Author: Cliff

Fishers destroys West Lafayette Harrison 66-0

By SEAN GARRETT ISL Correspondent Fishers Tigers defeated West Lafayette Harrison with shutdown defense and a rushing attack that totaled 303 yards and eight TDs in a 66-0 victory. Early on, penalties took yards and touchdowns away from the Tigers. A failed fake punt on Fishers’ first drive actually gave Harrison a momentary glimmer of hope, but […]

Carmel crushes Lawrence North 63-0

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent The final score was 63-0; most would look at such a score and think blowout. ..the game wasn’t even that close.  Zach Woods took the opening kickoff 75 yards to the end zone to give the 5A number one Carmel Greyhounds the lead before Lawrence North knew what hit it.  […]

Notre Dame takes high hopes to Michigan State

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame is riding high after its 2-0 start, thanks to its thrilling last-minute victory over Purdue. The Irish know that feeling could come crashing down Saturday night after a visit to No. 10 Michigan State at 8 p.m. on ABC. Michigan State, 2-0 after wins over nationally ranked Boise State […]

Griffiths’ picks: Big Ten looks to rebound after tough week

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent It’s time for Big Ten teams to regroup. Last week, the conference posted a dismal 6-6 record, which included nationally ranked Nebraska and Wisconsin both falling on the road to unranked teams. The Cornhuskers’ defense is a mess after allowing 653 yards to UCLA – the second-highest total permitted in […]

Purdue running game needs to step up against E. Michigan

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There’s a lot of talk about what Purdue might do in the Big Ten race. It will be just talk if the Boilermakers don’t improve their running game. The Boilermakers entered the season with high expectations, and the hype increased after Purdue put in a solid effort against Notre Dame […]

Friday Night Lights Prognostications: Dragash’s prep football picks

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent OK, my debut was modest at best, going 3-2 on my high school football picks last week; but I was the big winner because I had no one go against me!!!  Come on people, I’m a competitive guy; I can’t be competitive without competition!  If you want to take me […]

Griffiths: Notre Dame’s games vs. Big Ten rivals now uncertain

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Should Big Ten teams be sweating it out when it comes to their long-standing football series’ against Notre Dame? Probably so. The talking heads at each institution are saying the right things, but only time will tell if the Boilermakers, Spartans and Wolverines continue to be fixtures on the Irish […]

Butler G Chrishawn Hopkins’ dismissal shocks Bulldog community

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent When news of Chrishawn Hopkins’ dismissal broke around dinner time Wednesday evening, Butler players past and present took to Twitter with swift reaction. Former forward Garrett Butcher tweeted, Very unfortunate news but mistakes don’t define a person. #unbelievable. Joel Cornette, a 2004 graduate and one of the better big men […]

Samples: Notre Dame football likely to soon join league full time

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It has been a long time in coming, but Notre Dame may finally be on the way to becoming a football conference member. Wednesday’s announcement of Notre Dame joining the ACC in all things sports except for football honestly stunned me on several fronts when I heard the news, but […]

Indiana Fever play shutdown defense in 72-48 win over Seattle Storm

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Briann January shook her head in disbelief when she heard the numbers. Tamika Catchings simply smiled. The Indiana Fever shot 33 percent from the field against the Seattle Storm and somehow won by 24 points. Wow, January said as she tried to grasp the significance of what she’d heard. Katie […]

Notre Dame coach Kelly happy to be 2-0 heading into matchup with MSU

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent When Brian Kelly stepped to the podium at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex to begin his weekly press conference, he didn’t waste any time giving a state of the program two games into the 2012 season. We’re happy to be 2-0, the Irish boss said. There certainly are some great performances […]