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Week 7 Previews & Predictions with Kevin Helfrich, Grant Shouse & Michelle Garmon (The HS Football Report, 3.62) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome high school football fans to the Central Indiana Sports Report for the high school football reports week seven previews and predictions show.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm your host Greg Mengeld joined by the
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[SPEAKER_02]: Action Sports Network duo of Grant, Shouse, and Kevin Helford, and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Collider, Sports Editor, Michelle Garmin, here to preview the best 10 local games, and then the 10 best games across Central Indiana, and a contest style where Michelle has a 2.0 point lead now after going 15 and 5 last week, as did Grant and Greg, both all 315 and 5 Kevin went 14 and 6, so not a lot of difference last week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And so now Michelle has a two point lead over me and Kevin Grant just three points behind us.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And we move on to week seven where Lapelle and Eastern Hancock is our local game of the week and we've been talking about this game of shell for about five weeks.
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[SPEAKER_03]: We have, I mean, I know that you and I both have been excited for this matchup.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's going to be a
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's for both teams.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Friday night's going to be a litmus test.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Kind of a null C, if they're as good as their record, per se, now I say that.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But if it is pouring down rain, that can change things.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That's cool.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It might not be a true litmus test.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Because weather is the great equalizer.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But both teams undefeated, of course, lapel, ranked number one, in one poll number two and the other.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Eastern Hancock, up to nine and the class two April, by the way, these two teams could meet in the state championship game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: lapel is now in the north, Eastern Hancock, in the south.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Sagarin ratings has Eastern Hancock, a favorite by a point, John Harrell picks.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Eastern Hancock by two points.
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[SPEAKER_02]: This one is going to be that kind of the game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And as we've talked about Michelle also, every time these two teams play, each other seems to come down to the last play of the game.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It really does.
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[SPEAKER_02]: All right, we're going to start this week with Grant and go and order Grant Kevin then me the Michelle and Grant, let's start with this, I've been saying all year that this might be the best lapel team ever despite losing their all state quarterback last year.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They have been so dominant Eastern handcocks, but almost equally dominant, who are you taking on why.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'll tell you what, I'm taking lapel.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think, uh,
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[SPEAKER_00]: They've been dominant all year Eastern Hancock sila good team, you're right.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They could meet the state championship.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It'd be all sweet if they could later on around Thanksgiving.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But I'm taking lapel to win at least the first matchup and who knows if they play again, Baltic lapel Friday.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Kevin.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I mentioned that every time these two teams play each other, it seems to come down to the last minute.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Last year, the two teams met in the regular season finale, lapel 121 to 20, and they played two weeks later in the sectional semi final lapel 126 to 22.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, this is gonna be fantastic football game Friday night despite what the weather made bring Well, this is this one's a tough one.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I've actually struggled with this all week back and forth You know, I'm not gonna take in this game It's gonna be whatever team can run the football better.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think I'm Friday night And you can hold on to the football, but I'm gonna take Eastern Hancock at home You know, it was a closed game last year and I think it's gonna be Eastern Hancock that survives this one
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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, if you're talking about the running game, that is LePel, Jack Miller, one of the best around, and he's not the only one who can run the ball, including his junior quarterback Max Lockhart.
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[SPEAKER_02]: LePel's offense is not missed to beat with him at quarterback.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I've been saying all year that this Eastern Hancock team might be the third or fourth best team in class 2A, but I think LePel's the best.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think this season ends with the LePel state championship.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I won't go that far to say that they end with the state championship yet because it is just weeks 7.
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[SPEAKER_03]: A lot of things can happen between now and then.
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[SPEAKER_03]: However, I do believe they are really, really good.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Defense is good.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I said the weather is the great equalizer, but in a wet game, a muddy field, it's whoever can control the line of scrimmage and who
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[SPEAKER_03]: a pelc quarterback.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Devin Craig came up big for them last year and the receivers I like senior Jack Miller to carry the rock.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It'll also be a game of field positions and turnovers can decide it, but give me the bulldogs and I think to think it is going to be close.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Kevin.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Kevin's going rogue.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He is.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Kevin has gone rogue everybody taking the Eastern Hancock rose they are good uh by the way their quarterback Matt Hunt had seven touchdown passes last week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: A new program record through the air Eastern Hancock is good there.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Why do receiver lookmanship already the single season all time leader in receiving touchdowns and uh
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[SPEAKER_02]: They're really good.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think it could.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I could see where Eastern Hancock could win this game, but I think that LaPelle's defense is that good.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And they're often just pretty darn good as well.
