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Week 3 High School Football Previews & Predictions with Grant Shouse & Michelle Garmon (3.20) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

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[SPEAKER_02]: If you are listening to the high school football report on the Central Indiana Sports Report, I am joined by a Grant Shows of the Action Sports Network in Michelle Garmin, Sports Center for the Tipton Tribune, and I would call later to preview and make our predictions for week three's best games.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome high school football fans of the Central Indiana Sports Report for our week three
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[SPEAKER_02]: are 12 local teams and then the best games across Central Indiana and up to this week it's been an even 10 and 10 split but now we have conference games so just seven local games and 13 of the best games across the States so we've spanned it a little bit this week but we started as we always do guys in the Central Indiana conference the conference it was nice enough to name itself after this podcast.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So we always start there with to show our loyalty.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And we are going to start tonight with the local game of the week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: East book at Alexandria.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That's the game that Grant Shows is going to be called.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So before we get to our games, let me introduce you to Grant Shows.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He's going to be calling the game for the action sports network.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And Michelle Garmin is going to be with me.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Get tipped him on Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The list of those Grant were two weeks into a grant.
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[SPEAKER_02]: How you feeling?
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[SPEAKER_01]: I feel great.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It already seems like it's flying by, and I'm really looking forward to Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: This is why I kind of circled on my schedule to start the year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It's the rebats from that unbelievable sectional opening around game last year, just the the series of miracles that Eastbrookado overcome to win that game they returned down there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: uh, really one of the big things for Alexander.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm looking forward to seeing the new field.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They've got a new turf field there.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And I'm really excited for that one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And Michelle, sitting kind of in a pretty good spot here in the Picks competition.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And one behind Kevin's.
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[SPEAKER_00]: All right, well, far in one behind Kevin, one.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And chillin' him like I did last year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But little pretty close to him.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I like high school football.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I tend to have a good,
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[SPEAKER_00]: knock on wood.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I didn't have a good feel for it and for the teams around the area.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I've been at this job for a long time, but around high school football for a long time.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So it's just kind of knowing traditions, cultures and communities helps to make the pits.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, and you are one ahead of me and I am two ahead of Grant and we all trail Kevin the defending champion who was not able to join us tonight and I've not gotten this
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[SPEAKER_02]: But I will, before we release this, so we will have his picks on the background on the YouTube video.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Michelle, we will talk about Tipton, a big game for them on Friday night as well when we get to that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: But we start with our game of the week one and one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He's broke out one in one Alexander at Eastbrook bouncing back from a tough loss in week one with a nice win and week two, sing with Alexandria who had a tough loss to Greenfield Central lost by about 30 yards, had a chance at the end of that game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And bounce back with a nice win over Sheridan controlling that game from start to finish.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So it is our central Indiana sports report, local game of the week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And it's a series that's been dominated by esprote grant, but the series lately has been a string of wild games.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and Jeff Adams and told me after the game the other night he goes seems like the seems like every time we play Alexander we being Eastwick.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Every time we play Alexandria seems like it it's not really coming down in the final possession as much as it's coming down in the final play of the game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: two years ago at Alexander in the regular season it came down to the final play of the game Alexander tried to go for two to win the game they got stuffed on the goal line Eastbrook one and then last year like we just alluded to the thriller I don't want to talk for very long but just to recap that Eastbrook was down by eight with four seconds ago in regulation they ran
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[SPEAKER_01]: He scored on the lateral play, unbeknownst to everybody who's watching the play.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It is mesmerized by the ability to flip tackles and break free and get down the sideline.
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[SPEAKER_01]: There's a flag sitting back around midfield.
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[SPEAKER_01]: uh... it was a spot-fow on a block in the back penalty with no time on the clock uh... at the time everybody's going well should that have been allowed should there have been an untimed down because there was an untimed down people to this day are probably gonna say no but the ruling is that the game cannot end on a penalty act
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[SPEAKER_01]: Alexandria had accepted that penalty and so he's forgot an untimed down.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So again, with that against the wall on a little bit better field position, Bodhi Hall is not a traditional pocket passer has to get in the pocket throws one down to Matt Slayer he's in the end zone.
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[SPEAKER_01]: He catches it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They go for two how gets into the end zone for the two point conversion.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Uh, it goes to overtime, Alexandria scores on the first place where it comes back to place later.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They scored Jeff Adams and without being down to one chance, go to double overtime.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Said that his defense and I listened to the game today.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Actually, he said that they didn't collect their defense was ready to get back out on the field.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They just felt like they were gas.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They couldn't get a stop.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So they elect to go for two and win the game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: back from the dead wins the game, just still the most incredible high school game, maybe in any sport I've ever seen, definitely the greatest finish in the series of plays.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I know Alexandria is hungry, I know they're ready to get back, I know they want revenge, and so Friday night's gonna be fun.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, Grant, you mentioned the last time they played
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[SPEAKER_02]: uh... came down to the last play of the game as well at two point diversion they didn't make but what you didn't mention is the east work with about six minutes left to go in the game drove ninety six yards for the game tying touchdown i forgot about that play honestly i was doing the game i forgot about that
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[SPEAKER_02]: So just been an incredible series and I think it's going to be a great game again Friday night last week Kevin said he thinks Alexander is the favorite to win the CIC, I think you sprux the favorite to win the CIC Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_02]: He's broke in Alexandria, you're gonna go first this week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: There you go.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You know, I am good friends with Greg Harp, who happens to coach at Alexandria.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And he did tell me this summer that the defense was gonna, he thought Alexandria's defense was gonna be pretty good this year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And he didn't think the offense would be as bad that especially by the end of the year, but learning the system.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Alexandria's play very well to start the season.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think it is going to be a great game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: East Brook is probably favored by most people, but I'm actually going to take the tigers this week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They're at home.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That's kind of an upset to start the podcast, Grant.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I'm sticking with East Frick this week, really.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Just the performance they put on against Fort Wainting Courty last week, Concordy had no answer for East Frick's run game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: If that run game is clicking Miles Brown, Justin Xu, Curtis White, Brady Martin, who came in off the bench last week, they all forward huge.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, and Kelly, their quarterback was huge on the ground.
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[SPEAKER_01]: If they can run the ball the way they did last week against Concordia, you're going to be hard press to find a team that's going to be able to keep up with that running game defensively.
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[SPEAKER_01]: And you do mention Michelle, you mentioned Alexander is defense.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Their defense is really, really good.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They have been pretty stout so far.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They held shared in a seven points.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They're giving up 20 game offensively.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They're average in 27 and a half.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They've got a young quarterback in Drew Sector, who replaced his Brady Gasses over a 6,000 yard passer in his career, but I like he spoke to come out of Alexandria and win on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think they stop Alexandria from getting some revenge there and I'm picking the Panthers.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I learned last week and I should have known this already.
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[SPEAKER_02]: You just don't pick against Jeff Adams and in that spot last week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Listen to Grant call the game as soon as he spoke took control of that game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I felt silly about picking against him last week and I would feel silly picking against him this week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I really feel like he's Brooks the best team in the conference and they did lose the best player in the conference in Bodhi Hal, but let's not forget is Grant mentioned there too.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Alexander had lost a pretty darn good quarterback as well.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I just like Eastbrook in the spot and kind of for Alexander, I hope they win this game because I just feel so bad for him what happened last year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And so something you guys need to remember is, you take out last year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Ellen, because beaten East Brookie, but at least wants you to the previous two, three years.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So it's not just been a series of unfortunate events that, you know, it was befalled, like, and they can't win.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm taking it like a lot of it is because they are home.
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[SPEAKER_00]: A lot of it is, I was unimpressed.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I didn't think any of those Ellen County teams traveled well last week.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, Alexander really handled him in 23 and every game since then has even Eastbrook's 10 point win came down to the final minute of that game.
