BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Rock Creek Academy has decided to switch from playing traditional 11-man football to the newly introduced Indiana Football Coaches’ Association’s eight-man football league.

Joining the IHSAA state tournament for the 2023 campaign will be Purdue Polytech and Dugger Union.

NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES

School                             Previous Coach                 New Coach

Anderson                        Ron Qualls                       Jarrod Pennycuff

Attica                             Theron Schmid                Michael Winters

Cambridge City Lincoln     Phil Renforth                   Dan Capps

Caston                            Will Porter                      Chris Ulerick

Centerville                      Kyle Padgett                   Ryan Cole

Clinton Central                George Gilbert                Tracy Rosa

Clinton Prairie                 Raymond Jones                Kurt Schlicher

Cloverdale                       Tom Winders                  Tyler Lotz

Columbus North              Tim Bless                        Logan Haston

Connersville                     Justin Jackson                Ryan Lynch

Covington                        Travis Brown                   Mike Cross

Crawfordsville                 Kurt Schlicher                 Brad Clark

Eastern Greene               Roy Bruce                       Travis Wray

Eastern Hancock              Phil Morris                      Pat Echeverria

Elkhart                           Josh Shattuck                Romison Saint-Louis

Fountain Central              Ryan Hall                         Herb King

Forest Park                     Ross Fuhs                        Terry Riggs

Fort Wayne Concordia     Mike Eshbach                  Tim Mannigel

Fort Wayne Northrop      Jason Doerffler              Quentin Brown

Frontier                          Troy Burgess                  Raymond Jones

Gary West                      Eric Schreiber, Jr.          Alger Boswell

Goshen                            Kyle Park                         Tom Wogomon

Indian Creek                             Steve Spinks                   Casey Gillin

Indiana Deaf                   Garrett Wooten              Mike Paulone

Indianapolis Pike             Pat Echeverria                Mike Brevard

Indianapolis Roncalli         John Rodenberg              Eric Quintana

Indianapolis Washington  Steve Moorman               Tracey Pendelton

Jennings County     Justun Sharp-Justin Baldwin     TJ Newton

John Glenn                      Austin Foust                   John Barron

Kankakee Valley               James Broyles                 Kirk Kennedy

Lake Station                   Jason Wolfe                    Glenn Gulley

LaPorte                           David Ortiz                     Bob James

Leo                                 Jared Sauder                  Jason Doerffler

Mitchell                          Troy Pritchett                Kevin Kling

McCutcheon                    Ken Frauhiger                 Josh Strasser

Muncie Central                Darrick Lee                     Kyle Padgett

North Putnam                  Ryan Burress                   Scott Moore

Parke Heritage                Brian Moore                    Dan Rector

Peru                                Romison Saint-Louis        Tim Weeks

Plymouth                         John Barron                    Adam Handley

Princeton                        Jared Manners                Eric Schnur

Richmond                         Tony Sonsini                    Randy Kerns

Seeger                           Herb King                       T.J. Ragan

South Bend Adams          Antwon Jones                  Frank Karczewski

South Bend Riley             Justin Kinzie                   Darrick Lee

South Bend Saint Joseph Bryon Whitten                Ben Downey

South Decatur                Rick Zimmerman              Rodney Martin

Sullivan                           Blaine Powell                    Mike Caton

Tell City                          Mac Webb                      Malin Webb

Tri-County                      Eric Davis                       Jake West

Wabash                          Adam Handley                 Ryan Carmichael

Wes-Del                         Ryan Cole                        Matt Nuckols

West Vigo                       Jeff Cobb                       Aaron Clements

Whiting                          Brett Jennings                Jason Jendreas

Winamac                         John Hendryx                 Josh Burgess

LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS

Center Grove has captured 28 straight games.

Indianapolis Lutheran has claimed 15 straight wins.

Mount Vernon (Fortville) is on a 14-game winning streak.

Gibson Southern has claimed 11 straight games.

Andrean and Indianapolis Cathedral are on a six-game winning streak.

LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS

Rushville has a 24-game losing skid.

