Hoosier Hills Conference

[Pantherfootball1957]

On 7/22/2025 at 12:22 PM, Fkfootball said:

That was a once in a lifetime thing. I think that official was having a bad day. Probably as mild of a dismissal as you'll ever see.

Idk if I would call it mild…

[ptr]

With football teams getting ready for the new season, I still haven't heard anything on what Bloomington South is going to do conference-wise. This year is the last hoorah for Conference Indiana with South, Col. North, and Southport all looking for a conference home. I saw back in April that J R Holmes, the athletic director and basketball coach for South, saying that HHC was an option but I haven't seen any updates on where things stand with all three teams that are looking for a conference home. Surely, I expect something on this situation before the new school year begins this fall, but maybe not. You would think that Southport being in the shadows of Indy, would have the easiest time finding a conference home. 

[Frozen Tundra]

2 hours ago, ptr said:

With football teams getting ready for the new season, I still haven't heard anything on what Bloomington South is going to do conference-wise. This year is the last hoorah for Conference Indiana with South, Col. North, and Southport all looking for a conference home. I saw back in April that J R Holmes, the athletic director and basketball coach for South, saying that HHC was an option but I haven't seen any updates on where things stand with all three teams that are looking for a conference home. Surely, I expect something on this situation before the new school year begins this fall, but maybe not. You would think that Southport being in the shadows of Indy, would have the easiest time finding a conference home. 

I know it’s a step down for them but I’d love to see Bloomington South and Columbus North in the HHC. I’d hope it would bring up the level of competition as a whole. Jennings County probably won’t be in the HHC much longer so this would ensure we get back to eight members.

[Impartial_Observer]

Sadly I’m old enough to remember Jeff, Seymour, Southport, Columbus (North), and Bloomington ( South) were all in the South Central Conference together. 

[ptr]

16 hours ago, Impartial_Observer said:

Sadly I’m old enough to remember Jeff, Seymour, Southport, Columbus (North), and Bloomington ( South) were all in the South Central Conference together. 

You're a youngster. I remember while in high school, Bloomington High was a member of the SIAC. They left for the South Central Conference right after my graduation. I'm not sure of it, but University High played as an independent at that time.

Edited July 29, 2025 by ptr

[Impartial_Observer]

According to my information Bloomington joined the SCC in 64. 

[ptr]

20 hours ago, Impartial_Observer said:

According to my information Bloomington joined the SCC in 64. 

Yep. I graduated in '64 and it was the following football season that they entered the SCC in the fall of '64. I remember that Evans. Reitz was considered the eminent football power in the state at that time and recently had a couple of 9-0 seasons and two state championships (mythical and no class football), and Bloomington High went down to Evansville (the 63-64 season) and beat them by something like 20 points in the Reitz Bowl. We had a big pep rally in the school gym that following Monday.  

Edited July 30, 2025 by ptr
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[Payne]

On 7/29/2025 at 3:37 PM, ptr said:

You're a youngster. I remember while in high school, Bloomington High was a member of the SIAC. They left for the South Central Conference right after my graduation. I'm not sure of it, but University High played as an independent at that time.

I still have a South Central Conference handbook from my senior year in high school (1966 - Franklin Community).

Among other information it provides, is the conference history up to that point. I remember the conference having nine members until Jeffersonville joined in the late 1950s as the 10th member; then Southport left after the 1963/64 school year and was replaced by Bloomington in 1964/65. I think BHS was chosen over University, Madison and a couple others (New Albany and North Vernon maybe?)  

A couple of forgotten members of the conference going wayback were Greencastle who was a charter member but withdrew in 1949 and Indianapolis Washington who joined in 1938 and left in 1942.

[Frozen Tundra]

@ptr @Payne 

I just want to say it’s really cool having you guys as part of this online community. I unintentionally have this stereotypical assumption of what the ages of people are on this message board and I’ve been way off a lot of the time. My mind thinks 20s, 30s, 40s and maybe early 50s. Both of you being north of 75 is awesome. The stories of high school sports you must have and the knowledge you bring is very valuable. I have a great appreciation of it so thank you for your contributions in these message board discussions.

[ptr]

18 hours ago, Frozen Tundra said:

@ptr @Payne 

I just want to say it’s really cool having you guys as part of this online community. I unintentionally have this stereotypical assumption of what the ages of people are on this message board and I’ve been way off a lot of the time. My mind thinks 20s, 30s, 40s and maybe early 50s. Both of you being north of 75 is awesome. The stories of high school sports you must have and the knowledge you bring is very valuable. I have a great appreciation of it so thank you for your contributions in these message board discussions.

I never lost my love for high school sports and have attended Bloomington/Bloom South games, both football and basketball, ever since my graduation. A stint in the military temporarily disrupted that, but I kept up with things during that period, and started attending games again after I left the military. My nephew had three boys that were into sports at the high school level, but they were into baseball and attended Edgewood where they played varsity baseball, so I attended a lot of their baseball games when it was possible. 

[Frozen Tundra]

Now that it’s August and we are three weeks away from the start of the regular season, I figured I’d post the non-conference schedules of each team below and note what changes have been made.

