The Republic from Columbus, Indiana • Page 13

SECTION portS Friday, August 24, 2012 At The Barclays Padraig Harrington steals spotlight from Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Page B3 WEEK 2 GAMES Jay Heater ED CHULTZ Rachel Foley was off to a fast start to her freshman cross-country season when she was hit by a stroke of bad luck. While warming up for Columbus meet against crosstown rival Columbus North early in the season, Foley stepped off the side of a freshly paved road and broke her right ankle. She return until the final meet of the regular season. was pretty tough because I had worked all summer, and then just in an instant you just break your ankle and you really do anything about Foley said.

was in a walking boot most of the time, so I just kind of had to stand there and just watch everyone else Although she run, Foley was able to figure skate a couple of weeks after the injury. She already had qualified for U.S. Figure inaugural ice dancing championships in Colorado Springs, and decided to go ahead and compete. She finished 15th. fracture I had in my ankle very Foley said.

was at the tip of my tibia, and it just kind of popped off. You really heal it. You just have to wait for the pain to go away, so it only took like two or three weeks for me to be able to start being active again. was out of shape, obviously, and it still was she said. basically, I started skating before I started Foley had more problems during track season when a growth spurt caused knee problems.

But now, she is back to full health, and good news for the Olympians. She qualified fifth in time trial last weekend and will run varsity in its season-opening invitational Saturday at Clifty Creek Elementary. kind of hurt when she got hurt and was out for much of the East girls coach Leslie Weaver said. had a lot of injuries last year, and that just seemed to be the be- ginning of a whole steamroll for the whole season. a key player on our team, and glad to have her not exactly where I want to be, but I guess I just have to keep Foley said.

really excited for this year because I think going to have a really good season as a team, and I think going to be able to do a lot better because I get injured, Senior Allie Newell was the top runner in last sectional and regional. East also figures to get a boost from freshmen Kira Singer, Morgan Ketron and Maddy Lyons. East runners get boost from healthy sophomore ED CHULTZ IM Bless remembers the days when football coaches traveled to a central location to exchange game tapes face-to-face, only to return to school and find the tape unviewable. Those days are largely gone, thanks to a Lincoln, company called Hudl. The company serves as a middleman for exchanging game film on its website, hudl.com.

have been countless stories where had a hard time being able to discern anything from (a video in the said Bless, whose Columbus North team hosts crosstown rival Columbus East tonight. question, made life a lot easier. Access to video and getting players access to game footage is a lot Coaches upload the game film either after their game on Friday night or on Saturday morning. Most also include their roster and two-deep depth chart. Hudl, you would make a copy with VCR tapes or DVD, and somebody from your staff would meet somebody from their staff at 8 Saturday East coach Bob Gaddis said.

done electronically, so our staff all has access to the tape, and our players all have access to tape. You can do all kinds of video editing with this system. a very advanced system. colleges that use Hudl. Nationwide, becoming pretty close to being a Bless said all of his opponents least year used Hudl, and Gaddis said all but a couple of his opponents used it.

Gaddis said he got a roster and two-deep from Jeff Richey at Seymour next opponent on Wednesday. have to do the two-deep, but most guys out of courtesy will give you a roster and a two-deep as a courtesy because of the number of hours a coach puts in during the Gaddis said. of stopping the tape and looking back and seeing if No. 12 or not, you know No. Gaddis, who is also athletic director, said he spends about $1,200 a year for the service for football and basketball.

eliminate travel, and you have to make copies of DVDs and have VCRs any Gaddis said. we used to have to do the exchange face to face, in the tournament when you play a team from Evansville, you have an hour-and-a-half drive to meet them Bless said. have to worry about that Even the smaller schools are using Hudl. Anthony Levy, the coach at first- year football school Trinity Lutheran, said coaches can group film together by types of plays. pretty Levy said.

have to cut them up. It acts like a media-based Excel spreadsheet. You can sort it out by run or pass. their highest percentage of plays on left hash, right hash, on first down, second down, Web company lets teams exchange, download footage A NDREW AKER HE EPUBLIC The Columbus North varsity football team reviews game film of its crosstown rival, Columbus East, Tuesday following classes. MODERN TAKE ON TRADING TAPE Access to video and getting players access to game footage is a lot A NDREW AKER HE EPUBLIC Columbus East cross-country runner Rachel Foley climbs a hill during practice on Wednesday at Clifty Creek Elementary School.

