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I am sure your all time favorite (because you have called games between them) is the DC White jersey's and Gold Numbers (TV and Radio Play by Play nightmare).

I heard from a little birdie that @Coach Nowlin our local celebrity was going to up the ante from his WoF success and make a run on Jeopardy. Little birdie was me by the way and I approve this rumor!

Noblesville or Hamilton Heights? 😂

Coach Mallory is in his 40's I don't see him retiring from coaching anytime soon. Will he be coaching for another 20-30 years? Probably not that long unless he is looking to beat Bud Wrights tenure as a Head Coach. Coach Mal was HC at Kinghtstown for 2 years and has been at Lawrence North for the last 13 years.

Yes I had forgot about Coach West being from the Coach Moore coaching tree!

Yes there are coaches currently on staff that they might be willing to hire. 2 of them didn't quite work out at other programs as HC's but they have been terrific assistants and could warrant a shot. Technically Coach Mallory would be a hire from within Moore's program just not on current staff because he left after many years as an assistant in 2011 to get a shot as a Head Coach at Knightstown then after 2 years went to Lawrence North and has done a terrific job. He just hasn't been on the current CG staff. His 60-76 doesn't seem great to some. Those of us who saw how bad LN was when he first arrived know the leaps an bounds he has brought that program around. Those first few years were rough and now the last 2 or 3 have been a turning point. See above. Coach Mallory is a product of Coach Moore's system.

Agreed! When the day comes that Coach Moore decides to hang it up there will be high interest in the job. I think one of the top candidates who would be interested would be Coach Mallory at Lawrence North. He is part of the Moore Coaching Tree knows Moore's system very well a former assistant at CG and very familiar with the school and has done amazing things bringing LN from the bottom to the top.

They went 10-2 with a M.A.S.H. unit football team this year losing in Semi-State to WC 24-21. You must not remember that last year they lost in Semi-State to eventual State Champion Brownsburg 31-27, Brownsburg had 3 consecutive very tight games leading up to the State Championship. Center Grove had the ball with under a minute trailing 31-27 and ended up throwing an Int on 4th down. The year prior to that they lost 37-34 in OT to Ben Davis in Semi-State. It isn't like they haven't been right in the mix the last 3 years.

Funny thing about Fishers. I still remember in the 1990's when Hamilton Southeastern was a 4A school. By 2005 HSE had grown so big they opened Fishers High Scnow both are 6A schools separated by 6 miles.

I think @Sparty is saying Center Grove isn't done winning State Championships with Coach Moore. I would agree with him. They have some Offensive Lineman to replace but they have a lot of young skilled players returning. A healthy CG team this year would have probably gone deeper. Brownsburg would have been a tough match-up for them in Semi-State but they would have been competitive. The injury bug at RB position caught up to the Trojans. I was waiting for them to blow the dust off of Trojan Dad or @Bash Riprock they were going so deep into the well.

All I have to say is what a perfect catch you with your pants down call by the FW Dwenger coaching staff with that fake FG pass for a TD. Perfect call perfect place and won what was a tight game between both teams for the Saints! Cascade won't be far behind on the growth. The way Plainfield, Avon, Brownsburg, and Lebanon have grown. I wouldn't be surprised to see a huge growth over the next 10 years in Cascade area.

As I said in a previous post Branden Sharpe is very fast and very dangerous if you want to try and stop Brownsburg's run game. 5 total targets to Sharpe 4 catches 151 yds 1 TD in the first half only. 1 kickoff return 99 yds for TD. He broke the record for most receiving yards in the first half without being targeted in the second half. I felt like Brownsburg went a little too conservative in the second half and Westfield took advantage of it and tried climbing back in. Bad news for the rest of the State, Frye, Sharpe, and Lewis return next year for the Bulldogs. I can definitely see why Coach Hart went conservative (knowing Westfield plays well defensively in 2nd half, relying on his solid run game, not taking a chance of an INT) just feel they probably should have put their foot on the gas pedal a little more in the 3rd qtr 17 out of 20 plays in the 3rd qtr were run plays. In the 4th qtr I can understand run the football.

