Frozen Tundra Posted April 27 Posted April 27 2 hours ago, Fkfootball said: Columbus East has done this for years! Only 1 hour and 15 minutes for us. 1 Quote
ptr Posted April 27 Posted April 27 It's just a one-time deal, but Bloom. South is traveling almost 300 miles to Ironton, Ohio which is close to Huntington, WV in order to help fill out an independent schedule this coming season. They picked up a home game with Muncie Central which makes week 7 the only open date they have right now. I noticed that Indy Cathedral still has an open date during week 7 according to Harrell's site and I don't know if the Irish have filled that date yet or if they are a candidate to fill that last open week for South. Quote
Frozen Tundra Posted April 27 Posted April 27 1 hour ago, ptr said: It's just a one-time deal, but Bloom. South is traveling almost 300 miles to Ironton, Ohio which is close to Huntington, WV in order to help fill out an independent schedule this coming season. They picked up a home game with Muncie Central which makes week 7 the only open date they have right now. I noticed that Indy Cathedral still has an open date during week 7 according to Harrell's site and I don't know if the Irish have filled that date yet or if they are a candidate to fill that last open week for South. I just saw Ironton only has 418 students. That seems like a lopsided matchup. Quote
HoopsCoach Posted April 27 Posted April 27 37 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said: I just saw Ironton only has 418 students. That seems like a lopsided matchup. Greenfield Central seems like it would make a lot more sense for a week 5 opponent. Cathedral has week 7 open. Quote
ptr Posted April 28 Posted April 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, Frozen Tundra said: I just saw Ironton only has 418 students. That seems like a lopsided matchup. Yeah, I saw that also. The thing is I don't know what Ironton football history has been, and South is being gutted on both sides of the ball with his past season being loaded with seniors so I don't know what kind of team they are likely to have this coming season. You would think that the Panthers with an enrollment better than four times that of Ironton will have better athletes on the field. On offense, the Panthers do have Duncan Combs back at the QB position, but they lose their top three running backs to graduation and most of their offensive line is gone. There's usually been anywhere from three to five transfers coming in for various reasons so I will have to wait to see exactly what they have to put on the field as the new season approaches. Edited April 28 by ptr Quote
ptr Posted April 28 Posted April 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, ptr said: Yeah, I saw that also. The thing is I don't know what Ironton football history has been, and South is being gutted on both sides of the ball with his past season being loaded with seniors so I don't know what kind of team they are likely to have this coming season. You would think that the Panthers with an enrollment better than four times that of Ironton will have better athletes on the field. On offense, the Panthers do have Duncan Combs back at the QB position, but they lose their top three running backs to graduation and most of their offensive line is gone. There's usually been anywhere from three to five transfers coming in for various reasons so I will have to wait to see exactly what they have to put on the field as the new season approaches. I started digging into Ironton and their football program, and they are five-time state champs in their division, but they evidently do not like to play by the rules and were removed from this past season's football playoffs over various violations. Here's the release from the Ohio high school athletic association: OHSAA Removes Ironton from 2025 Football Playoffs Recruiting violations over a seven-year period result in postseason ban and other penalties COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has removed Ironton High School from participation in the upcoming football playoffs due to numerous violations of the OHSAA’s recruiting bylaws over the last seven years. During the last several weeks, the violations were discovered by the OHSAA and shared with administrators and the coaching staff at Ironton. Due to the extent of the violations, the penalties include a postseason ban this season, a postseason suspension of some members of the coaching staff next year (if they are coaching at an OHSAA member school), three years probation and a $7,500 fine. The district also agreed to change local policies on enrollment and transfers and attend an educational