2023 Conference Indiana (what's left of it)

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On 12/6/2023 at 11:52 AM, Indiana Fan said:

Will they look internally? Is there somebody that has been on that staff for a while that is lifted up for it? Or will they look elsewhere?

North elevated assistant coach Anthony Lindsey to the head-coaching position. He was a former three-sport athlete at North.

 

[Bulldog15]

How are the teams looking in this conference for 2024?

B. North, C. North, and Terra Haute South looking to be the top 3 this year?  I know B. South lost a lot of key seniors from last year, but do they have some good players coming up to fill those gaps?

Excited for the season to start!

[Frozen Tundra]

On 8/1/2024 at 8:00 AM, Bulldog15 said:

How are the teams looking in this conference for 2024?

B. North, C. North, and Terra Haute South looking to be the top 3 this year?  I know B. South lost a lot of key seniors from last year, but do they have some good players coming up to fill those gaps?

Excited for the season to start!

Who takes last? Will it be Terre Haute North again or does Southport return to the bottom?

[ptr]

On 8/1/2024 at 8:00 AM, Bulldog15 said:

How are the teams looking in this conference for 2024?

B. North, C. North, and Terra Haute South looking to be the top 3 this year?  I know B. South lost a lot of key seniors from last year, but do they have some good players coming up to fill those gaps?

Excited for the season to start!

I can only comment on Bloom. South, and they had heavy graduation losses, especially on the defensive side where they lost most of their front seven. 

I'm not close to anyone on the team to include the staff, and also any of the relatives of players, so I don't have much information on the team. It goes without saying that with practice starting on Aug 5th, a lot more information will become available. With the size of football rosters, there are usually some transfers out and in and I haven't heard anything on that. A roster for 2024 is not available at this time, at least one that I can access. 

South has talent coming up with their JV team last season going unbeaten at 7-0 with most of their wins being blowouts. The freshmen team went unbeaten also with a 5-0-1 record with the tie to Col. East at the start of the season with that score being 14-14. Just how that impacts the varsity team this coming season remains to be seen.

The Panthers lost their starting QB in Jarrin Alley and their tandem RBs in Gavin Adams and Ben Morrison. They also lost a couple of highly talented WRs in D'Andre Black and Lucas Waldon who were both speedsters. 

Expect highly touted soph QB Duncan Combs to take over under center. Combs led the JV team to the unbeaten record as a freshman and drew raves as the season progressed. He's got good size and I have seen him listed at anywhere from 6'4 to 6'6 and 180 lbs as a freshman, so I will have to wait to see how they list him this season. I'm strictly guessing that junior Braylen Townsend who was the primary running back for the JV team last season, will join Combs in the starting backfield. South will have most of their offensive line returning. 

South scrimmages at Lawrence Central this season and will start the season at Columbus East, so things will be a lot clearer where things stand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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55 minutes ago, ptr said:

I can only comment on Bloom. South, and they had heavy graduation losses, especially on the defensive side where they lost most of their front seven. 

 

I failed to mention that the kicking game will be in great shape for South with the return of Bryce Taylor who committed to IU. He is right up there with the better kickers/punters in the state. He broke his collarbone near the end of the regular season last year during a weight lifting session.

Edited August 3, 2024 by ptr

[Bulldog15]

Columbus North will return 21 starters so looking for a strong season. We were a young team of mainly sophomores and Juniors last season. They have grown and gotten faster so hoping that bodes well for the season.

[Bulldog15]

@ptr will you be doing pickems for this thread?

[ptr]

12 hours ago, Bulldog15 said:

@ptr will you be doing pickems for this thread?

I don't think I will this season. With a six-team conference, and having two of those teams among the worst in 5A/6A in Terre Haute North and Southport, there were mostly blowouts among conference rivals with just four teams competitive in the conference. We generally had five to six individuals in the pick-ems last season and no Bloom. North fans participating.