THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/12
1964 – The Andrean 59ers open the season with a Saturday contest at Gilroy Stadium where they get a 21-14 win over the Blue Devils of Gary Froebel.
1975 – The River Forest Ingots and Wirt Troopers go to overtime before the Ingots finally score a touchdown to win 6-0.
1980 – The Hobart Brickies travel to the Holy Lands on Broadway, where they blank the Andrean 59ers 35-0.
1986 – EC Central wins their third of three straight in the inaugural season, as they down Gavit in a close one 12-9. The Glads, who dressed about 15 players per game, went on to capture
a sectional title that year.
1997 – Don Howell defeats Crown Point for the final time in his illustrious career, as his team does just enough to get a one point win, 30-29 over the Bulldogs at Brickie Bowl.
2003 – Bill Melby’s Gavit Gladiators win by a field goal over the Clark Pioneers 15-12 at the Gavit Graveyard. Woodmar’s warriors went 7-4 in ’03 – marking the last time the school on 175th Street
ever had a winning end of the season record.
2003 – In his first season as the head of Brickie football, Wally McCormack evens up his record at 2-2 with 16-14 win over the Trojans at the Zipper in Highland.
2003 – Chip Pettit and the Crown Point Bulldogs travel to St. John where they edge the Lake Central Indians 17-16 at the Burial Grounds.
2008 – The Portage Indians bump off the Merrillville Pirates 22-20 in a nailbiter at the Warpath.
2008 – By one of the oddest football scores you’ll ever see, Lake Central wins on the road over Crown Point 10-5.
2014 – Roy Richards and Morton put a 53-14 hurting on Hammond High in week four at the Governor’s Mansion. Roy and the boys would finish the season with a 10-2 record.
It would be the fifth and final time in the Richards regime that a Morton team would win at least 10 games in a season.
2014 – The Lake Central Indians, and their head coach Brett St. Germain, hand Kevin Enright and the Crown Point Bulldogs their first loss of the season, a 27-13 defeat at home in week four.
It’s the fourth consecutive win for LC in the series.
Related Topics2024footballreadThis day in region football history



This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/31

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/30

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/29

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/28

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/27

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/26

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/25

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/24

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/26

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/29

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/13

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/31

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/27

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/25

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/30

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/5

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/6

This Day in Sports History
THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 3/14
