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Week 4 High School Football Previews & Predictions with Grant Shouse, Kevin Helfrich & Michelle Garmon (3.31) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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[SPEAKER_06]: Welcome high school football fans to the Central Indian Sports Report for our week four previews and predictions for high school football in Central Indiana.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I'm your host, Greg Mengel.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I'm joined by the action sports network duo of Kevin Helfer Game Grant, Shouse and Tip and Tribune.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I know what Collears Sports Editor Michelle Garmin of the Four of Us are.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Picking the 20 best games in Central Indiana every week and when I say best games,
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[SPEAKER_06]: the games that are of most interest to us, but we do pick the best games in Central Indiana every weekend.
0:46
[SPEAKER_06]: We're starting to branch out a little into some other conferences to make things a little interesting.
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[SPEAKER_06]: starting to get a little interest statewide on this podcast, trying to get more interest, kind of region wide more than just our little area of the Elwood Colleter and Tipton Tribune, which is the newspapers that Michelle and I worked at and the actions sports network there in the Grand County area with Grant and Kevin.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Trying to spread out a little bit.
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[SPEAKER_06]: So we have 20 games this week.
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[SPEAKER_06]: We are gonna pick them in the next hour.
1:20
[SPEAKER_06]: Guys, uh, how are you feeling about Michelle taking first place?
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[SPEAKER_05]: Well, I thought I'd be kind and let somebody else leave for a little bit anyway, so it's my week to get back on top where I belong.
1:33
[SPEAKER_05]: I think.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, you were on top, you were on top for like seven straight weeks last year and the first couple weeks this year and Michelle has taken over for you.
1:46
[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, I felt pretty generous last week with that Elwood giveaway game.
1:49
[SPEAKER_05]: I thought I'd let you guys at least get one, but Michelle took advantage and got two from me, so.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Congratulations to her, what an outstanding week she had.
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[SPEAKER_06]: 17 them three, Grant.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Ladies first.
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[SPEAKER_01]: We'll see how long I stay there, probably not very long.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Well, this is a tough week.
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[SPEAKER_06]: That's for sure.
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[SPEAKER_06]: There are some really tough games, including our local game of the week, Alexander.
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[SPEAKER_06]: It must have been a while that we'll get here in just a minute.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Michelle has a one game lead on Kevin, a two game lead on me and a four game lead on Grant.
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[SPEAKER_06]: So everybody is right in the middle of it.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And part of that of Kevin's success has been writing out of Xandria because they have been
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[SPEAKER_06]: outstanding so far this season.
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[SPEAKER_06]: You guys got to call the game last week, Kevin Grant.
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[SPEAKER_06]: There are game of the week for the third week in a row.
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[SPEAKER_06]: How are you assessing Alexander his game at Mississippi in a while this week?
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[SPEAKER_05]: Well, Greg, I'll tell you what, I hadn't seen Alexander, you know, really much other than a little bit of tape before last week.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I came away even more impressed with the performance.
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[SPEAKER_05]: They've got a sophomore duo in quarterback Drew Segner and, you know, running back Wyatt Fuller, they could just play beyond their years quite honestly.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And the line that they have offensively and defensively really dominated football game last week.
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[SPEAKER_05]: You know, East Freak was never really in it.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I mean, I was so shocked at what we were seeing last week.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Me too.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Alec Vandery just has a way of controlling the clock.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And they did that to start the game and they force an early turn over, got the ball back.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And then you blink and they're up 14 nothing.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I mean, Drew Segnar had three touchdowns on the ground by himself, he threw two touchdowns.
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[SPEAKER_03]: they are the real deal man.
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[SPEAKER_03]: They are a really, really good football team.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And on this week's recap, week three recap that we did.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And if you haven't heard it, please go check it out.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Michelle and I talked about how great Mississippi was defense always is.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Of course, they have one of the states best running backs in Levi Crandel.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And so this is
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[SPEAKER_06]: And by the way, for those wondering the central Indian a game of the week coming up will be Avon at Brownsburg, another huge one.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's going to be Alexandria's biggest game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Today, it probably will be their biggest game of the, until tournament time, so the regular season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But Mr. Sinole is going to be a tough test.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I really like that, Mr. Sinole defense, and the Indians get to have the game at home.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's going to be a lot tougher for Alexander to move the football this week.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I think the question I would pose guys is is this for the CIC championship or how much do we even believe in Madison Granite at this point?
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[SPEAKER_05]: Well, I believe it gives one of these teams a pretty clear path to knocking off Madison Granite then to be the CIC champ, but I don't think it truly crowns the champion quite yet, but it puts them in a good position.
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[SPEAKER_05]: this is going to be a really good football game on Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think it's going to be the team that can maybe be a little bit more dual threat.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And I think that's Alexander.
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[SPEAKER_05]: You know, I think they can throw the football better than Mr. Sinole.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think it's going to be tough sledding running the football for both teams.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think Randall has some big plays and he will you know get his.
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[SPEAKER_05]: But I think Alexander wins this in a close win.
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[SPEAKER_05]: You know, I can't pick against the Tigers.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Obviously already crown them champs.
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[SPEAKER_05]: So I guess the Tigers.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, and I'm gonna just be the exact opposite of what you've been Kevin and just continue to smack him across the face with this respect because it's worked for him so far.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I don't think I've picked him in a single game so far and they've been proven me wrong.
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[SPEAKER_06]: They're gonna have to prove me wrong again because I am taking Mrs. Sinawah home grant.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm taking Alexandria on the road.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I mean, they are so balanced offensively, you know, in the run game, the past game, we've seen them be able to throw the ball a lot over the years when they had Brady Gast and then, you know, when they brought Andrew Sector as kind of like, well, is he going to be able to do it Brady Gast did?
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[SPEAKER_03]: And the answer to me last Friday was a clear yes.
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[SPEAKER_03]: He's capable.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think he's going to be able to dial up a lot for them, offensively on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Mr. Cinema is great defensively.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think they'll give them some struggles.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'll take Alexandria, but I think it could be a close game.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think it could be a kind of a low scoring game, as well.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Notice respect to coach Gast, the staff and the Tigers.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But it's easy to throw and have the kind of games you have when you're quarterback and you get time to throw the football.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think Mrs. Sinowall is going to let they'll examine or your sophomore get comfortable behind center in the pocket.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Mrs. Sinowall, I like Mrs. Sinowall at home and I think it could be as big as two touchdowns or more.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Whoa, that's surprising.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Not that you picked him.
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[SPEAKER_06]: But you picked them by that much, especially after picking them to be these Brook last week, I kind of thought you might pick them again.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Okay, guys, now we go to 1 and 2 Blackford at 1 and 2 East Brook, which is obviously if you've been around here for a while.
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[SPEAKER_06]: going to be a mismatch, no doubt about it.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I do have the story of what's going on at Blackford, and I also have an interview with Mari Legit, their basketball star, now they're hoping football star.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And football coach, Steve Bousher, who has returned to Blackford to lead the program again.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And so what's happened is apparently
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[SPEAKER_06]: First football game of the season was played at Delta and the basketball team volunteered to clean up after the game because the regular.
