Class of 2015 Sprinter - Will Collins

Class of 2013 Shooting Guard Andre' Collins II, Indianapolis, IN

Class of 2013 Shooting Guard Andre' Collins II, Indianapolis, IN

IMSA Tigers are 7-6

Hello Sports Fans

The Indiana Math and Science Academy Tigers are 7-6 so far this year.

They started the season off really well with a 5-3 record in their first 8 games, but then went on a 4 game losing streak, 2 of those coming in a Holiday tournament in Union County. They did turn it around with a win on the final day of the tournament winning 73-68 over Triton Central and then in their first game of the New year beat Bethesda Christian 71-69. Andre II had a big steal at the end of that game and got fouled and made 1 of 2 free throws to put the Tigers up by 3.

The Tigers have a home game tonight 1/12/13 at Municipal Gardens on Layfayette Rd. They host Notre Dame LaSalette of Illinois. JV starts at 5:00pm and Varsity at 6:30

They would love to get a good home crowd out tonight, so if you all are not doing anything, come on by and check out they Tigers!!!

Blessings and peace,

Andre'  

"Tigers are 5-2"

Hello Sports Fans

The Indiana Math and Science Academy Tigers are sitting at 5-2 right now after a big win over Fall Creek Academy last Thursday night. It was a very good and competetive game and the Tigers showed a lot of heart in pulling out this victory.

The team was lead in scoring by Keith Grant and Jerel Wilhite, with 22 and 21 points respectively. The whole team came together and played good hard defense, while totaling 24 rebounds, 14 assists, and 12 steals.

The final score was 64-60. The team travels to Indianapolis Marshall tonight for a crosstown matchup. The team is playing very well together at this time and they can only get better..."Beware of the Tigers"

Blessings and peace,

Andre'

3 Games in One Week

Hello Sports Fans,

The IMSA Tigers had a 3 game week last week. They came out of it 2-1. The Tigers beat The Indiana Deaf School 68-45, as I had reported in my last blog, and they beat Providence Cristo Rey 75-68 in a very hard fought game. The Tigers were led in the  Providence Cristo Rey By Keith Grant, who had 23 points 12 rebounds and 4 assist. Also contributing was Jerel Wilhite with 13 points, Raymond Goodman with 10 points and Andre Collins II added 9 points to this victory. The only loss was to 2A Herron High School. The game was pretty close all the way through, but Herron pulled out the win 46-39. Jerel Wilhite led the Tigers that night with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Demetrius Roberts, Raymond Goodman, and Yogi Cannon all added 7 points in this game.

The Tigers are 4-2 going in to today's game with crosstown rival Fall Creek Academy. It is Homecoming for the Tigers new coach, who coached at Fall Creek last year. The Tigers were 1-1 against Fall Creek last year, but are going for the both games this year, as the 2 teams meet again on the 8th of Feb. The 2 teams are also in the same Holiday tournament and in the same Sectionals.

If you want to see some exciting Indiana HS Basketball, meet us at Fall Creek Academy tonight 12/6. The JV starts at 6pm and Varsity at 7:30. The School sits right off of Fall Creek and Capitol Ave.

Blessings and peace,

Andre' 

IMSA is 3-1

Hello Sports Fans

The IMSA Tigers are 3-1 now after a big win Tues night against the Indiana Deaf School and a heartbreaking loss to Tindley Saturday night.

In the loss to Tindley, the tigers were down more than 20 points during this game and fought their way back to make it a more respectable loss of only 9 points. The guys played hard after one of the top scorers of the team was sidelined by a very controversial call, but we may get a chance to see them again in the Sectionals.

Demetrius Roberts had a great game leading the team with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Yogi Cannon and Keith Grant, were also in double figures with 13 points each. The final score was 68-59

The score of the game Tuesday night was 68-45.

The Tigers have 2 more games this week. They play at Providence Cristo Rey Thursday night and have a home game at Municipal Gardens Friday night against Indianapolis Herron. JV starts at 6:00 and Varsity starts at 7:30.

Here are a few highlights from the first 3 games:

 

  

Blessings and peace,

Andre'

IMSA Starts out 2-0

Hello Sports Fans

The IMSA Tigers have started off the basketball season with 2 impressive wins. They beat Christel House 75-53 on Monday and then knocked off Indianapolis International 60-33. All the players contributed very well, to help the team win.

IMSA travels to Indianapolis Tindley tonight for a 7:30 clash, that should be a very good game. This will be the 2 teams first meeting, but they are grouped up in the same Sectionals.

I am working on highlights from the first 2 games, so keep an eye out for that.

Blessings and peace,

Andre'  

Game Time!!!

Hello Sports Fans

It's Game Time for the Indiana Math & Science Academy Tigers. IMSA has a game Monday 11/19/2012 @ Christel House and turn around and play on Tuesday 11/20/2012 @ International. Varsity games start @ 7:30, JV starts @ 6.

Here is the schedule for the whole year:


 Beware of the Tigers!!!

Blessings and peace,

Andre'

Beware of the Tigers!!!

