Northeast 8 Standouts to Watch in 2023

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northeastern Indiana is littered with great talent everywhere you look. One conference in particular, the Northeast 8, is a group of schools of note that have handfuls of stellar athletes. The conference consists of Norwell, Columbia City, New Haven, Huntington North, East Noble, Leo, Dekalb, and Bellmont. Take a look at these five guys from the NE8 that are primed to make some noise this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Caiden Hinkle","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'3u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2408","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Dekalb","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Out of all returning ball carriers in the Northeast 8 Conference this season, Caiden Hinkle tops the list in regard to rushing yards and yards per game. 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