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Top 3 Games Chicago Carver at #3 Gary Wallace (1-1), Friday Carver hit a last-second trey to nip Wallace last season in Chicago; the Hornets get a chance at payback in Glen Park on Friday. #6 Valparaiso (1-0) at #10 Lake Central (1-0), Friday It’s hard to get a feel for this one, with Valpo … Continue reading
1. Munster (1-0) Previous rank: 1 Last week: Defeated Hammond Gavit, 85-35 Next week: Hammond (1-0), Friday; Hammond Morton (0-1), Saturday Why ranked #1: The Mustangs plastered a Gavit team that entered the season with high hopes; until someone beats these guys, they’re the top team in the Region. 2. Merrillville (1-0) Previous rank: 2 … Continue reading
Well, Northwest Indiana didn’t get any teams into the state football finals this year, but it’s good to see former Merrillville coach Rick Wimmer get a state championship. His Fishers Tigers (14-1) clobbered Lawrence Central, 38-19, for the Class 5A title. For Wimmer, who got Merrillville within an eyelash of going downstate in 1992, it … Continue reading
Top 3 Games #4 Bowman Academy vs. Chicago Simeon, Saturday (at Genesis Center, Gary) One thing the defending Class A state champions can not be accused of is scheduling lightly. The Eagles, 24-1 last year, open another challenging slate with a game against a perennial Chicago powerhouse. Bowman will also play defending Indiana 4A champ … Continue reading
Top 10 (2009-10 record in parentheses) 1. Munster (24-3) 2. Merrillville (20-4) 3. Gary Wallace (19-5) 4. Bowman Academy (24-1) 5. East Chicago (17-4) 6. Valparaiso (19-4) 7. Hammond Noll (17-5) 8. Michigan City (11-10) 9. Hanover Central (17-5) 10. Lake Central (13-8) Duneland Athletic Conference 1. Merrilville (20-4, 12-2) 2. Valparaiso (19-4, 12-2) 3. … Continue reading
1. Valparaiso (13-1) 2. Hammond Morton (12-2) 3. Merrillville (8-3) 4. Crown Point (8-4) 5. Wheeler (11-1) 6. Chesterton (6-4) 7. Portage (5-5) 8. Griffith (6-4) 9. Lowell (6-4) 10. Andrean (9-4) The Northwest Indiana Sports Blog compiled a 162-41 (.798) record in its 2010 game predictions, and was 95-101-7 (.485) on picking the spread.
Quick update: The Northwest Indiana Sports Blog was 2-2 in its Week 13 predictions, 1-3 on calling the spread. The blog is now 161-40 overall and 95-100-6 calling the spread this season. Class 5A Semistate: Valparaiso (13-0) at Fishers (12-1) No matter what happens, Valpo fans should be quite proud of their Vikings this season. … Continue reading
→I think maybe I was the only person on the planet to preview the season by picking Valparaiso as the #1 team in Northwest Indiana. Even Coach Mark Hoffman has told the local newspapers he expected his team to finish fourth in the Duneland Athletic Conference. But here we are — Valpo is 13-0 and … Continue reading
Quick update: The Northwest Indiana Sports Blog was 5-0 in its Week 12 predictions, 4-1 on calling the spread. The blog is now 159-38 overall and 94-97-6 calling the spread this season. Class 5A Regional: Mishawaka (12-0) at Valparaiso (12-0) For Valpo, this will be the last home game of the year, win or lose. … Continue reading
→Congratulations to the Valparaiso Vikings, Hammond Morton Governors, Andrean 59ers and South Central Satellites on winning their sectional championships Friday night. →For South Central (10-2), Friday’s Class A Sectional 33 championship is a first. Coach Jeff Karras turned SC around from a 3-8 finish last year. SC avenged an earlier, one-point loss with a 20-7 … Continue reading
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