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[SPEAKER_01]: One of the big keys for Alexandria that I think we forgot the mention is that they returned four starters from that offensive line last year that was pretty good.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They return their center, Colton Penn, who's 5, 11, 2, 18.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They return their guards who are both 6, 5, and over 250 pounds, Sidney Swinford and Hayden Stanley, and they bring back a senior offensive lineman, the left tackle, Lincoln Burke Arts, 6 foot, 200 pounds.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That's a big offensive lineman that played a lot last year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: was great in the past protection because they threw the ball a lot.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think this year we seen them in the first couple weeks, put the ball in the ground a little more than they have in the past few years with Brady gas, but I still expect Alexander to come out and throw the ball a lot on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And that's been the key to beating East Brook through the years, as if you can if you had a if you have a legitimate passing game, it gives you a strong chance to win.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's kind of hard sometimes when your pass offense is pretty simple and you're having to simulate a passing game of somebody who's off-ends and routes or maybe a bit more complex.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And I have a feeling Kevin's going to be taking out Alexander in this win, but looking the background if you're watching on YouTube and his pick will be there, but he told me, told us last week you think Alexander is going to win.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The CIC and I don't know why he would have
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[SPEAKER_02]: Another huge game in the CIC, we have Oak Hill at Madison Grant.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Oak Hill is 0 and 2, of course they play two really good teams.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Madison Grant is 2 and 0, they've played 2, not very good teams.
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[SPEAKER_02]: This game's 7 o'clock Friday night at our Gile Stadium.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And Madison Grant's the only unbeaten team in the CIC, and I think this one's really interesting, Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's really interesting and it's really interesting because Madison grants defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach is now at Oak Hill, he's their strength and conditioning teacher coach and he's on the Oak Hill sidelines.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So if anybody's going to know Brady Turner's system and ends and outs of what he likes to do often, so even even with the articles like to do defensively, it's going to be Coach Massey.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Coach Massey is.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Pretty good coach, now we know bud, Osman is a good coach, just that one coaching change.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think makes this game very interesting.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It does indeed.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It does.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I actually believe Oak Hill will pick up its first one of the season this week.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I agree with you, Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_01]: It seems like the first couple weeks with me in Oak Hill has been damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I picked him the first week against Eastern, kind of regret it.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know why honestly, um, that was because like me you believe in co-cosm.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Really that that's what it boils down to I think
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[SPEAKER_01]: You know, Bud's always been good to me is a great coach.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I believe in the system.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I know people that don't for some reason.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know why those people have never been around the game or coach or anything like that.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I believe in Coach Osmond and O'Kill.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I'm picking them to win Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think they'll pick up their first win.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They have not started the season.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, in three since 2019, they lost to Eastern Southwood and black for dope and up the year back in 2019.
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[SPEAKER_01]: That was my freshman year of high school.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So it's been a long time.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And it's a series that's gone back and forth a little bit over the last few years, Madison Grant actually had a bit of an edge until last year when O'Kill won a really close game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I like O'Kill and this one too.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm a little surprised.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It's a sweep.
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[SPEAKER_02]: That probably means that Madison Grant's gonna win, of course, for those of you don't know.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I was at Madison Grant the last couple of years, also Coach Massey was my neighbor at Madison Grant in school.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I'm a little torn in this one, but I am taking the Golden Eagles.
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[SPEAKER_02]: And as a former L Wood Panther this game is quite interesting to me, L Wood going to Blackford.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I know I've mentioned this on the podcast before, but when I first remember sports.
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[SPEAKER_02]: The first thing I remember is L Wood at Blackford Football a game where the CIC was determined
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[SPEAKER_02]: So this was a seminal moment in my life.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Game L would come in off of the 39.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Nothing shut out of Tricentral.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They're first shut out in 16 years.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Blackford coming off a 72.36 loss against Westdale.
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[SPEAKER_02]: It may look like a mismatch.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I don't think that it is.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I think this is an absolute toss up, Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think it's, I think it will be possibly a little closer than Elwood's first game at Southern Wells.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't want people to look at that score and think, well, Blackford's awful, they are, but they got 36 points.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Thing is West Elwood's a pretty good team.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You don't score 70 plus points against a bad team if you're not good.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So looking past it, I'm giving the edge to Blackwood.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's going to be Elwood's third straight trip.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Blackford is a running team kind of very, very physical.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It was a good game last year dealt with the two teams.
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[SPEAKER_00]: We're really competitive, but Blaze Jones was a big key and a big difference in that game.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's not playing for O with this year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I found out that Connor Wooten right now, a health issue right now is keeping him off the field.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So it's just, it's gonna be tough.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I will say this Greg, I think I said this after their game,
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[SPEAKER_00]: If the kids keep coming out and this quarterback wants to really work.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Grant, their quarterback is like, he's a sophomore.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's priced six four and he can throw the ball.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He needs a little bit better hands and catching the snaps.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And he just needs work.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's never played the position before funny part is as big as he is.
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[SPEAKER_00]: He's throwing too a bunch of smurfs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I just don't think, oh, it's quite there yet.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They lost 21 to 0 at Southern Wells.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I think maybe a 14 to 6 game kind of like it was about a couple years ago, so but I do believe the Bruins will be the Panthers.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Blackford has not won a game since September 13, 2024.
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[SPEAKER_01]: They BL would 14 to 7 in overtime that year.
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[SPEAKER_01]: In Hartford City, I'm picking Blackford to get their first win in almost two years.
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[SPEAKER_01]: against Elwood, they were oh and 10 last year, oh and two to start the year, Blackford's last 18 a row.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think that comes to an end Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I agree with Michelle 100% I think it's one of those slug fest games.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I think you see it, you know, 1310, 147, not 1310.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Sorry, 136, 146, 147.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I could see it being one of those ugly seven nothing games.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Honestly, all right, you know what I think on French is going to be at a premium.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hey, I don't know what Blackford special teams are point after team is, but don't count on, I mean, don't count on L. We're making a whole lot of P.A.T.s.
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[SPEAKER_00]: so.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, there's course probably going to end even.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Let's just say that.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Again, in 1978, 1979, this was a game between two state powers and it's just kind of sad to me.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I watched the Blackford Westdale game.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Taylor is a pretty good running back for Blackbird.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They've got options.
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[SPEAKER_02]: They're going to break some plays.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I expect Blackbird to win.
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[SPEAKER_02]: I wouldn't say going away, but comfortably, I think they're the better team.
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[SPEAKER_02]: So it's a sweet, among us, we'll see what Kevin has to say.
18:02
[SPEAKER_02]: And we go one in one, Mr. Sinaloa at O and two, Franklin and, man, right?
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[SPEAKER_02]: The schedule maker there at Franklin has to do this team of favor and not schedule.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Tipped in and lapel in the preseason and then after we're all right into Mrs. Sinoff.
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[SPEAKER_02]: One and one, Mrs. Sinoff, I owe in two, Franklin again, Michelle.
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[SPEAKER_02]: This has Ms. Matcha written all over it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yes, it's unfortunately for Marty and company.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The only good thing, possibly, is that I don't think Mrs. Sinoff's passing game is quite as good
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[SPEAKER_00]: tipped and envelopes are.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So that may mean they can control things a little bit better, but they're going to have to tackle very well.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're going to have to limit penalties and things like that.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's still a team getting experience, but I just don't see them getting their first win this week.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I, you know, Mr. Channel wants big physical, bigger school, um, good players.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Not the pranks and doesn't have good players.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Mr. Channel has got good experience players.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's the
19:07
[SPEAKER_02]: and grant Levi Crandal leading the state in rushing.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, he is such a great running back.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Again, like we said, prior to last couple weeks, he sat in the shadow of Elijah Monday, a little bit.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Last couple of seasons, he is such a difference maker.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Any team in the state be lucky to have Levi Crandal.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Uh, I think Mr. Sinowall gets it done pretty handedly on Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think it'll be necessarily a close game at all.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Franklin's last win over Mr. Sinowall 19 years ago in 2007.
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[SPEAKER_01]: September 21, Franklin won at Mrs. Sinowall 24, 16.
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[SPEAKER_01]: The Eagles have not beaten the Indian since.
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[SPEAKER_01]: So I don't think it, I don't think it happens Friday.
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[SPEAKER_01]: Again, Mrs. Tenawall wins, probably.
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[SPEAKER_01]: I could see it probably being a running clock in the second half.
