BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA
NEWS AND NUGGETS
Knox’s Myles McLaughlin became Indiana’s new all-time rushing leader with his 410 yards and six touchdowns on 54 attempts in the Redskins’ 50-35 win over Griffith on October 31. He now had 11,006 yards, surpassing Charlie Spegal of New Palestine, who accumulated 10,867 yards.
Anthony Coellner of Carmel became the program’s all-time leading passer with his 140 yards in the Greyhounds’ 56-7 win over Harrison (West Lafayette). He now has 4,328 yards, surpassing Mark Hermann.
Lapel’s Devin Craig surpassed the 10,000-yard mark for his career by throwing for 294 yards in the Bulldogs’ 26-22 win over Eastern Hancock. He also threw four touchdowns to give him 34 scores for the season, which is a new school record.
Tim Paciorek of Avon drilled five field goals, including the game-winning 24-yarder with 57 seconds left, to lift the Orioles to a 23-21 win against Indianapolis Ben Davis.
Lawrence Central’s Albert Gooden III accounted for the game-winning touchdown as time expired when he recovered a fumble in the end zone in the Bears’ 26-24 win over Lawrence North.
A blocked extra-point in overtime allowed Fort Wayne Northrop to escape with a 17-16 win over Fort Wayne Snider. Pai Soon’s field goal with 20 second left in regulation allowed the Bruins to send the contest into overtime.
After five years as the top man at Columbus East and 24 seasons overall, Eddie Vogel has announced his retirement with a 22-28 record.
Evansville Bosse is looking for a new sideline leader with the departure of Stephan Mullen, who was 7-44 during his five-year run with the Bulldogs.
Benton Central’s Andy Standifer has stepped down after going 7-42 over five seasons with the Bison.
Zach Baber has ended his three-year stint at Central Noble with a 5-26 mark.
Lapel and Riverton Parke are 11-0 for the first time in program history.
Hammond Central, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Albany, South Central, and West Vigo finished 0-10 for the first time in program history.
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLASS 6A
1: Crown Point (10-0) at Penn (10-0)
2: Fort Wayne Northrop (8-2) at Carroll (Fort Wayne) (7-3)
3: Westfield (8-2) at Carmel (9-1)
4: Hamilton Southeastern (6-4) at Fishers (7-3)
5: Avon (6-4) at Brownsburg (10-0)
6: Decatur Central (8-2) at Lawrence Central (5-5)
7: Southport (2-8) at Warren Central (6-4)
8: Center Grove (9-1) at Franklin Central (5-5)
CLASS 5A
9: Munster (4-6) at Merrillville (8-2)
10: Michigan City (7-3) at LaPorte (4-6)
11: Concord (9-1) at Fort Wayne North (6-4)
12: Lafayette Jeff (9-1) at Kokomo (4-6)
13: Indianapolis Cathedral (7-3) at New Palestine (10-0)
14: East Central (8-2) at Whiteland (9-2)
15: Bloomington North (7-3) at Bloomington South (9-1)
16: Evansville North (8-2) at Floyd Central (9-1)
CLASS 4A
17: Lowell (9-2) at Hobart (9-2)
18: South Bend Saint Joseph (10-1) at Mishawaka (10-1)
19: East Noble (11-0) at Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (9-2)
20: Lebanon (9-2) at Logansport (8-3)
21: Yorktown (8-2) at Pendleton Heights (10-1)
22: Indianapolis Roncalli (8-3) at Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (9-2)
23: Bedford North Lawrence (8-3) at Martinsville (5-6)
24: Heritage Hills (10-1) at Jasper (9-2)
CLASS 3A
25: Mishawaka Marian (4-7) at Knox (11-0)
26: Garrett (6-5) at Angola (6-5)
27: Twin Lakes (9-2) at Western (8-3)
28: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (6-5) at Mississinewa (10-1)
29: Guerin Catholic (7-4) at Cascade (11-0)
30: Lawrenceburg (9-1) at Greensburg (4-7)
31: Scottsburg (9-2) at Indian Creek (7-3)
32: Gibson Southern (10-1) at Evansville Mater Dei (6-5)
CLASS 2A
33: Andrean (9-1) at Rensselaer Central (9-2)
34: Southmont (10-1) at Lewis Cass (8-3)
35: Eastside (9-2) at Adams Central (11-0)
36: Eastern (Greentown) (10-1) at Eastbrook (11-0)
37: Indianapolis Lutheran (10-1) at Heritage Christian (7-4)
38: Triton Central (10-1) at Lapel (11-0)
39: Sullivan (8-3) at Linton-Stockton (8-3)
40: Switzerland County (8-2) at Brownstown Central (11-0)
CLASS 1A
41: West Central (10-1) at LaVille (7-4)
42: Pioneer (10-1) at Carroll (Flora) (7-3)
43: Fremont (8-3) at North Miami (8-3)
44: Hagerstown (5-6) at South Adams (8-3)
45: South Putnam (9-2) at Riverton Parke (11-0)
46: Cloverdale (7-4) at Sheridan (7-2)
47: North Decatur (8-2) at Milan (5-4)
48: Providence (8-2) at North Daviess (10-1)
POST-SEASON SUCCESS
Adams Central, Heritage Hills, and Providence are on an eight-game winning streak.
