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Down year, or not, for 5A last year...DC will be pound for pound one of the best 25 teams in the state this year...and I think it will be closer to best 10-15 teams in the state.

I'd sneak Decatur Central in on that list. They bring back everyone from a 5A State Championship team. Multiple D1 kids. I would take them over 21-25 and probably a few others listed.

Hes back 😄

Brownsburg @ Franklin Central: Brownsburg seems to have reloaded and I was definitely wrong on them. FC is building a solid program and should give the dogs a solid test. Brownsburg 31-24 Hamilton Southeastern @ Avon: Huge win for Avon last week. Coach Gibson has some buy in from a program that we knew had the talent. This will be a big test to see how they stack up. HSE 35-28 Noblesville @ Fishers: Noblesville is another HCC team that seems to be heading in the right direction. I don't think they get Fishers this time. Fishers 38-21 Zionsville @ Westfield: Westfield proves it has no issues with the departure of Gilbert. They will be hard to beat this year. Westfield 35-10

Avon proves it can hang. I was thrown off after week 1 results, but did expect them to be much improved. I have been proven completely wrong on Brownsburg for writing them off. All John Hart does is win. The HCC is going to be a fun conference this year. Coach Gibson will keep Avon punching with the best of them. I was excited to see that win.

Ben Davis @ Avon: BD will be too much to handle. BD 38-17 Brownsburg @ Cathedral: Brownsburg looked good against an inferior opponent. I still am expecting a little bit of a "down year" for the Bulldogs. Cathedral 31-21 Carmel @ Westfield: Westfield 31-24 Franklin Central @ Roncalli: It was only a matter of time until West turned the program around. They continue to get better and will be a real test for CG come sectional time. FC 38-27 Lawrence Central @ Zionsville: LC 42-28 Noblesville @ Homestead: Noblesville 24-21 North Central @ Hamilton Southeastern: HSE will handle this one early. HSE 49-14 Pike @ Fishers: Fishers 38-24

Week 2 is upon us Whiteland (1-0) @ Kokomo- Whiteland gets through week 1 with a win. They'll get to 2-0. Whiteland 35-17 DC (0-1) @ New Pal- I think a few people were shocked at the score from last week. Their schedule doesn't get easier this week. Will they bounce back? New Pal 34-28 Bloomington South @ Martinsville (1-0)- Dominate week 1 win over a lesser opponent. They'll get tested this week. BS 35-27 Indian Creek @ Greenwood (0-1)- Appears the offensive firepower is gone from last year. They may struggle this year. Greenwood 21-13 Southport @ Perry Meridan (0-1)- Looks to be another long year for Perry. Southport 31-24 Terre Haute N @ Mooresville (1-0)- Nice win last week for the Pioneers. They should handle business this week. Mooresville 38-21 Plainfield (1-0) @ Harrison- Harrison will be too much to handle this year for a younger Plainfield squad. Harrison 31-17 Mt Vernon @ Franklin (1-0)- First real test for Franklin. Franklin 28-24

Cameron Gorin, Hamilton Southeastern , Offensive Tackle (247sports.com) Mason Alexander, Hamilton Southeastern , Cornerback (247sports.com) Schools of their size can generally reload. They do have 2 of the top 10 recruits in the state of Indiana this year.

Pre-Season Mid State Power Rankings 1. DC 2. Whiteland 3. Martinsville 4. Franklin 5. Plainfield 6. Mooresville 7. Greenwood 8. Perry I don't anticipate anyone giving DC a struggle this year in the mid-state, but I guess it is why you play the games. Week 1: Columbus North @ DC- DC has a great out of conference schedule that will prepare them for a trip back to LOS. CN will give them a great opening test. DC 35-27 Terre Haute South @ Plainfield- Plainfield loses a lot of key pieces and it will be interesting to see who steps up for them. They should be able to handle THS to begin the year. Plainfield 21-17 Bloomington North @ Mooresville- Another team who lost a lot of talent. Bloomington North will give them a tough test to start the year. BN 31-24 Seymour @ Greenwood- One of the most electric offenses in the state last year, Greenwood looks to reload. They will handle Seymour- Greenwood 38-17 PM @ FC- Perry still looking to find its way. FC 42-17 Martinsville @ Bedford North Lawrence- Martinsville shocked a lot of people last year by winning the Mid-State. Martinsville 24-21 Franklin @ New Albany- Don't see this one being close. Franklin 42-7 Jeffersonville @ Whiteland- Can Whiteland compete for a title this year? I anticipate them being the team who could give DC a run it. Whiteland 45-10

