Tag: IHSAA

Brunt and Dragash: IHSAA state football finals picks

By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff ISL’s Cliff Brunt and Craig Dragash come to you one final time this season with picks for the IHSAA state football finals. Six championship games will be played — three on Friday, three on Saturday — at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. 6A: Carmel (10-3) vs. […]

Jones runs wild as Columbus East dominates New Palestine 49-14

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus East junior running back Markell Jones took care of the offense, and the defense took care of the rest in a 49-14 win over previously unbeaten New Palestine in a Class 4A semistate game. Jones rumbled for 318 yards and four touchdowns. He ran through, around, […]

How Brunt and Dragash fared: IHSAA semistate picks

By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff This week, we decided to make picks for all 10 IHSAA semistate games. Here’s how we performed in the nine that were played Friday: 5A: Terre Haute North (10-2) vs. Indianapolis Cathedral (8-5), Arsenal Tech Brunt: Cathedral 42, Terre Haute North 28 Dragash: Cathedral 28, Terre Haute […]

Brunt and Dragash: IHSAA semistate picks

By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff This week, we have decided to make picks for all 10 IHSAA semistate games. Enjoy the breakdown! 5A: Terre Haute North (10-2) vs. Indianapolis Cathedral (8-5), Arsenal Tech Cathedral hasn’t really needed Terry McLaurin much during this run through the playoffs, aside from the first game when […]

How Dragash and Brunt fared on IHSAA football predictions

By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff ISL’s Cliff Brunt and Craig Dragash have been making predictions throughout the IHSAA state tournament. Here are the predictions we made for Friday’s games vs. the actual scores. 6A Semistate: Penn (12-0) at Carmel (9-3) Dragash: Carmel 35, Penn 17 Brunt: Carmel 28, Penn 14 Actual score: […]

Jackson does it all in Chatard’s sectional title win over Roncalli

By BEN FAHRBACH ISL Photographer/Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — Stan Jackson did it all in Chatard’s Sectional 22 championship victory over rival Roncalli on Friday night. The senior kick returner, punt returner, gunner, cornerback and running back had a long touchdown run, forced a fumble and intercepted a pass in Chatard’s 28-8 victory in a game played […]

Prep notebook: Brunt, Dragash make IHSAA sectional picks

By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff Here is our final look at The Associated Press’ Indiana prep football poll heading into sectionals. In 6A, Penn holds onto the No. 1 spot, but it’s not as strong a grip as it once was after No. 2 Ben Davis rallied from 24-0 down last Friday […]

IHSAA prep football notebook

By CLIFF BRUNT and BEN FAHRBACH ISL Staff INDIANAPOLIS — Sam Jost stepped in seamlessly for one of the state’s most effective rushers last week. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior filled in for the injured Alex Kimack and ran 26 times for 206 yards and three touchdowns to help the Trojans defeat Guerin Catholic 24-0. Jost […]

IHSAA 2013 sectional football pairings

From the IHSAA For the first time, Class 6A will be used for the 32 largest schools in the state. With all eight of those sectionals, including four teams each, sectional semifinal games will be played on Oct. 25, sectional championship games on Nov. 1 followed by regionals on Nov. 8 and semi‐states on Nov. […]

Brunt: Indiana prep football notes

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Center Grove resoundingly remained at the top of The Associated Press’ Class 6A Indiana football poll with a 42-10 win over Lawrence North last Friday. The Trojans got 16 of 18 first-place votes. Pike came back from 28-0 down to beat Warren Central 38-28. Pike is now No. 8. Warren, […]

IHSAA penalizes Arsenal Tech, Fort Wayne South Side for fight

From the IHSAA Following multiple incidents of unsportsmanlike behavior during last Friday’s football game between Fort Wayne South Side High School and Indianapolis Arsenal Technical High School, IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox has placed both teams on probation and suspended several players and coaches. Both programs are placed on probation for the remainder of the 2013 […]