New Palestine has won seven straight contests.
Brownsburg and Decatur Central have captured six straight wins.
Here is the last time these teams were unbeaten.
Adams Central (11-0-2023), Brownsburg (10-0-2018), Brownstown Central (11-0-2024), Cascade (11-0-2024), Crown Point (10-0-2024), Eastbrook (11-0-2021), East Noble (11-0-2019), Knox (11-0-2023), Lapel (11-0-first time), New Palestine (10-0-2024), Penn (10-0-2016), Riverton Parke (11-0-first time).
Here is the last time these teams finished winless
Bellmont (0-10-2024), Benton Central (0-10-2024), Blackford (0-10-2023), Cambridge City Lincoln (0-10-2022), Evansville Bosse (0-10-2024), Fort Wayne Wayne (0-10-2019), Frankfort (0-10-2024), Hammond Central (0-10-first time), Mount Vernon (Fortville) (0-10-first time), New Albany (0-10-first time), North Vermillion (0-10-1974), Perry Central (0-10-1981), Pike Central (0-10-2019), Portage (0-10-2023), Prairie Heights (0-10-2023), South Central (0-10-first time), Terre Haute North (0-10-2023), West Vigo (0-10-first time).
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Adams Central has won 25 games in a row
New Palestine is on a 24-game winning streak.
Brownsburg is on a 15-game winning streak.
Brownstown Central, Cascade, Eastbrook, East Noble, Knox, Lapel, and Riverton Parke have won 11 games in a row
Crown Point and Penn have claimed 10 consecutive wins.
Andrean, Gibson Southern, Lafayette Jeff, Lawrenceburg, and Mishawaka are on a nine-game winning streak.
Decatur Central, Floyd Central, and Indianapolis Lutheran have claimed eight straight victories.
Concord, Eastside, Eastern (Greentown), Merrillville, and Whiteland are on a seven-game winning streak.
Bloomington North, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Evansville North, Pendleton Heights, Rensselaer Central, Southridge, and Sullivan have run off six consecutive wins.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Heritage Hills, Hobart, LaVille, Providence, South Adams, and Triton Central have come up with five wins in a row.
Fremont, Guerin Catholic, Indianapolis Roncalli, Lewis Cass, South Putnam, and Westfield have won four straight contests.
Avon, Center Grove, Garrett, Greensburg, Heritage Christian, Indian Creek, Jasper, Milan, Mississinewa, Southmont, and West Central are on a three-game winning streak.
Angola, Bedford North Lawrence, Caroll (Flora), Cloverdale, Fishers, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Northrop, Hagerstown, Indianapolis Cathedral, Kokomo, LaPorte, Lebanon, Linton-Stockton, Logansport, Lowell, Martinsville, Mishawaka Marian, Munster, North Daviess, North Decatur, North Miami, Scottsburg, Sheridan, South Bend Saint Joseph, Switzerland County, Yorktown, and Western have claimed two straight triumphs.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Bellmont has lost 42 games in a row.
Frankfort has lost 28 straight contests.
Benton Central and Evansville Bosse have dropped 21 consecutive games.
