Bloomington South is the No. 1 team in 4A, according to the preseason AP poll released today.
Edgewood, Bloomfield, Eastern Greene and White River Valley all received votes in their respective classes.
South received 12 of 13 first-place votes. The lone other first-place vote went to No. 2 New Albany.
South and New [...]
Pike junior Marquis Teague, seen here playing for Spiece during the Adidas May Classic, is the top-ranked junior in a class that is heavy on talent. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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North’s D.J. Brown, left, and Hogan Stanger foul South’s Erik Fromm on his way to the basket during the teams’ scrimmage Thursday. David Snodgress | Herald-Times
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For both North and South, [...]
South’s Dee Davis defends North’s Julian Boatner last season. The two face off again tonight in a scrimmage at South. Chris Howell | Herald-Times
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North and South face off tonight in [...]
Bloomfield’s Elyse Weddle (35) and Edgewood’s Angela Hacker (35) fight for the ball. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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Edgewood’s girls used a 14-0 run to defeat Bloomfield, Jeremy Price writes. First-year coach [...]
Any notion that the South Panthers could begin the 2009-10 season without national recognition has flown out the window.
In preseason rankings by several national publications, South has been ranked as the No. 5 (Sporting News Magazine/Rivals.com), No. 6 (MaxPreps), No. 10 (ESPNRise) and No. 11 (USA Today) [...]
Edgewood’s Megan Hardesty is the Herald-Times girls’ soccer player of the year. Chris Howell | Herald-Times
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Megan Hardesty’s soccer career began with a boy falling down, and has continued through today, [...]
Linton’s Kent Helton runs a kickoff back for a touchdown against Fountain Central on Friday in the regional round of the playoffs. David Snodgress | Herald-Times
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Fountain Central erased all [...]
Two North Daviess defenders are needed to pull down Linton’s Stefan Sparks, a converted offensive lineman now playing fullback. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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As the Linton Miners prepare for the regional [...]
North’s Jake Tieken reacts after throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown right before halftime. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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Center Grove controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides [...]Final. North’s season ends at 8-4.
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Roberts catches a screen pass and cuts it back 40 yards for a TD. 48-7 with 4:07 left.
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North punt blocked at the 20, carried to the one and punched in from there. 48-0 with 8:01 remaining.
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End of third quarter. Center Grove [...]
North’s D’Angelo Roberts runs the ball through his offensive line and fullback last Friday against Whiteland. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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While Linton is looking to add to its tradition, North has [...]
Whiteland’s Tommy Riegel runs against the North defense last Friday. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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North’s potent offense allows its defense the leeway to try to make big plays, I wrote. Edgewood’s [...]Thanks to the IHSAA’s streaming broadcasts on Friday nights, I just watched two of Center Grove’s games this season, against Warren Central and Carmel.
The 8-3 Trojans lost both games, 17-14 to Carmel (on Sept. 4) and 28-14 to Warren Central (on Oct. 16). I’ve also seen Center Grove in person [...]
Linton’s defense brings down a North Knox ballcarrier last Friday. The Miners play host to North Daviess Friday. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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Linton is eager [...]
Beth Anne Weiler is the H-T girls’ golfer of the year. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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North’s Casey Smith had only played a handful of snaps all season, and never thrown a pass, but took over at quarterback Friday and made a couple of key plays in North’s win. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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The girls runners leave the start line at the beginning of the state cross-country meet in Terre Haute Saturday. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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The South girls finished seventh [...]
North running back D’Angelo Roberts turns upfield for some of his 421 yards rushing Friday night against Whiteland. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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North’s D’Angelo Roberts put the Cougars on his back, [...]END OF GAME
North has this one won. Will play Center Grove here next week.
2:41 LEFT IN THE FOURTH
Carl Sonnefeld bats down a ball on fourth down, and North takes over at the Whiteland 37.
5:51 LEFT IN THE FOURTH
North has the momentum. Forced fumble to start Whiteland’s drive, recovered by Ryan [...]
North’s D’Angelo Roberts listens to coach Scott Bless after Friday’s win against Decatur Central. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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How does North manage to get 6.5 yards every time D’Angelo Roberts carries [...]
North’s Eric Anderson chases down Decatur Central’s Brandon Ledford last week. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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North’s focus is on stopping the run this week, I wrote. The course for Saturday’s state [...]Here are North’s individual defensive stats through 10 games. Check out Thursday’s H-T for a story on how the defense is adjusting to try to stop the run.
TACKLES
Kenyun Byrd (MLB) β 66
Allen Cox (S) β 36.5
Ryan Heeb (OLB) β 29
Carl Sonnefeld (S) β 25.5
Sam Deckard (DL) β 24
Dylan Anderson (CB) [...]