20:01
[SPEAKER_01]: Agreed.
20:03
[SPEAKER_02]: But it's still great to be a friend to me, though.
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[SPEAKER_02]: All right, our backup, game of the week, the game where Michelle and I are gonna be on Friday night.
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[SPEAKER_02]: getting the story from the blue devils and coach toll and getting some video for Michelle's podcast sports and beyond with Michelle Garmin and it's a really good one.
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[SPEAKER_02]: This has been quite a pretty edit oyster.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Michelle, this has been a really good series over the years.
20:35
[SPEAKER_02]: Central Catholic had won a few here lately and then tipped in 49 to 7 last year, dominated from start to finish a bit of a down year for Central Catholic but not this year.
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[SPEAKER_02]: Tipton 2 and 0 ranked 11th in class 2 a central Catholic 2 and 0 ranked 4th in class A and Michelle I have Tipton and my pole ranked 8th and central Catholic ranked 3rd is going to be a really good one.
20:59
[SPEAKER_02]: And the first real test for the Blue Devils.
21:01
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, I think it's going to be the first real test for the ninth, too, to be honest.
21:06
[SPEAKER_00]: Through.
21:07
[SPEAKER_00]: Um, here's the thing, central Catholic a couple of years ago, they had um,
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[SPEAKER_00]: graduated a lot and they didn't look very good.
21:15
[SPEAKER_00]: They're young and they're getting better now.
21:17
[SPEAKER_00]: I think they replaced their coaches coaches pretty good.
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's got a good offensive system.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They'll test the blue devil defense, but Tipton's going to test central Catholic.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And Tipton has got a, this may be their most balanced offense.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They've had since Quintole started at quarterback.
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[SPEAKER_00]: he's only rushing six or eight times a game of course Zane Durham's not rushing a whole lot either because he's they're just getting big chunks.
21:44
[SPEAKER_00]: I would have never dreamed that symptoms offensive of mine would have been this good this early.
21:53
[SPEAKER_00]: We'll see on Friday night a central Catholic will have some speed it will test symptoms secondary which is
22:02
[SPEAKER_00]: which is basically young, but I'm a bit forward to the game, right?
22:05
[SPEAKER_00]: Like I said, I think Tipton has a lot of weapons and I think that Coach Tolin, often as coordinator, doesn't sure will have a good offensive game plan.
22:17
[SPEAKER_00]: And when you are balanced,
22:21
[SPEAKER_00]: it makes it so much harder for the opposing defense to guess at what you're going to do.
22:26
[SPEAKER_00]: And if you got a running back like Dermon, you can hit quick.
22:29
[SPEAKER_00]: You can't always blitz all the time either, because you get it out to one of the tips and receivers, it doesn't have to be very far, both the Coda Garmin and Zach Inberton can flat out fly.
22:44
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, so I think the blue devil's, I think the blue devil's by a couple touched it down.
22:52
[SPEAKER_00]: I just like this tipped and teen this shirt, I just impressed with how they conduct themselves.
23:02
[SPEAKER_01]: I think you make excellent points there, Michelle.
23:04
[SPEAKER_01]: When I look at what central Catholic is done and they're not conference, they're not conference does not move the needle for me at all.
23:11
[SPEAKER_01]: They played Mitchell at Mitchell.
23:14
[SPEAKER_01]: Central Catholic drove all the way down there to Mitchell, down around Bedford and beat him 60, Korea sticks.
23:22
[SPEAKER_01]: Attics certainly has better athletes than Mitchell does.
23:26
[SPEAKER_01]: But just like Michelle said with tipped in, it just seems like,
23:30
[SPEAKER_01]: from what I've heard.
23:31
[SPEAKER_01]: I haven't seen them in person, but just from here in Michelle talk and my dad who saw him last week, they're just such a well-oiled machine with twin toes, Zane Durham, Dakota Garmin, Zach Emberton, Zane Durham, return the first note and kick off last week for a touchdown.
23:49
[SPEAKER_01]: Tipton's a team here.
23:50
[SPEAKER_01]: I think with it being at home, I think they're going to win.
23:54
[SPEAKER_01]: I don't know.
23:55
[SPEAKER_01]: I'll go as big on my
23:56
[SPEAKER_01]: on a limb is Michelle and say they're going to wake comfortably.
24:00
[SPEAKER_01]: I think it'll be a really good game.
24:01
[SPEAKER_01]: Could be one of those nip and tuck games down the straps in the fourth quarter, but I'm going to pick Tipped and a win on Friday.
24:08
[SPEAKER_02]: I think what we've seen with Tipped and so far against Franklin and Manchester has been a little little bit of a mirage because they've been so physically dominant against those teams that they've been able to pretty much do whatever they want.
24:20
[SPEAKER_02]: that's definitely not going to be the case with central Catholic up and here's what i know about central Catholic when they can throw the ball they're really good and they've got a sophomore quarterback and can throw the ball and Andrew Stapleton to the nizeman tested this is a big test i think they pass it i do think it's a close one i think it's going to be pretty high scoring and i think that offensive line is going to be tested musheo
24:44
[SPEAKER_00]: Well, Tim does, oh, yeah, possibly, I'll tell you what.
24:47
[SPEAKER_00]: That's software corebacks.
24:49
[SPEAKER_00]: That offensive line for central capital is going to be tested too, because Tim has got defensive and joy volatile, had an outstanding year last year.
24:57
[SPEAKER_00]: And he has more freedom this year.
24:59
[SPEAKER_00]: His job is just to go get the quarterback.
25:02
[SPEAKER_00]: And he's created already creating a lot of havoc this year, too.
25:06
[SPEAKER_00]: And there's been good containing the end and holding the edge in the run game.
25:11
[SPEAKER_00]: So it will be interesting.
25:13
[SPEAKER_00]: I can't wait to see what they do when they're tested because if that's what they've been typed in first test will come, I think Hampton Heights, because that's a big rivalry.
25:23
[SPEAKER_00]: But when it comes to passing the attack and how good are you know, how much do they have to improve or get better is going to be when they play Twin Lakes?
25:31
[SPEAKER_02]: I know, because of the first test of any kind because the last two teams had no chance.
25:38
[SPEAKER_02]: So I believe it's a sweep with tips and it'll be, again, interesting to see what Kevin picked in that one.
25:49
[SPEAKER_02]: We stay in the Hoosier Conference, where windless and scoredless.
25:55
[SPEAKER_02]: Hamilton Heights goes to unbeaten Logan sport, who doesn't give up many points itself.
26:01
[SPEAKER_02]: Last year, Heights A 22-14, what was considered an upset last year, I believe I was alone Wolf and got that one.
26:07
[SPEAKER_02]: That didn't happen much last year.
26:09
[SPEAKER_02]: I don't think this is as much of a mismatch as it might look with the results, Hamleton Heights is certainly played a tougher schedule than Logan sport, but Michelle looks like to me, Logan sports a bit of a favor, at least at home.
26:23
[SPEAKER_00]: I think they've got to be here's the thing with Hamles and Heights people forget they graduated their quarterback they graduated a receiver to I know Caleb small came back and he is a really good coach but Hamles and Heights had a lot of polls to plug.
26:40
[SPEAKER_00]: on the offense, even some linemen and even defensively.
26:43
[SPEAKER_00]: They have a lot of speed.
26:44
[SPEAKER_00]: So learning a new system, getting those kids varsity experience, it's going to take a little bit of a while.
26:51
[SPEAKER_00]: Because of that, I really probably will, I'm ongoing with Logan's port this year.
26:58
[SPEAKER_00]: I'll be interested to see if heights can keep that really close.
27:01
[SPEAKER_00]: That's going to be a very fun and interesting hammer game.
27:04
[SPEAKER_00]: Next Friday.
27:06
[SPEAKER_00]: But I will take Logan's port.
27:10
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm also going to take Logan sport, I think it's going to be a, I think Logan sport probably went pretty comfortably.
27:15
[SPEAKER_01]: They've been really, really good.
27:18
[SPEAKER_01]: The past few seasons, they've had good football.