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[SPEAKER_06]: janitorial staff wouldn't be there to clean up after the football game so students around this school volunteered including the basketball team and they just saw how bad the football team was and they started asking themselves why is the football team so bad and the answer was because the best athlete to the school weren't playing football and so they asked themselves why aren't we
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[SPEAKER_06]: And so not only the basketball players, but even more athletes throughout the school, I'll decide that it's time to start taking football seriously in Hartford City, and they don't have expectations of winning championships or anything like that, but they just want to start moving the football program and the same direction that the
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[SPEAKER_06]: Top athletes at Blackford are now playing football and they are eligible to play this week.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Most of them were eligible to play last week when they beat out with as well.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And now they play a really good East Brook team coming off a bad loss at East Brook.
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[SPEAKER_06]: They're going to find out what varsity football is all about right away.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Well I love that story.
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[SPEAKER_05]: We're kind of going back to a throwback area where your best athletes place every sport and you don't see that too much specialization and this day of age and I think that's a great story.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I love the fact that Leget's going to get football a chance just like Oak Hills got Katie Simmons on the football field probably their best athlete is also playing football but he's also a heck of a baseball player and a very capable basketball player so it goes for that program.
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[SPEAKER_06]: It's good to see all those basketball stars out there play in football.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Well, black for the last few weeks have put up a lot of points and have played some pretty good football now obviously But have a quite played the competition that they will play in East Brook and this is an East Brook team I'd want to play Even though they're wanted to coach Adam some really thought that that was probably one of the worst performances He's ever had a team Perform last week, so they're gonna come out with a renewed focus.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I like East Brook pretty big in this game It may be close for a little bit, but I think it's these brick by a big margin
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[SPEAKER_06]: Yes, surprisingly, the Sagarin says East Brook by 15 and I think it's going to be a lot more than that grant.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Historically, when you look at this series, Greg, East Brook football has never lost to black for an ever.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The Panthers lead the all-time series, 30 to nothing the closest game between the two teams, was on the same day that it will be played on September 11, 1998, East Brook 1, 28, 24, those, the first ever meeting between the two programs, and then also in 2004, East Brook
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[SPEAKER_03]: over Blackford.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I don't think they'll squeak one out Friday.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think they'll be able to kind of move freely after Coach Adams has challenged his team, said it was, you know, like Kevin said, it was the most disappointing and frustrating loss of his career.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Last Friday night at Alexander.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think he's challenged him.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And then with Amari Legget, you know, joining Black for here, I think that
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[SPEAKER_03]: They might be a little rejuvenated.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think they'll have better athletes, but I think he's first got better football players and I think they'll be able to take care of business and beat Blackford pretty handedly on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think he's going to roll.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They're going to come in.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They're going to be very physical.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's a nice story for Blackford getting those athletes to come out and be a part of the program.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But, you know, they're a little bit,
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[SPEAKER_01]: behind and it's not gonna be a good night to face and he's proctim that will be once will be biting at the bit to prove they're not as bad as last week's score
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[SPEAKER_06]: By the way, stay tuned for Mari Leget's interview and head coach Steve Boosier, who is a big factor in all this, obviously, the player saw a coach who was, they felt like was gonna turn this program around and wanted to be part of it.
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[SPEAKER_06]: So everybody makes sure that you stay tuned for that.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think it's going to be a closer football game than most people might think, you know, both these teams looking for their first win and and one of these Eagles has to spread their wings on this Friday night, and I look for that to be the goal.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And they goes, they're going to get their first one of the season.
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[SPEAKER_05]: You know, all fans will click, and I think the defense will play better than what they have the first three weeks.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, that.
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[SPEAKER_06]: then being all in three, not that big of a deal, but the fact that they got beat so badly last week by Madison Grant, just I think took everybody by surprise, but I'm still taking a kill in this one over my alma mater, Frank, and I'm taking
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[SPEAKER_03]: Absolutely not.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm sticking with my alma mater.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Um, I know I picked my alma mater the first three weeks and I have regretted it every Friday.
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[SPEAKER_03]: This is the Friday.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I finally stopped regretting it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: If they lose, I'll stop picking them.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Um, it, it probably be about time.
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[SPEAKER_03]: One things for certain.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The Eagles are going to win, but I think it'll be a.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's the gold niggles though.
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[SPEAKER_05]: It's the gold niggles is the golden niggles.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But I think all the cheerleaders that Oak Hill are practice in this week to say we are here to beat Frank didn't not the Eagles show.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it's going to be the golden niggles that went on Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm concerned I haven't talked to Marty.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I meant to call him earlier to
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[SPEAKER_01]: today, but my day didn't quite go like I had planned.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But I noticed where Ace Barker had quite a few attempts in passing attempts, and they're lost to Mrs. Sinaloa.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm guessing that the brawn him kid got or ran him kid got hurt.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So if that's the case,
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, I feel sorry for Frank and because it's almost like last year, you know, the injury bug.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So we're interesting to see how that goes, but I think O'Kill will get off the Schneide this weekend.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And our final game in the CIC, we do need to talk a little bit about Madison Grant being 3 and 0 after their impressive win over Oak Hill.
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[SPEAKER_06]: We knew they were going to be pretty good.
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[SPEAKER_06]: We all said at the beginning of the year, we thought they'd be second level of the CIC, but maybe they're at the top level still of the CIC, even after all those losses the last couple of years, Kevin.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, this was a Madison Grant team.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I didn't know really a whole lot after their first two weeks.
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[SPEAKER_05]: You know, I didn't.
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[SPEAKER_05]: take much stock in the Southwood win.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And then last week was an emphasis.
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[SPEAKER_05]: They put an exclamation point on that win against Oak Hill who I picked to win.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And I like mass and grant to win this win.
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[SPEAKER_05]: And I picked Elwood for the last time last week.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, Madison Grant Grant.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm going to take Madison Grant.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Elwood's opportunity to get a win is probably probably over now, even though they beat Trice Central.
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[SPEAKER_03]: sure glad they beat dry central.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Hey guys, it would may have a chance they are going to play crystal house at the end of the sea somewhere down the road.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think they're replacing one of their games.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that could be another win for the Panthers.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But the second win for them is not going to be on Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The best thing for the Panthers is they're going to get Brian Van Skyock and some school officials are going to sleep on a football field on night and feed the football team breakfast the next morning.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So they're cooking and breakfast.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So that's,
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[SPEAKER_01]: might be the highlight.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, they always go in the they can always go in the school only in cafeteria.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So unfortunately, that might be the highlight of the weekend for what other than the crowning of the homecoming court.
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[SPEAKER_06]: That is correct.
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[SPEAKER_06]: We move to the who's your conference where the hammer game is Friday at Tipton where it's 0 and 3 Hamilton Heights at 3 and 0, Tipton seems like a mismatch based on the records.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I don't assume that it will be a mismatch guys.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Tipton probably slightly favored Kevin who you'd take him.
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[SPEAKER_05]: I think it's going to be real close.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Football game as well, record deceiving for Hamilton Heights, Tipton though wins at home.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I agree, I think they went by a touchdown maybe two in this one grant.