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[SPEAKER_03]: One other thing to remember with LaPelle's defense is a lot of these guys are returning.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And that means that they face Devon Craig in practice.
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[SPEAKER_03]: They know how to defend the pass.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So I don't think Eastern Hancock's passing game necessarily will be maybe surprising or maybe quite as good against that lapel defense.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And we moved to the CIC where, honestly, there are four games that could probably go either way this week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: There's a favorite in each game, but I wouldn't say a significant favorite in any of them.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We start with Alexandria, Madison Grant, where the R-guiles, up to number 8 in the latest class A-pole, 6-0, Alexandria, they're 3 and 3, but we all know they're better than a 3 and 3 team coming off a 38-18 win over Franklin and which Wyatt Fuller ran for.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Madison Grant coming off their big win over Eastbrook where they dominated the line of scrimmage, Harry Brooks, and that offensive line putting away Eastbrook late.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Madison Grant a chance to win the CIC Alexandria trying to place boiler.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I like Madison Grant here.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It seems like we've doubted them all freezing long.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think they're going to come out Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're going to win the game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're seeing a different kind of offense
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[SPEAKER_00]: And they're going to have to play their best to defend that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And Alexander is going to spread it out.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're going to run the ball.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Alexander is still a good team, but Madison Grant.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know what it is about them this year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They've just got it for some reason.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This year, I've had a chance to see him yet.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think the rgiles when it I think it could be a close game, but I could also maybe see Madison Grant do an Alexander kind of what they did to Oak Hill and kind of what they did to each brick in a way and that's just kind of pound them.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So I'll take the rgiles to win Friday night over Alexander.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, this is another one kind of way back and forth with passing grant has proved me wrong every time I picked against them, whether could play a factor again in this one with Alexander or probably going to be limited in their passing attack and passing grant has just kind of been running over people, but give me the Tigers on the road in the upset.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Here's one thing.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Madison Grant has dominated because they dominate up front, but Alexander is big up front as well on both sides of the ball.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I don't think Madison Grant's going to do that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm going to make them prove me wrong again.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think this is the maybe fourth time I've picked against Madison Grant this year and they're undefeated.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm going to make them prove me wrong again.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm going to take Alexander as well, Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Like you guys, I went back and forth with this one.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I like our goals though, because they are at home.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It is on natural grass.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It could be a butter game and I just like them better in a butter game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And another game in the CIC that has conference championship implications, Mrs. Sinoff rush off a bike week against Eastbrook.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I don't know, is this a rival regret?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, yeah, there's no doubt.
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[SPEAKER_00]: No doubt it's a rivalry.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Honestly, I think between all the grant four schools, I would say this is the biggest rivalry between them all.
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[SPEAKER_00]: East frickin' Mississippi and a wall.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The game is in Gaff's city.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Mississippi and a wall has been hard to beat at home.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're fresh.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They've had two weeks off here to kind of rest and stall some things.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They had a chance to see East frickin' person last Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm assuming they all went to that game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Give me a message in a while to win.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think Eastbrook can maybe throw a dent and then a little bit.
9:45
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it'll be a good game but I think, Miss Centralwall pulls away in the end, give me the Indians.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, the only team in the Indians haven't dominated in Grand County over the last 10 years is Eastbrook.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And even I think five and five and those matchups and regular season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But this, Miss Centralwall teams way better than Eastbrook.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm taking the Indians all the way.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm taking Mrs. Sinowal too.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I do want to say if Mrs. Sinowal is not ready.
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[SPEAKER_02]: If there is any rust from last week, they are on up settler, but I don't see how you can justify not taking Mrs. Sinowal on this one.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Make it a clean sweep.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I am rolling with Indians this week as well.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And another game that should be a pretty good one and five Blackford at oh and six Franken, Franken has just played a brutal schedule, no chances for them to win in the first six weeks.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And they've been pretty competitive the last three weeks.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Blackford did have the win over Elwood.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They've been a little better over the last few weeks, but not a whole lot.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Sagarin rating has Franken by 18, do they get their first win?
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think so, Blackford no longer has the Maori like it, Eli Petro last week was in a jersey but with street clothes he never played against Oak Hill.
