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Tipton and Lapel added, MG and Ole Miss subtracted from the CIC? That makes sense to me but only if Tipton would ever consider leaving the HC. I could also see where the 4 Madison County CIC schools (Frankton, Elwood, Alexandria and MG ((although MG is technically located in Grant County)) team up with Lapel and possibly a few other schools to make a whole new conference. HH at Eastbrook will be a quality scrimmage for both teams.

The Starfires have a very solid 1A program, that should help test the Bruins in the scrimmage and Monroe Central is probably a tougher game than Jay County would be. Jay Co and Blackford are by far the best teams in their respective counties : )

I guess the better question these days is will anyone OTHER THAN Eastbrook or Ole Miss ever win the CIC again? Blackford might have a shot at finishing in 2nd soon though. I wouldn't be surprised if the CIC has a few new arrivals and departures in the next 3 years with the widening gaps in size and talent between the top 4 and the bottom 4, at least on the football side of the house.

I concur, Eastbrook and Mississinewa are still 1A and 1B in the CIC for 2019. This year I'll give the edge to Mississinewa to win the conference simply because the Panthers lost so many pieces from the 2A state runner-up team. Then Blackford sits at 3rd and they might even surprise Eastbrook for the 2nd spot this season when the smoke has cleared. Everyone else in the 4-7 spots (Frankton, Alexandria, OH, MG, Elwood) you can almost mix and match on your preseason prediction of where they'll finish and none of them have a legit shot at winning a sectional. Out of the 4-7 group, I'd give OH the best chance at making it to a sectional final game, the 3A sectional 27 slot that the Golden Eagles are moving into only has one team that finished above .500 last season. With MG moving down to 1A, I agree with ED78, this conference will more than likely see some changes in the next couple of years, at least in football. There's just not much to gain for either 1A MG or 4A Ole Miss when they play each other these days. I can see where over the next decade Blackford, OH, Eastbrook and Ole Miss could all win the CIC in football, but the gap between these 4 programs with their size and tradition vs. the other 4 teams is widening each season. I was excited for MG moving to 1A until I saw their new sectional alignment, with South Adams and Monroe Central in their sectional they'll be hard-pressed to make a post-season run anytime soon. Sectional 36 has to be the toughest 2A sectional in the state now with Eastbrook, Tipton, Blackford and Lapel in it. Yikes! Frankton is moving to a variation of the Wing T offense this season, if they win 4 games this year it'll be a successful campaign, I hope they win 5 or more. Go Eagles!!!!!