17:02
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I, you know, in high school, I had a, I had a lot of good friends that went to Tipped and, you know, still know some people from there, obviously Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And, um,
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[SPEAKER_03]: everyone was kind of an agreement that heights was off limits.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Everybody hated heights.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So I got to stick with, you know, my heritage there, having some friends at Tipped and I'll take the blue devils on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_06]: All right, Michelle, give us the scoop.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, rivalry week already started at Tipped in.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The other version of football was played at Tipped in
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[SPEAKER_01]: Tuesday night, and that was the Tipton's undefeated boy soccer team remained undefeated on the season and in the conference play defeating the Huskies three to two.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The girl's match was played to a one-one draw.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I, yeah, I think the football team's kind of going to follow in the footsteps of the soccer team.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like
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[SPEAKER_01]: Greg knows because I keep talking about I really like this football team for the blue devils.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's I think they're fun group.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think they are truly a team and every aspect.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like that offensive line.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like the third-year quarterback in Quintol.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like the Coda Garmin.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He is good on both sides of the ball.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But my golly, I really like Zayn Durham.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He is, man, he just gets better.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And he doesn't seem, he ain't nothing seems to slow him down.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I will take the Blue Devils.
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[SPEAKER_06]: So it is a sweep for the Blue Devils.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Pell 3 and 0, rank number 1 in class 2A, center villas 1 and 2, there are 2 losses, the 2 really good teams, their opponents record are 7 and 2, but should be a pretty easy one for lapel Kevin.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, I think all they have to do is get off the bus, Greg, and they go home 4 and 0, so I'll take a lapel in this one.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Me too.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Me 3.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's going to be the lapel bulldogs and we're going to take the big bite out of the center real bulldogs on Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Lapel is the, they are the real deal.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They're, I believe right now, they're as good as they're ranking.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I take lapel easy.
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[SPEAKER_06]: If you haven't done so yet, go check out our week free recap where we recap.
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[SPEAKER_06]: football games from all over Central India and 18 different conferences.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Your self-averant go check that out and it's only at the Central India and it's fortunate.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And now we move from our local teams to the big schools in Central Indiana, the Usure Crossroads and the Metro.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And we start with the Central Indiana Game of the Week, and it's a big one.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Rivals.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Three in O Avon at three in O Brownsburg, of course, Brownsburg.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Number one, the defending state champion, A-von ranked 6th, they are 3-0.
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[SPEAKER_06]: They believe it is their time to unseat their rivals as the area power and we will see on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_06]: We're going to start with Kevin Kevin, who wins the Central Indiana game of the week as it's going to be A-von or Brownsburg.
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[SPEAKER_05]: Well, they gave him a game in the regular season last year, but Brownsburg too much offense, A-von will put points on the board, but Brownsburg by at least two touchdowns.
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[SPEAKER_06]: We're about to find out if I put my money where my mouth is, aren't we, Grant?
20:48
[SPEAKER_06]: I don't know where you're going with this.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I've been saying all along, I think Aivan is right there with Westfield and Brownsburg.
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[SPEAKER_06]: And can I get two points if I pick Aivan, guys?
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[SPEAKER_06]: Can I get like a bonus if I pick Aivan to win this game?
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[SPEAKER_06]: We need to do that last year.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I'm going to say Brownsburg, but I will not be stunned if it's Avon.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I think Avon is that good.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I think there are four or five teams that are all about the same level in class six day and Avon is one of those.
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[SPEAKER_06]: Right now, I think Brownsburg's too good.
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[SPEAKER_06]: They have the best coach in Indiana, John Hart, and I'm going to take Brownsburg.
21:31
[SPEAKER_03]: Look, I know it buried the hat with Avon.
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[SPEAKER_03]: There's no hard feelings, there's no beef anymore.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But I got to take Brownsburg here.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I feel like whatever Brownsburgs up on the docket to get picked, it almost feels like it's too easy to not, it's too easy to not pass up.
21:52
[SPEAKER_03]: They are a well-oiled machine.
21:54
[SPEAKER_03]: I believe that Avon is talented.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm with Kevin though.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think that Avon will put points up on the scoreboard.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'll take Brownsburg to win by 14 or more.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'd say 10, maybe 10 to 28 points.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think they're better than Avon by.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It could be competitive, but give me the bulldogs.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I say single digits.
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[SPEAKER_06]: I say it comes down to the end of the game of show.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, I think it will be decided for the final.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Born.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know that, well, I mean, I don't know it'll be a blowout, but I do think Brownsburg will win it.
22:27
[SPEAKER_01]: It might seem weird to say, but I think this Brownsburg team is better than their last tubes state championship teams.
22:37
[SPEAKER_01]: I just think that they've seemed to found a good balance and, you know, they got a great quarterback, they got a great receiver and they got the running back.
22:44
[SPEAKER_01]: It's really been pretty good too.
22:46
[SPEAKER_01]: I just, I guess Brownsburg.
22:48
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, they're, they are it until somebody knocks him off and I don't think it's going to be Avon.
22:54
[SPEAKER_01]: I think the Brownsburg bolt balls are going to ground the Avon or it goes and not let them take flight.
23:07
[SPEAKER_01]: I think it's a. I know he's pretty good, but you know, they play Browseburg played a team that had munch on sales on it and others and they know how to stop really good football players.
23:20
[SPEAKER_01]: They know how to take them away.
23:21
[SPEAKER_01]: You have to be Browseburg.
23:23
[SPEAKER_01]: You have to have multiple kids to two outs.
23:28
[SPEAKER_06]: I think I think this is the best team they played in that include for sports.
23:34
[SPEAKER_06]: Let's move to the other end of the HCC and that is, oh and three fissures at one and two Hamilton Southeastern in the mudstock game.
23:44
[SPEAKER_06]: It's a big game no matter what their records are, both of these teams are records that are below 500, we know they're both competent teams, good programs.
23:54
[SPEAKER_06]: And this is gonna be a big momentum game for whoever wins this Kevin.
23:59
[SPEAKER_05]: Yes, something just fills off this year with fissures, but I don't know what it is,
24:03
[SPEAKER_05]: I think it's going to be a close football game.
24:05
[SPEAKER_05]: Give me a hand with some Southeastern ad home and a close one.
24:08
[SPEAKER_06]: I agree.
24:09
[SPEAKER_06]: I think Hamilton Southeastern is going to win this game.
24:11
[SPEAKER_06]: I think this is a team that's going to get better and better through the years.
24:15
[SPEAKER_06]: Very young team, good, young quarterback, and he can Johnson a couple of quarterbacks.
24:21
[SPEAKER_06]: They've used in a good running game as well.
24:23
[SPEAKER_06]: I'm taking Hamilton Southeastern grant.
24:26
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, third of the records out when these two teams get together is one of the biggest
24:32
[SPEAKER_03]: You throw it up there with I don't know, Lawrence Central Lawrence, North, Caramel Westfield, Hamilton South Eastern Fisher's Boba, Boba, that being said, I'm taking the Royals of Hamilton South Eastern, to knock off Fisher's, Fisher's, let me down last week, kind of learn that they're probably not that good.
24:53
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm going to take Hamilton South Eastern, but I think it could be a close game.
24:59
[SPEAKER_01]: It's the mudstock game, it's going to be a lively affair.
