Gibson Southern (#3) @ Heritage Hills (#2)

[HHPatriots]

Since it will more than likely decide the PAC (BIG side) conference champs I thought I'd throw it up for any interesting discussion.  If nothing else so the Memorial folks can berate us both.

Should be a great atmosphere, it would be sweet if the Jungle was as packed as last November.

 

 

HH vs GIBSON SOUTHERN

Friday, September 27th 7:00 pm CDT Kickoff @ Heritage Hills - The Jungle

History Of The Matchup

Gibson Southern (4-1) @ Heritage Hills (4-1)  Heritage Hills - The Jungle - Lincoln City, IN Friday, September 27, 2024 7:00 pm CDT Kickoff   This is the 52nd meeting between Heritage Hills and Gibson Southern.   Heritage Hills leads the overall series 34-17 after a 23-20 semi-state victory over the Titans last November.   Our Patriots are averaging 35.8 ppg on offense, while holding opponents to 11.2 ppg. The Titans are averaging 37.4 ppg, while allowing 16.6 ppg.   The Patriots also faced three teams that consolidated into Gibson Southern High School in the 1972 and 1973 seasons. Heritage Hills went 0-2 vs Fort Branch, 1-1 vs Haubstadt and 2-0 vs Owensville. In the first season of Patriot Football, the Patriots went 9-1 and their only loss was to Fort Branch (15-12).   The Titans won the first three meetings in the series by beating Roger Snow’s Patriots in 1974, 1975 and 1976. The Patriots didn’t beat the Titans for the first time until 1977, which was the year Bob Ashworth became the Patriots Head Coach. The 1977 season was Bob Clayton's only season as Offensive Coordinator at Heritage Hills before he stepped into the Head Coach role. The following season Ashworth moved onto Evansville Reitz and Clayton took over the Heritage Hills program.   The Titans have won 13 of the last 20 meetings starting with a win in 2010 that snapped the Patriots streak of 21 straight wins over the Titans. Heritage Hills and Gibson Southern have played 5 overtime games in the series including a 7-0 five overtime affair in 1982.   WE NEED YOU this Friday LOUD & PROUD! BRING THE 12th MAN!     PACK THE JUNGLE this Friday to cheer for the RED, WHITE, & BLUE!

For The Record

Pre-Consolidation 1972 HH 27, Haubstadt 6 1972 Fort Branch 15, HH 12 1972 HH 34, Owensville 6 1973 Haubstadt 7, HH 6 1973 Fort Branch 14, HH 0 1973 HH 12, Owensville 0   Post-Consolidation 1974 GS 27, HH 6 1975 GS 16, HH 0 1976 GS 26, HH 0 1977 HH 16, GS 0 1978 HH 28, GS 8 1979 HH 20, GS 0 1980 HH 21, GS 15 1981 HH 14, GS 12 1982 HH 7, GS 0 1983 GS 22, HH 21 1984 HH 7, GS 0 1986 HH 13, GS 7 1989 HH 34, GS 13 1993 HH 32, GS 7 1994 HH 33, GS 19 1995 HH 54, GS 14 1996 HH 20, GS 3 1997 HH 42, GS 6 1998 HH 32, GS 12 1999 HH 54, GS 0 2000 HH 63, GS 0

2001 HH 40, GS 23 2001 HH 28, GS 7 2002 HH 63, GS 6 2003 HH 42, GS 0 2004 HH 48, GS 7 2005 HH 19, GS 7 2006 HH 14, GS 13 2007 HH 27, GS 10 2008 HH 49, GS 21 2009 HH 41, GS 0 2010 GS 35, HH 34 2011 HH 27, GS 0 2012 GS 14, HH 10 2013 GS 50, HH 26 2014 HH 38, GS 33 2014 HH 14, GS 13 2015 GS 42, HH 13 2016 GS 38, HH 10 2017 GS 48, HH 7 2018 HH 31, GS 7 2018 GS 24 , HH 14 2019 HH 49 , GS 14 2019 HH 21 , GS 20 2020 GS 38 , HH 0 2020 GS 21 , HH 10 2021 GS 42 , HH 3 2021 GS 42 , HH 7 2022 GS 32 , HH 14 2023 GS 31 , HH 28 2023 HH 23, GS 20

Edited September 24, 2024 by HHPatriots

[reitzguy]

With a big injury to the GS defense it could be an uphill battle. Sounds like they were missing three starters on defense against Southridge but “next man up” must have came up big. According to Coach Wilkerson interview, sounds like they are getting their injured players back. 