Yes I agree with what you are saying about a change in a different direction. I was just stating that technically he resigned and was not let go (which is better for his resume). I am pretty sure Avon and Brownsburg have been getting kids for several years that would have been at Ben Davis. Some of them have actually moved (with new apartments/houses going in left and right) in Avon and Brownsburg.

Excellent take! I think you will agree with me. The Ben Davis Head Football Coach position is tougher today than it was a long time ago. 1.) Anyone being HC at Ben Davis has a large looming shadow (Dick Dullaghan) to follow with Champion Caliber expectations. 2.) With Open enrollment and the landscape of Indiana High School sports there is a large competition with kids let alone athletes Ben Davis, Avon, Brownsburg all in the same vicinity all 6A. 3.) The conference and non conference schedule don't give you many breaks. Ben Davis Head Coach is a great job to have but also a high pressure job to have. It looks like technically the HC wasn't let go he resigned.

Brownsburg has an elite Offensive Line but it isn't just about beating you up with their O-line. You come into the game thinking they are just going to pound you with their O-line and run the ball and the coaches and opposing team will be stunned when Sharpe with his outstanding speed runs by your secondary for multiple long TD's. Cathedral had a very solid defense (as witnessed in the New Pal Cathedral game) Sharpe had 8 receptions for 237 yds 2 TD's against Cathedral They run 3 terrific running backs at you Senior Jobe (1,483 yds 20 TD), Junior Lewis (709 yds 9 TD), Senior Sumpterbey (622 yds 6 TD). They have an excellent Junior QB in Frye who doesn't make many bad throws (2,366 yds passing 28 TD's 2 Int). They have an elite WR Junior WR in Sharpe (992 yards 12 TD) and another terrific WR Robinson (652 yds 6 TD). Defensively there isn't just one name that stands out they have a collective group that plays very well together. The best quality about their defense is their defense knows their Offense is going to put up points so they get aggressive and take chances 9 times out of 10 their defense makes a play on those chances.

That is what Westfield has done all year. Solid sound defense, run the football and throw if needed. Carmel got Westfield in week 2 of the season. Carmel was much improved and they threw up 34 points against Westfield. Since week 2 the most points given up by Westfield was 21 against Avon. Avon despite their 6-5 record could score some points (they racked up 47 points against rival Brownsburg). Even Brownsburg who has been able to score at will on anyone was held to their lowest point total "14" against Westfield. Westfield gives up yardage and some plays and sometimes it takes a few for the defense to figure out what the offense is doing, but eventually they make adjustments force a turnover or create a stop and they play really well in the second half of games defensively. In all honesty for the best possible competitive 6A State Championship game it is probably best to have Brownsburg playing Westfield. Westfield IMHO has the best shot at slowing Brownsburg's Offense and possible sneaking out a win. I think Carroll (FW) is a fantastic team with some great players but I think they would have been way over matched if they were to play Brownsburg. I mean that as no slight to Carroll but more to how good Brownsburg has looked all year. Outside of a 14-10 win at Westfield and the 55-47 win at Avon (can't stress enough some don't understand how bitter this rivalry is as the towns are next to each other), Brownsburg has looked to be unchallenged. The only team I think can challenge them is Westfield because 1.) they play terrific defense and run the ball well 2.) they are very familiar with Brownsburg. Any other team I think would have been doomed before stepping foot into Lucas Oil Stadium.

On the flip side of that coin it can be determined that Westfield forced the player to fumble the ball. Live TV showing replay wouldn't have mattered. There are no replays to overturn calls in Indiana High School football and the call was fumble recovered by Westfield. It is what it is.

You didn't miss much. The radio announcers likely felt uncomfortable but handled it the best you could. It basically was fan asking are you (insert name). Radio guy yes why. Fan I want to thank you for the motivation you gave to our guys this week they were fired up after your facebook comments. Anything else really tailed off. Radio guys apologized for anything that may have been heard on air. pretty much it. I highly doubt the players needed anymore motivation than a chance to play for their first State Title. Most likely it was more of adults fired up by any said comments and not players but that is just my opinion. 100% agree I think anything that was stated likely had more impact on adults and getting them more fired up than the kids. Generally speaking the players are usually focused on their plays and keys and other teenage HS stuff. The titans showed a lot of heart climbing back into the game after digging a hole. Cadets players showed a lot of heart withstanding the Titans comeback. Both teams did what you love to see leave it all out on the field. The back up QB was thrust into a difficult situation with his first start being Semi-State game he will get better from it.

