Mid-State Week 8

[roaringthunderdlr]

Well... it's that time of week again. Time for another write-up about by far the weirdest and most balanced conference in the State of Indiana.

POWER RANKINGS

1. Plainfield (6-1) (1)

Quakers dominate with a 38-3 home victory over the Franklin Grizzly Cubs. If the Quakers play like this during sectional, they are capable of going to LOS and possibly even winning. What a dominating performance by the Quakers. This is how great teams bounce back after setbacks. Mid-State, take notes.

2. Decatur Central (5-2) (2)

After trailing 28-7, the Hawks bounced back and outscored Greenwood 56-14 for the rest of the game. Part of this could be attributed to Greenwood's poor defense, but what an offensive explosion by a top team in the conference. Quakers, look out. The likely rematch in Sectional 13 will be fun.

3. Martinsville (4-3) (5)

Arties pick up a close victory over a solid Perry Meridian squad. If they win their next two games against Mooresville and Plainfield, the Arties will be crowned as conference champions.

4. Mooresville (3-4) (8)

Mooresville surprises with a big victory over a solid Whiteland team. The Pioneers are a very solid 4A team and may have a better chance at their sectional with the Indy 4A private schools appearing to be down from normal.

5. Franklin (4-3) (4)

Franklin drops after their blowout loss against Plainfield. This is a solid team but they do not appear as a legitimate contender in the south region of 5A let alone a tough sectional.

6. Whiteland (3-4) (3)

Whiteland continues their dropoff after their loss to Mooresville. Franklin and Whiteland both looked bad this week, and the team that benefits most from this is Terre Haute South, especially with their win over Brebeuf. Watch out for Terre Haute South in Sectional 14.

7. Greenwood (4-3) (7)

Greenwood has an offensive explosion against Decatur but still falls short, especially when it matters most. I'm still not completely sold on Greenwood but they can rise if they can beat their Johnson County competition. Good season for Woodmen standards though

8. Perry Meridian (2-5) (6)

Perry falls to dead last after their close loss to Martinsville. They could very well be 6-1 right now, though. Perry's biggest issue is that they are 0-4 in games decided by one possession, something that they need to fix.

PREDICTIONS

Plainfield at Whiteland

Whiteland will play hard on senior night, teams usually do. I expect a close game between these two squads with the Quakers narrowly pulling it out.

Plainfield 21, Whiteland 17

Greenwood at Franklin

Franklin bounces back against Greenwood in another high-scoring battle for the Woodmen.

Franklin 42, Greenwood 35

Mooresville at Martinsville

Another fun battle for Morgan County should be expected here, but I'll give this one to the Arties. Will be a fun game from a fan perspective.

Martinsville 28, Mooresville 21

Perry Meridian at Decatur Central

Perry finally records a one-possession victory. I'll go with the upset here. I have to take one upset every week, right? I mean, it's happened so far...

Perry Meridian 24, Decatur Central 23

 

 

[ragdoll]

Feels like a true blender conference this year-the dream of the NFL: parity and the offspring of Bobby Cox's balls theory of tournament draw.

[foxbat]

10 hours ago, roaringthunderdlr said:

Well... it's that time of week again. Time for another write-up about by far the weirdest and most balanced conference in the State of Indiana.

POWER RANKINGS

1. Plainfield (6-1) (1)

Quakers dominate with a 38-3 home victory over the Franklin Grizzly Cubs. If the Quakers play like this during sectional, they are capable of going to LOS and possibly even winning. What a dominating performance by the Quakers. This is how great teams bounce back after setbacks. Mid-State, take notes.

 

Hoping this is true as that puts Harrison in a hopeful spot as well.  Last year Plainfield was able to comeback after losing to Harrison earlier in the season to claim the win at sectional.  I'm hoping a similar fate happens this year where Harrison's able to return that favor.

[roaringthunderdlr]

12 hours ago, foxbat said:

Hoping this is true as that puts Harrison in a hopeful spot as well.  Last year Plainfield was able to comeback after losing to Harrison earlier in the season to claim the win at sectional.  I'm hoping a similar fate happens this year where Harrison's able to return that favor.

Sectional 13 might be 5A's best sectional from top to bottom. Plainfield, Harrison, and DC all look like contenders and McCutcheon is no slouch either. It will either be Sectional 13's winner or a Bloomington team that reaches State and I don't think that it will be a Bloomington.

[ragdoll]

It is sr night for Martinsville and Mooresville is coming off a big win on their sr night last week. 

[FridayNightLights]

Plainfield at Whiteland

Plainfield looks to clinch at least a share of the conference title tonight with a win. First conference title since 2010. 

Plainfield 24-14

Greenwood at Franklin

Greenwood is a defense away from competing with any 4A school in the state. 

Franklin 35-31

Mooresville at Martinsville

Mooresville 28-24

Perry Meridian at Decatur Central

I believe Perry is without their starting qb tonight  

DC 31-21

Edited October 6, 2023 by FridayNightLights

[FridayNightLights]

Results from last week sets up 2 conference championship matchups for the final week. Winners of DC vs Franklin and then Plainfield vs Martinsville this week will take a split of the conference title.