25:02
[SPEAKER_01]: However, what really concerns me as fishers is having a terrible time finding the end zone.
25:09
[SPEAKER_01]: They just can't seem to get the offense going to score points.
25:12
[SPEAKER_01]: And I think Yam is on South Asianism and just a little bit better in that area this year.
25:18
[SPEAKER_01]: So with this fall, I'm going to take the royals over the Tigers.
25:28
[SPEAKER_06]: And the final game in the HEC is one and two Franklin Central at two and one, Zionsville should be a pretty good game.
25:35
[SPEAKER_06]: I would put both teams on the pretty good level.
25:38
[SPEAKER_06]: The question I have is, can Zionsville be a level up this year from what they've been the last couple of years.
25:44
[SPEAKER_06]: Kevin.
25:46
[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, I think all these kind of indie area games this week are going to be closed and come down to the fourth quarter.
25:51
[SPEAKER_05]: And I like Zionsville at home to win yet another close one.
25:56
[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, I've said last week and on our recap this week, I thought Westfield had a really hard time.
26:02
[SPEAKER_06]: I know the final score is 42 to seven, but that game was hard-hitting and Westfield earned every single one of those yards.
26:10
[SPEAKER_06]: I like the science-vilting grant, and I'm taking them.
26:15
[SPEAKER_03]: I agree with you.
26:16
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm going to take scienceville as well.
26:18
[SPEAKER_03]: Kind of like you said against Westfield, you know they lost by 35 points.
26:22
[SPEAKER_03]: They're a team that's going to compete.
26:23
[SPEAKER_03]: They're going to give it everything.
26:24
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm taking scienceville.
26:28
[SPEAKER_01]: This, when I looked at the list of the games, this game to me was one of the hardest ones for me to pick, just because I think it's going to be that good and that exciting and that close of a game.
26:40
[SPEAKER_01]: But that said, I'm going to take Zionsville.
26:48
[SPEAKER_06]: And we moved to three games in the Mick.
26:51
[SPEAKER_06]: And we started two and one centergrove at two and one bend Davis two teams that are
26:56
[SPEAKER_06]: very familiar with each other and what should be one of the most competitive games of the week Kevin.
27:05
[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, Senator Grove has not been kind to me that you're going to pick him against Warren Central and don't come through.
27:10
[SPEAKER_05]: I picked Carmel last week and of course, Senator Grove wins.
27:13
[SPEAKER_05]: I'm picking Senator Grove Dag on a day better win this week.
27:18
[SPEAKER_06]: You know, I came into this game all prepared to pick Ben Davis that performance last week against
27:28
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm taking center grove as well.
27:31
[SPEAKER_03]: But guy gave me Texas Roadhouse when we went there that time.
27:34
[SPEAKER_03]: I can't go for Trojan's man.
27:36
[SPEAKER_03]: I had a dream about them last night.
27:39
[SPEAKER_03]: I had a dream going to one of their games.
27:42
[SPEAKER_03]: They're just a, maybe those, you know, the dream speaking to me that I should, the Texas Roadhouse part of the dream.
27:51
[SPEAKER_03]: Not technically, I was supposed to be doing a game somewhere in the game got canceled.
27:57
[SPEAKER_03]: I was like, you know what, I'm going to go down to the center.
27:59
[SPEAKER_03]: Grove game.
28:00
[SPEAKER_03]: Well, I don't even dream about sports and it is not that far from Bloomington and Trace Jackson Davis went there.
28:09
[SPEAKER_03]: So, yeah, I'm taking CG.
28:15
[SPEAKER_01]: Uh, I'm taking Center Grove.
28:16
[SPEAKER_01]: My only concern is if the Trojans will have a little bit of a let down after that big exciting win with Carmel and I'm sure as a very physical game, you know, with all the heat, although I'm sure they about, you know, they've recovered this week.
28:31
[SPEAKER_01]: I just, you know, when you're dealing with kids 16, 17, 18-year-old kids, you just don't know what you're going to get mentally, that said,
28:45
[SPEAKER_01]: The charges were win.
28:49
[SPEAKER_06]: And we moved to an interesting game.
28:53
[SPEAKER_06]: One and two North Central at two and one Lawrence North last week, this probably looks like it's just another interesting game and the conference now it looks like it might be really interesting.
29:02
[SPEAKER_06]: This North Central team, I've been saying all year, program on the rise, lots of young kids.
29:08
[SPEAKER_06]: and last week they lost a war in Central 45 to 42.
29:12
[SPEAKER_06]: Behind sophomore quarterback Chase Grove, who threw for 388 yards and six touchdowns against war in Central.
29:19
[SPEAKER_06]: Suddenly North Central is a factor in this conference.
29:22
[SPEAKER_06]: The Lawrence North looks like a top five, top 60 in the state.
29:27
[SPEAKER_06]: They've been on cruise control the last two weeks after losing to Brown's bird.
29:31
[SPEAKER_06]: They're one
29:35
[SPEAKER_06]: Kevin, or he convinced enough in North Central's performance last week to pick him to beat Lawrence North.
29:41
[SPEAKER_05]: No, I am not in the Mont on sales will take a sound bite off of coach, say, good when we have to this week, he'll finally put up some yardage and some touchdowns.
29:52
[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, I hope Grant that you noticed that Montjean sales is on the notes this week, even though he didn't have any receptions last week as well.
30:00
[SPEAKER_06]: I just wanted to point out that he is the first note there under Lawrence North, and I'm taking Lawrence North Grant.
30:08
[SPEAKER_03]: I will also be taking Lawrence North for some reason.
30:13
[SPEAKER_03]: I've got some allegiance to Lawrence North.
30:16
[SPEAKER_03]: Maybe it's Monchune's Tales.
30:18
[SPEAKER_03]: It's going to IU's Five Star, First Five Star, headed to Indiana Ever.
30:24
[SPEAKER_03]: I think I'll finally, I think I'll pat a stat to a little bit.
30:28
[SPEAKER_03]: I can finally be able to get him the ball just teams every week are going to key in on him to stop him.
30:34
[SPEAKER_03]: I mean, they're they're going to do everything they can.
30:35
[SPEAKER_03]: They're going to make someone else beat you.
30:37
[SPEAKER_03]: They don't want to get beat by the five star.
30:39
[SPEAKER_03]: They'd rather zay more, you know, run up 300 yards on them.
30:42
[SPEAKER_03]: And that's probably what he'll do against North Central.
30:44
[SPEAKER_03]: Give me the wild cat to Lawrence the work.
30:46
[SPEAKER_03]: Shout out my buddy Jason Tom and the head baseball coach there at L. N. I think the football team gets to
30:54
[SPEAKER_06]: Hey, since we're doing that, can I shout out a girl I liked in the 1980s named Laura Pollard, who went to Lawrence, North Michelle.
31:02
[SPEAKER_01]: Jeff Layton, a former Tristan for coach in the father of Madison and McKinna, is a Lawrence North grad.
31:09
[SPEAKER_01]: He played at Evansville.
31:10
[SPEAKER_01]: He played for Coach Keyford down there at Lawrence, North.
31:12
[SPEAKER_01]: Some, they've...