seminar presented by the OHSAA staff. The postseason penalties and probation are specific to the football program. Any additional violations of the recruiting bylaws during the probationary period will result in automatic postseason ineligibility for the next available tournament. At this point, the OHSAA will not require Ironton to forfeit wins from previous seasons and the school will retain its 2024 Division V state championship. Ironton was 8-1 heading into its final game of the regular season Friday night. In that game, Ironton allowed an ineligible student-athlete to participate, which results in a forfeiture. In the final computer ratings on Sunday, Ironton will be placed at the bottom of Region 19 in Division V. The OHSAA’s investigation determined that some members of the Ironton football program had engaged in ongoing and coordinated recruiting efforts, including communications with parents and students regarding methods to influence other prospective athletes’ enrollment. Records show deliberate efforts to conceal recruiting activity, including direction on how to avoid leaving evidence of infractions, which demonstrates an awareness of wrongdoing and an intentional effort to circumvent compliance. The scope and coordination of these activities, as well as the number of impermissible contacts, represents a serious and pervasive violation. The Ironton district may choose to include additional penalties. Edited April 28 by ptr Quote
Fkfootball Posted April 28 Posted April 28 On 4/22/2026 at 12:38 PM, Pantherfootball1957 said: I really hope the Highlanders could keep up it would make things interesting. But they just took a big loss to them last year and now they’re losing that Baird kid, it might be a couple years before they catch up to them. Are you going to answer this? Who Is Baird? I know most of the roster, and I’ve never heard of him? Quote
Frozen Tundra Posted April 30 Posted April 30 (edited) Since all six of the current HHC football members’ schedules are filled, I figured I’d list all their non-conference games below. What do you think? Do you like the schedules? BNL Week 1: Martinsville (9th straight year of the series) Week 2: Bloomington North (9th straight year of the series) Week 6: at Jennings County (8th straight year of the series, 1st game in the series since JC went independent) Week 8: at Scottsburg (replaces one-off game with Monrovia) Columbus East Week 1: at Mooresville (replaces 3 year series with Bloomington South) Week 2: at Columbus North (archrival; 55th straight year of the series) Week 4: Jennings County (6th straight year of the series, 1st game in the series since JC went independent) Week 7: Indianapolis Chatard (replaces 4 year series with Bloomington North) Floyd Central Week 1: at Gibson Southern (replaces one-off game with Warren East (KY)) Week 2: Whiteland (2nd straight year of the series) Week 3: at Silver Creek (6th straight year of the series) Week 8: Evansville Memorial (replaces former HHC opponent Jennings County) Jeffersonville Week 1: at Lawrence Central (replaces one-off game with Cincinnati Taft) Week 4: Kokomo (2nd straight year of the series) Week 6: Mount Clemens (MI) (replaces one-off game with Bloomington North) Week 9: at Indianapolis Lutheran (replaces former HHC opponent Jennings County) New Albany Week 1: Providence (2nd straight year of the series) Week 2: at Indianapolis Lutheran (2nd straight year of the series) Week 3: at Brownstown Central (2nd straight year of the series) Week 6: Silver Creek (2nd straight year of the series) Seymour Week 1: at Greenwood (5th straight year of the series) Week 6: at Brownstown Central (archrival; 20th straight year of the series) Week 7: Jennings County (59th straight year of the series, 1st game in the series since JC went independent) Week 9: Indianapolis Attucks (2nd straight year of the series) Edited April 30 by Frozen Tundra 1 Quote
btownqbcoach1 Posted April 30 Posted April 30 1 hour ago, Frozen Tundra said: Since all six of the current HHC football members’ schedules are filled, I figured I’d list all their non-conference games below. What do you think? Do you like the schedules? BNL Week 1: Martinsville (9th straight year of the series) Week 2: Bloomington North (9th straight year of the series) Week 6: at Jennings County (8th straight year of the series, 1st game in the series since JC went independent) Week 8: at Scottsburg (replaces one-off game with Monrovia) Columbus East Week 1: at Mooresville (replaces 3 year series with Bloomington South) Week 2: at Columbus North (archrival; 55th straight year of the series) Week 4: Jennings County (6th straight year of the series, 1st game in the