Mike McGraw
Hoosier Authority
Last year they had records of 1-9 and 307. One has been the
doormat of Conference
football nearly since the league’s inception. The other has had little or no
success since 2004. Yet, after Friday night’s action,
and Lawrence Central stand at the top of the Conference Indiana standings.
lingering doubts as to whether they were for real by drubbing pre-season
favorite Bloomington South 48-21. The cardinals are not only 3-0 in league play;
they boast victories over both of the teams people cited as the league’s best.
The storyline is simple. The Cardinals are using a whole lot of fundamental
football and a whole lot of Nick turner. The senior running back went for 287
yards Friday and is now just 300 yards from the all-time
rushing record.
Lawrence Central remained undefeated under new coach Jayson
West with a 34-17 win over Columbus North. The impressive thing about this victory
is that the score was actually 34-2 over the last three and half quarters. The
Bull Dogs had jumped to an early 14-0 lead. The Bears are using solid defense
and a multi-headed offensive machine to get the job done.
Pike returned to the winning side of the ledger with a 41-21
victory over Bloomington North. The Red Devils returned to the offensive form
that had them so highly regarded in the first two weeks of the season.
Bloomington North continues to score a lot of points but the Cougars are having
trouble keeping opponents out of the end zone.
Franklin Central got their first league win with a 21-14
verdict over winless Perry Meridian. The Flashes have a chance to put the
brakes on the runaway
week at home. The big game next week will be in
South which now has to win to stay in the conference race
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