NEWS AND NUGGETS
Indianapolis Lutheran's 45-game winning streak came to end with a 16-13 loss to Triton Central. The state's longest winning streak now belongs to Indianapolis Bishop Chatard with 24 straight victories.
North Newton ended its 22-game losing skid with a 21-13 win over Lake Station.
Indianapolis Tech had its 16-game losing streak with a 47-14 win over Purdue Poly Tech
Northview's Mark Raetz earned his 100th career victory in the Knights' 35-0 blanking of Sullivan.
John Hurley recently became Evansville Memorial's all-time winningest coach with the Tigers' 35-14 win over Evansville North. He now has a career mark of 140-70, surpassing Gene Logel, who was 138-82-8 from 1956 to 1979.
Columbus North recently named its press box after longtime broadcaster Sam Simmermaker, who broadcast Columbus North and Columbus East contests for 64 years.
Illness and a lack of healthy players forced Fort Wayne Blackhawk to cancel its home contest with John Glenn this past week.
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have 24 straight victories.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS
Crown Point 21, Evansville Reitz 21, Mississinewa 17, Centerville 15, Park Tudor 13, West Noble 13, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 12, Providence 12, Tippecanoe Valley 12, Brownsburg 12, Carroll (Flora) 12, Paoli 11, South Vermillion 10, New Palestine 9, Gibson Southern 8, Leo 8, Batesville 7, Lafayette Central Catholic 7, Heritage 7, North Posey 7, Alexandria 6, Brownstown Central 6, Martinsville 6, Tell City 6, Gary West 6, Greenfield-Central 6, Guerin Catholic 6, Lapel 6, Westfield 6, Lafayette Jeff 5, Bluffton 4, Columbus North 4, Concord 4, Garrett 4, Lawrence North 4, North Judson 4, North Vermillion 4, Western Boone 4, Cascade 3, Columbia City 3, Culver Academy 3, Delta 3, Evansville Mater Dei 3, Evansville Memorial 3, Frontier 3, Griffith 3, Hamilton Southeastern 3, Knightstown 3, Lakeland 3, Madison-Grant 3, North Miami 3, North Putnam 3, Northeastern 3, Northview 3, Northwestern 3, Plainfield 3, Shenandoah 3, Switzerland County 3, Warren Central 3, Washington 3.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Attica has dropped 31 straight contests.
Crawford County has suffered 28 straight setbacks.
Bellmont and North Central (Indianapolis) are on a 25-game losing streak.
Union County has dropped 15 straight contests.
Corydon Central and Greensburg have lost 14 games in a row.
Frankfort, Southern Wells, and Whitko have lost 12 straight contests.
Irvington Prep Academy and South Bend Adams has dropped 11 games in a row.
East Chicago Central and Parke Heritage are on a nine-game losing skid.
Bowman Academy, Lake Station, Princeton, and Richmond have dropped eight straight contests.
Anderson, Churubusco, Fort Wayne South, and Mitchell have lost seven straight games.
Edinburgh, Evansville Harrison, Goshen, and Union City have a six-game losing streak.
Boonville, Purdue Poly Tech, and Western have suffered five losses in a row.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES
Attica 27, Crawford County 25, Bellmont 22, North Central (Indianapolis) 22, Corydon Central 15, Union County 13, Greensburg 12, Irvington Prep Academy 11, Frankfort 11, Southern Wells 11, Whitko 11, South Bend Adams 10, Wawasee 9, East Chicago Central 8, Parke Heritage 8, Bowman Academy 7, Lake Station 7, Princeton 7, Richmond 7, South Bend Washington 6, Anderson 6, Churubusco 6, Fort Wayne South 6, Mitchell 6, Southwood 6, Caston 5, Central Noble 5, Edinburgh 5, Evansville Harrison 5, Goshen 5, Southport 5, Union City 5, Boonville 4, Purdue Poly Tech 4, Western 4, Benton Central 3, Christel House Manual 3, Clarksville 3, Covenant Christian 3, Eastern Greene 3, Eastern (Greentown) 3, Evansville Bosse 3, Fountain Central 3, Frankton 3, Fremont 3, Hamilton Heights 3, Hammond Morton 3, Jennings County 3, Kokomo 3, LaPorte 3, Mount Vernon (Fortville) 3, Muncie Central 3, Munster 3, New Haven 3, Northfield 3, Norwell 3, Owen Valley 3, South Decatur 2, Terre Haute South 3, Wabash 3, Wes-Del 3, Winchester 3.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
Larry "Bud" Wright (Sheridan) 458, Russ Radtke (Knox) 405, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 365, John Hart (Brownsburg) 339, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 316, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 303, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 297, Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 266, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 252, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 251, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 247, Kevin O'Shea (Twin Lakes) 246, Tim Able (Triton Central) 228, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 219, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 216, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 209, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 203.
CLOSING IN ON 200 WINS
Herb King (Fountain Central) 199, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 199, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 193, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 180, Tony Lewis (Jasper) 167, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 163, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 163, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 161, Mike Kirschner (Warren Central) 158, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 157, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 153, Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 152.
CLOSING IN ON 150 WINS
Andy Thomas (Angola) 148, Chris DePew (Garrett) 147, Tom Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 147, Roy Richards (Portage) 143, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 143, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 140, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 138, Doug Hurt (Castle) 135, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 135, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 135.
CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS
Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 98, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 91, Bret Szabo (Tecumseh) 91, Mark Williamson (North Harrison) 91.
