BTF Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Ranking the North: (North of Lafayette) 1. Carroll (Better than last year........maybe by two touchdowns) 2. Crown Point (Coaching) 3. Merrillville (Talent) 4. Penn (Yoeman teams are like a yoyo, this one is on the upside) 5. Snider (Penalties will doom them somewhere along the way to Lucas) 6. Norwell (2022 State Champions 3A - take it to the bank) 7. Northwood (New Pal better be ready) 8. North Side (The Legends are close, just not close enough) 9. Mishawaka (Thinking 5A is the Snider/Merrillville/North Side show could be deadly) 10. Columbia City (Yep, don't sleep on the Eagles) Warsaw might take exception to their neighbors being ranked ahead of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Kokomo Wildkats (8-0) Carroll (Flora) Cougars (8-0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Muda69 said: Kokomo Wildkats (8-0) Carroll (Flora) Cougars (8-0) North of Kokomo :). If I were to place them somewhere, it would probably be right behind North Side. Week 9 will answer some questions for the Wildcats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, BTF said: North of Kokomo :). If I were to place them somewhere, it would probably be right behind North Side. Week 9 will answer some questions for the Wildcats. Loads of respect for Kokomo. That team they had in 2015 was really good. Their 6'3", 290 lb running back still gives me nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerFan20 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 13 minutes ago, BTF said: Loads of respect for Kokomo. That team they had in 2015 was really good. Their 6'3", 290 lb running back still gives me nightmares. 6’3 290 RB 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, TigerFan20 said: 6’3 290 RB 😳 Tailback. The stats are just what I remember seeing, not necessarily fact. He was a beast to bring down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerFan20 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, BTF said: Tailback. The stats are just what I remember seeing, not necessarily fact. He was a beast to bring down. Was he #87? Looking at their stats, it’s amazing they had 3 1100+ yard rushers in the 2015 season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, TigerFan20 said: Was he #87? Looking at their stats, it’s amazing they had 3 1100+ yard rushers in the 2015 season I don't remember his number, only that he was scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerFan20 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, BTF said: I don't remember his number, only that he was scary. Sounds like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippy Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 7 hours ago, BTF said: Ranking the North: (North of Lafayette) 1. Carroll (Better than last year........maybe by two touchdowns) 2. Crown Point (Coaching) 3. Merrillville (Talent) 4. Penn (Yoeman teams are like a yoyo, this one is on the upside) 5. Snider (Penalties will doom them somewhere along the way to Lucas) 6. Norwell (2022 State Champions 3A - take it to the bank) 7. Northwood (New Pal better be ready) 8. North Side (The Legends are close, just not close enough) 9. Mishawaka (Thinking 5A is the Snider/Merrillville/North Side show could be deadly) 10. Columbia City (Yep, don't sleep on the Eagles) Warsaw might take exception to their neighbors being ranked ahead of them. What if this happens? 2022 State Champions 6a Brownsburg or Center Grove 5a Whiteland or Bloomington South 4a New Palestine 3a Chatard or West Lafayette 2a Evansville Mater Dei 1a Indy Lutheran Fort Wayne could be shut out again, just like last year. I think only 3 teams north of Logansport have won state in the last 4 years, Andrean in 2021 and in 2018 Pioneer and FW Dwenger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuccaguy Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 57 minutes ago, Tippy said: What if this happens? 2022 State Champions 6a Brownsburg or Center Grove 5a Whiteland or Bloomington South 4a New Palestine 3a Chatard or West Lafayette 2a Evansville Mater Dei 1a Indy Lutheran Fort Wayne could be shut out again, just like last year. I think only 3 teams north of Logansport have won state in the last 4 years, Andrean in 2021 and in 2018 Pioneer and FW Dwenger Could be. But that doesn't mean that FW hasn't made strides in their ability to be a force within their respective Classes. The top of the SAC is a force. Then there is Luers in 2A. I have faith that ALL will be fine (though not a State Finalist) in 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuccaguy Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 9 hours ago, BTF said: Ranking the North: (North of Lafayette) 1. Carroll (Better than last year........maybe by two touchdowns) 2. Crown Point (Coaching) 3. Merrillville (Talent) 4. Penn (Yoeman teams are like a yoyo, this one is on the upside) 5. Snider (Penalties will doom them somewhere along the way to Lucas) 6. Norwell (2022 State Champions 3A - take it to the bank) 7. Northwood (New Pal better be ready) 8. North Side (The Legends are close, just not close enough) 9. Mishawaka (Thinking 5A is the Snider/Merrillville/North Side show could be deadly) 10. Columbia City (Yep, don't sleep on the Eagles) Warsaw might take exception to their neighbors being ranked ahead of them. Depends on the "crew" that has their game... Just sayin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komets2727 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 9 hours ago, BTF said: Ranking the North: (North of Lafayette) 1. Carroll (Better than last year........maybe by two touchdowns) 2. Crown Point (Coaching) 3. Merrillville (Talent) 4. Penn (Yoeman teams are like a yoyo, this one is on the upside) 5. Snider (Penalties will doom them somewhere along the way to Lucas) 6. Norwell (2022 State Champions 3A - take it to the bank) 7. Northwood (New Pal better be ready) 8. North Side (The Legends are close, just not close enough) 9. Mishawaka (Thinking 5A is the Snider/Merrillville/North Side show could be deadly) 10. Columbia City (Yep, don't sleep on the Eagles) Warsaw might take exception to their neighbors being ranked ahead of them. Snider and North Side are both too low, especially North Side. Carroll is very good, but if Snider has their RB1 in that game, it is very likely Snider beats Carroll. North Side probably should have beaten Snider, losing 20-18. Penn is too high and so is Crown Point. Carry on… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Tippy said: What if this happens? 