NEWS AND NUGGETS
The pairings for the 53rd annual IHSAA state football tournament are available on www.ihsaa.org
Injuries and low numbers have forced both Edinburgh and Irvington Prep Academy to cancel the rest of their varsity schedule seasons. Both programs, along with Tri-Central and Christel House Manual, will not participate in the IHSAA state tournament, which starts on October 24.
Beech Grove has forfeited its first three victories (Greenfield-Central, Jennings County, and Indianapolis Scecina) for using an ineligible player. The Hornets self-reported this to the IHSAA and currently stand 2-6.
Travis Nolting of Greenfield-Central earned his 100th career victory with the Cougars' 24-13 decision over Delta.
With his two touchdown passes in a 42-0 win against Perry Meridian, Decatur Central signal caller Bo Polston is now the program's all-time leader with 62 touchdowns for his career.
LaVille's 28-27 overtime win over Jimtown was the Lancers' first triumph in the series since 1990.
South Spencer sophomore lineman JaQuar Johnson is currently at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health in Indianapolis after suffering a concussion and neck injury during the Rebels' contest at North Central (Farmersburg). He has full use of all of his extremities and his CT scan and MRI results both came back negative. The game was called in the third quarter with North Central holding a 20-13 advantage.
Mishawaka's Steele Stadium is one of 25 finalists in the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest. The winning school gets one million dollars to use towards football stadium renovation. The promotion awards $25,000 to each of the finalists, too, so Mishawaka will be getting some money regardless of if they win the grand prize. Mishawaka is the only school from Indiana selected. Fans are allowed to vote for the grand prize winner once per day on the promotion's website (www.t-mobile.com/brand/friday-night-5g-lights) through October 24. The winner will be announced October 30.
Lapel, North Daviess, and Riverton Parke are 8-0 for the first time in program history.
Hammond Central and South Central are 0-8 for the first time in program history.
Eastbrook ended Mississinewa's 30-game regular season winning streak with a 35-14 triumph.
Here is the last time these teams started 8-0.
Adams Central (2023), Bloomington South (2015), Brownsburg (2024), Brownstown Central (2024), Cascade (2024), Crown Point (2024), Eastbrook (2021), East Noble (2019), Evansville Memorial (2024), Frontier (2024), Knox (2023), Lapel (first time), Maconaquah (2024), New Palestine (2024), North Daviess (first time), Penn (2016), Riverton Parke (first time), South Bend Saint Joseph (1995), Springs Valley (1992), Wheeler (7-0-2015).
Here is the last time these teams started 0-8.
Bellmont (2024), Benton Central (2024), Blackford (2023), Cambridge City Lincoln (2022), Christel House Manual (2014), Evansville Bosse (2024), Fort Wayne Wayne (2019), Frankfort (2024), Hammond Central (first time), Mitchell (1977), Mount Vernon (Fortville) (1976), New Albany (2009), North Vermillion (1974), Perry Central (1981), Pike Central (2020), Portage (2023), Prairie Heights (2023), South Central (first time), Speedway (1989), Terre Haute North (2023), West Vigo (1963).
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Adams Central and New Palestine are on a 22-game winning streak.
Brownsburg is on a 13-game winning streak.
Bloomington South, Brownstown Central, Cascade, Crown Point, Eastbrook, East Noble, Evansville Memorial, Frontier, Knox, Lapel, Maconaquah, North Daviess, Penn, Riverton Parke, South Bend Saint Joseph, and Springs Valley have won eight games in a row
Andrean, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Lafayette Jeff, Lebanon, Lowell, North Judson, and Wheeler are on a seven-game winning streak.
Decatur Central, Floyd Central, Gibson Southern, Lawrence North, Mishawaka, Pioneer, and Rochester have claimed six straight victories.
Churubusco, Concord, East Central, Griffith, Indianapolis Lutheran, Linton-Stockton, Merrillville, Paoli, Whiteland, and Winchester are on a five-game winning streak.
Bloomington North, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), DeKalb, Eastside, Eastern (Greentown), Evansville North, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Muncie Central, Seeger, and Tippecanoe Valley have run off four consecutive wins.
Bowman Academy, Cloverdale, Franklin County, Hamilton Heights, Leo, Michigan City, North Central (Farmersburg), North Miami, Pendleton Heights, Rensselaer Central, Salem, Southridge, Sullivan, and Terre Haute South have come up with three wins in a row.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS
Crown Point 35, New Palestine 24, Brownstown Central 20, Cascade 17, Evansville Memorial 17, Frontier 17, Maconaquah 17, Adams Central 16, East Noble 15, Springs Valley 14, Wheeler 14, Riverton Parke 11, Lapel 10, Penn 10, Bloomington South 9, Knox 9, Eastbrook 8, North Daviess 8, South Bend Saint Joseph 8, Andrean 7, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 7, Lafayette Jeff 7, Lebanon 7, Lowell 7, North Judson 7, Decatur Central 6, Floyd Central 6, Gibson Southern 6, Mishawaka 6, Pioneer 6, Rochester 6, Churubusco 5, Concord 5, East Central 5, Griffith 5, Indianapolis Lutheran 5, Linton-Stockton 5, Merrillville 5, Paoli 5, Whiteland 5, Winchester 5, Bloomington North 4, Carmel 4, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 4, DeKalb 4, Eastside 4, Eastern (Greentown) 4, Evansville North 4, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 4, Muncie Central 4, Seeger 4, Tippecanoe Valley 4, Bowman Academy 3, Cloverdale 3, Franklin County 3, Hamilton Heights 3, Leo 3, Michigan City 3, North Central (Farmersburg) 3, North Miami 3, Pendleton Heights 3, Rensselaer Central 3, Salem 3, Sullivan 3, Terre Haute South 3.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Bellmont has lost 40 games in a row.
