From the IHSAA For the first time, Class 6A will be used for the 32 largest schools in the state. With all eight of those sectionals, including four teams each, sectional semifinal games will be played on Oct. 25, sectional championship games on Nov. 1 followed by regionals on Nov. 8 and semi‐states on Nov. […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — It was a true tale of two halves. Pike’s offense got yards in big chunks consistently throughout the first half, amassing 259 yards against a normally strong Carmel defense, but the Greyhounds got their motor running in the second half as they got their running attack into […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor You can add toughness to Cathedral receiver Terry McLaurin’s list of game-changing qualities. The Ohio State commitment, known for his speed and exceptional hands, was a hard-nosed runner against Arsenal Tech. He ran 12 times for 132 yards and helped the Irish defeat the Titans 23-14 on Friday night. Tech […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor After rolling through its competition all season, the Penn Kingsmen finally have climbed to the top of The Associated Press’ Indiana Class 6A football poll. The top spot opened up after previous No. 1 Center Grove lost to Indianapolis Ben Davis. Penn shut out five consecutive opponents before a 58-7 […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts: Mike Wilhelm of Yorktown High School has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Coach Wilhelm was nominated and selected for this award after his team improved to 6-1, defeating Pendleton Heights 78-49. The Yorktown Tiger offense set a school […]
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — Ben Davis 37, Center Grove 20 Carmel 21, Warren Central 15 We now officially have a race in the MIC conference. Both of those results had to happen for a race to exist, and both did. As it currently stands, Center Grove is now 5-1 in the […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The odds seemed stacked against Carmel and quarterback John Lampe. The Greyhounds, trailing by two points in the final two minutes, faced a fourth-and-20 from their 10-yard line against a stingy Warren Central defense. Lampe, unfazed, made it seem really simple. “On fourth-and-20, it’s time to throw it to your […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent There are three games left in the high school football regular season, and the Center Grove Trojans are still sitting atop the MIC conference with a perfect record. Center Grove is 6-0 overall and 5-0 in a league that has seen everyone else beat up on each other while the […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Center Grove resoundingly remained at the top of The Associated Press’ Class 6A Indiana football poll with a 42-10 win over Lawrence North last Friday. The Trojans got 16 of 18 first-place votes. Pike came back from 28-0 down to beat Warren Central 38-28. Pike is now No. 8. Warren, […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I remember being part of an inner-city football team with something to prove. The 1990 and 1991 Omaha North Vikings went out with a collective chip on our shoulders. We worked hard, won games and did it the right way. Many of us were black kids from middle-to-low-income households near […]
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From the IHSAA Following multiple incidents of unsportsmanlike behavior during last Friday’s football game between Fort Wayne South Side High School and Indianapolis Arsenal Technical High School, IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox has placed both teams on probation and suspended several players and coaches. Both programs are placed on probation for the remainder of the 2013 […]
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