WEEK # 6 in the NIC

[ASJCPUMA]

Friday, Sep. 26
Marian at Washington ©, 7 pm
New Prairie at Riley ©, 7:30 pm
Adams at Penn ©, 7 pm
St. Joseph at Elkhart ©, 7 pm

 

The first important game of the season is Friday night in Elkhart where 5-0 St. Joe meets Elkhart 4-1.  This will be a good test for St. Joe as their games so far have been against weaker competition.  Elkhart st time seems to play good enough to win.  They have a big game with Penn next week, but they cannot afford to look ahead.  Looking for a large crowd Fridat at Rice Field.

Penn should have the game with Adams into the running clock mode.  Contain the running back, you take their offence.

Riley continues to look like the 4th best team in the NIC.  They should be able to handle NP, if they can contain their QB.

Marian/Washington both looking for a win.  The Knights can win this if they do no let the Washington WR beat them  

[BLACKGOLD2007]

16 hours ago, ASJCPUMA said:

Friday, Sep. 26
Marian at Washington ©, 7 pm
New Prairie at Riley ©, 7:30 pm
Adams at Penn ©, 7 pm
St. Joseph at Elkhart ©, 7 pm

 

The first important game of the season is Friday night in Elkhart where 5-0 St. Joe meets Elkhart 4-1.  This will be a good test for St. Joe as their games so far have been against weaker competition.  Elkhart st time seems to play good enough to win.  They have a big game with Penn next week, but they cannot afford to look ahead.  Looking for a large crowd Fridat at Rice Field.

Penn should have the game with Adams into the running clock mode.  Contain the running back, you take their offence.

Riley continues to look like the 4th best team in the NIC.  They should be able to handle NP, if they can contain their QB.

Marian/Washington both looking for a win.  The Knights can win this if they do no let the Washington WR beat them  

Well, Washington I don't think has the team to get a win until maybe the final week of the season (in conference).

Riley will beat NP had a surprising defeat to Adams who has had a rough go of it this season. 

Penn will have it's fourth week in a row where the starters don't make it out of the first half. Penn's three phases have dominated the last three teams with a combined score of 165-20. I expect Penn to have over 40 putting them over 200 points scored in 4 weeks. 

Elkhart, has issues on the Defensive side of the ball. They are letting bad teams score on them, Washington only got 13 but that game was close late. Riley scored 22 on them and NP dropped 28. Elkhart with Bardo is more dangerous on the offensive side of the ball. St. Joe's D has only allowed 19 points this year, but this is against less than quality opponents. I think this is going to be a shootout. Bardo will likely have 2 or 3 tds. I think 35-30 area where Elkhart gets the win. 

[BLACKGOLD2007]

One thing I am worried about is how little Penn's starters are playing right now. I know that Penn used to blow teams out by half and get backups reps, I am very leery of comparing current Penn teams to teams 2017 and back. Almost all of those Penn starting teams were capable of competing at least up to Semi-State. Now, Penn isn't even a lock to get out of Sectionals. 

I am still very skeptical of Elkhart, but Bardo might be the key to this Offense becoming prolific. Their D is what will undo them when they play a team that take Bardo away.  

[ASJCPUMA]

What a game 21-14 St Joe over Elkhart.  The Huskies D played well.  Bent a little did not break.  They sacked their QB I think 12 times.  Elkhart has athletes.  # 3 impressed me.  Kept Bardo in check.  Did just enough to win.  6-0 for the first time since 1995.  #3 for Elkhart is an athlete as well.