JASPER TO TEST PATRIOTS

From: Evansville Courier & Press | Date: September 8, 2005| Author: Press staff writer 464-7518 or gordone@evansville.net; GORDON ENGELHARDT, Courier & | Copyright information

To Jasper High School running back Luke Schmidt, it seems like forever since the Wildcats defeated Heritage Hills.

Actually, it has been since a playoff game in 1995. The Patriots won another playoff game between the schools in '96 and every year since a regular-season series began in 2001.

Vincennes Lincoln snapped Heritage Hills' 59-game regular-season winning streak with a 7-0 victory Aug. 19. Jasper hopes to end its five-game losing streak to the Patriots on Friday at Lincoln...

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JASPER TO TEST PATRIOTS
Evansville Courier & Press ; To Jasper High School running back Luke Schmidt, it seems like forever since the Wildcats defeated Heritage Hills. Actually, it has been since a playoff game in 1995. The Patriots won another playoff game between the schools in '96 and every year since a regular-season series began in 2001.
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Evansville Courier & Press ; Twins Chris and Ben Schmidt resolved during the holiday break to become more aggressive for Jasper on the basketball court. Unlike most of us, who fail to keep our new year's resolutions, the Schmidt brothers showed in a 50-47 win over Heritage Hills that their change in fortitude is permanent.
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Evansville Courier & Press ; Luke Schmidt was arguably the busiest running back in Southern Indiana, maybe the entire state. Yet he had very simple goals for his Jasper football team, which won nine of 12 games. "One of my goals was to do a good job for the team," he said. "Next season, I want the team to be more successful.
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Evansville Courier & Press ; Smash-mouth or finesse? It didn't matter for undefeated Heritage Hills on Friday night. When the Patriots, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, had plenty of time, they ground out the yards and the minutes with efficiency. When they didn't have much clock, they lined up in the shotgun and moved the ball in a
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