31:14
[SPEAKER_03]: Yes, shout out to Jeff too.
31:15
[SPEAKER_03]: I forgot about to Jeff, my bad buddy.
31:17
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, Lawrence North has had a lot of great athletes.
31:21
[SPEAKER_01]: We all know Greg Oden and...
31:24
[SPEAKER_01]: Mike Conway draws junior.
31:26
[SPEAKER_01]: I won't tell you what.
31:27
[SPEAKER_01]: I think sales gets it done.
31:28
[SPEAKER_01]: I went thinking it's a difference of touchdown and I think he scores an offense of touchdown at least one on Friday night So and I think Lawrence North will win by at least two touchdowns
31:46
[SPEAKER_06]: One and two Lauren Central is at three, you know, Warren Central in the Mick and Kevin this room should be all Warren Central, right?
31:56
[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, I'm gonna pick Warren Central, but you know what, I know why you guys may have me go first tonight because I'm here in a whole lot of ECHAN when I finally told him.
32:06
[SPEAKER_06]: Hey, it's your turn.
32:07
[SPEAKER_06]: That's all.
32:09
[SPEAKER_06]: I'm taking more.
32:10
[SPEAKER_05]: I can get into with the next three picks are gonna be right.
32:13
[SPEAKER_06]: It's right.
32:14
[SPEAKER_06]: I'm taking Warren's a drill grant.
32:18
[SPEAKER_03]: I really want to just, you know, you can't see it.
32:21
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm giving Kevin the middle finger because of that right now.
32:26
[SPEAKER_03]: I'd like to take Lawrence Central, but give me Warren Central.
32:30
[SPEAKER_03]: The neither teams got a travel too far to to go play that game.
32:34
[SPEAKER_03]: But you know, Warren Central.
32:38
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm taking Warren Central.
32:39
[SPEAKER_01]: I think Warren Central may have overlooked North Central just from recent history the last few years North Central hasn't had a good football team.
32:46
[SPEAKER_01]: They may have been looking ahead those kids to this week.
32:50
[SPEAKER_01]: They're not going to be looking ahead now.
32:52
[SPEAKER_01]: They last week's result probably got their attention.
32:55
[SPEAKER_01]: I think Warren Central rolls this Friday.
32:58
[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, and we didn't mention Keyon Thomas and the win over North Central last week.
33:03
[SPEAKER_06]: 294 yards and three touchdowns, and it's a division one recruit, and is one of the state's best running backs for sure.
33:11
[SPEAKER_06]: Hey, Tune, for part three, we still have eight more games to go and coach Steve Boosier and Junior Star Mari like it.
33:22
[SPEAKER_06]: 3rd and final segment, our final eight games around Central Indiana and some really good winsome.
33:29
[SPEAKER_06]: Big conference games and some rivalries and we start with one and two cathedral coming out their first win of the year over Cincinnati Saint Xavier, which is one of the best programs in the nation.
33:42
[SPEAKER_06]: Chip Tard 3 and O coming off their rivalry win over
33:53
[SPEAKER_05]: Well, I'm pretty confident in my pick.
33:54
[SPEAKER_05]: I'm going to go with Chotard here.
33:55
[SPEAKER_05]: I don't think it as close as some made think.
33:58
[SPEAKER_05]: I think it's two touchdowns or more.
34:00
[SPEAKER_06]: Wow, I can't believe that you're saying that, because that's my exact opinion.
34:06
[SPEAKER_06]: I think Chotard is not only the best team and 4A, I don't think it's particularly close.
34:12
[SPEAKER_06]: I think they're going to march to a state championship this year.
34:14
[SPEAKER_06]: And that's going to start.
34:16
[SPEAKER_06]: Well, it's already started, but continue with a win over Cathedral on a Friday grant.
34:22
[SPEAKER_06]: Can you believe that that is also my opinion as well?
34:27
[SPEAKER_03]: Give me a hard to knock off the fighting Irish.
34:30
[SPEAKER_03]: I'll never pick the fighting Irish.
34:32
[SPEAKER_05]: I keep hearing myself.
34:35
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm stunned.
34:36
[SPEAKER_01]: I thought you were a Kevin.
34:37
[SPEAKER_06]: This one.
34:38
[SPEAKER_01]: You won't hear Kevin.
34:40
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going rogue.
34:41
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm taking Cathedral.
34:43
[SPEAKER_01]: I think this is a lot similar to last year and some years past where they get off to a slow start.
34:50
[SPEAKER_01]: Get a win and then start.
34:52
[SPEAKER_01]: Um, incrementally getting better week to week.
34:55
[SPEAKER_01]: Should tards coming off the huge win over Ron Colley, um, as far as rivalry and everything like that, and may have just enough room for a little bit of a let down.
35:07
[SPEAKER_01]: I will take cathedral to surprise shatar this week.
35:14
[SPEAKER_06]: Two and one months, he central goes to number two, Bloomington South, unbeaten at three and oh.
35:21
[SPEAKER_06]: Bancy Central, yet to start the NCC, we all believe that they are a contender in that conference, but are they good enough yet to take down a program like Bloomington South, Kevin?
35:33
[SPEAKER_05]: No, despite the direction Coach Bursh has the barricades going, they will not win this game in Bloomington this Friday.
35:42
[SPEAKER_06]: it is a tribute to where this program has gone from the last few years.
35:47
[SPEAKER_06]: They're going to win a lot of games this year.
35:48
[SPEAKER_06]: It's not going to be this one.
35:53
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, it's a football town down there in Bloomington.
35:56
[SPEAKER_05]: Give me Bloomington South.
35:58
[SPEAKER_03]: I think the Panthers will get it done.
36:00
[SPEAKER_03]: It was probably the second and third best teams in town down there this weekend, probably both better than Howard.
36:07
[SPEAKER_03]: So,
36:08
[SPEAKER_03]: Uh, give me Bloomington South knock off Muncie Central and proud of it.
36:12
[SPEAKER_03]: I like that.
36:14
[SPEAKER_01]: It's pretty cute there, Grant.
36:15
[SPEAKER_01]: Bloomington South is going to win.
36:18
[SPEAKER_01]: They're going to start the weekend.
36:20
[SPEAKER_01]: They're going to, uh, they're going to get the big win on Friday night.
36:24
[SPEAKER_01]: Then the Hoosier's are going to run Howard out of town.
36:27
[SPEAKER_01]: All right.
36:28
[SPEAKER_06]: Saturday.
36:28
[SPEAKER_06]: This is the speed around.
36:29
[SPEAKER_06]: Let's pick it up.
36:30
[SPEAKER_06]: Come on.
36:32
[SPEAKER_06]: Enough about IU people.
36:34
[SPEAKER_06]: We get it.
36:34
[SPEAKER_06]: They have the best football team in the country.
36:36
[SPEAKER_06]: We get it.
36:39
[SPEAKER_06]: in the who's your heritage conference, the three in O'Pillton Heights Arabians at one and two greenfield central, Pillton Heights, their conference opener, and guys, they are legit.
36:54
[SPEAKER_06]: I think this is a really good Pillton Heights team.
36:59
[SPEAKER_06]: The question is how good Kevin?
