The 2025 Indiana Football Digest Preseason Insider
Paul Condry and Matt Kopsea
NEWS AND NUGGETS
Former Springs Valley boss Kevin Mills passed away on August 5 at the age of 67. He was recently inducted into the Springs Valley Hall of Fame where he excelled as both an athlete and educator. He was the Blackhawks’ all-time leader with 98 wins and finished with an overall mark of 101-90.
While Jake Field is being renovated with a new turf field this field, Concord will play its “home” contests at Elkhart’s Rice Field and Mishawaka’s Steele Stadium for the 2025 campaign.
NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES
LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS
Adams Central, New Palestine, and Providence are on a 14-game winning streak.
Heritage Hills has claimed 13 straight wins.
Decatur Central is on a nine-game winning streak.
Brownsburg is on a five-game winning streak.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS
Crown Point 27, Mississinewa 23, Carroll (Flora) 18, Providence 17, Paoli 17, South Vermillion 16, New Palestine 15, Lafayette Central Catholic 14, Brownstown Central 12, Lafayette Jeff 11, Concord 10, Garrett 10, Lawrence North 10, North Judson 10, Cascade 9, Evansville Memorial 9, Frontier 9, Maconaquah 9, Northeastern 9, Adams Central 8, Danville 8, Elkhart 8, Frontier 8, Lafayette Central Catholic 8, Lawrenceburg 8, New Palestine 8, Providence 8, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 7, East Noble 7, Heritage Hills 7, North Decatur 7,Wheeler 7, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 6, Indianapolis Lutheran 6, Lebanon 6, Logansport 6, Merrillville 6, South Putnam 6, Springs Valley 6, Culver Academy 5, Decatur Central 5, North Vermillion 5, Triton Central 5, Boone Grove 4, Columbus North 4, Eastern (Greentown) 4, Fort Wayne Snider 4, Franklin County 4, Greenwood Christian 4, Hammond Morton 4, Linton-Stockton, North Miami 4, Southridge 4, Tri 4.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Attica has dropped 28 straight contests.
Crawford County has suffered 25 straight setbacks.
Evansville Central has lost 23 consecutive contests.
Bellmont and North Central (Indianapolis) are on a 22-game losing streak.
North Newton has lost 20 straight games.
Blackford and Indianapolis Tech have suffered 15 consecutive losses.
Jeffersonville is on a 14-game losing streak.
Terre Haute has dropped 13 straight contests.
Prairie Heights and Union County have dropped 12 straight contests.
Corydon Central, Fort Wayne Concordia, Greensburg, and Portage have lost 11 games in a row.
Frankfort, Irvington Prep Academy, New Castle, Shenandoah, Southern Wells, and Whitko have lost nine straight contests.
Taylor and Adams have dropped eight games in a row.
Cloverdale, Connersville, Phalen Academy,and Taylor have seven losses in a row.
Brown County, Cambridge City Lincoln, East Chicago Central, Madison, Parke Heritage, Plymouth, and Shelbyville, and Zionsville are on a six-game losing skid.
Bowman Academy, Elwood, Huntington North, Lake Station, Perry Meridian, Princeton, Richmond, and Woodlan have dropped five straight contests.
Andrean, Churubusco. Clinton Central, Delta, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Jay County, Knightstown, Mitchell, and Northwestern have lost four straight games.
Anderson, Chesterton, Elkhart, Evansville Harrison, Fort Wayne North, Franklin Central, Goshen, New Albany. North Central (Farmersburg), Plainfield, South Central, and Union City have a three-game losing streak.
LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS
Attica has dropped 38 straight contests.
Bellmont and North Central (Indianapolis) have lost 32 games in a row.
Union County has dropped 21 straight contests.
Frankfort, Southern Wells, and Whitko have lost 19 straight contests.
Irvington Prep Academy has a 16-game losing streak.
Anderson and Bowman Academy has dropped 14 straight contests.
Edinburgh and Goshen have lost 13 straight games.
Western have a 12-game losing streak.
Benton Central, Central Noble, Clarksville, Covenant Christian, Evansville Bosse, Jennings County, LaPorte, Owen Valley, South Bend Washington, Southport, and Southwood have dropped 11 consecutive games.
