NIC Teams - 1st round of the tournament

[ASJCPUMA]

Friday, Oct. 25
West Side  5-4 at New Prairie, 6-3   8 pm
St. Joseph 5-4 at Riley,  2-6   7 pm
Washington 0-9 at NorthWood,4-5  7 pm
Calumet 5-4 at Marian, 4-5 7:30 pm

[CoachK5]

On 10/20/2024 at 8:16 AM, ASJCPUMA said:

Friday, Oct. 25
West Side  5-4 at New Prairie, 6-3   8 pm
St. Joseph 5-4 at Riley,  2-6   7 pm
Washington 0-9 at NorthWood,4-5  7 pm
Calumet 5-4 at Marian, 4-5 7:30 pm

New Prairie, St. Joe, and Marian advance to second round

[npcougar15]

West Side  5-4 at New Prairie, 6-3 - NP takes this one rather easily. West Side has played one of the worst schedules in Indiana this year. NP used to always play schools from Hammond/Gary area during the post-season in the 80s-00s. This is the first match-up with a team from that area since the 2013 regional against East Chicago Central and the first with a "Gary" school since Gary Roosevelt in the 2008 sectional opener. 

St. Joseph 5-4 at Riley,  2-6 - I like St. Joe here. Game might have a score closer than the on field product. STJ just struggles to score and create that separation. 

Washington 0-9 at NorthWood,4-5 - Northwood got about the best possible draw they could possibly ask for. They take care of the Washington to set up what should be a good game with STJ next week.

Calumet 5-4 at Marian, 4-5 - I think this is where the Marian schedule pays off. The knights went through the gauntlet this year Mishawaka, New Prairie, Penn, Elkhart, and 8-1 CMA squad are all respectable losses. The issue with the knights is STJ is the only team they beat that's better than average. We will see what Marian is made of in 3A I could see a nice run for them

[Shoot_The_Hands]

West Side  5-4 at New Prairie, 6-3 - I think New Prairie takes this easily especially at home. History shows the Gary schools are typically not as good as there records show. I think this is a running clock by the 4th quarter.  

St. Joseph 5-4 at Riley,  2-6 - I think this is closer than expected with SJ taking the W. The regular season game was closer than the score looked but Riley made some mistakes to make it worse. Still like SJ but anything can happen playing a team twice. 

Washington 0-9 at NorthWood,4-5 - Northwood by a mile. Should be a running clock by halftime. 

Calumet 5-4 at Marian, 4-5 - I like Marian in this one. You never know what to expect with Calumet these days as they have come a long way in the last ten years. Don't think it'll be a running clock but Marian wins comfortably. 

[BLACKGOLD2007]

I am taking NP to the sectional finals against Hanover Central.

I think Marian has a good chance to play for the sectional finals against Griffith.

St. Joe will have a tough game against Northwood, but they could also be playing for a sectional finals against Mishawaka. 

At that point I think all NIC teams will have be eliminated from the playoffs. 

I think Elkhart gets beat by Snider.

I think Penn gets manhandled again at home against CP. 

4 teams playing for sectional championships. 0-4 as a conference in those games. 

[ASJCPUMA]

Maybe South Bend public schools should join Gary West, the 2 Hammond schools, and East Chicago and form a conference

Having seen th SB schools 4 times, they are all pretty bad