There was no clear consensus among our contestants in Week 8, as they picked seven different teams - easily the most of any round this year, and probably the most of any round in the history of the contest. This was also an unusual week in that five of our nine teams went down to defeat, and eight of our players lost points as a result. 4A #5 Leo was the most popular pick (though selected by only three contestants), but the Lions suffered a 3-point loss at the hands of the 4A #8 Columbia City Eagles. The largest margin of victory was recorded by the undefeated 1A #1 North Judson Bluejays in their 69-3 win over the Caston Comets. Undefeated 3A #4 Mississinewa notched another big win, this time over the Eastbrook Panthers. The Indians have won all of their games this season by at least 35 points. In addition to Leo, Evansville North, 5A #12 Bloomington South, 3A #9 Batesville, and Southmont all ended up on the wrong end of the score.
The rather unusual results this week caused a major shake-up on our leaderboard. hhsdawg, by virtue of his North Judson pick, moved up an amazing nine spots to take sole possession of the lead with 292 points. Nick Jenkinson improved four positions, landing in second with 285. CoachC dropped one place into third with 284 points. ysuindy came up three places into fourth with 279, and Mr. B.A. fell from third to fifth with 257. As we head into the final round, we have three contestants who have a mathematical chance of winning. Who will it be? Next week we will crown our champion!
Here are the games for Week 8 with scores, point margins, and the number of players who picked each one:
North Judson 69, Caston 3 (66 points, 1 player)
Mississinewa 44, Eastbrook 7 (37 points, 2 players)
Ben Davis 27, Lawrence Central 7 (20 points, no players)
Penn 24, New Prairie 7 (17 points, 1 player)
Columbia City 21, Leo 18 (-3 points, 3 players)
Jasper 28, Evansville North 20 (-8 points, no players)
Brebeuf Jesuit 68, Bloomington South 57 (-11 points, 1 player)
Franklin County 31, Batesville 17 (-14 points, 2 players)
Lebanon 35, Southmont 0 (-35 points, 2 players)
Here are the standings after Week 8:
292 points
hhsdawg
285 points
Nick Jenkinson
284 points
CoachC
279 points
ysuindy
257 points
Mr. B.A.
246 points
Ed Stachulak
241 points
Rob Deweese
239 points
kyleajolly
235 points
TheGorilla23
195 points
Quad Runner
172 points
HickoryHusker
122 points
Ranger20
Week 9 picks will be filled in with each contestant's final remaining team, so no one will have to send an email this week.
The rather unusual results this week caused a major shake-up on our leaderboard. hhsdawg, by virtue of his North Judson pick, moved up an amazing nine spots to take sole possession of the lead with 292 points. Nick Jenkinson improved four positions, landing in second with 285. CoachC dropped one place into third with 284 points. ysuindy came up three places into fourth with 279, and Mr. B.A. fell from third to fifth with 257. As we head into the final round, we have three contestants who have a mathematical chance of winning. Who will it be? Next week we will crown our champion!
Here are the games for Week 8 with scores, point margins, and the number of players who picked each one:
North Judson 69, Caston 3 (66 points, 1 player)
Mississinewa 44, Eastbrook 7 (37 points, 2 players)
Ben Davis 27, Lawrence Central 7 (20 points, no players)
Penn 24, New Prairie 7 (17 points, 1 player)
Columbia City 21, Leo 18 (-3 points, 3 players)
Jasper 28, Evansville North 20 (-8 points, no players)
Brebeuf Jesuit 68, Bloomington South 57 (-11 points, 1 player)
Franklin County 31, Batesville 17 (-14 points, 2 players)
Lebanon 35, Southmont 0 (-35 points, 2 players)
Here are the standings after Week 8:
292 points
hhsdawg
285 points
Nick Jenkinson
284 points
CoachC
279 points
ysuindy
257 points
Mr. B.A.
246 points
Ed Stachulak
241 points
Rob Deweese
239 points
kyleajolly
235 points
TheGorilla23
195 points
Quad Runner
172 points
HickoryHusker
122 points
Ranger20
Week 9 picks will be filled in with each contestant's final remaining team, so no one will have to send an email this week.
