5A
Valpo @ merrillville:
All time series:
1948 Merrillville 18 - 19 Valparaiso 0-1
1949 Merrillville 43 - 13 Valparaiso 1-1
1950 Merrillville 13 - 6 Valparaiso 2-1
1951 Merrillville 19 - 32 Valparaiso 2-2
1952 Merrillville 12 - 13 Valparaiso 2-3
1953 Merrillville 13 - 39 Valparaiso 2-4
1954 Merrillville 19 - 7 Valparaiso 3-4
1975 Merrillville 14 - 34 Valparaiso 3-5
1976 Merrillville 14 - 21 Valparaiso 3-6
11/1976 Merrillville 35 - 14 Valparaiso 4-6
1977 Merrillville 20 - 7 Valparaiso 5-6
1978 Merrillville 27 - 14 Valparaiso 6-6
1979 Merrillville 3 - 0 Valparaiso 7-6
1980 Merrillville 17 - 0 Valparaiso 8-6
1981 Merrillville 7 - 20 Valparaiso 8-7
1982 Merrillville 10 - 7 Valparaiso 9-7
1983 Merrillville 16 - 13 Valparaiso 10-7
1984 Merrillville 31 - 27 Valparaiso 11-7
1985 Merrillville 13 - 17 Valparaiso 11-8
11/1985 Merrillville 2 - 14 Valparaiso 11-9
1986 Merrillville 7 - 6 Valparaiso 12-9
1987 Merrillville 7 - 13 Valparaiso 12-10
1988 Merrillville 28 - 7 Valparaiso 13-10
1989 Merrillville 7 - 0 Valparaiso 14-10
1990 Merrillville 44 - 14 Valparaiso 15-10
1991 Merrillville 13 - 7 Valparaiso 16-10
1992 Merrillville 35 - 21 Valparaiso 17-10
1993 Merrillville 17 - 31 Valparaiso 17-11
1994 Merrillville 38 - 21 Valparaiso 18-11
1995 Merrillville 15 - 7 Valparaiso 19-11
10/1995 Merrillville 19 - 14 Valparaiso
1996 Merrillville 28 - 20 Valparaiso 21-11
10/1997 Merrillville 38 - 14 Valparaiso 22-11
10/1997 Merrillville 7 - 21 Valparaiso 22-12
1998 Merrillville 7 - 28 Valparaiso 22-13
1999 Merrillville 42 - 7 Valparaiso 23-13
2000 Merrillville 6 - 38 Valparaiso 23-14
10/2000 Merrillville 3 - 7 Valparaiso 23-15
09-28-2001 Merrillville 0 - 41 Valparaiso 23-16
10-04-2002 Merrillville 6 - 35 Valparaiso 23-17
10-03-2003 Merrillville 28 - 30 Valparaiso 23-18
10-01-2004 Merrillville 45 - 14 Valparaiso 24-18
09-30-2005 Merrillville 30 - 0 Valparaiso 25-18
09-29-2006 Merrillville 23 - 41 Valparaiso 25-19
09-28-2007 Merrillville 55 - 13 Valparaiso 26-19
10-03-2008 Merrillville 14 - 24 Valparaiso 26-20
10-02-2009 Merrillville 35 - 7 Valparaiso 27-20
10-23-2009 Merrillville 31 - 0 Valparaiso 28-20
10-01-2010 Merrillville 21 - 34 Valparaiso 28-21
10-29-2010 Merrillville 14 - 20 Valparaiso 28-22
09-30-2011 Merrillville 31 - 28 Valparaiso 29-22
09-28-2012 Merrillville 66 - 41 Valparaiso 30-22
10-04-2013 Merrillville 35 - 8 Valparaiso 31-22
10-03-2014 Merrillville 36 - 6 Valparaiso 32-22
10-02-2015 Merrillville 14 - 40 Valparaiso 32-23
09-30-2016 Merrillville 15 - 20 Valparaiso 32-24
09-29-2017 Merrillville 0 - 28 Valparaiso 32-25
09-28-2018 Merrillville 6 - 20 Valparaiso 32-26
10-04-2019 Merrillville 28 - 29 Valparaiso 32-27
10-01-2021 Merrillville 42 - 7 Valparaiso 33-27
09-30-2022 Merrillville 37 - 10 Valparaiso 34-27
11-11-2022 Merrillville 14 - 15 Valparaiso 34-28
09-29-2023 Merrillville 24 - 26 Valparaiso 34-29
11-10-2023 Merrillville 24 - 20 Valparaiso 35-29
10-04-2024 Merrillville 35 - 7 Valparaiso 36-29
Merrillville leads series 36-29
Last meeting:
35-7 (Merrillville) October 4th 2024
These two teams met just over a month ago. Merrillville dominated that matchup in all aspects of the game. But Valpo running back was a little disturbed by what looked to be a lower body issue that week. Valpo QB was 14/20 124 yards 2 Ints; team rushing was 33 totes for 148 yards. (Burda 19car:67 yards) Valpo defense showed little to no resistance to the merrillville offense.
Merrillville on the other hand
QB Jordan sanders10/14 164 yards 2TDS.
RB tandem: 29 totes for over 350 yards. 3tds
Merrillville defense also has been showing up all season! They are 2nd in the state in pick 6s this year with 7 and lead the state in takeaways also they keep the quarterback uncomfortable in the pocket.
If your Valpo what do you do? Stack the box and stop the run that’s avg 9.7 yards a tote on the season? Or stop the passing game where all the athletes can break it at anytime? What does coach marshall have up his sleeve to try and disrupt the purple pirates? On the other side what does Brad seiss and staff have to show Valpo that they didn’t see in the first matchup?
Merrillville just has to make Valpo one dimensional by shutting down burda and force there QB to pass which will lead to some miscues. He is very capable of winning games. But hasn’t proven it against a top team in conference yet. Can the valpo defense be the first team to shut down the pirate rushing attack and force the pirates to throw the ball? My gut tells me this is gonna be a fight…. History says it’s gonna be a dog fight…. But…. We all know I’m a moron
Merrillville wins big to send a statement that the 5A state title is coming to us!
Merrillville puts a running clock on Valpo
47-10!