Eastern (Pekin), Elwood, Shelbyville, and Tecumseh have suffered nine consecutive losses.
Cambridge City Lincoln, Evansville Central, Fort Wayne Concordia, Highland, John Glenn, and Noblesville have eight straight losses.
Connersville and Whiting have suffered seven consecutive losses.
Blackford, East Chicago Central, Edgewood, New Albany, Parke Heritage, and South Newton are on a six-game losing streak.
Clinton Central, Indianapolis Washington, Lale Central, Mitchell, North Knox, Norwell, Seeger, South Bend Riley, South Dearborn, and Southmont have dropped five games in a row.
CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES
Attica 33, Bellmont 28, North Central (Indianapolis) 28, Union County 19, Greensburg 18, Frankfort 17, Southern Wells 17, Whitko 17, Irvington Prep Academy 15, Bowman Academy 13, South Bend Washington 12, Anderson 12, Southwood 12, Central Noble 11, Edinburgh 11, Goshen 11, Southport 11, Western 10, Benton Central 9, Clarksville 9, Covenant Christian 9, Evansville Bosse 9, Jennings County 9, LaPorte 9, Owen Valley 9, Eastern (Pekin) 8, Elwood 8, Shelbyville 8, Tecumseh 8, Cambridge City Lincoln, Evansville Central 7, Fort Wayne Concordia 7, Highland 7, John Glenn 7, Noblesville 7, Connersville 6, Whiting 6, Blackford 5, East Chicago Central 5, Edgewood 5, New Albany 5, Parke Heritage 5, South Newton 5, Clinton Central 4, Indianapolis Washington 4, Lake Central 4, Mitchell 4, North Knox 4, Norwell 4, Seeger 4, South Bend Riley 4, South Dearborn 4, Southmont 4.
WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES
Russ Radtke (Knox) 413, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 368, John Hart (Brownsburg) 349, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 319, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 312, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 303, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 259, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 256, Kevin O’Shea (Twin Lakes) 249, Tim Able (Triton Central) 235, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 228, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 206, Herb King (Fountain Central) 203, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 202, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 195, John Hochstetler (Monroe Central) 184, Steve Stirn (North Decatur) 171, Phil Mason (Griffith) 170, Chad Zolman (Homestead) 167, Bud Ozmun (Oak Hill) 165, Kevin Wright (Carmel) 159, Steve Cooley (New Albany) 158, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 158, Kurt Tippmann (Fort Wayne Snider) 158, Michael Mosser (Adams Central) 155, Andy Thomas (Angola) 151, Ton Dilley (Guerin Catholic) 150, John Hurley (Evansville Memorial) 148, Aaron Tolle (Tipton) 143, Doug Hurt (Castle) 143, Kyle Ralph (New Palestine) 141, Bill Peebles (Indianapolis Cathedral) 140, Jayson West (Franklin Central) 140, Nick Hart (Gibson Southern) 133, Nate Andrews (NorthWood) 131, Ryan Knigga (Lawrenceburg) 130, Brian Glesing (Salem) 128, ,Monte Mawhorter (West Noble) 127,Brian Oliver (Linton-Stockton) 126, Jason Hawkins (Charlestown) 126, Shane Fry (West Lafayette) 124, Scott Buening (Southridge) 123, Doug Dinan (Carroll Fort Wayne) 119, Ryan Langferman (Milan) 119, Chris Coll (Franklin) 113, Mike Wilhelm (Yorktown) 112, Josh Edwards (Eastern Greentown) 112, Brandon Baker (Northfield) 110, Greg Barrett (Terre Haute South) 110, Todd Wilkerson (Heritage Hills) 110, Justin Pelley (Western Boone) 108, Curt Funk (Fishers) 107, Mark Raetz (Northview) 105, Ron Qualls (Indianapolis Shortridge) 103, Travis Nolting (Greenfield-Central) 96, Brad Seiss (Merrillville) 96, Kyle Lindsay (Fort Wayne Bishop Luers) 95, Mark Peterson (Chesterton) 93, Pete Gast (Alexandria) 91.
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