Is New Pal a Lock in 5A?

[IndianaWrestlingGuy1]

On 9/26/2025 at 9:36 AM, crimsonace1 said:

Nearly all of NP's players are home-grown. They've had a couple of move-ins - the QB being one, as his dad got a job transfer to the Indy area from Ohio - but just about every kid playing on Friday night was a name I saw on a jersey in the New Pal Cadet Football League when my son was playing in it nine years ago. The youth league is phenomenal, and has been for a long time. There are hundreds of kids playing tackle football from first grade on, learning proper fundamentals from an early age, and getting very good coaching. A lot of the youth coaches are former players in the program. 

NP is 4-1 all-time vs. 6A programs. 

2018: New Pal 31, Center Grove 9
2019: New Pal 28, Center Grove 9
2022: New Pal 42, Westfield 28
2023: Westfield 34, New Pal 14
2025: New Pal 28, Decatur Central 6 (*6A due to success factor)

I think it's way more astounding that you have only played 5 6A teams in your history. Cathedral plays 5 a year! I guess with conference commitments it checks out, but thought NP would go out and chase it a bit more. 

[Komets2727]

11 hours ago, IndianaWrestlingGuy1 said:

I think it's way more astounding that you have only played 5 6A teams in your history. Cathedral plays 5 a year! I guess with conference commitments it checks out, but thought NP would go out and chase it a bit more. 

Nah, they aren’t chasing anything. They cruise thru the regular season and take their chances come playoff time. They should be challenging themselves like Cathedral does, yuck I just said that out loud, and making a true case for best regardless of class

[temptation]

5 hours ago, Komets2727 said:

Nah, they aren’t chasing anything. They cruise thru the regular season and take their chances come playoff time. They should be challenging themselves like Cathedral does, yuck I just said that out loud, and making a true case for best regardless of class

We doing this again?

[23andCounting]

8 hours ago, temptation said:

We doing this again?

New Pal is good. But the unfortunate reality is that you can't dub yourself the best team in the state until you run through 6A. 

[temptation]

22 minutes ago, 23andCounting said:

New Pal is good. But the unfortunate reality is that you can't dub yourself the best team in the state until you run through 6A. 

I’m sure they will wear their state championship rings proudly.

Did I miss where someone who is a part of the New Pal program “dubbed themselves the best team in the state?”

If so, can you direct me to that quote?

[Sparty]

Probably a dumb question, is NP and Cathedral both 5A South?

[temptation]

47 minutes ago, Sparty said:

Probably a dumb question, is NP and Cathedral both 5A South?

Yep.  Same SECTIONAL.

And to be honest (sorry Anderson) you throw in Plainfield and I would be willing to argue that it may be the toughest sectional in the state.

Edited October 5, 2025 by temptation

[Komets2727]

1 hour ago, temptation said:

I’m sure they will wear their state championship rings proudly.

Did I miss where someone who is a part of the New Pal program “dubbed themselves the best team in the state?”

If so, can you direct me to that quote?

Well, you ranking them I think 3rd in the state gets it started. I see bashing of Crown Point’s schedule and their schedule is tougher than New Pal’s. Full disclosure, I think New Pal is good, but if they played some 6A teams in Indy what would that record look like?

[temptation]

11 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Well, you ranking them I think 3rd in the state gets it started. I see bashing of Crown Point’s schedule and their schedule is tougher than New Pal’s. Full disclosure, I think New Pal is good, but if they played some 6A teams in Indy what would that record look like?

I would have them favored against every team in the state, except for the two that I have ranked in front of them.

Maybe slight underdogs were they on the road at LN/Westfield/CG.

Now, were they to play an HCC/MIC schedule weekly?  I don’t think they hold up.

This is message board fodder and is for fun.  Seems that New Pal is unnecessarily catching strays on here.

 

Edited October 5, 2025 by temptation

[23andCounting]

11 hours ago, temptation said:

We doing this again?

Implied.

At the end of they day, I don't care if they are or they aren't. Just saying that title will always go to the 6A champion.

Edited October 5, 2025 by 23andCounting

[Rodney]

could do some handy stuff with the old transitive property here

[Komets2727]

1 hour ago, temptation said:

I would have them favored against every team in the state, except for the two that I have ranked in front of them.

