Week
13 Picks: NW Indiana High School Football
Week
13 Picks: NW Indiana High School Football
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by Mark Smith
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WEEK Twelve (12) in Review: Wrong - 7; Right - 13 |
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| The Pick | The Result |
| Shenandoah 28, Eastern Hancock 0 | Eastern Hancock 20-16 |
| Jimtown 31, Central Noble 28 | Central Noble 19-14 |
| Harding 35, Concordia 33 | Concordia 35-27 |
| Northwood 28, St. Joseph's 21 | St. Joseph's 28-12 |
| Plymouth 27, Clay 24 | Clay 30-12 |
| Carmel 30, Jefferson 27 | Jefferson 33-29 |
| Whiting 26, LaVille 24 | LaVille 28-0 |
| Pioneer 20, North White 6 | Pioneer 33-6 |
| Southwood 31, Madison-Grant 7 | Southwood 35-0 |
| Bishop Luers 16, Heritage 7 | Bishop Luers 48-21 |
| Eastbrook 30, Lewis Cass 20 | Eastbrook 7-0 |
| Muncie Central 24, (FW) South 7 | Muncie Central 28-24 |
| Bishop Dwenger 42, Columbia City 7 | Bishop Dwenger 35-0 |
| (FW) Snider 28, Warsaw 16 | (FW) Snider 52-21 |
| North Judson 27, John Glenn 0 | North Judson 52-7 |
| ANDREAN 49, New Prairie 21 | ANDREAN 42-14 |
| Twin Lakes 22, Frankfort 21 | Twin Lakes 29-26 |
| Griffith 42, Morton 21 | Griffith 62-34 |
| Valparaiso 37, Portage 20 | Valparaiso 27-14 |
| Penn 24, Goshen 0 | Penn 31-0 |
WEEK Twelve (12) ANALYSIS: Northwood's
QB Michael Ramirez was hurt early inn the second quarter and they never
recovered. Jeff made a last-minute rally top beat Carmel even though Jeff
ignored the running game and had minus rush yardage. Harding and Concordia
could've gone either way. Clay just pounded Plymouth. I cannot explain Eastern
Hancock over Shenandoah and I had a feeling last week's game meant more to
LaVille than it did to Whiting but I didn't have the nerve to pick against the
Oilers.
Twin Lakes was very lucky to beat Frankfort but none of the other 12
correct picks are in any way a surprise.
REGULAR SEASON: 85 of 109, 77.9%
WEEK 12: 13 of 20 - 65%
PLAYOFFS: 51 of 71 - 71.9%
OVERALL (12 weeks): 136 of 180, 75.5%
Class 1A
1A - Perry Central (11-1) 35, Park Tudor (9-3) 21
Perry Central was 14-1 last year and they seemed destined to go to the title game.
1A - Clinton Central (9-3) 24, South Putnam (10-2) 21
Clinton Central has a very strong offensive line and their schedule appears tougher.
1A - Southwood (10-1) 27, LaVille (9-3) 7
LaVille won the game they wanted last week. They'll go quietly now.
1A - Pioneer (12-0) 30, at Eastern Hancock (8-4) 14
Same thing here. Hancock waited
a year for a rematch with Shenandoah and they won. That's all they really
wanted.
2A - Indian Creek (12-0) 41, Southridge (10-2) 21
The state's top passing team will roll unless the weather is very bad.
2A - Seeger (12-0) 22, Scecina (8-3) 20
A shaky pick because this is Seeger's 1st-ever regional game and Scecina is a traditional power.
2A - North Judson (12-0) 24, Eastbrook (11-1) 0
Judson appears far to strong physically and both teams play lame schedules.
2A - Bishop Luers (9-3) 35, Central Noble (10-2) 7
Luers schedule is much tougher and C. Noble got what they wanted last week when they upset Jimtown.
3A - South Bend St. Joseph's (9-3) 27, (FW) Concordia (8-4) 22
Fort Wayne football is tougher but St. Joe is rolling. Who cares? Heritage Hills, Chatard or Andrean would all kill either team.
3A - ANDREAN (12-0) 29, Twin Lakes (10-2) 10
Both teams play weak schedules but the 59ers have a far better QB.
3A - Heritage Hills (12-0) 28, Batesville (9-2) 20
Interesting. Batesville lost the regional to Heritage Hills 23-11 last year and this week's rematch is in Batesville. There could be an upset here.
3A - Bishop Chatard (12-0) 33, Hamilton Heights (11-1) 7
Chatard has already defeated two
unbeaten, top-10 teams and
Hamilton Heights' schedule is weak.
4A - Zionsville (10-2) 24, Jasper (10-2) 28
Another rematch from last year's
regional. Zionsville lost 18-17 to Jasper
last season in 3 overtimes. I like Zionsville to get even.
4A - Roncalli (7-4) 30, East Central (7-5) 6
Both teams play tough schedules but Roncalli's big offensive line should dominate, even on the road.
4A - Bishop Dwenger (11-1) 35, Muncie Central (12-0) 17
Dwenger plays a very difficult
schedule and Fort Wayne football is
tougher than Muncie football. Central barely got by (FW) South 28-24 last
week.
4A - Griffith (9-3) 26, South Bend Clay (10-2) 24
Could be a classic game. Both
teams have power and speed runners.
Turnovers will decide it for the visitors.
5A - Center Grove (11-1) 20, New Albany (11-1) 16
New Albany has more talent but
Center Grove has played a brutal schedule
and is at home
5A - Ben Davis (10-3) 31, Warren Central (12-0) 28
The biggest game in the state as the six time state champions take on a Warren Central team that has outscored 12 foes 588-128. 10 weeks ago, Warren Central beat Ben Davis 17-14 in overtime but Ben Davis beat Warren Central twice last year. Warren Central is the computer rankings number one team but Bed Davis has played a tougher schedule. Both teams are very big up front but Ben Davis has traditionally won these games.
5A - (Fort Wayne) Snider (11-0) 38, (Lafayette) Jefferson (8-3) 28
Jeff's Jeff Vlahogeorge is northern Indiana's top passer but passing teams do not reach the state finals. The weather and Snider's speedy backs will stop Jeff's air show.
5A - Penn (12-0) 28, Valparaiso (11-1) 17
Penn won 31-7 over Valpo 1 weeks
ago and you still can't run the ball on the Kingsmen. Valpo
will have their moments but Valparaiso is not supposed to beat Penn.