NEWS AND NUGGETS
Mooresville's Mike Gillin announced his retirement after nine years and 47 years overall. The Indiana Football Hall of Famer was 68-40 with the Pioneers and 373-157 overall. He is currently the third winningest coach in Indiana behind Sheridan's Bud Wright (464 wins) and Russ Radtke (423 wins) of Knox.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' Kyle Lindsay picked up his 100th career win with the Knights' 38-7 decision over Delta on October 24.
Knox's Myles McLaughlin became Indiana's new single season rushing leader with his program-best 469 yards on 42 carries with seven touchdowns in the Redskins' 50-21 win over Jimtown on October 24. He now has 309 rushes for 3,603 yards with 55 scores, surpassing the previous high of 3,536 yards by Markell Jones of Columbus East in 2014. For his career, McLaughlin has 10,596 yards with 158 touchdowns and is just 271 yards behind Charlie Spegal of New Palestine, who accumulated 10,867 yards.
In Eastbrook's 37-36 overtime victory over Alexandria, Bodie Howell threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Matt Slater on an untimed down at the end of regulation following a penalty and then connected with Miles Brown for the two-point conversion. In overtime, Howell scored a two-yard touchdown and then followed with the two-point conversion.
Triton Central's Zeke Robertson hauled in the game-winning 20-yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds left in the Tigers' 22-19 win over Centerville.
Devin Craig of Lapel threw for his 100th career touchdown in the Bulldogs' 32-0 blanking of Winchester. In the contest, he was 18-of-26 for 302 yards with four scores.
Lapel and Riverton Parke are 10-0 for the first time in program history.
Mount Vernon (Fortville), South Central, and West Vigo finished 0-10 for the first time in program history.
POST-SEASON SUCCESS
Adams Central, Heritage Hills, and Providence are on a seven-game winning streak.
New Palestine has won six straight contests.
Brownsburg and Decatur Central have captured five straight wins.
Here is the last time these teams were unbeaten.
Adams Central (10-0-2023), Brownsburg (9-0-2023), Brownstown Central (10-0-2024), Cascade (10-0-2024), Crown Point (9-0-2024), Eastbrook (10-0-2021), East Noble (10-0-2019), Evansville Memorial (9-0-2024), Frontier (10-0-1987), Knox (10-0-2023), Lapel (10-0-first time), New Palestine (9-0-2024), Penn (9-0-2016), Riverton Parke (10-0-first time), Springs Valley (10-0-1992).
Here is the last time these teams finished winless (Bolded teams still active)
Bellmont (0-10-2024), Benton Central (0-10-2024), Blackford (0-10-2023), Cambridge City Lincoln (0-10-2022), Evansville Bosse (0-10-2024), Fort Wayne Wayne (0-10-2019), Frankfort (0-9-2024), Hammond Central (0-9-first time), Mount Vernon (Fortville) (0-10-first time), New Albany (0-9-first time), North Vermillion (0-10-1974), Perry Central (0-10-1981), Pike Central (0-10-2019), Portage (0-9-2023), Prairie Heights (0-10-2023), South Central (0-10-first time), Terre Haute North (0-9-2023), West Vigo (0-10-first time).
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Adams Central has won 24 games in a row
New Palestine is on a 23-game winning streak.
Brownsburg is on a 14-game winning streak.
Brownstown Central, Cascade, Eastbrook, East Noble, Frontier, Knox, Lapel, Riverton Parke, and Springs Valley have won 10 games in a row
Crown Point, Evansville Memorial, and Penn have claimed nine consecutive wins.
Andrean, Gibson Southern, Lafayette Jeff, Lawrenceburg, Mishawaka, and Rochester are on an eight-game winning streak.
Decatur Central, Floyd Central, Griffith, Indianapolis Lutheran, and Paoli have claimed seven straight victories.
Concord, Eastside, Eastern (Greentown), Merrillville, Seeger, and Whiteland are on a six-game winning streak.
Bloomington North, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Evansville North, Franklin County, North Central (Farmersburg), Pendleton Heights, Rensselaer Central, Southridge, and Sullivan have run off five consecutive wins.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Heritage Hills, Hobart, LaVille, Providence, South Adams, Terre Haute South, and Triton Central have come up with four wins in a row.
Danville, Evansville Reitz, Fremont, Greenfield-Central, Guerin Catholic, Indianapolis Roncalli, Lewis Cass, Northeastern, South Putnam, Tecumseh, Tri, Twin Lakes, and Westfield have won three straight contests.
