NEWS AND TIPS
This past Friday, Knox and Southmont won their first regional championships. In Class 3A, the Redskins defeated West Lafayette 41-23, while the Mounties defeated Eastern Hancock 41-34.
Valparaiso’s reign as Class 5A state champions ended with a 24-20 defeat to Merrillville.
Mang Tung hit a 45-yard field goal as time expired to give Fort Wayne Snider a 19-18 victory over Mishawaka in Class 5A action.
Ben Rudolph hit the game-winning 40-yard field goal in Indianapolis Ben Davis’ 27-24 Class 6A victory over Indianapolis Cathedral.
Isaac Parker has stepped down as head coach at Jeffersonville after going 13-37 in five seasons with the Red Devils.
Goshen is looking for a new coach after Tom Wogoman announced his retirement after a 2-17 season with the RedHawks.
Only six members of the 2023 Indiana Football Digest’s Prime Time 25 are still in the playoffs as of Friday’s semistate finals. Keegan Bluhm (Central Adams). Nylan Brown (Indianapolis Ben Davis), Tyler Cherry (Center Grove), Ian Moore (New Palestine), Josh Ringer (East Central), and Lukas Rohrbacher (Fort Wayne Snider) are among the players to watch.
THIS WAS THE LAST TIME THESE TEAMS WERE UNDEFEATED.
Adams Central (13-0-2022), Crown Point (12-0-2006), East Central (13-0-1994), Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (13-0-2002), Indianapolis Lutheran (11-0-2022), and Knox (13-0-for-the-first-time) are the other schools that have won the state championship.
CURRENT LONGEST WINNING STREAKS
Indianapolis Lutheran has won 41 consecutive games.
East Central and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have won 19 consecutive games.
Adams Central and Knox have won 13 straight games.
Crown Point currently holds a 12-game winning streak.
Center Grove and New Palestine have won 11 games in a row.
Gibson Southern, Lafayette Central Catholic, and Leo have all won nine consecutive games.
Bloomington South, Decatur Central, and Indianapolis High School North Posey, Ben Davis, and NorthWood are on an eight-game winning streak.
Heritage Hills has won seven straight games.
Snider and Westfield are both on a six-game winning streak.
Merrillville and North Judson have won five straight games.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Sheridan, and Southmont have all won four straight games.
AFTER-SEASON SUCCESS
Center Grove has won the last 18 playoff games in a row.
Indianapolis Lutheran has a 15-game winning streak in the playoffs.
East Central and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have won 10 consecutive postseason games.
ALL-TIME LEADERS IN PLAYOFF WINS: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard – 150-27 (.847), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers – 147-29 (.835), Indianapolis Cathedral – 137-28 (.830), Carmel – 133-38 (.778), Indianapolis Roncalli – 123-33 (.788), Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger – 124-38 (.765), Penn – 123-40 (.755), Ben Davis – 117-30 (.796), Evansville Mater Dei – 115-39 (.747), Fort Wayne Snider – 113-39 (.743), Jimtown – 110-38 (.743), Hobart – 108-41 (.725), Sheridan – 106-34 (.757), Adams Central – 104-39 (.727), NorthWood – 103-40 (.7), East Central 99-36 (.733), Andrean 98-36 (.731), Warren Central – 98-31 (.760), Lafayette Central Catholic 95-31 (.754), Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 92-35 (.724).
SEMISTATE PAIRINGS
CLASS 6A
Westfield (11-1) at Crown Point (12-0)
Center Grove (11-1) at Indianapolis Ben Davis (11-1)
CLASS 5A
Merrillville (10-2) at Fort Wayne Snider (11-1)
Bloomington South (11-1) at Decatur Central (10-2)
CLASS 4A
NorthWood (11-2) at Leo (11-2)
New Palestine (11-2) at East Central (13-0)
CLASS 3A
Knox (13-0) at Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (13-0)
Gibson Southern (11-2) at Heritage Hills (12-1)
CLASS 2A
Lafayette Central Catholic (10-3) at Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (10-3)
Southmont (8-5) at North Posey (12-1)
CLASS 1A
North Judson (9-4) at Adams Central (13-0)
Indianapolis Lutheran (11-0) at Sheridan (10-3)
HERE IS THE LAST TIME THESE TEAMS WON A SEMISTATE TITLE
CLASS 6A: Crown Point (none), Westfield (2021), Indianapolis Ben Davis (2017), Center Grove (2022)
CLASS 5A: Merrillville (none), Fort Wayne Snider (2015), Decatur Central (2018), Bloomington South (1998)
CLASS 4A: NorthWood (2016), Leo (none), New Palestine (2019), East Central (2022)
CLASS 3A: Knox (none), Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (2022), Gibson Southern (2021), Heritage Hills (2019)
CLASS 2A: Lafayette Central Catholic (2019), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (2020), Southmont (none), North Posey (2005)
CLASS 1A: North Judson (1986), Adams Central (2022), Sheridan (2008), Indianapolis Lutheran (2022)
ALL-TIME SEMISTATE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis Bishop. Chatard 17, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 16, Indianapolis Cathedral 15, Carmel 13, Indianapolis Roncalli 13, Penn 12, Ben Davis 11, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 10, Sheridan 10, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 10, Hobart 10, Warren Central 9, Andrean 8, Center Grove 8, Evansville Mater Dei 7, Fort Wayne Snider 7, Lafayette Central Catholic 7, Franklin Central 6, Jimtown 6, Tri-West 6, NorthWood 6, East Central 5, Evansville Memorial 5, Westfield 5. Zionsville 5, Pioneer 5, New Palestine 5, West Lafayette 5, Western Boone 5, Bremen 4, Indianapolis Scecina 4, Lowell 4, South Bend Saint Joseph 4, Eastbrook 4, Southridge 4, Valparaiso 4, Adams Central 3, Bloomington South 3, Columbus East 3, Concord 3, Fountain Central 3, East Noble 3, Goshen 3, Hamilton Southeastern 3, Heritage Hills 3, Indianapolis Lutheran 3, Jasper 3, Tipton 3.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES (Bolded coaches are still active in playoffs)
Larry “Bud” Wright (Sheridan) 457, Russ Radtke (Knox) 404, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 364, John Hart (Brownsburg) 335, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 315, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 300, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 295, Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 263, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 250, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 249, Kevin O’Shea (Twin Lakes) 244, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 240, Ott Hurrle (Indianapolis Scecina) 230, Tim Able (Triton Central) 226, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 214, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 214, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 208, Cory Yeoman (Penn) 208, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 201.
CLOSING IN ON 200 WINS
Herb King (Fountain Central) 199, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 198, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 192, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 178, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 162, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 161, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 159, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 155, Mike Kirschner (Warren Central) 155, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 150.
CLOSING IN ON 150 WINS
Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 148, Andy Thomas (Angola) 147, Chris DePew (Garrett) 145, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 144, Brian Crabtree (North Vermillion) 143, Roy Richards (Portage) 141, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 140, John Barron (John Glenn) 139, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 137, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 136, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 134, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 134, Jake Gilbert (Westfield) 133.
CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS
Mark Raetz (Northview) 97, Dave Snyder (Southwood) 95, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 95, Scott Bless (Bloomington North) 92, Bret Szabo (Tecumseh) 91, Tony Lewis (Jasper) 90.
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