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[Coach Nowlin]

6 hours ago, Sparty said:

Huh?

 

6 hours ago, adambetz said:

Scorigami- a unique scoreline that hasn't ever been played to before in the sports history

As it relates to IHSAA basketball tournament, not just in general is my understanding by Mr. Harrell 

 

 

 

[Yuccaguy]

2 hours ago, 23andCounting said:

You stumped me on that one. Let's just conclude that Adams Central drawing from Southern Allen County is stretching it. 

I'm not disagreeing in an "one off (or 2) "from Southern Allen County. 

But I certainly see those in North Adams, Blackford and even Wells heading over to Monroe and Geneva.  

Hopefully, as a FB supporter, this is just a cyclical situation at his time.  

[First_Backer_Inside]

15 hours ago, Yuccaguy said:

From where? and heading all the way down to Monroe?  Seriously?  

And besides, the AC program starts in grade school/PAL....  You honestly believe that kids can come in and miraculously "learn" that system?  

Just a hunch. Kids have to be coming from somewhere, and I didn't mean for it to sound like it was just because of football. The enrollment for Adams Central has continued to grow over the past couple of years at a very high rate. A school that is consistently in 1A for many years starts to make it to the state championship year in and year out, then would've been in 2A regardless of success factor due to enrollment. Kids are being drawn there from somewhere and for some reason. My guess was outskirts of Fort Wayne but could be from anywhere. Can't ignore the growth in enrollment though. There are many Jets fans on here that if they see this have a better explanation than I do, but like I said can't ignore the numbers. I've always said schools are kidding themselves if they think kids are just coming to a school for the academic draw. It's always been about sports more times than not when it comes to transfers. Watch Adams Central. It's not like they are running a lot of plays. Give kids a little bit of credit. Learning "belly", "down", "down option", and "rocket sweep" could happen within a summer. 

[260AC]

AFAIK several years back it was made easier to go to schools within Adams County even if you didn't live in the district. But AC has had a waiting list for quite awhile. Yes AC has turned into quite the program lately but its not like it wasn't without success before. They made it to semi state 13 times before the recent runs and only won 1 time. I'm not sure what sent them over the hump lately but its not because of recruits from other districts lol. I think there was 2 kids from Decatur on the team the past 5 years, other than that im not aware of any transfers.

[US31]

18 hours ago, Yuccaguy said:

From where? and heading all the way down to Monroe?  Seriously?  

And besides, the AC program starts in grade school/PAL....  You honestly believe that kids can come in and miraculously "learn" that system?  

I can only assume Coach Mosser knows what he's doing and can get kids up to speed based upon their position, expected role, and amount of experience. 

Just a guess, but his track record suggests a guy who knows what he's doing🤷‍♂️

[23andCounting]

6 hours ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

Kids are being drawn there from somewhere and for some reason. My guess was outskirts of Fort Wayne but could be from anywhere. Can't ignore the growth in enrollment though. 

I think your suspicions have merit, just not sure if it's true. But.......................

Let's say a kid from Wayne High School (Southern Fort Wayne) or a kid from Heritage High School (Southern Allen County) was in competition for the QB or RB position with someone slightly better. Or maybe they're competing against the coaches son (no disrespect intended). Maybe it would makes sense for that kid to commute 20-25 minutes to a school that would ensure a starting role (Adams Central). 

I wouldn't be surprised if Adams Central built their entire program around kids from the local community. The coaching staff really does appear to be that good. But I also wouldn't be surprised if there was a transfer here and there. I honestly don't know, it's all speculation from where I'm sitting. 

 

[First_Backer_Inside]

7 minutes ago, 23andCounting said:

I think your suspicions have merit, just not sure if it's true. But.......................

Let's say a kid from Wayne High School (Southern Fort Wayne) or a kid from Heritage High School (Southern Allen County) was in competition for the QB or RB position with someone slightly better. Or maybe they're competing against the coaches son (no disrespect intended). Maybe it would makes sense for that kid to commute 20-25 minutes to a school that would ensure a starting role (Adams Central). 

I wouldn't be surprised if Adams Central built their entire program around kids from the local community. The coaching staff really does appear to be that good. But I also wouldn't be surprised if there was a transfer here and there. I honestly don't know, it's all speculation from where I'm sitting. 

 

260AC didn't think there were any transfers that played football from what he knew. Also brought up the good point about AC's success before all the state runner ups. Still can't ignore the enrollment going up. Maybe other sports? Maybe AC's academics are just that good lol? You bring up a good point for most kids going from a large school to a smaller one for playing time, but with AC's athletes they might not still get the job there either. But like you said just suspicion, either way the school knows how to win. To get back on the topic at hand(I apologize for kind of derailing it), they are my favorites for the North in 2A until someone proves otherwise.

[23andCounting]

50 minutes ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

You bring up a good point for most kids going from a large school to a smaller one for playing time, but with AC's athletes they might not still get the job there either.

I don't see it as a big school/little school issue. A 2A school could be loaded at the RB position. The kid decides to transfer to a 6A school that needs help at that position. Could go either way. 

