Lou Holtz expects his players to uphold the Notre Dame football tradition when they face Japan in the Notre Dame Japan Bowl.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is the team to beat in this year’s Big Ten football race. The Buckeyes were picked to win it all by voters at the conference’s football media day. The results were announced on Monday. Penn State was the runner-up, followed by Michigan State.

Ohio State is the team to beat in this year’s Big Ten football race.

Perhaps nobody at Lapel High School understands the enormous task ahead of the Bulldogs better than football coach Nate Andrews. The good news is he’s also perhaps the person most equipped to deal with the challenge. Lapel officially joins the Indiana Crossroads Conference this fall after the White River Athletic Conference dissolved.

Recently I had a chance to sit down and interview Jim Carter. Carter was the football coach at Anderson High School from 1951 to 1964 and was also the golf coach there. His golf teams won three state championships. There will be a detailed story on Carter and some of the stories he had to share in a later article.

What began as a defensive battle quickly slipped into an offensive lull for the Madison County Pirates, who saw their Alumni Homecoming game spoiled 14-2 on Saturday night by the two-time Midwest Football League defending champion Adams County Patriots.

The memories were flowing like water at the first Madison County semi-pro football homecoming on Saturday at the Pirates Cove.

The Anderson University football team was picked to finish fourth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll on Tuesday.

Two words dominate the dry-erase board in Lapel’s football locker room: Do work.

A quick five with the 2009 Lapel Bulldogs.

The 2009 Lapel Bulldogs at a glance.

Despite finishing just above .500 last season, the Madison-Grant Argylls football team took a lot away from a successful 2008 campaign.

A quick five with the 2009 Madison-Grant Argylls.

A glance at the 2009 Madison-Grant Argylls

Two words dominate the dry-erase board in Lapel’s football locker room: Do work. More than a simple command, it’s a philosophy. And it’s best personified by senior running back Shelby Weeks, a throwback bruiser built in the Larry Csonka mode. “Our motto’s ‘Do work,’” Weeks said, pointing at the white board in the front of the room.

Change has always been and will be a constant in the universe.And for the Alexandria football team, they’re hoping the change of a new head coach will lead to a change against an unfortunate recent trend.

A quick five with the 2009 Alexandria Tigers.

A look at the 2009 Alexandria Tigers

James Main doesn’t hesitate when stating his goal for Pendleton Heights’ 2009 football season. “Win every game, of course,” the senior linebacker said. That’s a lofty aim for a team coming off three wins in the past two seasons combined.

Despite finishing just above .500 last season, the Madison-Grant Argylls football team took a lot away from a successful 2008 campaign. In just his first season as the Madison-Grant football coach, Beau Engle successfully led the team to its second sectional title in school history, yet he said there is still a bitter taste in many players’ mouths after a 7-6 campaign last season.

When Elwood’s Trevor Ozenbaugh takes the field with the first-team defense Friday night, he might need name tags to identify all of his new teammates.

A quick five with the 2009 Elwood Panthers.

A look at the 2009 Elwood Panthers.

As Highland’s football team slowly emerged from a cover of fog after a recent morning practice, the symbolism was hard to miss.

Don’t expect to hear much from Frankton coach Otis Smith touting his silver anniversary at the school this year.

Big game: The Aug. 28 showdown with rival Lapel could give the Eagles an early indication of how far they’ve come. The Bulldogs won last year’s battle 26-7.

A look at the 2009 Frankton Eagles

ANDERSON — As Highland’s football team slowly emerged from a cover of fog after a recent morning practice, the symbolism was hard to miss. Five winning seasons in the past six years have given the Scots ample credibility. But a host of graduation losses after back-to-back 7-3 seasons has left the immediate future clouded.

Madison-Grant ArgyllsCoach: Beau Engle (7-6, second year)2008: 7-6, sectional champion, lost to Jimtown in regional

“Is it 25 years?” Otis Cress asked. “I guess it is.” The coach, whose name adorns the field on which the Eagles play their home games, has plenty of other business on his mind following a highly uncharacteristic 1-9 campaign.

Coach: Otis Cress (164-93, 25th year)2008: 1-9 lost to Madison-Grant in sectionalSectional: 2A-28 (Alexandria, Delphi, Elwood, Lewis Cass, Northwestern, Taylor, Tipton)Returning starters: 8 offense, 6 defense

Some things have changed for the Anderson Indians football team, while others remain the same.

Quick facts about Anderson football.

A brief look at the five key areas for Anderson football.

Big game: The Raiders face Lapel on Sept. 18. The Bulldogs received votes in first Class A poll of the season and are a former WRAC rival. It will be a good early test. Top returner: Shenandoah will need their playmakers Zach York and Zach Cole to step up and make plays for the Raiders.

MIDDLETOWN — What will keep a high school football coach up at night? Aside from the anticipation of a new season beginning, it’s figuring out who will fill the losses from graduation. At Shenandoah, the Raiders will be looking to fill a pair of voids on the offensive side of the football.

Coach: Scott Widener 9-2 in second year at Shenandoah; 9-12 overall in third year.2008: 9-2; lost to Heritage Christian in second round of sectional 31-14.Sectional: 2A-29 (Centerville, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Ritter, Indianapolis Washington, Park Tudor, Shenandoah, Speedway, Union County)

One game into the regular season, and Frankton High School football is still waiting to put its first points on the board after a 35-0 defeat Friday night to Kokomo Northwestern.

It’s finally football season. High school football season, that is. We’ve all seen and — hopefully — read the previews on the area’s nine high school football teams the last nine days in The Herald Bulletin. We’ve assimilated all the info in the capsules and the Take 5 quick hits as well.

Week 1 of the high school football season is in the books, and we’re left with many more questions than answers.

The Highland High School athletic administration is in the process of investigating reports of the Scots’ football team using an ineligible player during last week’s season-opening win against city rival Anderson.

No offense to the 2008 Tennessee Titans, but the Pendleton Heights football team may have found their version of “Thunder and Lightning.”

Pictures from the Frankton vs Lapel football game.

We’ve been told life is a journey, not a destination in many ways.

We’ve been told life is a journey, not a destination in many ways. It’s been said in song, literature, motion pictures and from one generation to the next as long as there has been a “current” generation to listen to the “previous” generation.

After losing the starting quarterback, leading wide receiver and almost the entire offensive line — oh, and that is without mentioning the departure of Ball State’s former coach Brady Hoke — one would think the Cardinals football team is in a transition year.

Don’t be fooled by a fancy haircut or a flashy pair of football shoes.

Heritage Christian quarterback Jackson Kirtley very well may be the best football player to step on a field in Madison County this season.

On-the-job training did not bode well for the inexperienced Ball State football team Thursday night, bringing a halt to the nation’s longest regular season win-streak after the Cardinals fell 20-10 to visiting North Texas.

For most of the Madison-Grant-Blackford football game on Friday night in Fairmount, the only question was whether the Argylls would finish with more penalty yards than total offense for the Bruins.

The Kokomo Wildkats came to Anderson and dominated the Indians for four quarters of high school football Friday night, walking out of Collier Field with a 69-6 victory.

Where do you start when trying to establish the identity of a football team? If you’re the Lapel Bulldogs, you start with the big guys up front. Two years ago, Lapel coach Nate Andrews thought there was the potential for a special group of linemen that could suit up for the Bulldogs. Lapel has a luxury with the depth at its offensive line and the overall size of the line.

Ball State football coach Stan Parrish admitted after his team’s 0-2 start how amazed he was to see his team still alive late in Saturday night’s 23-16 loss to Division I-AA opponent New Hampshire

Nobody would envy the start to Anderson University’s 2009 football season.

ROACHDALE -- Monday was the first day of football camp at North Putnam High School. By mid afternoon the players were tired and hot, but instead of taking their hour and a half rest inside the...

By CAINE GARDNER Sports Editor GREENCASTLE -- With just over five weeks until their 2009 campaign was set to being, the DePauw football team received some unexpected news. Matt Walker, who had...

Matt Walker, head football coach of the DePauw Tigers for the past three season and the University's head baseball coach, resigned Friday, effective immediately. Assistant head coach and defensive...

GREENCASTLE -- South Putnam will rename its football field Wildman Field at its Sept. 4 game against Rockville. The field will be christened Wildman Field in honor of Indiana Football Hall of Fame...

SPENCER -- With the opening kickoff of Friday night's Owen Valley, South Putnam Football game the skies opened up dumping buckets of rain on the field sending fans scurrying for cover. The rain nor...

MONROVIA -- It was a long and difficult night for Greencastle in its football season and West Central Conference opener Friday against Monrovia, who clobbered the Tiger Cubs 50-0 at Gordon Hadley...

ELLETTSVILLE -- The North Putnam Cougars football team, ranked 10th in the Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 2A poll, opened the 2009 season by traveling to Edgewood to play the Class 3A...

GREENCASTLE -- South Putnam will rename its football field Wildman Field at tomorrow's game against Rockville. The field will be christened Wildman Field in honor of Indiana Football Hall of Fame...

ELLETTSVILLE -- Offense. Three weeks into this high school football season Greencastle head coach Mike Meyer is still looking for his offense to come alive. And after Friday night's 14-0 loss to...

GREENCASTLE -- On a night when a legend of the South Putnam football program was honored, the host Eagles' defeated fourth-ranked Class A opponent Rockville 34-6. The game marked the first contest to...