27:21
[SPEAKER_01]: And I just don't think Hamlet and I'd be able to travel up there and take care of business as tank Logan sport wins pretty comfortably.
27:28
[SPEAKER_01]: Guys, that.
27:30
[SPEAKER_02]: Logan's port defense is solid.
27:32
[SPEAKER_02]: That Logan's port offensive line is one of the best you'll see for their size of school.
27:37
[SPEAKER_02]: They are a legit team and I am definitely taking Logan's port.
27:46
[SPEAKER_02]: And we moved to our last local team, LePel.
27:49
[SPEAKER_02]: They are Shenandoah and this human should not take very long.
27:52
[SPEAKER_02]: LePel 2 and O Shenandoah, O and 2 last year was a pretty good game, 28-12.
27:58
[SPEAKER_02]: If you look at DeSagron right, he didn't do it, but it's like, it's why I say the DeSagron ratings don't mean anything until at least the fourth week of the season.
28:07
[SPEAKER_02]: LePel had its way with Frank and of course last week, Shenandoah took a 40-27 loss to Northeastern.
28:15
[SPEAKER_02]: LePel is won the last six in the series, these two teams, rivalry goes way way back.
28:21
[SPEAKER_02]: They play each other 58 times.
28:24
[SPEAKER_02]: And this one's going to be all LePel Michelle.
28:27
[SPEAKER_00]: Shenandoah has a rich football tradition so if I would be surprised if they do keep it close at least early maybe for quarter and a half just because of their style of play and you know Northeastern is a pretty good football team last year but LePel does not often that you can graduate the quality of quarterback.
28:46
[SPEAKER_00]: And quality receiver that you did, but getting that defense back is your so many players off of it and it was pretty good last year and I think that lapel defense is even better this year.
28:56
[SPEAKER_00]: So I agree.
28:57
[SPEAKER_00]: I think lapel will roll.
29:00
[SPEAKER_01]: I agree.
29:01
[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think this will be a real competitive game.
29:04
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm taking the bulldogs.
29:07
[SPEAKER_02]: There are years where Shenandoah got ahead of team that could have competed with this lapel team, but it's not this year.
29:18
[SPEAKER_02]: And we move to what has become a quite interesting game, guys.
29:22
[SPEAKER_02]: One and one new palestine goes to two and oh, Yorktown, new palestine ranked second in class 5A, somehow ahead of East Central.
29:31
[SPEAKER_02]: Yorktown is ranked seventh and four A and has looked really good.
29:34
[SPEAKER_02]: A lot of expectations for them.
29:36
[SPEAKER_02]: Last year, this game was closer than people might remember.
29:39
[SPEAKER_02]: Final score is 35 to 10, but it was fairly competitive for at least two and a half quarters.
29:47
[SPEAKER_02]: Newpile, of course, had their long was a 29 game winning streak broken last week.
29:52
[SPEAKER_02]: They have not only dominated Yorktown, they've dominated this conference since they began in it.
29:58
[SPEAKER_02]: Could that come to an end this week at the hands of a really good Yorktown team, Michelle?
30:05
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't believe so.
30:06
[SPEAKER_00]: I really don't.
30:07
[SPEAKER_00]: I think the loss was good for new pal.
30:10
[SPEAKER_00]: I also think they've got a really good coach.
30:12
[SPEAKER_00]: I think he's kind of an old school coach and that I bet you he's had his.
30:16
[SPEAKER_02]: What are your friendships?
30:18
[SPEAKER_02]: Are you impressed by his 1556 and 15 record machine?
30:21
[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, yeah.
30:22
[SPEAKER_00]: I think he's got his team locked in very focused and very detailed oriented a lot like coach Signetti.
30:27
[SPEAKER_00]: I think new pal will come in.
30:30
[SPEAKER_00]: with a chip on their shoulder, they're gonna come in angry and they're gonna come in focused.
30:34
[SPEAKER_00]: That's bad news for Yorktown.
30:36
[SPEAKER_00]: And I know Yorktown is a good team, but that's bad news if you have to play a new pal team that is hungry.
30:44
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm right there with Demoshell.
30:45
[SPEAKER_01]: They went 29 straight games.
30:49
[SPEAKER_01]: It was their first loss since 2023.
30:52
[SPEAKER_01]: Last week, they had run the table the last two years and 24 and 25.
30:58
[SPEAKER_01]: Last time new power, lost two in a row.
31:01
[SPEAKER_01]: You actually don't have to go back that bar.
31:03
[SPEAKER_01]: They lost two in a row to open the 2023 season, losing a Westfield and indicator central.
31:09
[SPEAKER_01]: And of course, they ran the table in their conference and in their section only, really were not challenged much of that year, which is why they lost 49 nothing to e-central.
31:19
[SPEAKER_01]: in the semi state in 2023.
31:21
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they bounce back.
31:22
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they get a win over Yorktown.
31:25
[SPEAKER_01]: You got to go back a long.
31:27
[SPEAKER_01]: Well, it's not a long ways, but a little bit to see the last time that Yorktown won, which has not been in the last 10 years or so.
31:35
[SPEAKER_01]: New pal.
31:37
[SPEAKER_01]: is not going to lose to in a row.
31:38
[SPEAKER_01]: They are especially not going to lose to in a row of york town in my opinion.
31:42
[SPEAKER_01]: York town is a good team.
31:44
[SPEAKER_01]: I know Greg's been high on him all season long and probably for rightfully, I mean, probably for a good reason too.
31:52
[SPEAKER_01]: I think that they're a talented team.
31:53
[SPEAKER_01]: They've got guys capable of winning a lot of games this year.
31:58
[SPEAKER_01]: Last time that Yorktown beat new pal was 2012, a year that new pal went three and seven under their coach Charlie Hill.
32:06
[SPEAKER_01]: That was the only year Charlie Hill was the coach before Kyle Ralph took over.
32:10
[SPEAKER_01]: And it's been all she wrote since then.
32:12
[SPEAKER_01]: So new pal's gonna win the game Friday.
32:15
[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think it'll be a close game.
32:17
[SPEAKER_01]: Honestly, they say that and it probably will be.
32:21
[SPEAKER_01]: Um, good thing we're not picking points, Fred, because I'm picking new powder went by at least two touchdowns or more.
32:28
[SPEAKER_02]: It's interesting that Grant brought up the 2023 team, because I think that's probably what we're looking at here is a new pal team that's just not quite the same new pal team that it has been, which isn't to say that they're not really good and still a state championship contender.
32:43
[SPEAKER_02]: I from what I've heard, I've been hearing since we get to the season.
32:48
[SPEAKER_02]: Their offense isn't quite as developed.
32:50
[SPEAKER_02]: They're not as potent offensively, but they have potential.
32:54
[SPEAKER_02]: They've got some guys.
32:55
[SPEAKER_02]: They think they can put it together and under Coach Roth, they probably will.
32:58
[SPEAKER_02]: Right now, I think they're probably a little getable.
33:02
[SPEAKER_02]: Yorktown and Pittleton Heights will be interesting games in conference, but they're going to win those games.
33:07
[SPEAKER_02]: And they're going to win this game.
33:08
[SPEAKER_02]: And I don't think as easily as Grant thinks, but I think if it's within two touchdowns, I'll be surprised.
33:15
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm not betting against Coach Ralph, I think if Kurt High School coaches, he's got to be that at the top of my list, if I'm starting a program, I would like that guy.
33:30
[SPEAKER_02]: And in the Hoosier Heartland, we have the Clinton Central Bulldogs of the Clinton Prairie Gofers and guys, both teams are 2-0, Clinton Prairie, Class A, number 9, Clinton Central Unranked this win is at Clinton Prairie.
33:47
[SPEAKER_02]: The Gofers have dominated the series over the years, including
33:52
[SPEAKER_02]: 32 to nothing last year.
33:54
[SPEAKER_02]: And Michelle Clinton Perry's gonna win again this year, but I wanted to make sure we included Clinton Central because it's been a nice start for them.
34:03
[SPEAKER_00]: It has been a nice start.