[Titan32]

Gibson Southern (4-1) at Heritage Hills (4-1)
GAME TIME: 7 pm CT, The Jungle.
COACHES: Nick Hart, 130-25 in 13th year at Gibson Southern. Todd Wilkerson, 100-44 in 13th year at Heritage Hills.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Heritage Hills, 86.32, 12th overall, 1st in 3A. Gibson Southern, 75.77, 42nd overall, 6th in 3A.
LAST OUTING: Gibson Southern defeated Southridge, 31-22. Heritage Hills defeated North Posey, 43-7.
VS. COMMON FOES: Gibson Southern 1-0; Heritage Hills 1-0.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Gibson Southern 7-8. Heritage Hills 11-9.
SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Heritage Hills, 26-13.
LAST MEETING: Heritage Hills, 23-20, Nov. 17, 2023, semistate.
jh PREDICTION: Heritage Hills, 35-21.

[jets]

Rain rain rain in the forecast...get ready to a mud fest on that "natural grass field" 

[tango]

1 hour ago, jets said:

Rain rain rain in the forecast...get ready to a mud fest on that "natural grass field" 

I think that helps Gibson Southern. 

[MHSTigerFan]

That’s an impressive amount of historical information!

But, alas, I’m only here for the berating. 😎

Edited September 25, 2024 by MHSTigerFan

[Muda69]

10 hours ago, jets said:

Rain rain rain in the forecast...get ready to a mud fest on that "natural grass field" 

Just like high school football is supposed to be.

 

[Titan32]

Fixed it:

This is the 52nd meeting between Heritage Hills and Gibson Southern and the Patriots lead the series 34-17.  The Patriots also faced the three teams that consolidated into Gibson Southern in the 1972 and 1973 seasons and went 0-2 VS. Jack Jewell's Fort Branch Twigs, 1-1 VS. Haubstadt, and 2-0 VS. Owensville. 

In the first season of Patriot football, the Patriots went 9-1 and their only loss was a 15-12 defeat by Jewell-coached Fort Branch Twigs. The Jack Jewell lead Titans won the first 3 meetings in the series beating Roger Snow’s Patriots in 1974, 75, and 76, the Patriots didn’t beat them for the first time until 1977, the same year Bob Ashworth became the Patriot's head coach. That same season was also Hall of Famer Bob Clayton's only season as Offensive Coordinator at Heritage Hills the following season Ashworth moved on to Evansville Reitz and Clayton took over the Heritage Hills program.

The Titans have won 13 of the last 20 meetings starting with a Coach Rick Stefanich win in 2010 that snapped the Patriots streak of 21 straight wins over the Titans. Heritage Hills and Gibson Southern have played 5 overtime games in the series including a 7-0 five overtime affair in 1982.   In the Coach Nick Hart and Coach Todd Wilkerson era (both began as Head Coaches of their respective programs in 2012), Nick Hart's Titans lead the series 12-6. 

Edited September 25, 2024 by Titan32

[Muda69]

37 minutes ago, Titan32 said:

 Fort Branch Twigs

One of the best high school mascot names ever.  I hope it is immortalized/recognized somewhere within the South Gibson Government School Corporation.

 

[tango]

8 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

One of the best high school mascot names ever.  I hope it is immortalized/recognized somewhere within the South Gibson Government School Corporation.

 

I agree Muda. GS is consolidated from 3 schools with incredible mascot names - Owensville Kickapoos, Haubstadt Elites and the Twigs. 