37:02
[SPEAKER_05]: Well, good enough to repeat last year, 45 O'Pillos, sectional victory over greenfields,
37:08
[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, I put this in here to talk about how good Pinnleton Heights is.
37:12
[SPEAKER_06]: Nothing against Greenfield.
37:13
[SPEAKER_06]: They beat Alexander so they're competent, but I think this Pinnleton Heights team is going to be interesting to see what happens when they play new power esteem because I might be picking Pinnleton in that.
37:23
[SPEAKER_06]: That's how good I think they are.
37:26
[SPEAKER_03]: I think Pinnleton's pretty good too, Greg, and I think they're good enough.
37:29
[SPEAKER_03]: They're going to win again on Friday, and I don't think it'll be a close game.
37:39
[SPEAKER_01]: Pelton Heights, big.
37:46
[SPEAKER_06]: And we moved to the Circle City Conference, which was one last week by Shattard when they beat Ron Colley, because that's the conference championship game every year.
37:54
[SPEAKER_06]: But let's talk about the other two teams who are having pretty good seasons, and that is two and one, Brabuff at two and one, Garen Catholic should be a really good game, so I put it on the list.
38:05
[SPEAKER_06]: Kevin, your pick, Brabuff at Garen.
38:09
[SPEAKER_05]: I don't know a whole lot about either team but I'm going with my gut here.
38:12
[SPEAKER_05]: I'm going with both on the road at Garen Catholic to come out with a victory.
38:18
[SPEAKER_06]: Garen Catholic won last year by 11 points and they're at home this year.
38:24
[SPEAKER_06]: I think Garen's pretty good.
38:26
[SPEAKER_06]: I think it's obscured a little by how badly they were beaten by Penelton because I think Penelton's that good.
38:32
[SPEAKER_06]: I'm taking Garen Catholic grant.
38:35
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm going to echo you Greg.
38:36
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm going to take Garen Catholic as well.
38:41
[SPEAKER_01]: music to my ears, fellas music to my ears, you like being the only one having taken for both so far?
38:51
[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, but I'm sure you might follow my lead Michelle.
38:54
[SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, you know.
38:55
[SPEAKER_05]: We are on copy, you know.
38:58
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, I, this was, this one is a toss up for me too.
39:01
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, it's like, Cliff, a coin, I like Aaron Catholic, but something my first instinct when I looked at it is too was to pick for buffs.
39:10
[SPEAKER_01]: So I will stay with my instinct.
39:11
[SPEAKER_01]: And I will take for buff.
39:15
[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, for buff, nice win over Mount Vernon.
39:17
[SPEAKER_06]: They, well, I watched that when they were complete control of that game.
39:21
[SPEAKER_06]: and then they controlled us as seen the last week too so seen a not very good this year, but Those are two pretty good teams that in that conference they kind of get lost, but worth the mention on that
39:34
[SPEAKER_06]: Speaking of which, Perry Meridian 2 and 1 at home against 2 and 1 playing field, the Falcons 1 just 2 games all of last year, they're 2 and 1 this year, 1 and 0 in the mid-state conference, taking on conference power playing field, Kevin.
39:51
[SPEAKER_06]: Perry Meridians rise real can they beat playing field at home.
39:57
[SPEAKER_05]: Well, as much as this might be one of the games that's been a little bit more time on than I thought I would apparently read and definitely improved not improved enough to beat playing field.
40:07
[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, I think their luck probably runs out this week, but I'm going to be keeping my eye on this team.
40:12
[SPEAKER_06]: There's another one coming up as well.
40:15
[SPEAKER_06]: Is the rise real of these programs or just have they beaten teams that aren't very good?
40:20
[SPEAKER_06]: I'm going to guess that it's the latter and I'm going to go with playing field grant.
40:25
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm also going to be taking playing field here.
40:27
[SPEAKER_03]: Um, I just don't think Perry Meridian will be good enough to win that game.
40:34
[SPEAKER_03]: I think that a playing field will win maybe rather comfortably.
40:40
[SPEAKER_06]: and three and oh speedway in a very similar situation in the who's your legends conference just one win last week came off coming off a big 21 to 20 win at Triton Central now they go to one and two greenwood one and oh and the conference are the spark plugs Kevin can they do it again make it four and oh after winning one game last year.
41:02
[SPEAKER_05]: Well, you know, I was the long wolf who shouldn't have been the long wolf last week against speedway.
41:06
[SPEAKER_05]: I'm going to, I'm going to pick speedway this week.
41:08
[SPEAKER_05]: I think it'll be a close game.
41:10
[SPEAKER_05]: I think they squeak one out on the road.
41:12
[SPEAKER_06]: I think this is going to be a one point game either way again.
41:16
[SPEAKER_06]: Just like Triton Central.
41:17
[SPEAKER_06]: I think this conference and we're going to talk about another game coming up in our next win.
41:22
[SPEAKER_06]: It's going to be good games every week.
41:23
[SPEAKER_06]: We're going to be picking a lot of these games.
41:25
[SPEAKER_06]: They're like five teams all about even.
41:28
[SPEAKER_06]: Ooh, give me green wood.
41:29
[SPEAKER_06]: I'm gonna take green wood.
41:31
[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, it's really a toss up grant.
41:34
[SPEAKER_03]: Give me speedwater raced out and get a win and week number four on Friday.
41:43
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, hey, I don't think speedway needs any new spark plugs.
41:47
[SPEAKER_01]: I think are at tune up right now.
41:49
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they got their tune up done in the all season and they're tuned up for a big season.
41:54
[SPEAKER_01]: So it takes ball take speedway.
41:57
[SPEAKER_06]: Whoa, am I in the lone bull for Greenwood here, huh?
42:01
[SPEAKER_06]: I like it, I like it.
42:07
[SPEAKER_06]: And we stay in the Hoosier Legends Conference, and it's another team.
42:11
[SPEAKER_06]: Each Grove not known for its football, the last decade or so, 3 and 0 going to 1 and 2 Triton Central program that is known for its football, doesn't usually have two losses in a season, but this year already 1 and 2, and another game that's probably considered a toss up Kevin.
42:30
[SPEAKER_05]: And I don't like my theme of taking road teams here.
42:33
[SPEAKER_05]: I think the V like he said, another close game, Beach Grove gets over the hump.
42:37
[SPEAKER_05]: They lost the close one last year.
42:39
[SPEAKER_05]: Try and central give me Beach Grove.
42:42
[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, I took speed way to beat Triton Central last week and didn't pick speed way this week.
42:49
[SPEAKER_06]: But I am taking Triton Central this week to beat Beach Grove.
42:52
[SPEAKER_06]: Again, another game that I think is just going to be an absolute toss up in this conference
42:58
[SPEAKER_06]: looks like actually has some team that isn't undefeated try West.
43:02
[SPEAKER_06]: It's probably going to win it, but the rest of the teams look like they're pretty even.
43:08
[SPEAKER_03]: Last ever ponder roast that I ate out was in Beach Grove Indiana.
43:13
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm not sure I've seen one or been inside of one ever since.
43:17
[SPEAKER_03]: So with that being said, give me Beach Grove just because of the nostalgia.