2022 State Champions 6a Brownsburg or Center Grove 5a Whiteland or Bloomington South 4a New Palestine 3a Chatard or West Lafayette 2a Evansville Mater Dei 1a Indy Lutheran Fort Wayne could be shut out again, just like last year. I think only 3 teams north of Logansport have won state in the last 4 years, Andrean in 2021 and in 2018 Pioneer and FW Dwenger Could very well happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 58 minutes ago, Komets2727 said: Snider and North Side are both too low, especially North Side. Carroll is very good, but if Snider has their RB1 in that game, it is very likely Snider beats Carroll. North Side probably should have beaten Snider, losing 20-18. Penn is too high and so is Crown Point. Carry on… Who would win in a Snider/Carroll rematch is debatable. With RB1 in the game, these teams are dead even. Maybe a slight advantage to Carroll. North Side was playing catch up the entire game. Not sure how you came up with "should have beaten." They'll get their chance again in the tournament and possibly prove you right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komets2727 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 1 hour ago, BTF said: Who would win in a Snider/Carroll rematch is debatable. With RB1 in the game, these teams are dead even. Maybe a slight advantage to Carroll. North Side was playing catch up the entire game. Not sure how you came up with "should have beaten." They'll get their chance again in the tournament and possibly prove you right. I don’t want to be right about North Side possibly beating Snider, but I think you are vastly underrating them. Snider will have their hands full should they play again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basementbias Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Tippy said: What if this happens? 2022 State Champions 6a Brownsburg or Center Grove 5a Whiteland or Bloomington South 4a New Palestine 3a Chatard or West Lafayette 2a Evansville Mater Dei 1a Indy Lutheran Fort Wayne could be shut out again, just like last year. I think only 3 teams north of Logansport have won state in the last 4 years, Andrean in 2021 and in 2018 Pioneer and FW Dwenger My Jets should have held on to that lead last year but didn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 7 hours ago, Komets2727 said: I don’t want to be right about North Side possibly beating Snider, but I think you are vastly underrating them. Snider will have their hands full should they play again. I agree that North has a good shot at taking Snider out of sectionals. I just didn't agree with Snider "should have lost" the first time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psaboy Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 22 hours ago, BTF said: Ranking the North: (North of Lafayette) 1. Carroll (Better than last year........maybe by two touchdowns) 2. Crown Point (Coaching) 3. Merrillville (Talent) 4. Penn (Yoeman teams are like a yoyo, this one is on the upside) 5. Snider (Penalties will doom them somewhere along the way to Lucas) 6. Norwell (2022 State Champions 3A - take it to the bank) 7. Northwood (New Pal better be ready) 8. North Side (The Legends are close, just not close enough) 9. Mishawaka (Thinking 5A is the Snider/Merrillville/North Side show could be deadly) 10. Columbia City (Yep, don't sleep on the Eagles) Warsaw might take exception to their neighbors being ranked ahead of them. I think you are under selling Snider. Yes, their long history of dumb flags always makes me anxious. That "team" can show up any time. any place with no warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share Posted October 9, 2022 44 minutes ago, psaboy said: I think you are under selling Snider. Yes, their long history of dumb flags always makes me anxious. That "team" can show up any time. any place with no warning. Snider has the personnel to win state. I'm just not sure they can beat North Side again or Merrillville with 10+ penalties. With regard to the rankings, Carroll in my opinion has earned their way to #1. The next four teams could fall in any order. The next four after that are more than capable. It's just an opinion poll. The only poll that counts is the one after Thanksgiving. Then the only teams anyone will remember are the six hoisting the championship trophy and the other six that said "at least we made it there." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 11:13 AM, BTF said: North of Kokomo :). If I were to place them somewhere, it would probably be right behind North Side. Week 9 will answer some questions for the Wildcats. Kokomo is north of Lafayette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeqb Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) On 10/8/2022 at 9:38 AM, BTF said: 6. Norwell (2022 State Champions 3A - take it to the bank) Congrats to Coach Gerber. I knew he had a couple of lean years his first few there. Appears they have been quite the contender in 3A north the last few. Edit: I thought he was a Norwell alum. I don’t think that is true Edited October 9, 2022 by oldtimeqb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaringthunderdlr Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 7:49 PM, Yuccaguy said: Could be. But that doesn't mean that FW hasn't made strides in their ability to be a force within their respective Classes. The top of the SAC is a force. Then there is Luers in 2A. I have faith that ALL will be fine (though not a State Finalist) in 2022 Welp Luers has to get past Eastside first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDRUSH1985 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Elkhart? I would put Elkhart before Mishawaka. Heck the Cavemen barely beat a bad Concord team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDRUSH1985 Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 10:38 AM, BTF said: Ranking the North: (North of Lafayette) 1. Carroll (Better than last year........maybe by two touchdowns) 2. Crown Point (Coaching) 3. Merrillville (Talent) 4. Penn (Yoeman teams are like a yoyo, this one is on the upside) 5. Snider (Penalties will doom them somewhere along the way to Lucas) 6. Norwell (2022 State Champions 3A - take it to the bank) 7. Northwood (New Pal better be ready) 8. North Side (The Legends are close, just not close enough) 9. Mishawaka (Thinking 5A is the Snider/Merrillville/North Side show could be deadly) 10. Columbia City (Yep, don't sleep on the Eagles) Warsaw might take exception to their neighbors being ranked ahead of them. New Pal would run over Northwood like there not even there , game would get ugly . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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