By ROSS WEBER ISL Correspondent When Zionsville quarterback Joshua Hinkle went down in the first quarter against Indianapolis Cathedral, the whole stadium at Arsenal Tech High School fell silent. The ambulance was called onto the field, and there was a delay of almost twenty minutes before play resumed. When backup quarterback sophomore Trevor Liechty stepped […]
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By BEN FAHRBACH ISL Correspondent Chatard started off slowly before rolling in its almost annual extinguishing of Danville’s football season. The Trojans defeated Danville 49-6 on Friday night. It was the 10th time last 13 years the two have faced off in the postseason, and the 10th victory for Chatard. Sam Jost ran for 91 […]
BY CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — Fishers quarterback Connor Christiansen hit Indiana-bound receiver J-Shun Harris for a 71-yard touchdown on the second play from scrimmage, and it looked like Fishers was ready to do battle with Carmel for the Sectional 4 title. But Fishers would struggle after that first score and Carmel would find […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Southport’s Cinderella season was in jeopardy before sophomore quarterback Luke Johnston found some magic. The Cardinals, clinging to a 3-point lead early in the fourth quarter, faced a fourth-and-17 from the Arsenal Tech 32. Johnston threw deep, but a Titans defender appeared to be in position to make a play. […]
By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff Here are our picks for Week 2 of IHSAA sectionals. 6A – Fishers (8-2) at Carmel (7-3) — Dragash covering Fishers has won nine straight, but the Tigers didn’t play a schedule like Carmel’s. Fishers avenged its only loss last week by defeating Noblesville. Carmel demolished a […]
By ROSS WEBER ISL Correspondent On a cold October night seemingly perfect for high school football, the largest student section at Decatur Central rained down chants of “Mr. Football! Mr. Football!” early in the first half of the Sectional game between the Decatur Central Hawks and the Fighting Irish of Cathedral. The surprising thing was, […]
By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent FISHERS, Ind. — The Carmel Greyhounds didn’t produce a sustained drive in the first half of Friday night’s sectional opener. They didn’t need to. Hamilton Southeastern committed five first-half turnovers as the Class 6A No. 6 Greyhounds pummeled the 10th-ranked Royals 40-7. “Tonight, we came out, and our defense put […]
By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff Here is our final look at The Associated Press’ Indiana prep football poll heading into sectionals. In 6A, Penn holds onto the No. 1 spot, but it’s not as strong a grip as it once was after No. 2 Ben Davis rallied from 24-0 down last Friday […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Ben Davis coach Mike Kirschner had a simple message for his team after it had to rally from 24 points down to beat Carmel 28-24 on Friday night. “Do me a favor – don’t do that again.” A few seconds later, he delivered another simple message. “You are […]
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent After eight weeks of play, the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference boasts seven of the top 10 teams in the 6A Sagarin ratings, and they have been battling on the gridiron for the right to claim the coveted MIC title. Center Grove has earned its share of the title with a 6-1 league […]
By CLIFF BRUNT and BEN FAHRBACH ISL Staff INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Jost stepped in seamlessly for one of the state’s most effective rushers last week. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior filled in for the injured Alex Kimack and ran 26 times for 206 yards and three touchdowns to help the Trojans defeat Guerin Catholic 24-0. Jost […]
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