FridayNightLights Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 How many repeat champs will we have next year? I think 6A and 5A are almost a sure bet. 4A very likely. Interested to see what everyone's thoughts are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Fan Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 6A I am going with the Franklin Central Flashes...just kidding haha. I will go with Carmel. 5A Cathedral for sure. 4A Chatard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_and_10 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 6A MIC (CG/Carmel/WC) 5A Cathedral 4A Roncalli/Chatard 3A Webo (I'll be a homer). Though this class is really interesting. Danville loses alot. Not sure about Concordia or Mishawaka Marian... 2A Bishop Luers 1A Covenant Christian or Lutheran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicvinegar Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I would be curious to see who people think these teams will beat. Picking Cathedral to win 5A isn't really going out on a limb. I'm curious to who everyone thinks will be in the state championship games and who will win the match up. Just trying to make it a little more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBH Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, Indiana Fan said: 6A I am going with the Franklin Central Flashes...just kidding haha. I will go with Carmel. 5A Cathedral for sure. 4A Chatard Carmel returns the QB but they lose a lot of starters? I'm sure they have dudes ready to fill in but still? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBH Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I think all HCC teams have to replace veteran QB's except Westfield so don't expect anyone other than the Rocks to be a finalist contender. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptation Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 I'll take a shot in the dark here... 6A: Center Grove over Westfield 5A: Cathedral over Dwenger 4A: Roncalli over Lowell 3A: Concordia over Gibson Southern 2A: Luers over Heritage Christian 1A: Lafayette Central Catholic over Lutheran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridayNightLights Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, BigBH said: I think all HCC teams have to replace veteran QB's except Westfield so don't expect anyone other than the Rocks to be a finalist contender. Does Carmel move back North next year? If so I'd say they'll play CG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, vicvinegar said: I would be curious to see who people think these teams will beat. Picking Cathedral to win 5A isn't really going out on a limb. I'm curious to who everyone thinks will be in the state championship games and who will win the match up. Just trying to make it a little more interesting. In 2A, I'm curious to see what Pioneer brings back. I know they are 1A making their second time through the 2A ranks and I think they will lose the Lewellyns ... which will be huge given that Ezra was selected to the Indiana Top 50. Only one other 1A kid, Miller from SA, made that list. Pioneer gave Luers all they could handle this time around. Wondering about Covenant Christian. They are going to lose over 25% of their team to graduation. They had a mix of younger players when you realize that under 15% of that team was classified as junior. Was the strength of the team focused in the seniors or more evenly spread across the team? TPCS had a pretty strong senior class in 2019, but had significant dropoff in 2020. I think Lutheran could make the run this season for LOS. LCC and Pioneer will be in 2A and I think enrollment with put AC there as well, so outside of what SA returns, it might be closer to an open horse-race in 1A North. 13 minutes ago, temptation said: I'll take a shot in the dark here... 6A: Center Grove over Westfield 5A: Cathedral over Dwenger 4A: Roncalli over Lowell 3A: Concordia over Gibson Southern 2A: Luers over Heritage Christian 1A: Lafayette Central Catholic over Lutheran LCC will be in 2A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptation Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Just now, foxbat said: In 2A, I'm curious to see what Pioneer brings back. I know they are 1A making their second time through the 2A ranks and I think they will lose the Lewellyns ... which will be huge given that Ezra was selected to the Indiana Top 50. Only one other 1A kid, Miller from SA, made that list. Pioneer gave Luers all they could handle this time around. Wondering about Covenant Christian. They are going to lose over 25% of their team to graduation. They had a mix of younger players when you realize that under 15% of that team was classified as junior. Was the strength of the team focused in the seniors or more evenly spread across the team? TPCS had a pretty strong senior class in 2019, but had significant dropoff in 2020. I think Lutheran could make the run this season for LOS. LCC and Pioneer will be in 2A and I think enrollment with put AC there as well, so outside of what SA returns, it might be closer to an open horse-race in 1A North. Took a mini dive into things before my above picks and Covenant is losing their stud QB/RB and, even though many on here think they will just "reload", that is tough for any 1A outfit. Pioneer is an intriguing one as they seem to return their second leading rusher (over 800 yards) and had a freshman QB who got some snaps this fall. I won't pretend to know more than I do, especially when it comes to the lower classes, but just some quick research provided the above info. 3 minutes ago, foxbat said: In 2A, I'm curious to see what Pioneer brings back. I know they are 1A making their second time through the 2A ranks and I think they will lose the Lewellyns ... which will be huge given that Ezra was selected to the Indiana Top 50. Only one other 1A kid, Miller from SA, made that list. Pioneer gave Luers all they could handle this time around. Wondering about Covenant Christian. They are going to lose over 25% of their team to graduation. They had a mix of younger players when you realize that under 15% of that team was classified as junior. Was the strength of the team focused in the seniors or more evenly spread across the team? TPCS had a pretty strong senior class in 2019, but had significant dropoff in 2020. I think Lutheran could make the run this season for LOS. LCC and Pioneer will be in 2A and I think enrollment with put AC there as well, so outside of what SA returns, it might be closer to an open horse-race in 1A North. LCC will be in 2A. Ah, good call. No clue in 1A north for this guy in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southend Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, temptation said: I'll take a shot in the dark here... 6A: Center Grove over Westfield 5A: Cathedral over Dwenger 4A: Roncalli over Lowell 3A: Concordia over Gibson Southern 2A: Luers over Heritage Christian 1A: Lafayette Central Catholic over Lutheran So The Fort is on the up swing? Saints ,Cadets, Knights all at the Big House next year? interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBH Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, temptation said: Took a mini dive into things before my above picks and Covenant is losing their stud QB/RB and, even though many on here think they will just "reload", that is tough for any 1A outfit. Pioneer is an intriguing one as they seem to return their second leading rusher (over 800 yards) and had a freshman QB who got some snaps this fall. I won't pretend to know more than I do, especially when it comes to the lower classes, but just some quick research provided the above info. Ah, good call. No clue in 1A north for this guy in that case. CC is not in the "reload" category...they had some good seniors and the running back came in from another school, but I doubt they get back to LOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicvinegar Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) 6A Center Grove over Elkhart (maybe a year early, but I say they upset Westfield)) 5A Cathedral over Dwenger 4A Mt Vernon over Mooresville 3A Gibson Southern over Mishawaka Marian 2A Pioneer over Mater Dei 1A Lutheran over Winamac Edited December 8, 2020 by vicvinegar I didn't realize LCC bumped up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, temptation said: Ah, good call. No clue in 1A north for this guy in that case. I think it all hinges on SA. Hopefully someone from there can give us a little insight. If they are reloading, I'd take SA to repeat in 1A North. If they are rebuilding, then I think 1A North is wide open ... especially with a couple others that have been in the mix in the past like 'busco moving up. One that I did forget, and this is going to depend on overall top of 1A enrollment and bottom of 2A enrollment, is that Seeger could move down. If Seeger moves down to 1A, I think they might definitely make waves in 1A North. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temptation Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, southend said: So The Fort is on the up swing? Saints ,Cadets, Knights all at the Big House next year? interesting. Maybe these are just "safe picks" as I looked a bit at what other teams were returning in terms of offensive productions and gave these three the nod for their ability to "reload" easier than others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicvinegar Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, foxbat said: I think it all hinges on SA. Hopefully someone from there can give us a little insight. If they are reloading, I'd take SA to repeat in 1A North. If they are rebuilding, then I think 1A North is wide open ... especially with a couple others that have been in the mix in the past like 'busco moving up. One that I did forget, and this is going to depend on overall top of 1A enrollment and bottom of 2A enrollment, is that Seeger could move down. If Seeger moves down to 1A, I think they might definitely make waves in 1A North. I THOUGHT during the state game the announcers said the SA QB was a senior. He'll be a tough one to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 minute ago, vicvinegar said: I THOUGHT during the state game the announcers said the SA QB was a senior. He'll be a tough one to replace. Yeah, he was pretty good. They did seem to have some other engines on that team too, but I have no idea at all whether they were also seniors or not. I guess the question with the QB issue in mind is, while the QB will be hard to replace, is the guy coming in to "fill his shoes" closer to 80% or 50%. If it's the former and those other engines return, I think SA does well. If it's closer to 50%, as you state it could mean that he's not really going