series since JC went independent) Week 7: Indianapolis Chatard (replaces 4 year series with Bloomington North) Floyd Central Week 1: at Gibson Southern (replaces one-off game with Warren East (KY)) Week 2: Whiteland (2nd straight year of the series) Week 3: at Silver Creek (6th straight year of the series) Week 8: Evansville Memorial (replaces former HHC opponent Jennings County) Jeffersonville Week 1: at Lawrence Central (replaces one-off game with Cincinnati Taft) Week 4: Kokomo (2nd straight year of the series) Week 6: Mount Clemens (MI) (replaces one-off game with Bloomington North) Week 9: at Indianapolis Lutheran (replaces former HHC opponent Jennings County) New Albany Week 1: Providence (2nd straight year of the series) Week 2: at Indianapolis Lutheran (2nd straight year of the series) Week 3: at Brownstown Central (2nd straight year of the series) Week 6: Silver Creek (2nd straight year of the series) Seymour Week 1: at Greenwood (5th straight year of the series) Week 6: at Brownstown Central (archrival; 20th straight year of the series) Week 7: Jennings County (59th straight year of the series, 1st game in the series since JC went independent) Week 9: Indianapolis Attucks (2nd straight year of the series) Love what Floyd has done, for sure. 1 Quote
Frozen Tundra Posted April 30 Posted April 30 13 minutes ago, btownqbcoach1 said: Love what Floyd has done, for sure. Yeah I’m glad all the Louisville schools are off their schedule and not coming back. Whiteland, Gibson Southern, and Evansville Memorial provide solid challenges. The Louisville schools were overboard and they never even stood a chance. Quote
Fkfootball Posted May 2 Posted May 2 On 4/30/2026 at 1:57 PM, Frozen Tundra said: Yeah I’m glad all the Louisville schools are off their schedule and not coming back. Whiteland, Gibson Southern, and Evansville Memorial provide solid challenges. The Louisville schools were overboard and they never even stood a chance. Yeah. We should have a decent chance vs some of these teams. And they’re very good programs. I’m excited about it. Quote
Pantherfootball1957 Posted May 5 Posted May 5 On 4/28/2026 at 4:30 PM, Fkfootball said: Are you going to answer this? Who Is Baird? I know most of the roster, and I’ve never heard of him? I agree that junior class was solid but after that class it’s a pretty sharp drop off. That one wide out, Baird, that’s a big loss for the squad. Quote
Fkfootball Posted May 6 Posted May 6 23 hours ago, Pantherfootball1957 said: I agree that junior class was solid but after that class it’s a pretty sharp drop off. That one wide out, Baird, that’s a big loss for the squad. He didn’t even play last year. Lol. That team is like 6-7 deep at WR. Probably the deepest position on the entire team. Quote
btownqbcoach1 Posted May 7 Posted May 7 On 4/30/2026 at 1:57 PM, Frozen Tundra said: Yeah I’m glad all the Louisville schools are off their schedule and not coming back. Whiteland, Gibson Southern, and Evansville Memorial provide solid challenges. The Louisville schools were overboard and they never even stood a chance. proximity wise it's totally understandable though... some areas, well basically anything outside of "more than an hour from Indy" are in a scheduling crunch... Bloomington South even saw the ramifications of that... Thankfully for FC--- no longer playing JC and Vincennes moving out of the SIAC-- has offered some flexibility. All three of these adds are still pretty hefty drives. 105 miles to Whiteland, 106 miles to GS, and 111 miles to Ev Memorial. 2 Quote
Fkfootball Posted May 7 Posted May 7 5 hours ago, btownqbcoach1 said: proximity wise it's totally understandable though... some areas, well basically anything outside of "more than an hour from Indy" are in a scheduling crunch... Bloomington South even saw the ramifications of that... Thankfully for FC--- no longer playing JC and Vincennes moving out of the SIAC-- has offered some flexibility. All three of these adds are still pretty hefty drives. 105 miles to Whiteland, 106 miles to GS, and 111 miles to Ev Memorial. 2 of them come to FC next year. Quote
btownqbcoach1 Posted May 7 Posted May 7 54 minutes ago, Fkfootball said: 2 of them come to FC next year. Are they not two year contracts? I guess one might be a one year with Bloom S joining, but that's 80 miles and the length of time isn't any different. Quote
Pantherfootball1957 Posted May 8 Posted May 8 On 5/6/2026 at 3:29 PM, Fkfootball said: He didn’t even play last year. Lol. That team is like 6-7 deep at WR. Probably the deepest position on the entire team. He got in other spots on both sides of the ball, a good swiss army knife for them, that’s hard to replace. Quote
