SAC - Round 2

[23andCounting]

Carroll at Elkhart

Snider at Northrop

Hamilton Eastern at Homestead

North Side at Goshen

South Side at East Noble

Columbia City at Dwenger

Norwell at Luers

[23andCounting]

Carroll at Elkhart - Although not a bad team, I thought Travon Curry's team would be a little stronger than what they are in his second season. They're not ready for NE Indiana's marquee program. Carroll wins 38-14

Snider at Northrop - Give a program like Snider two weeks to prepare, and they are sure to close the 21 point gap that separated these two a few weeks back. In the end, the Bruins just have more talent than Snider. Northrop wins 28-17. 

HSE at Homestead - This is really just a tune-up game for HSE. It's not a matter of if, but by how much. Homestead just flat out struggles against Indy's better teams. HSE wins this one 35-7.

North Side at Goshen - Speaking of tune-ups, if North is on top of their game, this should be a blowout. Lets say North 39-14.

South Side at East Noble - South Side is showing improvement under Andre Goodwell, but this team isn't anywhere read for what they are going to face in Kendallville on Friday...............I'm feeling like East Noble takes this one 42-13.

Columbia City at Dwenger - The Eagles look good against the bad teams and bad against the good teams. Friday night will be bad for Columbia City. This one screams Dwenger 35-0.

Norwell at Luers - This won't be much of a game, not much else to say. Luers 35-7

[LuersLurker]

41 minutes ago, 23andCounting said:

 

Norwell at Luers - This won't be much of a game, not much else to say. Luers 35-7

In the past, Norwell has given Luers fits.  Be careful in  your predictions.

[23andCounting]

16 minutes ago, LuersLurker said:

In the past, Norwell has given Luers fits.  Be careful in  your predictions.

2006? Really? You don't have to do the Lou Holtz thing. Luers will win this game half asleep.

[Frozen Tundra]

Can someone explain to me why Concordia fell off so hard? They won state nine years ago. Was that just a once-in-a-generation team?

[23andCounting]

32 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said:

Can someone explain to me why Concordia fell off so hard? They won state nine years ago. Was that just a once-in-a-generation team?

Well, there's been a lot of talk lately, at all levels, that a coach is only as good as his quarterback. When Concordia won state that year, they had this kid named Peter Morrison. Head coach was Tim Mannigel. He had some solid teams, took a one year break in 2021 before coming back. They were pretty bad in 2021, and Mannigel just hasn't been able to get them back to where he had them. Reason? No idea. But it does seem like the better athletes in Fort Wayne are bouncing around from team to team. North Side and Northrop seem to winning the recruiting wars as of late. No one really says "I want to send my kid to Concordia" to play football. They say that about Snider, Luers, Dwenger, Carroll, and Homestead. Suddenly Northrop is getting their lions share of athletes, took two from Luers this past season. It's a free for all.

[Justasportsfan]

46 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said:

Can someone explain to me why Concordia fell off so hard? They won state nine years ago. Was that just a once-in-a-generation team?

It was the perfect storm for them..sf cleared the way for them to a blue ring that year..sadly the cadets had teams with alot more talent that never made the bus ride to indy..Their feeder program is almost non existent n those Lutheran families aren't as prevalent as they were in the late 90's..

[Justasportsfan]

On a side note, I see the popularity contest results er...uh..ALL SAC teams were released...Same as decades ago..go to a certain school and get certain accolades..I digress..N no i didnt put the smiley emoji besides the cyo kids..id never disrespect that league..

 

ALL-SAC FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

WR: Jaidon Vanpelt, senior Carroll
WR: Maalik Moore, junior, North Side
WR: Jerquaden Guilford, senior, Northrop
WR: Jayvon Irby, junior, South Side
TE: Sutton Yorko, junior, North Side
OT: Andrew Trahin, senior, Bishop Dwenger
OT: Andrew Rudolph, senior, Carroll
😄 Zack Wall, senior, Bishop Luers
OG: Mitchell Miller, senior, Homestead
OG: Sawyer Tippmann, senior, Snider
OG: Darrion Goodwin, junior, North Side
QB: David Callison, senior, Northrop
RB: Chris Mhoon, senior, South Side
RB: Jordan Davis, senior, Snider
K: Lucas Nguyen, senior, Bishop Dwenger
P: Corbin Dempsey, junior, Carroll

 

DEFENSE

DE: Ayle Taylor, senior, Bishop Luers
DE: Kiyon Beasley, senior, South Side
DT: Jarron Taylor, senior, Bishop Luers
DT: Cornelius Jackson Jr., senior, Northrop
DT: Omarion Waites, junior, North Side
MLB: Eli Neuhouser, junior, Carroll
MLB: KC Pieper, senior, Bishop Dwenger
OLB: Detrick Smith, junior, South Side
OLB: Doug Henry, senior, Bishop Dwenger
DB: McKale Woodson, senior, Bishop Luers
DB: Janard Moore, junior, North Side
S: Dee Hogue, senior, Northrop
S: JT Timberlake-Johnson, senior, South Side
S: Jaston White, junior, Wayne

 