11:03
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know if he's just kind of hanging out or if he's done as well, doesn't want to risk injury.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Franklin's probably played the most brutal schedule out of any CIC teams here because they haven't gotten a chance to play Blackford and Elwood to try and get those wins.
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[SPEAKER_00]: and try to get them, get a leg up there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So they're hungry for a win.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think they win it Friday and I probably don't know where it gets the Bruins.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, despite not winning yet, Franks is improving week to week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You look at the game against the mass and ground.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We lost quite two touchdowns.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And, you know, Alex Anderson is a good football team the only last by three touchdowns.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This isn't gonna be close.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Franks is gonna win by at least 28.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, I think this is going to be Frank and his chance to let out all of their frustration on a blackford team that isn't very good.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, and I don't know who Frank and Tom coming royalties got to be on Friday night, but I will say this.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I believe the Eagles as the team is going to rain supreme over the Blackford Bruins.
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[SPEAKER_02]: and an unexpected game as Elwood will now play Crystal House and O'Kill will play North Western which dropped Wabash, so North Western was supposed to play Wabash, O'Kill was supposed to play Elwood and now.
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[SPEAKER_02]: O'Kill is playing at Northwestern a much more competitive game a game that should be a pretty good when Northwestern high powered offense gave up 77 points last week O'Kill starting to turn the corner winning three games in a row.
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[SPEAKER_02]: O'Kill a slight favor to according to John Harrell 7.6 points and it should be a good game and that's the game you're calling Grant.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think it'll be a good game and you know, I thought about it all week here.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And I've been doing my research on this game just before we got on here tonight to do the picks and one of the things for O kill that as impressed me is like you said they've turned the corner they beat Franklin they beat Alexander they beat blackford two of those teams have combined for one win Alexander is a good team we did not see that I don't think we really saw that coming Northwestern's a team there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: where defensively they concern me.
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[SPEAKER_00]: 31 points allowed defensively per game, but their offense makes up for it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're really explosive.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think you ever controls the pace, you ever controls the tempo in this game, is gonna win the game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that's how kill on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think it'll be a heck of a game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I really like North Western Quarterback, Colin Cook.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The weapons he has, they love, especially what I saw in film.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They love utilizing the screen game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's got three wide receivers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's going to throw it up to.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's got a really good running back aid in jiles.
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[SPEAKER_00]: His favorite targets, jade and west in the wide receiver game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Cook is 115 for 174 passing over 1500 yards.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This season 61% completion percentage 18 touchdowns, but eight interceptions, five interceptions last week against Baconic wall isn't going to win you a game when you turn the ball over five times.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I like Oak Hill.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think it'll be a heck of a game though.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Two really high powered offences.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm picking Oak Hill though.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, I think you pick the better of the 2D fences in this one because North West terms is awful, just dreadful and O kills has been improving.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think there'll be points in this football game, I think O kill makes just enough stops or gets enough turnovers to win this game on the road to improve the form three.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's what I was thinking here.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Oak Hill defensively has improved so much.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They pitched a shutout last week against Blackbird.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Again, I know it's Blackbird, but when you look at this start of the year, where they gave up 28 in the first week to Eastern 35 to Norwell, 47 of Addison Grant.
15:04
[SPEAKER_00]: And since then, they allowed Franklin 13, Alexander 21, and Blackford at Sauron.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're rounding the corner here defensively, they are the better team.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And here's what I like about Oak Hills.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They can really throw the ball now.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They have two real good wide receivers for Jedi.
15:21
[SPEAKER_02]: It's not just hand the ball to Dylan Archer anymore.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think the so-called team is dangerous, composes, and they're gonna win on Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Ha ha.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Well, as what folks, I'm going rogue.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Then I don't usually pick the Northwestern Purple Paggers very often because they used to be a...
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[SPEAKER_03]: huge rivalry of the tip of blue devils in the post season when Coach Dan Robinson was there, but they're at home.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And yes, Oak Hill's got a passing game, but again, North Western's kids face it.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I know the defense has been much maligned, but I also know this.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I've been, and I've covered a lot where a good team and North Western is a good team.
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[SPEAKER_03]: They're, I think, they're great.
16:04
[SPEAKER_03]: They're good.
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[SPEAKER_03]: when they give up and they kind of get embarrassed because it is embarrassing to give up 77 points, even if you score 50 or whatever, you tend to have your pride challenged the following week in practice.
