I don't know the whole story yet, but can confirm Coach Igel has just resigned his new position at Pike Central. (As in this morning)


Pike Central boys - Departing Coach Hunter Elliott
PETERSBURG, Ind. - Andy Igel (Closed 8/14)

When my wife shared this with me my first reaction was “I get it!” Always trouble when you make a blanket punishment like this with good kids getting hurt too, but there comes a time.

Week 2 saw a wave of storms move across Indiana on Friday night which resulted in the postponement or cancellation of many games. Three of those affected teams in our contest, but fortunately all three were completed on Saturday.

Five teams were picked by our players in this round. The most popular pick was 6A #7 Ben Davis, which lost a 29-28 overtime thriller to the unranked Avon Orioles on a 2-point conversion (after being ranked preseason #1, the Giants are now 0-2). Three contestants chose 3A #16 Mississinewa, and the Indians recorded their second consecutive 35-0 shutout for this week's largest margin of victory, this time over the Marion Giants. For perhaps the first time in contest history, the majority of our teams went down to defeat: Ben Davis, 2A #10 Southmont, 5A #7 Bloomington South, Penn, and Evansville North all suffered losses.

Ranger20's pick of Mississinewa moved him into first place in our standings after Week 2 with 63 points. Ed Stachulak and Mr. B.A. are tied for second with 56, followed by Nick Jenkinson in fourth with 52. CoachC dropped from first to fifth in this round with 50 points. We have a very competitive contest as we head into Week 3!

Here are the games for Week 2 with scores, point margins, and the number of players who picked each one:

Mississinewa 35, Marion 0 (35 points, 3 players)
North Judson 32, LaVille 8 (24 points, 1 player)
Leo 28, Angola 13 (15 points, 2 players)
Batesville 27, Milan 26 (1 point, 2 players)
Avon 29, Ben Davis 28 OT (-1 point, 4 players)
North Putnam 32, Southmont 27 (-5 points, no players)
Martinsville 41, Bloomington South 35 (-6 points, no players)
Mishawaka 27, Penn 7 (-20 points, no players)
Evansville Memorial 35, Evansville North 14 (-21 points, no players)

Here are the standings after Week 2:

63 points
Ranger20

56 points
Ed Stachulak
Mr. B.A.

52 points
Nick Jenkinson

50 points
CoachC

36 points
TheGorilla23

29 points
HickoryHusker
Rob Deweese

27 points
hhsdawg
kyleajolly

20 points
Quad Runner
ysuindy

If you haven't already sent in your pick for Week 3, be sure to email it to shsfan475@gmail.com by 6:00 pm ET on Friday, Sep. 6!

Seeking help with new Record Book category - Most Missed Free Throws in a game.

In the course of researching for other record, I kept running across these noteworthy “performances.” I made note of enough to get it started, but I know I have just scratched the surface. If anyone has a memory or story they recall hearing about a team missing a slew of charity shots, please let me know, and I will try to get it researched and confirmed. Once I have a decent enough list, I will get the whole category added. Here’s what I have as a start..

Most Missed Free Throws in Game
(B) 21 Cuzco vs. Petersburg 1939-40
(B) 20 FW Central vs. Anderson 1937-38
(B) 18 Franklin vs. Rushville 1979-80
(B) 18 Rochester vs. Elwood 1948-49
(B) 17 EC Roosevelt vs. Lafayette Jeff 1969-70
(B) 17 EV Bosse vs. Jeffersonville 1989-90
(B) 16 Brownstown vs. Austin 1959-60
(B) 16 Chatard vs. Brebeuf 1985-86
(B) 16 Greenwood vs. Beech Grove 1984-85
(B) 16 HSE vs. Sheridan 1980-81
(B) 16 Kokomo vs. Maconaquah 1989-90

(G) 28 Waldron vs. Whiteland 1984-85
(G) 25 South Knox vs. EV Memorial 1988-89
(G) 22 Center Grove vs. Plainfield
(G)22 Whiteland vs. Avon 1980-81
(G) 19 Edinburgh vs. Monrovia 1981-82
(G) 19 EV Bosse vs. BNL 1982-83
(G) 18 Southridge vs. Princeton 1986-87

There were several high school football games Friday night which were halted due to weather and scheduled to finish on Saturday. These included three games with a team used in our contest this season. Your humble contest administrator (me) will be away from his computer on Saturday and Sunday, and therefore publication of the Week 2 results will be delayed until Monday morning.

