Brownstown Central at Linton-Stockton - 2A Regional

[npatman]

I haven't been on here nearly as much as I used to be, do we still have a big group of Linton faithful?

What's everyone's thoughts on this game?

[miner_35]

If it comes down to the kicking game, we will be at a serious disadvantage, but so far, we have been able to avoid this. Brownstown special teams has made several big plays in the return game this year from what I have seen. #1 and #40 are both fast , but #40 is more of the tackle breaker whereas #1 will go mainly untouched due to his speed. Both will need hit in the backfield to try and contain them. The QB, #17 can make big plays with his feet and arm. The offensive line is very precise and executes very well. The wing-t variant is a combination of the traditional wing-t and the old single wing. I was fortunate to play in both of those systems. Very interesting to watch. Hard to figure out where the ball is going, especially if you are looking in the backfield.

As far as Linton goes, last week we struggled against the pass and allowed one big run. Greencastle was much improved after switching up their lineups and getting some players back from injury. We did move the ball up and down the field most of the night, and we have for the last several weeks.  However, Brownstown will be the best team we have played since our opening two games against Marion Local and Monrovia. With that being said, they are not Marion Local. Linton will come in the underdog, but will not be intimidated. 

One interesting thing is that the SOS for both teams are 202 for Linton and 225 for Brownstown. This was surprising due to the fact that Brownstown does play 7 3A-5A  schools throughout the season. Switzerland County was the lowest ranked Sagarin team they have played in the tournament at 229. The best ranked Sagarin team this whole season has been Paoli at 133. The lowest ranked Sagarin team that Linton has played in the tournament was Greencastle at 168. Linton's Best ranked Sagarin team this whole season was Monrovia at 111. This doesn't mean much, but I was bored and found it interesting.

I expect the crowd to be huge and the atmosphere to be great. I have seen some film from Brownstown and see a lot of team speed and great athletes across the board. Linton also has some great athletes across the board. This game will be decided in the trenches like most games, but I believe turnovers will be the biggest factor. This game could go either way by 1 or 2 scores, in my opinion. Brownstown is definitely the favorite for a reason, but I know the Miners will not go down without a fight. 

[WWFan]

Someone move this time to 730! I need more time!! 😂😂

[jets]

The Roy is a TOUGH place to play - but I think Brownstown takes this one - and rather easily if I had to guess. 2TD's + 

[Donnie Baker]

2 hours ago, jets said:

The Roy is a TOUGH place to play - but I think Brownstown takes this one - and rather easily if I had to guess. 2TD's + 

Nothing is easy at Liptons in a regional. State Law!

[BtownBraves]

Will definitely be tuning in for this one. Does Linton have many guys playing both ways? Think that will be a factor as well if it turns in to the slugfest that is expected.

[Coach_K]

My completely uneducated only hearing rumors opinion is Brownstown wins by 17ish.

I heard Linton has a bunch of guys who go both ways. With the temperature where it is it shouldn’t factor in too much.

Brownstown is much bigger from what I heard and they are getting healthier. They’re too big defensive tackles are handful for anyone.

it is a very long trip for Brownstown, so we will see how they do coming off the bus trip. 
 

I think in order for Linton to win, they have to jump on Brownstown early and play solid defense, not giving up any big plays. 

[NorthKnox94]

I know Linton's pass defense is their weakness...pretty tough on run d...I really dont know what Brownstown passing game is like?  Should be a fun game!

[BtownBraves]

Have Brownstown and Linton ever played each other in the past? I believe (correct me if I’m wrong) Linton had previously been 1A in football up until the last couple years, so I doubt they’ve played any tournament games against each other.

[WCGrad92]

the 2 schools have never played in Football before.

[npatman]

On 11/13/2024 at 7:08 AM, NorthKnox94 said:

I know Linton's pass defense is their weakness...pretty tough on run d...I really dont know what Brownstown passing game is like?  Should be a fun game!

Brownstown is definitely run first, but can also pass if needed, and/or opportunistically. 
Here are the 2024 team stats from Maxpreps:

[npatman]

14 hours ago, BtownBraves said:

Have Brownstown and Linton ever played each other in the past? I believe (correct me if I’m wrong) Linton had previously been 1A in football up until the last couple years, so I doubt they’ve played any tournament games against each other.

 

14 hours ago, WCGrad92 said:

the 2 schools have never played in Football before.

That is correct according to Harrell's website:

[jets]

We got a ton of rain down around this way last night ....is the Roy still a grass field?? 

[Ugminer]

6 minutes ago, jets said:

We got a ton of rain down around this way last night ....is the Roy still a grass field?? 

Oh ya lol

[npatman]

Ugh...mud, we don't see much of that anymore lol

[Ugminer]

21 hours ago, npatman said:

Ugh...mud, we don't see much of that anymore lol

Don't worry they put the tarp and heaters on it to help dry it out.

