Frozen Tundra

BNL just scored a TD and leads Monrovia 31-20 with 8:30 left

East marched down the field and scored a touchdown on a short run two minutes into the third. East has the ball in the red zone to start the fourth and leads 21-7. Floyd Central beats Jennings County 63-0

Halfway through the second, Villarreal forced a bad pass that was returned about 55 yards to the 1. Jeff had a touchdown pass two plays later. East responded with a good drive that resulted in a one yard TD run. East leads 14-7 at the half and will receive the second half kickoff.

8 yard TD pass by Villarreal with 7 seconds left in the first quarter and the first quarter ends with a 7-0 East lead. Surprisingly, Villarreal was benched for the first eight minutes of the game.

Made the drive to Jeffersonville for the East at Jeff game. It’s my first time ever at Jeff’s stadium. I’ve now been to the homefield of every HHC team. Also been to Madison several times.

The HHC was listed under “honorable mention”. Tells me everything I need to know about the guy’s level of understanding of Indiana high school football.

Still need week 8 picks from @Fkfootball and @Goose10

The Hoosier Hills should be last among larger class conferences and near the bottom overall.

As someone who doesn’t follow the bottom three classes as closely, this was as best as I could do. I knew it was pretty good but I don’t have a clue as to how it compares to upper class teams. Not sure I’m explaining myself well here.

Week 8 Picks Columbus East (3-4, 3-1 HHC) at Jeffersonville (3-4, 2-2 HHC): This game will likely decide 3rd and 4th place in the HHC. Maybe my judgment is clouded with my disgust of what I have seen with East this year but I’m picking Jeff to win this one and break their 21 game losing streak to the Olympians. The Red Devils offense hasn’t been as good this year (18.3 PPG compared to East’s 25.3). However, East’s top WR is out for the season and their #1 RB is gone. East leads the all-time series 33-11 and has won 9 straight at Jeff. The last Jeff win in the series and home win in the series was in 2003. Jennings County (3-4, 0-3 HHC) at 5A #9/10 Floyd Central (6-1, 4-0 HHC): Floyd Central wins easily and a running clock will need to be used. We all know why. No more needs to be said. The Highlanders have won the last two games in the series and 8 out of the last 9. The Panthers have lost four straight in Floyds Knobs with the last win in 2015. New Albany (0-7, 0-3 HHC) at Seymour (1-6, 1-4 HHC): The Bulldogs have their final opportunity at a win this year while the previously winless Owls have a shot at two wins in a row. In the games against their four common opponents, Seymour fared better in all four margin-wise so that’s enough for me. Seymour wins. The Owls have won the last three games in the series but New Albany leads 28-15 overall. Monrovia (3-4) at BNL (5-2): For the first time ever, BNL will play Monrovia on the gridiron. Neither team has had a common opponent so there’s nothing to go off of there. However, the Stars have a dynamic offense and put up a lot of points. While the Bulldogs have played a pretty decent lower-class schedule, I’m not sure they’ve seen a team like BNL. Their offensive and defensive PPG numbers don’t look too good either in comparison. The Stars are my pick to win.

Week 8 Schedule Columbus East (3-4, 3-1 HHC) at Jeffersonville (3-4, 2-2 HHC) Jennings County (3-4, 0-3 HHC) at 5A #9/10 Floyd Central (6-1, 4-0 HHC) New Albany (0-7, 0-3 HHC) at Seymour (1-6, 1-4 HHC) Monrovia (3-4) at BNL (5-2)

Not a fan of the idea of merging just to improve athletics. Not a fan of merging in general but I understand when it’s needed for financial reasons. Luckily, Bartholomew County doesn’t have that issue.

HHC Pick ‘Em Standings (after week 7): @boilerfan87 12/12 @Fkfootball 11/12 @gonzoron 11/12 @Goose10 11/12 @Impartial_Observer 11/12 @LC_Bears_04 11/12 @Frozen Tundra 10/12 @mamasa 10/12 @Bulldog15 4/4 @Uncle Bubba 3/4

Well they improved on last week if they only gave up 22 to BNL. East might’ve exposed some weaknesses to prepare them for tonight.

Jeff beats New Albany 42-27 Floyd Central beats BNL 41-22

This whole year has been ten steps backwards.

Bloomington North beats Columbus East 42-0

Pulled in the driveway as the game went final. Seymour wins 44-7.

Seymour scores a TD just before the end of the third quarter but the PAT was blocked. Owls lead 30-7 after three. Heading for the exit. The wife has had enough. Something about getting old and having a bad back. Nobody warned me my young girlfriend would be an old wife one day.

Terrible end of the first half for Jennings County. Already down 10-7, they gave up 14 points in less than two minutes thanks to a fumble deep in their own territory. Seymour leads 24-7 at the half.

Just going to do quarterly updates tonight. Seymour kicks a 27 yard FG with 4 seconds left in the quarter to take a 3-0 lead after one.

Really??? That would surprise me.

Is Yorktown solid with the HHC?

Just to follow up, one trusted source is saying Rushville and Connersville were invited to join the conference initially but declined. The EIAC is pretty tight which means Jennings County isn’t going anywhere even if they have one foot out the door. There are still a number of scenarios the could happen eventually but they don’t look likely at the moment.

Thanks for the info! If the HHC expands, I’m trying to figure out who is within the geographic footprint that is similar in size. The three that come to mind are Anderson, Muncie Central, and Richmond. Southport could be a darkhorse since they’re not in the area and are in 6A, but they need a new home and fit competitively (not in football though).