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[SPEAKER_03]: If this game was at O'Kill, I would take the Golden Eagles, but it's not.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's at Northwestern.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm taking the Purple Tigers.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Ooh, I love it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Michelle's going rogue.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think there's a possibility I'm going rogue in the next one, guys.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We moved to the Hoosier Conference where Twin Legs is at Tipton.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Twin Legs coming off its first loss of the year, a stunning loss to winless West Lafayette, Tipton was beaten 49 to 7 by Logan's port.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So both teams kind of look in their wounds.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Two really good teams here who are looking to have some postseason successes.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Well, Twin Legs still not out of the Hoosier Conference race, but it's going to be awfully tough for them now.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They're going to have to beat Logan's port to be able to do this.
17:03
[SPEAKER_02]: the saueron rating has twin lakes by five point three at Tippedon boy they are the heck of a game.
17:13
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know who I'd pick here twin lakes is a good team.
17:16
[SPEAKER_00]: We've kind of been hyping them up all season long when you look at what they've done.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They play in that weird area over there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: There's good football.
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[SPEAKER_00]: There's bad football of course, but
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[SPEAKER_00]: I still think Twin Lakes wins the game for a day.
17:30
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it'll be a really good one.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're at a Tipton Ford field, but give me the Twin Lakes Indians to knock off the Blue Devils.
17:40
[SPEAKER_01]: Hey, to quit, harping on, but I think the better defense wins this game and I don't trust Tipton's defense, give me Twin Lakes.
17:50
[SPEAKER_02]: Here's what I think I think Tipton is going to rebound.
17:52
[SPEAKER_02]: I think they're going to control the line of scrimmage.
17:54
[SPEAKER_02]: I think they're going to run the ball all night, and they've got some good options in the passing game as well.
18:00
[SPEAKER_02]: As long as Quintol is healthy and I'm still not sure if he is, but as long as he is, give me Tipton in the upset Michelle.
18:07
[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I don't know the status on Quinn.
18:09
[SPEAKER_03]: I'm hoping to stop out and check in with the blue devil staff to find out how Quinn is doing.
18:15
[SPEAKER_03]: It is tip and some coming.
18:17
[SPEAKER_03]: I wish I could say they're a great homecoming team, but they sometimes they are, and sometimes they're not.
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[SPEAKER_03]: It's like 50, 50, 50, 50.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I will also say this.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Coach Oshay has a pretty good record against the blue devils and no offense because I think Aaron told us a great coach just like he's dad, but I think Oshay has been pretty good at kind of finding weak spots in your defense to exploit, especially with the passing game.
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[SPEAKER_03]: With quince that is unknown and I'm going to guess even if he plays he's probably not a hundred percent I will take the Indians and if he's not a hundred percent and the conditions aren't great Blue Devils are going to have a decision to make and I think long term they're out of the conference race so they've got to be setting their sights on the section I want to do anything to jeopardize
19:18
[SPEAKER_03]: his health, depending on what is wrong with him.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And so I'll take the Indians.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think Logan's poor is going to do the exact same thing to twin lakes that they did to Tippedon.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I think the Tippedon is at least as good as twin lakes.
19:33
[SPEAKER_02]: And I think, as long as again, I'm putting my trust that Quinn told is going to be available in playing.
19:38
[SPEAKER_02]: And yeah, I like being robin that one.
19:41
[SPEAKER_02]: All right, guys, no one's going rogue in this one.
19:44
[SPEAKER_02]: Benton Central at Hamilton Heights.
19:46
[SPEAKER_02]: Benton Central has lost a lot of games in a row.
19:49
[SPEAKER_02]: Hamilton Heights has won three in a row, including 2826 last week over Central Catholic.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Again, they led 28 to nothing.
19:57
[SPEAKER_02]: And I think that we probably are going to go pretty fast around this one, Grant.
20:02
[SPEAKER_00]: Heights is one, three in a row.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Make it four in a row, Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hamilton Heights.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hamilton Heights.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The dog pound will be cheering, it's the huskies.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Staying in the he.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Hooser Conference a game that's quite interesting now, West Lafayette's one in five central Catholic is two and four.
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[SPEAKER_02]: West Lafayette is Michelle and I've been talking about for six weeks now.
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[SPEAKER_02]: two or three years of a row now you just don't know what you're going to get from week to week including last week coming off an upset of a ranked twin lake team that was unbeaten central Catholic probably a little overmaned here in the Hoosier conference so far but doesn't seem to be the case in this one.