GREENCASTLE -- When one speaks of legends, there's perhaps none greater for Putnam County than that of former South Putnam head football coach Mark Wildman. His reach is felt well beyond the field in...

ELLETTSVILLE -- Offense. Three weeks into this high school football season Greencastle head coach Mike Meyer is still looking for his offense to come alive. And after Friday night's 14-0 loss to...

MARSHALL -- After three tough weeks of football, Cloverdale coach Kyle Winkler was looking for his team to get a check in the win column. Traveling to Turkey Run High School, the Clovers were looking...

ROACHDALE -- In less than 24 hours, South Putnam avenged its Friday night football loss to North Putnam when the Eagles dominated the Cougars 25-7, 25-13 and claimed the 2009 Putnam County volleyball...

Record keeping is not a favorite of many people. Some forms of record keeping, like having the winning football score or scrapbooking, provide enjoyment. This is especially true when individuals can...

The Greencastle seventh and eighth grade football teams defeated North Putnam Thursday. The seventh won 16-0, while the eighth graders won 8-6. In the eighth grade game, GMS trailed 6-0 going into...

A 24-hour delay didn't keep the crowds away from Brown County High School's football field Sunday, July 5, to watch the annual Lions Club fireworks program. Postponed a night by rain, the fireworks performance began a little before 10 p.m. and lasted nearly 45 minutes. Above, spectators fill the hillside next to the school administration building to enjoy the show. (Staff photo by Rodney A. Margison)

News
• Knights: Saying goodbyes as grocery closes
• Blade Reed waiver hearing set, trial for brother next month
• School board reorganizes as new fiscal year begins
• Sprunica church hosting Community Day July 11
• Bloomington man charged with fraud

Obituaries
• Mildred Cruser
• Cody Fishburn-Stogsdill
• James Fluharty
• Martha Jones
• Forrest Mathews
• Harley Skirvin

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Tonight's annual Lions Club fireworks show at the BC High School football field has been rescheduled because of rain.

The show will instead be held tomorrow evening, Sunday, July 5, at dusk, according to organizers, who added that the BC Community Band may or may not perform.

Although power remains out throughout Nashville from Tuesday's storms, most activities - including registration - at Brown County High School are still on. Principal Matt Stark said this morning that high school students may still show up at the school today from 10 am until 6 pm to register. In addition, nearly all outdoor activities are still on, except for boys' soccer practice, including football practce and band camp. The power outage, which extends well into the county, has nearly every business in Nashville closed, including restaurants and gas stations.

The horse-collar tackle has been added to the list of illegal personal contact fouls in high school football. This addition to Rule 9-4-3 was one of 10 rule changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations Football Rules Committee.

The Corydon Central Panther football team is set to do battle in the trenches. Darin Ward returns to the head coaching duties, a title he held for three years until 2003, with an early mindset of instilling consistency and depth

Before jumping in the upcoming season, I just want to state that an unnamed source has confirmed the Big Cat Classic will take place Aug. 28. Another unnamed source from the Corydon Central football locker room also confirms that the Panthers will travel to Ramsey for the contest.

The season-opening game for the North Harrison football squad was one the team will want to quickly put behind them before hosting Corydon Central Friday in the Big Cat Classic.

The Corydon Central Panther football team donned the home black uniforms for the first time this season and gave the crowd reason to cheer early and often against perennial Mid-Southern Conference power Brownstown Central.

North Harrison coach Jason Mullis told his team that it had a mountain to climb during the 2009 football season.

Joey Elliott got his seat in the spotlight at Big Ten Conference football media day on Tuesday.

A certification meeting for Indiana High School Athletic Association football officials will take place on Saturday at Memorial High School. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m.

New look, increased pressure, for IU football

Memorial High School football coach John Hurley blew his whistle, signifying the last wind sprint on Monday, the first day of practice.

Memorial High School football coach John Hurley blew his whistle, signifying the last wind sprint on Monday, the first day of practice.

Confident he'll have a better team than he had last season, University of Kentucky football coach Rich Brooks will get a chance to prove it before the month of September gets away from him.

Jaleel Fox didn't emulate anyone in powering his way to 1,634 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns last season.

Middle linebacker Nick Kolley is a senior leader for Castle High School's football team, which is going exclusively to a two-platoon system.

A sport most closely associated with football tailgate parties is bringing its "world championship" to Evansville next month.

There definitely is a missing presence on the football practice fields at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology just outside Terre Haute.

Bosse's football team is tired of beating up on each other and is ready for tonight's scrimmage against Harrison.

Swelling with pride after a recent practice, Castle High School coach Doug Hurt noted that the Knights are Southern Indiana's only football program to win a state championship in the classification for the largest schools.

This year's choice of Notre Dame captains probably caught some Fighting Irish football fans by surprise.

Mater Dei proved to be the bigger, stronger opponent Friday night during a 14-0 season-opening football victory at Union County.

New Harrison High football coach Brian Lewis and his Warriors will get a tough opening test tonight with a game against Central High at Enlow Field.

After helping engineer a state basketball championship last season, Rontray Chavis gave the Princeton Tigers a boost in football on Friday night.

Nine minutes, seven seconds can be an eternity in a high school football game.

Assessing his defense during the offseason, Reitz High School football coach Tony Lewis couldn't help but noticing its quickness. But all that speed, undoubtedly a good thing, did pose one problem: How to take advantage of it.

Check out video previews of this week's high school football action.

Who has got the upper hand between Jasper and Memorial? Which team will win the Henderson County-Reitz showdown? Can Bosse finally win a season opener against North?

Kyle Conner understands what Max Dedmond loves most about playing tight end for the Indiana University football team — running routes and catching passes.

Waiting for Saturday night's football season opener, Central quarterback Mitch Ferguson couldn't help but get a little nervous. That much was the same.

It's not exactly an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, but Central's trip west to face Mater Dei at 7 tonight in a high school football game at Reitz Bowl has hints of that physics puzzle.

A new tobacco policy has been created by the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. for spectators at athletic events and all football games, including those involving Mater Dei and Memorial.

Mater Dei's Cody Hess is the high school football player of the week.

Reitz High School's football team hasn't forgotten last season's 18-14 Border Bowl loss to Owensboro Senior at Rash Stadium, a defeat that snapped the Panthers' 16-game win streak.

High school football roundup.

PARADISE, Ind. — Leave it to the old "sack and fumble" play and Logan Hayford — a runaway train in a small package — to lift Castle High School's football team to its first victory of the season.

Who'll get the best of the Central-Mater Dei game? Who's got the upper hand in the Harrison-Plainfield matchup?

Check out video previews of this week's high school football action.

It's not exactly an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, but Central's trip west to face Mater Dei at 7 tonight in a high school football game at Reitz Bowl has hints of that physics puzzle.

Boonville is off to its first 2-0 start in football in at least 15 years.

It's that time of the year when the hopes and dreams of college football fans take flight largely on the strength of their team's best throwing arm.

Harrison loses its second straight football game, falling at Plainfield.

Experienced on both sides of the ball, South Spencer is off to a 2-0 start.

When Indiana University's basketball team was struggling to win games and attract fans last season, brand-new athletics director Fred Glass showered spectators with cheap tickets and giveaways.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana University football team has a lot more confidence in itself than do most forecasters.

Purdue University head football coach Danny Hope is confident the Boilermakers' running game will provide much needed offensive balance this season.

The parents and estate of a Henderson County High School football player who died during practice in July 2006 are asking a judge to determine which insurance companies are liable for any possible settlement and what levels they might be liable for.

Indiana's football team hangs on to beat Division I-AA's Eastern Kentucky.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana University football team has a lot more confidence in itself than do most forecasters.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — When Purdue University football coach Danny Hopes watches Jared Zwilling in action, he can't help but recall another player who once toiled in the trenches for the Boilermakers.

While Bosse High School's football team struck a balance between its running and passing game, Memorial is still searching entering tonight's 7 o'clock game at Enlow Field.

PARADISE, Ind. — Castle's football team sure didn't start Friday's game like a winner.

Gordon Engelhardt of the Courier & Press and courierpress.com says that, when Castle and Central get together, either team could light up the scoreboard.

Check out the video previews of this week's high school football games, including our "Game of the Week" between Central and Castle.

Before Jared Zwilling could walk out of Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday, he had one more length-of-the-field run to complete.

Joining in with dozens of his Purdue teammates, the former Central High standout jogged along the east wall of the football stadium, wearing a wide grin and sharing in a high-five celebration with fans. "We had a lot of fun out there today," said Zwilling, the starting center, after the Boilermakers' 52-31 victory over Toledo.

Hank Butcher, home run smasher and the Champs all around man, will not be with the locals next season as he has been drafted by the Philadelphia Americans and will report to Connie Mack next season.

After an 0-2 start, with a rushing attack that was non-existent, Memorial's football team made a concerted effort to establish its ground force on Saturday night against Bosse —with considerable success.

On the other hand, it was the old standby — the passing combination of Grant Gribbins to Jon Wandling — that lifted the Tigers to a 14-7 halftime lead. Memorial went on to post a 35-7 victory at Enlow Field in a game delayed an hour by rains.

Last season, Heritage Hills High School's football team might have made too much of its annual nonconference showdown with Jasper. Coach Bob Clayton hopes the Patriots won't make the same mistake twice.

North Posey High School football coach Joe Gengelbach has the devotion of all his players, both current and former.

PARADISE, Ind. — Meeting at midfield, a handful of Castle and North football players briefly mixed it up, bumping one another.

