Indiana 2020

[cbrant554]

2 things.

1, it was South not North.
2, 24 points really is not that much in the grand scheme of things, especially when you consider Carmel also took 3rd.

Oops buddy, honest mistake...

Either way, BHS North didn't stack and from the who I talked to at Whiting, they were also missing a lot of people. If the other people in the forum are right and Carmel did bring vets, then that puts them at even competition (actually, Carmel would have the advantage?). Also, 24 points is a lot compared to the two points that separated Carmel and Munster at States and 18 points that separated Carmel and BHSS; for these teams, I'd say it's quite a lot.

It appears that Bloomington South stacked their teams, when you look at how their purple team did compared to the Panther team. Carmel very likely did not bring their veterans and (I think this was stated somewhere in last year's thread) they use the earlier invites as a way for freshmen/underclassmen to learn the system and get acclimated to competition.
Also, the superscores of the 2 teams tell a different story compared to the 24 point difference between the stacked and unstacked school.
[EDIT] Bloomington South superscore at Whiting: 89
Carmel superscore at Whiting: 80

I was told that Carmel didn't bring their A team to this competition by my coaches, and I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't, dont take this score to realistically.

[pikachu4919]

Carmel very likely did not bring their veterans and (I think this was stated somewhere in last year's thread) they use the earlier invites as a way for freshmen/underclassmen to learn the system and get acclimated to competition.

Even tho I haven't been in contact in a while, I can confirm Carmel has had a tradition of bringing first-year members to Whiting Invitational for a really long while now. In less often occasions, it can be challenging to make teams that are ENTIRELY first-year students. For example, my junior year, I was a captain so I originally wasn't going to be competing at Whiting but Dan Nichols apparently let us have a third team at the last minute before the tournament, so the "C" team ended up getting stacked with really experienced members due to those circumstances, since we had already filled the first two teams with as many first-years as we could. Those situations are rare, though, so majority of Carmel's Whiting squads are indeed first-years (with especially huge emphasis on freshmen and sophomores), maybe a rare veteran every now and then in case of needing to fill holes.

[Creationist127]

You guys hyped for Raymond Park?

[CPScienceDude]

You guys hyped for Raymond Park?

I'm hyped for Hammond, and I'm not even competing

[FiveW's]

You guys hyped for Raymond Park?

I'm hyped for Hammond, and I'm not even competing

It should be pretty "hype" if I do say so myself.

[Vortexx2]

Any early predictions for Raymond Park? Honestly I think it all depends on which teams go stacked or not.

[CrispyFern]

Any early predictions for Raymond Park? Honestly I think it all depends on which teams go stacked or not.

1. Carmel
2. Munster
3. North
4. Lake Central
5. Northridge

[amk578]

Any early predictions for Raymond Park? Honestly I think it all depends on which teams go stacked or not.

1. Carmel
2. Munster
3. North
4. Lake Central
5. Northridge

I would think one of the Ohio schools could squeeze into the top 5, if not the top 3.

[Creationist127]

Any early predictions for Raymond Park? Honestly I think it all depends on which teams go stacked or not.

1. Carmel
2. Munster
3. North
4. Lake Central
5. Northridge

I would think one of the Ohio schools could squeeze into the top 5, if not the top 3.

I heard that Carmel's not sending their stacked team, so maybe Munster/Carmel, or possibly Munster/BNorth/Carmel.

[HerpNerd]

1. Carmel
2. Munster
3. North
4. Lake Central
5. Northridge

I would think one of the Ohio schools could squeeze into the top 5, if not the top 3.

I heard that Carmel's not sending their stacked team, so maybe Munster/Carmel, or possibly Munster/BNorth/Carmel.

Don't forget Bloomington High School South

I'm not educated enough to guess the middle school