Cloverdale has lost 20 games in a row.

North Miami and South Bend Clay have dropped 18 consecutive games.

Eastern (Pekin) has a 17-game losing streak.

Elwood, Southern Wells, Southport, and Tri-County have lost 12 games in a row.

Bowman Academy, Corydon Central, and Plymouth have dropped 11 straight contests.

Cambridge City Lincoln, Northwestern, and Wes-Del have suffered 10 consecutive losses.

Washington has lost nine games in a row.

Attica, Hagerstown, and Noblesville have dropped eight straight contests.

Frankfort, Fort Wayne South, Hammond Bishop Noll, Lake Central, and Perry Meridian have endured seven consecutive losses.

Angola and Muncie Central have lost six contests in a row.

Clinton Central, Crawford County, Eastern Greene, Fountain Central, Huntington North, Jay County, Jennings County, LaPorte, Mitchell, New Castle, North Daviess, Pike Central, Shelbyville, Twin Lakes, and Whitko have lost five straight games.

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS                                          

Center Grove 18, West Lafayette 17, Leo 17, Eastbrook 15, Indianapolis Roncalli 15, Centerville 14, Monroe Central 13, Indianapolis Lutheran 12, Eastside 11, Jasper 11, Linton-Stockton 11, Merrillville 11, Winamac 11, Brownstown Central 10, Tippecanoe Valley 9, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 8, Concord 8, Heritage Christian 8,  Lawrenceburg 8, Mount Vernon (Fortville) 8, Westfield 8, Adams Central 7, Danville 7, Decatur Central 7, Harrison (West Lafayette) 7, Jimtown 7, Pioneer 7,Hanover Central 6, Lebanon 6, Mississinewa 6, Norwell 6.

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES

Eastern (Pekin) 24, Rushville 22, Cloverdale 18, South Bend Clay 16, North Miami 16, Taylor 13, Washington 11, Elwood 10, Southern Wells 10, Southport 10, Tri-County 10, Bowman Academy 9, Cambridge City Lincoln 9, Corydon Central 9, Plymouth 9, Northwestern 8, Wes-Del 8, Hagerstown 7, Noblesville 7, Attica 6, Fort Wayne South 6, Frankfort 6, Hammond Bishop Noll 6, Lake Central 6, Perry Meridian 6, Angola 5, Muncie Central 5.

LONGEST CURRENT CONFERENCE WINNING STREAKS

East Central has won 46 straight Eastern Indiana Conference games.

Indianapolis Lutheran has won 22 consecutive Indiana Crossroads Conference games.

LONGEST CURRENT CONFERENCE LOSING STREAKS

Benton Central has lost 43 consecutive Hoosier Conference games.

Caston has lost 39 straight Hoosier North Conference games.

South Bend Clay has suffered 36 straight Northern Indiana Conference losses.

Crawford County has lost 29 straight Patoka Lake Conference contests.

Shelbyville has a 22-game Hoosier Heritage Conference losing streak.

Pike Central has lost 20 straight Pocket Conference games.

WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES

Larry “Bud” Wright (Sheridan) 436, Russ Radtke (Knox) 379, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 349, John Hart (Brownsburg) 316, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 300, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 285, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 272, Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 248, Kevin O’Shea (Indianapolis North Central) 239, Mark Bless (Avon) 239, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 238, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 232, Ott Hurrle (Indianapolis Scecina) 215, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 207, Tim Able (Triton Central) 205, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 201

CLOSING IN ON 200

Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 192, Cory Yeoman (Penn) 191, Herb King (Fountain Central) 189, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 188, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 181, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 179

CLOSING IN ON 100

Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 99, Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 99, Ryan Langferman (Milan) 98, Scott Buening (Southridge) 97, Brandon Baker (Northfield) 97, Chris Coll (Franklin) 96, Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 94, Scott Bless (Bloomington North) 92, Brian Woodard (Plainfield) 92, Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 91, Mike Wilhelm (Yorktown) 91, Doug Dinan (Carroll Fort Wayne) 90.