Avon @ Lafayette Jefferson: I think Avon surprises some people this year. Avon 31-17 Fishers @ North Central (Indianapolis): Fishers wins 42-14 Fort Wayne Dwenger @ Brownsburg: Expecting a down year from Brownsburg...The good news for the Bulldogs is their down seasons are still better than most. Don't see this one being close. Brownsburg wins 42-13 Hamilton Southeastern @ Carroll (Fort Wayne): HSE has the talent to win it all this year, or at least to represent the North. HSE 28-17. Mount Vernon (Fortville) @ Noblesville: Noblesville seems to be loading up some talent that isn't normal for them. Expect them to compete in the HCC this year and win a couple of games they normally wouldn't. Noblesville 28-10 Perry Meridian @ Franklin Central: FC 42-24 Westfield @ Center Grove: Westfield continues to produce talent, and CG is still CG. CG 28-24 Zionsville @ Pike: Tough game to pick. I'll take Pike to win a close one 28-24 MY HCC Preseason Power Rankings 1. HSE 2. Westfield 3. Fishers 4. Brownsburg 5. Avon 6. FC 7.Noblesville 8. Zionsville

Sorry misread.

Not sure I see Brownsburg in the top 10 this year unless they had some young talent that I am not aware of? I guess even for a down year they still end up in the 5-15 range.

Give me the 2006 Warren Central team over any HS football team to ever play in the state of Indiana.

Great lines...I do think either BD or Warren wins state this year for 6A

They were starting a sophomore QB and basically an entire sophomore front line. They'll be a force for the next two years.

Gilbert Jacob A Hamilton Westfield-Washington School Corporation High School Teachers $118,760.03 2023 Hart John V Hendricks Brownsburg Community School Corporation Teacher $124,821.37 2023 Not arguing either way. Was kind of surprised when looking at the Indiana Salary Database Would be willing to say those are two of the higher (if not highest) paying coaching jobs in the state....along with some of the best facilities and student-athletes to choose from in the state.

I would agree. Going into the original comment I also would say CG and Brownsburg are top 5 coaching jobs as well.

Have zero idea, but geographically makes sense for him to be the next coach at Bloomington North? Has he announced where he is going?

BD 42-17

This will be a great one. I believe DC starts 8 Sophomores on offense (which would explain their early season struggles) and their sophomore QB, Bo Polson, just received an offer from Michigan last weekend. They have continued to get better as the season has progressed. I think the seniority of BS may come into play late in the game if it is a close one at the end. This one is a true pickem game, but I'll go BS 28-24. I would not be shocked to see DC pull it out though.

Probably the most well-rounded sectional in all of 5A. Who do you got? DC-Seems to have turned it on and found an answer to reel off some wins. A lot of Sophomores starting for this team, and will be a team to be reckoned with for the next few years. Plainfield- If you asked me 3 weeks ago they would've been my pick to win this sectional and have a serious shot to go to state. They cannot seem to find offense. Maybe the bye week got them back on track? Harrison- Dominating inferior opponents and looking to get revenge on Plainfield for their only loss of the season McCutcheon- The underdog in this sectional. Lost 30-13 to Harrison for their matchup DC @ McCutcheon: Gotta take DC in this one. As long as they don't shoot themselves in the foot tonight they roll. DC 31-17 Plainfield @ Harrison: Expect a low scoring dog fight. Going to come down to turnovers and possibly a 2 point conversion like the first meeting. Harrison 18-17

DC has started to turn it on. Plainfield has sputtered to the finish line. Harrison has been dominating inferior opponents. A LOT of Sophomores playing for DC so I still have trouble trusting them in crunch time. I do think Bloomington South ends up representing the south. They will have a tough matchup between Harrison/Plainfield/DC though.

Results from last week sets up 2 conference championship matchups for the final week. Winners of DC vs Franklin and then Plainfield vs Martinsville this week will take a split of the conference title.

Plainfield at Whiteland Plainfield looks to clinch at least a share of the conference title tonight with a win. First conference title since 2010. Plainfield 24-14 Greenwood at Franklin Greenwood is a defense away from competing with any 4A school in the state. Franklin 35-31 Mooresville at Martinsville Mooresville 28-24 Perry Meridian at Decatur Central I believe Perry is without their starting qb tonight DC 31-21