North Putnam HS Head Coach Heads to Indiana State

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

After leading North Putnam to the Class 2A title game last season, head coach Greg Barrett is heading to the college ranks.

Indiana State University has announced that Barrett has been hired as the Sycamore' special teams, running backs and tight ends coach.

In his three years with the Cougars, Barrett led the team to an overall record 33-5.

IHSAA Re-Classifies 39 Schools in Football

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

39 football teams will be playing in new classification during the 2011 and 2012 high school football seasons.

The Indiana High School Athletics Association re-classified the teams as part of its two-year examination of enrollments for all sports in the state's four classification system.

Here are the football changes according to a news release on the IHSAA website.

Moving from 4A to 5A (4)
Anderson, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Franklin Community

Moving from 5A to 4A (4)
Columbus East, East Chicago Central, Mishawaka, Richmond

Moving from 3A to 4A (6)
Frankfort, Hammond Clark, Leo, New Prairie, NorthWood, Norwell

Moving from 4A to 3A (3)
Gary Wallace, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Northwest

Moving from 4A to 2A (1)
Indianapolis Broad Ripple

Moving from 2A to 3A (6)
Brownstown Central, Garrett, Greencastle, Mitchell, Tri-West Hendricks, Whitko

Moving from 3A to 2A (3)
Andrean, Benton Central, Rochester

Moving from A to 2A (4)
Churubusco, Fountain Central, Guerin Catholic, Lake Station Edison

Moving from 2A to A (3)
Central Noble, Cloverdale, Hammond Bishop Noll

Two South Bend High School Get New Head Football Coaches

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

Adams and Riley High Schools in South Bend have new football coaches

Larry Getts is the new head football coach at Adams, while Brian Stultz takes over at Riley.

Getts, who is the former Fort Wayne Wayne head coach, takes over for Frank Amato who resigned in November.   Getts was 19-36 from 2005-09 at Fort Wayne Wayne.

Stultz is a Riley alum, who spent four years as the head coach at LaVille.  He takes over for Jim Berger, who resigned in November.

Indiana - 2011 National Signing Day

Ralston Evans (Arlington, OL) - Indiana
Sam Flicken (Valparaiso, K) - Penn St.
Joe Hale (Center Grove, DL) - Ohio St.
Kris Harley (Warren Central, DT) - Virginia Tech
Ted Karras (Indianapolis Cathedral, OL) - Illinois
Kyle Kennedy (Indianapolis Cathedral, LB) - Indiana
Kenny Mullen (Bishop Luers, CB) - Indiana
Jake Reed (Columbus North, DL) - Indiana
Tre Roberson (Lawrence Central, QB) - Indiana
D'Angelo Roberts (Bloomington North, RB) - Indiana
Nick Stoner (Center Grove, CB) - Indiana

Fishers Needs Only Five Years to Win Indiana State High School Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

In only its fifth year of football, Fishers is Indiana's Class 5A champs.

Fishers beat national-ranked Lawrence Central 38-19.  The championship marked the end of a great post-season run by head coach Rick Wimmer's team.  Fishers beat four Top 10 teams in the post-season.

Wimmer is now one of four guys to be lead two schools to state titles.  Wimmer was the head coach at Zionsville when it won the 1987 Class 3A title.

Click here to see box score.

Indianapolis Cathedral Wins Another Indiana High School Football Championship

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

For the third time in five years, Indianapolis Cathedral is Indiana's 4A champ.

The Fighting Irish beat Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 31-20 to win its 8th overall state title.  Bishop Dwenger entered the game averaging 47 points a game.

Cathedral quarterback Conner Barthel was 23-of-34 for 335 yards and two touchdowns.

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Bishop Chatard Sets State Championship Record after Slow Start to 2010 High School Football Season

by Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

The team without a home field, now owns the most state football championships in Indiana.

Bishop Chatard beat South Bend St. Joseph's 28-14 Saturday to win the Class 3A title.  It was the school's 10th overall.

Running back Ryan Kleinschmidt carried the ball 41 times for 247 yards and two touchdowns.  His 41 carries set a new 3A record, while his yardage tied the record.

Bishop Chatard finishes 11-4 after a 1-4 start.

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Indiana High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

Indiana High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 27, 2010

Playoffs 
Championships

Class 5A Championship
Fishers  38  Lawrence Central  19

Class 4A Championship
Indianapolis Cathedral  31  Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger  20

Class 3A Championship
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard  28  South Bend St. Joseph's  14

Bishop Luers Ties Indiana Record with 9th High School Football Title

Jeff Fisher
Indiana High School Football Huddle

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is now tied with Bishop Chatard and Sheridan for the most Indiana high school football championships.

The Knights beat North Putnam 26-14 on Friday to capture the Class 2A state title, the schools 9th overall.

Bishop Luers only led 7-0 at the half, but scored on its opening the drive of the second half on the way to a 20-0 lead.  North Putnam's Caleb Vondersaar picked-off three passes in the game to set a 2A championship game record.  The three interceptions also tied the all-class finals' record.

The Knights and Sheridan may fall from the top spot of the championship hill if Bishop Chatard beats South Bend St. Joseph's Saturday in the Class 3A title game.  

Click here to read the game box score from the Indiana High School Athletic Association.