20:44
[SPEAKER_02]: The sagran rating says West Lafayette by 10 on the road.
20:49
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to pick West Lafayette here, central Catholic is kind of having a down year for their terms.
20:55
[SPEAKER_00]: Of course, they say that they'll get no one a state tournament, you know, you'll be talking about them on Thanksgiving, but I like West Lafayette here and what's probably a little bit of a rivalry game over there and Tippie can do county, give you the red devils of West Lafayette.
21:11
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I'll take West Lafayette as well.
21:14
[SPEAKER_02]: Well, I'm taking Central Catholic in this one.
21:17
[SPEAKER_02]: West Lafayette just had a good game.
21:18
[SPEAKER_02]: So another about to have a bad game to show.
21:20
[SPEAKER_02]: Give me the nights who have been a lot better the last few weeks and almost came back and be animal tonight's last week.
21:26
[SPEAKER_03]: When you picture West Lafayne Central Catholic, that rivalry, I want you to think, I you, Purdue, when you think Bama in Georgia, Texas in Oklahoma, those two schools hate each other.
21:42
[SPEAKER_03]: I mean, they literally hate each other, especially West Lafayne cannot stand Central Catholic.
21:53
[SPEAKER_03]: It's always a usually always a close game.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Rarely is it a blowout, I believe it was last year, but central Catholics team last year was not very good because they were really, really young.
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[SPEAKER_03]: That said, Greg, I think you're gonna be rogue.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm gonna take the red devil's only because if the weather is kind of nasty, I know West Lafayette probably can do a better job but controlling the line of scrimmage.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I really like Central Catholic and this match up guys.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Love being rogue in that window.
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[SPEAKER_02]: All right, now we move to the who's your heartland conference.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Actually, a non-conference game where the Eastern comments go to Lenton to play state power, Lenton, the minors, not is good this year.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They are 0 and 6 and Eastern even on the road, according to the Sagarin predictor a 30 point favorite grant.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, went and graduated a lot.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They've had a lot of injuries this year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think Eastern goes down there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It beats them pretty soundly.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It'll be a nice drive back for them celebrating the win all the way back to Green Town.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Good for them, by the way, to beef up their schedule and be willing to drive all the way down there for a good competition.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, Eastern's offense has really been rolling pretty much all season long.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They'll have the best quarterback on the field Friday night and their defenses improving week to we give me the comments on the road.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, Michelle, comments easy.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, I think the game could be competitive early because it is going to be a long bus right.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm not sure Eastern has ever taken a bus ride quite this distance at least for the regular season.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But Josh Edwards, again, that Eastern Thomas team is really good.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I like them.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I think the comments win and I think they pull away in the second half.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And our last local game is in the three rivers converts the game that Kevin's going to be calling it is Rochester at Northfield not a game has been very competitive the last few years, but this year it looks like it might be Northfield a bounce back season 4 and 2 Rochester 3 and 3 and the Sagarin rating has the zebras by 2.2 points Kevin your thoughts on this game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, most of those have a fine season yet off to four and two start, I think it's again going to be one of those games where it comes down to which team can run the football better, but
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[SPEAKER_01]: If it rocks after 500, you know, they've had some some losses that you just kind of sit down, scratch your head, they lost a peru, lose cast, and then you know, a tipping alley who's a very good football program, shut them out 30 to, oh, those were three losses and it's going to be a good one.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Can't wait to call that one on Friday night, get it, my first look at both teams.
24:50
[SPEAKER_00]: Boy, this is, you know, I've gone back and forth all week.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I talked to Brandon Baker today, Northfield's coach and
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[SPEAKER_00]: And he talked about how they're they're not going to play a team that they're bigger than Rochester's a much bigger team than them.
25:05
[SPEAKER_00]: I think Northfield's having a really good year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think they win the game Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Woo, they're a team here where and I'm probably going rogue on this one like they they've come a long way offensively.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They've grown up a lot.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're playing at home.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm taking Northfield to beat Rochester.
25:23
[SPEAKER_00]: I hope I don't regret it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Don't like the way Rod Chester is coming in.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This one's really struggling all fancy last couple games.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think though, like Grant said, they're going to be the bigger team on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think they're going to win this in a close with Rod Chester on the road.
25:41
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, give me Rod Chester in a low scoring game.
25:44
[SPEAKER_02]: I think they went fairly comfortably, but there won't be a ton of points.