34:05
[SPEAKER_00]: If George Gilbert was still alive and was coaching the Bulldogs, years ago, I might pick the Bulldogs to get the go first, but he's not.
34:15
[SPEAKER_02]: Michael Griffey is 2 and O is Clinton Central's head coach.
34:18
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, he is, and that is good.
34:21
[SPEAKER_00]: I need to see them as they continue to go along.
34:24
[SPEAKER_00]: I just think that Clinton Prairie just has the better balance to their offense, but class A school, I think that's what makes them competitive in the who's your heart and conference because they're looking, they have a balanced offense.
34:42
[SPEAKER_02]: They've been very good the last couple of years Clinton Prairie.
34:45
[SPEAKER_02]: Not as good as we've been used to, but I think they are this year.
34:52
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to also poke my head up and pick the go for a stew.
34:55
[SPEAKER_01]: Nice.
34:56
[SPEAKER_00]: I like that.
34:58
[SPEAKER_02]: It's a sweep.
35:04
[SPEAKER_02]: Also in the Hoosier Heartland, we have one in one Delphiatt, two in a Easter and I expect this to be a sweep as well, but I do include Easter in this week after back to back really nice winds by the comments.
35:15
[SPEAKER_02]: Coach Edwards really got him going as Michelle's been talking about.
35:18
[SPEAKER_02]: I picked against him two weeks, Michelle picked him both weeks or else I'd be ahead of her.
35:23
[SPEAKER_02]: So it's my punishment for not taking the comments.
35:27
[SPEAKER_02]: But Delphi's not bad.
35:28
[SPEAKER_02]: One in one, their loss was last week, 49 to 13 to a team that Michelle mentioned.
35:33
[SPEAKER_02]: One of the favorites in the who's your conference twin lakes.
35:36
[SPEAKER_02]: I think that makes them probably
35:38
[SPEAKER_02]: a pretty decent team in the Hanger Heartland.
35:40
[SPEAKER_02]: Michelle?
35:41
[SPEAKER_00]: It's really tough.
35:42
[SPEAKER_00]: It's kind of a funny team when it comes to the HHHC the last two to three years.
35:47
[SPEAKER_00]: They've started out the season strong and been real competitive and kind of held off and I don't know if it's numbers in an injury's issue.
35:54
[SPEAKER_00]: They're just not close enough for me to.
35:56
[SPEAKER_00]: keep up with their players so much as the scores, but I'm telling you I'm not betting against Josh.
36:03
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't to be honest.
36:04
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know that I'll bet against Josh and the comments the regular this regular season.
36:09
[SPEAKER_00]: I just think he once they won that section a couple years ago.
36:15
[SPEAKER_00]: These kids have really bought into it and they've bought into what he wants to do.
36:20
[SPEAKER_00]: I think they have a great offseason program and I think in a great weight program and I think
36:26
[SPEAKER_00]: And, you know, they got a great quarterback.
36:29
[SPEAKER_00]: They got athletes, just, just son his line back around defensive.
36:32
[SPEAKER_00]: The comments, they're just going to strike right by those oracles.
36:36
[SPEAKER_01]: Well done.
36:38
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm picking the eastern here as well, actually two years ago when Eastern won the section only started the year one and three, one of those losses was to Delphi at home, 41, 34 Delphi, beat Eastern, Eastern's been really good on their home field.
36:54
[SPEAKER_01]: It seems like this decade, they've had a lot of wins on that home field, cog Delphi, they're in green town.
37:02
[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think that change is Friday.
37:03
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they get a win.
37:04
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they went pretty comfortably over Delphi.
37:08
[SPEAKER_02]: Guys, this has been boring.
37:09
[SPEAKER_02]: That's nine straight games that we all picked the same team.
37:11
[SPEAKER_02]: I really thought we had some games this week, but those are coming up.
37:15
[SPEAKER_02]: Because coming up, we have our central Indiana sports report, game of the week, Center Grove at Carmel, plus Lawrence, North at Lawrence, Central, Lawrence, Central at North Central.
37:26
[SPEAKER_02]: We're gonna talk about the HCC, the Mick, and Shattard Ron Kali, lots of good games coming up.
37:34
[SPEAKER_02]: After this quick break,
37:41
[SPEAKER_02]: If you haven't yet, and if you haven't shamed on you, please go check out our week two recap that came out on Tuesday.
37:49
[SPEAKER_02]: We've talked about 18 different conferences over 100 different teams with video highlights on YouTube of over 30 games.
37:59
[SPEAKER_02]: Please go check it out.
38:11
[SPEAKER_02]: with the big boys down in Indianapolis.
38:13
[SPEAKER_02]: And that means great games every week and it starts this week.
38:17
[SPEAKER_02]: And when Senator Grove and Carmel are at the teams, we're playing each other in the Central Indiana game of the week.
38:27
[SPEAKER_02]: When they were kicked out of the mix together, I just thought naturally they'd continue to play each other and they haven't, which is really odd.
38:34
[SPEAKER_02]: Last time they played each other was 2022.
38:35
[SPEAKER_02]: Senator Grove is one, three in a row.
38:39
[SPEAKER_02]: Trojans ranked fifth, Carmel ranked fourth coming off their tough loss against Westfield on Friday.
38:47
[SPEAKER_02]: Senator Grove took a tough loss to Warren Central in week one and so they're all in one in the conference, actually.
38:58
[SPEAKER_02]: Carmel the favorite at home Michelle I assume you're taking my greyhounds
39:02
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, but here's the thing, great.
39:03
[SPEAKER_00]: You can tell you've been, you were in Southern Indiana and went all of that went down.
39:07
[SPEAKER_00]: Carmel and Senator of Haiti, each other.
39:09
[SPEAKER_00]: That was part of the reason they left the mix.
39:12
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm interested to see Friday night if any of that bad blood still remains.
39:17
[SPEAKER_00]: How physical, how much what that game is in the atmosphere.
39:21
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it's going to be, I think it's going to be great.
39:23
[SPEAKER_00]: I just think that there's going to be, I think it's going to be a tournament atmosphere.
39:28
[SPEAKER_00]: atmosphere in week three.
39:30
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think it is great.
39:31
[SPEAKER_00]: But yes, I have taken the caramel gray hounds.
39:34
[SPEAKER_00]: If it's a great win, I won't be surprised, but I will stay with the gray hounds.
39:39
[SPEAKER_01]: There I say this could be in the conversation for game of the year.
39:44
[SPEAKER_01]: It's one of them.
39:46
[SPEAKER_02]: But you know, they just happened week after week and indie now, right?
39:50
[SPEAKER_01]: As you guys reopen, I scroll through the list of
39:54
[SPEAKER_01]: of games that are kind of just on the on the outside of our coverage area that we usually talk about in the back half of the show here every week.
40:03
[SPEAKER_01]: And I just man, I could see myself going the wrong way on every game this week.
40:10
[SPEAKER_01]: So a bad way, not a great way to start with with this one here.
40:15
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to pick center Grove.
40:18
[SPEAKER_01]: This is going to be a hell
40:25
[SPEAKER_01]: I think both teams are capable.
40:26
[SPEAKER_01]: I would not be shocked if Carmel one.
40:29
[SPEAKER_01]: So as I say that, they probably will win, but I'm still going to pick Senator Grove.
40:33
[SPEAKER_01]: This is their first road game.
40:35
[SPEAKER_01]: Senator Grove, we know that they're invincible.
40:38
[SPEAKER_01]: They lost the war in central to open the season at home.
40:42
[SPEAKER_01]: They beat Carol for Wayne who's another really good team at home last week.
40:46
[SPEAKER_01]: They go on the road for the first time this season.
40:48
[SPEAKER_01]: These are two Hall of Fame coaches, Kevin Wright's going to be in the Hall of Fame.
40:53
[SPEAKER_01]: Eric Moore's going to be in the Hall of Fame if he's not already.
40:56
[SPEAKER_01]: This is going to be a really, really good game.
40:58
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm excited for it.
41:00
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm picking the Trojans.