Maybe slight underdogs were they on the road at LN/Westfield/CG.

Now, were they to play an HCC/MIC schedule weekly?  I don’t think they hold up.

This is message board fodder and is for fun.  Seems that New Pal is unnecessarily catching strays on here.

 

I am taking everyone in the top 10 on a neutral field except Decatur Central against New Pal

[temptation]

1 hour ago, Komets2727 said:

I am taking everyone in the top 10 on a neutral field except Decatur Central against New Pal

So, New Pal wins AT #10 Decatur Central by 22 yet you believe the teams ranked around Decatur Central could beat them.

Interesting…

Edited October 5, 2025 by temptation

[Sparty]

4 hours ago, temptation said:

Yep.  Same SECTIONAL.

And to be honest (sorry Anderson) you throw in Plainfield and I would be willing to argue that it may be the toughest sectional in the state.

Thank you

[Komets2727]

2 hours ago, temptation said:

So, New Pal wins AT #10 Decatur Central by 22 yet you believe the teams ranked around Decatur Central could beat them.

Interesting…

First, DC is too high, second, I just trust the 6A teams in the top 10 more. They are battle tested and play high quality opponents every week. Maybe New Pal goes 5-3 against the rest of the top 10, maybe they go 3-5. Additionally, who has DC beaten this year? Nobody. My question to you is Avon, who you have ranked at 18, beat DC head to head and you have DC at 10….

Edited October 5, 2025 by Komets2727

[temptation]

3 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

First, DC is too high, second, I just trust the 6A teams in the top 10 more. They are battle tested and play high quality opponents every week. Maybe New Pal goes 5-3 against the rest of the top 10, maybe they go 3-5.

Who else do you have ahead of DC?

[Komets2727]

1 minute ago, temptation said:

Who else do you have ahead of DC?

Avon is 18 and beat DC head to head for starters…

[23andCounting]

4 hours ago, Rodney said:

could do some handy stuff with the old transitive property here

Show us what ya got. 

[Rodney]

17 minutes ago, 23andCounting said:

Show us what ya got. 

no

 

if you want to come to your own conclusions the math runs through avon

 

 

also I agree with Komets, avon should be higher, lets put them and HSE in front of jeff

 

[23andCounting]

4 minutes ago, Rodney said:

also I agree with Komets, avon should be higher, lets put them and HSE in front of jeff

 

No thanks. Jeff took Chatard to the wire. Chatard wasted Roncalli and almost beat Cathedral. Jeff wasted every other opponent they played including Harrison by a higher margin than Chatard did. I've got Jeff over HSE by 7, and Jeff over Avon by 14. 

[Rodney]

5 minutes ago, 23andCounting said:

No thanks. Jeff took Chatard to the wire. Chatard wasted Roncalli and almost beat Cathedral. Jeff wasted every other opponent they played including Harrison by a higher margin than Chatard did. I've got Jeff over HSE by 7, and Jeff over Avon by 14. 

Avon lost to Brownsburg by 1 touchdown

[23andCounting]

16 minutes ago, Rodney said:

Avon lost to Brownsburg by 1 touchdown

That was a good game, for sure. But their body of work over the course of the season doesn't convince me that they beat Jeff. It's not possible to look at Jeff schedule and draw any conclusion other than them being ranked somewhere between 8-12.

[Rodney]

5 minutes ago, 23andCounting said:

That was a good game, for sure. But their body of work over the course of the season doesn't convince me that they beat Jeff. It's not possible to look at Jeff schedule and draw any conclusion other than them being ranked somewhere between 8-12.

They beat bd by 3 touchdowns compares to cathedrals 8 points

 

Cathedral barely squeaked a win vs chatard

[temptation]

4 hours ago, Komets2727 said:

Avon is 18 and beat DC head to head for starters…

3-4 team.  If they lose this week, they will be unranked.

I don’t like ranking teams with losing records but their win over DC was impressive.

[Komets2727]

7 minutes ago, temptation said:

3-4 team.  If they lose this week, they will be unranked.

I don’t like ranking teams with losing records but their win over DC was impressive.

What would DC’s record be playing Anon’s schedule? 2-5 maybe?