Foley, who is also a figure skater, has battled back from a broken right ankle that sidelined her last year. TIM BLESS eliminate travel, and you have to make copies of DVDs and have VCRs any BOB GADDIS SEE SOPHOMORE ON PAGE B3 SEE TAPE ON PAGE B3 GOING THE EXTRA YARD 2012 ORTH middle linebacker Shaquille Ash had just pulled a blunder that hurt his head coach, Tim Bless, to the core. Sitting on the bench along the sideline, Bless bellowed, are you kidding me? killing Those who have seen Ash play probably understand how Bless ever could get mad at one of the most dominating football forces in Indiana. But this had nothing to do with play. Talking about his role as a middle linebacker, Ash said that he never was a guy to go get Dick Butkus films and play them over and over.

like to watch Ash said. Oh, so you like to watch Ronnie Lott? Big faux pas. Lott, the former 49ers great, just happens to be the all-time favorite player of his head coach. Ash looked over at Bless, who was doing a little fake rant and rave. Then Ash started to remember.

that was the jersey you brought to practice one Ash asked Bless. You think? That would be it, Shaquille, No. 42. If Ash ever had watched Lott, he would have seen one of the great NFL stars who was a game-changer. He would have seen a guy regularly playing the role that Ash must embrace tonight when North hosts East at 7 p.m.

today. Fans usually look at quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers as game-changers, but the middle linebacker truly is a guy who can take over the game as well. North just happens to have a star at the position. At East, John Busack looks like an Ash in the making. A 6-foot-1, 200-pound junior, Busack has shown a similar ability to take over a game defensively.

He can go sideline- to-sideline to make plays, and he can do some damage along the way. Tonight, when all eyes are on the offense, take a moment to check out a true high school star and a star in the making. Actually, you have to work too hard to see Ash and Busack, because if you are looking at the ball, a good chance one or the other will be along directly. Keep an eye on dueling hammers SEE HEATER ON PAGE B3 Columbus East vs. Columbus North WHERE: Columbus North High School WHEN: 7 tonight RECORDS: East 1-0 after a 31-28 win over Bloomington North; North 0-1 after a 27-7 loss to Carmel KEYS TO GAME: The Olympians will be looking for ways to break the big play against the Bull Dogs, who looked very tough defensively against the defending state champs.

Markell Jones got away for a 40-yard touchdown run on Saturday. North needs quarterback Michael Vogel to spread the ball around a bit more through the air. Jennings County vs. Greensburg WHERE: Greensburg High School WHEN: 7 tonight RECORDS: Jennings County 0-1 after a 37-21 loss to Batesville last Friday; Greensburg 1-0 after a 24-10 win at Shelbyville last Friday KEYS TO GAME: Jennings County needs to find some offensive balance to go with the rushing of Tommy Taylor (88 yards) and Preston Teltow (85 yards) who both had big opening games in a losing cause. Eastern Hancock vs.

South Decatur WHERE: South Decatur High School WHEN: 7 tonight RECORDS: Eastern Hancock 1-0 after a 40-6 win over Indianapolis Tindley on Friday; South Decatur 1-0 after a 28-18 win at Cambridge City Lincoln last Friday. KEYS TO GAME: A nice offensive effort for the Cougars in their opener, but they need to cut down on the turnovers, such as the three interceptions they had. South Decatur might also work to find a go-to running back. SEE GAMES ON PAGE B3.