41:01
[SPEAKER_01]: I love their quarterback, Oscar Sloan, three passing touchdowns of season, Ricky Lang Jr, 73.5 yards of game, three touchdowns, Elijah Williams, 100, over 100 yards of game receiving wise, there's such a well-a-willed machine.
41:16
[SPEAKER_01]: I think Senator Grogo goes on the road and beats Carmel on Friday.
41:22
[SPEAKER_01]: Maybe at an overtime in front of it.
41:26
[SPEAKER_01]: You know what, Grant, you swayed me.
41:30
[SPEAKER_02]: I've kind of been thinking centergrove all week.
41:35
[SPEAKER_02]: I've fluctuated, I've gone back and forth, I'm taking centergrove.
41:39
[SPEAKER_02]: I watched both teams last week.
41:41
[SPEAKER_02]: They were both really impressive.
41:42
[SPEAKER_02]: I know caramel lost, but Westfield is next level.
41:47
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm going to take centergrove, and I have a feeling I'm going to come to Regret that one.
41:51
[SPEAKER_02]: Me too, Greg, me too.
41:59
[SPEAKER_02]: Lawrence North goes to Lawrence Central in the battle of the Lawrence's and this is usually been only interesting to the people in Lawrence.
42:09
[SPEAKER_02]: But over the last few years, two really good programs.
42:12
[SPEAKER_02]: Of course, Lawrence North was a state championship contender last year knocked off in the first round of the sectional by Lawrence Central.
42:19
[SPEAKER_02]: Their rivals had to hurt.
42:21
[SPEAKER_02]: Lawrence North is going to want to get him back,
42:27
[SPEAKER_00]: It's like a Lawrence North.
42:28
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't think Lawrence Central's quite as good as they were last year or yet, but I think last year the Bears kind of did it the right way.
42:36
[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, they just got better each week.
42:39
[SPEAKER_00]: And it is a right way.
42:40
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it's gonna be closed, but I'm taking Lawrence North and it's because of the running back in Munch on sales.
42:44
[SPEAKER_00]: I just, when you have weapons like that, they're game changers.
42:54
[SPEAKER_01]: Greg, I think it's funny that, you know, when you put the key players in this one, you didn't put monsoon sails for Lawrence, Morth.
43:02
[SPEAKER_01]: I know who I hope you're joking.
43:09
[SPEAKER_01]: Is one catch for 12 yards on the season out?
43:13
[SPEAKER_01]: Defense is obviously they're going to key in on him, obviously, obviously they're going to try and do everything they can.
43:23
[SPEAKER_01]: Lord Thornton is still a top 10 team whether he's on the team or not, my opinion.
43:29
[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think this game will be as close as people think.
43:32
[SPEAKER_01]: I think Lawrence North will win.
43:34
[SPEAKER_01]: I think it'll be competitive for a majority of the game.
43:37
[SPEAKER_01]: I could see Lawrence North pulling away at the end and winning this one though.
43:41
[SPEAKER_01]: It'll be a fun one but give me the wild cat to Lawrence North.
43:44
[SPEAKER_01]: Knock off their arched rival Lawrence Central.
43:46
[SPEAKER_01]: Great, Greg's just jealous that Purdue wasn't in the running form.
43:50
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, no kidding.
43:51
[SPEAKER_02]: No, that's the reason he's not in there.
43:54
[SPEAKER_02]: Guys, there are a few teams that might be better than Lawrence North, including Brownsburg who beat him in the first week, but when teams aren't as good as Lawrence North, they're just going to blow him out because if they can match up up front, they have the scope position players to beat anybody, it's going to be all wild chance.
44:14
[SPEAKER_02]: And I expect a bunch and sales who I have heard of to get on track in week three.
44:26
[SPEAKER_02]: Another good one.
44:27
[SPEAKER_02]: A 2-0 Warren Central Team ranked third in Class 6 A goes to a North Central Team.
44:31
[SPEAKER_02]: This one in one, but it looks like it's getting better every week.
44:35
[SPEAKER_02]: They did take a third E to 14 loss to Hamilton's out of these certain last week, but let that game a half time and let that game most of the way and they're getting better, but Michelle, this one's going to be all Warren Central right.
44:48
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, North Central may be getting better, but they're not on Warren Central's level or in their league yet.
44:54
[SPEAKER_00]: Warren Central's gonna rock this Friday night.
44:59
[SPEAKER_02]: The sad thing is Grant, North Central's probably pretty good and they still can only win two or three games in that conference.
45:06
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, last time that, uh, North Central actually won against Warren Central got to go back to 2020 and we,
45:14
[SPEAKER_01]: two or three of that season, the weird COVID year.
45:16
[SPEAKER_01]: They actually want an ugly 10-nothing game at home against Warren Central.
45:22
[SPEAKER_01]: I don't think they get a win on Friday night.
45:24
[SPEAKER_01]: I think Warren Central probably got blow them out.
45:28
[SPEAKER_02]: Used to be a very competitive series, but has not been for a long time, but typically the Captain North Central and Colin Kauffer who I know those guys are getting better.
45:36
[SPEAKER_02]: I've seen it on film and it's a program that might be on the rise, but it's tough and Indy.
45:41
[SPEAKER_02]: If you're not good,
45:43
[SPEAKER_02]: You're going to lose lose lose because almost everybody is of those big schools now.
45:52
[SPEAKER_02]: And then we go to the HCC where one of those teams Westfield ranks second in the state coming off their win over Carmel.
46:00
[SPEAKER_02]: Host two in those Zionsville who might have a legit team.
46:03
[SPEAKER_02]: They got some division one recruits.
46:06
[SPEAKER_02]: They blew out Lawrence central after.
46:08
[SPEAKER_02]: Lawrence central got off to a fast start against them last week.
46:11
[SPEAKER_02]: Zionsville just completely took over.
46:13
[SPEAKER_02]: They have a big team.
46:16
[SPEAKER_02]: They have good skill position players led by Theo
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[SPEAKER_02]: one of the top tight ends in the country.
46:23
[SPEAKER_02]: They have three good tight ends.
46:26
[SPEAKER_02]: All three of their receivers are big and capable.
46:30
[SPEAKER_02]: But are they capable of hanging with Westfield?
46:32
[SPEAKER_00]: Times will still have a fantasy.
46:34
[SPEAKER_00]: The younger side of the three fantasy boys is on the Eagles.
46:37
[SPEAKER_00]: We said last year, the designs have all been one of the best.
46:41
[SPEAKER_00]: 500 teams in the state, that's just how good that conference is in the competition.
46:46
[SPEAKER_00]: They face weekend and we get and I do think that this is scienceville team is better than last year's scienceville team.
46:52
[SPEAKER_00]: However, they're not better enough to be able to beat the shamrock.
46:56
[SPEAKER_00]: So I'm taking Westfield.
47:00
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm also taking Westfield here.
47:02
[SPEAKER_01]: Lines of last win over the sham rocks.
47:04
[SPEAKER_01]: Back on September 14, 2012, 35, 18 signs of one that game.
47:11
[SPEAKER_01]: And Greg, you just mentioned about House Lionsville, has division one athletes on this team, but so does Westfield.
47:17
[SPEAKER_01]: And their division one athletes are better.
47:19
[SPEAKER_01]: They're gonna prove it Friday.
47:20
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they went in a blowout.
47:51
[SPEAKER_02]: 1 in 2 to 12 win over Ben Davis and as I mentioned on our recap this week grant.
47:57
[SPEAKER_02]: I think A-Von might be for real.
47:58
[SPEAKER_02]: You have buried the hatchet Michelle.
48:01
[SPEAKER_02]: Hamilton saw these turn at A-Von, who you taken.
48:05
[SPEAKER_00]: That's a tough one.
48:06
[SPEAKER_00]: I just really don't know what to think about those mud sock teams.
48:10
[SPEAKER_00]: I think Southeastern probably should be better than what they've been, but Avon, I think last year they got some confidence from some big wins.
48:19
[SPEAKER_00]: And they carry that over to this season.
48:22
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe a little surprisingly, and I'm going to take Avon.
48:26
[SPEAKER_00]: I think it could be a tight live, but I will pick Avon.