It's Friday, which means it's time for high school football in the Tri-State!

The big game this week is Reitz-Memorial, but there are other interesting match-ups, as well. Among them: Castle vs. North.

Located about two hours north of St. Louis on the Illinois-Missouri border, Quincy, Ill., is not exactly a natural rival of Harrison High School's football team.

After a night in which his Purdue University football team made too many game-changing mistakes in a 38-36 loss at Oregon, first-year head coach Danny Hope still was able to walk away convinced that his Boilermakers are headed in the right direction.

Mitchell Evans means something different to Indiana's football team every time he steps on the field.

One attempt, one completion.

That pretty much summed up the size and scope of Schuyler Cooper's production last season for Castle High School's football team.

For someone who doesn't waste much time looking back, Danny Hope can be excused for any urge he might have to remind himself of all the dismal preseason predictions for his Purdue football team.

Procedures for distributing season football tickets at Northridge High School have been announced.

Prospects are looking up in Wawasee High School football as 18 letterwinners are among 51 players on the 2009 roster.

Bob Miller is a goal-oriented person and even three straight undefeated regular seasons have left the Fairfield High School football coach with an unfulfilled feeling.

There are some mighty big shoes to fill in NorthWood High School football and not just those of graduated quarterback Skyler Titus.

Twenty three letterwinners, including some talented players at the skilled positions, are back as Mark Hummel starts his fifth season coaching the Elkhart High School football squad.

Two of the top three scorers from last season’s 6-4 squad return for the 2009 Elkhart Memorial High School football season.

Once again there is something new in store for the Jimtown High School football program.

Twenty two letterwinners, including a veteran quarterback, are building blocks as the Northridge Raiders continue to prepare for the upcoming high school football season.

After 16 days of practice, area high school football teams are ready to take the field Friday night to begin the 2009 regular season.

Fundamentals like blocking and tackling are likely to determine just how good Goshen High School’s football Redskins can be in 2009.

FORT WAYNE — The Goshen Redskins capitalized on five turnovers in a high school football win Friday night at Carroll (Allen County). Goshen got three field goals from junior Miguel Sandoval on the way to an 18-3 season-opening victory.

Goshen High School’s football Redskins will continue the 2009 season without one of their leading performers.Nick Lewallen, 5-8 (185) senior, likely won’t play this year after sustaining a torn ACL (knee ligament) in practice Aug. 19, according to Redskin head coach David Wilson.

One thing the Fairfield High School football team has been able to do so far this season is score points.

Finally! Goshen High School’s football Redskins get to play a home game.

One of the events motivating the Northridge High School football team Friday night was the previous week’s 41-7 loss to East Noble.

Northridge High School football coach Jonathan Kirkton couldn’t have scripted a better beginning for his Raider team Friday night.

Plymouth has been both a tough high school football opponent and a difficult place to play for the Northridge Raiders.

Staying alive in the Northern Lakes Conference race is a chief objective this week for a pair of keen high school football rivals.

The high school football season keeps rolling along and Friday will be the halfway point for teams that lose in the opening round of the sectional.

Lou Holtz expects his players to uphold the Notre Dame football tradition when they face Japan in the Notre Dame Japan Bowl.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is the team to beat in this year’s Big Ten football race. The Buckeyes were picked to win it all by voters at the conference’s football media day. The results were announced on Monday. Penn State was the runner-up, followed by Michigan State.

Ohio State is the team to beat in this year’s Big Ten football race.

Perhaps nobody at Lapel High School understands the enormous task ahead of the Bulldogs better than football coach Nate Andrews. The good news is he’s also perhaps the person most equipped to deal with the challenge. Lapel officially joins the Indiana Crossroads Conference this fall after the White River Athletic Conference dissolved.

Recently I had a chance to sit down and interview Jim Carter. Carter was the football coach at Anderson High School from 1951 to 1964 and was also the golf coach there. His golf teams won three state championships. There will be a detailed story on Carter and some of the stories he had to share in a later article.

What began as a defensive battle quickly slipped into an offensive lull for the Madison County Pirates, who saw their Alumni Homecoming game spoiled 14-2 on Saturday night by the two-time Midwest Football League defending champion Adams County Patriots.

The memories were flowing like water at the first Madison County semi-pro football homecoming on Saturday at the Pirates Cove.

The Anderson University football team was picked to finish fourth in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll on Tuesday.

Two words dominate the dry-erase board in Lapel’s football locker room: Do work.

A quick five with the 2009 Lapel Bulldogs.

The 2009 Lapel Bulldogs at a glance.

Despite finishing just above .500 last season, the Madison-Grant Argylls football team took a lot away from a successful 2008 campaign.

A quick five with the 2009 Madison-Grant Argylls.

A glance at the 2009 Madison-Grant Argylls

Two words dominate the dry-erase board in Lapel’s football locker room: Do work. More than a simple command, it’s a philosophy. And it’s best personified by senior running back Shelby Weeks, a throwback bruiser built in the Larry Csonka mode. “Our motto’s ‘Do work,’” Weeks said, pointing at the white board in the front of the room.

Change has always been and will be a constant in the universe.And for the Alexandria football team, they’re hoping the change of a new head coach will lead to a change against an unfortunate recent trend.

A quick five with the 2009 Alexandria Tigers.

A look at the 2009 Alexandria Tigers

James Main doesn’t hesitate when stating his goal for Pendleton Heights’ 2009 football season. “Win every game, of course,” the senior linebacker said. That’s a lofty aim for a team coming off three wins in the past two seasons combined.

Despite finishing just above .500 last season, the Madison-Grant Argylls football team took a lot away from a successful 2008 campaign. In just his first season as the Madison-Grant football coach, Beau Engle successfully led the team to its second sectional title in school history, yet he said there is still a bitter taste in many players’ mouths after a 7-6 campaign last season.

When Elwood’s Trevor Ozenbaugh takes the field with the first-team defense Friday night, he might need name tags to identify all of his new teammates.

A quick five with the 2009 Elwood Panthers.

A look at the 2009 Elwood Panthers.

As Highland’s football team slowly emerged from a cover of fog after a recent morning practice, the symbolism was hard to miss.

Don’t expect to hear much from Frankton coach Otis Smith touting his silver anniversary at the school this year.

Big game: The Aug. 28 showdown with rival Lapel could give the Eagles an early indication of how far they’ve come. The Bulldogs won last year’s battle 26-7.

A look at the 2009 Frankton Eagles

ANDERSON — As Highland’s football team slowly emerged from a cover of fog after a recent morning practice, the symbolism was hard to miss. Five winning seasons in the past six years have given the Scots ample credibility. But a host of graduation losses after back-to-back 7-3 seasons has left the immediate future clouded.

Madison-Grant ArgyllsCoach: Beau Engle (7-6, second year)2008: 7-6, sectional champion, lost to Jimtown in regional

“Is it 25 years?” Otis Cress asked. “I guess it is.” The coach, whose name adorns the field on which the Eagles play their home games, has plenty of other business on his mind following a highly uncharacteristic 1-9 campaign.

Coach: Otis Cress (164-93, 25th year)2008: 1-9 lost to Madison-Grant in sectionalSectional: 2A-28 (Alexandria, Delphi, Elwood, Lewis Cass, Northwestern, Taylor, Tipton)Returning starters: 8 offense, 6 defense

Some things have changed for the Anderson Indians football team, while others remain the same.

Quick facts about Anderson football.

A brief look at the five key areas for Anderson football.

Big game: The Raiders face Lapel on Sept. 18. The Bulldogs received votes in first Class A poll of the season and are a former WRAC rival. It will be a good early test. Top returner: Shenandoah will need their playmakers Zach York and Zach Cole to step up and make plays for the Raiders.

MIDDLETOWN — What will keep a high school football coach up at night? Aside from the anticipation of a new season beginning, it’s figuring out who will fill the losses from graduation. At Shenandoah, the Raiders will be looking to fill a pair of voids on the offensive side of the football.

Coach: Scott Widener 9-2 in second year at Shenandoah; 9-12 overall in third year.2008: 9-2; lost to Heritage Christian in second round of sectional 31-14.Sectional: 2A-29 (Centerville, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Ritter, Indianapolis Washington, Park Tudor, Shenandoah, Speedway, Union County)

One game into the regular season, and Frankton High School football is still waiting to put its first points on the board after a 35-0 defeat Friday night to Kokomo Northwestern.

It’s finally football season. High school football season, that is. We’ve all seen and — hopefully — read the previews on the area’s nine high school football teams the last nine days in The Herald Bulletin. We’ve assimilated all the info in the capsules and the Take 5 quick hits as well.

Week 1 of the high school football season is in the books, and we’re left with many more questions than answers.

The Highland High School athletic administration is in the process of investigating reports of the Scots’ football team using an ineligible player during last week’s season-opening win against city rival Anderson.

No offense to the 2008 Tennessee Titans, but the Pendleton Heights football team may have found their version of “Thunder and Lightning.”

Pictures from the Frankton vs Lapel football game.

We’ve been told life is a journey, not a destination in many ways.

We’ve been told life is a journey, not a destination in many ways. It’s been said in song, literature, motion pictures and from one generation to the next as long as there has been a “current” generation to listen to the “previous” generation.

After losing the starting quarterback, leading wide receiver and almost the entire offensive line — oh, and that is without mentioning the departure of Ball State’s former coach Brady Hoke — one would think the Cardinals football team is in a transition year.

