Carmel justified its No. 1 ranking on Friday night.
John Lampe replaced Brandon Lugar at quarterback for the Greyhounds on their third possession and he made the most of his opportunity, completing 24 of 31 passes for 248 yards and one touchdown in a 31-21 win over Center Grove.
By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Noblesville head coach Lance Scheib knew it was going to take a strong effort defensively to contain the powerful Zionsville running game. For the first half of Friday’s Hoosier Crossroads Conference match-up, the young Millers held their own against the undefeated Eagles. Noblesville’s defense collapsed in the second […]
Continue ReadingBy BEN FAHRBACH ISL Correspondent Pete Hartley’s 2-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal in the second overtime gave Bishop Chatard a 28-25 win over Roncalli on Friday night. Hartley and the Trojans’ battery of running backs pounded on the Rebels’ defense while Roncalli’s balanced attack took advantage of a spread-out Chatard defense. Roncalli’s received the opening kickoff and put together […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Indianapolis Colts: The Indianapolis Colts today waived the following players: WR-Jeremy Ross, RB-Darren Evans, TE-Andre Smith, T-Mike Tepper, C-Zane Taylor, T-Steven Baker, DT-Jason Shirley, ILB-Greg Lloyd, TE-Kyle Miller, G-Hayworth Hicks, OLB-Jerry Brown, S-Latarrius Thomas, DT-Chigbo Anunoby, WR-Kashif Moore and LS-Justin Snow. The Colts Waived-Injured RB-Deji Karim, DE-James Aiono, OLB-Tim Fugger, CB-Brandon King and […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Eastern Kentucky 7, Kansas State 0. That was the score at the end of the third quarter of the Colonels’ season opener in Manhattan, Kan. last year. The mere mention of it sent Purdue coach Danny Hope rustling through his papers during his weekly teleconference. Kansas […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Don’t tell Brian Kelly his Notre Dame Fighting Irish manhandled Navy last season because he probably won’t listen. Sure, he’s well aware his team sank Navy 56-14 in South Bend last season. However, this is a new year, as they say. Indeed, the Irish team that takes the Aviva Stadium […]
Continue ReadingBy RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent MUNCIE, Ind. ” It doesn’t get much bigger than a prime-time home opener in front of a national television audience — unless that game happens to be against a conference rival. The Ball State Cardinals were up to the task, using a dominant running game to defeat Mid-American Conference foe Eastern […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s challenging sometimes to figure out whether a preseason finale was good for a team. There’s so much more that goes into such games than the final score that they become complicated to watch. Roster cuts are Friday, so seasons and careers were on the line, and the fact that the […]
Continue ReadingFrom Purdue Sports Information PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference on Thursday announced each member institution’s men’s basketball league dates and opponents. Times and television information are still being finalized and will be released at a later date. Under the direction of eighth-year head coach Matt Painter, the Boilermakers will host Illinois on […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Don’t write off Ralph Bolden just yet. The explosive Purdue running back tore the ACL in his right knee last season against Indiana and is still recovering. This week, coach Danny Hope gave the best indication yet that Bolden could be a factor this season. It’s going to […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Former Irish great and current Notre Dame radio color analyst Allen Pinkett’s comments on a Chicago radio station early Wednesday have certainly ‘awakened the echoes,’ you might say. The two-time All-American running back, who has worked as Notre Dame’s radio analyst since 2001, didn’t hold back when talking about what he […]
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