THE 2024 INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST INSIDER – WEEK SEVEN

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BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA

NEWS AND NUGGETS

The pairings for the 52nd annual IHSAA state football tournament will be unveiled on Sunday, October 13 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. EDT on IHSAAtv.org. Once all the pairings have been announced, they will be available for viewing on IHSAA.org

According to the school’s website. Christel House Manual has cancelled it remaining regular season contests with Purdue Poly Englewood, and Indianapolis Tech. The Eagles (0-3) have not played since September 6 and it is uncertain if they will participate in the state tournament which gets underway on October 25.

Angola’s Andy Thomas earned his 150th career win with the Hornets’ 67-13 decision over Owen Valley.

Ryan Knigga is now Lawrenceburg’s all-time leader in wins with the Tigers’ 24-0 blanking of Batesville. He now has 125 victories, surpassing Glenn Crocker, who registered 124 wins from 1982 to 1998.

South Bend Adams ended its 14-game losing streak with a 49-20 win over South Bend Washington.

In Brebeuf Jesuit’s 83-65 win over Terre Haute South, the two clubs combined for more than 1,500 yards of total offense. They were also two of 39 teams which registered 50 or more points, while 26 squads were held scoreless last week.

Here is the last time these teams started 7-0.

Brownsburg (2023), Brownstown Central (2021), Carroll (Flora) (2023), Cascade (first time), Concord (2017), Crown Point (2023), Evansville Memorial (2018), Frontier (6-0-1987). Garrett (1974), Griffith (2006), Lafayette Central Catholic (6-0-2016), Lafayette Jeff (2020), Lawrence North (1989), Maconaquah (first time), Madison-Grant (1996), Martinsville (2001), Mississinewa (2023), New Palestine (6-0-2022), North Judson (2022), Northeastern (2014), Paoli (2018), Providence (6-0-2023), South Vermillion (first time), Western Boone (2018).

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS   

Crown Point 25, Mississinewa 21, Brownsburg 16, Carroll (Flora) 16, Providence 15, Paoli 15, South Vermillion 14, New Palestine 13, Lafayette Central Catholic 12, Brownstown Central 10, Martinsville 10, Lafayette Jeff 9, Concord 8, Garrett 8, Lawrence North 8, North Judson 8, Western Boone 8, Cascade 7, Evansville Memorial 7, Frontier 7, Griffith 7, Maconaquah 7, Madison-Grant 7, Northeastern 7.

LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS

Brownsburg, Brownstown Central, Carroll (Flora), Cascade, Concord, Crown Point, Evansville Memorial, Garrett, Griffith, Lafayette Jeff, Lawrence North, Maconaquah, Madison-Grant, Martinsville, Mississinewa, North Judson, Northeastern, Paoli, South Vermillion, and Western Boone have claimed seven straight victories.

Adams Central, Bloomington North, Danville, Elkhart, Frontier, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lawrenceburg, New Palestine, and Providence are on a six-game winning streak.

Carroll (Fort Wayne), Castle, East Noble, Hanover Central, Heritage Hills, North Decatur, Pioneer, Rochester, Scottsburg, and Wheeler have claimed five straight wins.

East Central, Harrison (West Lafayette), Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Lutheran, Knox, Lebanon, Logansport, Plymouth, and Springs Valley have run off four wins in a row.

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES

Attica 31, Crawford County 29, Bellmont 26, North Central (Indianapolis) 26, Union County 17, Greensburg 16, Frankfort 15, Southern Wells 15, Whitko 15, Irvington Prep Academy 13, Bowman Academy 11, Richmond 11, South Bend Washington 10, Anderson 10, Southwood 10, Central Noble 9, Edinburgh 9, Goshen 9, Southport 9, Western 8, Benton Central 7, Clarksville 7, Covenant Christian 7, Evansville Bosse 7, Frankton 7, Jennings County 7, LaPorte 7, Owen Valley 7, Tecumseh 7.

LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS

Attica has dropped 35 straight contests.

Crawford County has suffered 32 straight setbacks.

Bellmont and North Central (Indianapolis) are on a 29-game losing streak.

Greensburg and Union County has dropped 18 straight contests.

Frankfort, Southern Wells, and Whitko have lost 16 straight contests.

Irvington Prep Academy has a 13-game losing streak.

Bowman Academy and Richmond have dropped 12 straight contests.

Anderson has lost 11 straight games.

Edinburgh and Goshen have a 10-game losing streak.

Western has suffered nine losses in a row.

Benton Central, Central Noble, Clarksville, Covenant Christian, Evansville Bosse, Frankton, Jennings County, LaPorte, Muncie Central, Owen Valley, South Bend Washington, Southport, Southwood, and Tecumseh have dropped eight consecutive games.

Culver Community, Eastern (Pekin), Elwood, Fort Wayne Northrop, Shelbyville, and South Central have suffered six consecutive losses.

Avon, Cambridge City Lincoln, Crawfordsville, Evansville Central, Franklin, Highland, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Shortridge, John Glenn, Kankakee Valley, Noblesville, and Tri-Central have five straight losses.

WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES

Larry “Bud” Wright (Sheridan) 461, Russ Radtke (Knox) 409, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 367, John Hart (Brownsburg) 343, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 319, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 307, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 300.

CLOSING IN ON 300 WINS

Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 269, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 256, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 253, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 251.

CLOSING IN ON 250 WINS

Kevin O’Shea (Twin Lakes) 247, Tim Able (Triton Central) 231, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 223, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 216, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 211, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 203, Herb King (Fountain Central) 202, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 201.

CLOSING IN ON 200 WINS

Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 194, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 183.

CLOSING IN ON 175 WINS

Phil Mason (Griffith) 168, Tony Lewis (Jasper) 167, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 167, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 165, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 163, Mike Kirschner (Warren Central) 161, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 158, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 156, Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 155, Chris DePew (Garrett) 151, Andy Thomas (Angola) 150.

CLOSING IN ON 150 WINS

Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 147, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 147, Roy Richards (Portage) 144, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 144, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 140, Doug Hurt (Castle) 140, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 138, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 138, Kyle Ralph (New Palestine) 133, Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) 131, Nate Andrews (NorthWood) 128, Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 126, Darin Ward (Boonville) 126, Brian Glesing (Salem) 125, Jason Hawkins (Charlestown) 125.

CLOSING IN ON 125 WINS

Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 122, Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 120, Scott Buening (Southridge) 120, Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 119. Doug Dinan (Carroll Fort Wayne) 115, Ryan Langferman (Milan) 115, Keith Kilmer (Lowell) 114, Chris Coll (Franklin) 111, Mike Wilhelm (Yorktown) 110, Brandon Baker (Northfield) 109, Justin Pelley (Western Boone) 107, Greg Barrett (South Vermillion) 107, Josh Edwards (Eastern Greentown) 107, Curt Funk (Fishers) 104, Mark Raetz (Northview) 103, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 102.

CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS

Mark Williamson (North Harrison) 94, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 93, Mark Peterson (Chesterton) 92, Brad Seiss (Merrillville) 91, Bret Szabo (Tecumseh) 91, Kyle Lindsay (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers) 90, Pete Gast (Alexandria) 89.

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