43:22
[SPEAKER_03]: of the ponderosa there in Beach Grove.
43:24
[SPEAKER_03]: It was very dangerous, you know, I feel like I was dodging bullets in the parking lot, but give me Beach Grove and knock off Triton's central.
43:34
[SPEAKER_03]: I think it would be a good game to give me the hornets.
43:37
[SPEAKER_06]: And bring back ponderosa, please.
43:39
[SPEAKER_06]: Yes, ponderosa, Michelle, by the way, Mary Jane Minkelt at the time's first teaching job was of Beach Grove.
43:52
[SPEAKER_01]: That's interesting.
43:54
[SPEAKER_01]: I think the horns are going to do the stinging and not get stung, so give me beach grow in a close when we're trying to central.
44:02
[SPEAKER_06]: Do I get to be the lone wolf in back to back games, guys?
44:07
[SPEAKER_06]: Better let one out, here, good.
44:09
[SPEAKER_06]: Oh, I love it.
44:11
[SPEAKER_06]: And both games and the Hoosier Legends conference, all eyes on the Hoosier Legends this weekend.
44:17
[SPEAKER_06]: and in our final game because it's local and it's a rival game but it doesn't look like it's gonna be a very good game Kevin one and two Delta at two and one york talent I guess the final time their conference rivals I assume that the football rivalry will stay in place but I don't know Delta at your town it yet at your town with a big bounce back week I think they win big
44:42
[SPEAKER_06]: This was not long ago, a series dominated by Delta, but this one's gonna be all Yorktown Grant.
44:48
[SPEAKER_03]: Give me all Yorktown, you know, I've been buying what you've been selling me, Greg, on what Yorktown's gonna be this year.
44:54
[SPEAKER_03]: And week four, I think they take a big stride and bounce back after the loss to Newpown, give me the tiger's in Yorktown to beat Delta.
45:04
[SPEAKER_01]: Kind of think Yorktown's gonna kind of come into this game a little bit like, he's not because they got
45:12
[SPEAKER_01]: But I think they want to, you know, a little bit angry.
45:16
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they want to get back on track and start rolling.
45:20
[SPEAKER_01]: And they're going to do that on Friday.
45:30
[SPEAKER_00]: All phases of football finally back.
45:32
[SPEAKER_03]: Again, I fell back.
45:34
[SPEAKER_03]: College is back high schools.
45:37
[SPEAKER_03]: You know, well into the thick of the season now.
45:42
[SPEAKER_03]: It's flying.
45:42
[SPEAKER_03]: I wish it would float down.
45:43
[SPEAKER_03]: You only get so many of these and hopefully this week is just another good Friday.
45:49
[SPEAKER_06]: In your game, just got a little more interesting this week, didn't it?
45:54
[SPEAKER_03]: I hope Blackfork can be competitive and from the way it sounds with them out in these athletes, it's not something that Jeff Adams and Squad isn't going to want to overlook now.
46:04
[SPEAKER_03]: They know Blackford has players capable of hanging with them and giving them a game, so it'll be interesting Friday night, I'm kind of looking forward to it.
46:15
[SPEAKER_05]: I'm really excited to see the Blackford athlete on the field, you know, Eastbrook,
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[SPEAKER_06]: right.
46:25
[SPEAKER_06]: And Michelle will be at the hammer game, Michelle.
46:27
[SPEAKER_06]: That'll be a lot of fun.
46:29
[SPEAKER_01]: It should be.
46:30
[SPEAKER_01]: It will definitely be an emotional game, and it will be an high intensity, and there will be chirping and chipping chippingness in this game.
46:39
[SPEAKER_01]: There usually is when two backyard rivals square off against each other.
46:44
[SPEAKER_01]: That's what makes rivals.
46:46
[SPEAKER_01]: A little
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[SPEAKER_01]: And both teams are well coached, so it should make it really good too.
46:55
[SPEAKER_01]: I mean, it'll be interesting to see what Caleb Small has done and what he's installed and some things he's done different and heights looking forward to it.
47:07
[SPEAKER_06]: Everybody, please stay tuned for Blackford Head Coach Steve Boosier and Junior Marlegg.
47:13
[SPEAKER_06]: Thanks, guys.
47:17
[SPEAKER_06]: Thanks, Greg.
47:21
[SPEAKER_06]: Please stay tuned for Blackford Head Coach Steve Boosier and Jr. Murray Leggett, and later this week we'll have our preview of the Hammer Game Tipton vs Hamilton Heights.
47:31
[SPEAKER_06]: The Tipton Head Coach, Aaron Cole.
47:41
[SPEAKER_06]: Here at Blackford High School with Coach Boosier, the new old coach of the Blackford Bruins Coach, what made you decide to return?
47:49
[SPEAKER_04]: I spent eight great years here and got into administration and started doing some other things and had a chance to go back home for a while and although we moved here 27 years ago now and went back to my old high school and worked for a few years and then got to retire my age and just wanted to get back into coaching I'd been an AD for a while and really burned
48:14
[SPEAKER_04]: And actually got a chance to go down to Ohio where I ironically had been before before I came here the first time and had planned to go down there and coach 5 or 6 years and then probably called a career and after one year down there this job opened up and
48:30
[SPEAKER_04]: So I came here last year and and we started to process to try to rebuild things and get things back where we had them before and and it's it's been quite the journey, but we've we've we're starting to take steps in the right direction right now.
48:46
[SPEAKER_06]: So it's a program that's struggled obviously since you left and.
48:58
[SPEAKER_04]: Well, I'd say I've lived here for 27 years, although I, you know, we moved here when I first took the job back in 2000, and then, although I went to Westdale and Jay County, between that, I always lived here.
49:13
[SPEAKER_04]: I'd never left the community.
49:14
[SPEAKER_04]: So, a lot of the kids that are playing now, a lot of the kids have been classed.
49:17
[SPEAKER_04]: Their parents were students and athletes of ours when we were here the first time.
49:23
[SPEAKER_04]: Harvard City has become my home, Blackbroke County has become my home,
49:27
[SPEAKER_04]: I could said when the opportunity arose, it's a mile that the school's a mile and a half from my house.
49:31
[SPEAKER_04]: I thought, well, at least need to check into it and I did and found out that a lot of things are still in place and I was excited about Aaron Daniels being the basketball coach.
49:43
[SPEAKER_04]: I think any time you're trying to rebuild a football program, you got to have cooperation from other coaches in the system.
49:48
[SPEAKER_04]: and Aaron had actually been on my football staff and I was head coach at Jake County before I went to be her before I became the AD.
49:56
[SPEAKER_04]: And Aaron, not always been close.
49:58
[SPEAKER_04]: I remember when I was coaching here the first time and he came in as a pack up quarterback at Jay and we handled the starting quarterback pretty well and then Aaron came in.
50:09
[SPEAKER_04]: We we give him grief about it because he's pretty much the the factor that cost us the game that night And so I that's why I first met him When he was a kid and So we've always been good friends and then like say when he coached with me for a couple of years Air J and we've always stayed in touch and and I was extremely happy when he got this job It's a basketball job and then
50:33
[SPEAKER_04]: Then other things fell in place and we got the opportunity to work together again, maybe not on the same staff, but within the same program.
