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  1. NorthWood had all three levels last year. Out of curiosity...NorthWood allowed the freshmen team to practice with the upperclassmen throughout the playoffs if they chose to and travel with the team. Do other schools do the same? With NW going to State, that may be a once and a life time opportunity to be on a professional field. Also, you can tell on NorthWood who the freshmen are by the lack of decals on their helmets.
  2. Doesn't Mishawka loose pretty much all of their Offense and Defense lines....their quarterback...and most of their linebackers? Not trying to ruffle feathers....but I fear they will not fair well next year. NorthWood is in the same boat. Their entire offense minus their running back is gone. I am really curious as to how NW and Mishawaka's younger fellas play...and I hope they do well...I just don't see it happening. Warsaw has just about everyone coming back...as does Concord.
  3. I could see Mishawaka wanting to stay in 5A this cycle as they will have a very young team next year. Who are the 5a powerhouses in the north? If Valpo drops...that would be about it in the North with Snider moving up to 6a. I would take my chances with 5a until the younger fellas get some playing time. Either way, I don't see this being a great year for the cavemen. With that said, I think it will be a down year in general for the NLC schools...excluding Warsaw...they are going to be a tough team to beat next year.
  4. Some thoughts on the NLC next year. I think next year we will see completely different teams in the NLC next year outside of Warsaw. NorthWood / Mishawaka / Northridge will be losing a lot of their star players. Mishawaka is going to be dealing with a lot of young guys on the line as well as a new quarterback to run that offense. NorthWood is losing...to be frank...everyone...all of their skill players outside of their running back is graduating. Most of their line is graduating...their DB's are graduating. I don't know what to expect from NW next year and they will look completely different. Northridge has a quarterback with some playing time coming back and a sold running back coming back, however, they too are losing a lot. Goshen..who knows what is happening with that program. Wawasee...i don't know a lot about their program, however, they made improvements this past year. Plymouth will be the most improved in my opinion. They were a young team and the guys coming up had more success in their younger years. Concord will be much better next year and will compete for the title next year. Warsaw...they will hands down be the best team in the NLC...they were young this year, and were the cream of the crop. I would even go as far in saying I believe they will make noise in the tournament next year. My way too early guess for next year: Warsaw Concord Northridge Mishawaka NorthWood Plymouth Wawasee Goshen
  5. Out of curiosity...with Chatard moving up to 4A. Will they move back to the South...or stay in the North?
  6. Bold score there...that means you think NW is the one of the worst teams EC has faced all year.
  7. NW lost to Northridge the first time around as they didn't run the ball...at all. That was an issue in the first half of the season. Since that loss, they have realized that they actually can have some success in the running game...which has opened up the passing game. Warsaw...that game was interesting. They were in that game...until turnovers in the second half. That was a pretty bad game...Warsaw hands down played a great game that week. I know people say...you haven't seen EC play...and I haven't...I will say DB is by far the hardest position to play at any level of football. I think NW's passing game will be effective as rarely does a high school have more than 2 maybe 3 good DB's. I'm not saying NW will win this game..I am saying, that they have the ability to keep up with EC scoring. If NW can at least slow down EC running game and make them pass the ball a bit more...that could cause turnovers...and that is what NW will need to keep it close.
  8. So I have not seen East Central play this year, but I went and found highlights that were available. It appeared that EC runs the ball...a lot. Is that because they are just beating teams and are killing clock, or are they a passing threat as well? I ask because if you look at NW...they have had success packing the box to stop the run...ie Mishawaka / New Prairie / Leo and letting the DB's do their jobs. If they are a "run" team will they adjust to passing? I ask because some teams die on that hill. I remember in the 05-06 State game with NW and Chatard...Chatard refused to pass the ball. I know people always bring up that NW team as...the worst team to win State...but those that followed NW that year knew they could not defend a pass...however...were very good at stopping the run. Everyone they faced in the playoffs were run heavy offenses. If that is the case with EC...I like NW's odds of slowing that run game down.
  9. I don't see much wrong with the list. Dare I say that I would move Decatur Central and NorthWood above Snider...yes...I said it. I would say BD is the best team in the State this year. I may flip HH and Lutheran as well...but that would be a toss up to me.
  10. The past couple of weeks...New Prairie and Leo, Nitro has been their main focus. With that being said our tight end and other receivers have gotten a lot more attention from the passing game. It has also opened NW's running game (that part of their game was missing at the beginning of the season). Nitro will get open eventually as will Edmonds on offense. Edmonds and Nitro are used in the run game occasionally, however, our RB and QB get the majority of the carries. Both Nitro, Edmonds and our quarterback (Roeder) play DB and do a really good job on that side of the ball. I can't recall Edmonds blitzing at all this year...he is a cover guy who knows how to tackle. I am assuming that NW will load the box on Saturday and rely on those players to cover their wideouts hoping to win those battles...and slow EC's run game.
  11. I guess I'm curious as to why you say in 4A...East Central and who. I dont know if you have looked at the teams that have played in the State Finals in the last couple of years...but there are no repeat visitors...until this year. 4A has been dominated by those schools in Indy...and to be fair...alot of those year where public schools made appearances...the private schools moved classes. I feel as if you are putting EC in a category that it does not quite belong yet.
  12. I may not chose NW to win outright...but I would take that 29.5 all day. I think they may suprise some people.. I saw in this thread that someone thought EC would barley beat Snider in 5A. With that said...it took Snider a last minute field goal to beat Mishawaka...NorthWood did in fact beat that same Mishawaka team...just throwing that out there.
  13. As an outsider to EC as well as to most 6a schools...We will never know if EC can handle a Ben Davis or a Westfield or any other year in and year out 6a contender...as they would never schedule EC. There would be zero benefit to scheduling EC for them. If they won that game, everyone would say...why would you schedule a 4a team...it does nothing to prepare for the tournament. If they lost that game, it would do nothing but hurt them in their "we are the best team in the State" conversation. There is a reason class football exists. A 6a school should be able to beat a 4a school...that's not always the case as there are many threads on the GID about private schools...inner city schools...ect. Now in regard to the game Saturday...here are my thoughts. East Central is by far the favorite in this game...as they would be against any 4a team this year. They are a great football team that does everything well. The only way NorthWood keeps this game close is doing what they did against Mishawaka. In that game, NorthWood was able to score with them and put together long drives. I believe NW will be able to score against East Central as they have weapons all over on offense. Against Leo, they were able to use the weapons not named Nitro, as Leo was prepared for that. NW spread the ball all over to everyone and with the threat of passing opened up the run game. Do I think EC has a better defense than Leo...yes I do. Do I think you can cover 4 viable receiving options every play while defending a pretty good run game...that's difficult. I do not think NW will be able to stop EC's offense...maybe slow them down a little. This will be a high scoring game with both teams needing to control the clock. NorthWood will need to receive the kickoff (as someone else stated) and attempt to have EC play catch up. Im not a betting man...and i would never place money on NW winning this game...but I think they will suprise some people and keep this game a lot closer than most think.
  14. This may have been answered on some thread somewhere on the GID...but who are the announcers on said stream for Semi State games. Are they local to the area of the game, or provided by the IHSAA?
  15. NorthWood has a stream throughout the year, however, the Friday evenings this year have great for in person. I will be at the NW at Leo game.
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