[Robert]

On 3/8/2025 at 5:25 PM, Yuccaguy said:

Don't sleep on Bishop Luers in 3A.  I'm telling you, they have 'horses' in the pipeline that are ready.

Yes, they are/were a 2A powerhouse.   With the talk that 3A is "down".... Why wouldn't they be looked at as breaking through in 3A?  

Didn't they Luers players all transfer to Northrop?

 

[First_Backer_Inside]

47 minutes ago, Robert said:

Didn't they Luers players all transfer to Northrop?

 

Never heard of that. Is this sarcasm or does it have something to do with the pictures thing going on at the school?

[23andCounting]

2 hours ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

Never heard of that. Is this sarcasm or does it have something to do with the pictures thing going on at the school?

Northrop boasts two of the top three receivers in the entire state. Could be coincidence I guess. 

[Yuccaguy]

3 hours ago, Robert said:

Didn't they Luers players all transfer to Northrop?

 

I haven't heard that Robert.  If so that would dramatically change the SAC in a lot of ways depending upon WHO/WHAT left from BL.  

[scarab527]

16 hours ago, 23andCounting said:

Northrop boasts two of the top three receivers in the entire state. Could be coincidence I guess. 

Didn't one of those guys transfer to Mount Carmel? 

[23andCounting]

44 minutes ago, scarab527 said:

Didn't one of those guys transfer to Mount Carmel? 

Could be. Just a week ago 247 was showing two receivers from Northrop in their state rankings. If that's the case, the Bruins will have a very dangerous offense. Until they learn to play defense though, they can't be considered a contender. 

[Sparty]

1 hour ago, scarab527 said:

Didn't one of those guys transfer to Mount Carmel? 

Ft. Wayne to Chicago on the daily is quite the drive if I’m not mistaken. 

[temptation]

On 3/10/2025 at 5:55 PM, 23andCounting said:

To be a contender in 6A I think you need at least half your starters back regardless of how many guys you have with D1 potential. 

I agree but your old "starters" can also be replaced by surrounding "starters" from other districts...its modern day football.

[23andCounting]

5 minutes ago, temptation said:

I agree but your old "starters" can also be replaced by surrounding "starters" from other districts...its modern day football.

It was just an observation from watching years of high school football. No doubt, a few good players can have a major impact on the newcomers. I think NC's coaching staff is probably their best asset? The same reason I have CP, Snider, and Carroll as the top contenders from the North.

[adambetz]

Northrop could get half of Luers' returners and I still don't see them being over .500. It's not a talent thing, they've had talent in the past and have still been in the basement with Southside. Even when Northside was seemingly sucking up all the talent in the Summit City the past few years, they haven't even been able to do much anything of note. Snider has the winning program with great coaches and culture. Luers has tradition and a storied program competing at a lower enrollment level. Homestead and Carroll are both strong programs and are only getting stronger, with the resources to pour everything they can into player development. Northrop has none of that. They've only beaten Snider, Homestead, Carroll and Dwenger TWICE combined since before their current players were born. It's gonna take a lot of work to make serious headway in this program, not just an athletic class of transfers.

As far as if Luers loses transfers, they'll probably still be above .500 and playing deep into November regardless.

Edited March 12, 2025 by adambetz

[Robert]

18 hours ago, Yuccaguy said:

I haven't heard that Robert.  If so that would dramatically change the SAC in a lot of ways depending upon WHO/WHAT left from BL.  

Surry and Hogue, I heard.  And the White boys with their dad to Wayne.  Could be another tough year.  Could be 

[Yuccaguy]

1 hour ago, Robert said:

Surry and Hogue, I heard.  And the White boys with their dad to Wayne.  Could be another tough year.  Could be 

I kind of knew they (White's kids) would be heading out.  Hmm... Surry and Hogue, that's a loss?  

Those guys leaving doesn't help at all.  So I guess its back to the "recruitment trail"? 

Editorial Commentary: (In keeping with the general tone and tenor of the underlying sentiment amongst a LARGE amount of posters within this and other social media platforms).   😀

[Robert]

21 minutes ago, Yuccaguy said:

I kind of knew they (White's kids) would be heading out.  Hmm... Surry and Hogue, that's a loss?  

Those guys leaving doesn't help at all.  So I guess its back to the "recruitment trail"? 

Editorial Commentary: (In keeping with the general tone and tenor of the underlying sentiment amongst a LARGE amount of posters within this and other social media platforms).   😀

Luers has always lost more 8th grade CYO players to publics than vice-versa.  

[BDGiant93]

I wouldn't be surprised If Brownsburg repeats in 6A. QB's back. They're going to be the big dog...no pun intended...in the big class.

Edited March 18, 2025 by BDGiant93

[Titan32]

1 hour ago, BDGiant93 said:

I wouldn't be surprised If Brownsburg repeats in 6A. QB's back. They're going to be the big dog...no pun intended...in the big class.

I think they are situated well for the transfer rule to work in their favor....they will attract top talent, they could lose depth type kids to places like Tri-West but on the other hand they will pull a lot of top talent away from some of those same places.