Don’t be fooled by a fancy haircut or a flashy pair of football shoes.

Heritage Christian quarterback Jackson Kirtley very well may be the best football player to step on a field in Madison County this season.

On-the-job training did not bode well for the inexperienced Ball State football team Thursday night, bringing a halt to the nation’s longest regular season win-streak after the Cardinals fell 20-10 to visiting North Texas.

For most of the Madison-Grant-Blackford football game on Friday night in Fairmount, the only question was whether the Argylls would finish with more penalty yards than total offense for the Bruins.

The Kokomo Wildkats came to Anderson and dominated the Indians for four quarters of high school football Friday night, walking out of Collier Field with a 69-6 victory.

Where do you start when trying to establish the identity of a football team? If you’re the Lapel Bulldogs, you start with the big guys up front. Two years ago, Lapel coach Nate Andrews thought there was the potential for a special group of linemen that could suit up for the Bulldogs. Lapel has a luxury with the depth at its offensive line and the overall size of the line.

Ball State football coach Stan Parrish admitted after his team’s 0-2 start how amazed he was to see his team still alive late in Saturday night’s 23-16 loss to Division I-AA opponent New Hampshire

Nobody would envy the start to Anderson University’s 2009 football season.

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PHOTO GALLERY: North at South football

AREA STAT LEADERS

Derek Gross wanted to concentrate on baseball. Darren Eads preferred the individual coaching attention offered by wrestling.

The football season will get underway for me this coming Monday with the two-day Big Ten Media Days.

A ‘FAIRLEY’ BIG DEAL: Crawfordsville High School incoming senior running back Craig Fairley can been seen on the cover of the 2009 Indiana Football Digest, which hit bookstore shelves on July 17.

A ‘FAIRLEY’ BIG DEAL: Crawfordsville High School incoming senior running back Craig Fairley can been seen on the cover of the 2009 Indiana Football Digest, which hit bookstore shelves on July 17.

Jon Sicotte School is in session. This learning isn’t in the classroom, but on the football field for first-year Crawfordsville head coach Sean Gerold and his staff.

Despite going through the process for the last 20 years, North Montgomery football coach Charley German continues to get excited about the first official day of practice.

Jon Sicotte School is in session. This learning isn’t in the classroom, but on the football field for first-year Crawfordsville head coach Sean Gerold and his staff.

Despite going through the process for the last 20 years, North Montgomery football coach Charley German continues to get excited about the first official day of practice.

Erik Raeburn feels more confident entering his second season as Wabash’s football coach.

Matt Wilson Journal Review Wabash’s football team found itself in a familiar place when the North Coast Athletic Conference Coaches’ Preseason Poll was released Wednesday.

Erik Raeburn feels more confident entering his second season as Wabash’s football coach.

Matt Wilson Journal Review Wabash’s football team found itself in a familiar place when the North Coast Athletic Conference Coaches’ Preseason Poll was released Wednesday.

After three seasons of leading DePauw’s football team and 10 seasons leading the baseball team, Matt Walker resigned as head coach of both squads Friday.

Two-a-days have been celebrated by fans of high school and college football for decades.

After three seasons of leading DePauw’s football team and 10 seasons leading the baseball team, Matt Walker resigned as head coach of both squads Friday.

Two-a-days have been celebrated by fans of high school and college football for decades.

The United Football League is getting ready to kickoff its inaugural season on Oct. 8 with four teams playing a six-week schedule.

Take it from a former offensive line coach, having the five starters back and ready to go is a huge bonus for the Purdue football team as it begins fall training camp.

Take it from a former offensive line coach, having the five starters back and ready to go is a huge bonus for the Purdue football team as it begins fall training camp.

Take it from a former offensive line coach, having the five starters back and ready to go is a huge bonus for the Purdue football team as it begins fall training camp.

Matt Hudson said there are no excuses for Wabash’s football team.

BLOOMINGTON — About 10 years ago, Josh Keyt and Griffen Dahlstrom promised they would go to the same college and play football together.

They really love their new look. The Indiana Hoosiers football team was all about the new additions with the North Endzone Facility during its media day this week.

Matt Hudson said there are no excuses for Wabash’s football team.

BLOOMINGTON — About 10 years ago, Josh Keyt and Griffen Dahlstrom promised they would go to the same college and play football together.

NEW MARKET — Fountain Central football team’s commitment to get better started with last year’s 48-7 sectional loss to Rockville.

OXFORD — The North Montgomery football team kept it simple.

A night of firsts couldn’t turn into a first win as Crawfordsville lost to West Lafayette 39-7 in the opening night of the football season.

Look, I know yesterday was the first night of football and everybody’s all excited for that stuff, but you know what? Indiana’s a basketball state. I know it’s hoops offseason and we’re jumping the gun a little bit here, but there’s a lot to be excited about on the hardwood this coming year.

ELLETTSVILLE — The North Putnam Cougars football team, ranked 10th in the Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 2A poll, opened the 2009 season by traveling to Edgewood to play the Class 3A 12th ranked Mustangs Friday night.

They really love their new look. The Indiana Hoosiers football team was all about the new additions with the North Endzone Facility during its media day this week.

MARSHALL — Not much went right for Turkey Run’s football team in its season opener Saturday against North Vermillion, losing 39-7.

As I was clearing out my notes and files on my computer Sunday, I came across many tidbits that I have yet to make stories out of, or get into a Boilermaker or Hoosier Notebook.

NEW MARKET — Fountain Central football team’s commitment to get better started with last year’s 48-7 sectional loss to Rockville.

OXFORD — The North Montgomery football team kept it simple.

A night of firsts couldn’t turn into a first win as Crawfordsville lost to West Lafayette 39-7 in the opening night of the football season.

Look, I know yesterday was the first night of football and everybody’s all excited for that stuff, but you know what? Indiana’s a basketball state. I know it’s hoops offseason and we’re jumping the gun a little bit here, but there’s a lot to be excited about on the hardwood this coming year.

ELLETTSVILLE — The North Putnam Cougars football team, ranked 10th in the Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 2A poll, opened the 2009 season by traveling to Edgewood to play the Class 3A 12th ranked Mustangs Friday night.

When Marian University opens its football season Thursday at St. Francis, Ill., North Montgomery graduate Isaac McGaughey won’t be one of the Knights on the field.

Despite being undersized for a typical Danville team, Crawfordsville football coach Sean Gerold knows the Athenians will have their hands full when the Warriors come to Crawfordsville for Friday’s Sagamore Athletic Conference opener.

When Marian University opens its football season Thursday at St. Francis, Ill., North Montgomery graduate Isaac McGaughey won’t be one of the Knights on the field.

Despite being undersized for a typical Danville team, Crawfordsville football coach Sean Gerold knows the Athenians will have their hands full when the Warriors come to Crawfordsville for Friday’s Sagamore Athletic Conference opener.

WEST LEBANON — North Montgomery’s football team was the storm on Seeger’s horizon Friday night in a 48-6 win.

ROACHDALE — Southmont football players walked off their home field embarrassed last Friday. Last year at this time, the Mounties had that same sense of humility.

Turnovers win or lose football games. Crawfordsville lost the ball just one time more than Danville, a fumble on fourth down killed any late momentum the Athenians were building, losing at home to the Warriors Friday night, 13-0.

Gene Mruczkowski has a new lease on his football life.

WEST LEBANON — North Montgomery’s football team was the storm on Seeger’s horizon Friday night in a 48-6 win.

ROACHDALE — Southmont football players walked off their home field embarrassed last Friday. Last year at this time, the Mounties had that same sense of humility.

Turnovers win or lose football games. Crawfordsville lost the ball just one time more than Danville, a fumble on fourth down killed any late momentum the Athenians were building, losing at home to the Warriors Friday night, 13-0.

Gene Mruczkowski has a new lease on his football life.

North Montgomery football coach Charley German knows his team will have to come out ready to play Friday when Montgomery County rival Southmont comes to Linden.

Coal Creek football players wished there was a playoff system in 1969.

Brandon King was a little late to his Tuesday press conference with the media. He was at home watching film of this weekend’s football opponent, Toledo.

North Montgomery football coach Charley German knows his team will have to come out ready to play Friday when Montgomery County rival Southmont comes to Linden.

Coal Creek football players wished there was a playoff system in 1969.

LINDEN —North Montgomery football team’s opportunistic defense helped change the momentum of Friday’s Sagamore Athletic Conference battle against Southmont.

DANVILLE — In high school football, a 14-6 final score and six turnovers often indicates a tough defensive standoff on a muddy field.

CAYUGA — The Covington football team traveled to North Vermillion for a Wabash Conference game and came away on the short end of a 28-14 score.

Brandon King was a little late to his Tuesday press conference with the media. He was at home watching film of this weekend’s football opponent, Toledo.

LINDEN —North Montgomery football team’s opportunistic defense helped change the momentum of Friday’s Sagamore Athletic Conference battle against Southmont.

DANVILLE — In high school football, a 14-6 final score and six turnovers often indicates a tough defensive standoff on a muddy field.

CAYUGA — The Covington football team traveled to North Vermillion for a Wabash Conference game and came away on the short end of a 28-14 score.

There will be some new faces on the field when North Montgomery’s football team entertains Tri-West Friday night.

The college football season got off to a typical start last weekend — lots of miles and not much sleep.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With most of the Purdue football games being noon kickoffs, a night game is a bit of a switch.