48:32
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I buried the hatchet with them, because I picked them last week and they finally won.
48:36
[SPEAKER_01]: You know, it seems like they would kind of get me behind the sticks a little bit, because I'd pick against them and then they would win and I wouldn't get the points and I wouldn't get the win.
48:46
[SPEAKER_01]: And I'm big about winning nowadays.
48:49
[SPEAKER_01]: I don't care, I'll bury the hatchet.
48:53
[SPEAKER_01]: Avon is going to win.
48:54
[SPEAKER_01]: They're going to be Hamilton's out these.
48:55
[SPEAKER_01]: You don't pick them again.
48:57
[SPEAKER_01]: This day, I'm team again.
48:58
[SPEAKER_01]: The more I listen to you, Greg.
48:59
[SPEAKER_01]: The more I think you're right.
49:01
[SPEAKER_01]: They are a legit threat in six day.
49:03
[SPEAKER_01]: And I think they're criminally underrated right now.
49:06
[SPEAKER_01]: Two and a so far on the young season.
49:09
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they moved to three and a one Friday.
49:12
[SPEAKER_02]: The Andre Warfield is probably not the best running back in Indiana, but he's right there with a couple others.
49:18
[SPEAKER_02]: They more from Lawrence North being one of them.
49:20
[SPEAKER_02]: he has a difference maker and that defense and that offense of the line they are big and they are tough.
49:26
[SPEAKER_02]: That's a real team at Avon and I want to shout out Hamilton's how these turn look really good in the second half against North Central.
49:34
[SPEAKER_02]: I thought their young quarterback, Deacon Johnson, who's very well thought of sophomore as a young star, started to come together late in that game.
49:46
[SPEAKER_02]: And I think Hamilton's how these turns are going to be
49:51
[SPEAKER_02]: But I'm gonna take A-Von, and that'll even up this series all-time at 17, 17.
49:55
[SPEAKER_02]: So we all three took A-Von.
50:00
[SPEAKER_00]: And we did.
50:01
[SPEAKER_02]: Speaking of the Budsoft teams, noblesville officials in a rivalry game.
50:11
[SPEAKER_02]: Noblesville 1 and 1 and also close to BM2 and O, they had homestead on the ropes at homestead last Friday.
50:19
[SPEAKER_02]: Fisher's O and 2 coming off the 48 nothing lost to Lawrence, North.
50:25
[SPEAKER_02]: And the series has been dominated by Fisher's.
50:29
[SPEAKER_02]: Noblesville has been very good.
50:31
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm not sure that this isn't Noblesville's best team in a while, Michelle.
50:35
[SPEAKER_00]: I agree.
50:36
[SPEAKER_00]: They have two top.
50:39
[SPEAKER_00]: Offensive Lyman, one of them is committed to you, fishers must be young, team, or jelling, or something, because it's not, I won't say it's abnormal when you play the schedule they do to start out 0 and 2, but to start out 0 and 2 getting your butts handed to you each week is a different thing for fishers.
51:01
[SPEAKER_00]: And I can't imagine what
51:05
[SPEAKER_00]: That staff is dealing with trying to get their psyche's back.
51:10
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm taking the millers this week.
51:12
[SPEAKER_00]: I think Noble'sville is going to give some teams some trouble, not saying that they'll have necessarily go and be a title contender in that conference, but I think they can definitely be spoilers.
51:27
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think they're going to be a lot more competitive than what maybe people might have thought entering into the season.
51:36
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
51:37
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm actually picking fishers, I think, you know, the one thing that concerns me is that they haven't scored a point this season.
51:46
[SPEAKER_02]: They lost in their opening game, 48, nothing, and then it lost last week, 47, nothing.
51:51
[SPEAKER_01]: But when the two teams you played open this season,
52:00
[SPEAKER_01]: that kind that gives you a little bit of an exemption in my opinion, fishers in their 20 year history, by the way, fishers that people didn't know was not a high school until around 2005 or 2006.
52:13
[SPEAKER_01]: When they finally branched off from Hamilton's southeast and are created their own school, just because the population was getting so big down there.
52:22
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, a hampton, that school corporation didn't want a caramel-sized school, so that's why they built fishers.
52:29
[SPEAKER_01]: and fishers in their 20 year football history has never been shut out in back to back weeks until 2020.
52:38
[SPEAKER_01]: So I think that ends.
52:40
[SPEAKER_01]: I think they're gonna beat Noblesville.
52:42
[SPEAKER_01]: I think it'll be a really good game.
52:43
[SPEAKER_01]: It's a 730 kick.
52:45
[SPEAKER_01]: They're at Fisher's high school, Kirk Funk, the former Mrs. Satoa walk coach, is gonna get it done.
52:50
[SPEAKER_01]: I think it'll be a great game though.
52:54
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm touring on this one.
52:55
[SPEAKER_02]: My head tells me fishers is gonna win.
52:58
[SPEAKER_02]: completely controlled the series of late, but I watch nobles the last week and maybe maybe homestead's just no good, but I was pretty impressed by noblesville and they looked well coached to me, they have some athletes, they have some big dudes, give me noblesville, this is a toss up.
53:15
[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, this is one that screams when I open hair on Friday to look at scores and I'm going, why do I pick fishers?
53:22
[SPEAKER_01]: This is this one screaming at to me this week.
53:27
[SPEAKER_00]: And the Carmel Center Grove Games were probably the two toughest to pick in this batch.
53:42
[SPEAKER_02]: And now we move to one of the biggest games of the weekend.
53:46
[SPEAKER_02]: It is the Circle City Conference Championship, but nobody cares about that when they're playing this game.
53:51
[SPEAKER_02]: I mean, it's not officially that.
53:54
[SPEAKER_02]: the Circle City Conference Championship, but it is every year, there's two teams play each other.
53:59
[SPEAKER_02]: We have two in O Shotard at one in one run, Kali, one of the biggest rivalries in Indiana.
54:05
[SPEAKER_02]: Last year, Shotard dominated the regular season, 33 to 11, run Kali comes back and wins in the sectional 26th to 6th, makes it all the way to the state finals before a heart-breaking loss to Dwinger, then you fast forward to their next game first game this year.
54:21
[SPEAKER_02]: they lost by doing her to an inch literally.
54:23
[SPEAKER_02]: It looked like doing her maybe even lost the ball before he crossed the goal line.
54:27
[SPEAKER_02]: It was that close of a game.
54:28
[SPEAKER_02]: So essentially we're talking about two of the best teams in Indiana.
54:32
[SPEAKER_02]: Four eight number two should tard.
54:34
[SPEAKER_02]: Four eight number four Ron Kali.
54:36
[SPEAKER_02]: And it's a toss up, guys.
54:40
[SPEAKER_00]: It is.
54:41
[SPEAKER_00]: But I will take Ron Kali to win in a close when a once-gorge game.
54:48
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm going to take Ron Cali as well.
54:50
[SPEAKER_01]: I think this is going to be a close game.
54:52
[SPEAKER_01]: This may even be a caramel and center of Grove weren't playing.
54:55
[SPEAKER_01]: This could be your game of the night in the entire note that my opinion is are two huge private school rivalries.
55:02
[SPEAKER_01]: Again, it's a conference game.
55:04
[SPEAKER_01]: But with the game being at Ron Cali, I think they'll pull it out.
55:08
[SPEAKER_01]: And I think they'll be discharged.
55:12
[SPEAKER_02]: It's close, two of the best running backs in Indiana and this one is well with Danny Adams from Shattard and Alex Jarvis from Ron Colley.
55:21
[SPEAKER_02]: From what I've seen though, Shattard is just a mid-better than Ron Colley.
55:26
[SPEAKER_02]: It may not be like that at the end of the year, like last year, but I'm taking Shattard in this one.
55:32
[SPEAKER_02]: So I don't know who Kevin's taken, but I might be a lone wolf.
55:36
[SPEAKER_02]: Oh.
55:43
[SPEAKER_02]: And one of the most interesting games of the night, and the North East eight conference, we have East Noble, ranked fifth in class 4A at Huntington North, ranked 12th in class 5A, one of the best hunting to North teams in a long time coming off wins over East Brook and Garrett, very impressive.
