Review
of Week
15 Picks: 2004 NW Indiana High School Football
Review
of Week
15 Picks: 2004 NW Indiana High School Football
A USA-365.com Special Report By Mark Smith
December
2, 2004
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WEEK 15, 2004 in Review: Wrong - 0; Right - 5 = 100.0% |
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| The Pick | The Result |
| (1A) Seeger 27, Ritter 14 | CORRECT... Seeger 20-7 |
| (2A) Tri-West 35, Eastbrook 20 | CORRECT... Tri-West 62-21 |
| (3A) ANDREAN 28, Heritage Hills 23 | CORRECT... ANDREAN 21-14 |
| (4A) Roncalli 31, Wawasee 17 | CORRECT...
Roncalli 31-10 |
| (5A) Warren Central 42, Snider 40 | CORRECT...
Warren Central 35-23 |
WEEK FIFTEEN (15) ANALYSIS:
INDIANAPOLIS
- Seeger just seemed destined all year to win the title. This was a
once-in-a-generation team that breaks up after this season. Ritter will be back
in contention for the title next year.
Two-time 2A titlist Tri-West has to be stopped before they get to the Dome because their spread offense is too much for 2A teams in perfect conditions. The Tri-West QB, is a sophomore. They'll be back.
The question in 3A is an era ending or was this just a temporary interruption. Timely injuries KO'd Bishop Chatard's push for a 4th consecutive crown, allowing long suffering Andrean (4 title game sin 8 years) and Heritage Hills (5 consecutive regional titles) a shot. But Andrean graduates too many key players to get back in 2005 and Chatard sends two Division I players (TB Dray Mason and DE Frank Halliburton) to college.
Will it be Heritage Hills, New Prairie or maybe Griffith?
In 4A, state finalist Wawasee loses their skill players. East Noble returns 2000-yard runner Konrad Mundon but they need some new linemen. Could it be Hobart? Lowell?
Somebody's got to do something about Roncalli. Three state titles in a row. Who wants to stop history? Nobody's ever won 4 in a row.
In 5A, Warren Central gets so many good players but eventually Ben Davis is going to get them at the regional level.
That could leave things open for a northern team but if it's Merrillville, they still have to walk through Portage, Penn and Snider.
I don't know what this means but..... Of the five top-ranked teams (Seeger, Tri-West, Heritage Hills, East Noble and Warren Central) only East Noble did not reach the finals. Of the five defending champions (Ritter, Tri-West. Bishop Chatard, Roncalli and Warren Central), only Chatard did not reach the finals in 2004.
Saturday's attendance was 26,148 (an average of over 8,500 per game) for a three-game card that featured four distant schools (Andrean, Heritage Hills, Wawasee and Snider) on a day that featured day-long rain in Indianapolis.
(Week One) 11 of 14, 78.5%
(Week Two) 8 of 13, 61.5%
(Week Three) 8 of 12, 66.7%
(Week Four) 11 of 12, 91.7%
(Week Five) 10 of 12, 83.3%
(Week Six) 7 of 12, 58.3 %
(Week Seven) 8 of 12, 66.7%
(Week Eight) 7 of 12, 58.3%
(Week Nine) 8 of 12, 66.7%
(Week Ten) 23 of 30, 66.7%
(Week Eleven) 15 of 20, 75.0%
(Week Twelve) 14 of 20, 70.0%
(Week Thirteen) 13 of 20, 65.0%
(Week Fourteen) 9 of 10, 90.0%
(Week Fifteen) 5 of 5, 100%
REGULAR SEASON: 77-111, 69.4%
PLAYOFFS: 79-105, 75.2%
2004 TOTAL: 156 of 216, 72.2%