By ROSS WEBER ISL Correspondent WHITELAND, Ind. — Since the IHSAA football playoffs started, Cathedral has played in, and won, three games in which senior quarterback Collin Barthel has only thrown the ball an average of 11 times a game, for less than 100 yards per contest. The Irish running game had been dominating, rushing […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — The Carmel Greyhounds ended 6A #1 Penn’s bid at an undefeated season, knocking off the Kingsmen 28-13 on Friday night and advancing to face Warren Central in two weeks for the inaugural 6A state title. But there was a bigger story that came about in the second […]
FORT BRANCH, Ind. — Gibson Southern (13-0) remained perfect by out-scoring Brownstown Central 34-9 in the second half of the Indiana Class 3A high school regional football championship Friday, Nov. 15.
By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff ISL’s Cliff Brunt and Craig Dragash have been making predictions throughout the IHSAA state tournament. Here are the predictions we made for Friday’s games vs. the actual scores. 6A Semistate: Penn (12-0) at Carmel (9-3) Dragash: Carmel 35, Penn 17 Brunt: Carmel 28, Penn 14 Actual score: […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers had plenty of reasons to overlook the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers were unbeaten, the Bucks had lost three in a row and Indiana had a trip to play rival Chicago the next night. Unfortunately for the Bucks, they had the Pacers’ undivided attention. […]
By CRAIG DRAGASH and CLIFF BRUNT ISL Staff There will be an interesting contrast between the two IHSAA Class 6A semistate football contests on Friday. One will feature two very familiar foes in Warren Central and Center Grove, and the other match two teams that don’t play on a yearly basis in Carmel and Penn. […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — I’ll take a few moments to examine the five things I said to look for in the Purdue-Central Connecticut State game. The Boilermakers won 109-73 on Wednesday night for their highest point total since 1997. 1. What will Purdue get out of A.J. Hammons? Hammons, […]
From Purdue Athletics: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue head coach Matt Painter and his staff announced that three prospects have signed National Letters of Intent and will begin competing for the Boilermakers in the 2014-15 season. Ohio natives Dakota Mathias and Vince Edwards will join forces with Massachusetts resident Jacquil Taylor to comprise a class […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Here are five things to look for as Purdue hosts Central Connecticut State on Wednesday night: 1. What will Purdue get out of A.J. Hammons? The Boilermakers have their most talented player back after the 7-foot center served a three-game suspension — two exhibition games and one regular-season game — […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Just eight games into the season, the Indiana Pacers are flying in rarified air. They are one of just 18 NBA teams to start a season at least 8-0. I said in my season preview for Indy Sports Legends that I believed the Pacers would reach the NBA […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers say their unbeaten record doesn’t mean as much as how they’ve earned it. The Pacers used the same formula that has worked so far to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night — a dominant defensive effort anchored by 7-foot-2 center Roy Hibbert, […]
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