Kyle Neddenriep

High school football: 12 thoughts and observations as regular season ends and sectional play begins

Lawrence North on top in Class 6A in final USA TODAY Network high school football state poll of season

Week 9 predictions for Indiana high school football, including Plainfield-Martinsville, Cathedral-Warren Central, Franklin Central-Westfield and more.

For decades, Indiana fall Friday nights have been 11-man or nothing. At Waldron, a school where basketball has been king, football has found a niche.

Going into the final week of IHSAA football regular season, and we still don’t have much separation from No. 1 to … at least 10.

Here is a look at the full USA TODAY Network class-by-class rankings going into the final game of the regular season.

IHSAA football first round sectional games for Class 4A through Class A are set for Oct. 25, with 5A and 6A to begin the following week.

Get your votes in by 2 p.m., Thursday for Indiana high school football player of the week for Week 8.

Sophomore running back Izayveon Moore was the star of the show as Lawrence North remained unbeaten with an impressive win over Center Grove.

LN has wins over Ben Davis, Warren Central and Center Grove — arguably the three bluebloods of 6A — by a combined 69 points the past three weeks.