HARTFORD CITY — On the outside, the scene at Blackford High School doesn't look any different than it has over the past few seasons.
The parking lot was more than halfway full an hour before the varsity contest between Blackford and Southern Wells. Thousands of people had already secured their seats as the Bruins' JV team started the second half up 44-7. The Indiana Pacers mascot, Boomer, was in attendance and put on a dunk show at halftime. People posed for pictures with a sign was being passed around saying, "Coach Hoover is making Bruin basketball great again!