Linton coach Steve Weber instructs his team during a preseason practice. Chris Howell | Herald-Times
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Linton is getting better at just the right time, I wrote. Lighthouse Christian found itself a [...]
Northβs 1980 state cross country champions were (back, from left): coach Charlie Warthan, Keith Sharpless, David Johnloz, Marty Bassett, Jeff Grove and Chris Crewell; (front, from left): manager Kirk Diehl, David Weigland, Mark Sharpless and David McMillan. The team was recently named the nationβs best for 1980 [...]
North’s Ray Leonard lost in three sets to Brebeuf’s Dougie Barnard in the singles state finals. David Snodgress | Herald-Times
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North’s Ray Leonard lost the state singles title in three [...]
North’s Jake Tieken is lifted into the air by Evan Crouch after scoring the winning two-point conversion. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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A thrilling game at Decatur Central, with North quarterback Jake [...]FIRST OVERTIME
Roberts scores from four yards. Two-point conversion time. Jake Tieken runs for the two-point conversion, and North wins 50-49.
Cody Turner runs three yards on third down, and Andrew Tutsie makes the kick. DECATUR CENTRAL 49, NORTH 42
END OF REGULATION
An unsportsmanlike penalty on Decatur Central as it lined up [...]
Tonight’s game pitting Eastern Greene against Scecina will be played at Manual, not the University of Indianapolis.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
North coach Scott Bless watches as his team runs during the preseason. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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To avoid sectional heartbreak, the North Cougars have to find a way to get over [...]
South’s Joey Forney runs for yardage against Pike earlier this season. Jeremy Hogan | Herald-Times
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Record aside, South coach Drew Wood said he has enjoyed this team as much, if not [...]
Edgewood’s Bryan Delos Santos runs against Brown County earlier this season. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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Edgewood’s one-two punch at running back has led the Mustangs to a 6-3 [...]
Owen Valley’s Tyler Lowe and Brandon Warner lead the team onto the field earlier this season. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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Even the teachers turned on Owen Valley durig its 0-6 start [...]
North’s Cesar Salazar tackles Southport’s Denzel Hinton earlier this season. Herald-Times
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Big plays ruined North’s chances of a comeback, I wrote as the lead for the weekly high school football [...]
South’s Lucas Franz drags Perry Meridian’s T.J. Lovejoy during the Panthers’ 17-14 loss on Friday. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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South was its own worst enemy against Perry Meridian, [...]FINAL
Anthony Shelman runs 47 yards on what should have been the last play of the game. Lawrence Central 45, North 14.
5:55 LEFT IN THE FOURTH
North’s last hope may have ended, with Dylan Anderson dropping a pass on fourth-and-4 on the LC 14.
9:02 LEFT IN THE FOURTH
North scores again on a [...]
South’s boys’ tennis match against Zionsville has been moved from North Central to the University of Indianapolis’ indoor facility.
Everyone is in route to the facility now.
Still haven’t heard anything from Houser. The IHSAA website has results for two of the four quarterfinals, but South isn’t one of them. I assume [...]
Here are Owen Valley’s defensive stats through eight games.
TACKLES
Dylen Hutcherson β 56
Matt Amos β 52.5
Dillon Shedd β 51.5
Gryfen Brinson β 41
Gus Hancock β 40.5
Mike Turley β 30.5
Ethan Wood β 31
Evan Rice β 25
Brandon Warner β 25
Shawn White β 22.5
SACKS
Gus Hancock β 2.5
Shawn White β 2
Ethan Wood β 2
Brandon Warner β [...]
Here are North’s defensive stats through eight games.
TACKLES
Kenyun Byrd β 62.5
Allen Cox β 30
Ryan Heeb β 28.5
Justus Erb β 27.5
Turner De Hon β 24
Sam Deckard β 22.5
Carl Sonnefeld β 22.5
Stephen Bartlett β 21
Dylan AndersonΒ β 19.5
Jordan Melwid β 14.5
SACKS
Kenyun Byrd β 2.5
Sam Deckard β 2
Stephen Bartlett β 1.5
Justus Erb β [...]
A host of Edgewood defenders tackle Brown County’s Michael Leggins last week. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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Even week nine of the high school football season has meaning, I wrote. Today’s [...]
Area runners have their pick of shoes, but most find that one brand or model works best for them. Monty Howell | Herald-Times
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Lynn Houser leads off his tennis/cross [...]I know the philosophy behind a blind sectional draw. I can appreciate it. I can realize that, really, basketball is the end-all, be-all in Indiana and anything that is good for it is good enough for every other sport.
But, come on, this is not basketball. This is football. Upsets are [...]
Eastern Greene’s volleyball match tonight against Shoals has been changed to a varsity-only contest due to sickness. The game will start at 6:30 p.m.
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