Frankfort has lost 27 straight contests.
Benton Central and Evansville Bosse have dropped 19 consecutive games.
Cambridge City Lincoln has 16 straight losses.
Blackford and New Albany are on a 14-game losing streak.
Mitchell has dropped 13 games in a row.
Christel House Manual has lost 12 straight games.
Pike Central, Speedway, and Terre Haute North have suffered 11 losses in row.
Hammond Central and Mount Vernon (Fortville) have dropped 10 consecutive contests.
Fort Wayne Wayne, North Vermillion, Perry Central, Prairie Heights, Portage, South Central, and West Vigo are on a nine-game losing skid.
Marion, Noblesville, Wawasee, and Whitko have dropped seven straight games.
Anderson, Evansville Central, Indianapolis Tindley, and Union County have suffered six loses in a row.
Brown County, Greenwood Christian, Jimtown, Lake Central, Mishawaka Marian, and Perry Meridian have dropped five consecutive contests.
Batesville, Connersville, Eastern Greene, Elwood, Fairfield, Fort Wayne Snider, Highland, John Glenn, McCutcheon, Norwell, Park Tudor, South Vermillion, and Whiting are on a four-game losing streak.
Caston, Corydon Central, Crawford County, Delphi, Eastern (Pekin), Edgewood, Hagerstown, Hammond Bishop Noll, Jennings County, LaPorte, North Central (Indianapolis), North Knox, North White, Plymouth, South Dearborn, South Bend Riley, Southern Wells, Wabash, and West Lafayette have lost three straight games.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES
Bellmont 37, Frankfort 25, Benton Central 18, Evansville Bosse 17, Cambridge City Lincoln 15, Blackford 13, New Albany 13, Mitchell 12, Christel House Manual 11, Fort Wayne Wayne 10, Pike Central 10, Speedway 10, Terre Haute North 10, Hammond Central 9, Mount Vernon (Fortville) 9, Prairie Heights 9, North Vermillion 8, Perry Central 8, Portage 8, South Central 8, West Vigo 8, Marion 7, Noblesville 7, Wawasee 7, Whitko 7, Anderson 6, Evansville Central 6, Indianapolis Tindley 6, Union County 6, Brown County 5, Greenwood Christian 5, Jimtown 5, Lake Central 5, Mishawaka Marian 5, Perry Meridian 5, Batesville 4, Connersville 4, Eastern Greene 4, Elwood 4, Fairfield 4, Fort Wayne Snider 4, Highland 4, John Glenn 4, McCutcheon 4, Norwell 4, Park Tudor 4, South Vermillion 4, Whiting 4, Caston 3, Corydon Central 3, Crawford County 3, Delphi 3, Eastern (Pekin) 3, Edgewood 3, Hagerstown 3, Hammond Bishop Noll 3, Jennings County 3, LaPorte 3, North Central (Indianapolis) 3, North Knox 3, North White 3, Plymouth 3, South Dearborn 3, South Bend Riley 3, Southern Wells 3, Wabash 3, West Lafayette 3.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
Russ Radtke (Knox) 421, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 372, John Hart (Brownsburg) 357, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 327, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 320, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 310, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 264, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 264, Tim Able (Triton Central) 242, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 235, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 208, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 207, Herb King (Fountain Central) 207, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 201, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 188, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 177, Phil Mason (Griffith) 177, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 172, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 170, Kevin Wright (Carmel) 166, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 163, Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 160, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 160, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 158, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 156, Andy Thomas (Angola) 155, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 154, Doug Hurt (Castle) 149, Kyle Ralph (New Palestine) 149, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 147, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 145, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 144, Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) 140, Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 137, Nate Andrews (NorthWood) 135, Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 133, Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 132, Jason Hawkins (Clarksville) 129, Scott Buening (Southridge) 127, Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 126, Doug Dinan (Carroll Fort Wayne) 124, Ryan Langferman (Milan) 122, Josh Edwards (Eastern Greentown) 119, Mike Wilhelm (Yorktown) 118, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 117, Chris Coll (Franklin) 117, Greg Barrett (Terre Haute South) 116, Justin Pelley (Western Boone) 113, Curt Funk (Fishers) 112, Mark Raetz (Northview) 112, Brandon Baker (Northfield) 111, Justin Bogunia (Bremen) 110, Ron Qualls (Indianapolis Shortridge) 106, Brad Seiss (Merrillville) 102, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 100, Kyle Lindsay (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers) 99, Mark Peterson (Chesterton) 98, Pete Gast (Alexandria) 97, Jed Richman (Pendleton Heights) 96, Adam Berry (Pioneer) 95, Waylon Schenk (North Posey) 94, Rob Doyle (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard) 94, Desson Hannon (Southmont) 93, Tim Miller (Lapel) 92, Scott Snodgrass (Hagerstown) 87, Kyle Enright (Decatur Central) 87.
