NEWS AND NUGGETS
Center Grove’s three-year run in Class 6A came to end as Indianapolis Ben Davis knocked off the Trojans, 37-34, in overtime.
Crown Point picked up its first semistate crown with a thrilling 38-31 double-overtime win over Westfield.
Elkhart and Romison Saint-Louis have parted ways after he went 10-10 in his two seasons with the Lions.
Michael Karn has ended his three-year run at Elwood with a 1-28 record with the Panthers.
North Vermillion is looking for a new coach after Brian Crabtree stepped down after posting a 108-38 record over 12 years. He guided the Falcons to the 2014 Class 1A state title and a runner-up finish in 2018.
After initially retiring a year ago, Southwood’s Dave Snyder has officially ended his 13-year stint with the Knights with a 95-54 mark.
Joe Kutch announced his retirement from North Central (Farmersburg) after going 9-22 in his three seasons with the Thunderbirds.
Munster will have a new leader on the sidelines in 2024 after Jason Grunewald ended his six-year run with the Mustangs with a 12-49 record.
Heading into the state finals, there are now just four members of the 2023 Indiana Football Digest’s Prime Time 25 still active with Keegan Bluhm (Adams Central). Nylan Brown (Indianapolis Ben Davis), Josh Ringer (East Central), and Lukas Rohrbacher (Fort Wayne Snider)
HERE IS THE LAST TIME THESE TEAMS WERE UNBEATEN
Adams Central (14-0-2022), Crown Point (13-0-first time), East Central (14-0-1994), Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (14-0-2002), Indianapolis Lutheran (12-0-2022).
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Indianapolis Lutheran has claimed 42 straight wins.
East Central and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have 20 straight victories.
Adams Central has claimed 14 victories in a row.
Crown Point has a 13-game winning streak.
Decatur Central, Indianapolis Ben Davis, North Posey, and NorthWood are on a nine-game winning streak.
Heritage Hills has captured eight straight victories.
Fort Wayne Snider is on a seven-game winning streak.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers has earned five wins in a row.
POST-SEASON SUCCESS
Indianapolis Lutheran has a 16-game playoff winning streak.
East Central and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have run off 11 straight post-season wins.
ALL-TIME LEADERS IN PLAYOFF WINS: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard – 151-27 (.848), Fort Wayne Bishop Luers – 148-29 (.836), Indianapolis Cathedral – 137-28 (.830), Carmel – 133-38 (.778), Indianapolis Roncalli – 123-33 (.788), Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger – 124-38 (.765), Penn – 123-40 (.755), Ben Davis – 118-30 (.797), Evansville Mater Dei – 115-39 (.747), Fort Wayne Snider – 114-39 (.745), Jimtown – 110-38 (.743), Hobart – 108-41 (.725), Sheridan – 106-35 (.752), Adams Central – 105-39 (.729), NorthWood – 104-40 (.722), East Central 100-36 (.735), Andrean 98-36 (.731), Warren Central – 98-31 (.760), Lafayette Central Catholic 95-32 (.748), Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 92-35 (.724).