Hello Sports Fan


The High School Basketball Season is about to begin. The Indiana Math and Science Academy Basketball team is about to start its second season in the IHSAA in Class A.
The team is returning 6 Seniors, 2 Juniors, and 2 Sophomores from last years team that went 12-6. 

The teams leading scorer from last year is Jerel Wilhite. He averaged about 15 points a game. The team also has 3 other starters returning as well. Seniors Keith Grant, Yogi Cannon, and Junior Demetrius Roberts. Top reserves from last years team are Seniors Andre Collins, Raymond Goodman, and Ronnie Clark. 1 Returning Junior Alex Oladimeji and 2 returning Sophomores, Robert Owens, and Tyler Dickmeyer. There are also a few newcomers to round out this years IMSA's Basketball Team.

Here are some team highlights:

As you can see this is going to be a very exciting team to watch this year. Come and check us out. I will post the schedule next!!!

Blessings and peace,

Andre'

IHSAA Football Regionals

Hello Sports Fans

It is Regional times in Indiana High School Football. There are still 3 teams left that I have been following all year. Fishers, Pike, and Lawrence Central are all Sectional Champs from last week.
Pike went to Avon and beat them 55-24, Fishers beat McCutcheon at home 38-13 and Lawrence Central stayed unbeaten by beating North Central 21-7.

The match-ups for next Friday are as follows: Pike @ Lawrence Central and Fishers travels to Fort Wayne to take on Fort Wayne Snider. The winners from these games play in the Semi State the next week.

Basketball season is a go now. IMSA has their first game the 19th of this month. I will be posting all year about IMSA, because my son Andre'II is a Senior on this year's squad.

Beware of the Tigers!!!

Blessings and peace,

Andre'  

 

 

Week 2 of Sectionals in Indiana High School Football

Hello Sports Fans

With this being Semi Finals week of the Sectionals for Indiana High School Football, 4 of my 6 teams I cover are still playing. Marion and Ben Davis lost last week.

Games tonight feature a rematch between Hamilton SouthEastern and Fishers at HSE. The 2 schools are just 3 miles apart. HSE is 5-0 at home against Fishers. Fishers has a top notch defensive linemen named Ryan Coleman, who is 6'1" and 231. HSE has a running back that is D1  material named Ryan Ripp, who stands 6ft tall and weighs in at 204. This should be a great game. 

Pike travels to Zionsville, after avenging and an earlier lose to Ben Davis last week to advance to tonight's game.

Then we have undefeated Lawrence Central playing always dangerous Warren Central, who is coming in at 5-5, after a 3 overtime win at Carmel last week 31-24.

Winners move on to Sectional Finals next week. 

With the Basketball season about to start I will be profiling the players of Indiana Math and Science Academy Tigers. This is the school my son Andre II plays for. I hope to have a little video clip of some of this years returning players. Be on the lookout for that.

Blessings and Peace,

Andre' 

 

Indiana High School Football Sectional's

Hello Sports Fans

I am just getting around to writing my weekly blog, because I was so frustrated at the Marion game I went to last week, I had to cool off a bit before I wrote something I might regret. Bare with me as I attempt to say the right thing ;)

First of all I did go to the game in Muncie Central, to watch Marion play. I got there and I missed Will's only run. He was limping on the sideline the rest of the evening. The Giants was holding their own, by moving the ball up and down the field pretty well, but it is hard to stop a team that is moving the ball just as well and starting most of their drives on the 50 yardline. Every single time Marion scored, the coach decided that an onside kick was the thing to do. Why? 

Why do an onside kick after every score? It would be different if you were getting the ball, but not once did the Giants recover any of the onside kicks, but the coach continued to do them. Why? Did you not want to win? Why put a defense in that type of situation throughout the whole game? Muncie scored 51 points, with the same guy running the ball continuously and getting half the field to do it.

After last weeks game which the Giants lost 51-40, and some of the other games, with questionable coaching calls that would make you wonder, I hope the coach proves tonight, to the players and administration that he wants to win and see this program succeed.

Marion finished the season at 4-5 and travel to New Haven 7-2 for the beginning of Sectional play.

Pike went to Franklin Central last week and beat them 21-6 to finish the season at 6-3. Pike has a rematch in their first game of the Sectionals tonight against Ben Davis. 

BD finished their regular season at 8-1, by beating Carmel on the road 13-7. BD did beat Pike earlier in the season.

Fishers lost to Brownsburg last week 31-0 to finish their regular season at 6-3. They travel to Anderson tonight for their first Sectional game.

The surprise team to most I am sure, Lawrence Central, finished the regular season unbeaten, by averaging 42points a game and only giving up 8. Last week they beat Bloomington North 31-7 and play a Southport team tonight that they beat earlier in the season 47-6, in their first game of Sectional play.

Warren Central finished the regular season at 4-5. I don't think since I have been living here in Indianapolis, have I seen Warren with a losing season. They lost last week to Center Grove 8-5, looks like a baseball score. I would think it was a defensive battle though with a score like that. Warren gets a chance to redeem themselves tonight as they play Carmel on the road in their first Sectional game.

Basketball season is just around the corner...

Beware of the Tigers!!! 