[WWFan]

2 hours ago, Ugminer said:

Don't worry they put the tarp and heaters on it to help dry it out.

Weird way to spell sprinklers

[jets]

2 hours ago, Ugminer said:

Don't worry they put the tarp and heaters on it to help dry it out.

Haha…I was thinking the best chance the Miners had in this one was sub-par conditions to equal things up. 
 

That Brownstown offense is just so hard to defend- especially the first time getting a look at it. Also- they are just really good…and, it’s starting to feel like this is the year for Coach May and the Braves to knock down that door and reach Lucas

[Miner_Pride]

QB 17 Micah Sheffer 11 6'3 175

FB 29 Grayson Cassidy 11 5'11 190

WB 40 Gregory Hutcheson 12 6'0 190

WB 1 Preston Garrison 11 5'9 145

WR 10 Easton Branaman 12 5'11 160

TE 4 Lane Pendleton 11 6'5 180

 

 

 

Sheffer is 45-83 for 741. 7 TD 2 Int. Garrison has 3-8-100

Oddly their stats don't include TDs... which there have to be a bunch...

40 Hutcheson is their mule. 121 carries is 28.8% of their 420 rushing att. He as 1,260 yards, 10.4 per touch! He had 396 and 366 yards in each previous season, so this must be his year. He's had 5 100+ games, his high being 193 yards on just 9 touches vs Silver Creek. Sheffer at QB started as Soph as well... definitely a runner and big at 6'3 175. He had 131 rushing yards against Paoli. #1 Garrison is next up with 39 carries 595 yards, a whopping 15.3 per carry. He has had back to back monster games with 141 against Paoli, and 133 last week against Tell City on just 4 carries. 29 Cassidy lines up almost on the line in front of the QB....Looks like he could be snapped to... but he has only 6 carries (35) all year. When they pass... it's #10 Branaman (and there are 3 Branamans on the roster!).. with 19-304 yards, #4 Pendleton is huge at 6'5 180...he lines up as a TE, and he has 11 catches for 235. Hutcheson has 8-86, Garrison 6-159.

 

LT 55 Jason Disque 12 6'2 225

LG 68 Sloan Stuckwisch 11 6'1 235

C 71 Drew Shelton 11 6'2 245

RG 60 Jairdyn Kiser 12 5'9 235

RT 56 Ty Brown 11 6'0 225

 

Notice that they are not giant. That means they are very quick. With BC's offense there is a lot of movement. A lot of pulling... and #29 leading the way too... Thh QB Sheffer, Garrison and Cassidy will lead into the hole ahead of Hutcheson.. in addition to the OL... so...its power... with the idea of having more bodies that you can defend. North Knox kinda did this the year they ran over us. but you have to have the talent to do it.. They do... year in and out.

Other Offensive guys:

 

15 Evan Stahl 11 5'9 170

20 Brock Dean 10 6'1 155

28 Jack Pace 11 6'0 175

26 Landon Ault 10 5'11 150

12 Trevor Branaman 11 5'10 170

27 Hunter Troppe 10 5'9 145

 

Don't imagine we'd see any of these guys unless someone gets hurt or needs a rest. 28 Pace has 48 carries though, 323 yards, #12 Branaman 41-318. Stahl and Dean each 20_ for 170+... but I suspect a lot of these guys have seen action because most every BC game has been blow outs.

Defense

 

LB 29 Grayson Cassidy 11 5'11 190

LB 31 Owen Wischmeier 11 5'11 175

LB 28 Jack Pace 11 6'0 175

DE 78 Caden Wischmeier 11 5'11 200

DT 66 Joe Roberts 11 6'2 255

DT 76 Isaac Hutcheson 11 6'5 285

DE 54 Cameron Markel 12 6'0 200

CB 3 Rochaun Hehman 12 6'0 175

S 20 Brock Dean 10 6'1 155

S 23 Jaxson Johnson 11 5'11 150

CB 1 Preston Garrison 11 5'9 145

 

This is what I saw last week Tell City and the week prior with Paoli.

 

They must be pretty harsh on the stat keeping for tackles because all the numbers are low. However--- it could be that these guys didn't play nearly as many snaps because of the blow outs.... The leader tackler is #76 Hutcheson...he's huge, and must be #40's brother? 77 tackles, 18 for loss 5 sacks. Must be a load at DT. #29 Cassidy is next with 64/11. He,ad #1 Garrison are the ONLY 2 way players I see for the Braves. Roberts (66) at the other DT is 3rd with 47/23 and 2 sacks. #54 Markel at DE has 40/13 with safety #20 Dean also at 40. #23 Johnson has 3 interceptions. #31 Wischmeier is in the middle of the LB corps... but just 23 tackles (3 ints too).