John Madden was gone from football for about, well, the preseason.

The college football season got off to a typical start last weekend — lots of miles and not much sleep.

There will be some new faces on the field when North Montgomery’s football team entertains Tri-West Friday night.

LINDEN — Banged and bruised, the North Montgomery football team was able to soldier on through another Sagamore Conference battle.

NEW MARKET — Winning the turnover battle helped Southmont’s football team pick up a monumental 21-6 victory over Danville Friday at New Market.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With all the hoopla college football gets, along with the TV contracts and the amount of money made for colleges, there is one thing lost in the shuffle.

Journal Review Fountain Central’s football team put up 409 yards of total offense as the Mustangs improved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Wabash River Conference action with Friday’s 62-22 victory at Fountain County rival Covington.

Wabash football coach Erik Raeburn won’t let an inexperienced backfield keep him from wanting the Little Giants to run the ball Saturday against Denison.

DOVER — Western Boone’s football team snapped a three-game losing streak to Crawfordsville with a 35-12 home victory Friday night.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With most of the Purdue football games being noon kickoffs, a night game is a bit of a switch.

John Madden was gone from football for about, well, the preseason.

It’s not a good time to be a fan of Big Ten football.

LINDEN — Banged and bruised, the North Montgomery football team was able to soldier on through another Sagamore Conference battle.

NEW MARKET — Winning the turnover battle helped Southmont’s football team pick up a monumental 21-6 victory over Danville Friday at New Market.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With all the hoopla college football gets, along with the TV contracts and the amount of money made for colleges, there is one thing lost in the shuffle.

Journal Review Fountain Central’s football team put up 409 yards of total offense as the Mustangs improved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Wabash River Conference action with Friday’s 62-22 victory at Fountain County rival Covington.

Wabash football coach Erik Raeburn won’t let an inexperienced backfield keep him from wanting the Little Giants to run the ball Saturday against Denison.

DOVER — Western Boone’s football team snapped a three-game losing streak to Crawfordsville with a 35-12 home victory Friday night.

Things seemingly went well for Wabash’s football team in Saturday’s season-opening 56-7 victory over Denison.

LINDEN — The North Montgomery football team has that sharing part down.

Matt Wilson Journal Review Either Lebanon or North Montgomery’s football team will no longer be undefeated in the Sagamore Athletic Conference by Friday night’s end.

The football season will get underway for me this coming Monday with the two-day Big Ten Media Days.

A ‘FAIRLEY’ BIG DEAL: Crawfordsville High School incoming senior running back Craig Fairley can been seen on the cover of the 2009 Indiana Football Digest, which hit bookstore shelves on July 17.

A ‘FAIRLEY’ BIG DEAL: Crawfordsville High School incoming senior running back Craig Fairley can been seen on the cover of the 2009 Indiana Football Digest, which hit bookstore shelves on July 17.

Jon Sicotte School is in session. This learning isn’t in the classroom, but on the football field for first-year Crawfordsville head coach Sean Gerold and his staff.

Despite going through the process for the last 20 years, North Montgomery football coach Charley German continues to get excited about the first official day of practice.

Jon Sicotte School is in session. This learning isn’t in the classroom, but on the football field for first-year Crawfordsville head coach Sean Gerold and his staff.

Despite going through the process for the last 20 years, North Montgomery football coach Charley German continues to get excited about the first official day of practice.

Erik Raeburn feels more confident entering his second season as Wabash’s football coach.

Matt Wilson Journal Review Wabash’s football team found itself in a familiar place when the North Coast Athletic Conference Coaches’ Preseason Poll was released Wednesday.

Erik Raeburn feels more confident entering his second season as Wabash’s football coach.

Matt Wilson Journal Review Wabash’s football team found itself in a familiar place when the North Coast Athletic Conference Coaches’ Preseason Poll was released Wednesday.

After three seasons of leading DePauw’s football team and 10 seasons leading the baseball team, Matt Walker resigned as head coach of both squads Friday.

Two-a-days have been celebrated by fans of high school and college football for decades.

After three seasons of leading DePauw’s football team and 10 seasons leading the baseball team, Matt Walker resigned as head coach of both squads Friday.

Two-a-days have been celebrated by fans of high school and college football for decades.

The United Football League is getting ready to kickoff its inaugural season on Oct. 8 with four teams playing a six-week schedule.

Take it from a former offensive line coach, having the five starters back and ready to go is a huge bonus for the Purdue football team as it begins fall training camp.

Take it from a former offensive line coach, having the five starters back and ready to go is a huge bonus for the Purdue football team as it begins fall training camp.

Take it from a former offensive line coach, having the five starters back and ready to go is a huge bonus for the Purdue football team as it begins fall training camp.

Matt Hudson said there are no excuses for Wabash’s football team.

BLOOMINGTON — About 10 years ago, Josh Keyt and Griffen Dahlstrom promised they would go to the same college and play football together.

They really love their new look. The Indiana Hoosiers football team was all about the new additions with the North Endzone Facility during its media day this week.

Matt Hudson said there are no excuses for Wabash’s football team.

BLOOMINGTON — About 10 years ago, Josh Keyt and Griffen Dahlstrom promised they would go to the same college and play football together.

NEW MARKET — Fountain Central football team’s commitment to get better started with last year’s 48-7 sectional loss to Rockville.

OXFORD — The North Montgomery football team kept it simple.

A night of firsts couldn’t turn into a first win as Crawfordsville lost to West Lafayette 39-7 in the opening night of the football season.

Look, I know yesterday was the first night of football and everybody’s all excited for that stuff, but you know what? Indiana’s a basketball state. I know it’s hoops offseason and we’re jumping the gun a little bit here, but there’s a lot to be excited about on the hardwood this coming year.

ELLETTSVILLE — The North Putnam Cougars football team, ranked 10th in the Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 2A poll, opened the 2009 season by traveling to Edgewood to play the Class 3A 12th ranked Mustangs Friday night.

They really love their new look. The Indiana Hoosiers football team was all about the new additions with the North Endzone Facility during its media day this week.

MARSHALL — Not much went right for Turkey Run’s football team in its season opener Saturday against North Vermillion, losing 39-7.

As I was clearing out my notes and files on my computer Sunday, I came across many tidbits that I have yet to make stories out of, or get into a Boilermaker or Hoosier Notebook.

NEW MARKET — Fountain Central football team’s commitment to get better started with last year’s 48-7 sectional loss to Rockville.

OXFORD — The North Montgomery football team kept it simple.

A night of firsts couldn’t turn into a first win as Crawfordsville lost to West Lafayette 39-7 in the opening night of the football season.

Look, I know yesterday was the first night of football and everybody’s all excited for that stuff, but you know what? Indiana’s a basketball state. I know it’s hoops offseason and we’re jumping the gun a little bit here, but there’s a lot to be excited about on the hardwood this coming year.

ELLETTSVILLE — The North Putnam Cougars football team, ranked 10th in the Indiana Football Coaches Association Class 2A poll, opened the 2009 season by traveling to Edgewood to play the Class 3A 12th ranked Mustangs Friday night.

When Marian University opens its football season Thursday at St. Francis, Ill., North Montgomery graduate Isaac McGaughey won’t be one of the Knights on the field.

Despite being undersized for a typical Danville team, Crawfordsville football coach Sean Gerold knows the Athenians will have their hands full when the Warriors come to Crawfordsville for Friday’s Sagamore Athletic Conference opener.

When Marian University opens its football season Thursday at St. Francis, Ill., North Montgomery graduate Isaac McGaughey won’t be one of the Knights on the field.

Despite being undersized for a typical Danville team, Crawfordsville football coach Sean Gerold knows the Athenians will have their hands full when the Warriors come to Crawfordsville for Friday’s Sagamore Athletic Conference opener.

WEST LEBANON — North Montgomery’s football team was the storm on Seeger’s horizon Friday night in a 48-6 win.

ROACHDALE — Southmont football players walked off their home field embarrassed last Friday. Last year at this time, the Mounties had that same sense of humility.

Turnovers win or lose football games. Crawfordsville lost the ball just one time more than Danville, a fumble on fourth down killed any late momentum the Athenians were building, losing at home to the Warriors Friday night, 13-0.

Gene Mruczkowski has a new lease on his football life.

WEST LEBANON — North Montgomery’s football team was the storm on Seeger’s horizon Friday night in a 48-6 win.

ROACHDALE — Southmont football players walked off their home field embarrassed last Friday. Last year at this time, the Mounties had that same sense of humility.

Turnovers win or lose football games. Crawfordsville lost the ball just one time more than Danville, a fumble on fourth down killed any late momentum the Athenians were building, losing at home to the Warriors Friday night, 13-0.

Gene Mruczkowski has a new lease on his football life.

North Montgomery football coach Charley German knows his team will have to come out ready to play Friday when Montgomery County rival Southmont comes to Linden.

Coal Creek football players wished there was a playoff system in 1969.

Brandon King was a little late to his Tuesday press conference with the media. He was at home watching film of this weekend’s football opponent, Toledo.

North Montgomery football coach Charley German knows his team will have to come out ready to play Friday when Montgomery County rival Southmont comes to Linden.

Coal Creek football players wished there was a playoff system in 1969.

LINDEN —North Montgomery football team’s opportunistic defense helped change the momentum of Friday’s Sagamore Athletic Conference battle against Southmont.

DANVILLE — In high school football, a 14-6 final score and six turnovers often indicates a tough defensive standoff on a muddy field.

