NEWS AND NUGGETS
Originally thought to be declared a no contest, the outcome of Fort Wayne Wayne’s home game with South Bend Riley will now be decided by the IHSAA. The Generals led 14-7 when the game was halted at halftime because of inclement weather. Riley didn’t want to continue the game on Saturday even after Fort Wayne offered to travel to South Bend.
Friday’s stormy weather created havoc around the state with several contests being cancelled, including Franklin Central-Indianapolis Roncalli, Decatur Central-New Palestine, and Whiteland-Kokomo.
The windy weather also caused issues at Center Grove as a strong wind gust caused a set of bleachers to crash into and collapse one of the goal posts. Luckily, no one was injured as the stands had already been evacuated. The contest was declared official at halftime with the Trojans registering a 28-14 win over Carroll (Fort Wayne) in a rematch of the 2022 Class 6A state championship game.
John Hurley became Evansville Memorial’s all-time winningest coach with the Tigers’ 35-14 win over Evansville North. He now has a career mark of 139-70, surpassing Gene Logel, who was 138-82-8 from 1956 to 1979.
Evansville Central had its 24-game losing streak snapped with a 15-14 win over Evansville Bosse. Hunter Broshears’ touchdown pass to Nathaniel Cano with 22 seconds left secured Brandon Artis’ first win at his alma mater.
Hanover Central saw its 25-game regular season winning streak come to an end with a 28-7 loss at two-time defending Class 3A state champion Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
Two-time defending Class 4A state champ East Central’s 22-game winning streak ended with a 35-28 loss to Harrison (Ohio).
Clinton Central dedicated its 68-0 win over Faith Christian to 14-year-old player Mikal Simmons, who was injured in a car accident earlier last week.
Kyler Purdin takes over at Union City after Keith Maloy was named the school’s athletic director. Purdin, a 2018 graduate, spent the previous four seasons as an assistant with the Indians.
Elkhart’s Londyn Johnson registered a program-best three interceptions, including one returned 60 yards for a touchdown, in the Lions’ 21-6 win over Northridge.
Columbus North named its press box after longtime broadcaster Sam Simmermaker, who broadcast Columbus North and Columbus East contests for 64 years.
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Indianapolis Lutheran has claimed 45 straight wins.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have 23 straight victories.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS
Indianapolis Lutheran 31, Crown Point 20, Evansville Reitz 20, Mississinewa 16, Centerville 16, Park Tudor 12, West Noble 12, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 11, Providence 11, Tippecanoe Valley 11, Brownsburg 11, Carroll (Flora) 11, Paoli 10, New Palestine 8, South Vermillion 9, Springs Valley 8, Gibson Southern 7, Leo 7, Lafayette Central Catholic 6, Heritage 6, North Posey 6, Alexandria 5, Brownstown Central 5, Martinsville 5, River Forest 5, Tell City 5, Gary West 5, Greenfield-Central 5, Guerin Catholic 5, Lapel 5, Westfield 5.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Attica has dropped 30 straight contests.
Crawford County has suffered 27 straight setbacks.
Bellmont and North Central (Indianapolis) are on a 24-game losing streak.
North Newton has lost 22 straight games.
Indianapolis Tech have suffered 16 consecutive losses.
Union County has dropped 14 straight contests.
Corydon Central and Greensburg have lost 13 games in a row.
Frankfort, Southern Wells, and Whitko have lost 11 straight contests.
Irvington Prep Academy and South Bend Adams has dropped 10 games in a row.
East Chicago Central and Parke Heritage are on an eight-game losing skid.
Bowman Academy, Lake Station, Princeton, and Richmond have dropped seven straight contests.
Andrean, Churubusco, Fort Wayne South, and Mitchell have lost six straight games.
Anderson, Edinburgh, Evansville Harrison, Goshen, North Central (Farmersburg), and Union City have a five-game losing streak.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES
Attica 27, Crawford County 24, Bellmont 21, North Central (Indianapolis) 21, North Newton 19, Indianapolis Tech 15, Corydon Central 14, Union County 12, Greensburg 11, Irvington Prep Academy 10, Frankfort 10, Southern Wells 10, Whitko 10, South Bend Adams 9, Wawasee 8, East Chicago Central 7, Parke Heritage 7, Bowman Academy 6, Lake Station 6, Princeton 6, Richmond 6, South Bend Washington 6, Andrean 5, Churubusco 5, Fort Wayne South 5, Mitchell 5, Southwood 5.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
Larry “Bud” Wright (Sheridan) 457, Russ Radtke (Knox) 405, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 365, John Hart (Brownsburg) 338, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 315, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 302, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 296, Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 265, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 252, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 250, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 246, Kevin O’Shea (Twin Lakes) 245, Tim Able (Triton Central) 227, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 219, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 215, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 209, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 203.
CLOSING IN ON 200 WINS
Herb King (Fountain Central) 199, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 199, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 193, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 180, Tony Lewis (Jasper) 167, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 162, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 162, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 161, Mike Kirschner (Warren Central) 157, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 156, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 152, Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 151.
CLOSING IN ON 150 WINS
Andy Thomas (Angola) 147, Chris DePew (Garrett) 146, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 146, Roy Richards (Portage) 143, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 142, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 139, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 138, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 135, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 135.
CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS
Mark Raetz (Northview) 99, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 97, Bret Szabo (Tecumseh) 91.
