fountain Central Triton @ Pioneer Knox @ LaVille

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2 Point Games Benton Central @ Twin Lakes Blackhawk @ Northwestern Hamilton Heights @ Western Rensselaer @ West Lafayette Tipton @ Central Catholic Glenn @ Knox Carroll @ Eastern Tri-Central @ Delphi Clinton Prairie @ Sheridan Bowman Academy @ Lake Station

Hammond @ Pioneer- Hammond is currently 13th in 5a per the IFCA poll. I'll take the Panthers Glenn @ Knox- Knox Football Team keeps to their winning ways LaVille @ Caston- Caston is much improved from last year, but still not enough to beat the Lancers Triton @ Culver- Trojans by a lot Winamac @ Judson- Judson exacts retribution from last week's loss swiftly and often against the woeful warriors

Bremen at Triton- Going Bremen here after all of the injury talk above. Culver at West Central- Trojans and its not going to be close. Judson at Knox- Gotta go with the Knox football team. The backs run hard, the lines are large and they have depth for days. Pioneer at Caston- Panthers Winamac at LaVille- Lancers