Frozen Tundra

State titles: Kyle Ralph - 4 Jake Meiners - 2 Nick Hart - 1 Reed May - 0 Shane Fry - 1 Brian Oliver - 1 John Hart - 3 Kevin Wright - 4

Employment opportunities. Seymour is trying to grow whereas Brownstown is content with being Mayberry. @Impartial_Observer could probably give you a better breakdown than me though.

I would actually have to disagree about the schools trending upwards enrollment-wise. The numbers show that this is true for Seymour but not necessarily for all the others. Let’s look at this enrollment cycle as well as the last five, which date back to the 2013-2014/2014-2015 cycle. (If you can read it, please reference the picture below. I apologize for the quality not being the greatest.) Columbus East has been up and down for the last six cycles. Only a +57 student change since 2013 but there have been increases and decreases in enrollment during that time. However, their rank within the state has gone up ten spots to 58th. Still nowhere close to the 6A cut line though. Floyd Central grew a lot from 2013 to 2022 but they’ve gone stagnant the last three cycles. They are just inside the top half of 5A. New Albany has taken a hit by trending downward since 2013. Although, they actually saw a little bit of growth this cycle which is their first in a long time. Like Floyd Central, they are just inside the top half of 5A. Crazy when you consider they were in 6A the first two cycles. Seymour has boomed since 2013. Not only has their student population drastically increased but so has their rank within the state. They’ve worked their way from the middle of the top half of 4A to just shy of the top half of 5A. The question will be whether the growth can continue or if it’ll begin to plateau like Floyd Central. Unless there are plans for expansion, I’m not sure the school can hold much more students based on what I’ve heard.

Wow

Grown men talking to high school athletes like that need to go see a psychiatrist so it can be determined what hurt them in life. Grow up.

I’m not in favor of leaving, at least not yet. Overall, our athletic programs are down. If we can’t pick it up then we’re not going to stand a chance in the Mid-State. We’ll be at the bottom of almost every sport on a consistent basis aside from wrestling.

Madison tried getting in the Mid-Southern a few years ago as well but the conference voted to table the idea. Clarksville leaving put them at 8 football members which is what they wanted in order to give each team a second non-conference game. Staying at 9 teams by adding Madison wasn’t something they were interested in.

The two that applied a few years back: Jennings County and Madison. They fit the profile of the conference.

It’s finally happening! I’ve been wanting this for about ten years.

Wow! Really wasn’t expecting that considering the Bloomington schools and the other Columbus school are out there.

If they grow then I have two really good candidates in mind. I’m sure you know who I’m talking about.

I feel like the only way East Central leaves the EIAC is if the conference gives them the boot. Why would they want to leave? Seems like they have the perfect situation. 1. Football is the only dominant sport. The rest of the athletic program is on par with the EIAC. 2. The division format the EIAC went to in football years back allowed for East Central to open up their schedule and play more challenging teams. 3. They’ve made it to state four times in the last ten years and won three times. I don’t think being in the EIAC is keeping them from being successful.

Final HHC Pick ‘Em Standings: @LC_Bears_04 44/48 @SPARKS 43/48 @boilerfan87 42/48 @Frozen Tundra 42/48 @gonzoron 41/48 @Bulldog15 40/48 @Uncle Bubba 40/48 @mamasa 39/48 @Bluejacket1 38/44 (.864) @Impartial_Observer 37/44 (.841) @Fkfootball 24/29 (.828) @Owls2005 21/29 (.724) @SPARKS held the lead all season but had too much faith in the HHC last Friday and it allowed @LC_Bears_04 to pass him up for the win. No tiebreaker needed. Congrats to @LC_Bears_04 on your second HHC pick ‘em win! All-Time HHC Pick ‘Em winners 2020: @boilerfan87 41/52 (.788) 2021: @Frozen Tundra 40/49 (.816) 2022: @LC_Bears_04 39/49 (.796) 2023: @boilerfan87 47/51 (.922) 2024: @LC_Bears_04 44/48 (.917)

Franklin 42 Columbus East 17 Final

Franklin 42 Columbus East 17 Final

Another East three and out and another Franklin drive that results in a touchdown. 42-17 with 10:45 left.

Another Columbus East three and out and another Franklin drive that results in a touchdown. 42-17 with 10:45 left.

Columbus East goes three and out and Franklin drives the field for a TD. Franklin leads 35-17 with 2:03 left in the third.

East goes three and out and Franklin drives the field for a TD. They lead 35-17 with 2:03 left in the third.

Franklin with a 1 yard TD run. They lead 28-17 with 6:30 left in the third.

Franklin with a 1 yard TD run. They lead Columbus East 28-17 with 6:30 left in the third.

Columbus East adds a 21 yard FG right before the half but Franklin leads 21-17. The Grizzly Cubs will receive the second half kickoff.

East gets a 21 yard field goal right before the half. Franklin leads 21-17 and will receive the second half kickoff.

57 yard TD run for Franklin. East can’t catch these guys when they have space or put themselves in positions to give themselves the angle for the tackle. Franklin leads 21-14 with 8:06 left in the half.

57 yard TD run for Franklin. Franklin leads Columbus East 21-14 with 8:06 left in the half.