By Mike McGraw, Executive Director,
and E. Shawn Aylsworth, Managing Editor
This week�s polls featured most of the usual suspects in Indiana high school football. There are several teams, however, that we believe should be crashing the party. Where is the love?
We don�t know, but here is the Hoosier Authority Week 2 Most Underrated poll:
Lafayette Jefferson: If Lafayette Jeff were a MIC team, those dominating victories in the first two weeks could have been against the Sacred Society of Sad Clowns and Mrs. Fishbaum�s Finishing School for **** Girls and people would still be hailing them as the next coming of the �85 Bears. The Bronchos may not be as good as they have looked so far, but the lack of respect is ridiculous.
Southridge: The Raiders narrowly lost to Evansville Central in a game they controlled most of the way and they beat Jasper, yet they canââ?¬â?¢t get ranked in their own class. Heck no, thereââ?¬â?¢s no anti-southern bias in the regular polls — and I am the fifth Beatle.
Plainfield: Two wins by a combined 91-7, including a 36-0 pasting of nemesis Danville, AND a No.5 Sagarin power rating, yet the Quakers are tied for just 12th in the coaches� poll. Huh?
Twin Lakes: New coach and an explosive offense. They aren�t unranked, just underranked.
Franklin Central: We know the Flashes have lost twice, but the schedule (five-time state champ Warren Central, eight-time state champ Roncalli) has been brutal. It�s an even bet that IU would be 0-2 against those opponents.
South Bend St. Josephââ?¬â?¢s: Indians sit atop the 3A power ratings after winning at 5A Mishawaka and thumping 5A Portage, yet they’re just fifth in the coachesââ?¬â?¢ poll.
Tell City: Another small school tucked away into southwestern Indiana thatââ?¬â?¢s flying below the radar. The Marksmen scored 42 points in an opening win vs. Mt. Vernon (Posey), then stayed within 20 in a road loss to monstrous Heritage Hills — yet nada from the coaches.
Charlestown: Very quietly, these guys went into Lawrenceburg and won last Friday night. Any time a Mid-Southern team beats an EIAC team on the road, it is worth a little love.
NorthWood: This is the same story as Franklin Central except in the smaller classes. Simply put, we aren�t ready to give up on the defending 3A champion Panthers quite yet.
Culver Academies: No. 4 in the power ratings but just seventh in the coachesââ?¬â?¢ poll after beating NorthWood ââ?¬â?? wha?
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