CAYUGA — The Covington football team traveled to North Vermillion for a Wabash Conference game and came away on the short end of a 28-14 score.

Brandon King was a little late to his Tuesday press conference with the media. He was at home watching film of this weekend’s football opponent, Toledo.

LINDEN —North Montgomery football team’s opportunistic defense helped change the momentum of Friday’s Sagamore Athletic Conference battle against Southmont.

DANVILLE — In high school football, a 14-6 final score and six turnovers often indicates a tough defensive standoff on a muddy field.

CAYUGA — The Covington football team traveled to North Vermillion for a Wabash Conference game and came away on the short end of a 28-14 score.

There will be some new faces on the field when North Montgomery’s football team entertains Tri-West Friday night.

The college football season got off to a typical start last weekend — lots of miles and not much sleep.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With most of the Purdue football games being noon kickoffs, a night game is a bit of a switch.

John Madden was gone from football for about, well, the preseason.

The college football season got off to a typical start last weekend — lots of miles and not much sleep.

There will be some new faces on the field when North Montgomery’s football team entertains Tri-West Friday night.

LINDEN — Banged and bruised, the North Montgomery football team was able to soldier on through another Sagamore Conference battle.

NEW MARKET — Winning the turnover battle helped Southmont’s football team pick up a monumental 21-6 victory over Danville Friday at New Market.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With all the hoopla college football gets, along with the TV contracts and the amount of money made for colleges, there is one thing lost in the shuffle.

Journal Review Fountain Central’s football team put up 409 yards of total offense as the Mustangs improved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Wabash River Conference action with Friday’s 62-22 victory at Fountain County rival Covington.

Wabash football coach Erik Raeburn won’t let an inexperienced backfield keep him from wanting the Little Giants to run the ball Saturday against Denison.

DOVER — Western Boone’s football team snapped a three-game losing streak to Crawfordsville with a 35-12 home victory Friday night.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With most of the Purdue football games being noon kickoffs, a night game is a bit of a switch.

John Madden was gone from football for about, well, the preseason.

It’s not a good time to be a fan of Big Ten football.

LINDEN — Banged and bruised, the North Montgomery football team was able to soldier on through another Sagamore Conference battle.

NEW MARKET — Winning the turnover battle helped Southmont’s football team pick up a monumental 21-6 victory over Danville Friday at New Market.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With all the hoopla college football gets, along with the TV contracts and the amount of money made for colleges, there is one thing lost in the shuffle.

Journal Review Fountain Central’s football team put up 409 yards of total offense as the Mustangs improved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Wabash River Conference action with Friday’s 62-22 victory at Fountain County rival Covington.

Wabash football coach Erik Raeburn won’t let an inexperienced backfield keep him from wanting the Little Giants to run the ball Saturday against Denison.

DOVER — Western Boone’s football team snapped a three-game losing streak to Crawfordsville with a 35-12 home victory Friday night.

Things seemingly went well for Wabash’s football team in Saturday’s season-opening 56-7 victory over Denison.

LINDEN — The North Montgomery football team has that sharing part down.

Matt Wilson Journal Review Either Lebanon or North Montgomery’s football team will no longer be undefeated in the Sagamore Athletic Conference by Friday night’s end.

GREENTOWN — Eastern football coach Josh Edwards came into the season with an optimistic outlook following a rebuilding project that offered signs of promise, but just one win over the last two seasons.

Braxton Shelton may have been a little shocked by his record-setting performance Friday night at Walter Cross Field but it isn’t likely anyone wearing Mount Vernon colors was the least bit surprised.

RUSSIAVILLE — Frankfort needed two things Friday night to spoil Western’s home opener — a tough defense and Korben Shirar.

ROYAL CENTER — The Lewis Cass football team has built a reputation for tough, physical play in the trenches, usually pounding opponents into submission by game’s end with running play after running play and a bevy of backs.

TIPTON — The first game of a high school football season is expected to be a little sloppy, but Friday night’s game between Tipton and Hamilton Heights went way over the top.

Eastern High School all-state football player Rob Patchett had lofty aspirations when he left Greentown in the summer of 1985. The plan included living in New York City and being a somebody wearing expensive suits — living the high life.

Lewis Cass’ football players had to deal with an unfamiliar feeling last week. Pioneer beat Cass 21-14 in a matchup of small-school powers, giving the Kings their first Week 1 loss since 2002.

In a mid-week conversation, Indianapolis Arlington coach Rob Patchett said the best thing that could happen to his team Friday night at Walter Cross Field was to get an early lead and make Kokomo do some things it didn’t really want to do.It took just 15 seconds for that hope to die.

Big plays equal a big win — that was the theme for Taylor Friday night. The Titans used an explosive ground game and a pouncing defense to record three touchdowns of 30-plus yards between the two units, running away with a 48-12 win over Tri-Central in the process.

DENVER — For the second week in a row to start the 2009 campaign, the Northwestern football team went on the road and dismantled its opponent, this time a 42-0 whitewash of North Miami here Friday.

ELWOOD — Tipton’s special teams turned in a special performance, igniting the Blue Devils to a 49-7 victory over Elwood in Friday night’s high school football game at Panther Stadium.

BUNKER HILL — The Maconaquah football field was glowing here Friday night as the Braves finally got the monkey off their backs by defeating Mississinewa 19-16 in overtime.

24 power — Kokomo football fans have seen this play dozens, perhaps even hundreds of times.

Northwestern carved up Frankton and North Miami by a combined score of 77-0 in the first two weeks of the high school football season.

WALTON — Lewis Cass’ football team let fourth-quarter leads slip away in non-conference losses to Pioneer and West Lafayette, leaving the Kings with their first 0-2 start since 1998.

MARION — After exchanging blows toe to toe with Marion for two-plus quarters at Dick Lootens Stadium, the Kokomo football team erupted for 35 unanswered second-half points to bury the Giants under a 70-25, record-shattering avalanche Friday.

RUSSIAVILLE — Western’s football team was frustrated entering this week starting the season with a pair of losses. The team and the coaching staff did some soul searching over the week to find the solutions.

ARCADIA — The Maconaquah-Hamilton Heights football series had been lopsided since it began in 2000. The Huskies held an almost 400-point differential in nine blowouts, but Friday night was a sign the Braves are closing the gap little by little.

So appreciated a spectacle is college football that we boisterously applaud its arrival regardless of how the first wave of games plays out. Great matchups, mediocre matchups, doesn’t matter. What does is that there is tackling, tailgating and a halftime tuba section, and not necessarily in that order.

It’s been only five years since Kokomo’s football program hit rock bottom.

Northwestern quarterback Trevor Gibson made his delayed season debut one to remember.The Tiger senior completed 8 of 13 pass attempts for 293 yards and four touchdowns to lead Northwestern past Western 48-46 in a wildly entertaining game Friday night.

BUNKER HILL — The milestones keep piling up for the Eastern football team, which defeated Maconaquah 28-7 here Friday to improve to 2-0 in the Mid-Indiana Conference and 3-1 overall.

ANDERSON — Kokomo scorched Marion for 70 points last week and while the Wildkats didn’t quite match that total here Friday night, the 69-6 thumping they handed Anderson was still pretty convincing.

WALTON — As Lewis Cass coach Scott Mannering reflected on his team’s 21-20 loss to Hamilton Heights Friday night, a lot of moments weighed on his mind as he absorbed the loss.

PERU — It had been three years since Peru had hung any offense on Taylor, suffering a trio of shutouts at the hands of the Titans dating back to 2006.

RENSSELAER — Near-perfect execution for an excellent game plan had Tipton’s football squad pulling off a Hoosier Conference upset here Friday night.

Tri-Central’s football miseries continued here Friday when they ran into a Clinton Prairie squad that had too much speed and too many horses.

Dover — Western Boone didn’t take too long to hire its new varsity men’s basketball coach, and in June Kyle Spray was approved by the school board. Spray graduated from Clinton Central in 2000 being a three-sport athlete. He played football, basketball and ran track.He later graduated from Purdue in 2004 with a degree in English education. Growing up fairly close to the Western Boone area, Spray felt like Western Boone would be a good fit for him.

Lebanon — The challenge of defeating a talented Plainfield team was going to be enough for the Lebanon tennis team.Add in the 9 a.m. start and the fact that nearly the entire team was at the football team’s season-opener at Lucas Oil Stadium until past midnight, and the task was that much more difficult.

Dover — It had the potential to be a bad start for the Western Boone football team Friday night against Sheridan.After returning the opening kickoff to midfield, the Stars fumbled the first play of the game giving the Blackhawks excellent field position.

Youth football in Jasonville Youth football practice and sign-ups in Jasonville are currently underway at Hanna Field. Players can sign-up Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. for...

2009-10 CONTROLLED FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE RULES AND REGULATIONS Courtesy of the IHSAA I. Date Each football playing school may choose to participate in an inter-school controlled scrimmage on Friday or...

The Linton-Stockton Jr. High football program will issue equipment from 9 - 11 a.m. Saturday at the press box. Practice begins Monday, Aug. 10 from 5 - 7 p.m. Camp will run from Aug. 10 - Aug. 14...

Union (Dugger) High School athletic director Shane Reese would like to make the following announcements. THe Union (Dugger) High School football team will be holding a Soap and Towel scrimmage at 7...