25:51
[SPEAKER_03]: I take Rod Chester as well.
25:53
[SPEAKER_03]: So Grant, you are rogue.
25:56
[SPEAKER_02]: Alright everybody, thank you so much, that was a lot of different picks in that one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That was our best first segment yet, as far as variants of picks.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome back to part two of the high school sports reports, week seven previews and predictions and now we move to the best games across Central India.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And of course that starts with the big game in the Metropolitan Conference.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It is number six Lawrence North at number two, Warren Central, the only two undefeated teams in the Met Grant.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Sagarin rating has Lauren snores by 2.9 points, so that's the kind of game we're looking at.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, it is the kind of game we're looking at and I feel like in these big matchups this year, I picked against Lauren's snore.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm not doing that this time.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to pick Lauren's snore to win the game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I regretted not picking him against Carmel.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think they win the game Friday.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It'll be a heck of a game though and there'd be a lot of people that football game Friday night
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[SPEAKER_01]: uh... east side of Indianapolis to take the wild cats to beat the warriors i like Lawrence north in this one i i don't you know both these offices are very close to but i think it's gonna be a little bit lower scoring some may think but i still think the wild cats come out on top
27:38
[SPEAKER_02]: Guys, I'm starting to wonder if Monch and sales is going to play it all this year.
27:42
[SPEAKER_02]: I don't know if he's going to play in this game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I do know that key on Thomas for Warren Central is going to play.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They'd be Senator Grove, the first game of the year, and haven't really been challenged since.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So I don't feel very good about picking Warren Central in this game at home, but I am going to take him at home, man.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It is really tough to pick against and slorns North team.
28:04
[SPEAKER_02]: You know what?
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm not going to do it.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm taking Warren's North.
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[SPEAKER_03]: All right, that leaves me to go rogue.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Greg, you've been so high on Warren Central for the last couple of years.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I like their defense now, if sales suits up and is 100% I'll probably regret my decision.
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[SPEAKER_03]: But there's something when I looked at this, I thought this was tough, but my gut was telling me to go with Warren Central.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I was tempted to take Warren Central because I think they are probably the better team up front.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But man, Lawrence North can just beat you in so many ways, and as avian more, it's impossible to get him to the ground.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm taking Lawrence North in a game that just honestly could go either way.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But staying in the mix, it's been Davis at Carmel.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Ben Davis is a good two and four.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Carmel is a very good three and three and right ninth in class six A.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Sagarin rating has Carmel by 10.7.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That seems about right.
28:57
[SPEAKER_02]: This is again a game that is not a complete certainty, but it looks like Carmel's the heavy favorite grant.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I would agree with that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think they are the favorite.
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[SPEAKER_00]: 10 seems about right.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'll take the hounds on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Well, I don't think Ben Davis can keep up with Carmel's offense.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think they'll score some points, but I can get it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Carmel's got too much offense in this one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, no doubt.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Carmel.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Couldn't care.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Go home.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And our last game in the mix might be the most competitive.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The two teams only have three games combined, but they both been competitive with some of the best teams in the state.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And that is Norse Central at Lawrence Central, the Panthers 105, the Bears 2 and 4, and Grant, the Sagarin rating has Norse Central by 0.7.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Can't get any closer than that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Boy, this is a tough one.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These are two teams that get left on the back burner,
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[SPEAKER_00]: because of how top-heavy that league is with with LN and more in central even caramel in that conference as well.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Ben Davis still two good football teams.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I put him up against probably any other six A teams in the state to be competitive.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to pick Norse Central in this one.
30:13
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it'll be a really good game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It gave me the panthers to beat the bears.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Again, I keep beating this drum but I go to the better defense and I think Lawrence Central's defense is slightly better than Norst Central's defense and they're at home, give me Lawrence Central.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Both quarterbacks on the rise probably both programs on the rise.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Of course, Lawrence Central has been near the top for a while.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They're just in a bit of a rebuild, but I really like this Norst Central team.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They've been competitive with pretty much everybody they played including Lawrence North last week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The final score ended up being a blowout, but it was close.
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[SPEAKER_02]: until late in the third quarter, they can put up points with anybody.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm taking North Central Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Lawrence Central, I agree with Kevin, I think Lawrence Central has the better defense, but more than that, Lawrence Central has experienced success recently, North Central has not, I know they're on the rise, but when you have experienced it in a close game, that can sometimes pay off because your kids don't just believe they can win, they know they can, and I think
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[SPEAKER_03]: More central believes they will win this game.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I'm not sure that North Central fully is 100% convinced they can win this game on Friday night, especially since it's on the road.
