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Judson Pioneer Knox Winamac Caston

oh my bad!

Watching some highlights on YouTube and it looks like multiple formations on offense all from the gun. They have 6’6” WR Warren who is pretty athletic and fast for his size. Not sure what they run on defense.

I think Pioneer will make it a game. Chestertons depth may be too much.

Judson Chesterton Marian SCUM

Bluejays offensive explosion is a sign of good things to come this season.

Only Bc I have no clue what either team really has.

Great start to the season with this matchup. I’ll take WL. Frye seems to find a way to retool in a hurry each season. Helps to have D1 LB Yanni runnning wild on defense. WL in a close one. 28-24

Week 1 in the best small conference in all of Indiana gets me pumped up! The question for me this season is which of these teams will go all the way to Lucas Oil? Knox comes into the season ranked in 3A. Pioneer and LaVille ranked in 2A. Good luck to all coaches, players, and fans as you support your team(s) this season. JUDSON knox Laville Pioneer WC SCUM

I’m a coach in my 30’s. Not worried about the kids. Not worried about myself. However, I am worried for the lunch ladies, the janitors, the teachers, and the high-risk population. I am concerned that I could be asymptomatic and I could then infect someone that I love and care about. Do I wear a mask when no one else is going to wear a mask? Does that even do anything?

I hate to get too excited about the upcoming 1A season, but the truth is I am frothing at the mouth. Full froth! So many good teams. I am curious how LCC will replace the senior class from 2019? I am very interested in how everything plays out in Adams County? Who will emerge as the dark horse in 1A this season?

Too funny not to share.

Glad Winamac has one of their guys in place. Maybe they’ll be more patient this time around.

We saw this kid over the summer and he is a monster. I am sure it is tough to have the coach you love leave right in the middle of your high school career.

Even if Charlie only plays special teams he has an opportunity to earn a scholarship and get his education paid for. That is an amazing feat especially if he is rated as a low prospect. If he somehow works his way into getting some carries it will be a great story and inspirational to a lot of young athletes.

I’m right there with ya. I would like to see North Judson rekindle a rivalry with Rennselear. Maybe some day in the future if schedules can align. For now the summer scrimmage in 95 degree heat will have to suffice.

So this is the year they go over .500? 15-18 record under Barr I think this has to be the year where the Warriors take a step forward. A deep run into the Sectional could really help the win/loss record at the end of the season.

The only game I saw was the Lcc game and TP really held their own throughout. Pretty impressive for such a young program.

No idea, but that QB was a handful for anyone. Lcc and TP probably heading to another sectional showdown next year.

Jays held the Warriors to 40 yds rushing. The rest of the yards were just in garbage time when Judson already had a 10-0 lead. Winamac barely moved the ball into Judson territory and definitely didn't come close to sniffing the redzone. The Jays left so many points off the board. That game should have been 30-0. Warriors offense was not able to handle the Jays defense in any capacity. Couldn't run the ball. Had to pass. When they passed they threw interceptions. Tournament football isn't rocket science. Run the ball. Play good defense. Survive and advance.

North Judson over Jimtown in 1986 was a big deal. Griffith over Lowell or Hobart in some of those matchups in the 90's. Beating Penn is a big deal any time it happens.

I went to the Culver vs Winamac game last weekend. Winamac looked to be around 22 players dressed. Did they lose some players over the last few weeks?

I'm sure if the attendance is greater than one I would be surprised. 😄

Typically I look forward to your trite and sophomoric football commentary, however to denigrate the Jays week after week does become a bit monotonous. Wild Frogs is beginning to sound a lot like some of the old-timers in the stands who say the same thing at every game such as: Jays need to pass more. Jays need to block better. Jays need to run harder. The same depthless analysis gets generationally passed down to those that know very little about football. Here's some perspective about the Jays program: Coach Lambert inherited a program that was ostensibly considered toxic. The Jays have been on a championship drought for the last 15 years. They haven't been able to win at home consistently in that time period. The older players treated the younger players like complete garbage. The prior coaches allowed and in some instances enabled this behavior. Show some school spirit Wild Frogs! You should be commending the Jays for turning the entire program around. For ensuring that every single kid in that locker room feels like they are apart of something special. Ask the young guys what they think about being undefeated as JV program? Ask your friends about their trip to Bears Training Camp just because the coaches wanted to offer them something that may never have the chance to do on their own dime. Jays are 2-0 against 1A opponents. After tomorrow we will be 3-0 against 1A teams. This is the same North Judson team that wasn't expected to do much at all this year because we lost so much "talent." You see Wild Frogs, football is unlike any other sport in the world. You can't just win with 11 guys. You need every single kid on that roster to buy-in, learn their positions or multiple positions, and then be able to deliver in the moment on a Friday night when the pressure is through the roof. When it is 100 degrees with humidity or when it is freezing in late October/November. When it's raining, sleeting, or snowing. That's a kind of pressure that you wouldn't know anything about. Because, honestly, no one goes to tennis matches. It's easy to criticize. It's easy to be an arm-chair quarterback. It's not easy to change culture, instill values, and install an entirely new offense in a short period of time.

Great matchups this week! Triton- Caston continues to improve this season, but Triton is too much for the Comets. Culver- Should be a great battle between two different offensive football philosophies. Judson- An old Northwest Hoosier Conference rivalry is rekindled. Pioneer- Pioneer has not had an easy road to start this season with 2/3 of their first games have been against top ten teams in 2A. North White- Vikings have scored 72 points in two games and have lost close both times.