to be a replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor77 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, foxbat said: Yeah, he was pretty good. They did seem to have some other engines on that team too, but I have no idea at all whether they were also seniors or not. I guess the question with the QB issue in mind is, while the QB will be hard to replace, is the guy coming in to "fill his shoes" closer to 80% or 50%. If it's the former and those other engines return, I think SA does well. If it's closer to 50%, as you state it could mean that he's not really going to be a replacement. No one can replace James Arnold, but we’ll be set at QB with Aidan Wanner next year. He spent the past few years playing wide receiver at an all state level. He can pass the ball well, but will add more mobility than James provided. SA should have the skill positions covered, mostly with Trey Schoch returning. SA can field a good team, it’s all going to depend on how well of a line can be developed. We return only one lineman, our center Sam Plattner, who has played any varsity action before, but there are guys I believe that can do well. Going back to Aidan, don’t be surprised if he’s one the most dominant players in 1A next year. He’s getting recruited by some MAC schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Does anyone know if Bishop Chatard will go north or south in 4A? I assume same sectional as Roncalli... so I assume south... just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 29 minutes ago, Thor77 said: No one can replace James Arnold, but we’ll be set at QB with Aidan Wanner next year. He spent the past few years playing wide receiver at an all state level. He can pass the ball well, but will add more mobility than James provided. SA should have the skill positions covered, mostly with Trey Schoch returning. SA can field a good team, it’s all going to depend on how well of a line can be developed. We return only one lineman, our center Sam Plattner, who has played any varsity action before, but there are guys I believe that can do well. Going back to Aidan, don’t be surprised if he’s one the most dominant players in 1A next year. He’s getting recruited by some MAC schools. So it seems like SA will be the favorite in the North until someone proves otherwise. BTW, completely off-topic ... I thought about your post the other day while watching football over the weekend. I'm not even sure what game it was as I just had ESPN 3 on all day because the Aggies would be play, but I thought I saw a kid with the same spelling as Schoch and the commentators pronounced it correctly. Probably would have never registered on my radar screen if not for you previous post. So thanks for passing along that pronunciation tip ... you helped me learn something else. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southend Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, temptation said: Maybe these are just "safe picks" as I looked a bit at what other teams were returning in terms of offensive productions and gave these three the nod for their ability to "reload" easier than others... This is true for reloading. Seems like the are always in the SAC title mix. It’s when they have to contend in the bigger area and state arena, last few years, is where they have faulted. But, they my break through with a big talent boost next year. Hope it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeqb Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 28 minutes ago, bigfish said: Does anyone know if Bishop Chatard will go north or south in 4A? I assume same sectional as Roncalli... so I assume south... just curious I would assume Chatard, Roncalli, and Brebeuf will all be in the same sectional and headed south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor77 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, foxbat said: So it seems like SA will be the favorite in the North until someone proves otherwise. BTW, completely off-topic ... I thought about your post the other day while watching football over the weekend. I'm not even sure what game it was as I just had ESPN 3 on all day because the Aggies would be play, but I thought I saw a kid with the same spelling as Schoch and the commentators pronounced it correctly. Probably would have never registered on my radar screen if not for you previous post. So thanks for passing along that pronunciation tip ... you helped me learn something else. 🙂 I sure hope they can get back down. Well see. Like I said, we have talent but it’s going to depend on a lot of development of our new linemen. And this assumes AC goes to 2A. Monroe Central will also be tough next year. And I’m glad I could educate you lol. Now just gotta work on the Northeast football announcers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, Thor77 said: I sure hope they can get back down. Well see. Like I said, we have talent but it’s going to depend on a lot of development of our new linemen. And this assumes AC goes to 2A. Monroe Central will also be tough next year. And I’m glad I could educate you lol. Now just gotta work on the Northeast football announcers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerFan20 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 4A South is very deep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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