Blitz’s Week 8 Power Poll
OK, Blitz has an ax to grind. Everywhere this bear turns, he keeps hearing how no one felt Homestead was tops in the SAC when the season began. Yes, the Spartans were in the conversation […]
East Noble Knights
BLITZ: Who can get to state? Let’s look at the stock of area teams
A long time ago, a former compatriot of Blitz used to give some financial information around this time of the season. He called it “Stock Watch,” looking at which teams’ stock should be sold, bought […]
Blitz’s Week 7 Power Poll
We are really getting into a tough part of the season for Blitz and his power poll. By now, the hierarchy of power in the area has been pretty well established. There remains just a […]
BLITZ: Handing out some awards at the season’s halfway mark
Blitz is a giving bear. He likes to hand out accolades, criticism and even a compliment or two (when he is in the mood, which is rarely). Why wait until the end of the year […]
Blitz’s Week 5 Power Poll
Week 4 saw some interesting results in some of the big games around the area, including Bishop Dwenger-Homestead and East Noble-DeKalb. But did it result in some significant movement in Blitz’s Power Poll for this […]
OTH GAME OF THE WEEK: East Noble at DeKalb
Four teams sit at 3-0 amongst Northeast 8 teams, including the duo that face off on Friday in Waterloo. While East Noble is no surprise at 3-0, DeKalb’s run over the first few weeks of […]
Blitz’s Week 3 Power Poll
With multiple games in the books, Blitz now feels some confidence in placing teams accurately in his power poll. While the top did not change, there are plenty of non-SAC teams to consider when looking […]
2019 Football Preview
PREP FOOTBALL PREVIEW: The First Eleven
A year ago, we here at Outside the Huddle jumped into prep football coverage a tad late. It wasn’t until Week 4 that we started this whole enterprise, and since then it has grown and […]
Preseason AP Poll for high school football released
The Associated Press released its first high school football rankings of the season on Tuesday afternoon. In Class 6A, Carmel received seven of 11 first-place votes to begin the season at No. 1. Snider was […]