Once again... the opponent has a strong kicking game. #8 Nathaniel Conyer, a soph, has 48-54 PATs to his credit (88.9%) and is 2-2 in FG... not sure the distance. They even have another kid who is 6-6 in PAT (#7 Mason McKeown). The Punter is the QB Sheffer; Conyer the kick off guy.

 

We have never played Brownstown Central. We are so similar in many ways. Linton used to rarely pass, every play was just grind. This is also a rare occasion that our schedule strength is higher than who we play! We are at 205 they are at 225 in rankings ,but Sagarin still has the Braves at 74.69 over-all, with Linton 63.12. BC with 13 sectional titles all coming from 1995 onward. Coach May came aboard in 1993 had a 5-4 season then 8-3 in '94 and The Braves have not come anywhere near a losing season since. May is 312-64 in his 31st year. 19 of his 31 seasons they have won at least 10 games. The only "Down" year I see was in 2022 with a 6-5 year. The other area that differs with us is that they have never gotten past the Semi-state barrier. Linton has 11 Regional Titles, and has made it to the state championship game twice. The Braves have 3 regional crowns, but have fallen in those 3 semi-state games. The closest they came was a heartbreaking 41-40 loss to Lawrenceburg in 2016, and a 24-16 loss in 2008 to Heritage Christian.

 

The Schedule certainly started easy for the Braves, a lot like our last 3 games. Corydon Central was 3-7, Charlestown 2-8 and Eastern Pekin 1-9. But CC is 3A, C-town 4A. They also faced 5A Seymour (A natural rivalry), 4 A Silver Creek and 3A Scottsburg. In fact they only faced a 2A team twice before sectional. They took care of 9-3 3A North Harrison (9-3) 41-3. Scottsburg (7-4) 42-7. The only game BC scored less than 40 was 27 against Seymour...who scored 0. Everyone talked about that 47.3 per game scoring...but more amazing is the 8.3 points allowed per game. Paoli put 25 up, but surrendered 48. Paoli was undefeated coming into that game, and the Braves had 464 yards of rushing....rushing only. 3 players with 100+ yards in what was a huge statement game. The Rams had the most yards by far of anyone against Brownstown with 162 rush and 178 pass (340 total). Scottsburg had 193 passing, nothing on the ground. North Harrison had 153 rushing, with a kid having 100 yards...the only one all season... but all three were hammered.

 

Last night I decided to really dive into Brownstown games. I learned a little more:

 

Seems 29 Cassidy hasn't been the blocking back most of the year... and 15 Stahl has been much more involved that I gave credit. Looks like 15 and 12 (T.BRanaman) alternated at that position most of the season. I didn;t see any of Silver Creek game, but the 1st 7 games 29 was never at BB. I saw 29 at LB coinciding with 31 (Wischmeier) evidently being sidelined... 31 clearly the starter in the MLB but the North Harrison game 31 was out... and 40 (Hucheson) /29 alternated until 31 came back in Paoli game. 29 has been BB starting in the Paoli game, 12 was active on both sides but not since 31 is back. I see he is the holder on PATs.

 

I haven't seen 15 either on the field last 2 games (I did see him in street clothes on sideline vs TC). speaking of which.. 16 (Sweany) started week 1 at corner....but he's been in street clothes ever since. The lines..both O and D have been the same all year! 28 (Pace) and 20 (Dean) have seen more action at WB than I gave credit for... the both spot 1 (Garrison) on some series. One game I saw 12, 29 and 15 as LB's (Switz Co). I've seen wildcat with 40 direct snap with 29/20. I've seen the unbalanced line with 10 (E.Branaman) lined up beside 4 (Pendleton).. which looks odd as hell LOL. I've seen 17 (Sheffer) throw some nice passes, and 10 and 4.. make great catches. Looks like 31 has a good sized cast on his right arm.. i assume that was the injury.

 

The lineups I post earlier were valid the last 2 games. But they've done through some changes to get there. The line has been the same from game 1 through game 12. On both side of he ball. The QB Sheffer does a spin move when snapped he ball...some times he spins all the way around and goes oppose the flow. He is also very involved in the blocking, as he will lead into the play. They don't pass alot but it sure looks like 17 can throw. Pendleton #4 is 6'5 180 at TE. 10 is fast and athletic with good hands. I also saw a lot all season of the Blocking Back get the direct snap and make big plays up the gut. 15 was that guy most the year, along with 12. 29 has only been at BB for a couple games. I don't know 15's status...he wasnt on crutches or with a cast when I saw him on sidelines... so he may be back this week.

I'd image the Roy is wet...and slippery. Could affect both teams traction both in running and blocking.. not to mention throwing and catching.... special teams.... Ball protection will be big tonight!