Tough night for the Titans with the Int's. They showed a lot of heart battling back into the game after digging a hole. Cascade has definitely looked like a solid football team. They have some tough players Congrats to the Cadets on what will be their first State Championship appearance.

First Half stats Carroll: QB Frisinger 9 of 11 133 yds 1 TD 1 Int / 9 carries 26 yds 1 TD WR Baughman 3 catches 46 yds 1 TD WR VanPelt 1 catch 21 yds WR Scheele 5 catches 66 yds RB Rhodes 8 carries 43 yards Final stats Carroll: QB Frisinger 16 of 24 201 yds 1 TD 3 Int / 19 carries 55 yds 1 TD WR Baughman 6 catches 82 yds 1 TD WR VanPelt 3 catches 42 yds WR Scheele 6 catches for 70 yds RB Rhodes 11 carries 48 yds Scores by qtr: 1st 6 pts 2nd 8 pts 3rd 0 pts 4th 0 pts

Excellent defenses will do that to you. I have been stating almost all year the Westfield defense is really darn good. Westfield has made their living on good defense all year. The largest amount of points Westfield gave up was 34 in a bad game against Carmel week 2, they avenged that. I knew the defense was really good when they held Brownsburg to 14 points in a 14-10 loss that is the least amount Brownsburg's potent offense scored all year. Couple good defense with King running the ball very well and it was the perfect recipe for Westfield playing their style of football. Chargers had a good season though just ran into a very good defense. On the other side of 6A the Brownsburg Warren Central Semi-State went the way I thought it would. Brownsburg just too much for the Warriors. WC won a close one against a Center Grove team that was about to put @Bash Riprock in at RB because they were hit hard with the injury bug at RB. Brownsburg is good in all 3 phases. They have 3 really good RB's a really good QB a top notch ace WR, a great defense from top to bottom, and excellent kicking game. They will be tough to beat and they play the State Championship against the only team that has any hope of beating them in Westfield.

Fisher's is also a heck of a football team HSE this year was up and down (inconsistent). Most years the top 4 teams are very solid in the HCC (Brownsburg, Westfield, Fishers, HSE). Avon has had some terrific years in the past. Avon was inconsistent this year but look to be on the upswing Zionsville and Franklin Central can be head scratchers most years, they have some talent at both schools just doesn't always translate sometimes. Noblesville was competitive in their losses last year, this year they were not as competitive in their losses. It is a little baffling why Noblesville can't turn the corner like Westfield has. Just for the record none of what I just stated equates to me stating Westfield is better than Carroll at every position. I feel Westfield's defense is very good and Offense is good enough to win the game against Carroll, but I wouldn't say Westfield is better than Carroll at every position.

Yes my statement didn't come out how I was trying to state it. I was trying to state overall team Brownsburg is better. By that I mean Warren Central has better talent at a couple of positions, but Brownsburg collectively has better talent at all other positions and the talent they have at DE and RB while not as high profile as WC they are still extremely good players and bridge the gap. Jobe, Lewis, and Sumpterbey are 3 excellent RB's that Brownsburg has to rotate through behid a big and very talented Offensive Line. Cole and Hall aren't as talented as Finch but are good enough to collectively mesh with the overall talent on defense for the Bulldogs. I agree with your statement mine just didn't come out how I intended.

Color me shocked that the stinky clown drinks BL's is he trying to watch his figure? I expected it to be PBR's that the stinky clown was double fisting ever 15-20 minutes.

I also would say Coach Whitaker is very familiar with the Bulldog players (strengths/weakness) and the schemes the Bulldogs run. Doesn't mean the players will execute perfectly to whatever game plan Coach Whitaker and staff put together. On the flip side Coach Hart is very familiar with Coach Whitakers scheme. I think Brownsburg has the more talented team overall at all positions, but there are definitely players for WC at certain positions that are equally as talented if not more talented.