NEWS AND NUGGETS
Indianapolis Cathedral ended Indianapolis Bishop Chatard’s 24-game winning streak with 31-7 triumph over the Trojans.
Fountain Central’s Herb King picked up his 200th career victory with the Mustangs’ 20-18 win over Covington.
Whiteland’s Darrin Fisher earned career victory No. 200 with the Warriors’ 27-14 win over Franklin.
Trailing 38-7 in the third quarter, Martinsville rallied for 32 unanswered points to post a 39-38 win over defending Class 5A state runner-up Decatur Central.
Mississinewa and Warren Central have not been scored upon through the first four games, while Brownstown Central is averaging 56.25 points per contest.
Indiana Football Hall of Fame member and legendary Sheridan boss Larry “Bud” Wright has been cleared by school officials to return to the sidelines after being put on administrative leave. Indiana high school’s all-time winningest coach was not on the sidelines for the Blackhawks’ 43-26 win over Clinton Central on September 13. He also missed Sheridan’s season opener against Western Boone while recovering from surgery for a broken right arm.
In Brebeuf Jesuit’s 69-62 win over Guerin Catholic, the two clubs combined for 1,628 total yards.
A low number of participants for Christel House Manual forced its contest with Indianapolis Crispus Attucks to be canceled this past week.
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Batesville, Bluffton, Brownsburg, Brownstown Central, Carroll (Flora), Cascade, Centerville, Columbia City, Columbus North, Concord, Crown Point, Evansville Memorial, Evansville Reitz, Garrett, Greenfield-Central, Griffith, Heritage, Knightstown, Lafayette Jeff, Lapel, Lawrence North, Leo, Madison-Grant, Martinsville, Mississinewa, North Judson, North Posey, North Putnam, Northeastern, Northview, Northwestern, Paoli, Plainfield, Providence, South Vermillion, Warren Central, West Noble, Western Boone, and Westfield have claimed four straight victories.
Adams Central, Bloomington North, Brebeuf Jesuit, Center Grove, Clinton Prairie, Cloverdale, Danville, Elkhart, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Snider, Frontier, Greenwood Christian, Jeffersonville, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lawrenceburg, Linton-Stockton, Maconaquah, Mount Vernon (Posey), New Albany, New Palestine, North Daviess, North Harrison, Southridge, Speedway, and Valparaiso are on a three-game winning streak.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS
Crown Point 22, Evansville Reitz 22, Mississinewa 18, Centerville 16, West Noble 14, Providence 13, Brownsburg 13, Carroll (Flora) 13, Paoli 12, South Vermillion 11, New Palestine 10, Leo 9, Batesville 8, Lafayette Central Catholic 8, Heritage 8, North Posey 8, Brownstown Central 7, Martinsville 7, Greenfield-Central 7, Lapel 7, Westfield 7, Lafayette Jeff 6, Bluffton 5, Columbus North 5, Concord 5, Garrett 5, Lawrence North 5, North Judson 5, Western Boone 5, Cascade 4, Columbia City 4, Evansville Memorial 4, Frontier 4, Griffith 4, Knightstown 4, Madison-Grant 4, North Putnam 4, Northeastern 4, Northview 4, Northwestern 4, Plainfield 4, Warren Central 4.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Attica has dropped 32 straight contests.
Crawford County has suffered 29 straight setbacks.
Bellmont and North Central (Indianapolis) are on a 26-game losing streak.
Union County has dropped 16 straight contests.
Corydon Central and Greensburg have lost 15 games in a row.
Frankfort, Southern Wells, and Whitko have lost 13 straight contests.
Irvington Prep Academy and South Bend Adams has dropped 12 games in a row.
Bowman Academy, Lake Station, Princeton, and Richmond have dropped nine straight contests.
Anderson, Fort Wayne South, and Mitchell have lost eight straight games.
Edinburgh, Evansville Harrison, Goshen, and Union City have a seven-game losing streak.
Western has suffered six losses in a row.
Bedford North Lawrence, Benton Central, Caston, Central Noble, Clarksville, Covenant Christian, Evansville Bosse, Frankton, Hamilton Heights, Hammond Morton, Jennings County, LaPorte, Mount Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Munster, New Haven, Owen Valley, South Bend Washington, Southport, Southwood. Tecumseh, Wabash, Wawasee, and Winchester have dropped five consecutive games.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES
Attica 28, Crawford County 26, Bellmont 23, North Central (Indianapolis) 23, Corydon Central 16, Union County 14, Greensburg 13, Irvington Prep Academy 12, Frankfort 12, Southern Wells 12, Whitko 12, South Bend Adams 11, Wawasee 10, Bowman Academy 8, Lake Station 8, Princeton 8, Richmond 8, South Bend Washington 7, Anderson 7, Fort Wayne South 7, Mitchell 7, Southwood 7, Caston 6, Central Noble 6, Edinburgh 6, Evansville Harrison 6, Goshen 6, Southport 6, Union City 6, Western 5, Benton Central 4, Clarksville 4, Covenant Christian 4, Evansville Bosse 4, Frankton 4, Hamilton Heights 4, Hammond Morton 4. Jennings County 4, LaPorte 4, Mount Vernon (Fortville) 4, Muncie Central 4, Munster 4, New Haven 4, Owen Valley 4, Wabash 4, Winchester 4.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
Larry “Bud” Wright (Sheridan) 459, Russ Radtke (Knox) 406, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 365, John Hart (Brownsburg) 340, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 317, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 304, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 298, Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 266, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 253, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 252, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 248, Kevin O’Shea (Twin Lakes) 246, Tim Able (Triton Central) 228, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 220, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 216, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 209, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 203, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 200, Herb King (Fountain Central) 200
CLOSING IN ON 200 WINS
Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 193, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 181, Tony Lewis (Jasper) 167, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 164, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 164, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 161, Mike Kirschner (Warren Central) 159, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 158, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 153, Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 153.
CLOSING IN ON 150 WINS
Andy Thomas (Angola) 148, Chris DePew (Garrett) 148, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 147, Roy Richards (Portage) 143, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 144, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 141, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 139, Doug Hurt (Castle) 136, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 136. Jayson West (Franklin Central) 135, Kyle Ralph (New Palestine) 130, Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) 129, Nate Andrews (NorthWood) 127, Jason Hawkins (Charlestown) 125, Brian Glesing (Salem) 124, Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 123, Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 120, Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 119, Scott Buening (Southridge) 118, Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 117.
CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS
Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 99, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 92, Mark Williamson (North Harrison) 92, Bret Szabo (Tecumseh) 91, Mark Peterson (Chesterton) 90.