 

A side note to all of this... When Dad got the axe at Sullivan... of course they wanted him to resign, and he declined.. but I regress... He did get other job offers from the area. He took me with him on to visit a couple of them ... Paris, Il... Linton.. and Brownstown Central. I can recall sitting in the car in the parking lot. Dad came out and said well.. the guy who had this job before was killed in this parking lot... LOL... not really funny.. but at the time I was like.. well.. we don't want to come here..

[Miner_Pride]

Nope.. never met on the football field.  have on volleyball, and basketball boys and girls.   A battle always.  Nothing but respect for the Braves and Coach May....

QB 7 Braylon McBride 12 5'9" 165

RB 8 Jesse Voigtschild 12 5'7" 165

WB 6 Russell Goodman 11 6'2" 185

WB 2 Cooper Smith 11 6'2" 175

WR 15 Hayden Feltner 12 6'3" 170

WR 13 Paul Oliver 11 6'4" 215

LT 54 Tyler Franklin 10 5'11" 195

LG 75 Chris Lyons 11 5'11" 185

C 59 Dresden Kenworthy 11 5'11" 185

RG 52 Corey Andrews 11 6'3" 250

RT 69 Hank Gennicks 12 6'2" 250

 

McBride- 62-378-4 rushing; 83-130-1,196 passing 15 TD 5 Int

Voigstchild- 171-1,225-10 Rush, 6-59-2 Rec

Goodman- 98-387-7 Rush 6-118-1 Rec 8-13-88-1-0 passing

Smith- 65-351-6 rush; 12-188-2 Rec

Feltner- 10-104-1 Rush; 46-595-5 Rec

Oliver 35-245-4 Rush; 36-623-10 Rec; 17-28-337-5-2 passing

 

ILB 6 Russell Goodman 11 6'2" 185

ILB 52 Corey Andrews 11 6'3" 250

OLB 2 Cooper Smith 11 6'2" 175

OLB 13 Paul Oliver 11 6'4" 215

DT 69 Hank Gennicks 12 6'2" 250

NT 53 Trentin Howard 12 6' 235

DE 72 Aidan Sparks 11 6' 210

CB 15 Hayden Feltner 12 6'3" 170

CB 7 Braylon McBride 12 5'9" 165

SS 20 Collin Webster 12 5'9" 155

FS 8 Jesse Voigtschild 12 5'7" 165

 

ILB 26 Tyson Walker 12 6' 180

ILB 44 Tate Gamble 9 5'11" 165

175 DE 75 Chris Lyons 11 5'11" 185

NT 54 Tyler Franklin 10 5'11" 195

DE 61 Tanner Scharbrough 10 6' 175

SS 11 Harrison James 10 5'10" 155

 

Tkls/TFL/Sacks

Andrews 147/14.0 /0.5; Goodman 89/8.0/1.0 1 int; Voigtschild 63/3/ 1 Int

Smith 49/20.0/6.5; Sparks 46/11.0/4.0; Feltner- 45/0.5 5 Int

Gennicks- 40/13.0/2.5; Howard 40/8.5/0.5; McBride 37/0.5 4 Int;

Webster- 34/1.0; Oliver 23/9.5/4.0 1 Int; Lyons 33/1.0; James 40; Walker 14/0.5

Gamble just returned from a broken leg suffered in the 1stJV game. Saw a lot of action last week at Greencastle. 7.0/1.0/0

Walker and James seem to be in about every special teams tackle with Andrews and Sparks.

Miners have featured the passing game much more prominent in 2024.  With Oliver at WR, along with Feltner it has given Linton a couple guys who can make plays and helps to open up the running game more.  Yes, there are a lot of 2 way guys going with Linton.  Depth has been an issue all year, and avoiding injuries key.  8 guys play both sides of the ball. There are guys who can come in an spell one or two of them..but at this point I doubt much changes.  #44 is a freshman who played a lot in week 1 but broke a leg in the 1st JV game.  he was back on the field last week.  

[Miner_Pride]

On 11/12/2024 at 5:50 PM, BtownBraves said:

Will definitely be tuning in for this one. Does Linton have many guys playing both ways? Think that will be a factor as well if it turns in to the slugfest that is expected.

You can see this for free....www.ihsaatv.org/radermediasports

 

Everyone be safe on your travels to and from.   I have seen way too many deer carcasses on highway...

[WWFan]

Be there asap! How's the concessions at linton?

[Miner_Pride]

8 minutes ago, WWFan said:

Be there asap! How's the concessions at linton?

oh lotsa food being grilled out....i'm always in the booth on the air.. an hour before kickoff.. nothing is ready.... !!

 

[hick]

Miners the quicker/more physical team thus far. 

Linton 8

BC 0

 

 

 

[WWFan]

15 minutes ago, hick said:

Miners the quicker/more physical team thus far. 

Linton 8

BC 0

 

 

 

Brownstown struggling to get footing in grass so far.