Jackson Kleather – Tippecanoe High School It was not only interesting, but quite telling – how Tippecanoe coach Matt Burgbacher explained his willingness to accept a first-quarter field goal in an eventual 23-20 win over Piqua. Faced with fourth-and-1 at the Indians’ 17-yard line on Friday night, and trailing by a 7-0 score, Burgbacher never
Brogan Stephey…Minster High School He hasn’t exactly come from nowhere. People suspected big things from Minster sophomore Brogan Stephey as early as a year ago, when he showed moments of ‘dazzle’ as a freshman in both football and basketball. He had quickness, instinct, and the audacity to compete, even against much older, and bigger opponents.
There's little question after last Friday's 14-7 win over defending Division V champion Versailles that the New Bremen Cardinals are a bit more than an outlier in area and state-wide Division VII football. Senior quarterback David Homan, and an energetic, determined defense erased any doubt by outplaying, and outlasting the champion Tigers.
Kyle Otte – Marion Local High School “Hot” comes in a lot of different forms – descriptions. There is statistically hot, of course. Nothing impresses like numbers, you know. And then there’s the cosmetic “hot” with which culture is both enamored, and outraged, believing that a simple compliment over how you look is somehow demeaning.