Quick Takes: Voices & views from the top prep coaches across America “Nobody in Indiana has ever won four state championships in a row, so it might as well be us. We’re going to embrace it.” – Steve Tutsie, head coach at Warren Central (Indianapolis), on the upcoming season. Tutsie, the Warriors’ defensive coordinator the last five seasons, was elevated after Kevin Wright became head coach at Tulsa (Okla.) Union. The Warriors have won three consecutive Class 5A titles and averaged more than 400 rushing yards per game in that period, and ultra-productive running back Darren Evans (6-1, 212) is one of 15 starters who return this fall. But look for more passing with first-year starting quarterback Matt Upshaw (5-10, 175), who Tutsie predicts will be the school’s first player to both throw and run for 1,000 yards in one season. “With the (Warren Central) program in such good
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