Pantherfootball1957 Posted May 8 Posted May 8 On 4/30/2026 at 1:57 PM, Frozen Tundra said: Yeah I’m glad all the Louisville schools are off their schedule and not coming back. Whiteland, Gibson Southern, and Evansville Memorial provide solid challenges. The Louisville schools were overboard and they never even stood a chance. It was a waste of both teams time and they’ve had that going on for decades. Quote
Fkfootball Posted May 8 Posted May 8 6 hours ago, btownqbcoach1 said: Are they not two year contracts? I guess one might be a one year with Bloom S joining, but that's 80 miles and the length of time isn't any different. I’m not sure about the contract situation? I can ask Coach B the next time I see him. 50 minutes ago, Pantherfootball1957 said: It was a waste of both teams time and they’ve had that going on for decades. I don’t remember him and I follow them pretty intently. They’re pretty loaded this season so I think they’ll be fine. Where did he transfer to? Quote
Frozen Tundra Posted May 8 Posted May 8 (edited) Thought the snippet below from the article was pretty interesting. I figured they’d just plug Bloomington South in Madison’s old slot on everyone’s schedules. If they were to do that, this is what South’s schedule would look like: Week 1: Bloomington North Week 2: Martinsville Week 3: Floyd Central Week 4: Jeffersonville Week 5: Open Week 6: New Albany Week 7: Columbus East Week 8: BNL Week 9: Seymour If they did that then the other six HHC football members would be giving up the following non-conference games: Week 3 - Floyd Central: Silver Creek Week 4 - Jeffersonville: Kokomo Week 6 - New Albany: Silver Creek Week 7 - Columbus East: Chatard Week 8 - BNL: Scottsburg Week 9 - Seymour: Crispus Attucks Lastly, the article got it wrong. Unless something changes after this year, Floyd Central and Providence no longer have an annual rivalry game. That ran from 1969-1994 and from 1998-2020. Edited May 8 by Frozen Tundra Quote
Impartial_Observer Posted May 8 Posted May 8 6 minutes ago, Frozen Tundra said: Thought the snippet below from the article was pretty interesting. I figured they’d just plug Bloomington South in Madison’s old slot on everyone’s schedules. If they were to do that, this is what South’s schedule would look like: Week 1: Bloomington North Week 2: Martinsville Week 3: Floyd Central Week 4: Jeffersonville Week 5: Open Week 6: New Albany Week 7: Columbus East Week 8: BNL Week 9: Seymour If they did that then the other six HHC football members would be giving up the following non-conference games: Week 3 - Floyd Central: Silver Creek Week 4 - Jeffersonville: Kokomo Week 6 - New Albany: Silver Creek Week 7 - Columbus East: Chatard Week 8 - BNL: Scottsburg Week 9 - Seymour: Crispus Attucks Lastly, the article got it wrong. Unless something changes after this year, Floyd Central and Providence no longer have an annual rivalry game. That ran from 1969-1994 and from 1998-2020. FC-Providence? That’s a special rivalry? 1 Quote
Frozen Tundra Posted May 8 Posted May 8 2 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said: FC-Providence? That’s a special rivalry? Yeah I feel like this was a typo Quote
Pantherfootball1957 Posted May 8 Posted May 8 51 minutes ago, Fkfootball said: I’m not sure about the contract situation? I can ask Coach B the next time I see him. I don’t remember him and I follow them pretty intently. They’re pretty loaded this season so I think they’ll be fine. Where did he transfer to? They lost the kid to graduation I agree though this class seems like a solid unit, but from what I have heard there is a big question mark at the quarterback spot, what’s the word on that there. Quote
HSFootballCoach Posted May 8 Posted May 8 On 4/22/2026 at 12:30 PM, Pantherfootball1957 said: With South coming over to the HHC all we would have to do now is move Corydon over from the Mid-Southern and we might have some actual talent in the conference I am not sure the Hoosier Hills, a conference full of schools with 1,500+ kids, is the appropriate competition for a school with 750ish... Corydon would be the smallest school in the conference by 400-500 kids every year and the school that is closest to them in enrollment is 400+ kids smaller than the rest of the conference to begin with. Quote
Impartial_Observer Posted May 8 Posted May 8 10 hours ago, Frozen Tundra said: Yeah I feel like this was a typo We had this game many moons ago, it was my understanding at the time the series was ending. Gleising refused a running clock, which Providence started asking for in the second quarter. Pretty much sealed my opinion of Gleising as he refused. Quote
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