Tag: Jake Purichia

Purichia scores 3 ways as Ritter beats Tipton for 2A crown

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — One day after Cathedral’s Terry McLaurin put up one of the memorable performances in recent state finals history, Ritter’s Jake Purichia matched him. And now, the picture for the Mr. Football award is just as murky as it was a week ago. Purichia passed for 273 yards and […]

Purichia dominates as Ritter beats Paoli, advances to 2A final

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — If you ask Ritter coach Ty Hunt, Jake Purichia should already have Mr. Football wrapped up. The statistics agreed on Friday night. Purichia completed 9 of 12 passes for 298 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score, lifting Ritter past Paoli 49-16 in a Class 2A […]

ISL’s must-see players for the IHSAA state football playoffs

By the ISL staff Indy Sports Legends writers have covered plenty of high school football games for this website or other publications this season. Here is our list of must-see athletes during the IHSAA playoffs, which start with the sectional round on Friday. These are the most exciting or game-changing players we saw in person this season. Tell […]

Old one-class basketball system would be ideal for football this year

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Most everybody in Indiana knows about the state’s legendary old single-class state tournament in basketball. You know, the one that spawned the movie Hoosiers and was dismantled in the 1990s, leading to heated debates about tradition vs. fairness to small schools ever since. I’d love to see that one-class system in football this year. […]