By BEN FAHRBACH ISL Correspondent When Brebeuf quarterback Aaron Banks took the final snap and kneeled to let the clock run out, the players began bumping chests and jumping for joy, the Brebeuf students poured onto the field to celebrate with their classmates. They had reason to celebrate — they had just beaten Bishop Chatard. […]
Category: Preps
By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent Expectations were high for Fishers entering its season opener against HCC rival Noblesville. Trouble was, T.C. McKiernan didn’t care. The senior passed for 221 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another 160 yards in Noblesville’s 27-24 victory on Friday night. The result was shocking because Fishers entered the season ranked […]
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Eric Moore knows the history of failure his Center Grove program has had at Warren Central. “Never won here, never” said Moore, still trying to grasp the fact that his Trojans defeated the Warriors 21-10 on Friday night to spoil Jayson West’s debut as Warren Central’s coach. Center Grove scored three […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Chris Evans made a mistake that could have cost Ben Davis its season opener. He made sure it didn’t. The sophomore running back threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter, but he bounced back. He carried the load late, and his 9-yard touchdown […]
By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent Note: Siegfried has covered preps for more than 20 years, most notably for the Huntington Herald Press. For most of its 87-year existence, the North Central Conference was the premier high school athletic league in Indiana. The once-dominant conference boasted the world’s largest high school gymnasiums which held banners representing […]
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent For a number of years, the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference (MIC) has proven to be a powerhouse among football conferences in the state of Indiana. With the additions of Lawrence Central and Pike for the 2013 season, the MIC has now graduated from a powerhouse to a juggernaut. LC and Pike […]
By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent James Blackmon, Sr., will leave Fort Wayne Bishop Luers to take the boys basketball head coaching job at his alma mater Marion High School, Indiana’s News Center in Fort Wayne has reported, citing multiple sources. The report also said Blackmon would take his two sons with him to Marion. James […]
Indy Sports Legends writers covered the Indiana state basketball finals as freelancers for The Associated Press. Cliff Brunt covered the Class 4A final between Carmel and Indianapolis Cathedral. Jim Johnson, an occasional ISL contributor, covered the Greensburg-Concordia Lutheran Class 3A final and the Class A final between Borden and Triton. Chris Goff covered the 2A title […]
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Prior to the start of Saturday’s Semistate contest, there was a buzz in the Marian Crawley Activity Center among the crowd that had assembled on the Merrillville side of the arena at Lafayette Jefferson High School. It certainly appeared by the body language of the players on the floor […]
From the IBCA: Eighteen players have been selected for the Indiana girls Junior All-Stars for 2013. Players in the core group include Erica Moore of Class 3A state champion Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Maura Muensterman of Class 2A state champion Evansville Mater Dei and Kindell Fincher of Class A state champion Fort Wayne Canterbury. The […]
From the IBCA Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass girls basketball players have earned IBCA/Subway first-team All-State honors for 2012-13. Also, 115 additional players were selected as honorable mention IBCA/Subway Senior All-State and 140 additional juniors, sophomores and freshmen were recognized as honorable mention IBCA/Subway Underclass All-State in a process organized by the Indiana Basketball Coaches […]
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