NEWS AND NUGGETS
Wheeler's homecoming contest with Boone Grove, along with all of the other festivities, were cancelled because of rumored alleged threats being made against the school.
Edinburgh homecoming game with Milan and other activities were cancelled because of a formal harassment complaint filed late Thursday involving members of the football team. It is uncertain whether or not the Lancers will host Switzerland County this coming week.
Liam Ko's 13-yard touchdown reception with 10 seconds left helped Lapel rally for a 29-26 win over Indian Creek. The Bulldogs trailed by 12 points with less than three minutes remaining.
North White's Mason DeBoard tied a state-record with three kickoff returns for touchdowns in the Vikings' 52-40 win over Faith Christian.
Indianapolis Cathedral played at Southport for the first time since 1955 and came away with a 54-0 triumph.
Hamilton Southeastern quarterback Terry Walker III will be sidelined the remainder of the season with a knee injury. The Duke University recruit suffered the mishap during the Royals' 28-16 loss to rival Fishers on September 12.
Decatur Central quarterback Bo Polston returned from an injury to go 7-of-14 for 82 yards with two touchdowns and ran twice for 25 yards with another score in the defending Class 5A state champion Hawks' 73-27 win over Mooresville.
Evansville Mater Dei signal caller Tate Mallory's season came to an end with an arm injury suffered in the Wildcats' 28-21 loss to Jasper.
Griffith boss Phil Mason hopes to return to the sidelines this week after missing the last two games battling pneumonia.
Irvington Prep ended its 19-game losing streak with 22-14 victory over Christel House Manual.
Eastern (Pekin) snapped a 14-game losing skid with 14-12 win over Eastern Greene.
Riverton Parke is 5-0 for the first time in program history.
Scottsburg is 5-0 for the first time since 1974.
Springs Valley is 5-0 for the first time since 1992.
North Daviess is 5-0 for the first time since 1998.
Lapel is 5-0 for the first time since 2005.
South Bend Saint Joseph is 5-0 for the first time since 2011.
Penn is 5-0 for the first time since 2016.
Brebeuf Jesuit is 0-5 for the first time since 2002.
New Prairie is 0-5 for the first time since 2011.
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Adams Central and New Palestine are on a 19-game winning streak.
Heritage Hills has claimed 18 straight wins.
Brownsburg is on a 10-game winning streak.
Bloomington South, Bluffton, Brownstown Central, Cascade, Center Grove, Crown Point, East Noble, Edgewood, Evansville Memorial, Frontier, Knox, Lapel, Logansport, Maconaquah, North Daviess, North Decatur, Northeastern, Northview, Penn, Plainfield, Riverton Parke, Scottsburg, South Bend Saint Joseph, Southmont, Springs Valley, Triton Central, and West Central have won five games in a row.
Andrean, Castle, Crawford County, Elkhart, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Jasper, Lafayette Jeff, Lebanon, Lowell, North Judson, Triton, Warren Central, Western, and Wheeler are on a four-game winning streak.
Bedford North Lawrence, Bremen, Charlestown, Columbus East, Decatur Central, Floyd Central, Gibson Southern, Hagerstown, Lawrence North, Mishawaka, Northwestern, Pioneer, Plymouth, Rochester, Western Boone, and Westfield have claimed three straight victories.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS
Crown Point 32, Mississinewa 28, New Palestine 21, Brownstown Central 17, Cascade 14, Evansville Memorial 14, Frontier 14, Maconaquah 14, Northeastern 14, Adams Central 13, East Noble 12, Heritage Hills 12, North Decatur 12, Logansport 11, Springs Valley 11, Wheeler 11, Triton Central 9, Plainfield 8, Riverton Parke 8, Lapel 7, Northview 7, Penn 7, Bloomington South 6, Knox 6, West Central 6, Bluffton 5, Center Grove 5, Edgewood 5, North Daviess 5, Scottsburg 5, South Bend Saint Joseph 5, Southmont 5, Andrean 4, Castle 4, Crawford County 4, Elkhart 4, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 4, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 4, Jasper 4, Lafayette Jeff 4, Lebanon 4, Lowell 4, North Judson 4, Triton 4, Warren Central 4, Western 4, Bedford North Lawrence 3, Bremen 3, Charlestown 3, Columbus East 3, Decatur Central 3, Floyd Central 3, Gibson Southern 3, Hagerstown 3, Lawrence North 3, Mishawaka 3, Northwestern 3, Pioneer 3, Plymouth 3, Rochester 3, Western 3, Westfield 3.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Bellmont has lost 37 games in a row.
Frankfort has lost 24 straight contests.
