Beyond The Keystone: Indiana

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Sykotyk | September 17, 2018

Delta v. Mt. Vernon — Delta Football Stadium, Muncie, Indiana

Delta High School had a strong booster club and rather vocal and sizable fan base. The student section was decked out with a USA-Red/White/Blue theme. The stadium was lively and you can tell the school puts a lot of effort into its athletics. The stadium was turf with full color endzones, midfield logo, all-weather track, and modern bathrooms–complete with a family room–and concessions. The bulk of the seating was reserve with two additional stands to the north and south of the main stand for more students and the band. The visiting Mount Vernon Marauders, who were from an hour away, brought a sizable chunk of the community.

CIC Day at Ball State, Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana

For the weekend as a whole, it was fun. Getting to mark Maryland and Indiana off for this season. Seeing two ‘home stadiums’ as opposed to just events or places I’d already attended in the past. Northern Garrett was a fun drive, and Delta has a football gameday tradition that would stack up well with the best of PA or Ohio for schools their size.

Having all four conference games at one location is an interesting setup. It does mean some one-sided games as a better team may be playing one of the weaker teams. But, it is a concept I’d like to see adopted elsewhere. Such as AAC or MVAC doing something at YSU, etc. Shame that Ohio universities seem completely averse to hosting HS games yet in states not quite known for football nationally do so with regularity.

Tickets, for those attending, were only $10 to stay and watch as long as you want. Four whole games. Concessions were a bit pricy being at a D1 college, but not the exorbitant cost of an NFL venue. $3 or $4 for drinks, while burgers, brats, nachos, etc were in the $4-$6 range. A drink and a Chik-Fil-A sandwich topped out at $10.

For more on this weekend’s travels, visit my personal blog at: http://www.sykotyk.com/football/

Friday:
Delta 45, Mount Vernon 14

Saturday:
Blackford 70, Alexandria-Monroe 52
Eastbrook 52, Oak Hill 20
Mississinewa 58, Madison-Grant 0
Frankton 22, Elwood 15

For more photos from this weekend, click HERE.

For more photos from this season and previous years, go to http://www.flickr.com/sykotyk/sets/

For a recap of my weekend travels, visit my site at http://www.sykotyk.com/football/

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