50:42
[SPEAKER_06]: And
50:43
[SPEAKER_06]: Speaking of that cooperation, it seems like you're early days here, or maybe even going back to last spring, you said you got back here in March, been busy recruiting.
50:52
[SPEAKER_06]: It seems like it within your own hallways.
50:54
[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, that was the first thing we started.
50:57
[SPEAKER_04]: When we took over the program, we were low 20s and numbers.
51:03
[SPEAKER_04]: And last year, we got through the season last year and hovered around.
51:08
[SPEAKER_04]: There were a couple of games we had 23, 24 kids in uniform.
51:12
[SPEAKER_04]: the net just wasn't enough and then over the course of the summer started picking up some kids and we'd always been talking to several kids and then about three weeks ago the damn kind of broke and and a couple of them reached out to us and said we know it's late but we let us come out and it's a unique situation but we didn't when I was here the first time the best athletes in the building played football
51:38
[SPEAKER_04]: And we need to get back to that.
51:41
[SPEAKER_04]: And so I didn't really care, well, I cleared it with the athletic director and talked to the principal about a little bit and I said when you get this opportunity, don't turn it down and our kids were accepting because the kids were on the program, you've been in the football program, they were working hard, but they knew they needed some help and things kind of fell in place and again, we're still taking baby steps with it, but it's kind of fun to play with some different pieces of the puzzle right now.
52:08
[SPEAKER_06]: And then immediate success on Friday night and the losing streak that had to be partly joy partly relief for the kids for the program to say, hey, we know we can do it now.
52:20
[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, I was, I mean, it was a situation where we could do some different things.
52:26
[SPEAKER_04]: We could spread the field out a little more, we could throw the ball down and field a little more, still maintain a lot of our same things we've done and we'll never, we'll never leave that where we're always going to have some option elements in our offense.
52:41
[SPEAKER_04]: But we can incorporate some things that we've done in bits and pieces over the years at different places we've been, and so now it just kind of comes together.
52:49
[SPEAKER_04]: Our offense is more of a language where we can make adjustments on the fly, and we started implementing that right way.
52:58
[SPEAKER_04]: And even mid-game last Friday night, we made a couple of those adjustments where we saw some things that we thought we could take advantage of, and
53:07
[SPEAKER_04]: The kids that have come out along with the kids that have been working in our program all long.
53:14
[SPEAKER_04]: they have a pretty decent understanding of it now and they want to be successful so everything's just kind of falling in place and and we've got some kids now that are explosive extremely explosive Owen Norton the first time he touched the ball he scored a touchdown Mario Leg at the first time he touched the ball he scored a touchdown and it's the same with
53:44
[SPEAKER_06]: And immediately this week after that, you get the measuring stick of the central Indian conference, which of course is Eastbrook and Coach Adams, and so you kind of get to figure out where you are immediately as a program Friday.
53:57
[SPEAKER_04]: Yeah, I mean, we obviously, Eastbrook is the class of the conference and, you know, I know Ella got him last week and they struggled through last week, but they're not going to stay down for long.
54:13
[SPEAKER_04]: Sometimes you don't really want to play people right after they've been upset like that, so that's just something that's just the way the schedule is.
54:21
[SPEAKER_04]: And Coach Adams and I have known each other for,
54:25
[SPEAKER_04]: So I think, right, 1987, 88, when he first got that job, I was in college in the system, I coached West Thelm, and that's where we first met, and then we worked the option camp for year together over Taylor University, and we lived, he lives right down the road between Hartford City and Upland.
54:42
[SPEAKER_04]: We lived about five or six miles apart and always running in each other and in town, and I consider him a very good friend, and there,
54:51
[SPEAKER_04]: their program that they are what they are and they they it's not anything fancy is just executed extremely well offensively and then defensively although they made a couple of fundamental changes over the years they're still very sound on on defense so uh it's going to be the most fundamentally sound team we've we've faced this year and and may face all season coach thank you so much for your time I appreciate it was very nice meeting thank you nice to meet you
55:21
[SPEAKER_06]: Hey, don't forget we will be back on Tuesday with our week for recap.
55:26
[SPEAKER_06]: We're going to want to check that out, only on the central Indiana Sports Report.
55:31
[SPEAKER_06]: Please stay tuned for Blackford Junior Marry Leg.
55:49
[SPEAKER_06]: All right, I'm here at Blackford High School with Mari Leggette Mari.
55:52
[SPEAKER_06]: I set up this interview today to come up here and talk some basketball with you and Coach Daniels.
55:57
[SPEAKER_06]: And then yesterday I got a text that the entire story's changed.
56:00
[SPEAKER_06]: What's happened over the last few weeks for you?
56:04
[SPEAKER_02]: Um, well, most of our basketball team has had a drum that football team because we went a week one versus Jekh County and obviously like we don't like seeing our teams.
56:12
[SPEAKER_02]: It was like that.
56:12
[SPEAKER_02]: So we just had to take initiative and you know, try to go out there and help them.
56:15
[SPEAKER_02]: And after this week, I like to say we've made some improvements, so I'm excited to build with the football team, you know, just make our program better.
56:22
[SPEAKER_06]: And that asset, what was that experience like on Friday night?
56:26
[SPEAKER_02]: It was very fun because the fans there was packed out there and hearing them cheer for something that like for winning team was it was very fun.
56:35
[SPEAKER_06]: Now that you are on the football team of expectations change for the program.
56:39
[SPEAKER_02]: Um, I'd say a little bit we just we always had athletes but they never decided to play football so I think now we go Like all the basketball team.
56:46
[SPEAKER_02]: We got a lot of athletes.
56:47
[SPEAKER_02]: I think our expectations are a little bit higher now All right.
56:50
[SPEAKER_06]: Well, let's talk about what I came here originally to talk about how to summer go.
56:53
[SPEAKER_06]: How's your game to them?
56:54
[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, this it's been a lot better.
56:56
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm getting mentally tougher just taking the role as a leader since, you know, we have two seniors now So Being leaders been really big, but you also know playing defense doing the little things, you know, just being a teacher
57:09
[SPEAKER_06]: and starting to hear some from some colleges.
57:12
[SPEAKER_06]: So you're starting to figure out what your next step is gonna be while still focusing on waiting here at Blackwood.
57:20
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's been, you know, it's been a little tough trying to talk to all these coaches and you know the expectations and all the pressure.
57:28
[SPEAKER_02]: But I feel like I'm bill for it.
57:30
[SPEAKER_02]: I have a great support system.
57:31
[SPEAKER_02]: Obviously with Coach Daniels, you know, Mr. May, I feel a director of my parents.
57:36
[SPEAKER_02]: I think it's really a blessing to have this opportunity, so I'm just very blessed.
57:41
[SPEAKER_06]: What can Blackford fans expect from you personally and the Blackford basketball team when the season rolls around?
57:47
[SPEAKER_02]: I expect, for me personally, just come out there every night and be able to be a leader for the team and just overall, I expect my expectation is to make this to my stay at least.
58:00
[SPEAKER_02]: Alright, thank you so much for your time, I appreciate it as always.
58:08
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