Cambridge City Lincoln has 18 straight losses.
Blackford and New Albany have lost 16 consecutive contests.
Christel House Manual, Pike Central, and Terre Haute North have suffered 13 losses in row.
Hammond Central and Mount Vernon (Fortville) have dropped 12 consecutive contests.
Fort Wayne Wayne, North Vermillion, Perry Central, Portage, Prairie Heights, South Central, and West Vigo are on a 11-game losing skid.
Noblesville, Wawasee and Whitko have dropped nine straight games.
Anderson, Evansville Central Indianapolis Tindley, and Union County have suffered eight loses in a row.
Perry Meridian has lost seven games in a row.
Batesville, Fairfield, Highland, John Glenn, McCutcheon, and Whiting are on a six-game losing streak.
Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Hammond Bishop Noll, Jennings County, North Central (Indianapolis), North Knox, North White, and Southern Wells have lost five straight games.
Attica, Clinton Prairie, Columbus North, Delta, Edgewood, Forest Park, Goshen, Greenwood, Madison-Grant, Princeton, South Bend Washington, Tri-County, and Vincennes Lincoln have a four-game losing skid.
Boonville, Chesterton, Fort Wayne Blackhawk, Fort Wayne Concordia, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, New Castle, New Haven, Northwestern, Owen Valley, Parke Heritage, Silver Creek, South Newton, South Spencer, Union City, Woodlan, and Zionsville have dropped three consecutive games.
Castle, Covenant Christian, Covington, Edinburgh, Franklin, Hamilton Heights, Heritage, Indianapolis Poke, Indianapolis Scecina, Irvington Prep Academy, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lake Station, Leo, Maconaquah, North Montgomery, Oak Hill, Purdue Poly Englewood, Richmond, Rushville, Salem, Seymour, South Bend Adams, Southwood, Valparaiso, and Winamac are on a two-game losing skid.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES (Bolded coaches season complete)
Russ Radtke (Knox) 424, John Hart (Brownsburg) 359, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 330, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 323, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 312, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 266, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 265, Kevin O’Shea (Twin Lakes) 258, Tim Able (Triton Central) 245, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 238, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 211, Herb King (Fountain Central) 209, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 208, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 204, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 189, Phil Mason (Griffith) 179, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 179, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 173, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 170, Kevin Wright (Carmel) 168, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 166. Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 161, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 161, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 158, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 157, Andy Thomas (Angola) 157, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 157, Kyle Ralph (New Palestine) 151, Doug Hurt (Castle) 149, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 149, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 147, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 145, Brian Crabtree (North Vermillion) 143, Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) 143, Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 139, Nate Andrews (NorthWood) 136, Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 135, Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 134, Jason Hawkins (Clarksville) 131, Scott Buening (Southridge) 128, Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 127, Doug Dinan (Carroll Fort Wayne) 126, Ryan Langferman (Milan) 124, Josh Edwards (Eastern Greentown) 122, Mike Wilhelm (Yorktown) 120, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 120, Chris Coll (Franklin) 117, Greg Barrett (Terre Haute South) 117, Justin Pelley (Western Boone) 114, Curt Funk (Fishers) 114, Mark Raetz (Northview) 113, Brandon Baker (Northfield) 112, Justin Bogunia (Bremen) 111, Ron Qualls (Indianapolis Shortridge) 106, Brad Seiss (Merrillville) 104, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 102, Kyle Lindsay (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers) 101, Jed Richman (Pendleton Heights) 99, Mark Peterson (Chesterton) 98, Pete Gast (Alexandria) 98, Adam Berry (Pioneer) 98, Rob Doyle (Indianapolis Bishop Chatard) 96, Desson Hannon (Southmont) 96, Waylon Schenk (North Posey) 95, Tim Miller (Lapel) 95, Kyle Enright (Decatur Central) 89, Scott Snodgrass (Hagerstown) 89, Grant Moser (South Adams) 88, Paul Sade (Churubusco) 87, Chris Skinner (Andrean) 87, Pat Shanley (Lafayette Jeff) 85, Mike Jones (Winchester) 84, John Hebert (Noblesville) 83, Craig Koehler (Concord) 81, Cory Brunson (Evansville Reitz) 80.