Linton Youth Football will have sign-ups for children grades 2-6 on the following days: Tuesday Aug. 18 and Thursday Aug. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. The sign-ups will...

Weber happy with performance in scrimmage After watching his Linton-Stockton football team battle visiting Cloverdale in a controlled scrimmage for 106 plays (32 junior varsity), coach Steve Weber...

Indiana High School Football Top 10 By The Associated Press The 2009 Associated Press Pre-season Top 10 Indiana high school football teams, with first-place votes in parentheses and rating points:...

Daily World Staff Reports The 2009 high school football season begins Friday night with two Southwest Seven Conference games, featuring the three area teams. Union (Dugger), under the guidance of...

FARMERSBURG -- Friday night was not your typical first night for high school football as it was a cool and rainy evening throughout, but the Union (Dugger) Bulldogs did not mind, as they prevailed in...

The Linton-Stockton junior varsity football team opened the season with a shutout -- an 18-0 victory over visiting Sullivan at Roy Williams Field Monday night. Ethan Lannan paced the Miner defense...

Indiana H.S. Football Top 10 By The Associated Press The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Aug. 22, rating...

SOUTHWEST SEVEN CONFERENCE Some information courtesy of indianahsfootball.homestead.com Friday, Aug. 21 Linton-Stockton 38, Eastern Greene 12 North Daviess 36, Tecumseh 7 North Knox 14, Pike Central...

All three area high school football team will be playing at home this weekend. The Linton-Stockton Miners will resume their long-time rivalry with Sullivan, Eastern Greene will host North Knox in a...

DUGGER -- The Union (Dugger) football team was just 34 seconds away from their second consecutive 2-0 start, but Riverton Parke came into the Bulldogs home turf and stole the game away in...

Linton-Stockton has not done much losing in the regular season lately. For the first time in four seasons, the Miner football team, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in Class A, dropped a 13-6...

SULLIVAN 16, LINTON 6 - FINAL

The Linton-Stockton jv football team won its second straight game to start the season, defeating host West Vigo 39-34 Tuesday night. "The kids played a great game," said Miner coach Brian Oliver. "We...

Daily World Staff Report All three area high school football teams will be playing on the road Friday night as the regular season reaches the 1/3rd mark, including two conference clashes in week...

Union (Dugger) defeated Indiana Deaf School 32-18 in a high school football game in Indianapolis Friday night. The Bulldogs improved to 2-1 with the victory. Union (Dugger) will host Monrovia...

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES By The Associated Press Anderson Highland 49, Heritage Christian 41 Andrean 54, E. Chicago 13 Avon 35, Lafayette Harrison 28 Batesville 47, S. Dearborn 6 Bedford...

The Linton-Stockton football team defeated Wood Memorial 47-26 in a Southwest Seven Conference game at Oakland City Friday night. This story will be updated.

Week four of the prep football season is upon us as we near the halfway point of the regular season. Linton-Stockton and Union (Dugger) will be in search of their third wins of the season, while...

The Bloomfield Football League opened regular-season play against the Martin County Raiders on Saturday. Quad-County's newest division, high school, had the first game of the day and made the most of...

Linton-Stockton rushed for 341 yards as the Miner jv football team defeated visiting Eastern Greene 36-16 Tuesday night. The victory was the third without a loss for the Miners. Abram Neff had 140...

For two former Linton-Stockton High School football standouts, the transition to college life -- including football -- has been challenging, but not overwhelming. When Derrick Barker left the Miners'...

AP Indiana High School Football Top 10 Teams The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Sept. 12, rating points...

Eastern Greene will play at home while Linton-Stockton and Union (Dugger) hit the road in week five of the Indiana High School football season. Linton-Stockton (3-1) at Springs Valley (1-3) -- The...

Brady Tolle, a key member of last fall’s Lewis Cass state finalist football team, will continue his career at Wabash College.

With baseball pennant races heating up and the start of the football season just around the corner, it’s an exciting time to be a sports fan.

Caston coach David Sommers is hoping that a little cooperation with the football team will go a long way for the Comets’ cross country team.

ROYAL CENTER — The Lewis Cass football team has built a reputation for tough, physical play in the trenches, usually pounding opponents into submission by game’s end with running play after running play and a bevy of backs.

Although Logansport’s football team is off to a 2-0 start, coach Bucky Kramer is looking for steadier play from his squad.

Less than 10 months ago, Derrick McQuiston was lying in a hospital bed on the brink of death after being in a horrific car accident.

WALTON — Lewis Cass’ football team let fourth-quarter leads slip away in non-conference losses to Pioneer and West Lafayette, leaving the Kings with their first 0-2 start since 1998.

ROYAL CENTER — The roughly 50 miles of highway that separate Pioneer and South Newton high schools is normally a long trip even after a victory.

FULTON — A lot was on the line for Caston’s football team here Friday night — the Comets’ first win over Frontier in five years, their first 3-0 start since 2003, a share of the Midwest Conference lead, and an opportunity to set up a showdown of unbeatens with conference rival Pioneer, currently ranked No. 3 in Class 1A.

CNHI vice president William B. Ketter writes about the fight over credentials to cover college football games and the effect it might have on the average sports fan.

Lucas Oil Stadium and Notre Dame Stadium immediately pop to mind when naming the best football venues in Indiana.

DETROIT -- Ball State football players Quale Lewis and Brandon Crawford this week were back at the scene of one of the most improbable results in the program's history.

Southside football coach Mike Paul caught just about everyone off guard this summer with his response to questions about two-a-day practices.

MUNCIE -- There certainly was a serious tone Wednesday during Ball State's first football practice of the season, but fun, enthusiasm and a quick tempo were the main orders of the day at Scheumann Stadium.

MUNCIE -- The most prolific passer in Ball State football history is no longer firing passes through small openings for the Cardinals.

MUNCIE -- Ball State offensive coordinator Eddie Faulkner says it's fair to classify the 2009 football season as a crucial one for backup tailback Frank Edmonds.

MUNCIE -- A three-headed placekicker? Ball State might start the football season with such a beast in its stable.

MUNCIE -- Ball State football fans will have their chance to meet members of this year's team, get autographs and pictures, claim a gift and eat free food this weekend at Scheumann Stadium.

MUNCIE -- Ball State's football team is discovering this year what the power of an undefeated regular season and the appearance on national television six times means in the race to recruit quality players.

MUNCIE -- The U.S. Postal Service might as well be the Pony Express in the land of college football coaches.

MUNCIE -- The door creaked open and Stan Parrish stepped into his first media day press conference as head coach of the Ball State football team.

GASTON — Wes-Del senior Jordyn Lemons used one simple word to describe this year's football team -- and in more than one way.

YORKTOWN -- Center Adam Drummond and the rest of the Yorktown football team won't let Derek Kundenreich off the hook.

MUNCIE -- Ball State is about halfway through its fall camp leading into the 2009 football season. It will open the campaign in 15 days with a night game at home on Sept. 3 against North Texas.

Stop feeling sorry for Southside. The football program remains in fine shape.

MUNCIE -- For the Central football coaching staff, the past two seasons have been a test of style.

With apologies to the St. Louis Rams circa 1999, the "Greatest Show on Turf" in this area kicks off tonight when Delta plays its first official varsity football game on its new artificial surface.

Each week, Star Press sports writer Thomas St. Myer will rank the top five football teams in East Central Indiana. Send comments to him at tstmyer@muncie.gannett.com.

Gonzalo Barinaga, a senior member of the 2008 Ball State football team, has been named the recipient of the Mid-American Conference Bob James Award. To receive the award, a student-athlete must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.5 and displayed good character, leadership and citizenship. Barinaga managed a 3.68 GPA as a pre-med major. He played in 42 games in his career and started three games during his senior season.

BROOKVILLE, Ind. -- Southside jumped to a 14-point lead at halftime and was never in trouble as it opened its football season with a 35-14 victory at Franklin County.

NEW CASTLE -- With 6:11 remaining in the third quarter of Friday night's season-opening football game between host New Castle and Greenfield-Central, a gentle mist of rain violently turned to torrential downpours.

MUNCIE -- Quale Lewis enjoyed a dream season last year for Ball State's football team while rushing for 1,736 yards, the sixth-best total in Mid-American Conference history.

MUNCIE -- A Ball State assistant football coach left the program for personal reasons less than three weeks ago as the Cardinals were beginning to assemble for the start of fall camp.

The Central football team received a scare when sophomore Dustin Tuite laid motionless following a collision with one of his own teammates during Friday night's game against Indianapolis Northwest.

MUNCIE -- Ball State women's basketball coach Kelly Packard talks often with her players about putting themselves in positions that are uncomfortable because they help them mature.

MUNCIE -- Madaris Grant's receiving numbers during the first three seasons of his Ball State football career are fairly pedestrian. But given room to spread his wings this season, his coach thinks Grant will blossom into a major threat in the Cardinals' passing game.

MUNCIE -- Football rivalry games inevitably trigger bold, bordering on absurd, statements from players.

MUNCIE -- As a rival coach at Miami, Jay Hood heard all about Ball State defensive end Brandon Crawford's well-chronicled, unorthodox path to college football. So when Hood arrived last winter as an assistant coach for the Cardinals, he had a chance to measure Crawford up close.

1. DELTA: The Eagles (1-0) proved to be as good as advertised in their opener. Delta excelled in all three facets and led Jay County 42-0 at the half. Sophomore QB Ozzie Mann played turnover-free football, putting the ball in the hands of his playmakers -- WR Logan Young and RBs Teddy Dawson and Zach Overfield. Delta played lockdown defense with the exception of one drive in the second half. The Eagles face a better challenge today when Hoosier Heritage Conference rival New Palestine pays a visit.

