Week 6 of Indiana High School Football

Hello Sports Fans

For the 2nd time in 3 weeks Indiana has played Friday night football games on Saturday due to bad weather.

First I want to start with my Marion Giants. They lost their own Homecoming game to Conference rival Huntington 34-31. I did not get a chance to go to the game, but I was able to listen to the game on my laptop. Marion coaching staff in my opinion sat out to prove a point that I think backfired and might have even set the program back, because I don't even think the players agreed with what was going on. That is just my opinion.
Marion's top 4 running backs carried the ball less than 10 times. This is just a week after putting up big yards in a win over Logansport. Will Collins carried the ball about 5, maybe 6 times for maybe 10 yards. The coach said that Huntington shut Will down, because they wouldn't let him go up the middle. Will one the NCC and the Sectional in the 100 yard dash, you don't know of any other way to run him, but up the middle? Will did score on a screen play...to the outside. He is a sprinter, so why not find ways to use his speed?
The back up running back did have a good game he had almost 200 yards and 2 touchdowns, but what I believe the coach was trying to prove that even though Will had 420 yards and 5 touchdowns, that they don't need him or for that matter, any of their top backs to win, again just my opinion.

In other games Ryan Coleman and the Fisher Tigers put up another win beating McCutcheon on the road 34-6. It was reported that Ryan had 2 sacks and several tackles. Fishers is 5-1 and play Zionsville at home next Friday.

Pike traveled to Columbus North and won 42-24. They take on Bloomington South at home next week. Pike's record is 4-2.

Lawrence Central at 6-2 has to be one of the surprise teams of this season. They went to Bloomington South and gave them a whipping on their field 42-7. LC is at home next week against Southport.

Ben Davis beat Terre Haute South on the road 30-13 and at 6-0 the Giants host Center Grove next Friday night.

Warren Central now 3-3 lost to Terre Haute North in a road lose,14-10. Warren plays Carmel at Lucas Oil Stadium next Sat.

Marion has a home game against Anderson, which will be their final regular season home game and Senior Night. I may be in the house, depending on the weather (:

Blessings and peace,

Andre'