ALL-SAC SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

WR: Maddox Weil, sophomore, Northrop
WR: Carter Kennedy, senior, Homestead
WR: Harrison Scheele, junior, Carroll
TE: Owen Dodson, senior, Snider
OT: Myante Williams, junior, Bishop Luers
OT: Henry Shaw, junior, Homestead
😄 Vance Diepenbrock, senior, Bishop Dwenger
OG: Josh Morken, junior, Bishop Luers
OG: Lewis Morris, senior, Bishop Dwenger
QB: Gabe Frisinger, junior, Carroll
RB: Caleb Kiengele, junior, North Side
RB: TJ Epperson, sophomore, Bishop Luers
P: Jaxson Hill, senior, Bishop Luers
K: Mang Tung, senior, Snider

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DEFENSE

DE: Evan Brubacker, senior, Carroll
DE: Heanyi Emedobi, junior, Northrop
DT: Sterling Swihart, senior, Homestead
DT: Kenyon Conklin, senior, Snider
DT: Mykalan Westmoreland, junior, Wayne
MLB: Brayden Mygrant, senior, Bishop Luers
MLB: Anthony Fields, senior, Homestead
OLB: Jalen Jackson, senior, North Side
OLB: Braylin Fertil, junior, Snider
DB: Nick O’Keefe, junior, Bishop Dwenger
DB: Tyree Eldridge, junior, Wayne
S: Houston Ellinger, senior, Bishop Dwenger
S: Wade Raines Jr., senior, Snider

ALL-SAC HONORABLE MENTION

BISHOP DWENGER

AJ Shefferly
Cooper Campbell
Beckham Russell
Jackson Parrish
Isaac Mogan
Xavier Douge
George Hackman
Noah Weimer

 

BISHOP LUERS

Christian Brell
Dereon Carswell
Jonas Muya
Quenten Price
Brandon Gaither

CARROLL

Logan Heath
Mason Baughman
Brenden Koons
Liam Keays
Coleman Tipton
Asher Wagoner
Austin Rohrs
Linkoln Grabner

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN

Eli Trent

HOMESTEAD

Shane Bardwell
Nick Brown
Nate Lynch
Caleb Hollingsworth
Cordney Glaspie
Kane Nancarrow
Henry Knipscheer

 

NORTHROP

Lenny Underwood
Eligah Collins
Jaxson Robinson
Levi Portee
Kobe Reese
Caleb Lanza
Camden Day
Donlaray Reese Jr.
Daveon Surry

NORTH SIDE

Sebastian Moore
Jarmeek Harrison
Jamarcus Martin
Junior Landers
Quincy Smith
J’Sean Brown
Lavardis Casey
Kason Tomlinson
BJ Johnson
Leslie Woodson
Markus Williams
Jasean Early
Jaydin Rivers

 

SOUTH SIDE

Robert Murphy
Devin Patterson
Josiah Malone
TJ Snow
KJ Alexander
Elias Roberson
Jayden Jenkins
Zyion Boone
Rayvon Gibson
Donovan French
Nehemiah Sewell
AuZiah Bryant
Richard Allen
Cody Robbs
Jakari Adams

SNIDER

Isaiah Caldwell
Jakari Cole
Leland Jen
Jamin Dean Portee
Crosby Daniels
Brishawn Johnson

WAYNE

Jayce White
Cooper Richardson
Cooner Mayne
Noah King
Javonte Eldridge
Kamari Morris
Kevon Morris
Marcus Bradford
Charles Calligan
Dereyon Evans
Makhi Muff
Jayden Brooks

 

 

Edited October 27, 2025 by Justasportsfan

[Frozen Tundra]

7 hours ago, 23andCounting said:

Well, there's been a lot of talk lately, at all levels, that a coach is only as good as his quarterback. When Concordia won state that year, they had this kid named Peter Morrison. Head coach was Tim Mannigel. He had some solid teams, took a one year break in 2021 before coming back. They were pretty bad in 2021, and Mannigel just hasn't been able to get them back to where he had them. Reason? No idea. But it does seem like the better athletes in Fort Wayne are bouncing around from team to team. North Side and Northrop seem to winning the recruiting wars as of late. No one really says "I want to send my kid to Concordia" to play football. They say that about Snider, Luers, Dwenger, Carroll, and Homestead. Suddenly Northrop is getting their lions share of athletes, took two from Luers this past season. It's a free for all.

I guess I expected more from them. Felt they could ride that momentum and make something of the program. Even if they didn’t perform well in the regular season I thought they could pull a Luers and use their challenging schedule to go on deep runs in the postseason. I was wrong.

[23andCounting]

8 hours ago, Frozen Tundra said:

I guess I expected more from them. Felt they could ride that momentum and make something of the program. Even if they didn’t perform well in the regular season I thought they could pull a Luers and use their challenging schedule to go on deep runs in the postseason. I was wrong.

I too was surprised at how easily West Noble dispatched Concordia, thinking maybe the Cadet's schedule would have prepared them better. Maybe after the season Concordia had, the kids just pretty much threw up the white flag. Who knows, all speculation. We know they have a pretty good coach though. No matter how good your quarterback is, you still have to be able to coach to get that blue ring. I just think the fight for talent in Fort Wayne is pretty fierce, and Concordia is at the bottom of the list. I will say this though, Concordia is a great school to send your kids, and I'd argue the best in Northeast Indiana.  That's where my kid would go, good football player or otherwise.