Avon, Beech Grove, Bluffton, Brebeuf Jesuit, Center Grove, Charlestown, Columbia City, Columbus East, Clarksville, Crawfordsville, Elkhart, Evansville Harrison, Garrett, Greensburg, Heritage Christian, Homestead, Indian Creek, Indianapolis Ben Davis, Indianapolis Tech, Jasper, Jay County, Manchester, Milan, Mississinewa, Southmont, Tipton, Triton, Warsaw, West Central, West Noble are on a two-game winning streak.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS (Bolded teams still active)
Bellmont has lost 42 games in a row.
Frankfort has lost 28 straight contests.
Benton Central and Evansville Bosse have dropped 21 consecutive games.
Cambridge City Lincoln has 18 straight losses.
Blackford has lost 16 consecutive contests.
New Albany is on a 15-game losing streak.
Christel House Manual and Pike Central has suffered 13 losses in row.
Mount Vernon (Fortville) and Terre Haute North have dropped 12 consecutive contests.
Fort Wayne Wayne, Hammond Central, North Vermillion, Perry Central, Prairie Heights, South Central, and West Vigo are on a 11-game losing skid.
Portage, Wawasee and Whitko have dropped nine straight games.
Evansville Central, Noblesville, and Union County have suffered eight loses in a row.
Anderson and Indianapolis Tindley have dropped seven consecutive contests.
Batesville, Fairfield, Highland, John Glenn, Perry Meridian, and Whiting are on a six-game losing streak.
Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Hammond Bishop Noll, Jennings County, McCutcheon, North Knox, North White, and Southern Wells have lost five straight games.
Attica, Delta, Edgewood, Forest Park, Greenwood, Madison-Grant, North Central (Indianapolis), Princeton, South Bend Washington, Tri-County, and Vincennes Lincoln have a four-game losing skid.
Boonville, Clinton Prairie, Columbus North, Fort Wayne Blackhawk, Fort Wayne Concordia, Franklin Central, Goshen, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, New Castle, New Haven, Northwestern, Owen Valley, Parke Heritage, Silver Creek, South Newton, South Spencer, Union City, Warren Central, Woodlan, and Zionsville have dropped three consecutive games.
Chesterton, Covenant Christian, Covington, Edinburgh, Fort Wayne North, Hamilton Heights, Heritage, Indianapolis Scecina, Irvington Prep Academy, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lake Station, Lawrence Central, Leo, Maconaquah, North Montgomery, Oak Hill, Purdue Poly Englewood, Richmond, Rushville, Salem, Seymour, Southport, and Winamac are on a two-game losing skid.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
Russ Radtke (Knox) 423, John Hart (Brownsburg) 358, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 329, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 322, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 311, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 265, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 265, Kevin O'Shea (Twin Lakes) 257, Tim Able (Triton Central) 244, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 237, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 210, Herb King (Fountain Central) 209, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 208, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 203, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 189, Phil Mason (Griffith) 179, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 178, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 173, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 170, Kevin Wright (Carmel) 167, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 165. Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 161, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 161, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 158, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 157, Andy Thomas (Angola) 156, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 156, Kyle Ralph (New Palestine) 150, Doug Hurt (Castle) 149, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 149, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 146, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 144, Brian Crabtree (North Vermillion) 143, Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) 142, Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 138, Nate Andrews (NorthWood) 136, Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 135, Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 133, Jason Hawkins (Clarksville) 131, Scott Buening (Southridge) 128, Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 127, Doug Dinan (Carroll Fort Wayne) 125, Ryan Langferman (Milan) 123, Josh Edwards (Eastern Greentown) 121, Mike Wilhelm (Yorktown) 119, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 119, Chris Coll (Franklin) 117, Greg Barrett (Terre Haute South) 117, Justin Pelley (Western Boone) 114, Curt Funk (Fishers) 113, Mark Raetz (Northview) 113, Brandon Baker (Northfield) 112, Justin Bogunia (Bremen) 111, Ron Qualls (Indianapolis Shortridge) 106, Brad Seiss (Merrillville) 103, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 102, Kyle Lindsay (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers) 100, Mark Peterson (Chesterton) 98, Pete Gast (Alexandria) 98, Jed Richman (Pendleton Heights) 98, Adam Berry (Pioneer) 97, Waylon Schenk (North Posey) 95, Rob Doyle (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard) 95, Desson Hannon (Southmont) 95, Tim Miller (Lapel) 94, Kyle Enright (Decatur Central) 88, Paul Sade (Churubusco) 88, Scott Snodgrass (Hagerstown) 88, Grant Moser (South Adams) 87, Chris Skinner (Andrean) 86, Pat Shanley (Lafayette Jeff) 84, Mike Jones (Winchester) 84.