Admittedly I'm an easy mark when it comes to stories like this. Add the fact that my maternal side of my family hails from this area of the state. My grandmother was a cheerleader for Birdseye when they were known as the Redbirds, and just about every relative from Dubois County suited up for them over the years - Redbirds and Yellow Jackets alike. Still, even without a vested interest, I'm guessing most will find this a great read!

KIPP Indy Legacy has been assigned to Class 2A, Sectional 43 in both boys and gals.

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Whitko boys - Departing Coach Chris Benedict
SOUTH WHITLEY, Ind. – Robert Warrick (Closed 8/29)

One of the most frequent requests I get about records in games is regarding fouls called. There have been some ugly games for sure, but the key number to look for (at least for boys) is 60+. Fifty some fouls in a game makes for a rough watch, but 60 is what it takes to get in the top ten ever category.

I also feel like the girls side is under-reported at this point, because I have a hunch those numbers will be similar before that category is fully researched. If you saw any run-of-the-mill gal's games in the 70's and even into the 80's, there were some doozies.

Most Combined Fouls in a Game
(B) 76 Clay City vs. Spencer 1967-68
(B) 75 Maconaquah (40) vs. Peru (35) 2005-06
(B) 71 Peru vs. FW Central 1955-56
(B) 69 Hauser vs. Batesville 2011-12
(B) 66 Poling vs. Bryant 1955-56
(B) 64 Angola vs. DeKalb 1970-71
(B) 64 Hazelton (46) vs. Mackey (19) 1957-58
(B) 64 Pike (29) vs. Southport (35) 2014-15
(B) 63 Jeffersonville vs. Bloomington 1952-53
(B) 63 Ossian vs. Pennville 1964-65
(B) 62 Decker Chapel (34) vs. Frichton (28) 1945-46
(B) 60 Franklin Central vs. Center Grove 2011-12

Most Combined Fouls in a Game
(G) 66 Hamilton Southeastern (39) vs. Ben Davis (27) 2016-17
(G) 61 Tech vs. Noblesville 2014-15
(G) 58 Wabash vs. Marion 2016-17
(G) 57 Tipton vs. Tri-Central 2016-17
(G) 56 South Central-E vs. Lanesville 2005-06
(G) 55 Eastern Hancock (30) vs. Northeastern (22) 2013-14
(G) 53 Beech Grove (24) vs. Greenwood (29) 2009-10
(G) 53 Greensburg vs Franklin 2014-15
(G) 51 Eastern Hancock (25) vs. Edinburgh (26) 2012-13
(G) 43 Franklin (21) vs. Greenwood (22) 2014-15
(G) 43 Marquette (21) vs. Rensselaer Central (21) 2018-19

I have long wondered about the 2-0 score that sits atop the all-time lowest scoring games list. I finally found a write-up about it. Glad too, because I had always feared it was a forfeit that had been given credit as an actual score. Nope - It was real!

Fewest Combined Points in a Game
(B) 2 Crown Point (2) vs. Hobart (0) 1943-44
(B) 9 Pleasant Mills (4) vs. Berne (4) 1954-55
(B) 15 Hazleton (8) vs. Wadesville (7) 1954-55
(B) 15 DeKalb (10) vs. East Noble (5) 1969-70
(B) 15 Yorktown (9) vs. Burris (6) 1979-80
(B) 17 Lowell (9) vs. Hebron (8) 1921-22
(B) 21 FW Wayne (15) vs. Elmhurst (6)2007-08
(B) 21 DeMotte (15) vs. Hebron (4) 1921-22