Blessings and peace,

Andre' 
 

   

  

Week 8 of Indiana High School Football

Hello Sports Fans

In the 8th week of Indiana High School Football, Lawrence Central remains undefeated and the Marion Giants coaching staff could not get it done again.

Marion lost to Kokomo 40-22. Personally I just don't think the coaching staff at MHS really understand the game enough to utilize their strength. I may be a bit bias, but I just can only wonder what the outcome of the game would have been if Will would have carried the ball more than 7 times. Even though Riley had a great game, why do you continue to keep the ball out of one of the fastest young men in the state of Indiana, hands.
Marion now 4-4 travel to Muncie Central 2-6 next Friday. I plan to be there.

Lawrence Central remains undefeated at 8-0, by defeating Franklin Central 36-22. LC travels to 2-6 Bloomington North for their final regular season game.

Pike lost to Perry Meridian 18-14. Pike 5-3 is at Franklin Central 4-4. to end their regular season play.

Fishers 6-2  who plays their final regular season game at home against Brownsburg 8-0, beat Lafayette Jeff 28-7.

Warren Central beat Terre Haute South 35-0. WC 4-4 goes to Center Grove 7-1 for their final regular season game.

Ben Davis went to Lawrence North and embarrassed them on their own field 75-0. This has not been a very good year for Lawrence North being outscored 475-60 and no wins.

Sectional pairings have been set and will begin the week after the final season game.

Blessings and peace,

Andre' 

Ryan Coleman's Mid Season Highlights "Beast Mode"

Hello Sports Fans

Check this out: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1271555/#highlights/21710403 mid season highlights

Courtesy of www.hudl.com

Blessings and peace,

Andre' 
 

Scores and Highlights for week 7

 Hello Sports Fans

Better late than never. I guess in some cases that may be okay, so I am going to use it this time for my post being a little late ;)

I went to the Marion vs Anderson game, which Marion did win 41-28. Marion's offense played very well and the defense held their own as well. Marion tried some new plays to get Will Collins outside, but I don't think they had to change their offense to get him outside, all they had to do was run their regular formations and plays, but use Will as a running back not fullback. Here are a few of his runs from Friday nights game:

 

Scores from the other games:
Warren Central got beat by Carmel at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sat. 10-7 in overtime.

Ben Davis lost to Center Grove at home 17-14.

Lawrence Central is still undefeated, beating Southport at home 47-6.

Pike blasted Bloomington South at homecoming 56-0.

And Fishers lost to Zionsville at home 35-17.

Thanks to everyone that has visited my blog. The best is yet to come...

Blessings and peace,

Andre' 

Will Collins & Week 7 Indiana High School Football

Hello Sports Fans

As we begin another week of High School Football here in Indiana, I would like to share with you all the performance Will Collins put on against Logansport a couple of weeks ago. I left the broadcasting in so everyone could get the feel of the game and all that was going on during the game. 

I actually spoke with the company that made the video and they told me that Will was so fast that they had a hard time keeping up with him as you will see in the video.

Personally all I could do was shake my head, because what he done in this game was simply amazing. Enjoy!!!

Marion plays Anderson tonight at home. I am getting ready to head that way.

In other games:

Warren Central plays Carmel at Lucas Oil Stadium next Sat

Ben Davis host Center Grove.

Lawrence Central is at home against Southport.

Pike takes on Bloomington South at home.

Fishers plays Zionsville at home. 


Blessings and peace,

Andre'

Ryan Coleman and Will Collins Highlights

Hello Sports Fans


Here is some video highlights of Ryan Coleman in his first 3 games and of Will Collins in his first game of the year.

Courtesy of:  http://www.hudl.com/


Ryan's:
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1271555/highlights/16736373

Will's:
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1261740/highlights/14961378


Blessings and peace,

Andre'

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'  

Will Collins Breaks Record

Hello Sports Fans

Another exciting week of High School Football has come and gone. All of my big 3, (Marion, Fishers, and Pike), won this week, along with Lawrence Central, Ben Davis, and Warren Central.

I really don't know any of the stats, besides the scores of the other games, which I will post here shortly, but I did get a call from my brother and also read both newspapers on the performance of Sophomore Sensation Will Collins.

Will put on a performance last night that a lot of us old running backs only dream of. Will and the Marion Giants beat Logansport in a very high scoring game by both teams. The score was 56-49. Combined these two teams put up over 1,100 yards, but Will performance was one for the record books as he ran for a record breaking 420 yards on just 13 carries. He also ran for 5 touchdowns, including an 80 yard touchdown, that ended up being the game winning score. With all that being said, I know that Will is more satisfied with the team win, than the record. I feel the best is still yet to come for Mr Collins and with God, he can and will do great thing.

Now for the other scores, Fishers went to Harrison in West Lafayette and beat them handily 66-0. I have yet to get a report on Ryan Coleman. Pike beat Bloomington North 49-7. LC, won 42-0 against Columbus North. Ben Davis beat up on Terra Haute North 30-7 and Warren Central beat North Central 28-14.

Records:
Lawrence Central  5-0
Ben Davis              5-0
Fishers                   4-1
Marion                   3-2
Pike                       3-2
Warren Central      3-2 

Blessings and peace,

Andre'