BNL 

Week 1: at Martinsville 

Week 2: at Bloomington North

Week 8: Monrovia (replaces Madison)

 

Columbus East

Week 1: at Bloomington South

Week 2: Columbus North

Week 7: at Bloomington North 

 

Floyd Central

Week 1: at Warren East (KY) (replaces Louisville St. Xavier)

Week 2: at Whiteland (replaces Terre Haute South)

Week 3: Silver Creek

 

Jeffersonville

Week 1: at Cincinnati Taft (replaces Whiteland)

Week 4: at Kokomo (replaces Louisville Fern Creek)

Week 6: Bloomington North (replaces Silver Creek)

 

Jennings County

Week 1: South Dearborn

Week 2: at Beech Grove

Week 3: at Eastern (Pekin) (replaces New Albany)

Week 5: Madison

 

New Albany

Week 1: at Providence (replaces Franklin)

Week 2: Indianapolis Lutheran (replaces South Bend Washington)

Week 3: Brownstown Central (replaces Jennings County)

Week 6: at Silver Creek (replaces Bloomington North)

 

Seymour

Week 1: Greenwood

Week 6: Brownstown Central

Week 9: at Indianapolis Attucks (replaces Bloomington South)

[Fkfootball]

50 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said:

Now that it’s August and we are three weeks away from the start of the regular season, I figured I’d post the non-conference schedules of each team below and note what changes have been made.

BNL 

Week 1: at Martinsville 

Week 2: at Bloomington North

Week 8: Monrovia (replaces Madison)

 

Columbus East

Week 1: at Bloomington South

Week 2: Columbus North

Week 7: at Bloomington North 

 

Floyd Central

Week 1: at Warren East (KY) (replaces Louisville St. Xavier)

Week 2: at Whiteland (replaces Terre Haute South)

Week 3: Silver Creek

 

Jeffersonville

Week 1: at Cincinnati Taft (replaces Whiteland)

Week 4: at Kokomo (replaces Louisville Fern Creek)

Week 6: Bloomington North (replaces Silver Creek)

 

Jennings County

Week 1: South Dearborn

Week 2: at Beech Grove

Week 3: at Eastern (Pekin) (replaces New Albany)

Week 5: Madison

 

New Albany

Week 1: at Providence (replaces Franklin)

Week 2: Indianapolis Lutheran (replaces South Bend Washington)

Week 3: Brownstown Central (replaces Jennings County)

Week 6: at Silver Creek (replaces Bloomington North)

 

Seymour

Week 1: Greenwood

Week 6: Brownstown Central

Week 9: at Indianapolis Attucks (replaces Bloomington South)

Why does N.A. and JC get 4? 

[Impartial_Observer]

2 minutes ago, Fkfootball said:

Why does N.A. and JC get 4? 

They’re not playing a full conference schedule, which apparently is OK now. 

[Fkfootball]

On 7/27/2025 at 12:34 AM, Pantherfootball1957 said:

Idk if I would call it mild…

Well, when you're rude (not nasty) to a player(which I was) and told to leave(which I did) and you talk to both Head Coaches on the phone and they basically laugh about it, then it's pretty mild. I'll say this. I'm a big Kirk Manns fan. I love that guy. I'll always pull for him. 

3 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:

They’re not playing a full conference schedule, which apparently is OK now. 

It doesn't make sense to me. But hopefully it helps both programs I guess.

[Fkfootball]

Also I agree with you guys that the HHC needs to be

 

Bloom South

BNL

Columbus North

Columbus East

Floyd Central

Jeffersonville

New Albany

Seymour

 

[Frozen Tundra]

1 hour ago, Fkfootball said:

It doesn't make sense to me. But hopefully it helps both programs I guess.

Jennings County is trying to slowly ease their way out of the HHC while looking for a new conference home. New Albany was the only team able to find a replacement opponent because that’s the only way Jennings County’s former AD was willing to drop HHC teams from the schedule. They wanted to drop other HHC teams but those other teams couldn’t find replacements in time.

[Impartial_Observer]

2 hours ago, Frozen Tundra said:

Jennings County is trying to slowly ease their way out of the HHC while looking for a new conference home. New Albany was the only team able to find a replacement opponent because that’s the only way Jennings County’s former AD was willing to drop HHC teams from the schedule. They wanted to drop other HHC teams but those other teams couldn’t find replacements in time.

I really don’t understand this move. It’s my understanding EIAC doesn’t want them, unless others come. 
 

Not sure the dynamics of it all, but I can see any of the other five (other than Jeff and NA) bolting any time if they can find a soft spot to land. Not sure Seymour,  BNL, or JC would be interested in playing in a conference with both Bloomington/Columbus schools. I know it’s been done, geographically/Indiana’s highways and byways, you can’t get from Seymour to Bloomington. JC would be interested the same boat. Considerable size differences as well. BNL and JC are both losing enrollment. Who knows where Seymour will be enrollment wise, I guess it depends on whether Ice agents ever make it to town. I can guarantee you this, if BNL, Seymour, CE, or JC gets a chance to cut ties with Jeff and NA they’ll do it in a heartbeat. 