56:02
[SPEAKER_02]: This is a whole different level though.
56:04
[SPEAKER_02]: East Noble's been a 4A power for a while, and is dominated this series to the tune of,
56:10
[SPEAKER_02]: I left 12 and up.
56:12
[SPEAKER_02]: So Michelle, can this hunting to North team that's been revived by a really good junior class and a solid senior class?
56:22
[SPEAKER_02]: Get the job done against these nobles and go to three and a. Yeah, I think they can.
56:30
[SPEAKER_00]: I was when I looked at these, this list, I was like, I think I might just have to flip a coin on this game to see who I should pick to win.
56:39
[SPEAKER_00]: Honeyton North, I thought they're a really good job of putting it to East Brook and you don't do that to Jeff Adams and teens.
56:49
[SPEAKER_00]: Pretty often.
56:50
[SPEAKER_00]: So I'll stay, I'll take honeyton North.
56:56
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm actually going to pick East Noble.
56:59
[SPEAKER_01]: They have been a consistent 4A powerhouse up there around the Fort Wayne area kind of overlooked
57:09
[SPEAKER_01]: conference with Carol and homestead and Snyder and all and and lures and all those teams.
57:15
[SPEAKER_01]: But East Nobles been legit.
57:17
[SPEAKER_01]: They've been to the state championship game recently in the last couple of seasons.
57:21
[SPEAKER_01]: They've got that lingering.
57:22
[SPEAKER_01]: They've got a really good coach and Alex Stewart.
57:25
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm taking East Nobles to be honking to North at Viking Stadium off of state road 9 in Huntington.
57:31
[SPEAKER_01]: Beautiful looking stadium.
57:33
[SPEAKER_01]: East Nobles gets it done.
57:36
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, you look at just the last couple of times.
57:38
[SPEAKER_02]: They've played 52 to 1739 and nothing.
57:41
[SPEAKER_02]: It's been all East Noble.
57:42
[SPEAKER_02]: That is an awful lot to erase in one year.
57:48
[SPEAKER_02]: But they've impressed me so much.
57:50
[SPEAKER_02]: I think Garrett's down a little bit, but not that much should.
57:54
[SPEAKER_02]: Hunting to North just handled them.
57:56
[SPEAKER_02]: I think they do it again this week.
57:57
[SPEAKER_02]: I think Hunting to North give me the Vikings.
57:59
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm impressed by Coach Ashbock and why he's done lathe and James looks like
58:07
[SPEAKER_02]: Again, it goes against my instincts to pick some of these schools like Huntington North, that never in my mind has been gonna football, but this team's legit, and I'm taking the Vikings.
58:28
[SPEAKER_02]: And this is when I just found interesting, because Speedway only won one game last year, and they host Triton Central,
58:35
[SPEAKER_02]: Trenton Central always a good program usually ranked not this year.
58:38
[SPEAKER_02]: Speedway 2 and O coming off a win over tech after the upset of the week and week one beating Heritage Christian.
58:45
[SPEAKER_02]: Trenton Central is a team.
58:48
[SPEAKER_02]: The score is a lot of points.
58:49
[SPEAKER_02]: They are a team that doesn't give up a whole lot of points.
58:53
[SPEAKER_02]: The last few years, Speedway has not been very good and Trenton Central has won four in a row in the series.
59:00
[SPEAKER_02]: Last year was just
59:05
[SPEAKER_02]: interesting game and as we've mentioned on every show so far this year grant cool uniforms.
59:12
[SPEAKER_01]: Cool uniforms and cool field there at Speedway in the shadows of the Indianapolis Motors Speedway.
59:19
[SPEAKER_01]: I'm picking Speedway to spark plugs.
59:22
[SPEAKER_01]: I'll probably regret it again, but give me Speedway to be trait and central.
59:27
[SPEAKER_00]: Great.
59:27
[SPEAKER_00]: I agree with you.
59:28
[SPEAKER_00]: I'm going to take the spark plugs.
59:29
[SPEAKER_00]: It's been a great year for Indie car.
59:32
[SPEAKER_00]: Alex flow just won his fifth championship in six years in fourth and a row.
59:38
[SPEAKER_00]: I love the checkered the checkered flag in zones at the plate at speedway.
59:44
[SPEAKER_00]: And now it's speedway.
59:47
[SPEAKER_00]: They can be pretty good.
59:48
[SPEAKER_00]: And they can have really good moments and in really some really good games.
59:53
[SPEAKER_00]: And I think this may just be
59:57
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, it's, uh, Connor battle was a player of the week candidate the first week.
1:00:03
[SPEAKER_02]: They're sophomore quarterback and look the great last week against tech.
1:00:06
[SPEAKER_02]: Of course, no offense tech, but most quarter back look pretty good against tech.
1:00:12
[SPEAKER_02]: But that's back to back games and, uh, I'm going to take the spark plugs too.
1:00:16
[SPEAKER_02]: And I think we're all going to regret it.
1:00:18
[SPEAKER_02]: Kevin's probably going to be the lone wolf and get us on that one.
1:00:26
[SPEAKER_02]: And then a fun game, our only game that is a non-conference game this week is Lebanon, a West Lafayette, two good programs in that area there, Lebanon, one and one.
1:00:35
[SPEAKER_02]: Also close to being 2 and 0 lost in overtime to Pinnleton Heights, West Lafayette, a good O and 2 team.
1:00:42
[SPEAKER_02]: Lebanon last week, a 2821 win at Western Boone, West Lafayette today, 1714 loss at McCutchen.
1:00:50
[SPEAKER_02]: Looks like two even teams to me Michelle and West Lafayette leaves the all-time series 12 to 10, but they've only played once since the 60s, so I don't think that tells us anything.
1:00:59
[SPEAKER_02]: Okay.
1:01:00
[SPEAKER_02]: And by the way, that was last year, a 37, 34 win by Lebanon.
1:01:04
[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, and that was when Lebanon was kind of pretty together.
1:01:07
[SPEAKER_00]: What, I think was it turned out to be kind of a surprising season, but they turned out to be pretty good.
1:01:13
[SPEAKER_00]: First, I think, in September and 30 years.
1:01:14
[SPEAKER_00]: West Lafayette is not the invincible West Lafayette that they were a few years ago.
1:01:20
[SPEAKER_00]: Not really sure why.
1:01:21
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't know.
1:01:22
[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe it's because some, they have so many ties to Purdue and produce football programs kind of fall on our times.
1:01:28
[SPEAKER_00]: I don't.
1:01:28
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
1:01:28
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
1:01:28
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
1:01:28
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
1:01:29
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
1:01:29
[SPEAKER_02]: Yeah.
1:01:29
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1:01:30
[SPEAKER_00]: But I think it'll be another good game.
1:01:32
[SPEAKER_00]: But I will take love.
1:01:33
[SPEAKER_00]: And I just think that right now they're just a, just a wee bit better.
1:01:38
[SPEAKER_01]: West Bluff yet is not the only team in that little crap town that is playing that night.
1:01:44
[SPEAKER_01]: uh... produce going to play in the estate a game that they'll actually somehow probably win i don't think what's left yet sweeps on friday night as a city i'm gonna take the levin and tigers to beat with lofty yet
1:01:58
[SPEAKER_01]: Levinon's been real good.
1:01:59
[SPEAKER_01]: They've actually kind of surprised me at times the season like in the penalty game, you know, you guys were real high on them at the start of the season.
1:02:07
[SPEAKER_01]: I just did by it quickly.
1:02:10
[SPEAKER_01]: I've realized that this was a good team again competing with with Penal 10 and then beating Western Boon last week.
1:02:16
[SPEAKER_01]: I'll pick Levinon to knock off West Lafayette on Friday and then Levinon next week is going to play Marion.
1:02:21
[SPEAKER_01]: So yeah, I think it's a good way to end
1:02:28
[SPEAKER_02]: I know it's a good way to end the week, because it is going to be a West Lafayette, weekend sweep, boiler up everybody.
1:02:36
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1:02:46
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