SEMISTATE SCORES
CLASS 6A
Crown Point 38, Westfield 31 (20T)
Indianapolis Ben Davis 37, Center Grove 34 (OT)
CLASS 5A
Fort Wayne Snider 28, Merrillville 0
Decatur Central 24, Bloomington South 12
CLASS 4A
NorthWood 45, Leo 33
East Central 49, New Palestine 0
CLASS 3A
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 42, Knox 14
Heritage Hills 23, Gibson Southern 20
CLASS 2A
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 28, Lafayette Central Catholic 7
North Posey 37, Southmont 7
CLASS 1A
Adams Central 42, North Judson 18
Indianapolis Lutheran 56, Sheridan 14
PRIOR TO 2023, HERE IS THE LAST TIME THESE TEAMS WON A SEMISTATE TITLE
CLASS 6A: Crown Point (none) and Indianapolis Ben Davis (2017)
CLASS 5A: Fort Wayne Snider (2015) and Decatur Central (2018)
CLASS 4A: NorthWood (2016) and East Central (2022)
CLASS 3A: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (2022) and Heritage Hills (2019)
CLASS 2A: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (2020) and North Posey (2005)
CLASS 1A: Adams Central (2022) and Indianapolis Lutheran (2022)
ALL-TIME SEMISTATE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 18, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 17, Indianapolis Cathedral 15, Carmel 13, Indianapolis Roncalli 13, Penn 12, Ben Davis 12, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 10, Sheridan 10, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 10, Hobart 10, Warren Central 9, Andrean 8, Center Grove 8, Fort Wayne Snider 8, Evansville Mater Dei 7, Lafayette Central Catholic 7, NorthWood 7, Franklin Central 6, Jimtown 6, Tri-West 6, East Central 6, Evansville Memorial 5, Westfield 5. Zionsville 5, Pioneer 5, New Palestine 5, West Lafayette 5, Western Boone 5, Adams Central 4, Bremen 4, Heritage Hills 4, Indianapolis Lutheran 4, Indianapolis Scecina 4, Lowell 4, South Bend Saint Joseph 4, Eastbrook 4, Southridge 4, Valparaiso 4, Bloomington South 3, Columbus East 3, Concord 3, Fountain Central 3, East Noble 3, Goshen 3, Hamilton Southeastern 3, Jasper 3, Tipton 3.
STATE FINALS SCHEDULE (All times EST)
FRIDAY
Class 1A: Indianapolis Lutheran (12-0) vs. Adams Central (14-0), 11 a.m.
Class 3A: Heritage Hills (13-1) vs. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (14-0), 3 p.m.
Class 5A: Decatur Central (11-2) vs, Fort Wayne Snider (12-1), 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Class 2A: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (11-3) vs. North Posey (13-1), 11 a.m.
Class 4A: East Central (14-0) vs. NorthWood (12-2), 3 p.m.
Class 6A: Indianapolis Ben Davis (12-1) vs. Crown Point (13-0), 7 p.m.
ALL-TIME STATE CHAMPIONS: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 16, Indianapolis Cathedral 14, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 11, Indianapolis Roncalli 10, Ben Davis 9, Sheridan 9, Warren Central 9, Carmel 9, Lafayette Central Catholic 8, Center Grove 5. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 5, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 5, Penn 5, Franklin Central 4, Hobart 4, Tri-West 4, Jimtown 4, Western Boone 4, New Palestine 3, Columbus East 3, East Central 3, Mishawaka Marian 3, Lawrenceburg 3, Pioneer 3, Andrean 3, Blackford 2, Bloomington South 2, Bremen 2, Brownsburg 2, Castle 2, Evansville Mater Dei 2, Evansville Memorial 2, Evansville Reitz 2, Fort Wayne Snider 2, Goshen 2, Indianapolis Lutheran 2, Indianapolis Scecina 2, North Montgomery 2, Valparaiso 2, West Lafayette 2, Zionsville 2.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES (Bolded coaches are still active in playoffs)
Larry “Bud” Wright (Sheridan) 457, Russ Radtke (Knox) 404, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 364, John Hart (Brownsburg) 335, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 315, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 300, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 295, Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 263, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 250, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 249, Kevin O’Shea (Twin Lakes) 244, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 241, Ott Hurrle (Indianapolis Scecina) 230, Tim Able (Triton Central) 226, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 216, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 214, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 208, Cory Yeoman (Penn) 208, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 201.
CLOSING IN ON 200 WINS
Herb King (Fountain Central) 199, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 198, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 192, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 178, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 162, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 161, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 159, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 155, Mike Kirschner (Warren Central) 155, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 150.
CLOSING IN ON 150 WINS
Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 149, Andy Thomas (Angola) 147, Chris DePew (Garrett) 145, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 144, Brian Crabtree (North Vermillion) 143, Roy Richards (Portage) 141, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 141, John Barron (John Glenn) 139, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 137, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 136, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 134, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 134, Jake Gilbert (Westfield) 133.
CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS
Mark Raetz (Northview) 97, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 96, Dave Snyder (Southwood) 95, Scott Bless (Bloomington North) 92, Bret Szabo (Tecumseh) 91, Tony Lewis (Jasper) 90.
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