Blitz’s Picks for Week 11
With all due respect to the first round of the postseason, Week 11 is when we really start benefiting from some thinning of the herd so to speak. Since everyone makes the postseason in […]
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BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to take from Week 10
The playoffs are officially underway. There was a lot to process and digest out of Friday’s action in Classes 1A to 4A. Seasons ended for some, continued for others. Let’s look back at all that […]
Week 10: Five area players to watch tonight
It will be a dry and crisp night on football fields throughout the area tonight as we kick off the start of the postseason. Which teams will advance? Who will see their season end? It […]
Blitz’s Picks for Week 10
Hit reset and button up. Nine weeks of regular-season games are in the rearview. Now, it gets serious. Win or go home. No second chances. No mulligans. No redos. It is Blitz’s favorite time of […]
BEAR NECESSITIES: What you need to take from Week 9
Teams crossed the finish line of the regular season on Friday with Week 9. All eyes will now go onto the postseason that kicks off next week. Blitz and Outside the Huddle will jump into […]
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OTH GAME OF THE WEEK: Leo at DeKalb
Week 9 is not without its big matchups, with arguably the biggest one happening in DeKalb County in a battle of one-loss teams. Leo and DeKalb reside in the same conference and the same sectional, […]
Blitz’s Picks for Week 9
Well here we are, the final week of the regular season. There isn’t much in the way of intensity with this week’s matchups when it comes to conference championship implications, but Blitz wants to see […]
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Blitz’s Week 9 Power Poll
On the eve of the final Friday of the regular season, Blitz is ready to unveil another edition of his power poll. Much like the last few weeks, there has not been much movement. The […]
BLITZ: One area question in every class after Sunday’s sectional draw
The IHSAA squeezed 15 minutes of information into a tidy two-hour show on Sunday afternoon as it announced the sectional pairings for the 47th IHSAA Football State Tournament. Blitz watched every second of the 120-minute […]