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[SPEAKER_03]: And I know it into you're not going very far, but give me the bears.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Move to the Hoosier Crossroads Conference where we have a game for the conference championship.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Both teams undefeated in the conference.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It is 60 Brownsburg at five and one Zion'sville.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And by the way, that Sagerin rating grant only has Brownsburg by 12, but John Harrell says 56th enough in Brownsburg.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm picking Brownsburg.
31:56
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't think it'll be a game at all.
31:58
[SPEAKER_01]: Now, give me Brownsburg as was not close, even though with that scienceville.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, this scienceville team's good.
32:05
[SPEAKER_02]: They're probably year away from being really good, but it is nowhere compared to this Brownsburg team.
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[SPEAKER_03]: No, those lines will make it three points.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I hate to tell you this John Harold, but they have a great kicker.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So, that's what I mean.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Improves their odds of not getting shut out, but as much as the Eagles are enjoying success this year and as much as I might root for their kids, I'm gonna tell you what, they are not at Brownsburg's level yet.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So, Brownsburg will roll.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Oh, I know.
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[SPEAKER_03]: You talk about weapons, the lore.
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[SPEAKER_03]: They have.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And also in the HCC, five and one, Avan at five and one Westfield Westfield, of course, coming off its first loss of the year to number one Brownsbury, last week, 38 to 14.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Avan looks like playing again without Andre, Warfield, their star running back.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But this should be a really good game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Grant, the Saggerin rating has Westfield by 10 points.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Man, it'll be a good game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I would argue that a game's probably better in that conference than the, what the Browns v. for example, game will be.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, give me what's field.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think coming off of a loss there to Browns for their hungry, A-Ban without Andre, Warfield.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I know I buried the hatchet with the Orioles, and this isn't me hating on him.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm just, I think Westfield's the better team.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Westfield gets this done at home.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The big loss is Warfield out of the backfield, and this, and you just simply can't have those kind of weapons out in the game like this.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Westfield, comfortably.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, three weeks ago, I may have taken Abe on to win this game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: In fact, there was a point where I would have had Abe on ranked ahead of Westfield.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I thought they were that good, but the last few weeks has not been the case.
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[SPEAKER_02]: If Warfield is able to get back from his ankle injury, they suddenly become a factor again in the postseason, but Westfield's winning this one.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yes, Westfield is going to win on Friday and I believe the shamrock's pretty darn good.
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[SPEAKER_02]: and we stay in the NCC where
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[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, and six fishers, is it two and four Franklin Rare really down season for fishers with a very young team Franklin Central's two and four, but have been competitive against all the good teams in Central Indiana.
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[SPEAKER_02]: This should be a really good one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Fishers coming off a tough loss last week to Avon, 36 to 26, Franklin Central's second winner, the year 24, 20 over Noblesville.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Grant Franklin Central by 5.7 is what the savoring says.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to pick Franklin Central here.
34:43
[SPEAKER_00]: Fisher's this drug one this season.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'll take the flashes to knock out the tigers.
34:49
[SPEAKER_01]: Well, I think it's going to be a really close football game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I know, Fisher hasn't ended up on the right side of the scoreboard yet.
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[SPEAKER_01]: But I think they have an opportunity this Friday to get it done.
34:58
[SPEAKER_01]: However, I'm going to stick with Franklin Central like Grant.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Kevin felt like you really wanted to, and I'm going to.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think this Fisher team is getting better and better every week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They got a freshman quarterback who's really good through for 439 yards last week against Avon, and they're getting the job done on the road on Friday, Michelle.
35:18
[SPEAKER_03]: No, they're not.
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[SPEAKER_03]: I agree with Grant and Kevin, it's going to be the flashes.
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[SPEAKER_03]: The Tigers just can't score points consistently enough for me, especially in the first half.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Um, I think Franklin Central has not been bad defensively at, so I'm going to take the flashes.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm telling you guys, this, Fisher's team, this might be the beginning this week when they win of them starting to become a powerhouse again, because they're getting close and they're young.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Hamilton South Eastern is at Noblesville, the Royals 2 and 4, the Millers 2 and 4, another one that should be a good game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Hamilton South Eastern hung with Zionsville last week before taking a 30 to 14 loss, Noblesville I just mentioned took a 24, 20 loss to Franklin Central, Sagrin rating says this one's going to be a great one too, Hamilton South Eastern by 0.7.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think I have to tell these to know beat him a little better than 0.7, I think he'll beat them by maybe a score to I'll take the royals to knock off the millers.