[HHPatriots]

8 minutes ago, tango said:

I agree Muda. GS is consolidated from 3 schools with incredible mascot names - Owensville Kickapoos, Haubstadt Elites and the Twigs. 

They should have went with the Gibson Southern Siennas, or maybe the Highlanders.  That would go well with the "field that Toyota built".

Edited September 25, 2024 by HHPatriots

[Titan32]

4 hours ago, HHPatriots said:

They should have went with the Gibson Southern Siennas, or maybe the Highlanders.  That would go well with the "field that Toyota built".

Trust me…they didn’t pay a penny toward anything you see at our football stadium.  Not even a sponsor.

[MHSTigerFan]

As hard as it ever is to pick against a Nick Hart team, I'm going with the Patriots in this one.

The forecasted bad weather might limit the scoring some.  Both teams are pretty balanced in their passing/rushing attack.  Both QBs carry the ball 9-10 times per game.  However, HH's Goldsberry averages about 10 ypc on his carries, while GS's Foster only averages around 4 ypc.  The reason I think this difference could prove crucial is that, in addition to passing less in the weather, both teams may look to have as few handoffs as possible to limit TOs.  And Jett is simply the more productive runner of the two.

But, as this matchup usually is, I expect it to be a very competitive game between two talented, deep, well-coached, and highly-motivated teams.  With the teams ranked #2 and #3 in the 3A, it should be an even more electric atmosphere than it normally is.

I'll go...

Heritage Hills 21

Gibson Southern 13

43 minutes ago, Titan32 said:

Trust me…they didn’t pay a penny toward anything you see at our football stadium.  Not even a sponsor.

That's because you haven't offered to change your mascot to one of their model names.  Duh.

Edited September 25, 2024 by MHSTigerFan

[Donnie Baker]

5 hours ago, HHPatriots said:

They should have went with the Gibson Southern Siennas, or maybe the Highlanders.  That would go well with the "field that Toyota built".

I always wondered why they were named after a Nissan, I swear to God I did

[sr1]

14 hours ago, Muda69 said:

One of the best high school mascot names ever.  I hope it is immortalized/recognized somewhere within the South Gibson Government School Corporation.

 

The Fort Branch Community School mascot is the Twigs. I think it is one of their K to 8th grade schools.

[HHPatriots]

15 hours ago, Titan32 said:

Trust me…they didn’t pay a penny toward anything you see at our football stadium.  Not even a sponsor.

They have a fairly healthy property tax bill, along with the folks that work there.  That doesn't hurt.

[Titan32]

39 minutes ago, HHPatriots said:

They have a fairly healthy property tax bill, along with the folks that work there.  That doesn't hurt.

They were given the farm…no pun intended…on abatements.  There is no reason to put their name on anything, trust me on this. 

[HHPatriots]

49 minutes ago, Titan32 said:

They were given the farm…no pun intended…on abatements.  There is no reason to put their name on anything, trust me on this. 

AKsteel got the same deal when they came to Spencer County.

[Rodney]

i want to go to this game but I don't want to drive half way to mexico, can someone pick me up

[gonzoron]

2 minutes ago, Rodney said:

i want to go to this game but I don't want to drive half way to mexico, can someone pick me up

You’ve got GS listed as your team. Why did you move away?

[Rodney]

Just now, gonzoron said:

You’ve got GS listed as your team. Why did you move away?

the smell mostly

 

 

but I do hold a special place in my heart for HH as i won my first sports bet ever off of their backs.

[BtownBraves]

Brownstown Central guy coming in peace…

 

Will either school be streaming this game on YouTube? Would love to be able to watch if so.

[HereComesTheBoom]

2 minutes ago, BtownBraves said:

Brownstown Central guy coming in peace…

 

Will either school be streaming this game on YouTube? Would love to be able to watch if so.

https://www.ihsaatv.org/?B=1016582

[BtownBraves]

Just now, HereComesTheBoom said:

https://www.ihsaatv.org/?B=1016582

Thank you! 

[DumfriesYMCA]

Somehow forgot this week was HH

assuming the rain forecast is accurate…

GS 17

HH 14 

 

special teams determines the outcome.