Benton Central, Evansville Bosse, and Southport have dropped 16 consecutive games.
Cambridge City Lincoln and Fort Wayne Concordia have 12 straight losses.
Blackford and New Albany are on an 11-game losing streak.
Mitchell has dropped 10 games in a row.
Christel House Manual has lost nine straight games.
Pike Central, Speedway, Terre Haute North, and Union City have suffered eight losses in row.
Hammond Central, Mount Vernon (Fortville), Northfield, Northridge, and Seymour have dropped seven consecutive contests.
Evansville Harrison, Fort Wayne Wayne, Frankton, Greensburg, Kankakee Valley, Madison, New Prairie, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Perry Central, Prairie Heights, Portage, South Central, Tri-County, and West Vigo are on a six-game losing skid.
Culver Community, Faith Christian, Greenwood, Indianapolis Tindley, Jay County, Marion, Noblesville, North Harrison, Owen Valley, South Bend Washington, Wawasee, and Whitko have dropped four straight games.
Anderson, Attica, Bowman Academy, Clarksville, Clinton Central, Covenant Christian, Crawfordsville, Evansville Central, Fort Wayne Blackhawk, Franklin, Goshen, Lafayette Central Catholic, Milan, New Castle, Peru, Princeton, Salem, Southridge, Sullivan, Union County, and Woodlan have suffered three loses in a row.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES
Bellmont 34, Greensburg 24, Frankfort 22, Southport 16, Benton Central 15, Evansville Bosse 14, Cambridge City Lincoln 12, Fort Wayne Concordia 12, Blackford 10, New Albany 10, Mitchell 9, Christel House Manual 8, Fort Wayne Wayne 7, Pike Central 7, Speedway 7, Terre Haute North 7, Union City 7, Hammond Central 6, Mount Vernon (Fortville) 6, North Montgomery 6, Northfield 6, Northridge 6, Prairie Heights 6, Seymour 6, Evansville Harrison 5, Frankton 5, Kankakee Valley 5, Madison 5, New Prairie 5, North Vermillion 5, Perry Central 5. Portage 5, South Central 5, Tri-County 5, West Vigo 5, Culver Community 4, Faith Christian 4, Greenwood 4, Indianapolis Tindley 4, Jay County 4, Marian 4, Noblesville 4, North Harrison 4, Owen Valley 4, South Bend Washington 4, Wawasee 4, Whitko 4, Anderson 3, Attica 3, Bowman Academy 3, Clarksville 3, Clinton Central 4, Covenant Christian 3, Evansville Central 3, Fort Wayne Blackhawk 3, Franklin 3, Goshen 3, Lafayette Central Catholic 3, Milan 3, New Castle 3, Peru 3, Princeton 3, Salem 3, Southridge 3, Sullivan 3, Union County 3, Woodlan 3.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
Russ Radtke (Knox) 418, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 371, John Hart (Brownsburg) 354, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 324, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 317, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 308, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 262, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 261, Tim Able (Triton Central) 240, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 232, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 206, Herb King (Fountain Central) 205, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 205, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 198, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 186, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 175, Phil Mason (Griffith) 174, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 169, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 168, Kevin Wright (Carmel) 163, Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 160, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 160, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 159, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 158, Andy Thomas (Angola) 153, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 153, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 152, Doug Hurt (Castle) 147, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 146, Kyle Ralph (New Palestine) 146, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 143, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 143, Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) 137, Nate Andrews (NorthWood) 134, Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 134, Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 131, Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 129, Jason Hawkins (Clarksville) 128, Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 126, Scott Buening (Southridge) 124, Doug Dinan (Carroll Fort Wayne) 121, Ryan Langferman (Milan) 120, Josh Edwards (Eastern Greentown) 116, Mike Wilhelm (Yorktown) 116, Chris Coll (Franklin) 115,Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 115, Greg Barrett (Terre Haute South) 113, Justin Pelley (Western Boone) 111, Brandon Baker (Northfield) 110, Curt Funk (Fishers) 110, Mark Raetz (Northview) 110, Justin Bogunia (Bremen) 108, Ron Qualls (Indianapolis Shortridge) 105, Brad Seiss (Merrillville) 99, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 99, Kyle Lindsay (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers) 97, Mark Peterson (Chesterton) 96, Pete Gast (Alexandria) 94, Jed Richman (Pendleton Heights) 93, Waylon Schenk (North Posey) 92, Adam Berry (Pioneer) 92, Rob Doyle (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard) 91, Desson Hannon (Southmont) 91, Tim Miller (Lapel) 89, Scott Snodgrass (Hagerstown) 87.