36:24
[SPEAKER_01]: Well, this this could be a really good football game and again, this is another one I went back and forth with.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I want to pick no wasville, but I'm going to go with the royals on the run.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Like fishers, I think Hamilton saw these turn as a program on the rise.
36:41
[SPEAKER_02]: The mud sock is going to become a rivalry among great power houses again pretty soon.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I'm taking the royals, Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Hamilton's southeast and I thought, like you Kevin a little bit, I thought about Noble'sville.
36:57
[SPEAKER_03]: Maybe lean that way early, but I think Hamilton's southeast turn is actually done a better job, but maybe starting to turn the corner even though they lost his
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[SPEAKER_02]: And the best non-conference game of the week is new palestine at Ron Colley.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Dragons ranked second in class 5A, the Royals ranked 7th in class 4A, and the Sagerin rating grant has new pal by 0.4.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'll take the dragons.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think they're going to bounce back.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I like new pal as well, another good football game for fans to go to on Friday night.
37:38
[SPEAKER_02]: Man, this one seems like a 50-50 game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Sagerin rating says it.
37:42
[SPEAKER_02]: John Harrell says it.
37:43
[SPEAKER_02]: And I'm going to take Ron Coli in a really close one.
37:47
[SPEAKER_03]: Well, I'm not betting against Coach Raph.
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[SPEAKER_03]: So I'm going with NewPow.
37:53
[SPEAKER_02]: Can I just go rogue on like two out of the last three?
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yes.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Love it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Not a good sign for you.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's a very good sign for you.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And of course, new power out of the Hoosier Heritage, the top Hoosier Heritage Game of the Weekend, is foreign to Yorktown at one and five Greenfield Central.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yorktown is coming off a tough loss last week to Danville, 49 to 19.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Greenfield Central was beaten by new power 50 to 8.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Greenfield Central, not quite as good as they've been the last few years, but still a pretty good team in the Hoosier Heritage.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Sagarin rating says Yorktown by 21 grand.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, Yorktown may struggle a little bit after that pounding they took last week but they win this week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yorktown has too many weapons.
38:43
[SPEAKER_02]: It's going to be a big week for Sam Tokar and Caden Crunes and Yorktown's going to put her on him even on the road.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, York, it's going to be an angry Yorktown team that shows up in a greenfield on Friday night.
38:57
[SPEAKER_03]: I think the Tigers will counsel McCougars and I think the roll.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Big game in the Hoosier Legends Conference is five and one Beach Grove have a great season.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Those to four and two, try West to take on Jack Sorghy and the Bruins.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Beach Grove just keeps getting the job done in close games last week, beating Monroevia 20 to 14, try West bounce back from its loss to Indian Creek with a 56 to 7 win over Speedway and Grant.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The Saturn rating says try West by a touchdown.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'd like to pick him because of that, but I can't, I'm going to pick the tri-west Bruins to knock off the Hornets of Beach Grove.
39:48
[SPEAKER_02]: I want to know how tri West isn't in the top 10.
39:51
[SPEAKER_02]: I know they lost to Indian Creek, but Indian Creek is really, really good.
39:55
[SPEAKER_02]: They're a good foreign to football team, and they're going to win this one easily.
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[SPEAKER_03]: Yeah, give me tri West.
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[SPEAKER_02]: All right guys, well that was our best weekend.
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[SPEAKER_02]: We had so many different picks that I think this is going to be the biggest Friday night in this contest.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think this is a fascinating Friday night coming up with so many good games.
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[SPEAKER_02]: There are at least six or seven of these that I'm really looking forward to seeing.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, I think this is a big Friday.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think that you've got a lot of good teams going at it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's got to be fun.
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[SPEAKER_00]: For you as the neutral that gets us at home and stream it when you want.
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[SPEAKER_01]: uh... i think you'll have a lot of funds dream at friday night looking forward to talking about it next week yeah i think it's going to be a great great night for high school yeah i'll be looking at the rain and trying to figure out who's got the ball and what number it is but it's the same time being scrolling that twitter feed all night long and then getting those text from you be falling long and make sure i have everybody's picked up there's like a series of women
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