MUNCIE -- Southside football coach Mike Paul huddled his players together, glanced around and spotted freshman Tim Woods-Barrett.

MUNCIE -- Logan Young planned to make a phone call Friday night after helping Delta claim a 23-0 high school football victory over New Palestine.

GASTON -- Through one half of football Friday night at Paul L. Parker field, Wes-Del's defensive scheme almost worked to perfection against Cambridge City Lincoln.

MUNCIE -- Jeremy Hill has a quality that is unique to Ball State's stable of wide receivers. The sophomore has the ability to vertically stretch the field in the passing game.

MUNCIE -- Perhaps no position group has more to prove in Ball State's opening football game Thursday than the offensive line.

MUNCIE -- Ball State's football team, which features loads of inexperience with 27 of 44 players in the two-deep roster being freshmen or sophomores, has zeroed in the past week on the small details it might need to execute in its first game.

MUNCIE -- Young, vibrant and armed with an attitude of being bullet proof in his new position, Stan Parrish began his football head coaching career in 1972 with enormous self-imposed expectations.

MUNCIE -- Stan Parrish's ascension to the head coaching position of Ball State's football program last December probably would never have happened had he followed his heart 18 months earlier.

1969-71: Teacher and freshman football coach at Windham (Ohio) High School.

MUNCIE -- Football coaches are fond of saying that teams often make huge strides between their first and second games of the season.

MUNCIE -- Ball State lost its season-opening football game, and the sting of that disappointment was magnified by a potentially crushing personnel loss.

Each week, The Star Press sports writer Thomas St. Myer will rank the top five football teams in East Central Indiana. Last week's ranking in parenthesis. Send comments to him at tstmyer@muncie.gannett.com.

MUNCIE -- Central crammed a season's worth of momentum-shifting plays into one game on Friday, and needed just about every one of them to subdue Anderson to open its North Central Conference schedule on an uptick.

MUNCIE -- The curtain might not fall at the end of this season on the college football career of Ball State tailback Quale Lewis. An encore season for one of the best single-season rushers in Mid-American Conference history might be in store in 2010.

MUNCIE -- Receiver Jeremy Hill, away from his Georgia home last year for the first time, found himself walking a path that led directly into the Ball State football doghouse.

MUNCIE -- It's next to impossible to throw a football "100 miles an hour" into a bucket from 50 yards away. Kelly Page has a better understanding of that now after learning the hard way last week in Ball State's season-opening football game.

Delta football coach Grant Zgunda always condenses his playbook onto a single sheet of paper.

Each week, The Star Press sports writer Thomas St. Myer will rank the top five football teams in East Central Indiana. Last week's ranking in parenthesis. Send comments to him at tstmyer@muncie.gannett.com.

MUNCIE -- Southside football coach Mike Paul might have had a pregame premonition about the level of effectiveness Delta was going to achieve when the teams played Friday.

MUNCIE -- Statistics, it is said, don't always tell an accurate story in sports. But videotape never spins a false tale.

YORKTOWN -- After a first half of football in which Yorktown had five costly penalties and five turnovers, Tigers coach Mike Wilhelm felt fortunate to go into halftime trailing 7-0 to visiting Greenfield-Central.

MUNCIE -- Football AD -- after Davis -- apparently is much harder than many at Ball State thought it might be.

MUNCIE — The Ball State football foxhole isn't particularly crowded right now.

MUNCIE -- Ball State has a football game scheduled at Iowa next season that coach Stan Parrish doesn't want to play, and the school will examine whether it can delay the game or get out of the contract.

MUNCIE -- Ball State assistant football coach Eddie Faulkner is returning home -- to the sidelines -- for the rest of the season.

Sometimes an all-star contest simply boils down to star power, and that seemed to be the difference Saturday evening at Terre Haute South as the North All-Stars defeated their South counterparts 32-16 in the fifth annual Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game.

Northview football player Anthony Hubbard’s road to his senior season has included several interesting twists and turns, but his hard work has made him a key for the Knights heading into the 2009 season. Hubbard went out for football as a sophomore after getting just a taste of the sport as a 7th-grader.

A shaky offensive start left West Vigo on the short end of the statistics Friday night in the Vikings preseason high school football scrimmage at Seeger.

High school football goes on display tonight when most teams in the Wabash Valley participate in controlled scrimmages to wrap up the last week of practice before next Friday’s regular-season openers.

A lot of the players on this year’s West Vigo High School football team played well in complementary roles last season as the Vikings enjoyed an 8-3 season. Whether that’s the good news or the bad news will be determined the next few weeks.

Northview has been one of the Wabash Valley’s best football teams in the last five years. The Knights’ win-loss records since 2004 prove it. 9-2, 7-3, 8-1, 6-4, 4-6. The 4-6 came last season, and along with it came three Western Indiana Conference losses. For a football program that believes it should enter each season as the WIC favorite, or at the very least, a WIC contender, the losing season sticks in the craw of coach George Gettle and his players.

The Western Indiana Conference has always been an incongruent mix of odds and ends. Geographically, it runs the gamut from the mining and farming community of Sullivan, to the resort town of Nashville (where Brown County is located), to the pharmaceutical and river city of Clinton (home of South Vermillion) … with all points in between.

To say Turkey Run’s football program is going through a rough patch in recent years … well, you’d be right. The numbers are not encouraging. To wit, the Warriors are 1-39 the last four seasons. … they snapped a 28-game losing streak with its lone win in 2007. … they are currently riding a 12-game losing streak. … and they have not won a home game since the 2004 season.

Northview has been one of the Wabash Valley’s best football teams in the last five years. The Knights’ win-loss records since 2004 prove it. 9-2, 7-3, 8-1, 6-4, 4-6. The 4-6 came last season, and along with it came three Western Indiana Conference losses. For a football program that believes it should enter each season as the WIC favorite, or at the very least, a WIC contender, the losing season sticks in the craw of coach George Gettle and his players.

Terre Haute South’s football team learned the hard way why opportunities left on the table in the first half can burn a team for the rest of a game.

Trailing 8-0 after the first quarter, Northview executed a 60-yard quick kick from its own five-yard line on third down that helped change the

It was the threat of lightning that caused the high school football game between Terre Haute North and visiting Castle to go well into the night Friday, but the offensive units of both teams — particularly the Patriots — brought the thunder.

Union gained a tie in its football series with Sullivan County rival North Central on Friday, defeating the Thunderbirds 12-0 in the season opener for both teams.

Whether it was the fumble on the opening kickoff that set up a touchdown, or the two North Vermillion scores in the last 2:35 of the first half, or the many big plays by the visiting Falcons, Saturday night’s high school football opener was pretty much what coach Steve Stewart of Turkey Run expected.

Marshall football has been unable to bring home a Little Illini Conference football title since 2002, when the Lions beat arch-rival Casey in the season opener. Casey has won five of the last six LIC titles, and the Warriors are coming off one of the best year’s in school history in 2008.

South Vermillion scored on its first five possessions to defeat North Vermillion in nonconference football Friday night 48-8.

They collectively cleaned up their act in the second half, rolling up 394 yards rushing overall, to throttle Marshall 28-7 in the regular season and Little Illini Conference high school football opener for both teams.

Terre Haute South obviously wasn’t running at the speed of light on offense early in the first quarter, but it sure must have seemed like it to an inexperienced Vincennes Lincoln football team.

Despite trailing virtually the entire first half and giving up five touchdowns in the first 18 minutes of the game, host Northview put together nine good third-quarter minutes and threatened to wrest a high school football game away from visiting Terre Haute North on Friday.

South Putnam dedicated its football field to Indiana Football Hall of Fame coach Mark Wildman in pre-game ceremonies, then the Class 2A No. 10-ranked Eagles defeated Class A No. 2-ranked Rockville on Mark Wildman Field by a score of 34-6.

Sullivan and North Knox hooked up in a high school football shootout Friday night at Sportland Field with the Golden Arrows scoring first and last in a 47-27 victory.

The Northview Knights got off to a fast start and overcame their own errors and the host Sullivan Golden Arrows 62-30 in Western Indiana Conference high school football on Friday night.

South Vermillion set a school scoring record in football Friday night, defeating Brown County 59-12 in Western Indiana Conference action.

Terre Haute South’s football team had four possessions that started and ended in the first quarter.

If there have been a more productive 37 seconds by a single player in high school football this year, it would be surprising.

He sat down. The 78 year-old man’s wisdom-filled eyes peered through the lenses of his glasses and past the shade cast by his golf cap.

In what looks to be a rebuilding year for the Zionsville football team, head coach Larry McWhorter leads the Eagles into a season that will present many challenges.

On a night that celebrated the youth football program in Zionsville, Friday, Aug. 21, the Eagles snapped their two-season losing streak against the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos, 41-10.

In another offensive onslaught, the Zionsville football team propelled itself past host McCutcheon Mavericks Friday, Aug. 28, 54-13.

The No. 10 ranked Zionsville football team came through with a strong performance in the inaugural Horseshoe Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday, defeating Noblesville 34-14.

In a battle of top 20 football teams, visiting No. 15 Hamilton Southeastern Royals outlasted No. 9 Zionsville Friday, Sept. 11, 15-7, in a defensive battle.