Smoking Hot Dogs

Apparently this Friday at 7:00 there will be more going on than you rewinding your cd's and re-laceing your shoes. Oh yeah - the Smokin' Hot Dogs of Frankfort High School in Frankfort IN will take their four game winning streak into the Hamilton Heights Huskies' house looking to avenge last years loss in the championship game. The Huskies, for their part, haven't lost a sectional game in 5 years.

In celebration of the game, cafeteria lunch will be:

Foot Long Hot Dog
Baked Beans
Fruit
Frito Lay Chips

Should be a barn burner.

Smoking Hot Dogs stand in Huskies' way

Frankfort has won 4 in a row; Heights takes shot at 5th straight title.

By Ted Schultz

November 2, 2006

The streak stands at 14 and counting.

It was five years ago this week that Hamilton Heights last lost a sectional football game. The Huskies are one win away from their 15th straight sectional victory and their fifth straight title going into Friday's 7 p.m. battle with Frankfort.

"This will be an emotional game," Heights coach Steve Stirn said. "Like always, a good start will be an advantage for the team that gets out of the gate quickly."

Last year's sectional championship came down to these two teams, and the Huskies (8-3) prevailed 35-21.

"Last year's game with Frankfort was a contrast in style, but it was a great game," Stirn said. "This year's game appears to be very similar. They are playing with a high level of confidence."

The Hot Dogs (7-3) have won four in a row following a 3-3 start. They went on the road and blanked West Lafayette 28-0 last week after receiving a first-round bye.

Heights and Frankfort have played two common opponents. The Hot Dogs opened the season with a 28-6 win over Western and a 26-7 loss at Twin Lakes. The Huskies lost at Western 21-20 in Week 8, downed Twin Lakes 21-14 the first round of the sectional and avenged the loss to Western with a 13-3 win last week.

Heights is a team that usually throws about as much as it runs, but in the rain and mud last week, ran 48 times and threw six.

"We have smart kids that understand the game of football. Ross Eckart, our center, is very intelligent. (Quarterback) Justin (Boser) is smart on and off the field. That had a lot to do with it," Stirn said. "They kept their poise, and they understood the conditions that we played in."

Frankfort doesn't throw the ball much. Tyler Brown has completed 15-of-32 passes for 215 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Ben Kelly has carried 188 times for 1,234 yards and 18 scores, and C.J. Smith has 129 carries for 659 yards and four touchdowns. Kaleb Thompson has caught four passes for 121 yards and two scores, and Smith has five catches for 85 yards and a touchdown.

Kelly leads the Hot Dog defense with 102 tackles.

"Frankfort appears to be very physical with outstanding speed," Stirn said. "Frankfort will use an offense that is not conventional, just effective. They will use a very tightly bunched formation. Defensively, they will use multiple alignments and stunts to keep us off balance and to cause hesitation."

Full article at: http://www.thenoblesvilleledger.com/articles/7/079682-1567-094.html