For the second consecutive year, Shelbyville will travel to Madison to compete in a three-team jamboree with the host Cubs and Salem.
Shelbyville finished 1-9 in 2022 and has a new head coach in Scott Fitzgerald. The Golden Bears’ varsity units are not scheduled to take the field at Madison until 8:20 p.m. Friday under the jamboree format.
Here is the format as provided by the Madison athletic department:
- 6:30 p.m. – 6:52 p.m. Madison JV offense vs. Salem JV defense (eight plays or 10 minutes each); Salem JV offense vs. Madison JV defense (eight plays or 10 minutes each)
- 6:55 p.m. – 7:17 p.m. Salem JV offense vs. Shelbyville JV defense (eight plays or 10 minutes each); Shelbyville JV offense vs. Salem JV defense (eight plays or 10 minutes each)
- 7:20 p.m. – 7:42 p.m. Shelbyville JV offense vs. Madison JV defense (eight plays or 10 minutes each); Madison JV offense vs. Shelbyville JV defense (eight plays or 10 minutes each)
- 7:45 p.m. – 8:17 p.m. Madison Varsity offense vs. Salem Varsity defense (12 plays or 15 minutes each); Salem Varsity offense vs. Madison Varsity defense (12 plays or 15 minutes each)
- 8:20 p.m. – 8:52 p.m. Salem Varsity offense vs. Shelbyville Varsity defense (12 plays or 15 minutes each); Shelbyville varsity offense vs. Salem Varsity defense (12 plays or 15 minutes each)
- 8:55 p.m. – 9:27 p.m. Shelbyville Varsity offense vs. Madison Varsity defense (12 plays or 15 minutes each); Madison Varsity offense vs. Shelbyville Varsity defense (12 plays or 15 minutes each)
Madison, a Class 3A football program, went 4-6 in 2022 under head coach LeRoy Wilson, who is 11-29 and starting his fifth year with the program.
Salem, also a 3A program, finished 2-8 under head coach Blair Thompson, who went 15-14 in three seasons at Salem. The new head coach at Salem is Brian Glesing, who served as Shelbyville’s head coach the past two seasons.
TRITON CENTRAL
Class 2A, No. 2 Triton Central will host Milan Friday at Mendenhall Field for a traditional preseason scrimmage.
Here is the format for Friday’s scrimmage:
- 15 plays or 18 minutes from the offense’s 35-yard line for each team
- Four-minute break
- 12 plays or 15 minutes from the opponent’s 30-yard line for each team
- Four-minute break
- Six kicking plays or eight minutes for each team (kicking from own 40-yard line and punts; or from 3-yard line for PATs)
- Four-minute break
- 15 plays or 18 minutes from the opponent’s 35-yard line for each team
The total time for the scrimmage, including warm-ups and breaks, is 150 minutes. There is a maximum of 96 plays.
Milan finished 5-6 in 2022 for head coach Ryan Langferman, who is 103-69 in 15 seasons at Milan.
Triton Central went 10-3 to secure its 18th-straight winning season. The Tigers also won the program’s fourth consecutive sectional title.
WALDRON
Waldron continues to be part of a grass-roots campaign to indoctrinate 8-man football into the state of Indiana.
The Mohawks’ second season kicks off Aug. 19 at Faith Christian High School in Lafayette at 7 p.m.
Waldron will take part in a jamboree Saturday along with Indiana Deaf, which has dropped down from traditional 11-man football to 8-man football this season, and Traders Point at 2 p.m. at Whiteland High School in preparation for an 8-game season that concludes on Oct. 7. Waldron will run 15 plays of offense and defense against each opponent.
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