[Fkfootball]

3 hours ago, Frozen Tundra said:

Jennings County is trying to slowly ease their way out of the HHC while looking for a new conference home. New Albany was the only team able to find a replacement opponent because that’s the only way Jennings County’s former AD was willing to drop HHC teams from the schedule. They wanted to drop other HHC teams but those other teams couldn’t find replacements in time.

FC has a hard time finding non-conference opponents. Fortunately this year they picked up Warren East(KY) and Whiteland which are nice opponents. It wouldn't break my heart to just have a 10 team conference one day and just play conference games. That could be the future.

Edited August 2, 2025 by Fkfootball

[Impartial_Observer]

32 minutes ago, Fkfootball said:

FC has a hard time finding non-conference opponents. Fortunately this year they picked up Warren East(KY) and Whiteland which are nice opponents. It wouldn't break my heart to just have a 10 team conference one day and just play conference games. That could be the future.

An 8 team conference would be ideal. That gives you two non-conference games to make some money on a local rival or go play whoever you want. Seymour has struggled over the years filling three non-conference games. River schools are in the same boat, you’re going to Louisville and getting your ass kicked or you’re driving three hours. 

[Frozen Tundra]

2 hours ago, Impartial_Observer said:

I really don’t understand this move. It’s my understanding EIAC doesn’t want them, unless others come. 

They are optimistic that something is bound to happen. I didn’t get a yes or no when I asked but I got the impression the EIAC wasn’t the only potential option.

Personally, my eyes are on the Hoosier Heritage Conference. Shelbyville is leaving and there are rumors about Yorktown, Delta, and New Castle potentially making a move. If all three of them leave then I could see them trying to form their own conference. At that point, Connersville and Rushville have a choice. Join the new conference, join the Hoosier Heritage (not likely), or remain in the EIAC. If one or both leave then there’s the opening for Jennings County to join the EIAC. 

[Pantherfootball1957]

On 8/1/2025 at 2:30 PM, Fkfootball said:

Well, when you're rude (not nasty) to a player(which I was) and told to leave(which I did) and you talk to both Head Coaches on the phone and they basically laugh about it, then it's pretty mild. I'll say this. I'm a big Kirk Manns fan. I love that guy. I'll always pull for him. 

 

At the end of the day it’s a high school athlete and you’re an adult, I will say at least you took some accountability.

[Fkfootball]

On 8/1/2025 at 9:26 PM, Impartial_Observer said:

An 8 team conference would be ideal. That gives you two non-conference games to make some money on a local rival or go play whoever you want. Seymour has struggled over the years filling three non-conference games. River schools are in the same boat, you’re going to Louisville and getting your ass kicked or you’re driving three hours. 

That's pretty much how it's been. They have tried to schedule with some of the more matchup friendly Louisville schools but no interest. That's why they've played 3 powerhouses.

1 hour ago, Pantherfootball1957 said:

At the end of the day it’s a high school athlete and you’re an adult, I will say at least you took some accountability.

I did. We were arguing about who knocked the ball out of bounds. It was stupid. And I take the blame. That's what I get for having courtside seats.

Edited August 3, 2025 by Fkfootball

[Fkfootball]

Turf is down at FC. They are now practicing on it. Scoreboard is new as well. Apparently that's a video board on top of it.

Edited August 6, 2025 by Fkfootball

[Fkfootball]

I saw this written about a Jennings County football player on Facebook. Thought I would share it. It's pretty cool.

 

 

Proud moment today from the 1st Day of School! Panther Football Standards = make a difference on, and more importantly, off the field. We received this message today about Football Player Jr. Gomie Gomez. 

"During A-Lunch, Gomie Gomez, a junior at JCHS, was seen moving around the cafeteria after finishing his meal. Instead of sticking with his usual group, he made a point to approach students sitting alone or students he didn’t know—introducing himself, asking about their day, and finding out what their favorite classes and teachers were."

Great job Gomie! Making a difference in others first day of school in a positive way! 

All Panther Football players - follow Gomie's lead. Set the tone for the whole school for the new school year! Great job again Gomie!

 

I hope Jennings County has a winning record this season. No community in this conference deserves it more.

Edited August 7, 2025 by Fkfootball

[TheMadness1]

47 minutes ago, Fkfootball said:

I saw this written about a Jennings County football player on Facebook. Thought I would share it. It's pretty cool.

 

 

Proud moment today from the 1st Day of School! Panther Football Standards = make a difference on, and more importantly, off the field. We received this message today about Football Player Jr. Gomie Gomez. 

"During A-Lunch, Gomie Gomez, a junior at JCHS, was seen moving around the cafeteria after finishing his meal. Instead of sticking with his usual group, he made a point to approach students sitting alone or students he didn’t know—introducing himself, asking about their day, and finding out what their favorite classes and teachers were."

Great job Gomie! Making a difference in others first day of school in a positive way! 

All Panther Football players - follow Gomie's lead. Set the tone for the whole school for the new school year! Great job again Gomie!

 

I hope Jennings County has a winning record this season. No community in this conference deserves it more.

Good to hear when these young men step up in all aspects of school/life.  He also wrestled for the Panthers.